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John Norvell 1778 – 1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 SEP 1778

Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Father: James Norvell,

Mother: Mary Knott

Spouse(s): Margaret Moores

Children(s): Henry Norvell, Jane Norvell, Charles Norvell, William Norvell, Robert Norvell, Sara Norvell, Henry Norvell

John Norvell was born in 1778 in Granville, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Norvell, and Mary Ann Knott. In 1830, John Norvell resided in Bedford, Tennessee, USA. In 1850, John Norvell resided in District 4, Bedford, Tennessee, USA. John Norvell married Margaret Thaxton Moores, and had children including Henry J. H. Norvell, Jane M Norvell, Charles Moores Norvell, William Brown Norvell, Robert Norvell, Sara Margaret Norvell, Henry Norvell. John Norvell passed away in 1850 in Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • John Norvell was born in 1778 in Granville, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Norvell, and Mary Ann Knott.
  • In 1830, John Norvell resided in Bedford, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1850, John Norvell resided in District 4, Bedford, Tennessee, USA.
  • John Norvell married Margaret Thaxton Moores, and had children including Henry J. H. Norvell, Jane M Norvell, Charles Moores Norvell, William Brown Norvell, Robert Norvell, Sara Margaret Norvell, Henry Norvell.
  • John Norvell passed away in 1850 in Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Norvell,
1723 – 1823
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, USA
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Mary Knott
1738 – 1813
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Moores
1790 – 1836
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Henry Norvell
1812 – 1854
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Jane Norvell
1814 – 1889
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Charles Norvell
1816 – 1857
Birth Location: Fairfield, Bedford County, Tennessee, United States of America
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William Norvell
1819 – 1895
Birth Location: Bell Buckle, Bedford, TN, USA
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Robert Norvell
1824 – 1902
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Sara Norvell
1825 – 1880
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Henry Norvell
1831 –
Birth Location: –
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John Norvell's Ancestors

Self
John Norvell
1778 – 1850
Birth Place: Granville, North Carolina, USA
Parents
James Norvell,
1723 – 1823
Hanover, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann) Knott
1738 – 1813
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Hugh Norvell
1699 – 1759
James City, Virginia, USA
Mary (Sandefur) Sandifer
1700 – 1760
James City, James City, Virginia, USA
James Knott
Mary Brassfield
1721 –
Great-Grandparents
Capt Norvell,
1666 – 1719
Sarah Besouth
1674 – 1705
William Sandefur
1707 – 1755
Mary Tompkins
1719 – 1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Norvell
1648 – 1686
Lucy Bullock
1652 – 1680
James Besouth
1630 – 1681
Catherine Hubbard
1660 – 1706
William Sandeford)
1666 – 1742
Mary Walkell
1684 – 1774
Samuel Tompkins
1697 – 1764
Martha Powers
1701 – 1750

