William Norries

• William Norreys, Esq.1,2
• M, #35389, b. circa 1352
• William Norreys, Esq. was born circa 1352 at of Norreys in North Huish, Devonshire, England.2 He married Eleanor Colaton, daughter of Roger Colaton, circa 1375 at of Devonshire, England.2
• Family Eleanor Colaton b. c 1354
• Child
  • Eleanor Norreys+2 b. c 1376, d. b 12 Nov 1408
• Citations
• [S10942] Unknown author, Burke's Commoners, Vol. II, p. 541.
• [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 7.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1178.htm#... _________________
• William Norreis1
• M, #296402
• Last Edited=16 Jun 2008
• Child of William Norreis
  • Eleanor Norreis+1
• Citations
• [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1473. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
• From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p29641.htm#i296402 ______________
• Eleanor NORREYS
• Born: ABT 1382, Norries, Devonshire, England
• Father: William NORREYS
• Mother: ¿?
• Married: John FORTESCUE (Sir)
• Children:
  • 1. Joan FORTESCUE
  • 2. Henry FORTESCUE (Sir)
  • 3. John FORTESCUE (Sir Chief Justice)
  • 4. Richard FORTESCUE (Sir)
• From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/NORREYS.htm#Eleanor NORREYS1 ________________
• FORTESCUE, Henry (d.c.1458), of Wood Barton in Woodleigh and Fallapit in East Allington, Devon.
• 1st. s. of Sir John Fortescue (d.c.1435) of Whympstone, Devon by Eleanor, da. and h. of William Norris; er. bro. of John*. m. (1) bef. 1421, Katherine—of Wood Barton, ?1s.; (2) bef. 1424, Joan, da. of Edmund Bosom of Bosomzeal, Devon; (3) by 1437, Margaret, da. and h. of Nicholas Fallapit of Fallapit.1 1s.
• .... etc.
• From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/fo... ________________

The name of Norries has at least 2 potential derivations; one who cmae from the north or who lived in the north (there was a word norels or norrels meaning a northerner), or from one who cared for others (the word norrice for nurse). There are also references to Norels back in the 12th century and to a Robert le Norris in the 1297 Yorkshire Subsidy Roll.

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