Descendants
of
Norman
and Mary Whitney Norton
Norman Norton was born, 21 Jan 1775, in Prince George
County, Maryland. The parish records
of Piscataway Parish recorded that he
was the son of William and Ellenor Norton.
Parents of William and Ellenor Norton have not been found, and research
still continues to find those parents, and
their immigrant ancestors. The
strongest research centers on the area in the southern part of Maryland.
A John Norton, Sr. and John Norton, Jr.
came to America on the Ark and the Dove with Leonard Calvert, in 1634, when he
came to claim proprietory rights
granted his brother, Cecilius Calvert, Lord Baltimore, by King Charles I, of
England. John Norton, Sr. and John
Norton, Jr. are listed in the ship's list as 'transported'. The settlers landed at St. Clement's Island
on the Potomac River, 25 Mar 1634. They
began purchasing Indian lands and built a fort. In earliest records, John Norton is listed in St. Marie's county,
the first county organized, and afterwards he is listed in St. Michael's
hundred. The early records refer to him
as John Norton, planter, however there was another John Norton, listed as John
Norton, sawyer who was probably the son.
Three Manors, Trinity, St. Gabriel and
St. Michael, were laid out for the governor, Leonard Calvert, 13 Aug 1641. A general discription given was,
"bounding on the North with Trinity Bay, on the East with a right line
drawn from the head of a Creek in the said Bay called Norton's Creek along by
the heads of Cauthers Creek and James Creek and so forward due South East until
it falls upon a Creek running into Chesapeake Bay called the Deep Creek then
with the Said Deep Creek and Chesapeake Bay on the South and West with
Potowmock (Potomac) River containing 3000 acres thereabouts." St. Michael's Manor is described as bounding
on the North with the said St. Gabriel's Mannor and including all the residue
of Land between Potowmock River on the West, Chesapeake Bay on the East and St.
Michael's point on the South, containing 1500 acres or thereabouts.
A grant issued to a William Osbeston,
1651, listed in a deed of sale, identifies the general location of the
plantation of John Norton, Sr.
"Lying on the East side of St. Georges river and on the East side
of a Creeke of the river called Trinity Creeke next adjoyning to the land late
laid out within Trinty Mannor running North up the Creeke unto John Norton
beginning at a marked oke standing by a branch called Nortons branch being the
bound of the said Mannor running North up the Creeke for bredth fifty perches
to a mked oke by a branch called Osbestons branch bounding on the North by a
line Drawne East up the branch fifty perches for length to a mked oke &
East from the said oke one hundred and Tenn perches into the woods to a marked
oke on the East by a line drawne South fifty perches untill itt intersect a
paralell drawne from Norton branch Conteyning and nor laid out for Fifty acres
be itt mor or lesse." The Norton's
Creek mentioned above could only have been named for John Norton, Sr. and John
Norton, Jr. who were the only Nortons
in the area at that time. John
Norton was a freeholder in St. Michael's Manor. As a freeholder, he was given a vote in the affairs of the new
government, and was required to pay a quit rent for each acre owned.
Charles County was formed in 1658. It was
bounded on the South and West by St. Mary's County and the Potomac River, on
the east by Calvert County, and the north by the Maryland-Pennsylvania
line. Its boundaries included,
"the river Wicomico to its head an from the mouth of that River up the
Potomac as high as the settlements extend and thence to the head of
Wicomico." A discription of
Piscataway Parish, the northernmost of the Charles County parishes,
incompassed, "beginning at the mouth of the Mattawoman Creek and running
up the said Creek and Branch thereof to the utmost limits of the County
(Charles) and running North to the line of the Province and then West to the
Potomac River and then down the said river to the mouth of the Mattawoman
Creek.
Prince George County, where we find the William Norton family, of
Piscataway or St. John's Parish, was formed from Calvert and Charles counties.
This area is where we find the activities of the early Nortons of that area. A
Tobias (Tobe) Norton is very active in the affairs of the government serving as
a commissioner and in other various capacities. He was in business with a John Little and court records list many
transactions. His relationship to John
Norton is not known but the fact that they were acquainted is borne out by a
common citizen they both knew named William Dorrington.
