Mark Newby (also known as Mark Newbie) was born in

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and emigrated to Ireland due to religious persecution for his being a

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. Along with several other families he sailed to America landing in West New Jersey and settled in

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. He owned a tract of land and built a home establishing himself as a banker. He and/or some of the other settlers brought the St. Patrick halfpenny in sufficient quantity that he along with others received a grant to make these coins legal tender in the region on 18 May 1682.

Death

He died in 1683 in

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Newby, Mark Place of birth unknown People from Camden, New Jersey Year of birth unknown 1683 deaths English Quakers American Quakers English emigrants People from colonial New Jersey Members of the West New Jersey Provincial Council