Desire Luce

!Last name is possably NORTON but there is no proof to support it.Bk.by M.F.

McCourt,"American Desc. of Henry Luce of Martha's Vineyard"FHL# 919.273/L962a.

Vol.1,Pg.17. Henry Luce's property was next to Nicholas NORTON's but no record

that Nicholas or his oldest son,Isaac ever had a dau.named Desire. As of 1996.

Profile last modified 10 May 2023 | Created 6 Jun 2011

Biography

"The NORTON last name came from a long forgotten source in 1973/6; and there is no known proof to support it."[1]

Marriage and Children

Husband: Robert Luce
Wife: Desire Norton
Child: Judith Luce
Child: Henry Luce
Child: Samuel Luce
Child: Jonathan Luce
Child: Desire Luce
Child: Mary Luce
Child: Mercy Luce
Marriage:
Date: Bef 22 Jul 1689

Research Notes

Desire has been disconnected as a daughter of Nicholas Norton Jr. (abt.1610-aft.1690) and Elizabeth (Isaac) Norton (abt.1612-1690). I found no indication in the sources that their family included a daughter Desire, and Given that Elizabeth had her first child in 1641, it's not likely that she could be the mother of Desire. Cole-12288 20:33, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Norton-571

Desire (Norton) Luce (1670 - abt. 1703)

Desire Luce formerly Norton

Born 1670 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay

Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling%28s%29 unknown]

Wife of Robert Luce — married 22 Jul 1689 [location unknown]

Mother of Judith (Luce) Dunham, Henry Luce, Samuel Luce, Jonathan Luce, Desire Luce, Mary (Luce) Robinson and Mercy Luce

Died about 15 Dec 1703 at about age 33 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay

Sources

↑ THE AMERICAN DESCENDANTS OF HENRY LUCE OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD 1640-1985 3 Vol and 1987 Indexed Addendum by Martha McCourt and Thomas Luce. vol 1 p 17. Internet Archive (borrow).
THE HISTORY OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD Vol III (1925) by C. E. Banks. vol 3, page 249. HathiTrust.
The Litchfield Family in America 1630-1900. (1901) Wilford J. Litchfield. p 35. Internet Archive.
Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Desire-2 created through the import of oldweymouthfamilies072011.GED on Jul 5, 2011 by Alyson X.
WikiTree profile Norton-571 created through the import of Ancestors of PBHowe.ged on Jun 6, 2011 by Buck Howe.
WikiTree profile Norton-1049 created through the import of Bartlett_Barden_Gray Family.ged on Jun 11, 2012 by David Bartlett.