Prince George's Parish, also known as St.
John's and Queen Anne Parish, records the birth of several of William and
Ellenor Norton's children as follows:
Sarah, 20 Jan 1759; Alexander, 16 Mar 1760; Martha, 18 Apr 1762;
Frances, bapt. 6 May 1764; James, 15 May 1768; Nathaniel, 18 Mar 1766; Mary, 5
Aug 1772; and Norman, 21 Jan 1775.
Prince George's Parish, by act of the
Provincial Assembly, 1726, was erected out of Piscataway Parish and the chapel
of Ease at Rock Creeke, built in 1719, became the parish church of Prince
George's parish. In 1742, the Assembly
was again petitioned to divide the territory originally covered by Piscataway
Parish and as a result "All Saints Parish" was erected at
Frederick."
William Norton is enumerated in the
1776 Census of Maryland in St. John's & Prince George Parish with six sons
and four daughters. Living in the same
parish are the following: William
Norton, Jr.; Neamiah Norton; Henry Norton; Thomas Norton; John Norton; and
Robert Norton. William Norton, Sr's
death date has not been determined, but it was prior to 1787, when we find his
widow, Eleanor, listed in the 1787 Tax List of Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
The last documented record of William Norton, Sr. is when he signed the Oath of
Allegiance and Fidelity to America, 6 Jun 1778.
After the death of William Norton, of
Prince George County, the widow, Ellenor, moved the family to Pittsylvania
County, Virginia. She is found listed in
the 1787 Tax List of Pittslyvania paying taxes on herself; 1 male 16-21; 1
horse; and 8 cattle. The 1790 Census of
Pittsylvania, Virginia lists Ellinor Norton with 8 whites and 5 other
buildings. Many of the related Norton
families moved to Pittsylvania County, Virginia at the same time. From that point, they spread out into North
Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee.
The 1800 Census of Rowan County, North
Carolina, records Norman Norton as the head of his household with a wife and one
child, a son. An additional older
female is found in his household, which is without a doubt, Ellinor Norton. Two
sons of William and Ellinor Norton migrated to Rowan County, also. Nicholas Norton remained in the area and
Alexander migrated to eastern Tennessee.
The 1810 and 1820 Census records of North
Carolina do not record Norman Norton.
Records have not been found to indicate whether he was still in the
county, or had moved to Tennessee.
Prior to 1806, Bedford county was in Rutherford County but no records
were found there for Norman Norton. Records for the 1810 census of Bedford
county have been lost. It is possible
that Norman Norton was in Bedford County, prior to the 1820 Census, but the
only confirmed record is a transaction in 1823. No record of his original land holdings have been found, but from
subsequent tranactions, he seems to have had several hundred acres. His land was on Garrison Fork a tributary of
Duck River in Bedford County. Norman
Norton received an additional land grant in Bedford County for 100 acres in
Mountain District in 1829. When Coffee
County was formed in 1836, most of his land fell in the new county. It was located in the 1st Civil District,
north of Beech Grove. Beech Grove was
located in the 2nd Civil District. Several related Nortons are listed in the
2nd District.
Goodspeed's History of Coffee County,
published in 1887, lists the following early settlers of the 1st Civil
District: Norman Norton; Reuben George,
Robert S. Rayburn; Adam Rayburn; William Hodge; William Cross; Thomas Douglas;
Whitley Herald; and Robert McCreary
On 7 Aug 1843, Norman Norton sold 24
acres to William Johnson, in Bedford County.
It was described as being part of a grant made to Norman Norton for one
hundred acres on the 2nd day of May, 1826.
