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Richard Norwood
Richard Norwood
Richard Norwood was b. abt. October 1590 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, and d. bef. November 3, 1675 in Bermuda.  In abt. 1622 in England, he m. Rachel Boughton, who was b. abt. 1600 in England, and d. abt. 1670, the daughter of Francis Boughton.  They had the following children:

Andrew Norwood was b. abt. 1623 in England, and d. bef. March 12, 1685/1686 in St. Kitts, Barbados.  He m. Meliora (surname?), who d. aft. 1681 in Barbados.

Matthew Norwood was b. abt. 1625 in England.

Elizabeth Norwood was b. abt. 1627 in England, and d. bef. April 22, 1691 in Bermuda.  In abt. 1644 in Bermuda, she m. James Witter.  They had seven known children:  Thomas, Richard, James, Rachel, Jonathan, Elizabeth, and Samuel.

Anne Norwood was b. abt. 1628 in England.  She m. Richard Bowen.  They had at least one child:  John.


Published info:
Part One  Part Two.  The Bermuda Beacon by Alva M. Hamilton - This is a great little newsletter devoted to genealogy research in the Bermuda Islands.  Ms. Hamilton has generously given permission for her article on Richard Norwood to be displayed on this web site.  It's fairly long and is presented here in two parts, as they appeared in the newsletter.

Bermuda Today and Yesterday by Terry Tucker - Written by an actual resident of the island, this book has a great deal of information in it for those interested in the early history of Bermuda.  I've extracted here the portion of what is said regarding Richard Norwood and his involvement in the surveying and mapping of the islands.  The book contains several black and white photos of various sites of interest and even a small picture of one of the Norwood maps.

The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles by John Smith - This book was first published in 1624 as an explanation of John Smith's (of Pocahontas fame) activities in Virginia and as propaganda for colonial expansion in the New World.  The book I looked at was a copy done in 1966.  Unfortunately, there is no index to this book and I found it to be difficult to read both in format and style.  "Mr. Norwood" is mentioned in several places throughout the section on the Summer Isles, but the same info is presented in a clearer manner in Ms. Tucker's book so I don't extract any passages here.