John Norvell's Descendants

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John Norvell (26 SEP 1778 – 1850) m. Margaret (Thaxton) Moores (26 DEC 1790 – 1836)
  1. 1. Henry (J. H.) Norvell (11 Dec 1812 – 06 Feb 1854)
  2. 2. Jane (M) Norvell (5 Sep 1814 – 15 Jan 1889)
  3. 3. Charles (Moores) Norvell (26 Sep 1816 – 06 NOV 1857) m. Sarah (Ann) Scruggs (27 NOV 1824 – 02 NOV 1895)
    1. 1. John (Elam) Norvell (30 JUL 1843 – 10 Apr 1923)
    2. 2. Eugene (W) Norvell (21 Mar 1846 – 24 MAR 1895)
    3. 3. Margaret (M) Norvell (ABT 1847 – )
    4. 4. Rebecca Norvell (1852 – )
  4. 4. William (Brown) Norvell (28 NOV 1819 – 21 MAY 1895) m. Virginia (Glovena) Peacock (4 JUL 1821 – 12 APR 1927)
    1. 1. Margaret (Jane) Norvell (12 DEC 1858 – 26 JUN 1927) m. Benjamin (Francis) Clary (8 DEC 1841 – 7 JUL 1922)
      1. 1. Uncas (Norvell) Clary (19 DEC 1881 – 16 MAY 1972) m. Maude ("Virginia Maude") Falkinton
      2. 2. William (Franklin) Clary (8 MAR 1884 – 1 DEC 1892)
      3. 3. Alla (Delphia) Clary (26 AUG 1889 – 9 MAY 1977)
      4. 4. Emma (Catharine) Clary (20 AUG 1891 – AUG 1985)
      5. 5. Daniel (Banard) Clary (13 FEB 1894 – 19 OCT 1922)
    2. 2. Helen (Virginia) Norvell (20 OCT 1868 – 13 JUN 1960) m. James (Milton) Purdy
      1. 1. Mary (Lucille) Purdy (1886 – 1954)
      2. 2. William (Milton) Purdy (18 NOV 1888 – FEB 1975)
      3. 3. Mabel (Irene) Purdy (1892 – )
      4. 4. Guy (Dewitt) Purdy (26 OCT 1894 – 1979)
      5. 5. Charles (Norvell) Purdy (1897 – 1952)
      6. 6. Goldie (Anita) Purdy (10 MAY 1902 – 1978)
      7. 7. Virginia (Burrell) Purdy (21 DEC 1906 – 15 FEB 1999)
      8. 8. Helen (A.) Purdy (1909 – 1987)
    3. 3. John (Henry) Norvell (17 AUG 1871 – 17 DEC 1952) m. Rose (Etta) McLeod (1 SEP 1878 – 5 JAN 1963)
      1. 1. Gladys (Irene) Norvell (23 OCT 1897 – 1930)
      2. 2. Thelma (Imogene) Norvell (1903 – 1930) m. Theodore Gleghorn (15 JUL 1898 – MAR 1979)
      3. 3. Alta (Faye) Norvell (1907 – ABT 1990) m. William (R) McClusky (13 AUG 1905 – 26 SEP 1967)
        1. 1. Rosemary McClusky (18 JAN 1929 – 19 JUL 2010)
      4. 4. John (Raymond) Norvell (25 AUG 1910 – 27 FEB 1991) m. Lorraine (Marcalee) Bliss (13 OCT 1909 – 15 DEC 1995)
        1. 1. Jerry (Russell) Norvell (22 MAY 1931 – 19 AUG 2009)
        2. 2. Kenneth (Ray) Norvell (23 APR 1937 – 23 APR 1971)
  5. 5. Robert Norvell (1 June 1824 – 29 June 1902)
  6. 6. Sara (Margaret) Norvell (1825 – aft 1880) m. Thomas (Briggs) Moores, (16 Aug 1820 – 25 Dec 1852)
    1. 1. Charles (Washington) Moores (1848 – ) m. Annie McClane (7 APR 1860 – 19 FEB 1916)
    2. 2. Margaret Moores (Oct 1849 – 18 Dec 1924) m. James (T) McDonald (1850 – 7 AUG 1903)
      1. 1. William (H.) McDonald (1870 – )
      2. 2. Charles (Moores) Mcdonald (1872 – 23 NOV 1945)
  7. 7. Henry Norvell (1831 – )

John Norvell's Timeline

4 Records

1778
26 SEP 1778
Birth of John Norvell in Granville, North Carolina, USA
Granville, North Carolina, USA
1830
1830
Age 52
John Norvell resided here in Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Bedford, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 72
John Norvell resided here in District 4, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
District 4, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 72
Death of John Norvell in Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 SEP 1778
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 4, Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: M432_869; Page: 118A; Image: 242

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Bedford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: Bedford, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 174; Page: 61; Family History Library Film: 0024532

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 4, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 4, Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: M432_869; Page: 118A; Image: 242

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Age:
    71-72
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