Captain Richard Norman Sr., (fisherman, shipwright)

Not the same as Richard Norman

"Living in New Engalnd Before 1630 — Richard Norman
B. about 1585 in England
M. about 1606 in (probably) Charminster, Dorset, England
Wife: Florence _______
D. before 27 Apr 1664 in (probably) Salem, Massachusetts

Migration to New England in the early 17th century wasn’t strictly Puritans looking for religious freedom. During the 1620s, there were also other men moving to the area, primarily for financial gain, and Richard Norman appears to have been this type of settler.
Richard was born in an unknown place in England, probably during the 1580s, but nothing else is known of his origins. The first time he turned up in records was on the baptism of his oldest child on February 7, 1607 in Charminster, a village just north of Dorchester, England. Richard’s wife was named Florence; they had two sons and five daughters, all baptized in the same place, with the youngest born about August 1622. Richard was said to support his family working as a carpenter.
During the years after the Mayflower, and before the great migration to the Massachusetts Bay colony in 1630, several settlements sprung up in New England. Cape Ann was one of the earliest, being founded by a group calling itself the Dorchester Company, and Richard was one of them. A small band of settlers arrived during 1623-1625, and was said to have consisted of no more than 50 people. Their primary objectives were to develop the area commercially for fishing and to live outside of the "separatist" Plymouth Colony. It’s not known if Richard had gone to America that early, though, because he was named on a document in Dorset in October 1626.
Richard was definitely settled at Cape Ann with his family before 1628. That year, a more established settlement was formed with the arrival of Governor John Endecott at Salem, and Richard was said to already be settled there. In later years, all those who pre-dated Endecott's arrival were called the "Old Planters." Whether or not Richard was literally a planter isn't known; based on his association with the Dorchester Company and the location of some of his property, he was probably more involved with fishing.
Richard's name turned up in many land transactions during the 1630's and 1640s, evidence that he had land in the Salem area during those years. His wife was recorded as having testified in a Salem court in 1645, but her name wasn't identified. By 1650, Richard owned 10 acres and a house in Marblehead, on the "Darbe Fort side."
In April 1653, Richard deeded his house and property to his oldest son. The exact date of his death isn’t known, but it was before April 27, 1664 when he was identified in a court proceeding as being deceased. Richard was an ancestor of John Kerry.
Children:
1. John Norman — B. before 7 Feb 1607, Charminster, Dorset, England; D. (probably) about Nov 1672, Manchester By The Sea, Massachusetts; M. Arabella ________
2. Elizabeth — B. before 12 Jan 1610, Charminster, Dorset, England; D. Apr 1613, Charminster, Dorset, England
3. Margaret Norman — B. before 4 Feb 1614, Charminster, Dorset, England; D. 1694, Salisbury, Massachusetts; M. (1) Robert Morgan (~1601-1672), about 1633, Essex County, Massachusetts; (2) Samuel Fowler (~1618-1711), about 1673, Massachusetts
4. Susanna Norman — B. before 31 Jul 1617, Charminster, Dorset, England; D. 23 Dec 1660, Greenwich, Connecticut; M. (1) Robert Lockwood (~1600-1658), about 1634, Massachusetts; (2) Jeffrey Ferris (1610-1666), after 17 May 1659, Connecticut
5. Florence Norman — B. before 17 Oct 1619, Charminster, Dorset, England; D. 1672; M. (1) John Hart (1595-1655), 1639; (2) Thomas Whitred (1624-?), 1657
6. Richard Norman — B. about Aug 1622, Charminster, Dorset, England; D. 1683, Marblehead, Massachusetts; M. Margaret Flint (1623-1705), 28 Mar 1660, Salem, Massachusetts
Sources:
"The Founders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony," Frank A. Gardner, M.D., The Massachusetts Magazine: devoted to Massachusetts history, genealogy, biography, Vol. 1, 1908
"The Old Planters at Salem," Frank A. Gardner, M.D., The Genealogical Magazine, Vol. III, April 1902
A history of the eastern diocese, Calvin Redington Batchelder, 1876
Historical collections of the Essex Institute, Vol. 1, Essex Institute, 1859
The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to NewEngland, 1620-1633, Vol. 1-3, Robert Charles Anderson, 1995
"English Origin of Richard Norman of Salem, Mass.,” Leslie Mahler, The American Genealogist, Vol. 77, 2002
“The Probable Residence in England Before Emigration of Richard Norman of Salem and Marblehead, Massachusetts,” Randy A. West, The Genealogist (American Society of Genealogists), Apr 2018
WikiTree"
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In 2002 Leslie Mahler, published the "English Origin of Richard Norman of Salem, Mass." in in The American Genealogist Vol 77 p 102-3. Leslie Mahler published for the first time the baptism record of six of their seven children in Charminster, Dorset, England. He shows that Richard Norman only had one wife Florence. There was no wife named Margaret. He also examines other records in Charminster, Dorset, England and finds no evidence of the parents of Richard Norman.

Children of Richard Norman and Florence (Unknown)

1. Jonn Norman bp 7 Feb 1606 Charminster, Dorset, England
2. Elizabeth bp 12 JAN 1610 Charminster, Dorset, England
3. Margaret Norman bp 4 FEB 1614 Charminster, Dorset, England
4. Susanna Norman bp 31 JUL 1617 Charminster, Dorset, England
5. Florence Norman bp 17 OCT 1619 Charminster, Dorset, England
6. Richard Norman born about 1623 Charminster, Dorset, England [updated TG 90:147+ Apr 2018 bp 1 Sep 1622 Holy Trinity, Dorchester, Dorset, "Richard sonne of Richard Norman

Richard Norman may have come to Massachusetts as an employee of Dorchester Co., a group of capitalists and adventurers who established a small colony at Cape Ann in 1623. He may have not been a member of the original settlement but he and his family were among those who, upon failure of the Cape Ann venture, moved to Naumkeag in 1626 under the leadership of Roget Conant and were established there upon arrival of the Endicott migration in 1628.

