The Norvell Family of Williamsburg

I am descended from Thomas Norvell through Captain Hugh Norvell of Williamsburg. I have information on more than 18,000 Norvells, ancestors, and their descendants' lines. If you wish a pdf file of the descendants of Thomas Norvell, please email me directly at jenorv66@aol.com and I will send it directly to you along with a gedcom file.

In 2006, I completed the revision of my book, The History of the Norvell and Related Families. Anyone interested in this volume on disk in an adobe pdf form should contact me. The book is no longer available in print. There is no charge for the disk, but I would ask you to share information on your Norvell line.

My great grandmother Mary Dean Redfield Norvell, the mother of Hamilton Redfield Norvell, was a direct descendant of John Alden and Priscilla Mullens of Plymouth and the Mayflower fame. I have extensive information on the Alden lines and descendants also. In addition my wife is a descendant of William Brewster through his daughter Patience Brewster down to Aaron Paddock, whose daugter Matilda Paddock married Mucan Eno. These lines have been proved for the Mayflower Society.

Below you will find my lines from Thomas Norvell, through Captain Hugh Norvell to Lt Lipscomb Norvell, a Revolutionary War officer of the Virginia Line, my great-great-great grandfather. You may also visit my database on Websroots for the complete descendants of Thomas Norvell, see below.


John Norvell

Family Photos

• Isabella Hodgkiss Freeman (11 KB)
  Wife of Senator John Norvell , portrait attributed to the artist Sully
• Col Freeman Norvell (69 KB)
  Newspaper photo of Freeman in Civil War Dress
• US Sen. John Norvell (35 KB)
  US Senator 1837-1841, portrait attibuted to the artist Sully
• Bruton Church Williamsburgh VA (41 KB)
  Exterior of the Church at dusk.
• William Walker (29 KB)
  William Walker, Dictator of Nicaragua, Grandson of Lt Lipscomb Norvell
• Bruton Church High Altar (48 KB)
  Interior of Church, Easter 2007.
• Norvell Graves in Nashville (34 KB)
  Old City Cemetery - Lipscomb, Hendrick, and Martha Norvell graves.
• Norvell Coat of Arms (11 KB)
  Courtesy of Ron Norville
• Skiff's Creek Thomas Norvell grant (77 KB)
  Area along Skiff's Creek where the original Norvell land grant was held by Thomas Norvell about 1635.
• Norvell Pew Bruton Church (32 KB)
  Plaque listing Norvells who served as Vestrymen in the 17th and 18th Centuries at Bruton Church.

Related Links

• Norvell Family Database
• Lt Lipscomb Norvell's Grave Nashville, Tennessee
• Mary Norvell Walker mother of William Walker
• William Walker and the Norvell Family