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Thomas Norton 1609–1648 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Sep 1609

Birth Location: Streatly Bedshire England

Death Date: 16 May 1648

Death Location: Guilford, Connecticut, USA

Father: Robert Nortony

Mother: Anna Heare

Spouse(s): Grace Wells

Children(s): Mary Norton~, Thomas Norton

Thomas Norton was born in 1609 in Streatly Bedshire England, the child of Robert Nortony And Anna Hare Heare. Thomas Norton married Grace Wells, and had children including Mary Norton, Thomas Norton. Thomas Norton passed away in 1648 in Guilford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Norton was born in 1609 in Streatly Bedshire England, the child of Robert Nortony And Anna Hare Heare.
  • Thomas Norton married Grace Wells, and had children including Mary Norton, Thomas Norton.
  • Thomas Norton passed away in 1648 in Guilford, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Nortony
1572–1635
Birth Location: Greater London, England
RN
Anna Heare
1575–1635
Birth Location: Bedfordshire, England
AH

Spouses(s)

Grace Wells
1610–1648
Birth Location: Luton, Luton Borough, Bedfordshire, England
GW

Children(s)

Mary Norton~
1635–1662
Birth Location: Deans, Bedfordshire, England
MN
Thomas Norton
1634–1704
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven County, United States of America
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Thomas Norton's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Norton
1609–1648
Birth Place: Streatly Bedshire England
Parents
Robert Nortony
1572–1635
Greater London, England
Anna (Hare) Heare
1575–1635
Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (“The Rackmaster” Norton) Jr
1532–1584
London, England
Alice Cranmer
1532–1600
Chestnut, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Norton
1500–1583
Elizabeth Merry
1502–1577
Edmund Canterbury
1491–1571
Alice Sands
1514–1589
2nd-Great-Grandparents
(Sir) Conyers
1483–1556
Jane (Cowper)
1485–1582
Thomas Cranmer
–1501
John Sandes
1490–1548
Margaret Dixon
1485–1521

