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Lydia Norwood (Jordan)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Surry County, Virginia Colony, Colonial America
Death: before March 07, 1703
Southwark Parish, Surry County , Province of Virginia, Colonial America
Place of Burial: Southwark Parish, Surry County, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Wife of William “the Immigrant” Norwood, Sr.
Mother of Anna Catherine Norwood; Richard Lewis Norwood, Surry Tithable; Elizabeth Branch; Sarah Lewis; William Norwood, Jr. and 3 others

Managed by: Patty Elliott
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About Lydia Norwood

Avatar: Surry Native. How do we know? The tithable proof of her son, see his avatar; plus, her grandson as well. This is a Jordaine family well documented with Barbados sugar plantation land and English property. Norwood denoted within the same community as the Cheroenhaka Nottoway, Black Creek deed work shows. Source: https://www.ancestry.com/boards/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=964&p=surname...

Lydia Jordan was born Abt. 1635, and died Abt. 1703 in Surry Co. Va. Burial: March 07, 1702/03, Wp, South Warke Par, Surry, Virginia.

Marriage:

  1. She married William Norwood on 1649, son of Richard Norwood and Elizabeth Stuard.

Children of Lydia Jordan and William Norwood are:

  1. Sarah Norwood, d. date unknown.
  2. Lydia Norwood, d. date unknown.
  3. +Mary Norwood, b. 1685, Northhampton, Virginia, d. 1764, Northhampton, Virginia.
  4. +Edward Norwood, b. 1662, d. Aft. 1707.
  5. William Norwood, b. Bet. 1672 - 1673, d. 1702.
  6. +George Norwood, b. 1671, d. April 21, 1749, Northampton, NC.
  7. Richard Norwood, b. 1674, d. 1731, Surry Co., Va. ????.
  8. +Elizabeth Norwood, b. 1682, d. 1749.

William was probably married more than once, but his only wife of record was Lydia, probably a member of the prominent Jordan family, as one of their sons was named George Norwood and this George Norwood was mentioned as "God-Child" in the will of Colonel George Jordan.

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Name: Lydia Jordan Gender: Female Birth Place: of VA Spouse Name: William Norwood Spouse Birth Place: EN Spouse Birth Year: 1623 Marriage Year: 1649 Marriage State: VA Number Pages: 1 U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

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http://alexcauthen.com/ancestry/norwood_william2.htm

Lydia Jordan Norwood's father is often referred to as Col. George Jordan who was apparently a man of substance and reputation. The assumption her maiden name is made because William (I) had close dealings with several of Col. Jordan's sons and by tradition. source for the above information


https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Jordan-1191

U. S. AND INTERNATIONAL MARRIAGE RECORDS 1560-1900 --- Name: William Norwood - Gender: Male - Birth Country: England - Birth Year: 1623 - Spouse's Name: Lydia Jordan - Gender: Female - Birth State: Virginia Marriage Year: 1649 - Married State: Virginia.

References

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Lydia Norwood's Timeline

1635
1635
Surry County, Virginia Colony, Colonial America
1660
1660
Henrico County, Virginia, United States
1665
1665
Surry, Northampton County, Virginia
1666
1666
Surry County, Virginia
1670
1670
Of, , Surry, Virginia
1672
1672
Surry, Surry County, Virginia
1672
Southampton Co Va, Southampton County, Virginia, United States
1676
April 21, 1676
Surry Co, Va
1703
March 7, 1703
Age 68
Southwark Parish, Surry County , Province of Virginia, Colonial America