Susannah (Heard) Norris (abt. 1660 - abt. 1719)

Born about 1660 in St. Mary's, Maryland, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Wife of John Norris Sr. — married 1679 in St. Mary's, Maryland

Descendants

Died about 1719 at about age 59 in St. Mary's, Maryland, British Colonial America

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Biography

Susannah was born in 1660. Susannah Heard passed away in 1709. ^[1]

Evidence that Susanna Heard married John Norris comes from her mother's will, in which she names her daughter Susanna Norris and son-in-law John Norris.^[2]

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Susanna was born about 1660. She passed away about 1719.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Michelle Ladner, May 4, 2013
2. ↑ "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYMD-WD3?cc=1803986&wc=SNYZ-K6J%3A146536401%2C149436801 : 20 May 2014), St. Mary's > Wills 1658-1733 vol 1 > image 84 of 200; Hall of Records, Annapolis.

• Norris Nexus, Volumes 1-8 by Lynn Wood, Nexus Publications, 1989 - Registers of births, etc

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• John Norris Sr, possibly the son of Thomas Norris Sr. and Anne Hynson, was born about 1653 in St. Mary’s County, Maryland. He married Susanna Heard about 1679 in St Mary’s County, Maryland. He died August 2, 1710 in St Mary’s County, Maryland.

The marriage of John Norris and Susanna Heard was from the Will of Susanna Heard 23 May 1706; 9 Dec 1707 SMC MD (widow of John Heard): To son William, Executor: dwelling plantation "Poole" lately bought by deceased husband from Thomas Salmon; 130 acres part of 2 patents "Heard's Choice" and "Ossly", 330 acres granted to late husband. To son John: 100 acres "Nevitt's"; if he dies without issue, to son, William, grandson. To John Norris and heirs and in turn to grandchildren Luke, Mark, and Elizabeth Norris and their heirs: 50 acres, part of aforesaid patents. To sons-in-law John Norris and Nicholas Mills; daughter Mary Tant; grandchildren Matthew Tant, Monica Norris, and Elizabeth Heard; to daughter Susanna Norris and John Harding's [children]: personalty. Grandchildren to receive their legacies at majority. Witnesses: Benjamin Gough, Justinian Greenwell, Elizabeth Wheatley.

Susanna Heard was born 1660 in SMC MD. She died about 1719 in SMC MD, daughter of John Heard, d 1696 and Susanna Hudson, d after 1709 in SMC MD.