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 this family had its name from Newton, a Boroughtown in Lancahire. Iaac was a common name in this family. one dyd at Colterworth about 30 years ago, whose family ended in a daughter.

the aycoughs were a very antientancient [sic], & wealthy family in Lincolnhire, from a hamlet of that name, near Bedal yorkhire. one of ours built that elegant tower teeple at great Paunton, as ome say. ome of them till remain at Cathorp. James Aycough, urgeon and apothecary in my native town Holbech, came from Sutern near Colterworth, was cozencousin [sic] to Sr. Iaac's mor.mother [sic]. an ingenious man. he ud to take me, when a lad, along with him a impling in Fleetwoods, wh'which [sic] gave me an early inclination to the tudy of phyick.

Sr. Michael Newtons family came from the younger branch, & was rais'd by with the coheires of Hickson; who was very rich. the other siter revivd the luter of the antient family of the Welbys near Grantham; wh is a younger branch to the Welbys of Gedney in Lincolnhire Holland, to wh elder branch I am related.

the country about Colterworth, where Sr. Iaac Newton was born, I that have een mot part of England, think, to be exceeded by none; for a fine