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Richard Norton 1596–1653 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1596

Birth Location: Sharpenhoe, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 January 1653

Death Location: Bedfordshire, England

Father: William Norton

Mother: Dennis Cholmley

Spouse(s): Ellen Rowley

Children(s): George Fowler, John Norton

Richard Norton was born in 1596 in Sharpenhoe, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Norton And Dennis Cholmley. Richard Norton married Ellen Rowley, and had children including George Norton Fowler, John Norton. Richard Norton passed away in 1653 in Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Norton was born in 1596 in Sharpenhoe, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Norton And Dennis Cholmley.
  • Richard Norton married Ellen Rowley, and had children including George Norton Fowler, John Norton.
  • Richard Norton passed away in 1653 in Bedfordshire, England.

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Richard Norton's Ancestors

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Richard Norton
1596–1653
Birth Place: Sharpenhoe, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Norton
1535–1622
England
Dennis Cholmley
1565–1628
Sharpenhow, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Richard (C.) Norton
1517–1566
Bedfordshire, England
Margery (Wingate Wingar) Wyngate
1518–1572
Bedfordshire, England
John (Cholmeley) Sir
1536–1572
Windsor (Buckinghamshire) England
Isabel Hare
1538–1648
Bletchingly, Surrey, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Norton's Descendants

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Richard Norton (1596–24 January 1653) m. Ellen Rowley (1596–21 November 1630)
  1. 1. George (Norton) Fowler 1610–1659
  2. 2. John Norton 1628–1709 m. Dorothy 1623–1652
    1. 1. John Norton 1651–1725 m. Ruth Moore 1657–1740
      1. 1. John Norton 1684–1752 m. Anne Thompson 1689–1752
        1. 1. John Norton 1715–1776 m. Eunice Hitchcock 1712–1796
        2. 2. Charles Norton 1710–1786 m. Rebecca Munson 1710– m. Mary (Gould 2nd) wife 1716–1793

Richard Norton's Timeline

2 Records

1596
1596
Birth of Richard Norton in Sharpenhoe, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Sharpenhoe, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1653
24 January 1653
Age 57
Death of Richard Norton in Bedfordshire, England
Bedfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1596
    Event Place: Sharpenhoe, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1055.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: IEG
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 January 1653
    Event Place: Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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