Joseph Norbury

1722 - 1769  (47 years)

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• Name	Joseph Norbury  [1]
  Born	1722	St. Clements, Westminster, Middlesex, England
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	5823
  Died	6 Dec 1769	Cumberland, New Jersey, USA
  Person ID	I5823	FelsingFam
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2024

  
  

  Family	Lydia Doubleday,   b. 1733,   d. 6 May 1806  (Age 73 years)
  Married	1758  [2]
  Children	+ 1. Joseph Norbury,   b. 1 Jan 1759,   d. 1790  (Age 30 years)  [natural] + 2. Heath Norbury,   b. 25 Jan 1760, New Jersey, USA ,   d. 26 Oct 1824, Northumberland, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 64 years)  [natural] + 3. Mary Norbury,   b. 17 Sep 1769,   d. 8 Oct 1824  (Age 55 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2024
  Family ID	F1554	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Died - 6 Dec 1769 - Cumberland, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817 New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives
  		Norbury Bible 004a - news clip Newspaper clip in Uriah S. Norbury bible
  		The Compendium of American Genealogy, Vol I - Joseph Norbury Date:08/07/2022 22:07:33

  
  

• Notes

  CALENDAR OF NEW JERSEY WILLS, ADMINISTRATIONS, ETC, VOLUME IV- 1761-1770 : 1769, Nov. 15. Norbury, Joseph, of Cumberland Co.; school mas- ter; will of. At present of said Co., but formerly of the Parish of St. Clements, in Liberty of Westminster, County of Middlesex, in England, taylor, son of Joseph Norbury of Little Share Lane, in said Parish, born in 1722, christened and registered in the Register Book of said Parish, which Kingdom I left in 1753. My plantation in New England Town to be sold. Children, Joseph, Heath and Mary, to have my money, when they come of age. My sons, Joseph and Heath, to be disposed of, as my Executors think best, till they are 14, then I wish them to be put to apprenticeship in Philadelphia to trades. My daughter, Mary, I leave to the discretion of her mother. Wife, Lida, the rest of my estate. Executors - Doctor Samuel Ward and my wife, Lydia. Witnesses - Abel Shepherd, William Fithian, Joseph Fithian. Proved Dec. 6, 1769. copy of writeup from findagrave.com under Heath Norbury: Heath Norbury BIRTH 25 Jan 1760 Cumberland County, New Jersey, USA DEATH 2 Oct 1824 (aged 64) Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA BURIAL Unknown MEMORIAL ID 70596202 · View Source MEMORIAL PHOTOS 0 FLOWERS 0 Parents: ===== Father: Joseph Norbury, b.06-Oct-1722, St. Clements Danes Parish, Westminster (London), England., d.06-Dec-1769, Trenton, NJ. Mother: Lydia Doubleday-Norbury, b.1733, NJ. d.06-May-1806, Philadelphia, PA. Married: May 2, 1758, in Cape May, NJ., by Rev. Samuel Heaton. Paternal Grandaparents: ================ Grandpa: Jacob Norbury, b.about 1705, England. d.???? England. Grandma: [Name? Surname?], b.???? d.????. Married: [unknown date and place] Maternal Grandparents: =============== Grandpa: William Doubleday, b.17-Oct-1699, Charlestown, Suffolk, MA. d.16-Dec-1740, Cohansey, Salem, NJ. Grandma: Jane Leaming-Doubleday, b.15-Oct-1706, Cape May, NJ. d.23-Sep-1754, Cape May, NJ. Married: 1726, Cape May, NJ. --- The family in America dates from Joseph Norbury, a school-master, who came from England, in 1753, to Cape May County, New Jersey. Here, in 1758, he married Lydia Doubleday (a descendant of John Howland of the Pilgrim Mayflower colony of Massachusetts). Joseph Norbury, with his wife, later lived in Cumberland County, New Jersey, where their son, Heath Norbury, was born January 25, 1760. Joseph Norbury died in November, 1769. Heath Norbury became a "school-master" in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There he married, June 12, 1783, Susanna Britt, of Philadelphia of Quaker descent; also a descendant of the Swedish colony of Delaware. Heath Norbury was public spirited and interested in the social welfare of the community. During the prevalence of the cholera (1793) and later of the yellow fever (1799) epidemics in Philadelphia he was steward of the Philadelphia Hospital Lazaretto on Tinicum Island, Delaware River. He was also a member of the Board of Health of Philadelphia. The Lazaretto on Tinicum Island cared for the afflicted patients during the prevalence of these epidemics. In the epidemic of cholera in 1793 it was Stephen Girard who largely financed, individually directed, and participated in the relief activities. It is said that this was the only time that "Stephen Girard came out of his shell." He was a taciturn, recluse type of man; the wealthiest citizen of Philadelphia. He was the founder of Girard college and established the "Girard Estate," which today is the greatest financial institution in Philadelphia. The city of Philadelphia memorialized Heath Norbury by Resolutions for his unselfish devotion and fearless activity during the prevalence of these epidemics. (These resolutions are in possession of the family). He is buried in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, in the cemetery where rest the remains of Joseph Priestly, the discoverer of oxygen. Heath Norbury's wife, Susanna Britt, was a daughter of John and Mary Britt of Philadelphia, Quakers. Mary Britt was the sister of Col. Daniel Britt, of the Continental Army of the Revolution, who saw service under General Wayne, principally on the western frontier. SOURCE: "History of Illinois & Her People", by Smith, G. W., Chicago, American Historical Society, 1927, vol 4., pages 355-360. --- A native of York, PA. Had charge of the hospital service of the Continental Army, near Valley Forge, toward the close of the Revolutionary War. Through that conflict, except for that short period, he served in the ranks. Heath Norbury (husband of Susannah Britt-Norbury [Brett?])... - Born: Jan. 25, 1760, Cumberland Co., NJ. Married: June 12, 1783, in 2nd Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA., by Rev. Sproats Died: October 2, 1824, Northumberland, PA. Buried: Northumberland, PA. - HEATH NORBURY - was Steward of the Philadelphia Hospital on 'Tinicum Island', Delaware River, in 1799, a member of the Board of Health. The other members at this time were: -Edward Garrigues, President -Paxhall Hoiingsworth, Secretary -James Hall, Resident Physician-Hospital -Thomas Eggor, Quarantine Master -Heath Norbury, Steward - Lazaretto. SOURCE: History of Delaware County, PA. Township of Tinicum, page 289, by Henry Graharn Ashmead. (From notes by: Elizabeth Peters Spence-Norbury)

  
  

• Sources

  [S503] New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives. New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817 New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives [S12] New England Historical & Genealogical Register. Vol 120 (1966) P253