The sale price was one dollar and fifty cents, giving rise to the
question whether this was a gift to a son-in-law. However, I have found no daughter listed marrying a Johnson. Witnesses were: James M. McGill, I. Walker and
Heachiah Oaks. August 16, 1847, Norman
Norton purchased from Robert McCrary for eight hundred dollars, three negroes:
one woman named Sarah Ann, twenty years old; boy, Jerry, age 2 years; and a
girl, Harriet, age some four months. Witnesses were: William S. Matterson and
William Norton. On 13 Sep 1847, Norman Norton sold to James Ashley, 100 acres,
for $1,000. February 18, 1850, a survey was made for six acres of land for
Gilbert Missick situated in Coffee County Civil District No. 1, on the Garrison
fork of Duck River. It is described as
beginning at a large beech at the North west corner of Norman Norton's old
tract of land, now the property of the heirs of Adam Rayburn, deceased. The
description included a reference to Johnson's, now D. Ewell's, line. Could a daughter of Norman Norton's have
married Adam Rayburn. A survey made 8 May 1850 describes land adjoining Norman
Norton's and William Sutton's land. The
Allison Land Deal, of 1823, was established to clear the title of many
properties in the Three Forks area of Bedford County, Tennessee. Settlers paid thirty cents an acre to clear
the title and receive a deed to their land.
Henry W. Norton received his clearance for eighty acres on the waters of
the Garrison Fork of Duck River where he lived. He was a relation whose property was found later in the 2nd Civil
District of Coffee County. Henry W.
Norton was listed in the 1850 census as a retired Methodist Minister. This might indicate that most of the Nortons
were Methodist. A James Gibson received a clearance for one hundred and fifty
acres occupied by a tenant, Sely, adjoining the lands of Norman Norton and John
Scott, Esquires.
In the 1830 Census of Bedford County,
Tennessee, Norman is listed with seven sons and four daughters. Some of these were undoubtedly children by
his first wife. He married for the
second time Mary Whitney who was born in 1794 in South Carolina. Alexander
Norton, b. 1823, in the 1880 Census of Gibson County, Tennessee lists his
father's birthplace in Maryland and his mother's birthplace in South
Carolina. This would confirm that
Norman Norton and Mary Whitney were married by 1822. The surname of Mary has
been listed as Whitney in spite of the fact that there is no documented
evidence to confirm it. Some early researchers
gave the surname, and after some entensive research of the Whitney line, I have
not found anything to confirm, or deny, the claim. I base the fact that it was probably Whitney strictly on the fact
that Norman and Mary Norton had a son they named, John Whitney, and a daughter
named Nowling who married a Whitney (indicating that there were Whitney's in
the vicinity.) The 1800 Census of South
Carolina lists a John Whitney and a Jeremiah Whitney in Pendleton District. John Whitney was the older of the two, so
Jeremiah was probably his son. By 1810,
they had disappeared from the district.
Further research might prove that he had migrated to Georgia. The South
Carolina Whitneys were descendants of the early Whitneys who were early
settlers of Bermuda. A Whitney
Institute is still standing on the island.
There was a W. O. Whitney family in
Bedford County by 1810 who might prove to be a brother of Mary Whitney. W. O Whitney had migrated from Georgia and
bought land. On this land he built a
spacious log house for a tavern. This
tavern was sold in 1824, and became known as the Holland House. It had many notable people of the day as
guest, and a banquet and ball was held in 1824, in honor of General Andrew
Jackson. After he sold the tavern, W.
O. Whitney owned the Whitney Stables in Shelbyville until his death in
1826. He was killed by an ex-husband of
his only daughter, Harriet.
The Nortons moved to Dyer County sometime
between 1850 and 1853 when we find marriages records indicating the children
were marrying into the settled residents of the area. Dyer County, Tennessee Chancery Court Minutes, page 96 and 97
records that heirs of Norman Norton had filed for division of his land, 1858,
in 9th Civil District of Dyer County.
Heirs listed were: Alexander Norton; Wesley Norton; Aaron Norton;
Josephus Norton; J. W. Norton; R. W. Norton; Esquire Keller; Wm. Keller; N. B.
Norton; J. S. Norton, N. Norton, M.E. Norton; L. Norton; Willis Matthews
(Mathis) and Caledonia, his wife; Elizabeth Norton; Isabella Norton; James N.
