Henry Mompesson Newman was born in 1696 and christened in North Cadbury on May 1, 1696. He attended Wadham College, Oxford, in March 22, 1715/16 aged 18, and gained a B.A. in 1719 and an M.A. 1722, becoming a church minister and Rector of South Cadburie (sic). He married Jane Wickham and died shortly after in 1725, being buried in North Cadbury on May 28, 1725. There seems to have been a major family ruckus relating to the administration of Henry's will (see extract from Chancery Proceedings 23rd November 1742).

Jane Brodrepp (or Brodripp)

In Jul 2012, Gay Brennan (in NZ) wrote to advise that "Jane's name was actually Jane Brodrepp (or Brodripp) not Jane Wickham. She was born between 1695 and 1699; her parents were George Brodrepp of Fleet St., Middlesex and Elizabeth Dirdoe. Rev Thomas and Elizabeth Wickham were not Jane’s parents; they were the parents of Jane’s second husband, Rev. Anthony Wickham and therefore Jane’s parents-in-law. The main source for this is: “Parish register of Horsington, in the county of Somerset, 1558-1836” (1907) 1721 21 Sep Rev. Mr. Henry Newman and Mrs. Jane Brodrip, Rector of South Cadbury". In Oct 2020, Gay advised further that: "Jane was from the same Brodrepp family that Rev. John Baily (the husband of Eleanor née Newman) married into. In fact, Jane Brodrepp and Rev. John Baily were 2nd cousins. So many of the West Country were connected."

In Jan 2017, Cefyn Grafton confirmed the above information, adding that after Henry's death, Jane had gone on to marry Rev Anthony WICKHAM (1699-1767) at Horsington on 6 Apr 1729, the entry reading:“Jeane Newman”. And there is a marble memorial in the nave in Horsington Church which reads “First wife of Anthony. Daughter of Mr: George BRODRIPP, of the City of London”. She was buried on 23 Nov 1739. She went on to add that Anthony & Jane WICKHAM appear to have had a daughter – also Jane – who is baptised at Shepton Mallet and buried at Horsington in 1737.