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Jacob Anderson Norton 1778–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1778

Birth Location: Randolph County, North Carolina

Death Date: 1848

Death Location: Tippah County, Mississippi

Father: Mercer NORTON

Mother: Martha HIGGINS

Spouse(s): Mary King

Children(s): Mary Norton

Jacob Anderson Norton was born in 1778 in Randolph County, North Carolina, the child of Mercer Messer Norton And Martha Higgins. Jacob Anderson Norton married Mary King, and had children including Mary Ann Norton. Jacob Anderson Norton passed away in 1848 in Tippah County, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • Jacob Anderson Norton was born in 1778 in Randolph County, North Carolina, the child of Mercer Messer Norton And Martha Higgins.
  • Jacob Anderson Norton married Mary King, and had children including Mary Ann Norton.
  • Jacob Anderson Norton passed away in 1848 in Tippah County, Mississippi.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mercer NORTON
1750–1801
Birth Location: Burke, NC
MN
Martha HIGGINS
1756–1831
Birth Location: Randolph, North Carolina, USA
MH

Spouses(s)

Mary King
1784–1850
Birth Location: Greene County, Tennessee
MK

Children(s)

Mary Norton
1826–1860
Birth Location: , , Tennessee,USA
MN

Jacob Norton's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Norton
1778–1848
Birth Place: Randolph County, North Carolina
Parents
Mercer "Messer" NORTON
1750–1801
Burke, NC
Martha HIGGINS
1756–1831
Randolph, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Norton's Descendants

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Jacob (Anderson) Norton (1778–1848) m. Mary King (1784–1850)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Norton 1826–1860 m. Uriah Wilson 1824–1877
    1. 1. William (Henry) Wilson 1850–1889 m. Talitha (Cumi) Fitzpatrick 1858–1905
      1. 1. Henderson (Lafayette) Wilson 1879–1962 m. Alice (Bell) Greenhaw 1880–1967
        1. 1. Odis (Leonard) Wilson 1909–1995 m. Leona McFarlin 1912–1999
        2. 2. Carlton (Dewey) Wilson 1904–1974 m. Goldie (M) Wilson 1903–1993
        3. 3. Roy (Dorris (Darce)) Wilson 1906–1996 m. Mildred (Helen) Wilson 1914–
        4. 4. Lucian (Hubert) Wilson 1908–2003 m. Watha (L) Wilson 1915–1999
        5. 5. Winnie (O) Wilson 1911–1998 m. William (O) King 1903–
        6. 6. Alice (Vena) Nelson 1916–2006 m. M (H) Nelson 1912–1993
        7. 7. Flossie (Lee) Wilson 1922–1989
        8. 8. Anita (Eugene) Wilson 1925–2017 m. Marvin Nelson 1920–2004
        9. 9. Doyle (Doy) Wilson 1913–1966 m. Rena (Mae) Vardeman 1921–1971
        10. 10. Ernest (Felix) Wilson 1905–1947 m. Edna Bohannon 1936–2016
        11. 11. Hollis (Owens) Wilson 1915–1963 m. Virginia (Louise) Wilson 1917–2000
        12. 12. Anna (Jewel) Wilson 1901–1903
        13. 13. William (Horise) Wilson 1911–1912
      2. 2. William (Thomas) Wilson 1876–1966 m. Mary (E) McCoy 1879–1910 m. Lillie (Leona) Ewing 1895–1999
        1. 1. Earl Wilson 1905–1972
        2. 2. Arthur ("Pug") Wilson 1907–1984
        3. 3. Laura (Lorene) Wilson 1901–1902
        4. 4. Velma (Earlene) Wilson 1925–2008
        5. 5. Jewel (M) Wilson 1923–
        6. 6. Erciel (L) Cook 1918–
      3. 3. Joseph (Pinkney) Wilson 1881–1949 m. Esther Newberry 1888–1960
        1. 1. J (C) Wilson 1909–1990
        2. 2. Lera (Lafarris,) Wilson 1916–2005
        3. 3. E.P. Wilson 1910–2000
        4. 4. Talitha (Leota) Wilson 1918–1992
      4. 4. Aulsia (Uriah) Wilson 1883–1969 m. Osylee (Asylee Cora) Deweese 1884–1936
        1. 1. Cecil (H) Wilson 1908–1996 m. Uldene Biggerstaff 1921–
        2. 2. Gladys Wilson 1910– m. John (D) Haley 1906–
        3. 3. Winnona Anderson 1912–
        4. 4. Dorothy Wilson 1915–1993
      5. 5. Walter (Scott) Wilson 1886–1972 m. Carrie Clark 1885–1971
        1. 1. Carl (Cleveland) Wilson 1910–1999 m. Pearl (Cordelia) Roach 1914–
        2. 2. Lee (Roy) Wilson 1917–
        3. 3. Evelyn (R) Wilson 1925–
        4. 4. Lennie (E) Miller 1907–1997 m. Milo (Clay) Miller 1907–1995
      6. 6. Cleaveland (E) Wilson 1888–1980 m. Lida (Ethel) Willis 1904–1995
        1. 1. Delmer (Willis) Wilson 1924–1995
        2. 2. Eva (Mae) Wilson 1926–1939
        3. 3. Eupha (L) Wilson 1923–2002
      7. 7. Vida (Cates) McCoy 1899–1996 m. Josephus (Wesley) King 1893–1991
        1. 1. Elwanda (V) King 1926–1998
        2. 2. Franklin (Delano) King 1934–1934
        3. 3. Altha (Faye) King 1916–2007
        4. 4. Eldon King 1920–
        5. 5. Elvin (Cleveland) King 1919–1988
        6. 6. Bennie (Milligan) King 1931–2017
    2. 2. Sarah (Penelope) Wilson 1859–1905 m. James (Andrew) Cearley 1854–
      1. 1. William (Edward) Cearley 1891–1966
      2. 2. Mary (J) Carley 1880–
      3. 3. Uriah (T) Carley 1883–
      4. 4. Lucy (R) Carley 1886–
      5. 5. Sarah (I) Carley 1892–
      6. 6. Eller (N) Carley 1896–
    3. 3. Mary (E) Wilson 1844–1944 m. Solomon (Marion) Wright m. Albert Garner 1835–1890
      1. 1. Callie (D) Garner 1874–
      2. 2. Lafayette Garner 1876–
      3. 3. Lewis (Albert) Garner 1878–
      4. 4. Robert (L.) Garner 1883–
      5. 5. Hugh (B) Garner 1880–
    4. 4. McDaniel Wilson 1849–1889
    5. 5. Rachel (Emily) Wilson 1854–
    6. 6. Edward Wilson 1865–
    7. 7. Martha (Jane) Wilson –1885 m. John (Terrell) Burford
      1. 1. Uriah (McDaniel) Burford 1869–1882
      2. 2. Richard (Soloman) Burford 1871–1923
      3. 3. Lucy (J.) Burford 1875–1878
      4. 4. Hiram (W.) Burford 1879–
      5. 5. Martha (Eugenia Jennie) Burford 1877–1967
    8. 8. Cordelia Wilson 1858–
    9. 9. Henderson Wilson 1848–1850
    10. 10. Lafayette Wilson 1853–

Jacob Norton's Timeline

2 Records

1778
1778
Birth of Jacob Anderson Norton in Randolph County, North Carolina
Randolph County, North Carolina
1848
1848
Age 70
Death of Jacob Anderson Norton in Tippah County, Mississippi
Tippah County, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Randolph County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: Tippah County, Mississippi
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