William Newsom was born in Virginia in 1740. He and his wife and four sons migrated to Tennessee and settled along the banks of the Harpeth River, near Newsom's Mill.
From these four sons a large and productive family grew down through the generations. Many Newsoms were millers, millwrights and farmers. They built many mills in the area, for themselves and for others.
They also operated the stone quarries. From these were taken great limestone blocks. These "hewn blocks were dressed by rubbing with wet pieces of grindstone". Stone from the Newsom quarries can be found in the State Capital, the Customs House, Hume-Fogg High School, Union Station and the stone wall around the old City Cemetery.
From these four sons a large and productive family grew down through the generations. Many Newsoms were millers, millwrights and farmers. They built many mills in the area, for themselves and for others.
They also operated the stone quarries. From these were taken great limestone blocks. These "hewn blocks were dressed by rubbing with wet pieces of grindstone". Stone from the Newsom quarries can be found in the State Capital, the Customs House, Hume-Fogg High School, Union Station and the stone wall around the old City Cemetery.
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