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William Mitchell Norwood 1771 – 1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1771

Birth Location: Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 8 NOV 1850

Death Location: Lawrence, Alabama, United States

Father: George Norwood

Mother: Ann Oglesby

Spouse(s): Susannah Smith

Children(s): Elizabeth Norwood, Charles Norwood, Peninah Norwood, Johnathan Norwood, Julia Norwood, Josiah Norwood, William Norwood, Susannah Norwood, Nancy Norwood, Judah Norwood, Mary Norwood, George Norwood, Sarah Norwood, Julie Norwood, Matilda Norwood, Norwood None

In 1771, William Mitchell Norwood entered the world in Abbeville, South Carolina, United States, born to George Norwood and Ann Oglesby. William Mitchell Norwood married Susannah Smith, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Norwood, Charles Nathaniel Norwood, Peninah Norwood, Johnathan Oglesby Norwood, Julia Norwood, Josiah Norwood, William Mitchell Norwood, Susannah Norwood, Nancy Norwood, Judah Norwood, Mary Ann Norwood, George Washington Norwood, Sarah Norwood, Julie Norwood, Matilda Norwood, Norwood. William Mitchell Norwood passed away in 1850 in Lawrence, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1771, William Mitchell Norwood entered the world in Abbeville, South Carolina, United States, born to George Norwood and Ann Oglesby.
  • William Mitchell Norwood married Susannah Smith, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Norwood, Charles Nathaniel Norwood, Peninah Norwood, Johnathan Oglesby Norwood, Julia Norwood, Josiah Norwood, William Mitchell Norwood, Susannah Norwood, Nancy Norwood, Judah Norwood, Mary Ann Norwood, George Washington Norwood, Sarah Norwood, Julie Norwood, Matilda Norwood, Norwood.
  • William Mitchell Norwood passed away in 1850 in Lawrence, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Norwood
1728 – 1790
Birth Location: Granville District, North Carolina, British Colonial America
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Ann Oglesby
1730 – 1799
Birth Location: North Carolina, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Susannah Smith
1773 – 1850
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Norwood
1798 – 1860
Birth Location: York, South Carolina, United States
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Charles Norwood
1795 – 1837
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Peninah Norwood
1797 – 1882
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Johnathan Norwood
1799 – 1887
Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
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Julia Norwood
1800 –
Birth Location: York, South Carolina, United States
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Josiah Norwood
1802 – 1870
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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William Norwood
1804 – 1891
Birth Location: Union, South Carolina, United States
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Susannah Norwood
1805 – 1880
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Nancy Norwood
1807 – 1880
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Judah Norwood
1809 – 1827
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Mary Norwood
1810 – 1864
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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George Norwood
1811 – 1870
Birth Location: Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
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Sarah Norwood
1812 – 1902
Birth Location: Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
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Julie Norwood
1812 –
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Matilda Norwood
1818 – 1870
Birth Location: Camden, Wilcox, Alabama, United States
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Norwood None
1820 – 1820
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
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William Norwood's Ancestors

Self
William Norwood
1771 – 1850
Birth Place: Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Parents
George Norwood
1728 – 1790
Granville District, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Ann Oglesby
1730 – 1799
North Carolina, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Nathaniel Norwood
1702 – 1779
Surry, Northampton County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Mary (Gilliam) Matthews
1702 – 1785
North Carolina, British Colonial America
John Oglesby
1705 – 1760
Elizabeth (Coale) Pettivue
1709 – 1787
Great-Grandparents
George Norwood
1676 – 1749
Ann Norwood
John Matthews
1683 – 1746
Mary Stephenson
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Norwood,
1623 – 1703
Lydia Jordan
1635 – 1726

