Thomas Willoughby Newton [SEP] place of death
to Little Rock in 1837 and began working in a bank as a cashier.
In 1844 he ran for a seat in the Arkansas State Senate and was elected as a Whig. He served four years in the Senate. Newton was elected to fill the vacant seat in Congress after Archibald Yell resigned in 1847 to join the Army for the Mexican–American War. He served in Washington for only a month, and declined to run for a full term.
Thomas Willoughby Newton died in New York City on 22 September
1971 Fairfax County Park Authority receives donation from estate of Ellanor C. Lawrence
SOUTH OF ROCKY RUN: THOMAS BROWN LEASE
1727 Francis Awbrey granted land south of Rocky Run 
unknown John Tayloe purchases from Francis Awbrey
1740 Willoughby Newton purchases from John Tayloe
1742 Thomas Brown leases 150 acres from Willoughby Newton
1767 Katherine and John Lane inherit 350 acres from Willoughby Newton
1769 James Hardage Lane purchases from Katherine and John Lane
1776 Thomas Brown assigns lease to William Fintch
1776 William Fintch assigns lease to James Hardage Lane