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William Norvell 1768 – 1830 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 APR 1768

Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 14 FEB 1830

Death Location: Bell Buckle, Bedford, Tennessee, United States

Father: James Norvell,

Mother: Mary Knott

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William Norvell was born in 1768 in Granville, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Norvell, and Mary Ann Knott. William Norvell passed away in 1830 in Bell Buckle, Bedford, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • William Norvell was born in 1768 in Granville, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Norvell, and Mary Ann Knott.
  • William Norvell passed away in 1830 in Bell Buckle, Bedford, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Norvell's Ancestors

Self
William Norvell
1768 – 1830
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

William Norvell's Timeline

2 Records

1768
20 APR 1768
Birth of William Norvell in Granville, North Carolina, USA
Granville, North Carolina, USA
1830
14 FEB 1830
Age 62
Death of William Norvell in Bell Buckle, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Bell Buckle, Bedford, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 APR 1768
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 FEB 1830
    Event Place: Bell Buckle, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Age:
    61

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bell Buckle, Bedford County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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