NORTON

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions SC 8/140/6975
Petitioners: People of Hampshire. Addressees: King and council. Places mentioned: Hampshire. Other people mentioned: James de Norton, sheriff of Hampshire. Nature of request: Request to be allowed to make complaints against James de Norton for the time that he was sheriff of Hampshire, under the terms of the Ordinances.
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Date: Friday, August 18, 2006

Hampshire County Council records
Will of William Norton of Sway, Boldre, Hampshire, Planter
Date 1710
Description in Newfoundland
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Date: September 14, 2006

William Norton of Bonavista, Newfoundland 1708 is referred to in William Pickering's files, Salem, Mass. Norton is undoubtedly the same who left his will in Boldre, Hants. 1710 as a planter in Newfoundland. And of course the marriage of William Norton to Martha Lander in 1701 will catch the attention of any Bonavista researcher.

For my personal research I am looking at Thomas Flinn and his wife Jane buried in Bonavista 1808 and 1802 respectively. Also looking at the marriage in St. John's 1772 Thomas Flinn & Jane Norton.
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Norton, William will prob 1710, Boldre, Hants.

In the Name of God Amen I William Norton the elder of the tything of Sway within the ville of Bolder in the County of Southton a planter at Bonavista in the Newfoundland being weak and inform of body but of sound and perfect memory praise be given to God for the same and knowing the uncertainty of this life ----- and being desirous to settle things in order do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say first and principally I ----- my soul to Almighty God my creator and my body to the earth from whence it was taken and as ---- such worldly estate as the Lord in mercy ---- me my will and ------ is the same shall be (imployed?) and (beloved) heirs after by this my will expressed. And first I do revoke renounce (cunlralo?) and make void all wills by me formerly made and declare & (appryid?) this my last will and testament. Item I do give and bequeath unto my son John Norton the some of ten shillings. Item I do give and bequeath William Norton the some ten shillings. Item I give and bequeath unto Elizabeth my well beloved wife all that my ffreehold messuage or tenement and lands thereunto belonging with the appurtenances which I lately purchased of Richard & Richard situate in Waggs lane in the dist. of Spordle county of Southton England (coheir?) to my said wife for and during the term of her naturall life and from after -----her ---- I do give devise and bequeath the same unto my grandson Samuel Norton son of William Norton and to heirs and assigns forever upon condition that he shall pay unto my two grandchildren (space) and (space) sons of John Norton the some of five pounds apiece to be paid them within the space of two years next after the decease of my said wife if he be then possessed thereof. Item all the rest of my goods cattles and chattels of what r-- or nature soever they be and wheresoever whether in the Kingdom of England, the Newfoundland or elsewhere and not before by me given and bequeathed (my debts and funeral expenses being first paid and discharged) I do give and bequeath unto Elizabeth my said wife whom I do make my full ---- executrix of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have --- this my will to be written and have ---- sett my hand and seal this eight and twentieth day of January in the second year of the reign of our sovereign Lady Anne by the grace of God of Engld Scotland France & Ireland Queen defender of the Faith @ Anno Domi 1703.
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The famous Captain Abram Kean renamed Norton's Cove (in Newfoundland) to Brookfield.
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