Dorothy (Rowley) Norton (abt. 1623 - abt. 1652)

Born about 1623 in England

Wife of John Norton — married about 1644 in Bradford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died about 24 Jan 1652 at about age 29 in Branford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony [uncertain]

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Biography

Dorothy was born about 1623 in England, daughter of Thomas Rowley. She married about 1643, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut John Norton^[1]. They had at least four children. She died 24 January 1651/2, Branford, Connecticut ^[2]

Research Notes

• There is a discrepancy in her date of death. She died in either 1651 or 1652, probably in Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut.

Sources

1. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900; about Mrs. Dorothy Norton; Birth Place: EN ;Birth Year: 1623; Spouse: Name John Norton; Marriage Year:1644; Number Pages:1
2. ↑ White, Lorraine Cook, ed. ‘’The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55.’’ Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. Accessed at ancestry.com 29 May 2019

• John Norton Genealogy. Some Descendants of John Norton of Branford, 1622 - 1709, by Walter Whittlesey Norton : accessed online through Google Books on January 17, 2009.
• Eldredge, Zoeth S., Reverend John Norton of Middletown, NEHGR (NEHGS, Boston, 1899) Vol. 53, Page 87.
• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Branford, Page 122. She died 24 Jan 1652.