In 1636, he received a grant of twenty acres in Salem. In the 25 December 1637 division of marsh and meadow, he was granted three-quarters of an acre, with a household of four; on 29 January 1637/8 he was granted twenty acres "that was Mr. Thorndeck's". He finally settled at Marblehead in 1645. In 1650 he was living on the "Darby Fort side (Marblehead) where his defective fences caused his appearance in court". He worked as a carpenter and shipwright, and had a fishing or shipbuilding business with his son, John Norman.

Notes

• Perley's "History of Salem" Vol. 1: "In his deposition of 20 January 1680/81 Richard Brackenbury included "old Goodman Norman and his son" among those who were already at Salem when Endicott arrived in 1628."
• Apparently there is evidence that he served with the British Navy under Henry Morgan in a war with Spain

Sources

• Randy A West, The Probable Residence in England Before Emigration of Richard1 Norman of Salem and Marblehead, Massachusetts, in The Genealogist (American Society of Genealogists). (New York, New York: Organization for the Promotion of Scholarship in Genealogy, 1980-), 90:147+, Apr 2018. bp 1 Sep 1622 Holy Trinity, Dorchester, Dorset, "Richard sonne of Richard Norman"; Dorset Quarter Sessions Dorchester 2-4 Oct 1626 Richard Norman of Dorchester, carpenter, was bound over in the sum of 10lbs. His first deed in Salem calls him Richard Norman, carpenter. Testimony of Richard Brackenbury 20 Jan 1680/1 "he came to N.E. with John Endicott Esq. late Gov. of New England, Deceased, & that we came ashore at the place now called Salem, the 6th of Sept. 1628... upon the account of a company of England, called by us by the name of Dorchester Company"
• Leslie Mahler, "English Origin of Richard Norman of Salem, Mass." in The American Genealogist (New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002), 77 p 102-3. (Leslie Mahler publishes for the first time the baptism record of six of their seven children in Charminster, Dorset, England. He shows that Richard Norman only had one wife Florence. There was no wife named Margaret.)
• Anderson, Robert Charles. "The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633." Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995. Print.
• Gray, Thomas E. "The Founding of Marblehead." Baltimore, MD: Gateway, 1984. Print.
• Mahler, Leslie. "English Origin of Richard Norman of Salem, Mass." The American Genealogist (TAG). NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, Vol. 77: No. 2: 102-3 (Apr 2002). Richard's children were baptized in Holy Trinity Parish Church in Charminster, co. Dorset, England. Print.
• Torrey, Clarence Almon, and Elizabeth Petty. Bentley. "New England Marriages Prior to 1700." Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Pub., 1985. Print.
• Patrick McDonald Database, 4 Jun 2007 http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&d...
• Ancestry of Frank William Bouley, III to 17 Generations sitehttp://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=fr ankbouley&id=I1511
• Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby and Walter Goodwin Davis, 1928-1939 (Republished Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co.,Inc., 1996) Page: Vol. 3, p. 288.
• The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633[database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original data: RobertCharles Anderson. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to NewEngland, 1620-1633, vols. 1-3. by Robert Charles Anderson, Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995,Vol. II, pp. 1334-1336.
• Ancestors of Graeme Norman & Marjorie Miller, by Doug Norman http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET &db=dmn4211&id=I10375
• Linda Hardy's Website http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~smithhouse/andergen/hard yfam/aqwg201.htm
• Ron Martin Website http://www.uftree.com/UFT/WebPages/RonMartin/MARTIN/d1/i0001952.h tm
• A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, Before 1692, By James Savage, Volume #3 http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/newengland/savage/bk3/norcross- nott.htm
• Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior To 1700 (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1985)
• The Lohm - Smyth Family: Captain Richard Norman
• TREES4U
• Family Tree DNA: M223>CTS616,CTS9183>L1229>Z2054 Y-DNA Haplogroup

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The Ancestry of Overmire Tifft Richardson Bradford Reed

Entries: 62343 Updated: 2014-11-25 18:19:13 UTC (Tue) Contact: Larry Overmire, BA, BS, MFA Home Page: The Poetry of Laurence Overmire Notes on this website are authored by Larry Overmire unless noted otherwise, and may not be reproduced in any form without prior permission. Updates and corrections with sources appreciated. Please click on any Living individual for important information on how to use this database. Visitors since Nov. 23, 2004 Index | Descendancy | Register | Public Profile | Add Post-em ID: I5976 Name: Capt. Richard (Immigrant, 1626) * !!! Norman Sex: M Birth: BEF 1587 in Orchard Portman, Somerset, England Death: 22 APR 1653 in Marblehead, Essex Co., MA Occupation: Sea Captain, Carpenter, Fisherman, Shipwright Religion: Puritan Note:

aka Fryeth, Frieth, Old Goodman Norman

Sen. John Kerry and Attorney General Elliot Richardson are descendants.

IMMIGRANT, 1626

SEA CAPTAIN, SHIPWRIGHT, FISHERMAN

Capt. Norman immigrated to Salem in 1626 and settled in Cape Ann, MA. He was employed by the Dorchester Company, a group of capitalist adventurers who established a settlement in Cape Ann. For some reason , he changed his name from Fryeth to Norman upon immigration.