Norton; Mary Bird; Louisa Tilghman; Sarah Canada; and the unknown heirs of
Nowling Whitney, a daughter of Norman Norton, deceased. They prove out to be: Alexander; Wesley; Aaron; Josephus; John
Whitney; Robert W.; Elizabeth Keller; Norman; Caledonia Mathis; James N.;
Isabella Goodloe; Mary Bird; Louisa Tilghman; Sarah Canada and Nowling
Whitney. N. B.; J. S.; M.E.; and L. have not been identified. In the 1850 Census of Coffee County, a Mary
Norton is living in the household adjoining Norman Norton, making a possibility
of another son, but she has been tentatively identified with another Norton
line, so I have not listed her. The following listing in the 1850 Census of
Coffee County gives the proximity of some of Norman Norton's children: Westly Norton, household #211; Norman
Norton, household #214; Mary Norton, household #15; Brian Frizzell, household
#216; Samuel Bird, household #217; and Franklin Keller, household #219. The
Brian Frizzell household is of particular interest because of the given names
of the children: Mary, age 16; Westly, age 13; Harriet, age 12; William, age
10; John, age 8; Abram, age 6; and Sarah, age 1. Brian Frizzell's wife is listed as Jane, age 28. She was evidently a second wife. It is possible that Brian Frizzell's first
wife was a daughter of Norman Norton and the family names of Mary, Westly,
Harriet (possibility from Harriet Whitney); William and John tends to tilt in
that direction.
Several of Norman Norton's children
preceded him to West Tennessee and are found in the early records there. When he made the move to Dyer County, he was
in his seventies. The above suit
indicates that he died prior to 1858.
Exact death date or place of buriel has not been established for either
Norman or Mary Norton. Since several of
their children married into Gibson County families, his land probably was in
the area south of Trimble in the vicinity of Cool Springs Branch. When additional cemetery records in that
area become available, it may be possible to locate their burial place. (The following genealogy report is indexed.)
1. Norman1 Norton,
born, 21 Jan 1775, in Prince George County, Maryland; died in Dyer County, Tennessee; buried in Dyer County, Tennessee. He married in
Rowan County, North Carolina his first wife, name unknown. Norman Norton married (2) Mary ((Whitney))
Norton, born, 1794, in South Carolina; died
in Dyer County, Tennessee; buried
in Dyer County, Tennessee.
Children of Norman Norton and (Unknown) Norton were as
follows:
+ 2 i Elizabeth2 Norton,
born, 22 Nov 1810, in
Rowan
County, Tennessee. She married Francis
Franklin Keller (Esq.) .
+ 3 ii Wesley2 Norton,
born, 1818, in Rowan County,
North
Carolina. He married Nancy Ann (Cass) Norton .
+ 4 iii Sarah2 Norton,
born, 1820, in Rowan County,
North
Carolina. She married A. Olworth
Canada .
+ 5 iv Norman2 Norton,
born, 1820, in Rowan County,
North
Carolina. He married Elizabeth (Innis) Norton .
+ 6 v Mary2 Norton,
born, 1818, in Rowan County,
North
Carolina. She married Samuel Bird .
Children of Norman Norton
and Mary (Whitney) Norton were as follows:
7 vi Aaron2 Norton,
born, 1823, in Bedford County,
Tennessee.
He married Sarah (Fentress) Norton.
According
to the 1850 census of Coffee County,
Tennessee,
Aaron Norton was a twin to his brother,
Alexander. Nor further information has been
confirmed
on this couple. There was an Aaron
Norton
found in Porter, Van Buren County,
Michigan,
1862, who might prove to be this son
of
Norman Norton
8 vii Alexander2 Norton,
born, Sep 1823, in Bedford,
County,
Tennessee. He married Caroline (Canada)
Norton.
The 1880 Census of Gibson County,
Tennessee
shows Alexander Norton's mother's
birthplace
as South Carolina.
+ 9 viii Josephus2 Norton,
born ,1828, in Bedford County,
Tennessee.
He married Tennessee (Oaks) Norton
+ 10 ix James
M.2 Norton, born, 1834, in Bedford County,
Tennessee.
He married Mary E. (Lesinger) Norton .
+ 11 x Louisa2 Norton,
born, 1835, in Bedford County,
Tennessee.
She married Pinkney S. Tilghman .
+ 12 xi John
Whitney2 Norton, born, 22 Mar 1838, in
Coffee
County, Tennessee. He married (1) Tollie E.
(Norton)
Norton . He married (2) Tennessee
(Berry)
Norton .
13 xii William2 Norton,
born, 1839, in Coffee County,
Tennessee.
