The surname Newhill was first found in Dumfriesshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Dhùn Phris), a Southern area, bordering on England that today forms part of the Dumfries and Galloway Council Area, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.
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Early History of the Newhill family
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Newhill Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Newell, Newall, Newhall, Newill and others.
Early Notables of the Newhill family
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Migration of the Newhill family to Ireland
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Migration of the Newhill family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Abraham Newel, whol came to Boston in 1634; Grace Newell, who arrived in Salem in 1634; Peter Newell, who settled in Virginia in 1653; Mathew Newall, who settled in Virginia in 1698.
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