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NORMAN, William

NORMAN, William

Male 1628 - 1713  (85 years)

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  • Name NORMAN, William  [1, 2] 
    Birth 1628  Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    End of Line Yes 
    Residence Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Death 1713  Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I9704  My Genealogy | Laviolette Ancestry, Laviolette Ancestry
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

    Family RANDALL, Margery,   b. 7 Oct 1630, Kittery, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Mar 1693, Kittery, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 11 Mar 1651  Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
    +1. SPINNEY (NORMAN), Mary,   b. 9 Feb 1651, Kittery, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Oct 1700, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F7145  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1628 - Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Maine, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 11 Mar 1651 - Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1713 - Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - - Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Margery Randall, William Norman and Thomas Spinney NEHGS Reg Vol 65 pg 85
    Margery Randall, William Norman and Thomas Spinney NEHGS Vol 65 pg 86

    Histories
    William Norman    		William Norman

  • Notes 
    • Mary Spinney probably wasn't the biological daughter of Thomas Spinney. She was most likely born from a marriage between Margery Randall and William Norman, which was later found to be invalid. William Norman had married Margery by falsely claiming he was divorced from his first wife in England. This information was discovered, William was banished from the colony, and their marriage was subsequently annulled. By then, Margery had given birth to Mary, who would go on to marry John Fernald.

      This account is supported by evidence cited in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register (NEHGR, 65: Jan 1911:85). According to the NEHGR, William Norman, under the false pretense of being divorced, entered into this marriage with Margery Randall. Once the truth about Norman's marital status was revealed, the marriage was legally annulled. However, Mary had already been born by this time.

      Thomas Spinney initially arrived at Chaleur Bay near Gaspe, now part of Canada, and later moved to the Piscataqua Colony at Strawberry Banks, presently known as Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He traveled there on Captain Fernald's ship and eventually settled in old Kittery, now known as Elliot, Maine. Records in Kittery began to be kept only from 1650, the year Thomas Spinney married Margery Randall. Following her marriage to Thomas Spinney, Mary was recognized as Mary Spinney. Thomas and Margery Spinney later had five additional children: Hannah, Samuel, James, Thomas, and John. This part of the story is detailed in the Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire (p. 512).

  • Sources 
    1. [S2549] Ancestry.com, Maine Pioneers, 1623-60, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;).

    2. [S1678] Ancestry.com, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
      U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700      		 U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700



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