John Norris (c.1683) - c (1740) m. (Aug. 1685) Elizabeth Parsons/Capell (1666/67) - (c Nov. 1714) m. (Apr. 1716) Mary Newman Note a Benjamin Capell married Elizabeth's mother about the time Elizabeth married John. Benjamin would be Elizabeth's step-father, thus the reason one source lists John's first wife as Elizabeth Capell.

The name of Elizabeth Parsons, as correctly used by both Davis and Josserand, is the same person named by Myers as Elizabeth Capell. Elizabeth's mother (Isabel) married 1st. Thomas Parsons and had six daughters. After Thomas died in 1711, (Isabel) married Benjamin Capell. Added note as of 5 Oct 1999 -

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Parsons-1623

The parentage of Elizabeth, wife of John Norris, cannot be proved. A careful examination of the land records of Anne Arundel County reveals that the Parsons, Holland, Parrish, Price, Capell and Norris families lived near each other in the Herring Bay area of Anne Arundel County. They often witnessed each other’s wills and land transactions. Elizabeth is placed as the wife of John Norris for the following reasons:

Thomas Parsons’ will mentions his daughter Elizabeth and leaves her one shilling.[1] She has a legacy less than any of her sisters who all received lands or livestock. Perhaps Elizabeth had done something to anger her father, or he had already settled some goods on her. She is called Elizabeth Parsons in the will which seems to indicate she was not married when it was written 10 OCT 1683. It is possible Thomas Parsons was a Quaker like the Holland and Price families. Maybe Elizabeth had given up the Quaker religion. Since John and Elizabeth had their children baptized in the Anglican Church, Norris was definitely not a Quaker.

There is definite proof that Isabell Parsons, the sister of Elizabeth, married Anthony Holland because it is stated in Holland’s will. The will of Benjamin Capell reveals a close relationship between him and the Norris and Holland families. He leaves legacies to Elizabeth Norris and Benjamin Norris.

A final connection is the land tract called St. Thomas’s Neck. John Norris purchased this tract from Ralph Bazill in 1685, but the land was originally patented by Thomas Parsons in 1664. The land records of Anne Arundel Co. were destroyed in 1704 when the court house burned down. There is no way of knowing how Ralph Bazill gained title to this land, but the sale proves John Norris was living close to the Parsons family.[2]

sources

1. ↑ AA Co. Wills Liber 4/28
2. ↑ AA Co. land records IH3/106
3. Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4ZN-5HZ : 24 February 2016), John Norris in entry for Joseph Norris, 20 Feb 1705; citing Birth, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States, various libraries, churches, historical and national societies, private and public records; FHL microfilm 13,280.

Kenny-549 14:20, 14 February 2015 (EST)

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RECORD:

1. Gertrude Cleghorn Josserand (Mrs. Guy D.), Kentucky Descendants of Thomas Norris of Maryland 1630 - 1953 and Allied Families ((1916) Edwards Brothers Inc. Ann Arbor, Mich.), pg. 2, New England Historic Genealogical Society, CS/71/N858/1953.

"She is listed as daughter of Thomas and Isabell Parsons of England."

2. Thomas Miller Myers, The Norris Family of Maryland ((1916) William Clemens, Publisher New York, New York), pg. 5, New England Historic Genealogical Society, CS/71/N858/1916. This work is not documented. "

John Norris married 1st. about 1685 Elizabeth Capell, daughter of Benjamin Capell (d. 1711) and his wife Isabel (d. 1717)."

The Norris family of Maryland

Married John Norris in 1685, Elizabeth is the daughter of Benjamin Capell (d. 1711) and his wife Isabel (d. 1717.

They had issue:

Elizabeth born May 6, 1686, Baptized August 18, 1700

Susannah, born February 2, 1687, Baptized August 18,18 1700

John, born February, 28 1691, Baptized August 18, 1700

Hannah, born August 20, 1698, Baptized August 18, 1700

Benjamin, born August 20, 1698. Baptized August 18, 1700

Edward, born February 4, 1701 Baptized May 24, 1702

Joseph born February 20, 1705

Source:

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