NOTABLE RELATIONS Richard Norman is a distant relation of President Gerald R. Ford, Vice President Elbridge Gerry (Signer of the Declaration of Independence), author Herman Melville, poets John Greenleaf Whittier, T. S. Eliot, and Edward Arlington Robinson, and playwright Tennessee Williams

WARNING: Richard's parentage is in dispute. Some show him as the son of John Fryeth Jr. (c. 1554-1590) and his wife Joan. Supposedly he changed his name to Norman. As Patrick McDonald notes: "Some sources claim that Richard Norman was son of 'John Fryeth Norman' or 'John Fryeth, alias Norman' but I have so far found no evidence for this ancestry or for the name change. The GREAT MIGRATION project lists his origins as 'unknown.' "

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NOTES AND SOURCE MATERIALS:

"RICHARD, Salem, perhaps br. of John the first, came in 1626, as Felt thinks, prob. from Dorchester in Eng. with s. Richard, to ea. of wh. he assigns that yr. but John, wh. was elder, may have been left in Eng. Farmer thinks he had also William, liv. at Marblehead 1648; and says the elder Richard d. 1683, tho. it may seem as prob. that it was the s. of that name, who he says was b. 1623, and liv. 1672 at Marblehead. It seems to me, that the elder d. prob. bef. this last date, and that sec." --James Savage

"NORMAN, Richard1 & _____ _____ (-1645+); in Eng, by 1612; Salem/Marblehead {Stone Anc. (1930) 45; Knapp Anc. 110; EIHC 1:191, 66:321; Putnam's Mag. 5:130, 191, 6:152; Salem 1:88; Dodge Anc. (1896) 15, 31; Salisbury Fam. 162, 357; Fallass 155-6; Essex Ant. 2:89; Warren (#5) 102; Yates (1906) 1; Tingley-Meyers 256; Gen Mag. 3:8; Bennett etc. (1931) 31}" --Clarence A. Torrey

FROM GREAT MIGRATION BEGINS:

ORIGIN: Unknown

MIGRATION: 1626

FIRST RESIDENCE: Salem

REMOVES: Marblehead

OCCUPATION: Fisherman or shipwright

EDUCATION: Signed deed of 1653 by mark [EQC 3:369].

OFFICES: Coroner's jury on body of William Bateman, 18 September 1630 [MBCR 1:78]. On 18 May 1631 "Rich[ard] Norman is fined 2s. 6d. for his negligence in watching" [MBCR 1:87].

ESTATE: In Salem land grant of 1636 received twenty acres [STR 1:19, 24]. In the 25 December 1637 division of marsh and meadow, granted three-quarters of an acre, with a household of four [STR 1:103]. Granted twenty acres "that was Mr. Thorndeck's," 29 January 1637/8 [STR 1:65]. A grant of 20 January 1640/1 to Allen Converse refers to "that lot which was Richard Norman's near the head of the river," and adjoining Mr. Endicott's farm [STR 1:109]. In his will, dated 14 October 1672, son-in-law Robert Morgan of Salem mentions the twelve acres of land in Manchester "which my wife's father Norman gave unto her in the great plain" [EPR 2:355]. On 22 April 1653 Richard Norman the elder deeded to his son Richard Norman his house and ten acre lot "in Marvellheade upon Darbe Fort side," along with cow commons [EQC 3:369].

BIRTH: By about 1587 based on estimated date of marriage.

DEATH: After 22 April 1653 [EQC 3:369], but before 27 June 1664 [EQC 3:369, when Thomas Millett Sr. acknowledged "old Richard Norman's act and deed"].

MARRIAGE: By about 1612 _____ _____; on 9 July 1645 the "wife of Richard Norman Sr." testified in court [EQC 1:82]; no further record. (Two women by the name of Arabella Norman were admitted to Salem church, one in May 1637 and the other on 25 February 1637/8 [SChR 6, 7]. One of these is certainly the wife of John Norman, son of Richard. The second is probably a clerical error, but just might be the wife of Richard Sr.)

CHILDREN: i JOHN, b. say 1612; m. before May 1637 Arabella _____ [SChR 6; EQC 1:74 (when he certifies the births of children with wife Arabella)].

ii MARGARET, b. say 1613; m. (1) by about 1633 Robert Morgan (who mentions "my wife's father Norman" in his will [EPR 2:355]; their eldest child, Samuel, m. in 1658). (Margaret is said to have married second, after 1673, Samuel Fowler, but the evidence for this is not seen [Hoyt 162].)

iii SUSANNA, b. say 1615; m. by 1635 Robert Lockwood (who refused a Salem houselot grant "beyond his father Norman's" [STR 1:47]).

iv FLORENCE, b. say 1619; m. (1) by about 1639 John Hart (daughter Elizabeth m. in 1659; husband of daughter Florence called son-in-law of Thomas Whittridge in 1672 [Sarah Stone Anc 38]); m. (2) about 1657 Thomas Whittridge (who called Richard Norman his wife's brother and with whom she had three sons after 1657 [EPR 2:287; Sarah Stone Anc 46-47]).

v RICHARD, b. about 1623 (deposed aged about fifty 19 March 1673/4 [EQC 5:256], deposed aged about fifty-seven at June Term 1680 [EQC 7:386]); m. by about 1650 Margaret _____ (daughter Elizabeth "d. in 1732, aged eighty-two" [Sarah Stone Anc 52]).

