Foster: MA from CORPUS CHRISTI, Oxford, 1738; son of Benjamin of Gloucester, cler.(CCED ID 100536); matric. MAGDALEN Oxford 15 Sep. 1730 aged 18; BA CORPUS CHRISTI; LD (Gloucester to St David's) 7 May 1735 for deacon; minor canon Gloucester; ord. priest (Gloucester) 22 Aug. 1736; C. St Mary de Lode, Gloucester 1736; R of Taynton 1737-54; V of Brookthorpe 1754-90; brother of Benjamin (1739)(CCED ID 18045) F.S. Hockaday.
G. Mag. 68 for 1791 states that he was rector of Brookthorpe and also of Melksham, Wilts.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1735 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Newton, John | / | View | |
| 1736 | Subsc | Newton, John | Gloucester St Mary de Lode / | Curate | View |
| 1736 | Subsc | Newton, John | / | View | |
| 1737 | Subsc | Newton, John | Tainton / | Rector | View |
| 1737 | Appt(Institution) | Newton, John | Staunton / | Rector | View |
| 1737 | Appt(Institution) | Newton, John | Tainton / | Rector | View |
| 1754 | Appt(Institution) | Newton, John | Brookthorpe / | Vicar | View |
| 1754 | Appt(Institution) | Newton, John | Brookropp / | Vicar | View |
| 1755 | Appt(Institution) | Newton, John | Melksham / | Vicar | View |
| 1755 | Appt(Licensing) | Newton, John | diocese of Salisbury / | Preacher | View |
| 1755 | Vac(cession) | Newton, John | Taynton / | Rector | View |
| 1755 | Vac(cession) | Newton, John | Tainton / | Rector | View |
| 1791 | Vac(Death) | Newton, John | Melksham / | Vicar | View |
| 1791 | Vac(Death) | Newton, John | Mel[k]sham with chapels of Seen[d], & Earlstoke / | Vicar | View |
| 1791 | Vac(natural death) | Newton, John | Brookrop alias Brookthrop / | Vicar | View |
| 1791 | Vac(Death) | Newton, John | Brookthrop / | Vicar | View |
| 1791 | Vac(Death) | Newton, John | Melksham with chapels of Seend & Earlstoke / | Vicar | View |