George Norton1

#3410, (circa 1610 - 1659)

Family

Mary _____ b. c 1610
Children 1.Freegrace Norton1 (c 1635 - )
 2.John Norton1 (c 1637 - )
 3.Nathaniel Norton1 (c 1639 - )
 4.George Norton Jr1 (c 1641 - )
 5.Mary Norton1 (1643 - )
 6.Mehitable Norton1 (c 1645 - )
 7.Sarah Norton1 (c 1646 - )
 8.Hannah Norton1 (c 1649 - )
 9.Abigail Norton1 (c 1651 - )
 10.Elizabeth Norton1 (c 1654 - 1677)
Birth*circa 1610He was born circa 1610.1 
1629He migrated to Salem, Massachusetts, in 1629.1 
between 1629 and 1659He was a carpenter and innkeeper between 1629 and 1659.1 
Marriage*circa 1633He married Mary _____ circa 1633 at MassachusettsG.1 
30 June 1640He and Mary _____ were in Court on 30 June 1640 at Salem Quarterly Court, Essex Co., MassachusettsG.2 
Death*1659He died in 1659 at Massachusetts.1 
Probate*November 1659His estate was probated in November 1659 at Essex Co., MassachusettsG.3 

Citations

  1. [S292] Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), online AmericanAncestors.org, pp. 1336-39.
  2. [S602] George Francis Dow, compiler, Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County Massachusetts (Salem, Mass.: The Essex Institute, 1911–1919), I:18: "Will of Bethia Cartwright of Salem, deceased, dated May 2, 1640, proved June 30, 1640. No executor being named, John Jackson is appointed administrator. Georg Norton had expended about 51i. under the deacons' hands during her sickness, which is to be paid him, the coat mentioned in the will to be made a part of it. Norton's man attended her.*"
    footnote "**She bequeathed " my bed, my bolster and two pillow-beres with a blancet and a coverlet unto Elizabeth Capon my sister in walderswick in Sutf item I give unto Mary Norton the wife of Georg Norton in Salem my best coat, item I giue unto my sister above said thre peuter platters and a double saltseller, item I give vnto John Jackson the son of John Jackson half a dozen spoones and a porrenger, item I give unto Margret Jackson the wife of John Jackson of Salem my box of linning, with a payre of shetes, item I will that fower payer of sheets be sold to pay pt of my debts, item I give unto Elizabeth Kellem a surg wasot. Item I give unto John Jackson aforesaid my bible, item I will that my two best cloath wascotes to be sold as my shets aforesaid. Item I give unto Elezabeth Nicksone my payer of Anderens, item I will that ray napkins and bord cloaths to be sold as my wascots aforesaid.""
  3. [S602] George Francis Dow, Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, II:191; amount of inventory of his estate £136. 11s. 6d.; Mary had ten children: Mary Norton mentioned. Children: Freegrace, aged twenty-four years ; John, aged twenty-two; Nathanyell, aged twenty; George, aged eighteen; Mary, aged sixteen; Mehittabell, aged fourteen; Sarah, aged twelve; Hannah, aged ten; Abigaill, aged eight; Ellizabeth, aged five years.