COMMENTS: In his deposition of 20 January 1680/1 Richard Brackenbury included "old Goodman Norman and his son" among those who were already at Salem when Endicott arrived in 1628 [EIHC 13:138]. On 17 September 1640 "Erasmus James and Richard Norman, sr., [were] presented for defective fences on Darby fort side. Not proved" [EQC 1:194]. Richard Norman was evidently in a fishing or shipbuilding business with his son, since "Rich[ard] Norman, Jno. Norman and Company" were sued by John Devereux at July Term 1642 and again at December Term 1642 [EQC 1:42, 45]. The conflict grew heated and Devereux further sued Richard Norman for defamation at December Term 1642 [EQC 1:45]. At July Term 1642 Norman witnessed against Matthew Gillet who stole a piece of soap from John Norman "to wash his shirts with, as he said" [EQC 1:44]. When his son Richard, Jr., was fined for "slighting ordinances and carrying a burden on Lord's day," Richard Sr. answered for him in court, February 1642/3 [EQC 1:51]. It is likely, as Davis says, that "Norman was probably not of the Puritan persuasion" [Sarah Stone Anc 45]. Pope incorrectly applied the probate of the younger Richard to the elder. Savage thought that there were two John Normans, a brother of Richard the immigrant, and a son, but the records all apply to one man, son of Richard. BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE: In 1930 Walter Goodwin Davis prepared one of his typical eloquent but sparsely referenced treatments of this family [Sarah Stone Anc 45-54].

""Richard Norman settled in Cape Ann about 1623. He came to North America as an employee of the Dorchester Company, a group of capitalists and adventurers who established a small colony at Cape Ann. He and his family were among those who moved to Naumkeag in 1626 under the leadership of Richard Conant. They were established there when the migration led by Governor Endicott arrived in 1628. The name of Naumkeag was changed to Salem at that time. Richard was called "old Goodman Norman," and the pre-Endicott settlers were known as the "old planters". He was probably not a Puritan; in 1650 he was living on "Darby Fort side" (Marblehead), which put him beyond the immediate influence of the Salem church-state, although he was called to court due to his defective fences there." --Steve Fry, courtesy of Patrick McDonald Database

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https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Norman-128
Richard Norman (bef. 1582 - aft. 1653)

Richard Norman
Born before 1582 in Englandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling%28s%29 unknown]
Husband of Florence (Unknown) Norman — married before 1607 [location unknown]
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of John Norman, Margaret (Norman) Morgan, Susanna (Norman) Ferris, Florence (Norman) Whitred and Richard Norman
Died after 22 Apr 1653 after age 71 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusettsmap [uncertain]
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The Puritan Great Migration.
Richard Norman migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See Great Migration Begins, by R. C. Anderson, Vol. 2, p. 1334)
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1 Disputed identity and associations
2 Biography
2.1 Immigration
2.2 At Massachusetts Bay
2.3 Family
2.4 Research Notes
3 Sources
Disputed identity and associations

A published 1935 genealogy by Raymon Meyers Tingley called the immigrant Richard Norman, "Richard Fryeth, alias Norman," further claiming he was the son of John Fryeth of Ipswich, England. See the category page, Raymon Meyers Tingley Fraud.

Richard's parents are unknown; his association as the son of "John Norman" and "Joan (Fryeth) Norman" was severed.
Richard's wife was Florence _____, here is no evidence he had a wife Margaret (Alford) Norman and that association was severed.
There is no evidence he had a brother John Norman; that relationship was severed.
A relationship to "non-existent son" William Norman was severed.
There is no evidence he had a daughter, Alice Norman (abt.1599-1650); the relationship was severed.
See Research Notes and the 2014 G2G: How to approach updating family of Richard Norman.

Biography

Cross of St George
Richard Norman was born in England.
Richard Norman was born about 1582 (based on an estimated first marriage by 1605). See Research Notes. Richard married Florence _______ before 1606/7 (child baptized). A record of their marriage has not been found, [1] but he and Florence had children baptized at Charminster, Dorset at least through 1619,[2] and possibly at Dorset, through 1622.[3]

Immigration

The details of his immigration are not known; he had immigrated by 1626.[4][5]

At Massachusetts Bay

In testimony of 1680, Richard Brackenbury (Beverly),[6] then eighty, reported he had arrived with ... Governor Endicott and, when "wee came ashore at the place now called Salem, the 6th of Sept. 1628 ... we found living (there) old Goodman Norman & his sonn ... [who] owned that they come over upon the account of a company of England, called ... Dorchester Company"

The Dorchester Company was a group of investor/adventurers who formed the original colony at Cape Ann, beginning in 1623. The settlement failed, and in 1626, its planters followed Roger Conant to Naumkeag. The pre-Endicott settlers became known at Salem as the "old planters."[7]

He was a fisherman or shipwright.[8]

By 1650 he had moved to the "Darby Fort side" (Marblehead), "beyond the immediate influence of the Salem church-state."[9]

Richard1 Norman died between 22 April 1653 and 27 June 1664. See court record of 27 : 9 : 1666,[10]

Richard (his mark) Norman, the elder, on 22 : 2 : 1653, made over his house and ten acres lot in Marvellheade upon Darbe Fort side to Richard Norman, his son, who was also to have three Cows' pasture in the farm and the other in the common. Wit : Meare (his mark) Millet. Sworn by Thomas Millet, sr., to be old Richard Norman's act and deed and his mark, 27 : 4 : 1664, before Wm Hawthorne.
Family

He married Florence ________, whose given name is noted on the Charminster baptismal records. Their children,[11]

Jonn Norman, baptized Charminster, Dorset, 7 February 1606/7.[12]
Elizabeth Norman, baptized Charminster, Dorset, 12 January 1610/11;[13] buried there, 23 April 1613.
Margaret Norman, baptized Charminster, Dorset, 4 February 1614/15.[14]
Susanna Norman, baptized Charminster, Dorset, 31 July 1617.[15]
Florence Norman, baptized Charminster, Dorset, 17 October 1619.[16]
Richard Norman, born about 1623 (he was about age 50 in 1673/4 and 1674). He is possibly the Richard Norman baptized Holy Trinity Church in Dorchester, Dorset, 1 September 1622.[17]
Research Notes

Birth. In 1995, Robert Charles Anderson estimated Richard's marriage "by about 1612," based on a child born, "say 1612," further estimating Richard's birth as "by about 1587, In 2002, Leslie Mahler reported the first child was baptized 1606/7, five years earlier than Anderson's approximation, thus Richard's was born "about 1582." Birth location for Norman-128 was removed.

