Deborah (Norwood) Harraden (1677 - 1762)

Born 4 Sep 1677 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin Harraden — married 15 Jan 1695 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Wife of Joseph York — married 23 May 1726 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 7 Jan 1762 at age 84 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Deborah was born 4 September 1677, ^[1] in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, to Francis Norwood Sr. and Elizabeth Coldam.

Deborah, d. Frances and Elezabeth, Sept. 4, 1677. [14: 7m: CTR]

Deborah married Benjamin Harraden on 15 January 1696. ^[2] in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts.

Deborah, and Benjamin Harraden, Jan. 15, 1695-6.

Their children:

1. Salomon, s. stillborn, Benjamin and Deborah, Dec. 23, 1696. ^[3]
2. Deborah, d. Benjamin and Deborah, July 9, 1698. ^[4]
3. Caleb, s. Benjamin and Deborah, Dec. 23, 1700. ^[4]
4. Susanna, d. Benjamin and Deborah, June 5, 1703. ^[5]
5. Joseph, s. Benjamin and Deborah, Dec. 26, 1705. ^[4]
6. Patiance, d. Benjamin and Deborah, Jan. 25, 1707-8. ^[4]
7. Benjamin, s. Benjamin and Deborah, Mar. 1, 1709-10. ^[5]
8. Exsperiance, d. Benjamin and Deborah, Apr. 3, 1712. ^[4]
9. Ruell, d. Benjamin and Deborah, May 11, 1714. ^[6]
10. Ebenezer, s. Benjamin and Deborah, Aug. 31, 1716. ^[5]
11. Moses, s. Benjamin and Deborah, Apr. 10, 1719. ^[6]
    Death: Moses, s. Benjamin and Deborah, July 5, 1719, a. abt. 2 m. 25 d. ^[7]

Benjamin Harraden died at 52 years of age on 3 February 1725 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts (Gloucester VR p 159 as "Harraden").^[8]

Benjamins's probate (case 12298) was dated 7 April 1725. ^[9] He wrote his will 1 February 1724, leaving everything to his wife, for her and the underage children. However, the witnesses to the will said Benjamin was not in his right mind, and disallowed the will. There follows 72 pages of distribution to many heirs, with the widow receiving her third.

Deborah next married widower Joseph York on 23 May 1726 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. ^[10]

Harraden, Deborah, and Joseph York, May 23, 1726.*

Joseph York died Oct. 13, 1728. ^[11]

His probate is dated 21 October 1728, and is 144 pages, as he died intestate. ^[12] His widow Deborah received her widow's third on 30 April 1736, twelve years later.

There is no record of Deborah Norwood Harraden York's death.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: The Massachusetts Vital Records Project - Vital Records of Gloucester Massachusetts - Vol 1 – Births Page 491 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_B491.shtml
2. ↑ Marriage: The Massachusetts Vital Records Project - Vital Records of Gloucester Massachusetts - Vol 2 – Marriages Page 389 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_M389.shtml
3. ↑ Death: The Massachusetts Vital Records Project - Vital Records of Gloucester Massachusetts - Vol 3 – Deaths Page 158 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_D158.shtml
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} Birth: The Massachusetts Vital Records Project - Vital Records of Gloucester Massachusetts - Vol 1 – Births Page 322 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_B322.shtml
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Birth: The Massachusetts Vital Records Project - Vital Records of Gloucester Massachusetts - Vol 1 – Births Page 323 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_B323.shtml
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Birth: The Massachusetts Vital Records Project - Vital Records of Gloucester Massachusetts - Vol 1 – Births Page 322 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_B324.shtml
7. ↑ Death: The Massachusetts Vital Records Project - Vital Records of Gloucester Massachusetts - Vol 3 – Deaths Page 159 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_D159.shtml
8. ↑ Gloucester, Massachusetts, Vital Records of to the end of the year 1849, Topsfield Historical Society, 1917 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_D159.shtml
9. ↑ Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB515/rd/13767/12298-co1/245347030
10. ↑ Marriage: The Massachusetts Vital Records Project - Vital Records of Gloucester Massachusetts - Vol 2 – Marriages Page 260 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_M260.shtml
11. ↑ Death: The Massachusetts Vital Records Project - Vital Records of Gloucester Massachusetts - Vol 3 – Deaths Page 334 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_D334.shtml
12. ↑ Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB515/rd/14204/30767-co1/259516217

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Jerry Norwood for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Jerry and others.

Thank you to David Smith for creating Norwood-525 on 1 Nov 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by David and others.

Deborah Norwood ... She passed away in 1762 - Entered by David Smith, Friday, November 1, 2013.