Mary Norton, of Piscataqua

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Mary Norton (Foxwell), of Piscataqua

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Piscataqua, York, Massachusetts Bay
Death: 1691 (48-49)
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Essex County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Richard Foxwell, of Piscataqua and Susanna Foxwell
Wife of George Norton
Mother of Mary West
Sister of Esther Rogers; Susannah Ashton; Sarah Curtis; Martha Foxwell; John Foxwell and 1 other
Half sister of Esther Rogers

Managed by: Roland Henry Baker, III
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About Mary Norton, of Piscataqua

This is Mary Foxwell of Piscataqua, York, Maine who married Geore Norton. Don't confuse her (or merge her) with Mary Foxwell of Barnstable Massachsusetts who married Hugh Cole. Both where daughters of a Richard Foxwell. Children:

MICHAEL NORTON 1674 –

AZARIAS NORTON 1676 –

Mary NORTON 1684 – 1762

SHADRACK NORTON 1696 – 1749

Joseph ?

This tells about the other Richard Foxwell of Piscataqua, York, Maine:

RICHARD, prob. at Piscataqua 1631, or earlier, for he had been home in 1632, but came back in Apr. 1633, yet perhaps in connex. with other men than those in whose dominion he was first, being soon engaged in the patent right of Lewis and Bonython, and sat down at Scarborough 1636, there m. Sarah, dughter of Richard Bonython, had Richard, John, Philip, and five ds. was in 1658 receiv. under jurisdict. of Mass. and in 1663, declared on 4 July that he and his neighbors desired their sov. Iord, the king to determine what jurisdiction they belonged to; d. 1677, aged 73. Folsom, 116. His son Philip was admistrator. Of the son Richard, prob. d. bef. his father; John m. a daughter of Richard Cumming, had Nathaniel, but the male line ended with him; Philip was a selectman of Scarborough 1681, d. without heirs, it is believ. 1690. The daughters well perpetuated the name as a baptial prefix. Esther m. 1657, Thomas Rogers; Lucretia m. James Robinson of Scarborough; Susanna m. John Ashton or Austin; Mary m. George Norton of York; and Sarah m. Joseph Curtis of Kittery. From this last desc. the portion of Cutts fam.

This tells about the other Richard Foxwell of Barnstable:

FOXWELL, JOHN, Barnstable 1643. JOHN, Scarborough, eldest s. of Richard of the same, d. prob. bef. his f. leav. wid. Deborah, 1677, to admin. his est. Richard, Salem, or Boston, prob. came in the fleet with Winth. desired adm. as freem. 19 Oct. 1630, and 18 May foll. was sw. perhaps went home, or rem. soon to Scituate, and may have been there prior, certain. was in 1634, hav. m. Ann Shelley, a serv. wh. came over that yr. as the ch. rec. of Roxbury proves; was one of the found. of the first ch. at Scituate, with Rev. John Lothrop, 8 Jan. 1635; but the ch. foll. are on rec. of Barnstable, Mary, b. 17, bapt. 30 Aug. 1636, wh. m. 8 Jan. 1655, Hugh Cole; Martha, 24 Mar. bapt. 22 Apr. 1638, m. 9 May 1669, Samuel Bacon; and Ruth, 25 Mar. bapt. 4 Apr. 1641; rem. to Barnstable bef. the b. of last ; there his s. John was bur. 21 Sept. 1646, and he d. 1668, says Deane, wh. tells of him as from Kent, yet, however, confus. him with the foll.

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Mary Norton, of Piscataqua's Timeline

1642
1642
Piscataqua, York, Massachusetts Bay
1684
January 18, 1684
York, York County, Maine, United States
1691
1691
Age 49
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Essex County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America