Marriage record not found. Leslie Mahler (2002) was unsuccessful in locating a marriage record for Richard Norman and wife Florence. No marriage record was found at Charminster, where Mahler notes, "if they were married in Charminster, the record does not survive, as the church registers and Bishops' Transcripts are both missing the marriages from 1598 to 1605. Mahler adds, "The marriages for Holy Trinity parish in the nearby town of Dorchester were searched, but their marriage was not found there either."[18]

Severed associations.
(a) Relationship to wife as Margaret (Alford) Norman, replaced by a marriage to now disclosed wife Florence, whose name appears on the children's baptismal records.
(b) Relationship to parents as "John Norman" and "Joan (Fryeth) Norman" has been severed.
(c) Relationship to brother, John Norman said d. at Marblehead, Mass. has been severed. (Norman-213 is possibly a confused duplicate of the immigrants son, John Norman but other than removing the reference to Marblehead, no other changes are planned for Norman-129.)
(c) Relationship to "non-existent son" William Norman has been severed.
(d) There is no evidence the immigrant had a daughter, Alice Norman (abt.1599-1650). This daughter was attached in 2019, reported daughter of the immigrant and Margaret Alford. This association was severed in 20211.

As with all genealogical information, our findings are subject to review based on the improved discovery of historical records and reasoning.

Son Richard. He is possibly the Richard Norman baptized Holy Trinity Church in Dorchester, Dorset, 1 September 1622. See a transcribed baptismal record, Michael Russell, "Dorchester: Baptisms Holy Trinity Church 1618-1669"; web content, Dorset Online Parish Clerks; "Richard sonne of Richard [Norman]."

Occupation. A prior version of his profile reported Richard was also a carpenter, citing Gladys Merrill Covell, 80 immigrants : our Merrill-Covell pedigree (Detroit, Mich.: Privately published, 1969), [79-80]; digital images by subscription, Ancestry.com.

Erroneous associations on FindAGrave. As of 2021, Richard Norman, memorial 148404203 links to memorial of erroneous wife, Margaret Alford Norman, memorial 148404364. Further associates Margaret as the mother of Richard's children.

Some reliable references. In 1995, Robert Charles Anderson published a sketch of the immigrant. In 2002, Leslie Mahler discovered and published the baptismal records for most of Richard's children. The information in these more recent works varies only slightly from the earlier work by Walter Goodwin Davis in Ancestry of Sarah Stone .. (1930).

Sources

↑ See Research Notes.
↑ Leslie Mahler, "The English Origin of Richard1 Norman of Salem Massachusetts," The American Genealogist, 77 (2002):102-103; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
↑ See Richard Norman 1622 baptismal entry (transcription) Michael Russell, "Dorchester: Baptisms Holy Trinity Church 1618-1669"; web content, Dorset Online Parish Clerks; "Richard sonne of Richard [Norman]."
↑ Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1334-1336 (Richard Norman), in particular, p. 1334; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
↑ Robert Charles Anderson, Great American Newsletter, 24 (2015):109; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
↑ Testimony of Richard Brackenbury, 20 January 1680, citing "B. 5, p. 497," James Kimball, "Gleanings from the Records of the County of Essex," Essex Institute Historical Collections, multiple vols., 13 (1875):138-39; digital images, Hathi Trust.
↑ Walter Goodwin Davis, The Ancestry of Sarah Stone ... (Portland, Me., The Southworth Press, 1930), 45-54 (Norman), in particular, 45; digital images, HathiTrust.
↑ Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1334-1336 (Richard Norman), in particular, p. 1334; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
↑ Walter Goodwin Davis, The Ancestry of Sarah Stone ... (Portland, Me., The Southworth Press, 1930), 45-54 (Norman), in particular, 45; digital images, HathiTrust.
↑ George Francis Dow, Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts, multiple vols. (Salem, Mass. : Essex institute, 1911-1975), 3:369n; digital images, Hathi Trust.
↑ Leslie Mahler, "The English Origin of Richard1 Norman of Salem Massachusetts," The American Genealogist, 77 (2002):102-103; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
↑ John Norman 1606 baptismal record, "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001"; database (only), FamilySearch; mother indexed as "Florence." Note: Leslie Mahler reports this as 1606/7.
↑ Elizabeth Norman 1610 baptismal record, "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001"; database (only), FamilySearch; mother indexed as "Florence." Note: Leslie Mahler reports this as 16010/11.
↑ Margaret Norman 1614 baptismal record, "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001"; database (only), FamilySearch; mother indexed as "Florence Norman." Note: Leslie Mahler reports this as 1614/15.
↑ Susan Norman 1617 baptismal record, "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001"; database (only), FamilySearch; mother indexed as "Flourance."
↑ Florence Norman 1619 baptismal record, "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001"; database (only), FamilySearch; mother indexed as "Florence."
↑ Richard Norman 1622 baptismal entry (transcription) Michael Russell, "Dorchester: Baptisms Holy Trinity Church 1618-1669"; web content, Dorset Online Parish Clerks; "Richard sonne of Richard [Norman]."
↑ Leslie Mahler, "The English Origin of Richard1 Norman of Salem Massachusetts," The American Genealogist, 77 (2002):102-103, in particular, 102, 102n; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
See also--
Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume IV, I-L (2005), 308-315 (Robert Lockwood); digital images, American Ancestors.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Norman-131
Richard Norman (abt. 1623 - bef. 1683)