Probably died young.
+ 14 xiii Robert
W.2 Norton, born, 1841, in Coffee County,
Tennessee.
He married Elizabeth ((---)) Norton .
+ 15 xiv Caledonia
J.2 Norton, born, 1844, in Coffee County,
Tennessee.
She married Willis J Mathis .
16 xv Isabella
W.2 Norton, birthdate unknown, married,
9 Oct 1865, in Gibson, Tennessee, T. E.
Goodlore.
No
further information has been found on this couple.
Tennessee,
Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois and Texas
records
have been checked for information.
17 xvi Nowling2 Norton, birthdate unknown, married a
Whitney. This daughter of Norman Norton is based
on
the suit filed in Dyer County Court
concerning
the
heirs of Norman Norton. Her whereabouts seemed
to
have been unknown at the time. Since her birthdate
is
not known, she could have been an older daughter.
.
Generation 2
2. Elizabeth2 Norton (Norman1), born, 22 Nov 1810, Rowan
County, North Carolina; died 22 Nov 1889 in Illinois; buried in Hall Cemetery, Lick Creek, Illinois. She
married, 2 Jun 1836, in Coffee, Tennessee, Francis Franklin Keller
(Esq.), born, 25 Jan 1817, in Bedford, Tennessee; died, 11 Mar 1878, in Clay,
Arkansas; buried in Grove Hill
Cemetery, Clay, Arkansas. Franklin Keller was a harness manufacturer. Franklin and Elizabeth Norton Keller are
listed in household #219 in the 1850 Census of Coffee County. Norman Norton is listed in # 214. The couple
moved to Union County, Illinois around the time Norman Norton moved, with his
family, to Dyer County, Tennessee.
Children of Elizabeth Norton and Francis Franklin Keller
(Esq.) were as follows:
+ 18 i Mary
Ann3 Keller, born, Mar 1837, in Bedford County,
Tennessee.
She married John Wesley Oakes .
+ 19 ii Elizabeth
Jane3 Keller, born, 24 Mar 1838, in
Bedford
County, Tennessee. She married Richard Gunn .
20 iii Aaron
Model3 Keller, born, 1842, in Bedford County,
Tennessee.
No further information has been found.
21 iv Henry
Warren3 Keller, born, 7 Dec 1844, in Bedford
County,
Tennessee; died, 14 Feb 1897. He married
Nancy
Emily
(Corgan)
Keller .
22 v Martha
Elizabeth3 Keller, born
in Bedford,
Tennessee.
She married, 22 Dec 1861, in Jefferson, Illinois,
James
L. Skelton. This marriage is the only marriage in
Illinois
Marriages records for a Martha E. Keller.
23 vi Sarah
Laret3 Keller, born, 16 Dec 1846, in
Bedford
County, Tennessee; died, 14 Dec 1915, in Union,
Illinoise;
buried in Hall Cemetery, Lick Creek,
Union,
Illinois.
She married, 1 Oct 1868, in Union County, Illinois,
Francis
M. McGinnis .
24 vii Robert
Raymond3 Keller, born, 6 May 1849, in
Bedford
County, Tennessee; died in Rector, Arkansas. He
married Sallie (Morris) Keller .
25 viii Norman
Alexander3 Keller, born, 11 Jul 1851, in
Bedford
County, Tennessee; died, 11 Mar 1918, in Jackson,
Missouri.
He married Mattie (Calvin)
Keller, born,
10 Jul 1859, in Olmstead, Pulaski
County, Illinois; died,
26
May 1932, in Anna, Union County, Illinois.
26 ix Thomas
French3 Keller, born, 8 Apr 1854, in
Bedford
County, Tennessee; died, 17 Jun 1887, in Union
County,
Illinois; buried in Hall Cemetery, Lick
Creek,
Union
County, Illinois. He married, 25 Jan 1885, in
Union
County, Illinois, Martha A. (Miller) Keller .
27 x William3 Keller,
born, c1856, in Union County,
Illinois. This child is listed based on his
inclusion
as
an heir of Norman Norton in the suit filed in
Dyer
County, Tennessee.
