Issac Norton (1641 - 1723)

Born 3 May 1641 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts

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Died 3 May 1723 at age 82 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts

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Biography

Isaac Norton was born 3 May 1641 at Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. He was the son of Nicholas Norton and Elizabeth Isaac. Isaac, a farmer, married Ruth Bayes about 1663. Ruth was born 2 July 1643.

Children of Isaac Norton and Ruth Bayes

1. HANNAH,3 b. 1664; m. JOSHUA DAGGETT
2. ABIGAIL, b. 1666; m. (Richard?) WEEKS
3. JACOB, b. 1668
4. BENJAMIN, b. 1671
5. SAMUEL, b. 1674
6. SARAH, b. 1676, m. EBENEZER HAWES of Yarmouth, Mass. 22 Feb. 1699-1700
7. THOMAS, b. 1678
8. ISAAC, b. 1680
9. RUTH, b. 1681; m. ISRAEL DAGGETT 31 Jan. 1701
10. JOSEPH, b. 1682
11. MERCY, b. 1687; m. 30 Nov 1715 in Edgartown to James Claghorn, son of Shubael Claghorn and Jane Lovell. Mercy had a child, Samuel Osborn out of wedlock with Reverend Samuel Osborne.^[1]

Samuel Osborn was born about 1711 at Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts.^[2] He was the son of Reverend Samuel Osborne and Mercy Norton. Samuel's parents never married.

"The library of the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) has the manuscript of volume III of Dr. Charles E. Banks' history of Martha's Vineyard. The manuscript (Mss A B32) is titled "Settlers of Martha's Vineyard" and contains much information not included in the published history. A note in Osborn section of the manuscript reads "Dukes Co. Court Rec., 1711. Samuel Osborn convicted of being the father of an illegitimate child born of the body of Mercy Norton. Ordered to pay the mother 1/6 per week until the child be three years of age and thereafter for four years 1/- per week."^[3]

Isaac Norton died 3 May 1723 at Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts. His estate was administered by his son Jacob. Inventory showed property to the value of £73-6-6, which was divided among the heirs 28 March 1723.

Sources

1. ↑ Nutfield Genealogy - Norton of Martha's Vineyard : accessed 11 Apr 2018.
2. ↑ Charles Edward Banks, History of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts, Vol. 3 (Edgartown, Massachusetts: Dukes County Historical Society, 1966), 494-495.
3. ↑ Osborneorigins.org - Samuel Osborn, Mercy Norton : citing numerous sources.

• The History of Martha's Vineyard by Dr. Charles Banks: Volume III Family Genealogies: pp. 341 - 382. - The Norton Family : accessed 11 Apr 2018.
• U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.