Lieut. Richard Norman
Born about 1623 in Dorset, Englandmap [uncertain]
Son of Richard Norman and Florence (Unknown) Norman
Brother of John Norman, Margaret (Norman) Morgan, Susanna (Norman) Ferris and Florence (Norman) Whitred
Husband of Margaret (Unknown) Goodwin — married before 1650 [location unknown]
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Rebecca (Norman) Diamond, William Norman, Richard Norman, John Norman, Elizabeth (Norman) Hine, Joseph Norman, Benjamin Norman and Jonathan Norman
Died before 11 Aug 1683 before about age 60 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusettsmap
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Richard Norman migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).
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1 Disputed Associations
2 Biography
2.1 Immigration
2.2 At Massachusetts Bay
3 Research Notes
4 Sources
Disputed Associations

This Richard Norman is not shown the father of Elizabeth, wife of John Clark (1641-1695). See Walter Goodwin Davis, The ancestry of Sarah Stone, wife of James Patten ... (Portland, Me., The Southworth Press, 1930), 52-54, especially 53-54; digital images, Hathi Trust. The association of John Clark's wife as a daughter of Richard Norman has been disputed by WikiTree collaborators. Research Notes.

Biography

Cross of St George
Richard Norman was born in England.
Richard was born, probably Dorset, England, about 1623. (In the town records at Marblehead, his age was given as 50 in 1673 and 57 in 1680.) He was the son of Richard1 Norman and presumably Florence _____.

He is possibly the Richard Norman baptized Holy Trinity Church in Dorchester, Dorset, 1 September 1622.[1]

Immigration

The details of his immigration are not known. His father, Richard1 Norman, is known to have been of Salem by 1626.[2][3] Young Richard would have then been a toddler of about three years--he is presumed to have immigrated with his father.

At Massachusetts Bay

In 1653, "Richard Norman, 'the elder,' made over his house and ten acre lot in Marvellhead [sic] upon Darbe Fort side" to his son Richard. Richard's (the younger's) mother is unknown" (Davis, pp. 44-45).

Richard's younger sister, Florence, m. 2nd Thomas Whittridge of Ipswich, son of William Whittridge, a carpenter, who came to New England on the "Elizabeth" in 1635. When Thomas died in 1672, administration of his estate was granted to Robert Morgan (nephew by marriage) and Richard Norman (brother-in-law)--both referred to as brothers in Thomas Whittridge's verbal wishes provided on his deathbed.

Richard applied as freeman on May 19, 1680 as a resident of Marblehead, Massachusetts Bay.

Richard was engaged in the fishing trade and he drowned at Moulton's Misery, before 11 August 1683. "On August 11, 1683, a jury impanelled 'to enquire to the untimely death of Lieut. Norman' found that being in a shallop at Moulton's Misery (Misery Island) he leapt out intending to swim ashore, but was drowned."[4]

His widow Margaret was appointed administrator of his estate. Assuming she was his only wife, and mother of his children they married by 1650. [Great Migration Begins, p 1335]. Probate mentions his children:[5]

Rebecka Norman, born about 1650
Richard Norman
William Norman
John Norman born about 1658 m Sarah Maverick
Elizabeth Norman; married (1) Aholiab Daimond; married (2) William Hine
Joseph Norman; married Mary Collins
Benjamin Norman died young
Jonathan Norman
Probate was completed on November 27, 1683. His widow Margaret married 2nd to Robert Goodwin on October 15, 1685.[6]

Research Notes

Daughter Elizabeth. Richard Norman's daughter is not shown as the wife of John Clark. See Walter Goodwin Davis, The ancestry of Sarah Stone, wife of James Patten ... (Portland, Me., The Southworth Press, 1930), 52-54, especially 53-54; digital images, Hathi Trust

Second Wife Elizabeth Whitridge The only source listed in Torrey for the first marriage to "Elizabeth Whitridge (-1659?) 15 Jul 1654" is Tingley-Meyers. [This is also the sole source for the second marriage to Margaret Flint 28 Mar 1660 in Salem]. Margaret was appointed administratrix of his estate, so she was certainly Richard's wife at his death. No marriage records for Richard Norman are found outside of Tingley-Meyers nor other evidence for a wife Elizabeth. This profile previously tried to reconcile these inconsistencies in these sources by suggesting 3 marriages 1) Margaret ____________ 2) Elizabeth Whittredge 3) Margaret Flint. It has been edited to align with the most reliable sources, The Great Migration Begins, and Ancestry of Walter Davis Goodwin. However, it should be noted there isn't much documentation of Richards' married life, so it cannot be certain that Margaret was Richard's only wife and the mother of his children. [Note additional research to find references prior to probate would be welcome. Grantor's index didn't turn up any earlier references in deeds].

