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Category Archives: Virginia History
Jamestown
For many years we wanted to go to Jamestown Island. Jamestown Island today is a relatively well-manicured park where tourists can visit the remains of the original settlement. Yet, if one looks behind the reconstructed area, the essential wildness of … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Jamestown, Virginia History
Tagged Early settlers, James River, Norvells
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A Norvell Family Christmas Vacation – or the holidays from h…
Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation: “Nobody’s walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas. No, no. We’re all in this together.” In 1989 my mother came to visit with us for 6 weeks (that’s 42 … Continue reading
Citizen Soldiers
In teaching a course on Gettysburg this fall, I have come to think a lot about the citizen soldier. Several generations of the Norvells in my family served our nation, many finding themselves in the front lines: — Lipscomb … Continue reading
Posted in Air Force, American History, Ancestry, Family History, Marine Corps History, Mexican War, Michigan History, Nashville History, Revolutionary War, Social History, Tennessee History, Texas, Texas History, Union Army, US Army, US Army Air Corps, Vietnam War, Virginia History, War of 1812, World War Ii
Tagged Battle of Gettysburg, Buffalo Soldiers, Civil War, James City County Virginia, Kentucky, Nashville, Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville Tennessee, World War II
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Riverview
For many years the question of an early Norvell plantation was raised. In a 1937 issue of the William and Mary Quarterly, a picture of a house called Riverview appeared that was attributed to having been the Norvell home. … Continue reading
Virginia’s Money
William Norvell (born ca. 1725 -died November 22, 1802) was a member of the Virginia Convention of 1776. He was a prominent man and a signer of three issues of Virginia money. He was honored by his appointment as a … Continue reading
Christmas – the American Way
My great grandmother Mary Dean Redfield Norvell’s family came from New England whereas her husband Colonel Freeman Norvell’s family were from Virginia. As such, when you have ancestors from both the north and south, you are often curious how they celebrated major holidays … Continue reading
Lipscomb Norvell – Rev War Soldier
LIPSCOMB NORVELL (born, Hanover County, Virginia, September 1756 -died in Nashville, Tennessee March 2, 1843) entered the Continental Army on August 7, 1777. He fought in the Battles of Brandywine, Trenton, and Monmouth. He was taken prisoner by the British … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Family History, Genealogy, Nashville History, Nicaragua, Norvell Family History, Revolutionary War, Social History, Tennessee History, Virginia History, William Walker
Tagged Continental Army, John Norvell, Lipscomb Norvell, Nashville, Nashville Tennessee, United States, Virginia, William Walker
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Williamsburg
The first Norvell experience in Williamsburg occurred about 60 years after the family arrived in America: By 1700, the Norvells were a prominent Virginia family. When the General Assembly of Virginia passed an act in 1699 establishing the City of … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Colonial History, Episcopal Church History, Family History, Genealogy, Norvell Family History, Social History, Uncategorized, Virginia History
Tagged American Revolutionary War, Bruton Parish Church, Colonial Williamsburg, House of Burgesses, Hugh Norvell, Norvell, Virginia, Williamsburg
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Skiffes Creek, Virginia
The Tidewater Area There are many clues as to where the Norvells owned land in Virginia. Some are mentioned outright in land grants, others give hints. An article, in the William and Mary Quarterly in 1937 shows a home named … Continue reading
In The Beginning
Jamestown Island And this is where it all began at Jamestown Island, Virginia about 1650. Jamestown Island today is a relatively well-manicured park where tourists can visit the remains of the original settlement. Yet, if one looks behind the reconstructed … Continue reading
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