Thomas Norton's Descendants

1.
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Thomas Norton (15 Sep 1609–16 May 1648) m. Grace Wells (1610–07 Aug 1648)
  1. 1. Mary Norton~ 1635–1662 m. Samuel Rockwell 1639–1711
    1. 1. Josiah Rockwell 1678–1742 m. Rebecca Loomis 1687–1713
      1. 1. Ezra Rockwell 1721–1800 m. Jemimah Talcott 1719–1802
        1. 1. Timothy Rockwell 1757–1831 m. Lydia Kingsley 1760–1847
        2. 2. Samuel Rockwell 1745–1825 m. Sarah (Sheldon) \Talcott 1753–1819
        3. 3. Rachael Rockwell 1747–
        4. 4. David Rockwell 1750–1800 m. Hannah 1752–1781
        5. 5. Aaron Rockwell 1752–1776
        6. 6. Daniel (A.) Rockwell 1746–1831
        7. 7. Jemima Rockwell 1754–1836 m. Deodat Morton 1756–1812
        8. 8. Eunice Rockwell 1763–1832 m. Russell Bissell 1756–1807
        9. 9. Rebekah Rockwell 1760–
        10. 10. Jeremiah Rockwell 1754–
      2. 2. Josiah (Jr) Rockwell 1716–1795 m. Lucy Lathrop 1719–1800
        1. 1. Josiah (Rockwell) Jr. 1743–1812 m. Lydia Marsh 1750–1814
        2. 2. Lucy Rockwell 1743–1771 m. Alexander Osborn 1744–1808 m. Jacob McCall 1738–1760
      3. 3. Rebecca Rockwell 1714–1807 m. Andrew Carrier 1705–1776
        1. 1. Rebecca Carrier 1747–1837
      4. 4. Waitstill Rockwell 1723–1804 m. Thomas (Sadd) Deac 1723–1806
        1. 1. Dr (Thomas Sadd) III 1748–1823
        2. 2. Lucy Sadd 1761–1843
        3. 3. Mabel ("Mehetabel") Sadd 1756–1826
        4. 4. Hepzibah Sadd 1758–1833
        5. 5. Hannah Sadd 1751–1840
        6. 6. Elijah Sadd 1753–1756
        7. 7. Eunice Sadd 1763–1770
        8. 8. Elisha Sadd 1764–1766
      5. 5. Ruth Rockwell 1716–1717
      6. 6. Eunice Rockwell 1727–1755 m. Ebenezer Devotion 1710–1755
        1. 1. Hannah Devotion 1745–1776
        2. 2. Ebenezer Devotion 1745–1779
    2. 2. Mary Rockwell 1662–1738 m. Josiah Loomis 1661–1735
      1. 1. Caleb Loomis 1693–1768
    3. 3. Samuel Rockwell 1667–1725 m. Elizabeth Gaylord 1670–1727
      1. 1. William Rockwell –1725
      2. 2. Matthew Rockwell –1782
      3. 3. Elizabeth Grant 1695–1781
    4. 4. Joseph Rockwell 1670–1714 m. Elizabeth (Drake (as in Sir Francis) Drake) 1675–1731
      1. 1. James (Rockwell) Capt 1704–1776 m. Abigail Loomis 1706–1759
      2. 2. Joseph Rockwell 1695–1746 m. Hannah Huntington 1693–1761
        1. 1. James Rockwell 1704–1776
        2. 2. Joseph (Jr.) Rockwell 1715–1776
        3. 3. Hannah Rockwell 1717–1806
        4. 4. Foote Rockwell 1720–1720
        5. 5. Jerusha Rockwell 1720–1749
        6. 6. Jonathan Rockwell 1723–1790
        7. 7. Samuel (Rockwell) Capt 1728–1794 m. Hezekiah ((Hepzibah)) Pratt 1732–1816
        8. 8. Joseph Rockwell 1716–1776
        9. 9. Samuel Rockwell 1725–1803
        10. 10. Jerusha Chapin 1720–1749
      3. 3. Benjamin Rockwell 1700–1775
        1. 1. Samuel Rockwell 1727–
      4. 4. Job Rockwell 1709–1751 m. Miriam Hayden 1707–1801
        1. 1. Miriam Rockwell 1739–1770
        2. 2. Mary Rockwell 1750–1751
        3. 3. Charles Rockwell 1737–1777
        4. 4. Benjamin Rockwell 1743–1774
      5. 5. Elizabeth Rockwell 1713–1751 m. Jonathan (Huntington) Esquire 1695–1773
      6. 6. Elizabeth Rockwell 1698–
    5. 5. John Rockwell 1663–1746 m. Ann Skinner 1679–1756
      1. 1. Daniel Rockwell 1707–1775 m. Margaret Loomis 1709–1789
        1. 1. Mary Rockwell 1736–1819
        2. 2. Lydia Rockwell 1740–1811
        3. 3. Daniel Rockwell 1746–1831
        4. 4. Beulah Rockwell 1735–1741
        5. 5. Isaac Rockwell 1733–1734
        6. 6. Margaret Rockwell 1754–
        7. 7. Abner Rockwell 1736–1741
        8. 8. John Rockwell 1751–1755
        9. 9. Noah Rockwell 1752–1755
      2. 2. Rachel Rockwell 1726–1809 m. Hezekiah (Crane) Sr 1721–1805
        1. 1. Rachel Crane-Blodget 1751–1837
        2. 2. Aaron Crane 1756–1826
        3. 3. Rufus Crane 1755–1820
        4. 4. David Crane 1748–1840
        5. 5. Rhoda Crane 1753–
        6. 6. Hezekiah (Crane) Jr 1747–1794
        7. 7. Anna Crane 1758–
      3. 3. Isaac Rockwell 1715–1802
      4. 4. John Rockwell 1701–1725
      5. 5. Ann Rockwell 1703–1743
      6. 6. David Rockwell 1709–1788 m. Margaret (Van) Horn 1713–1777
        1. 1. Sarah (Rockwell Miller) Rogers 1736–1814
        2. 2. John Rockwell 1741–1777
        3. 3. Abraham Rockwell 1720–
      7. 7. May Rockwell 1711–1791
      8. 8. Abigail Rockwell 1713–1773 m. Joseph (George Stedman) II 1715–1758
        1. 1. Alexander (Rockwell Stedman) Judge 1746–1814
        2. 2. Timothy Stedman 1743–1821
        3. 3. Joseph Stedman 1748–1799
        4. 4. Abigail Stedman 1753–
        5. 5. Philemon Stedman 1755–1823
        6. 6. Nathan Stedman 1749–
        7. 7. Levi Stedman 1740–1753
      9. 9. Ebenezer Rockwell 1717–1768
      10. 10. Joel Rockwell 1718–1801
      11. 11. Martha Rockwell 1720–1790
      12. 12. Sylvanus Rockwell 1723–1807
      13. 13. John Rockwell 1728–
      14. 14. Twin (Daughter) Rockwell 1706–1706
    6. 6. Abigail Rockwell 1676–1741 m. John Smith 1674–1689
    7. 7. Abigail Rockwell 1664–1665
  2. 2. Thomas Norton 1634–1704

Thomas Norton's Timeline

3 Records

1609
15 Sep 1609
Birth of Thomas Norton in Streatly Bedshire England
Streatly Bedshire England
1609
15 Sep 1609
Thomas Norton was baptized in Shelton, Bedford, England
Shelton, Bedford, England
1648
16 May 1648
Age 39
Death of Thomas Norton in Guilford, Connecticut, USA
Guilford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1609
    Event Place: Streatly Bedshire England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 603.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JAW
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [5] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [8] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: History of the Bunn family of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1609
    Event Place: Shelton, Bedford, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Connecticut; Year: 1639; Page Number: 244

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Shelton, Bedford, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1648
    Event Place: Guilford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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