Sources

↑ Richard Norman 1622 baptismal entry (transcription) Michael Russell, "Dorchester: Baptisms Holy Trinity Church 1618-1669"; web content, Dorset Online Parish Clerks; "Richard sonne of Richard [Norman]."
↑ Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1334-1336 (Richard Norman), in particular, p. 1334; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
↑ Robert Charles Anderson, Great American Newsletter, 24 (2015):109; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
↑ https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89066288291;view=1up;seq=66
↑ "The ancestry of Sarah Stone : wife of James Patten of Arundel (Kennebunkport) Maine" by Walter Goodwin Davis., publ Portland, ME: The Southworth Press, 1930 p. 50 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89066288291;view=1up;seq=66
↑ New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Torrey.
See also:

Davis, Walter Goodwin. "Norman" section in Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis, Vol. III (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1996), p. 51. [Note: Part of Special Research Projects of the New England Historic Genealogical Society.] (lineage): https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89066288291?urlappend=%3Bseq=64%3Bow...
Torrey, Clarence A. U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004, p. [Repository: Ancestry.com. U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (database on-line, frame #553 of 1022). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012. Original data: Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.] (marriage record) Sources: NORMAN, Richard (?1622, 1624?, 1623-1683) & 2/wf? Margaret [FLINT] (?1635-1705), m/2 Robert GOODWIN 1685; ?28 Mar 1660; Marblehead {Reg. 7:76, 50:202; Stone Anc. (1930) 50; EIHC 1:192, 4:20, 57:23; Salem 2:20 correction; Norman (ms) 2; Warren (,5) 102; Driver 297; GDMNH 230; Tingley-Meyers}
Massachusetts, Applications of Freemen, 1630-1691; C. R., Vol. V. p. 260. [Repository: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Applications of Freemen, 1630-1691 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: Paige, Lucius R. List of Freemen of Massachusetts. Boston, MA, USA: New England Historical and Genealogical Society, 1849.] (Freemen application)
Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1648-1840; Probate date: November 27, 1683; Residence: Marblehead, Massachusetts Bay; Probate Type: Inventory; Inferred Death Year 1683; File Number: 19567. [Repository: Ancestry.com. Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1648-1840 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997. Original data: Sanborn, Melinde Lutz. Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1638-1840. Salem, MA, USA: Essex County.] (probate record)
sources in profile of his father.
OneWorldTree Ancestry.com
New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Torrey.
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Norman-128

Richard Norman (bef. 1582 - aft. 1653)

Richard Norman

Born before 1582 in England

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling%28s%29 unknown]

Husband of Florence (Unknown) Norman — married before 1607 [location unknown]

Father of John Norman, Margaret (Norman) Morgan, Susanna (Norman) Ferris, Florence (Norman) Whitred and Richard Norman

Died after 22 Apr 1653 after age 71 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusettsm [uncertain]

Profile last modified 21 May 2023 | Created 13 Sep 2010

Richard Norman migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See Great Migration Begins, by R. C. Anderson, Vol. 2, p. 1334)

Disputed identity and associations

A published 1935 genealogy by Raymon Meyers Tingley called the immigrant Richard Norman, "Richard Fryeth, alias Norman," further claiming he was the son of John Fryeth of Ipswich, England. See the category page, Raymon Meyers Tingley Fraud.

Richard's parents are unknown; his association as the son of "John Norman" and "Joan (Fryeth) Norman" was severed.
Richard's wife was Florence _____, here is no evidence he had a wife Margaret (Alford) Norman and that association was severed.
There is no evidence he had a brother John Norman; that relationship was severed.
A relationship to "non-existent son" William Norman was severed.
There is no evidence he had a daughter, Alice Norman (abt.1599-1650); the relationship was severed.
See Research Notes and the 2014 G2G: How to approach updating family of Richard Norman.

Biography

Cross of St George
Richard Norman was born in England.
Richard Norman was born about 1582 (based on an estimated first marriage by 1605). See Research Notes. Richard married Florence _______ before 1606/7 (child baptized). A record of their marriage has not been found, [1] but he and Florence had children baptized at Charminster, Dorset at least through 1619,[2] and possibly at Dorset, through 1622.[3]

Immigration

The details of his immigration are not known; he had immigrated by 1626.[4][5]

At Massachusetts Bay

In testimony of 1680, Richard Brackenbury (Beverly),[6] then eighty, reported he had arrived with ... Governor Endicott and, when "wee came ashore at the place now called Salem, the 6th of Sept. 1628 ... we found living (there) old Goodman Norman & his sonn ... [who] owned that they come over upon the account of a company of England, called ... Dorchester Company"

The Dorchester Company was a group of investor/adventurers who formed the original colony at Cape Ann, beginning in 1623. The settlement failed, and in 1626, its planters followed Roger Conant to Naumkeag. The pre-Endicott settlers became known at Salem as the "old planters."[7]

He was a fisherman or shipwright.[8]

By 1650 he had moved to the "Darby Fort side" (Marblehead), "beyond the immediate influence of the Salem church-state."[9]

Richard1 Norman died between 22 April 1653 and 27 June 1664. See court record of 27 : 9 : 1666,[10]

Richard (his mark) Norman, the elder, on 22 : 2 : 1653, made over his house and ten acres lot in Marvellheade upon Darbe Fort side to Richard Norman, his son, who was also to have three Cows' pasture in the farm and the other in the common. Wit : Meare (his mark) Millet. Sworn by Thomas Millet, sr., to be old Richard Norman's act and deed and his mark, 27 : 4 : 1664, before Wm Hawthorne.
Family

He married Florence ________, whose given name is noted on the Charminster baptismal records. Their children,[11]

Jonn Norman, baptized Charminster, Dorset, 7 February 1606/7.[12]
Elizabeth Norman, baptized Charminster, Dorset, 12 January 1610/11;[13] buried there, 23 April 1613.
Margaret Norman, baptized Charminster, Dorset, 4 February 1614/15.[14]
Susanna Norman, baptized Charminster, Dorset, 31 July 1617.[15]
Florence Norman, baptized Charminster, Dorset, 17 October 1619.[16]
Richard Norman, born about 1623 (he was about age 50 in 1673/4 and 1674). He is possibly the Richard Norman baptized Holy Trinity Church in Dorchester, Dorset, 1 September 1622.[17]
Research Notes

Birth. In 1995, Robert Charles Anderson estimated Richard's marriage "by about 1612," based on a child born, "say 1612," further estimating Richard's birth as "by about 1587, In 2002, Leslie Mahler reported the first child was baptized 1606/7, five years earlier than Anderson's approximation, thus Richard's was born "about 1582." Birth location for Norman-128 was removed.