3. Wesley2 Norton
(Norman1), born, 1818, in Rowan County, North Carolina; died,
22 Dec 1879, in Gibson County, Tennessee; buried in North Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Gibson
County, , Tennessee. He married, 28 Oct
1846, in Gibson County, Tennessee, Nancy Ann (Cass) Norton, born,
5 Feb 1816, in Iredell County, North Carolina; died, 21 Oct 1857, in Gibson
County, Tennessee.
Children of Wesley Norton and Nancy Ann Cass were as
follows:
28 i Puss3 Norton,
was born, 1845, in Coffee County, Tennessee.
Proper
given name for this child has not been found.
+ 29 ii Elizabeth3 Norton,
was born, 1848, in Coffee County,
Tennessee.
She married John R. Carrol .
30 iii Martha3 Norton,
born, 1850, in Coffee County, Tennessee.
4. Sarah2 Norton (Norman1), born 1820 in Rowan
County, North Carolina. She married A.
Olworth Canada, born 1829 in North Carolina. Sarah Canada is listed in the suit in
Dyer County, Tennessee, in 1858, concerning the heirs of Norman Norton. No marriage date has been found, but given
the close relationship of the Canada and Norton families, I have listed her as
the wife of Olworth Canada. Her
brother, Alexander, married Caroline Canada, a sister of Olworth Canada. Olworth Canada was a partner in the Tyson
Store located on corner of Highway 106 and Madison Hall road in Gibson County.
Children of Sarah Norton and A. Olworth Canada were as follows:
31 i Nancy3 Canada,
born, 1850, in Gibson County,
Tennessee.
32 ii Eagleton3 Canady,
born, 1854, in Gibson County,
Tennessee.
33 iii Mary3 Canada,
born, 1858, in Gibson County,
Tenneseee.
5. Norman2 Norton (Norman1), born, 1820, in Rowan
County, North Carolina; died in Gibson
County, Tennessee. He married, Sep 1853, in Gibson County, Tennessee, Elizabeth
(Innis) Norton, born, 1830, in Tennesee. Norman Norton preceded his parents and siblings to the West
Tennessee area. Location of where he
was living in the 1850 census of Tennessee has not been found.
Children of Norman Norton and Elizabeth Innis were as
follows:
34 i Catherine3 Norton,
born 1856 in Gibson County,
Tennessee.
6. Mary2 Norton (Norman1), born, 1818, in Rowan
County, North Carolina.. She married Samuel
Bird, born, 1820, in Bedford, Tennessee. Mary Bird and husband,
Samuel, were named in the 1858 suit in Dyer County, Tennessee as heirs of
Norman Norton.
Children of Mary Norton and Samuel Bird were as follows:
35 i William
H.3 Bird, born, 1851, in Bedford County,
Tennessee;
buried in Rutherford Cemetery, Gibson,
County,
Tennessee. He married Mary (Quincy)
Bird,
born,
13 May 1842, in Tennessee; died 3 Jun 1911 in
Gibson
County, Tennessee; buried in Rutherford
Cemetery,
Gibson
County, Tennessee.
+ 36 ii Aaron
Avery3 Bird, born, 1855, in Gibson County,
Tennessee.
He married (1) Demetra A. (Griffin) Bird.
He
married (2) Mary (Taylor) Bird
.
37 iii John3 Bird,
born, 1858, in Gibson County, Tennessee.
8. Alexander2 Norton (Norman1), born, Sep 1823, in
Bedford, Tennessee; died in Gibson
County, Tennessee; buried in North
Union Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery, Gibson County, Tennessee. . He married,
15 Jan 1853, in Gibson County, Tennessee, Caroline (Canada)
Norton, born, 1839, in Gibson County, Tennessee; died in Gibson, Tennessee;
buried in North Union Cumberland
Presbyterian Cemetery, Gibson County, Tennessee. According to the 1850 Census of Coffee County, Tennessee,
Alexander Norton was a twin to Aaron Norton.
Alexander is listed in the 1858 suit in Dyer County, Tennessee as an
heir of Norman Norton. The 1900 Census of Gibson County, Tennessee shows
Alexander Norton living in the household of Tobe Norton in District #8..
