John Dival

Last Edited: 18 May 2016

Family:

Margaret Box b. 8 Apr 1709

Ninian Norton

b. 1 July 1604

Parents:

Last Edited: 22 May 2016

Family:

Children:

William Norton b. 1624, d. 1671
Thomas Norton+ b. 23 Sep 1627, d. 1689
Edward Norton+ b. 4 Apr 1630
Charity Norton b. 6 Jan 1632/33
John Norton+ b. 11 May 1634, d. 1708

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Mary Norton

b. 23 December 1657, d. 1690

Parents:

Father: Thomas Norton b. 23 Sep 1627, d. 1689
Mother: Ann Luxford
Last Edited: 9 Jul 2016

Family:

Joseph Webb

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project, "surname NURTON."
  2. [S600] Will of William Northon of Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England, made 5 Mar 1670, proved in the Archdeaconry court of Lewes, 1671. (ESRO: W/A 32.175).

Frances Norton

b. 13 March 1666/67

Parents:

Father: Thomas Norton b. 23 Sep 1627, d. 1689
Mother: Ann Luxford
Last Edited: 22 May 2016

Citations

  1. [S600] Will of William Northon of Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England, made 5 Mar 1670, proved in the Archdeaconry court of Lewes, 1671. (ESRO: W/A 32.175).

Thomas Norton

b. 6 June 1668, d. 1745

Parents:

Father: Thomas Norton b. 23 Sep 1627, d. 1689
Mother: Ann Luxford
Last Edited: 9 Jul 2016

Family:

Frances Whitpaine

Children:

Thomas Norton+ b. 5 Nov 1691
Ann Norton b. 11 May 1693
Robert Norton b. 31 Jan 1694/95
John Norton b. 12 Jan 1696/97
Edward Norton b. 5 Mar 1698/99
William Norton1 b. 11 Nov 1700
Sarah Norton1 b. 22 Jul 1702
Charity Norton1 b. 11 Apr 1705
Elizabeth Norton b. 23 Jan 1707/8
Henry Norton b. 17 Mar 1711/12

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S600] Will of William Northon of Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England, made 5 Mar 1670, proved in the Archdeaconry court of Lewes, 1671. (ESRO: W/A 32.175).
  3. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.
  4. [S25] Online Index to Burials, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Frances Whitpaine

Last Edited: 9 Jul 2016

Family:

Thomas Norton b. 6 Jun 1668, d. 1745

Children:

Thomas Norton+ b. 5 Nov 1691
Ann Norton b. 11 May 1693
Robert Norton b. 31 Jan 1694/95
John Norton b. 12 Jan 1696/97
Edward Norton b. 5 Mar 1698/99
William Norton2 b. 11 Nov 1700
Sarah Norton2 b. 22 Jul 1702
Charity Norton2 b. 11 Apr 1705
Elizabeth Norton b. 23 Jan 1707/8
Henry Norton b. 17 Mar 1711/12

Citations

  1. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.
  2. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Edward Norton

Last Edited: 18 May 2016

Family:

Child:

Ninian Norton+ b. 1 Jul 1604

Edward Norton

b. 4 April 1630

Parents:

Father: Ninian Norton b. 1 Jul 1604
Last Edited: 22 May 2016

Family:

Ann Langford

Children:

John Norton+ b. 6 Sep 1666, d. 1736
Mary Norton+ b. 1668, d. 1753
Ann Norton b. 1670
Thomas Norton+ b. c 1676, d. 1745

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S600] Will of William Northon of Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England, made 5 Mar 1670, proved in the Archdeaconry court of Lewes, 1671. (ESRO: W/A 32.175).

Charity Norton

b. 6 January 1632/33

Parents:

Father: Ninian Norton b. 1 Jul 1604
Last Edited: 22 May 2016

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S600] Will of William Northon of Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England, made 5 Mar 1670, proved in the Archdeaconry court of Lewes, 1671. (ESRO: W/A 32.175).

