Henry Norwood, son of William Norwood and Elizabeth Lygon, was b ca 1576, Barrister of Middle Temple, d 1616, buried Leckhampton Church Parish, England, md ca 1611 Elizabeth (Rodney) Kirton, b ca 1579, dau of Sir John Rodney, of Stoke Rodney on Somerset, and widow of James Kirton, Barrister of Somerset (d 1611.
I. Charles Norwood, b ca 1576; Virginia Clerk of the Assembly 1654-56.
In 1681, he had a post
in Ireland; he survived his brother, Henry
and is mentioned in Henry's will.
II. Henry Norwood, Colonel, b 1615 d 14 Sep 1689 active in the
Royalist cause at the outbreak of
civil war in England. In 1649, after
the beheading of Charles I, Henry fled with friends to Virginia
where his cousin, Sir William Berkeley, was
governor. Author of "A Voyage to
Virginia",
describing their trip. In 1658 Henry
returned to Holland, then to England and was active in the
efforts to restore the STUARTS. At the
Restoration in 1660, Henry took part in the coronation
ceremony of Charles II as Esquire of the Body.
Henry was made treasurer of VA 1661-1673
(apparently an absentee position which consisted
mainly in being the recipient of the "Quitrents")
Henry was appointed governor to Tangier -
an active post - and lived there for some time. He
was never married; he returned to England
and bought Leckhampton from his cousin, Francis
Norwood. Henry Norwood is buried in
Leckhampton Parish Church with his grandfather,
William wh died in 1632.
III. James Norwood, living in 1618
IV. (probably) Jane Norwood md John Bingham
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