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William Norwood 1729 – 1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1729

Birth Location: Moore County, North Carolina, British Colonial America

Death Date: 21 MAY 1794

Death Location: Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Father: Nathaniel Norwood

Mother: Mary Matthews

Spouse(s): Nancy Gilliam

Children(s):

In 1729, William Norwood entered the world in Moore County, North Carolina, British Colonial America, born to Nathaniel Norwood and Mary Gilliam Matthews. William Norwood married Nancy Ann Gilliam. William Norwood passed away in 1794 in Abbeville, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1729, William Norwood entered the world in Moore County, North Carolina, British Colonial America, born to Nathaniel Norwood and Mary Gilliam Matthews.
  • William Norwood married Nancy Ann Gilliam.
  • William Norwood passed away in 1794 in Abbeville, South Carolina, United States.

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William Norwood's Ancestors

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William Norwood
1729 – 1794
Birth Place: Moore County, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Parents
Nathaniel Norwood
1702 – 1779
Surry, Northampton County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Mary (Gilliam) Matthews
1702 – 1785
North Carolina, British Colonial America
Grandparents
George (C.) Norwood
1676 – 1749
Southwark Parish, James City County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Ann Norwood
Virginia
John Matthews
1683 – 1746
Mary Stephenson
Great-Grandparents
William Norwood,
1623 – 1703
Lydia Jordan
1635 – 1726
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Norwood,
1573 – 1630
Elizabeth Stewart
1576 – 1649
Arthur Jordan,
1595 – 1635
Elizabeth Rawlings
1600 – 1655

William Norwood's Timeline

2 Records

1729
1729
Birth of William Norwood in Moore County, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Moore County, North Carolina, British Colonial America
1794
21 MAY 1794
Age 65
Death of William Norwood in Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1729
    Event Place: Moore County, North Carolina, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 MAY 1794
    Event Place: Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

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