John Norton

b. 11 May 1634, d. 1708

Parents:

Father: Ninian Norton b. 1 Jul 1604
Last Edited: 9 Jul 2016

Family:

Sarah Yates d. 1685

Children:

Sarah Norton b. 16 Oct 1672
John Norton b. 26 May 1678

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S600] Will of William Northon of Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England, made 5 Mar 1670, proved in the Archdeaconry court of Lewes, 1671. (ESRO: W/A 32.175).
  3. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.
  4. [S25] Online Index to Burials, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Frederick Thomas Holden

b. 29 January 1876, d. 24 August 1958

Parents:

Father: James William Holden b. 16 Jun 1840, d. 21 Mar 1929
Mother: Susannah Bosanko Lean b. 12 Jun 1844, d. 21 Nov 1926
Last Edited: 21 Apr 2017

Family:

Matilda Harriet Maddalena b. 12 May 1878, d. 2 Dec 1960

Children:

Ivy May Holden b. 12 Feb 1899, d. 4 Jul 1991
Madeline Vera Holden+ b. 20 Jun 1900, d. 7 Aug 1995

Susannah Bosanko Lean

b. 12 June 1844, d. 21 November 1926
Last Edited: 22 Apr 2017

Family:

James William Holden b. 16 Jun 1840, d. 21 Mar 1929

Children:

Lydia Maria Holden b. 1867, d. 16 Feb 1928
William Henry Holden b. 1868, d. 18 Dec 1944
Elizabeth Sarah Holden b. 10 Nov 1870, d. 16 Aug 1948
Sarah Ellen Holden b. 1871, d. 28 Jul 1950
Mary Harriet Holden b. 1873, d. 15 Apr 1944
Frederick Thomas Holden+ b. 29 Jan 1876, d. 24 Aug 1958
Martha Jane Holden b. 1879, d. 6 Oct 1962
James Robert Holden b. 2 Jul 1881, d. 16 Aug 1951
Albert John Holden b. 1883, d. 8 Apr 1890
Susanna Bosanquo Holden b. 1886, d. 1891
Alice Amelia Agnes Annie Holden b. 1888, d. 1967

Matilda Harriet Maddalena

b. 12 May 1878, d. 2 December 1960
Last Edited: 21 Apr 2017

Family:

Frederick Thomas Holden b. 29 Jan 1876, d. 24 Aug 1958

Children:

Ivy May Holden b. 12 Feb 1899, d. 4 Jul 1991
Madeline Vera Holden+ b. 20 Jun 1900, d. 7 Aug 1995

Madeline Vera Holden

b. 20 June 1900, d. 7 August 1995

Parents:

Father: Frederick Thomas Holden b. 29 Jan 1876, d. 24 Aug 1958
Mother: Matilda Harriet Maddalena b. 12 May 1878, d. 2 Dec 1960
Last Edited: 22 Apr 2017

Family:

John Alexander Anderson b. 15 Nov 1897, d. 4 Feb 1960

Child:

Loris Madge Anderson+ b. 21 Aug 1921

John Alexander Anderson

b. 15 November 1897, d. 4 February 1960
Last Edited: 18 May 2016

Family:

Madeline Vera Holden b. 20 Jun 1900, d. 7 Aug 1995

Child:

Loris Madge Anderson+ b. 21 Aug 1921

Loris Madge Anderson

b. 21 August 1921

Parents:

Father: John Alexander Anderson b. 15 Nov 1897, d. 4 Feb 1960
Mother: Madeline Vera Holden b. 20 Jun 1900, d. 7 Aug 1995
Last Edited: 21 Apr 2017

Family:

Cedric Howard White b. 25 Dec 1919, d. 24 Feb 1962

Cedric Howard White

b. 25 December 1919, d. 24 February 1962
Last Edited: 21 Apr 2017

Family:

Loris Madge Anderson b. 21 Aug 1921

John Walter Walters

Last Edited: 21 Apr 2017

Family:

Sarah Mariah Holden b. 15 Oct 1826, d. 24 Apr 1899

Child:

