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Elizabeth Norton[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]

Female 1637 - 1722  (~ 77 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Norton 
    Birth BY Abt 1637  York, Maine, New England, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Possibly even earlier, since their constant fights had the appearance of a long married couple.
    Gender Female 
    Court 5 Jul 1660  [7] 
    for "abusing her husband by many reviling & reproachful speeches as calling him rogue & rascal"
    Inventory 17 Feb 1689/90  [9] 
    totalling £731: 07: 00
    • Role: Appraiser
    Will 7 Dec 1714  Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 

    • Will of Elizabeth Stover, Probate Court, Plymouth, MA:

      IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. The Seventh day of December in the first year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord, George, by the grace of God of Great Brittan, France, and Ireland, Defender of the faith & c. Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and fourteen;

      I ELIZABETH STOVER of SCITTUATE in the County of Plymouth in the Provice of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, Spinster; Being of weak body but of sound memory; calling to mind my mortality, & the uncertainty of my Life, I do make & ordain this my Last Will and Testament In manner & form following, hereby revoking & making null & void all former Will or Wills by me made either by word or writing, ratifying & confirming this & no other to be my Last Will & Testament.

      First & principally I give & recomment my Soul into the hands of God yet gave it & my body to the earth to be buried after a Decent & Christian manner at the Discretion of my Executors hereafter named. - And as touching such worldly estate as the Lord hath blessed me with, I do give & bequeath & dispense of the same in manner following.

      Imprimiss: I give & bequeath unto my son JOHN STOVER the Summ of twenty & three pounds in silver money at eight shillings an ounce.

      Item. I give & bequeath unto my son DEPENDANCE STOVER the summ of twenty & three pounds in Silver money at Eight shillings an ounce.

      Item. I give & bequeath unto my son JOSIAH STOVER the summ of twenty & three pounds in Silver money at Eight shillings an ounce.

      Item. I give & bequeath unto my son GEORGE STOVER the summ of twenty & three pounds in Silver money at Eight shillings an ounce.

      Item. I give & bequeath unto my daughter ELIZABETH WALFOOT the summ of twenty & three pounds in Silver money at Eight shillings an ounce.

      Item. I give & bequeath unto my daughter SARAH LANCASTER the summ of twenty & three pounds in Silver money at Eight shillings an ounce.

      Item. I give & bequeath unto my daughter DEBORAH SAWYER the summ of twenty & three pounds in Silver money at Eight shillings an ounce.

      Item. I give & bequeath unto my daughter MARY WANTON the summ of twenty & three pounds in Silver money at Eight shillings an ounce.

      Item. I give & bequeath unto my daughter HANNAH BRYANT the summ of twenty & three pounds in Silver money at Eight shillings an ounce.

      Item. I give unto Phebie, my Negro woman slave, her freedom at my death, and ten pounds in silver money at eight shillings an ounce to be paid her by my Executors at the end of one month after my decease.

      Item. I give unto my said negro woman all her wearing cloths, together with the bed she lyeth on, and the bed stead & clothing which belongs to it.

      Item, I give unto Jonathan my Negro Lad, the Son of Phebie my negro woman, his freedom at my decease:

      Item I give unto the lad Jonathan all his wareing cloths, the bed whereon he lyeth and the clothing belonging to it, my Gun, and ten pounds in silver money at eight shillings an ounce to be paid him by my Executor when he shall arrive to the age of twenty and one years.

      Item. I give unto Jerrusha my Negro Girl the Daughter of Phebie my negro woman her freedom at my decease; Item I give the sd Jerusha her wareing cloths, & ten pounds in silver money at eight shillings an ounce, to be paid unto her by my Executor when she shall arrive at the age of eighteen years.
    Death Between 7 Dec 1714 and 4 Sep 1722  Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Probate 4 Sep 1722  Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Person ID I6724  Duane's Ancestors
    Last Modified 9 Jan 2020 

    Father Henry Norton,   b. 26 Nov 1618, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. BY 2 Mar 1658/9 (Age 40 years) 
    Relationship Stepchild 
    Mother Margaret ________,   b. BY Abt 1620   d. Aft 1660 (Age ~ 41 years) 
    Marriage BY Abt 1640  [1, 7, 11, 12] 
    Notes 
    • The suggestion is that Margaret was a widow when she married Henry and that Elizabeth is Henry's stepdaughter. I still think it's possible for Henry to have been the father of Elizabeth. [13]
    Family ID F2198  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sylvester Stover,   b. Abt 1628, Ipswich, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 21 Jul 1687 and 14 Feb 1689/90, Cape Neddick, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 59 years)  [1, 7, 8] 
    Marriage BY Abt 1653  York, Maine, New England, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12] 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Stover,   b. Abt 1653   d. Aft 1738 (Age ~ 86 years)
    +2. Dependence Stover,   b. Abt 1659   d. 25 Sep 1723, York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 64 years)
     3. Deborah Stover,   b. Abt 1667, York, Maine, New England, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jul 1734, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 67 years)
    +4. John Stover,   b. Abt 1653, York, Maine, New England, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 12 Apr 1748, York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 95 years)
    +5. George Stover,   b. Abt 1668   d. Between 12 Apr 1748 and 22 Mar 1753 (Age ~ 80 years)
    +6. Sarah Stover,   b. Abt 1656, York, Maine, New England, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Josiah Stafford,   b. Abt 1662, Cape Neddick, Maine, New England, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1743, Tiverton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 81 years)
     8. Mary Stover,   b. Abt 1664, York, Maine, New England, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Hannah Stover,   b. Abt 1670, York, Maine, New England, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 14 Oct 1735 and 17 Nov 1735, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 65 years)
    Family ID F2197  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - BY Abt 1637 - York, Maine, New England, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - BY Abt 1653 - York, Maine, New England, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - 7 Dec 1714 - Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Between 7 Dec 1714 and 4 Sep 1722 - Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 4 Sep 1722 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • GMSP makes the argument that she was most likely the step daughter of Henry, but definitely the daughter of Margaret.

  • Sources 
    1.  1.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 85:300, 00390.

    2.  2.  [S988] Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, 124, 00218.

    3.  3.  [S662] Mayflower Families, Vol. 18, Pt 1., 110, 00662.

    4.  4.  [S988] Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, 667, 00218.

    5.  5.  [S783] History of York, ME, 2:21, 00779.

    6.  6.  [S482] Torrey 1st, 716, 00395.

    7.  7.  [S576] TGMSP, Henry Norton, 00516.

    8.  8.  [S204] Richard Warren, 105, 00453.

    9.  9.  [S455] US ME Wills 1640-1760, 13, 00349.

    10.  10.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 85:301, 00390.

    11.  11.  [S602] Vital Records of MA, 1620-1850, Manchester:280, 00596.

    12.  12.  [S988] Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, 514, 00218.

    13.  13.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 00390.