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Henry Norwood, son of William Norwood and Elizabeth Lygon, was b ca 1576, Barrister of Middle Temple, d 1616, buried Leckhampton Church Parish, England, md ca 1611 Elizabeth (Rodney) Kirton, b ca 1579, dau of Sir John Rodney, of Stoke Rodney on Somerset, and widow of James Kirton, Barrister of Somerset (d 1611.
I.� Charles Norwood, b ca 1576; Virginia Clerk of the Assembly 1654-56.�
In 1681, he had a post
���� in Ireland; he survived his brother, Henry
and is mentioned in Henry's will.
II.� Henry Norwood, Colonel, b 1615 d 14 Sep 1689 active in the
Royalist cause at the outbreak of
���� civil war in England.� In 1649, after
the beheading of Charles I, Henry fled with friends to Virginia
���� where his cousin, Sir William Berkeley, was
governor.� Author of� "A Voyage to
Virginia",
���� describing their trip.� In 1658 Henry
returned to Holland, then to England and was active in the
���� efforts to restore the STUARTS.� At the
Restoration in 1660, Henry took part in the coronation
���� ceremony of Charles II as Esquire of the Body.�
Henry was made treasurer of VA 1661-1673
���� (apparently an absentee position which consisted
mainly in being the recipient of the "Quitrents")
���� Henry was appointed governor to Tangier -
an active post - and lived there for some time.� He
���� was never married; he returned to England
and bought Leckhampton from his cousin, Francis
���� Norwood.� Henry Norwood is buried in
Leckhampton Parish Church with his grandfather,
���� William wh died in 1632.
III. James Norwood, living in 1618
IV. (probably) Jane Norwood md John Bingham
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