James William Holden+ b. 16 Jun 1840, d. 21 Mar 1929

Alfred Chapman

b. circa 1874

Parents:

Father: William Chapman b. c 1838, d. 1904
Mother: Sophia Godden b. 1837, d. 20 Dec 1874
Last Edited: 19 May 2016

Eliza Jane Kirby

b. 29 January 1866, d. 1960
Last Edited: 1 Jun 2016

Family:

Charles Chapman b. 12 May 1867, d. 22 Jul 1946

John Vidler

b. 20 January 1815, d. 1875

Parents:

Father: Richard Vidler
Mother: Susanna Relf b. 1781
Last Edited: 21 Mar 2018

Family:

Ann Verrall b. c 1819, d. 1892

Citations

  1. [S16] 1851 Census for England "Class: HO107; Piece: 1532; Folio: 303; Page: 23; GSU roll: 174762."
  2. [S69] 1871 Census for England, "Class: RG10; Piece: 714; Folio: 5; Page: 4; GSU roll: 823346."

William Norton

b. 1624, d. 1671

Parents:

Father: Ninian Norton b. 1 Jul 1604
Last Edited: 2 Jan 2022
  • Birth*: William Norton was born in 1624 at Slaugham, Sussex, England.
  • He was the son of Ninian Norton.
  • Will*: William Norton left a will made on 5 March 1670 at Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, EnglandB.1
  • Will/Adm Transcript*: William Norton 1671            ESRO W/A 32.175
    (great uncle to SARAH NORTON who married WILLIAM MARCHANT son of THOMAS the diarist)

    In the Name of God Amen I William Norton of Hurstpierpoint in the County of Sussex yeoman being sick of body but of good and perfect remembrance God bee praised for the same doo make and declare this to bee my last will and testament revoking by those _________ all other will or wills whatsoever heretofore by mee made either word or writing and this to bee taken for my last will and testament and none other Imprimis I give my Soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it mee and my body to bee buried at Twineham in the ________ burying place in Humphery Killingbeck's land according to the discretion of my Executor Item I give and bequeath unto Thomas Norton my brother twelve pounds of good and lawful money of England to bee paid him by my Executor within six months after my decease Item I give and bequeath unto Mary Norton the eldest daughter of Thomas Norton my brother Five pounds of lawful money of England to bee put out for her use within six months after my decease Item I give and bequeath unto Ann Norton the daughter of Thomas Norton my brother Five pounds to bee put out for her use within six months after my decease Item I give and bequeath unto unto Thomas Norton the sonne of Thomas Norton my brother Five pounds of like lawful money of England to bee put out for his use within six months after my decease Item I give and bequeath unto Charity Norton the daughter of Thomas Norton my brother Five pounds to bee put out for her use within six months after my decease Item I give and bequeath unto Edward Norton my brother Sixty pounds of lawful money of England to bee paid him within six months after my decease Item I give and bequeath unto John Norton the sonne of Edward Norton _________ Twenty pounds to bee paid to his father for his use within six months after my decease Item I give and bequeath unto Mary Norton the daughter of Edward Norton Ten pounds of lawful money of England to bee paid to her father for her use within six months after my decease Item I give and bequeath unto Ann Norton the daughter of Edward Norton Ten pounds to bee paid to her father within six months after my decease for her use Item I give and bequeath unto Thomas Batte Twenty shillings to bee paid unto him within six months after my decease Item I give and bequeath unto Widdow Rickward Twenty shillings to bee paid her within six months after my decease Item I give and bequeath unto Ann Linfild the wife of William Linfild Twenty shillings to bee paid her within six months after my decease Item I give and bequeath unto Widd Brocker (??) Ten shillings to bee paid her within six months after my decease Item I give and bequeath unto Henry Chatfield Ten shillings to bee paid him within six months after my decease Item I give and bequeath unto Ann Batte Ten shillings to bee paid her within six months after my decease Item I give and bequeath unto Eliza Ede Ten shillings to bee paid her within six months after my decease Item I give and bequeath into the hands of Humphrey Killingbeck of Twynham in the County of Sussex yeoman and John Grover of Hurstpierpoint cooper and Frances Randall of the same husbandman Fifteen pounds of good and lawful money of England to bee by them disposed by them to the use of the poore amongst the people called Quakers as they shall see fitt to bee paid by my Executor to them within six months after my decease And I doo make JOHN NORTON my younger brother Executor wholly to this my last will and testament and doo desire my trusty and well beloved friends Nicholas Yoakhurst of Hurstpierpoint yeoman and Nicholas Maynard of Clayton carpenter to bee overseers to this my last will and testament hoping that by their good advice and counsell they will and assist my Executor in his Executorshipp And that this my last will and testament In witness whereof I have hereunto interchangeably sett my hand seale the fifth day of March Anno Domini 1670 William Norton
    Witness Thomas Torner William Best Thomas Trendall

