John Norris

Bef 1518 -

• Name	John Norris
  Birth	Bef 1518
  Gender	Male
  Birth	Bef 1518
  Death	Of Reading, Berkshire, ENG
  Person ID	I16238	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Sir John Norris,   b. 1484, Yattenden Castle, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom d. 21 Oct 1564, Fifield, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F7938	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Nicholes,   b. Bef 1522, of Reading, Berkshire, England
  Marriage	3 Nov 1538	Saint Mary,Reading,Berkshire,England   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Richard Norris, *,   b. 1542, Reading, Berkshire, England d. Nov 1600, Ravenstone, Buckinghamshire, England (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. John Norris,   b. 1546, Reading, Berkshire, England d. of, Steppingley, Bedfordshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5538	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  It is theory that John is an illegitimate child of John Norris who lived 11 miles from Reading in Yattenden, Berkshire, England. This theory is because : 1) John, b. 1484 was the oldest son of Edward who was the heir of Yattenden Castle in the years this son John could have been born from about 1500-1517. 2) Both Richard and possible brother John can be traced forward in time via baptismal and/or marriage records on freereg.org.uk to two different cousin lines that have many Norris triangulations from 5 cM's and higher. 3) Richard's daughter was Mary, b. 1580 in Bedfordshire. He was baptized in Bedfordshire without any father given. This suggests he could have been illegitimate. Mary is the Mary Norris of the Mayflower that is matching John Norris of Mass. in many DNA triangulations on Gedmatch. 4) John's wife, Catherine Nicholes, has her maiden name carried down through the first name of the son, John's son Andrew. Linda Coate

  
  

• Sources

  [S1191] Ancestry.com, England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). [S1191] Ancestry.com, England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NK1T-SM4