Children of Alexander Norton and Caroline Canada were as
follows:
38 i Alexander3 Norton,
Jr., born, 1855, in Gibson County,
Tennessee.
Alexander Norton, Jr. migrated to California.
A
search of the current California records has not
revealed
where he settled or a family. He
returned to
Gibson
County, at least, one time after he migrated.
A
group picture taken of him and his living siblings
is
available.
+ 39 ii Mary
Elizabeth3 Norton, born, 1857, in Gibson County,
Tennessee
married Emerson E. Jetton .
+ 40 iii Levy
Elizabeth3 Norton, born, 20 Mar 1859, in Gibson
County,
Tennessee, married Hiram Parker Worrell .
41 iv Charles3 Norton,
born, 1864, in Gibson County, Tennessee.
No
additional information has been found on this son.
+ 42 v Dora3 Norton,
born, c1866, in Gibson County, Tennessee,
married
William R. King .
+ 43 vi John
Asa3 Norton, born, 31 Mar 1861, in Gibson County,
Tennessee,
married Nancy Ellen (Wiles) Norton .
+ 44 vii Henry
Norman3 Norton, born, 24 Sep 1867, in Gibson
County,
Tennessee, married Mable Myrtle Geon
(James)
Norton .
+ 45 viii Tobe3 Norton,
born, 10 Oct 1871, in Gibson County,
Tennessee,
married Annie Bell (Martin) Norton .
46 ix Thomas3 Norton,
born, 1873, in Gibson County,
Tennessee. Thomas Norton is believed to have
migrated
to Washington State. A search of the
available
records of Washington State did not
reveal
any Thomas Norton that might fit this
son
of Alexander Norton.
+ 47 x Robert
Lee3 Norton, born, Sep 1874, in Gibson County,
Tennessee,
married Nancy J. (Whitley) Norton .
9. Josephus2 Norton
(Norman1), born, 1828, in Bedford, Tennessee; died, before Aug
1862 in Obion County, Tennessee. He married, 11 Sep 1853, in Obion County,
Tennessee, Tennessee (Oaks) Norton, born. c1836, in Obion, Tennessee. Tennessee Oaks was
the daughter of Norton and Jane Norton
Oakes who had migrated to Obion County prior to 1830 where he is listed in the
1830 Census; Sheriff's list of Obion County; and Sheriff's list of Gibson
County. The 1850 Census of Obion County
lists Josephus Norton living in the household.
Listed, also, is a child name Cordelea A. E. Norton and Tennessee
Norton. Cordelea Norton has been listed
as the daughter of Norton Oakes by other researchers. Since the marriage of
Josephus and Tennessee Norton was not solomonized until 1853, there seems to be
a descrepancy as to who her parents are.
Children of Josephus Norton and Tennessee Oaks were as
follows:
48 i Cordelea
A. E.3 Norton, was born, 1849, in
Obion
County, Tennessee.
10. James M.2 Norton
(Norman1), born 1834 in Bedford County, Tennessee; died 1864
in Dyer County, Tennessee; buried in
Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg, Tennessee. He married Mary E. (Lesinger) Norton, born, 1836, in
Tennessee.
Children of James M. Norton and Mary E. Lesinger were as
follows:
+ 49 i James
A.3 Norton, was born, Sep 1860, in Dyer County,
Tennessee,
married Annie Lula (Fowlkes) Norton .
+ 50 ii Leonora3 Norton,
was born, 22 Jan 1863, in Dyer County,
Tennessee,
married Charles C. Dawson .
11. Louisa2 Norton (Norman1), born, 1835, in Bedford
County, Tennessee; died in Gibson County, Tennessee. She married, 18 Jan 1853,
in Gibson, Tennessee, Pinkney S. Tilghman, born, 1837, in North
Carolina; died on Battlefield in Kentucky during Civil War; buried in North Union Cumberland Presbyterian
Cemetery, Gibson County, Tennessee. Pickney Tilghman was buried in a common
grave with other casualties of the battle.
When word reached Gibson County of his death, Louisa Norton Tilghman
hitched a wagon and, with a slave, is said to have gone to the place where the
battle had been fought and removed his remains to bring back to his home church
cemetery. Legend is that she recognized
his exposed foot with a sock she had knitted for him.
