On Wed, 3 Apr 2002 03:04:37 -0700, Wilma Fleming Haynes gencon@harborside.com wrote: >Good morning- >I have been going thru those horrid stacks of papers that I have on >my desk, chair, etc- bought 2 more filing cabinets and have been >going thru all those papers, page by page - in case I really need >something - >I would like to clarify the parents of John NORTON - >I have seen this - >John NORTON b 1622/28 England d 16 May 1645/8 Guilford, New Haven, >CT John was the s/o Thomas NORTON b 1582 Sharpenhow, England - >AND I have seen this - >John NORTON b 1622/28 was the s/o Richard NORTON Which is correct? >Thank you very much Wilma Fleming Haynes gencon@harborside.com The John Norton who died in Guilford was the son of Thomas Norton (b. 1609 NOT 1582) and Grace Wells. He was born 15 Feb 1634, probably in Sharpenhoe, Bedfordshire and died 5 Mar 1704. The John Norton who was the son of Richard Norton and Ellen Rowley was christened 5 Jun 1628 at St. Michael's Church, Cornhill, London. He emigrated to Branford, CT before 1646 and moved to Hartford in 1659. He died in Farmington, CT 5 Nov 1709. His parents had another son named John who was born 8 May 1619 and was buried 23 Nov 1620.