Marriage record not found. Leslie Mahler (2002) was unsuccessful in locating a marriage record for Richard Norman and wife Florence. No marriage record was found at Charminster, where Mahler notes, "if they were married in Charminster, the record does not survive, as the church registers and Bishops' Transcripts are both missing the marriages from 1598 to 1605. Mahler adds, "The marriages for Holy Trinity parish in the nearby town of Dorchester were searched, but their marriage was not found there either."[18]

Severed associations.
(a) Relationship to wife as Margaret (Alford) Norman, replaced by a marriage to now disclosed wife Florence, whose name appears on the children's baptismal records.
(b) Relationship to parents as "John Norman" and "Joan (Fryeth) Norman" has been severed.
(c) Relationship to brother, John Norman said d. at Marblehead, Mass. has been severed. (Norman-213 is possibly a confused duplicate of the immigrants son, John Norman but other than removing the reference to Marblehead, no other changes are planned for Norman-129.)
(c) Relationship to "non-existent son" William Norman has been severed.
(d) There is no evidence the immigrant had a daughter, Alice Norman (abt.1599-1650). This daughter was attached in 2019, reported daughter of the immigrant and Margaret Alford. This association was severed in 20211.

As with all genealogical information, our findings are subject to review based on the improved discovery of historical records and reasoning.

Son Richard. He is possibly the Richard Norman baptized Holy Trinity Church in Dorchester, Dorset, 1 September 1622. See a transcribed baptismal record, Michael Russell, "Dorchester: Baptisms Holy Trinity Church 1618-1669"; web content, Dorset Online Parish Clerks; "Richard sonne of Richard [Norman]."

Occupation. A prior version of his profile reported Richard was also a carpenter, citing Gladys Merrill Covell, 80 immigrants : our Merrill-Covell pedigree (Detroit, Mich.: Privately published, 1969), [79-80]; digital images by subscription, Ancestry.com.

Erroneous associations on FindAGrave. As of 2021, Richard Norman, memorial 148404203 links to memorial of erroneous wife, Margaret Alford Norman, memorial 148404364. Further associates Margaret as the mother of Richard's children.

Some reliable references. In 1995, Robert Charles Anderson published a sketch of the immigrant. In 2002, Leslie Mahler discovered and published the baptismal records for most of Richard's children. The information in these more recent works varies only slightly from the earlier work by Walter Goodwin Davis in Ancestry of Sarah Stone .. (1930).

Sources

↑ See Research Notes.
↑ Leslie Mahler, "The English Origin of Richard1 Norman of Salem Massachusetts," The American Genealogist, 77 (2002):102-103; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
↑ See Richard Norman 1622 baptismal entry (transcription) Michael Russell, "Dorchester: Baptisms Holy Trinity Church 1618-1669"; web content, Dorset Online Parish Clerks; "Richard sonne of Richard [Norman]."
↑ Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1334-1336 (Richard Norman), in particular, p. 1334; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
↑ Robert Charles Anderson, Great American Newsletter, 24 (2015):109; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
↑ Testimony of Richard Brackenbury, 20 January 1680, citing "B. 5, p. 497," James Kimball, "Gleanings from the Records of the County of Essex," Essex Institute Historical Collections, multiple vols., 13 (1875):138-39; digital images, Hathi Trust.
↑ Walter Goodwin Davis, The Ancestry of Sarah Stone ... (Portland, Me., The Southworth Press, 1930), 45-54 (Norman), in particular, 45; digital images, HathiTrust.
↑ Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1334-1336 (Richard Norman), in particular, p. 1334; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
↑ Walter Goodwin Davis, The Ancestry of Sarah Stone ... (Portland, Me., The Southworth Press, 1930), 45-54 (Norman), in particular, 45; digital images, HathiTrust.
↑ George Francis Dow, Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts, multiple vols. (Salem, Mass. : Essex institute, 1911-1975), 3:369n; digital images, Hathi Trust.
↑ Leslie Mahler, "The English Origin of Richard1 Norman of Salem Massachusetts," The American Genealogist, 77 (2002):102-103; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
↑ John Norman 1606 baptismal record, "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001"; database (only), FamilySearch; mother indexed as "Florence." Note: Leslie Mahler reports this as 1606/7.
↑ Elizabeth Norman 1610 baptismal record, "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001"; database (only), FamilySearch; mother indexed as "Florence." Note: Leslie Mahler reports this as 16010/11.
↑ Margaret Norman 1614 baptismal record, "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001"; database (only), FamilySearch; mother indexed as "Florence Norman." Note: Leslie Mahler reports this as 1614/15.
↑ Susan Norman 1617 baptismal record, "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001"; database (only), FamilySearch; mother indexed as "Flourance."
↑ Florence Norman 1619 baptismal record, "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001"; database (only), FamilySearch; mother indexed as "Florence."
↑ Richard Norman 1622 baptismal entry (transcription) Michael Russell, "Dorchester: Baptisms Holy Trinity Church 1618-1669"; web content, Dorset Online Parish Clerks; "Richard sonne of Richard [Norman]."
↑ Leslie Mahler, "The English Origin of Richard1 Norman of Salem Massachusetts," The American Genealogist, 77 (2002):102-103, in particular, 102, 102n; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
See also--
Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume IV, I-L (2005), 308-315 (Robert Lockwood); digital images, American Ancestors.