Children of Louisa Norton and Pinkney S. Tilghman were as
follows:
51 i Norois3 Tilghman,
born, 1853, in Gibson County,
Tennessee.
52 ii Mary3 Tilghman,
born, 1858, in Gibson County, Tennessee.
12. John Whitney2 Norton
(Norman1), born, 22 Mar 1838, in Coffee, Tennessee; died,
1915, in Dunkin, Missouri. He married (1)
Tollie E. (Norton) Norton, born, 1850 in Tennessee. He
married (2), 1873, in Gibson County, Tennessee, Tennessee (Berry)
Norton, born in Tennessee.
Children of John Whitney Norton and Tollie E. Norton were
as follows:
+ 53 i Walter
L.3 Norton, born, 1867, in Obion County,
Tennessee,
married Fannie (Henderson) Norton .
54 ii Myrtle
M.3 Norton, born, 1869, in Obion County,
Tennessee.
55 iii Norman
C.3 Norton, born, 1875, in Obion County,
Tennessee.
56 iv Fannie3 Norton,
born, May 1883, in Obion, County,
Tennessee.
Children of John
Whitney Norton and Tennessee Berry were as follows:
+ 57 i Tennessee3 Norton,
born, c1880, in Obion, Tennessee,
married
Harry Douglass .
14. Robert W.2 Norton
(Norman1), born, 1841, in Coffee County, Tennessee. He
married Elizabeth ((---))
Norton, born, 1849, in Tennessee. Robert W. Norton is listed in the 1850
Census of Coffee County, Tennessee as the youngest child of Norman Norton. He is listed in the 1858 suit in Dyer
County, Tennessee as an heir of Norman Norton.
Children of Robert W. Norton and Elizabeth (---) were as
follows:
58 i Azariah3 Norton,
born, 1869, in Gibson County,
Tennessee.
15. Caledonia J.2 Norton (Norman1), born, 1844, in Coffee
County, Tennessee. She married, 2 Feb 1860, in Gibson, Tennessee, Willis J
Mathis, born, 1831, in North Carolina; died in Gibson County, Tennessee. Caledonia and her husband, Willis
Mathis, are listed in the suit of heirs, in 1858, in Dyer County. This listing may be in doubt. Her birthdate gives rise as to where she was
in the 1850 Census of Coffee County, however I could not find a Caledonia
Norton listed in the related Norton families.
Children of Caledonia J. Norton and Willis J Mathis were
as follows:
59 i William3 Mathis,
born, 1861, in Gibson County,
Tennessee.
60 ii Elizabeth3 Mathis,
born, 1867, in Gibson County,
Tennessee,
married, 1903 in Gibson County,
Tennessee,
H. C. Nash .
61 iii Nannie3 Mathis,
born, 1870, in Gibson County,
Tennessee,
married, 1896, in Gibson County,
Tennessee,
J. C. McGill .
62 iv Phillip3 Mathis,
born, 1878, in Gibson County,
Tennessee,
married, 1898, in Gibson County,
Tennessee,
Thula (Halford) Mathis .
Generation
3
18. Mary Ann3 Keller (Elizabeth2 Norton,
Norman1), born, Mar 1837, in Coffee County, Tennessee; died,
1906, in Holcomb, Dunklin County, Missouri; buried 1906 in Holcomb, Dunklin
County, Missouri. She married, 1851, in Obion County, Tennessee, John Wesley
Oakes, born, 1831, in Obion County, Tennessee; died, 1875, in Lake,
Tennessee. John Wesley Oakes was the son of Norton and Jane Norton
Oakes. The Oakes lived around the Mason
Hall area of Obion County near the Gibson County line.. Norton Oakes is buried in the Finch Cemetery
on Hurt Road near Yarborough Road in Obion County..
Children of Mary Ann Keller and John Wesley Oakes were as
follows:
+ 63 i Alonzo
D.4 Oakes, born, 27 Sep 1853, in Obion County,
Tennessee,
married Sarah Francis (New) Oakes .
64 ii Mary
Elizabeth4 Oakes, born, 18 May 1855, in Obion
County,
Tennessee, married James Buchanan
New .