    Latin Probate

    People mentioned in the will
    Testator     William, eldest son of NINIAN NORTON, b. 1624 Slaugham
    (sentenced in 1660 because of his Quaker beliefs)
    Brother     Thomas b. 1627 Hurst, wed Ann Luxford 1656 Cowfold, died 1689
    Niece     Mary b. 1658 Hurst, wed Joseph Webb, buried 1690 Clayton
    Niece     Ann b. c. 1660
    Nephew     Thomas b. 1668 Clayton, wed Frances Whitpaine 1690 Hurst
    Niece     Charity b. 1663 Clayton, wed John Box 1684 Clayton
    Brother     Edward b. 1630 Hurst, wed Ann Langford
    Nephew     John b. 1666 Henfield, wed Rachel Gilse 1687 Horsted Keynes, d. 1735
    Niece     Mary b. 1668 Henfield, wed John Dwite 1686 Westmeston
    Niece     Ann b 1670 Henfield, wed John Agate
    Youngest brother     JOHN NORTON b. 1631 Hurst, wed SARAH YATES 1671, d. 1708
         Thomas Batte
         Ann Batte
         Ann Linfild and husband William
         Widow Rickward
         Widow Brocker
         Henry Chatfield
         Eliza Ede
         Humphrey Killingbeck (Quaker of Twineham)
         John Grover (Quaker)
         Frances Randall (Quaker), wed Susannah Parson 1672 Hurst, imprisoned for his beliefs in 1660 till January 1661
    Friends     Nicholas Yoakhurst (Quaker) imprisoned from 22/11/1660 - 8/1/1661 for attending meetings of "Friends of Truth" at Lewes
         Nicholas Maynard
         Thomas Torner
         William Best
         Thomas Trendall
    Synopsis
    "     William was a Quaker and wanted to be buried in Quaker land at Twineham
    "     £12 to brother Thomas Norton and £5 each to his children Mary, Ann, Thomas and Charity
    "     £60 to brother Edward Norton and to his children John £20, Mary £10 and Ann £10
    "     the Executorship to youngest brother JOHN
    "     £1 to Thomas Batte
    "     £1 to Widow Rickward
    "     £1 to Ann Linfild
    "     10/- to Widow Brocker
    "     10/- to Henry Chatfield
    "     10/- to Ann Batte
    "     10/- to Eliza Ede
    "     £15 to Humphrey Killingbeck, John Grover and Francis Randall to distribute to poor Quakers
    (Transcribed and annotated by the Hurst History Study Group www.hurst-hsg.net.)
  • Probate*: His estate was probated in 1671 at Lewes, Sussex, EnglandB.1
  • Death*: William Norton died in 1671 at Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, EnglandB.

Citations

  1. [S600] Will of William Northon of Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England, made 5 Mar 1670, proved in the Archdeaconry court of Lewes, 1671. (ESRO: W/A 32.175).

