Elizabeth was born in 1668 in Surry County, Virginia and a child of William Norwood and Lydia Jordan She was named in her father's will, dated 6 June 1702 [1] Elizabeth passed away on October 29,1749 in Southampton County, Virginia. [2]
When Elizabeth Norwood was born in 1668, in Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America, her father, William Stewart Norwood, was 45 and her mother, Elizabeth Jordan, was 33. She married Francis Branch in 1685, in Southampton, Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 12 daughters. She died on 28 October 1749, in Surry, Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America, at the age of 81.
Researcher: Richard Parker
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Facts
Elizabeth Norwood
Birth Date: Circa 1666
Birth Location: Surry County, Virginia
Death Date: Before December 12, 1750
Death Location: Southampton County, Virginia
Burial Location: Southampton, Virginia
Father: William “the Immigrant” Norwood, Sr.
Mother: Lydia Lyson
Spouse:
Francis Branch
Children:
1, Francis Branch
2, George Branch
3, Elizabeth Cord
4, Mary Bruton
5, Jane Branch
6. Martha Branch
7, Ann Branch
8. Lydia branch
9. Sarah Branch
10. Benjamin branch
11, Hannah Branch
Siblings:
1, Anna Catherine Norwood
2, Richard Lewis Norwood
Researched and Compiled By: Richard Parker
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Surry Tithable
Sarah Lewis
William Norwood, Jr
Lydia Sowerby (Sosebee)
Half Siblings: Winifred (Conner) King
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information: GENI.COM RECORDS
Property Transaction
1713 --- Richard Norwood and George Norwood witnessed a land transaction between Benjamin Chapman and Francis Branch. Francis Branch purchased 380 acres on Blackwater Swamp
Deed Book: 2 1704-1715
Page: 262
Date: October 22, 1712
County: Isle of Wight County
State: Virginia
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information: ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VIRGINIA COURT RECORDS, Isle of Wight County, Virginia.
Special Note: Richard's sister, Elizabeth, is Francis Branch's wife.
Appraisal Error
1736 --- Elizabeth Norwood
An error in appraising negroes which were her dower in my father's estate. :Sign: Thomas Clarke, executor of William Norwood, who was the administration of Elizabeth Norwood.
Recorded: June 29, 1736
The Great Book, 121
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information: WILLS AND ADMINISTRATIONS OF ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VIRGINIA 1647-1800 BOOK: II, compiled by Blanche Chapman, 1938, page: 80.
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Cemetery
1749 --- GLOBAL FIND A GRAVE INDEX FOR BURIALS AT SEAS AND OTHER LOCATIONS 1300'S-CURRENT
Name: Elizabeth Branch
Maiden Name: Norwood
Birth Date: 1668
Birth Place: Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
Death Date: 28 Oct 1749
Death Place: Southampton County, Virginia, United States of America
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Global, Find A Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. --- Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi. --- Description: This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® for burials at sea and other select burial locations. The records are dated between the 1300s and the present. Find a Grave® provides users a virtual cemetery experience, with images of grave markers from around the world, photos, biographies, and other details uploaded by volunteers.
References
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