'Norris04'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Norris of Hackney, Norris of London, Norris of Sheffield, Norris of Splate

                               
John Norris of Wincle, Devon
m. Agnes Galliampton
1. John Norris of Splate in Saint Decumans, Somerset
  m. Petronell Paslew (dau of John Paslew of Horwood)
  A. Hugh Norris of Splate (a 1573)
  m. Joan Clarke of Okey
  i. John Norris of Splate (a 1623)
  m1. Elizabeth (bur 13.03.1607/8)
  a. Thomas Norris (b c1606, d 10.08.1650)
  (1) Hugh Norris
  b. Anne Norris
  m. _ Pawlett
  (1) Thomas Pawlett (a 1661)
  m2. (06.07.1609) Joan Lewes (bur 08.06.1625, dau of William Lewes of Watchet)
  c. Hugh Norris in London, later of Hackney, Middlesex (bpt 15.09.1611, d c10.1661)
m. Susan Polsted (a 1661, dau of Henry Polsted of London)
  (1) Hugh Norris of London (d before 03.03.1692/3)
  m. Esther Watson (d before 25.08.1709)
  (A) Hugh Norris (b 1675) had issue
  (B) Henry Norris of London & Hackney (b 1677, d 19.06.1762)
  m1. (13.03.1702/3) Elizabeth Brookes of London (d 24.09.1718)
  (i) Hugh Norris of Rumsey, Hampshire (b 01.09.1705, d 1769)
  m1. Mary Skipp (dau of John (not George) Skipp of Ledbury (son of George by Elizabeth Norris))
  m2. Frances (bur 1773, widow of _ Dowse of Rumsey)
  (a) Hugh Norris (a 1780)
  m. Martha Moffat (dau of Andrew Moffat of Cranbrooke)
  (b)+ other issue (a 1780) - Henry, Frances (b c1759)
  (ii) Henry Norris of London then Woodford, later of Hackney (b 30.09.1707)
  m. (02.05.1733) Elizabeth Handley (d 16.02.1775, dau/coheir of Gervas Handley of London)
(a) Henry Handley Norris of London (b 20.02.1734/5)
  m. (17.10.1768) Grace Hest (dau of Rev. Thomas Hest of Warton)
  ((1))+ issue - Henry Handley (b 10.09.1769, d 16.10.1770), Henry Handley (b 14.01.1771, a 1780), Elizabeth (b 09.06.1773, d 10.05.1777), Anne Henrietta (b 09.05.1776, a 1780)
  (b)+ other issue - Hugh (b 28.01.1737/8, d infant), Peter Henry (b 01.02.1752), Elizabeth (b 21.11.1736, d unm 30.09.1778), Sarah (b 05.10.1743, d infant), Anne (b 10.08.1747, d infant)
(iii) Mary Norris (b 01.01.1711/2, d 1752 (or 03.05.1758))
  m. (27.03.1735) Peter Du Cane of Braxted Lodge (son/heir of Richard of Coggeshall)
  (iv)+ other issue - Benjamin (b 18.08.1709, d 08.1709), William (b 23.12.1712, d 12.1713), Elizabeth (b 01.06.1714, d 05.1715)
  m2. Sarah Sawyer (dsp 25.11.1752, dau of John Sawyer of London)
  (C) Esther Norris of Clapham (d unm before 31.05.1729)
  (2) Mary Norris
  m. Thomas Pretyman
  (3) Elizabeth Norris
  m. (17.06.1669) George Skipp of Ledbury
  (4)+ other issue - Polsted (dsp), Susan (a 1649)
  d. John Norris of Minchead, Somerset (bpt 14.07.1610, d before 14.05.1669)
  m. Mary
  (1)+ issue (a 1668) - John, Thomas, Alice, Elizabeth
  e. Joan Norris
  m. _ Lyneam of Cornhill
  f. Dorothy Norris
  m. _ Blake of Cornhill
  g.+ other issue (d before 1661?) - William, Henry, Elizabeth
  m3. Jane (bur 27.07.1609)
  B. Philip Norris
  m. _ Foord (dau of John Foord of Copenswell)
  i. Petronell Norris
2. Elizabeth Norris
  m. John Thomas of Collompton
3.+ other issue - William of Milverton, John of Wincley

 

 

Benjamin Norris of Sheffield (b c1679, d 12.02.1752)
1. Matthew Norris of Sheffield (b c1718, d 21.12.1761, razor smith)
  m1. (19.11.1739) Catherine Fox (d 14.04.1746, dau of Stephen Fox of Little Sheffield)
  A. Samuel Norris of Sheffield (b 07.08.1745, d 16.07.1817, razor manufacturer)
  m. (27.02.1770) Mary Jervis (d 31.01.1824, dau of John Jervis of Sheffield by Margaret Rawson)
  i. John Norris of Sheffield (b 21.01.1780, d 19.09.1826) had issue
  m. (13.07.1805) Frances Dixon (b 06.03.1782, d 21.07.1842, dau of Rev. James Dixon of Eclesfield)
  ii. Catherine Norris (b 09.12.1770)
  m. (27.09.1798) Rickards Ince of Wirksworth
  iii.+ other issue - Thomas (d 06.10.1816, later curate in Sussex), others (d young - Samuel, John, William, Margaret, Mary, Elizabeth)
  B.+ other issue - John (bpt 08.02.1743, d 26.02.1743), Elizabeth (bpt 22.01.1741, d unm)
  m2. Hannah Swift (d 22.12.1759)
  D.+ other issue - Matthew (b 1754-5, dsp 06.06.1775), Mary (b c1750, d 10.10.1752)
2.+ other issue - George, John

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : MGH (NS1, vol 1 (1874), 'Norris Pedigree', p101+)
(2) For lower section (originally uploaded 21.07.16 to NZmisc01) : FMG (vol 4, MS536, 'Fox-Norris', p1174)
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