William Norwood's Descendants

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William (Mitchell) Norwood (ABT 1771 – 8 NOV 1850) m. Susannah Smith (1773 – 1850)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Norwood (ABT 1798 – 30 AUG 1860) m. Samuel (C.) Thompson (ABT 1793 – 9 MAR 1842) m. Peter Luna (7 NOV 1788 – 31 DEC 1860)
    1. 1. James (Wesley) Thompson (1822 – 1903) m. Permintey (Jane) Elzey (27 JUN 1824 – 1899)
      1. 1. James (D "Jim") Thompson (7 MAR 1856 – 8 OCT 1923) m. Bettie (Ann) Davidson (JUL 1860 – 1929)
        1. 1. Charles (Haddon Spurgeon) Thompson (12 JUL 1899 – 8 DEC 1978) m. Pauline (Munel) Record (4 MAR 1904 – 25 APR 1988)
        2. 2. Joseph (S.) Thompson (30 JAN 1882 – 20 JAN 1943)
        3. 3. Jackson (Lee) Thompson (18 MAY 1884 – 15 JAN 1943) m. Eloise Porter (18 FEB 1896 – 16 JAN 1988)
        4. 4. Beulah Thompson (12 MAY 1888 – 22 DEC 1906)
        5. 5. Gracie Thompson (5 SEP 1894 – )
        6. 6. Luda Thompson (8 FEB 1896 – 2 JUN 1900)
        7. 7. DeWitt (Talmage) Thompson (4 OCT 1902 – 8 AUG 1984) m. Oddist Landrum (23 OCT 1905 – 14 OCT 1993)
      2. 2. Samuel (Miller "Sam") Thompson (29 AUG 1845 – 8 JUN 1918) m. Modrah (Frances) Tuttle (1846 – 1874) m. Divinie (Ellen "Dovie") Parker (JUL 1846 – 4 AUG 1903)
      3. 3. William (Steven) Thompson (11 DEC 1847 – 12 NOV 1914) m. Martha (Arra) Cole (18 MAY 1864 – 12 JAN 1955) m. Nancy Phipps (27 AUG 1859 – 30 MAY 1922)
      4. 4. Josiah (S) Thompson (29 OCT 1854 – 17 SEP 1936) m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Jones (28 JUN 1856 – 24 FEB 1941) m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Jones (28 JUN 1856 – 24 FEB 1941)
        1. 1. Carlie (Jane) Thompson (20 MAY 1882 – 9 DEC 1974) m. John (Hugh) Record (13 APR 1876 – 25 FEB 1941)
        2. 2. James (Wylie) Thompson (19 OCT 1876 – 19 JAN 1923) m. Lena (Alice) Lane (25 SEP 1882 – 15 APR 1973)
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Dulcina) Thompson (27 FEB 1859 – 29 OCT 1911) m. David (Martin) Dawson (17 AUG 1859 – 29 APR 1934)
      6. 6. Charles Thompson (1865 – 17 SEP 1936)
      7. 7. Johnathan (Lafayette) Thompson (28 SEP 1869 – 3 FEB 1957) m. Mary (Jane) Pou (3 MAR 1875 – 10 MAR 1910) m. Lula (Kate) Bruner (26 JUL 1882 – 16 JUL 1965)
    2. 2. Charles (Nathaniel) Thompson (17 JAN 1813 – 27 FEB 1880) m. Mary (Ann) Davis (21 SEP 1818 – 18 AUG 1891)
    3. 3. David (Edward) Thompson (27 JAN 1817 – 14 JAN 1894) m. Frances (Mary G.) Brantley (2 NOV 1820 – 20 JAN 1894)
    4. 4. Jonathan (Oglesby) Thompson (19 FEB 1819 – 21 JAN 1906) m. Lucinda (Ann) Hall (5 FEB 1820 – 25 FEB 1878) m. Mary (H) McIntire (1838 – 8 JAN 1920)
    5. 5. Penninah Thompson (11 DEC 1821 – 4 MAR 1886) m. William (W) Caskey (1820 – 3 MAR 1870)
    6. 6. Josiah (Smith) Thompson (SEP 1825 – 14 DEC 1914) m. Dulcina Stephenson (ABT 1822 – 26 AUG 1874) m. Caroline (I.) Holland (31 DEC 1830 – 21 APR 1916) m. Louiza Shelton (1831 – )
    7. 7. William Thompson (1835 – )
  2. 2. Charles (Nathaniel) Norwood (16 OCT 1795 – 19 MAR 1837) m. Elizabeth (Hannah) Moores (8 AUG 1798 – 7 JAN 1841)
  3. 3. Peninah Norwood (1797 – 19 NOV 1882) m. Joseph (H.) Sandlin (24 MAR 1799 – 19 NOV 1862)
  4. 4. Johnathan (Oglesby) Norwood (24 MAR 1799 – 25 OCT 1887) m. Priscilla Atkinson (1805 – ) m. Sara (Ann) Landers (12 OCT 1835 – 25 OCT 1912)
  5. 5. Julia Norwood (BEF 1800 – )
  6. 6. Josiah Norwood (3 OCT 1802 – 14 AUG 1870) m. Rachel (Lampkins) Moores (31 MAR 1803 – 22 JUN 1834) m. Henriette (Mary) Polston (1812 – 27 FEB 1897)
  7. 7. William (Mitchell) Norwood (1 JUL 1804 – 18 OCT 1891) m. Lucinda Larwood (28 JUN 1807 – 17 OCT 1889)
  8. 8. Susannah Norwood (29 NOV 1805 – 1880) m. Joseph Clark (10 OCT 1809 – 1883)
  9. 9. Nancy Norwood (12 AUG 1807 – 4 SEP 1880) m. George (M. C.) Weems (9 JAN 1802 – 28 SEP 1880)
  10. 10. Judah Norwood (ABT 1809 – ABT 1827)
  11. 11. Mary (Ann) Norwood (1810 – ABT 1864) m. Roland (Jefferson) Hampton (1807 – ABT 1880)
  12. 12. George (Washington) Norwood (31 MAR 1811 – 23 AUG 1870) m. Priscilla McDaniel (JAN 1813 – JAN 1892)
  13. 13. Sarah Norwood (16 APR 1812 – 23 JUL 1902) m. William (Stafford) Blissard (24 DEC 1807 – 20 FEB 1889)
  14. 14. Julie Norwood (1812 – )
  15. 15. Matilda Norwood (1818 – BEF 1870) m. William (Harris) Elkins (1813 – 1880)
  16. 16. Norwood (1820 – 1820)

William Norwood's Timeline

2 Records

1771
ABT 1771
Birth of William Mitchell Norwood in Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
1850
8 NOV 1850
Age 79
Death of William Mitchell Norwood in Lawrence, Alabama, United States
Lawrence, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1771
    Event Place: Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 NOV 1850
    Event Place: Lawrence, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bankhead Forrest-Doss Cem. aka Arbor Cem, near Moulton, AL
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