Ann Norton

b. circa 1660

Parents:

Father: Thomas Norton b. 23 Sep 1627, d. 1689
Mother: Ann Luxford
Last Edited: 22 May 2016

Family:

John Mitchell

Citations

  1. [S600] Will of William Northon of Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England, made 5 Mar 1670, proved in the Archdeaconry court of Lewes, 1671. (ESRO: W/A 32.175).

Ann Langford

Last Edited: 22 May 2016

Family:

Edward Norton b. 4 Apr 1630

Children:

John Norton+ b. 6 Sep 1666, d. 1736
Mary Norton+ b. 1668, d. 1753
Ann Norton b. 1670
Thomas Norton+ b. c 1676, d. 1745

Citations

  1. [S600] Will of William Northon of Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England, made 5 Mar 1670, proved in the Archdeaconry court of Lewes, 1671. (ESRO: W/A 32.175).

John Norton

b. 6 September 1666, d. 1736

Parents:

Father: Edward Norton b. 4 Apr 1630
Mother: Ann Langford
Last Edited: 9 Jul 2016
  • Baptism*: John Norton was baptized on 6 September 1666 at St Peter's, Twineham, Sussex, EnglandB.1
  • He was the son of Edward Norton and Ann Langford.
  • (Witness) Will: John Norton is mentioned in the will of William Norton dated 5 March 1670 at Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, EnglandB.2
  • Marriage*: John Norton married Rachel Gilse on 28 April 1687 at Horsted Keynes, Sussex, EnglandB, John of Poynings; Rachel of Horsted Keynes.3
  • (Witness) Will/Adm Transcript: John Norton was a witness: John Dwite. Will 22 Oct 1696. Proved 16 Apr 1698
    John Dwite of Ditchalling, yeoman Made 22 October 1696
    wife Mary
    son Thomas Dwite
    son John (under 21)
    children Mary and Ann
    freehold lands in Ditchalling called Little Joynture and part of a field called Great Jointure
    copyhold lands and barn called Barn Dells in Ditchalling holden of the manor of Ditchalling Garden
    house, buildings called Leasing Hill in the tenure of Edward Gatland of Ditchalling, butcher, and John Lashmer senior of Ditchalling, tailor, lying in Ditchalling and holden of the manor of Ditchalling
    copyhold land in Ditchalling holden of the manor of Ditchalling Garden called Coopers Croft
    Executors: Brothers William Hills of Hendfield, yeoman, and John Norton of Hendfield, yeoman
    Overseers: Brother Thomas Osborne of Newtimber, gentleman and cousin, John Friend of Newtimber, yeoman
    Proved at Lewes, 16 April 1698.
  • Death*: John Norton died in 1736 at Henfield, Sussex, England.
  • Burial*: John Norton was buried on 23 February 1736 at St Peter, Henfield, Sussex, England, "Sr."4

Family:

Rachel Gilse

Children:

Mary Norton b. 23 Aug 1688
Rachel Norton b. 23 Aug 1688
John Norton b. 1 Jul 1690, d. 1757
Ann Norton+ b. 27 Jul 1693, d. 1748
Edward Norton b. 25 Mar 1696

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S600] Will of William Northon of Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England, made 5 Mar 1670, proved in the Archdeaconry court of Lewes, 1671. (ESRO: W/A 32.175).
  3. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.
  4. [S25] Online Index to Burials, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Mary Norton

b. 1668, d. 1753

Parents:

Father: Edward Norton b. 4 Apr 1630
Mother: Ann Langford
Last Edited: 9 Jul 2016

Family:

John Dwite d. 1697

Children:

Thomas Dwite b. c 1687, d. 1711
William Dwite b. 2 Jul 1689, d. 1694
Mary Dwite b. 20 May 1691
John Dwite b. c 1693, d. 1710
Ann Dwite b. c 1695, d. 1756
Sarah Dwite b. c 1696, d. 1699

Citations

  1. [S600] Will of William Northon of Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England, made 5 Mar 1670, proved in the Archdeaconry court of Lewes, 1671. (ESRO: W/A 32.175).
  2. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.
  3. [S25] Online Index to Burials, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.