CAMPBELL COUNTY, VA - HISTORY - Campbell Chronicles and Family Sketches Family Sketches - Norvell ----¤¤¤---- CAMPBELL CHRONICLES and FAMILY SKETCHES Embracing the History of CAMPBELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA 1782-1926 By R. H. EARLY With Illustrations J. P. BELL COMPANY LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 1927 Norvell Captain William Norvell, Sr., born 177O, son of William and Martha Norvell of Hanover county, Va., was among the Campbell residents, who moved there from Amherst county. In 1797 Captain Norvell made fifteen purchases of land in Campbell county. He also purchased from Alexander Stuart and John Dabney a half acre lot in Lynchburg. He was the first corporation court clerk in Lynchburg; in 1811 was elected a member of the town council. The manner of elections at this time was peculiar. The council appointed commissioners, and the city sergeant, according to order, gave notice, by sending the bell around, to inform all freeholders and householders entitled to vote, that the election of 12 common council-men would be held at Mason's Hall, then used as the court house. William Norvell was appointed in 1813 a member of a committee of three to build a new market house in the south western side of Second and Water streets (now Main and 9th streets). Norvell was one of the directors of the Exchange bank, organized in 1814. The first effort towards public education in Lynchburg was started by private subscription, with a board of managers, the first of whom was Wm. Norvell, who applied to Legislature for articles of incorporation, which resulted in the incorporation in 1823, of Lynchburg Charity School. The old Franklin Hotel, corner of Main and llth streets, (opened by Charles Hoyle), built in 1818 by Samuel J. Harrison, became changed to title Norvell House after the family of that name. This site is now occupied by the merchandise store of C. M. Guggenheimer Co. Captain Norvell resided at a country home called Radcliff, near Candler's mountain. He married Anne, second daughter of Col. John and Wilhelmina Jordan-Wyatt, the latter a daughter of Col. Samuel Jordan and sister of Mrs. Wm. Cabell of Union Hill, Nelson county, and Mrs. John Cabell of Green Hill, Buckingham county, and of whom there were nine sisters. Martha, a sister of William Norvell, married Seth Ward of New London. In 1828 Captain J. E. Norvell commanded the Lynchburg Artillery Company; in 1823 he had been promoted major of militia. Children of William and Ann Wyatt-Norvell: —Wm. Wyatt Norvell, born 1795, m. Ann M., dau. of Samuel J. and Sally Harrison in 1818 —Martha Ann, born 1797, m., (1st wife), Chiswell Dabney of Hanover county in 1814, died 1815. —Lucy Wilhelmina, born 18O1, m. John M., son of Isaac and Elizabeth Otey, in 1817. —Elizabeth Emmeline, born 1799, m. Edward Trent of Cumberland in 1815; she died in 1819. Edward Trent died in 1818, and their daughter, Martha Ann, died in 1818. —Susannah Carolina, born 18O3, m. John M. Warwick, son of William and Leanna Dawson-Warwick, grandson of Abraham and Amy Warwick; Mr. and Mrs. John M. Warwick were grand-parents of Major John W. Daniel and Mrs. Sallie Daniel-Halsey; their daughter, Sarah Ann, who married Judge Wm. Daniel, Jr., died in 1845, aged 24 years; the inscription on the tombstone reads: "This day without a cloud is passed, And thou wert lovely to the last. Extinguished, not decayed, as stars that shoot along the sky, Shine brighter as they fall from high." —John Edmondson, born in 18O5, called, because of his polished elegance, a D'Orsay. -Samuel Gustavas, born in 1807; m. Champe Carter Bradfute, moved to Cincinnati, Ohio. —Fayette Henry, born in 18O9, moved to Shelbyville, Ky. -George Edward, born 1811, died 1839, aged 27 years. -Martha Maria Louisa, born 1814, m. ______ Waller. -Flora Ann Emmeline, born 1817, m. Daniel Warwick, of Baltimore, later Lynchburg. Letter to William Norvell from James Callaway, Sr.: Amherst, 3Oth October, 1792. Dr. Sir: Mr. Nichols was with me on Sunday last about the execution I sent over which you were kind enough to have levied on him for me. He has a letter from Mr. Austin to me to give credit for seven pounds, which I requested Mr. Clarke to do. He also informed me he had about 7 or 8 pounds in money and knew not how to raise the balance, unless I would take some Merchants' Assurances. If he will pay 8 or 1O pounds and you, Mr. Brown or Mr. Irvine, get him to work for you and give your assurance to pay the balance by the 1st of December next the Sheriff may be directed to return the execution postponed by order of Plaintiff. I am Sir, Your mo. obt. JAMES CALLAWAY. The family of Norvell were allied by marriage with the Warwick family, then resident in Amherst county, the name appearing as Warrick, Warick and Worrick. Abraham Warwick is recorded in 1781 in Amherst; in 1785 he is listed among census returns as head of a family of 8 white souls in that county and William Warwick as head there of a family of 3 whites; William held title of major and had a brother, Capt. James Warwick; both of the latter spent much time in Lynchburg. The family were long lived, the mother of William and James living to be 1O2 years old. Major William Warwick was a prominent bank officer; m. 3 times; children: —Mrs. Stuart. —John M. m. Susanna Caroline Norvell, their dau. Sarah A. m. Judge Wm. Daniel, Jr. -Corbin;—Abram;—moved to Richmond, Va. —Daniel m. F. Ann E. Norvell, moved to Baltimore. —Mrs. Saunders. —Mrs. Thomas Leftwich, of Bedford county. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com ___________________________________________________________________ File size: 5.8 Kb