Rev. William Norton, of Ipswich

William Norton migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Great Migration (Series 2), by R. C. Anderson, vol. 5, p. 280)

Rev. William Norton

• born circa 1626 at of Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
• died on 30 April 1694 at Ipswich, Essex, MA; Age 68 at death.1
• Father William Norton2 b. c 1580
• Mother Alice Browest2 b. c 1600

Married

1. Lucy Downing b. 13 Mar 1625, d. 5 Feb 1698. Daughter of Rev. Emanuel Downing and Lucy Winthrop, married circa 1649.1,3 3

Family

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Downing-648

Lucy Downing was born in Suffolk Co., England c1625, daughter of Emmanuel Downing and his second wife Lucy Winthrop. Her family came to New England, settling at Salem, Massachusetts in 1638, [1] on the ship Thomas and Frances. [2]

Lucy married William Norton of Ipswich, Massachusetts c1649. [1] According to Anderson her husband's origin are unknown. [3]

Her husband William wrote his will on April 28, 1694/5, in it he left bequests to: [4]

• eldest son John Norton, 10s , having given him his portion already
• my daughter Elizabeth 'Wanrite', L80, to be paid in L20 increments over 4 years
• my son Bonus Norton, to be sole executor - 20s and all my dwelling house and lands, my household goods and my flock of cattle
• my wife Lucy - all her care and maintenance by son Bonus [4]

He died at Ipswich a few days later, on April. 30, 1694/5. [5]

Widow Lucy Norton died at Ipswich on February 5, 1697/8. [1] [5]

Children of Lucy Downing and William Norton:

1. John Norton+1 b. c 1665, d. 3 Oct 1716
2. Elizabeth born ___; married John Wainwright on March 10, 1674. [5]
3. Bonus.
4. ? William born on February 12, 1660/1 [6]; not mentioned in William's 1694 will. [4]
5. ?Lucy born on January 25, 1662/3 [6]; ; not mentioned in William's 1694 will. [4]

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Conflicting origins

[Husband William Norton. TAG: 16: 1939: p. 111 states William's parents were William Norton and Alice Bownest, however Anderson indicates his origins are unknown. GM:V:2007: p. 280-2]

Source for parents, spouse, etc TAG 15:202; TAG 15:197-207; TAG 16:111 "Letter from Lucy Downing [mother] to John Winthrop Jr. dated 17 Dec 1648: "My daughter Lucie was a little geinge to be maryed to Mr. Eyers sonne, Thomas I meane, but ... nowe wee are apon an earnest motion with Mr. William Norton". [footnote: William Norton came to New England 1635 being about 25, and married, probably not long after this letter, Lucy, d/o Emanuel and Lucy Downing. William is explicitly names as "my sonn Norton" in a letter dated 23 Feb 1658/9 (ibid. p. 49).]" [1]

References

1. The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) "George Norton of Salem, Massachusetts" by Herbert F. Seversmith. Vol. 16, p. 111. < AmericanAncestors >
2. http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p3975.htm#... cites
   1. [S14] Unknown author, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Clarence Almon Torrey., p. 540.
   2. [S11674] Genealogy.com, Ancestors of Stanley Elmer Allen.
   3. [S61] Unknown author, Family Group Sheets, Family History Archives, SLC
3. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Norton-1684 cites
   1. Winthrop Papers", in Massachusetts Historical Society (Boston, Massachusetts). Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society. (C. C. Little and J. Brown, 1846), Fifth Series, Vol. 1, p. 36.
   2. Great Migration 1634-1635, M-P. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume V, M-P, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007. featured name. < AmericanAncestors.Org >
   3. http://gw.geneanet.org/tdowling?lang=en;pz=timothy+michael;nz=dowli...
   4. Researches For New England Pedigrees, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass.,1848) Vol. 2, Page 399. < GoogleBooks > “29 Aug 1635 William Norton xxv yeres old is to transport himself to New England & to imbarque himself in the Hopewell...”
4. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Downing-648 cites
   1. Hyde, Myrtle Stevens. "A Study of the Downing Family in England, with Connections In Early New England" in: The American Genealogist, Volume 74, D. L. Jacobus, New Haven, Connecticut, 1999, p. 173-4. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)
   2. Passenger Ships, 1636-40: Part II in: Great Migration Newsletter, Volume 21: No. 4: 2012, p. 28 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2018.)
   3. Anderson, Robert C. William Norton in : Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume V, M-P, New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston, Massachusetts, 2007, p. 280-2 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010.)
   4. Case 19639: p. 1-3: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-188, (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
   5. Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume II: Marriages and Deaths, The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1910, p. 320: 639
   6. Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume I: Births, The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1910, p.277