John “the Planter” Norris, of Anne Arundel County - Parentage

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The parentage of John Norris of Anne Arundel County, MD is not known. Various trees online seem to give him different parents and identifying the correct couple is challenging because Norris was a common surname in these regions. See WikiTree for a discussion of the known sources pertaining to John Norris. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Norris-1193#Disputed_Origins

I suggest that we detach John “the Planter” Norris, of Anne Arundel County from the parents currently attributed to him on Geni: Edward Norris and Mary Norris

Does anyone have some sources to contribute that could help shed some light on his parentage?

Thanks!
Tamas Caldwell-Gilbert

A similar issue arises for Elizabeth Norris wife of John.

From her about section: "The parentage of Elizabeth, wife of John Norris, cannot be proved. A careful examination of the land records of Anne Arundel County reveals that the Parsons, Holland, Parrish, Price, Capell and Norris families lived near each other in the Herring Bay area of Anne Arundel County. They often witnessed each other’s wills and land transactions. Elizabeth is placed as the wife of John Norris for the following reasons:

Thomas Parsons’ will mentions his daughter Elizabeth and leaves her one shilling.[1] She has a legacy less than any of her sisters who all received lands or livestock. Perhaps Elizabeth had done something to anger her father, or he had already settled some goods on her. She is called Elizabeth Parsons in the will which seems to indicate she was not married when it was written 10 OCT 1683. It is possible Thomas Parsons was a Quaker like the Holland and Price families. Maybe Elizabeth had given up the Quaker religion. Since John and Elizabeth had their children baptized in the Anglican Church, Norris was definitely not a Quaker."

The fact that the Norris and Parsons families lived in proximity to each other is not sufficient evidence for identifying Elizabeth as a Parsons.

She should be removed as the daughter of Thomas Parsons, of Anne Arundel and Isabella Capell and a separate profile for their daughter Elizabeth Parsons created.

Once again, would anyone like to share some input before I make the above-mentioned changes?

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