Elizabeth Hopes

Elizabeth Norris was born 1558 in Congham, Norfolk County, Eng.

• Her father was John Norris b: ABT 1528 in Congham, Norfolk County, Eng 
• Her mother was  Alice Might b: ABT 1526 in Gunthorpe, Norfolk, Eng

She married Samuel Hopes

	  Children of Elizabeth Norris and Samuel Hopes are:

1. Samson Hopes was born in Norfolk County, Eng.
2. John Hopes was born in Norfolk County, Eng.
3. Geoffrey Hopes was born in Norfolk County, Eng.
4. Thomas Hopes
5. Richard Hopes

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The church St Mary of Dunham Magna

 Rectors 

1591 Cuthbert Norris by Tho Mighte Gent

1599 Cuthbert Norris STP by Henry Bastard Gent of Dunham (p485)

SECHEY MAGNA AND HARDWICK

 The All Saints CHURCH of North Rungton 

Gravestone
In memory of Osbert Hopes clerk who died November 20 1652 aged 70 (b. 1582)

Rectors

1592 Thomas Hopes by Francis Gardy one of the Queen's judges
1616 Osbert Hopes by Cuthbert Norris STP and Richard Hopes (p66)

Thomas Hopes rector of this church by his will dated March 3 1615 gave to his brother Richard Hopes and Cuthbert Norris DD his uncle an acre of land near the churchyard having divers buildings on it viz two capital messuages a barn and also a portion of tithes called Notley tithes with the advowson of the church of North Rungton to the intent that they should convey them to Trinity college Cambridge of which he had been formerly a member.

The college to present the brother or kindred of Hopes the rector to have the acre with the buildings on it for a parsonagehouse keeping it in repair and the Notley tithes paying a fee farm rent of 40s per ann and 111 12s per ann viz Sl 8s 8d to the vice master of Trinity college towards the maintenance of a poor scholar to enjoy it 5 years after his admission to be chosen by the vice master and mayor of Lynn out of Lynn free school. (p67)

An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk: Freebridge (concluded). North Greenhow. Happing. Holt. Launditch by Francis Blomefield, published by W. Miller, 1808 - Norfolk (England), republished by Google Books

Sources

Noel Currer-Brigs, Virginia Settlers and English Adventures (1970 Genealogical Publishing Co. Baltimore, Md.), pg. 222.

"Will fo Geoffery Might PCC1 20 Sep 1591 Proved 23 Jan 1595/6 by Thomas Might, Elizabeth Money and Edmund Monye. ....Nieces, daughters of sister Alice Norris, viz: Elizabeth Hopes ....Nephews Sampson Hopes, and Elizabeth Hopes now wife of Sampson Hopes 40/ - each. Nephews John Hopes, Geoffrey Hopes 40/-each at 21."

References

Bud Norris' Genealogy File (Legacy)