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Christopher John Norton 1718–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1718

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 1787

Death Location: Bourbon, Kentucky, United States

Father: ROBERT NORTON

Mother: Mrs. Norton

Spouse(s): Mary Emmerson

Children(s): Elizabeth Norton

Christopher John Norton was born in 1718 in England, the child of Robert Norden Norton And Mrs John Norton. Christopher John Norton married Mary Emmerson, and had children including Elizabeth Norton. Christopher John Norton passed away in 1787 in Bourbon, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Christopher John Norton was born in 1718 in England, the child of Robert Norden Norton And Mrs John Norton.
  • Christopher John Norton married Mary Emmerson, and had children including Elizabeth Norton.
  • Christopher John Norton passed away in 1787 in Bourbon, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

ROBERT NORTON
1694–1725
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
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Mrs. Norton
1696–
Birth Location: of Gloucester or Salem County, New Jersey
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Spouses(s)

Mary Emmerson
1735–1819
Birth Location: Goochland, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Norton
1769–1838
Birth Location: Fluvanna, Virginia, United States
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Christopher Norton's Ancestors

Self
Christopher Norton
1718–1787
Birth Place: England
Parents
ROBERT NORDEN NORTON
1694–1725
England, United Kingdom
Mrs. (John) Norton
1696–
of Gloucester or Salem County, New Jersey
Grandparents
Richard Norden
1633–1663
St. Laurance, Heanor, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christopher Norton's Descendants

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Christopher (John) Norton (1718–1787) m. Mary Emmerson (1735–1819)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Norton 1769–1838 m. William Benefield 1763–1844
    1. 1. John Benefiel 1789–1862 m. Mary ("Polly") Spore 1797–1870
      1. 1. Eliza (Ann (Elizabeth)) Benefiel 1816–1907 m. James (Burton) Trimble 1825–1904
        1. 1. Robert (Burns) Trimble 1857–1923 m. Nancy (Ellen ("Ella", NETTIE)) Wilcox 1858–1947

Christopher Norton's Timeline

2 Records

1718
1718
Birth of Christopher John Norton in England
England
1787
1787
Age 69
Death of Christopher John Norton in Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
Bourbon, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
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