Theoda
Norton
Born before in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of Nathan Norton
and [mother unknown]
Sister of
Gideon Norton, Sarah (Norton) Daggett, Hepsibah Norton, Eunice (Norton) Cunningham, Ansel Norton, Silas Norton, Ruth Norton and Dinah Norton
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
THE NORTON FAMILY (from A History of Martha's Vineyard, Vol. 3) [1]
100. Nathan 4 Norton, (Thomas, 3 Isaac 2 Nicholas 1 ), b. abt. 1700; res. E. [Edgartown], husbandman. Little information about him is obtainable and the name of his wife is unknown.* They had the following named children:
Note*: A great grandson, Benjamin Hammett Norton stated that her name was Sarah Vinson, but the author has not been able to verify it. From the names of the children many of them new in the Norton family (Gideon, Ansel, Theoda), it is probable that his wife was not an Island woman.
- 170. Gideon, 5 b. (1728); bapt. 1743.
- 171. Sarah, b. (1730); m. Prince Daggett (411) bef. 1753.
- 172. Hepsibah, b. (1732).
- 173. Eunice, b. (1734); m. John Cunningham (11) 6 Jan. 1748-9.
- 174. Ansel, b. 1736-7.
- 175. Silas, b. 1740; m. Bathsheba Merry (33) 6 Dec. 1764.
- 176. Ruth, bapt. 11 Mch. 1744.
- 177. Dinah, bapt. 6 July 1746.
- 178. Theoda, bapt. 27 Nov. 1748.
Sources
- ↑ Banks, Charles Edward. The History of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts. Dukes County, MA: Dukes County Historical Society, 1925. Vol 3, pp. 349-350.
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