Elizabeth (Norwood) Branch (1668 - 1750)

Born 1668 in Surry, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Wife of Francis Branch — married 1685 in Isle of Wight, Colony of Virginia, Colonial America

Descendants

Died 12 Dec 1750 at about age 82 in Southampton County, Virginia

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Biography

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]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Norwood-46#1702__Will_and_Death
2. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial Number: 98445049 -- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98445049

History

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

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Source Information: GENI.COM RECORDS

Surry Tithable

Sarah Lewis

William Norwood, Jr

Lydia Sowerby (Sosebee) 

Half Siblings:  Winifred (Conner) King

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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

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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.

Community Tree

1749 --- THE GENEANET COMMUNITY TREES INDEX

Name: Elizabeth Norwood

Gende: F (Female)

Birth Date: 1666

Birth Plaec: Surry County (Surry), Virginia, USA

Death Date: 28 oct. 1749 (28 Oct 1749)

Death Place: Southampton County, Virginia, USA

Father: William Norwood

Mother: Lydia Jordan

Spouse: Francis Branch

Children: Ann Branch

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Researcher: Richard Parker

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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

Has Bio?: No

Father: William Stewart Norwood

Mother: Lydia Norwood

Spouse: Francis Branch

Children: Jane William --- Ann Tyus

URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98445049/elizabeth-branch

Researcher: Richard Parker

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

• Source: S-2125790991 Repository: #R-2144539332 Public Member Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=350968&pid=1882.

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