William9 Newton (John8, William7, William8, William5, John4, John8, Thomas2, Sir John1) was born at "Little Hall Plantation," "part of the original grant owned by John Newton, the immigrant," in 1763. He inherited from his father Carleton Manor, and the estates at Campbell Forth, and at Hull, England.
"William Newton, when quite a young man, went to Alexandria, Virginia, and became a business partner of John L. Ricketts in an extensive shipping business with the West Indies and other countries. Several of his ships were captured by the French and gave rise to spoliation claims for his descendants. One of William Newton's ships was commanded by Capt. Bathurst Daingerfield, the first of his name in Alexandria." * * *
"William Newton was one of the six gentlemen to whom the last letter of George Washington was written. James Hooe was another.
"These gentlemen were members of the Alexandria Assembly, which was frequently attended by General and Mrs. Washington. This letter was in the old museum and a copy in possesion of the grandchildren of William Newton, and was prized as the last letter of General Washington."
The wife of William Newton was Jane Barr Stuart, of Cameron, Fairfax County, Virginia, at which place they were married, February 28, 1792. She was descended from Sir John and Lady Lucy Stuart, of Stirling Castle Scotland, and was born at Cameron, in 1775. "Mrs. Newton was remarkably handsome. A beautiful St. Mennin portrait of her hung for years in the Cochran Art Gallery, Washington." She died in February, 1815. William Newton died December 26. 1814.

