Born about in Shelton, Bedfordshire, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Wells
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Thomas Norton
— married
5 May 1631 in Shelton, Bedfordshire, England
Descendants 
Mother of
John Norton, Anne (Norton) Warner, Grace (Norton) Seward, Thomas Norton Jr. and Mary (Norton) Rockwell
Died
at about age 37
in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut
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| Grace (Wells) Norton migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm |
Contents |
Biography
- Ancestor of actor Josh Duhamel[1]
Name
Origins in Bedfordshire, England
- In 1978, Douglas Richardson identified the origins of Thomas and Grace (Wells) Norton as being the area of Shelton, Bedfordshire, England; however, he stated he was unable to identify her parents with certainty.[2] In a followup article in 1980, he identified her father as John Wells.[4] The key evidence was the will of her grandfather which left a bequest to Grace Wells, daughter of his son John Wells. While not 100% conclusive, this is almost certainly the correct ancestry of Grace (Wells) Norton. The will of John Wells, if found, would likely confirm the identification. No wife was identified for this John Wells.
- Note: Grace has been detached from Hugh Wells and Frances Belcher as parents. They were not her parents, and they were also not married to each other. More information is on the profile of Hugh Wells and on the bulletin board messages on his profile.
Birth
- About 1611, in Bedfordshire, England [2]
- Estimate based on marriage.
Immigration
- before 1639 unknown ship, at Guilford, Connecticut 1639
- See footnotes for husband
Marriage and Children
- Thomas Norton on 5 May 1631 in Shelton, Bedfordshire, England.[2][5]
- Children of Thomas Norton and Grace Wells:
- Grace Norton, Christened 13 Jan 1632/3 in Dean, Bedfordshire, England.
- John Norton, Christened 15 Feb 1634/5 in Dean, Bedfordshire, England.
- Thomas Norton, Christened 6 Aug 1637 in Dean, Bedfordshire, England.
- Grace (Wells) Norton had more children, born in New England.
Death
- 7 Aug 1648 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut. [6]
Sources
- ↑ WDYTYA: Family Tree of Josh Duhamel>> Larry >> Vergil Baker>> Clifford>> Florence Perry>> Diantha Weeks>> Joseph>> Martha Bliss>> Mary Loomis>> Mary Rockwell>> Mary Norton>> Grace Wells
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 English Origins of Thomas and Grace Norton of Guilford, Connecticut, by Douglas Richardson, TAG Vol 54 (1978), pages 179-180, citing parish record. American Ancestors (subscription)
- ↑ Yates
- ↑ Douglas Richardson, "The Ancestry of Grace (Wells) Norton of Guilford," in The American Genealogist, vol. 56 (1980): p 170 – 172. American Ancestors (subscription)
- ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N6VC-XLM ), Thomas Norton and Grace Wells, 05 May 1631; citing Shelton, Bedford, England.FHL microfilm 1,066,952.
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 25 March 2019), memorial page for Grace Welles Norton (1610–7 Aug 1648), Find A Grave: Memorial #162059736, citing Village Green Cemetery, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Mookie (contributor 47515129) .
- "Josh Duhamel." Who Do You Think You Are? (Season 11, Episode 2). TLC. 10 Dec 2018.
- Douglas Richardson, English Origins of Thomas and Grace Norton of Guilford, Connecticut in The American Genealogist, vol 54 (1978): pages 179-180. [AmericanAncestors.org LINK.
- Douglas Richardson, "The Ancestry of Grace (Wells) Norton of Guilford," in The American Genealogist, vol. 56 (1980): p 170 – 172. AmericanAncestors.org LINK
- Jordan, John W. Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1915, Vol. 3. pg. 1268-1270)
Acknowledgment
- Thank you to Todd Gross for creating WikiTree profile Wells-5619 through the import of Gross Family Tree.ged on Oct 7, 2013.
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Rejected matches › Mary (Unknown) Griggs (bef.1600-1639) › Ina M. (Wells) Grace › Grace Unknown (1613-)
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Maybe someone could also do some searching to see if there's any conflicting evidence?
Ann
23 Jan 2016 - Have now disconnected her from Hugh Wells and Frances Belcher (who were not married to each other) as parents of Grace, with a note in the biography under "Uncertain Parents." Thanks!