CAPTAIN JOHN NORWOOD

[Wykeham Norwood Arms: Ermine, a cross engrailed gules, a crescent for cadency. Crest: A demi lion rampant erased argent, ducally crowned or, holding in the gambs a palm branch proper]

The Immigrant to Maryland

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Orientation Correspondence Other Names The Records

History Genealogy Lines of Descent Maryland

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Orientation	Correspondence	Other Names	The Records
History	Genealogy	Lines of Descent	Maryland
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Orientation

The information provided here has been submitted by Brian and Kitty Crowley and formatted for this page by Richard C. Norwood, Jr. 23 February, 1999

The progenitor of the Norwoods in Maryland, Captain John Norwood arrived in Maryland in 1649 from Virginia with a group of Puritans who refused to submit to the pressure of Gov. William Berkeley to use theAnglican Book of Common Prayer in their church services. The group had obtained permission to relocate to Maryland from the Catholic Lord Baltimore,who was seeking to retain control of his colony in the face of the rise of Cromwell in England. These Puritans settled on the banks of the Severn River, in a settlement first called Providence, then Arundeltown, and eventually Annapolis.

Captain John Norwood became the first High Sheriff of Anne Arundel County, and received lands (later patented as "Norwood") adjacent to Norwood's Creek (now called "Weems Creek") and featuring Norwood's Point (now called "Horseshoe Point") in what is now the Wardour section of Annapolis. He received his title "Captain" in the Battle of the Severn in March, 1655. The Anglican forces of Gov. William Stone attempted to reestablish control over the Puritan areas of Maryland, but were defeated by the well organized Puritans. Captain John Norwood, as High Sheriff, took control of the captured prisoners.

Captain John Norwood (1605-1672) is the son of either Tyringham(1576-9/16/1629) and Anne (Boteler) Norwood, or his brother William and Agnes (Boteler) Norwood (sister of Anne). Tyringham and William were sons of John (d. 1588) and Anne (Tyringham) Norwood. John’s father was Thomas Norwood, whose father was Robert, whose father was William(~1475-1537), whose parents were Sir John (~1440-1509) and Eleanor(Giffard)(1450-bef 1496) Norwood of Leckhampton Court. This last William’s brother was Roger, progenitor of the Norwoods of Virginia, who were part of the Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, Norwood family.

Captain John had many children, including:

Andrew, John, Phillip, Samuel, Joseph, Edward, and Susannah

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Other Names

Some family names associated with this Norwood line listed by Maryland County and assembled by Kitty Crowley from family group sheets:

Anne Arundel Co- Gott, Beale, Howard, Stevens/Stephens, Rutland, Browne, Dorsey, Warfield, Rideout, Winchester

Howard Co- Hobbs, Shipley, Barlow, Baker, Cissel, Gott, Hurd

Baltimore County- Stansbury, Amos, Browning, Dorsey, Elliott, Foster, Hyatt, McCubbin, Richardson, Rodgers, Warfield, Wright

Frederick/Montgomery- Brandenburg, Browning, Boyer, Anderson, Kindley/Kindlay, Moxley, Anderson, Baker, Falconer, Ellis, Beall, Becraft, Mullinix, Purdum, Burdette, Day, Lease, Clag(g)ett, Clay, Cain, Watkins, King, Bussard, Darby, Davis, Devilbiss, Fogle/Vogel, Geisler, Harrison, Hilleary, Hyatt, Lawson, Lewis, Ramsburg/Remsburg, Richards, Tabler, Waters

Click blow to see a detailed list of individual marriages:

(Under Construction)

A | B-C | D-F | G-H | I-L | M-O | P-S | T-W | XYZ

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The Records

The Will of Thomas Norwood
Frederick County, Maryland
1849

The Will of John Norwood
Wilkinson Co., MS
1825

The Will of Edward Norwood
Baltimore Co., MD
1770

The Will of Mary Norwood
Baltimore, MD
1822

The Will of John Norwood
Native of Maryland
1823

The Woodville Republican (Vol. I)
Woodville, Mississippi
Newpaper notices pertaining to Norwoods

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Genealogy

Go directly to
The Descendants of Captain John Norwood

Consult the
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The Southern Norwood GenSite 1
An extensive searchable database focusing on southern Norwood lines

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Lines of Descent from Capt. John Norwood

Neil Crowley

Richard Brian Canals

John Norwood and Mary Haile
Submitted by Linda Roberts

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History

Captain Edward Norwood
Capt. Norwood's Response to his
Court-Martial, Baltimore, MD, 1778

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Links to Geographical Areas Of Interest

Maryland Links

Native American Descendants of Delaware, etc.

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Links to Web Pages

Capt. John Norwood Page

If you have anything you would like to contribute regarding the ancestry and descendants of Captain John Norwood, immigrant to Maryland, of the Wykeham line in Lincolnshire, England, please contact me at:

triovlaif@aol.com

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