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William Norton 1558 – 1622 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1558

Birth Location: Sharpenhoe, Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 19 OCT 1622

Death Location: St. Michael Cornhill, London, Middlesex, England

Father: Richard Norton

Mother: Margery Wingate

Spouse(s): Dionisia Cholmeley

Children(s): Richard Norton

William Norton was born in 1558 in Sharpenhoe, Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Foster Norton and Margery Marie Wingate. William Norton married Dionisia Denice Cholmeley, and had children including Richard Norton. William Norton passed away in 1622 in St. Michael Cornhill, London, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • William Norton was born in 1558 in Sharpenhoe, Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Foster Norton and Margery Marie Wingate.
  • William Norton married Dionisia Denice Cholmeley, and had children including Richard Norton.
  • William Norton passed away in 1622 in St. Michael Cornhill, London, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Norton
1517 – 1567
Birth Location: Sharpenhoe, Streatley, Bedfordshire, England
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Margery Wingate
1528 – 1572
Birth Location: Sharpenhoe, Streatley, Bedfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Dionisia Cholmeley
1565 – 1628
Birth Location: Sharpenhoe, Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Richard Norton
1585 – 1653
Birth Location: Streatley, Streatley with Sharpenhoe, Bedfordshire, England 1653
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William Norton's Ancestors

Self
William Norton
1558 – 1622
Birth Place: Sharpenhoe, Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Foster Norton
1517 – 1567
Sharpenhoe, Streatley, Bedfordshire, England
Margery (Marie) Wingate
1528 – 1572
Sharpenhoe, Streatley, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
John Norton
1483 – 1556
Jane Cooper
1485 – 1582
Bedfordshire, England
Robert Wingate
1501 – 1552
Streatley with Sharpenhoe, Bedfordshire, England
Joane Porter
1498 – 1541
Streatley with Sharpenhoe, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Cowper
1468 – 1502
Mary Chaloner
1470 – 1502
William Wyngate)
1480 – 1522
Jane Morecot
1484 – 1581
John Porter
1458 – 1501
Ann
1462 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Challoner
1450 – 1535
Alice Shirley
1451 –
Robert Wingate
1460 – 1496
Margery Blundell
1460 – 1485
Thomas Porter
1410 – 1458
Elizabeth Littleton
1426 –

William Norton's Descendants

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William Norton (1558 – 19 OCT 1622) m. Dionisia (Denice) Cholmeley (1565 – 7 MAY 1628)
  1. 1. Richard Norton (29 AUG 1585 – 24 JAN 1653) m. Sarah (Corbett (Corley or) Cory) (1585 – 1615)
    1. 1. Deborah Norton (ABT 1610 – 1674) m. Thomas Preston (1615 – 8 NOV 1684)
      1. 1. Thomas Preston (1641 – 30 DEC 1710) m. Mary Hewes (1650 – 29 DEC 1714)
        1. 1. James Preston (1675 – 5 NOV 1729) m. Sarah Scott (1692 – 13 JUL 1767)

William Norton's Timeline

2 Records

1558
1558
Birth of William Norton in Sharpenhoe, Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Sharpenhoe, Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1622
19 OCT 1622
Age 64
Death of William Norton in St. Michael Cornhill, London, Middlesex, England
St. Michael Cornhill, London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Sharpenhoe, Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 OCT 1622
    Event Place: St. Michael Cornhill, London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London, City of London, Middlesex, England
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