Stephenson Family Tree » Knight of York Sir George deStafford Norton (± 1539-1585)

Personal data Knight of York Sir George deStafford Norton 

  • He was born about 1539 in York, Yorkshire, England.
  • He died on April 9, 1585 in England.
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Knight of York Sir George deStafford Norton

He has/had a relationship with Frances Newton of Cobham.

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Historical events

Day of death April 9, 1585

  • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1585: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 3 » The Olympic Theatre, designed by Andrea Palladio, is inaugurated in Vicenza.
    • April 9 » The expedition organised by Sir Walter Raleigh departs England for Roanoke Island (now in North Carolina) to establish the Roanoke Colony.
    • July 7 » The Treaty of Nemours abolishes tolerance to Protestants in France.
    • August 8 » John Davis enters Cumberland Sound in search of the Northwest Passage.
    • August 10 » The Treaty of Nonsuch signed by Elizabeth I of England and the Dutch Rebels.
    • August 17 » A first group of colonists sent by Sir Walter Raleigh under the charge of Ralph Lane lands in the New World to create Roanoke Colony on Roanoke Island, off the coast of present-day North Carolina.


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