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Jacob Anderson Norton 1778–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Mar 1778

Birth Location: Randolph Co, NC, United States

Death Date: 21 Jul 1848

Death Location: Tippah, Mississippi, United States

Father: Mercer Norton

Mother: Martha Norton

Spouse(s): Mary King

Children(s): Nancy Norton

Jacob Anderson Norton was born in 1778 in Randolph Co, NC, United States, the child of Mercer Messer Norton And Martha Higgins Norton. Jacob Anderson Norton married Mary King, and had children including Nancy Jane Norton. Jacob Anderson Norton passed away in 1848 in Tippah, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • Jacob Anderson Norton was born in 1778 in Randolph Co, NC, United States, the child of Mercer Messer Norton And Martha Higgins Norton.
  • Jacob Anderson Norton married Mary King, and had children including Nancy Jane Norton.
  • Jacob Anderson Norton passed away in 1848 in Tippah, Mississippi, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mercer Norton
1750–1801
Birth Location: Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
MN
Martha Norton
1757–1831
Birth Location: Randolph Co., NC
MN

Spouses(s)

Mary King
1784–1850
Birth Location: Green Co, Tennessee, United States
MK

Children(s)

Nancy Norton
1801–1860
Birth Location: Wayne, Kentucky, United States
NN

Jacob Norton's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Norton
1778–1848
Birth Place: Randolph Co, NC, United States
Parents
Mercer "Messer" Norton
1750–1801
Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Martha ((Higgins)) Norton
1757–1831
Randolph Co., NC
Grandparents
Edward Norton
1715–1778
Armagh, Armagh, , Ireland
WILLIAM Higgins
1730–1790
Randolph, North Carolina, Colonial America
Ann (Talbee) (Canada)(Higgins)
1737–1793
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward ♚
1687–1739
Jane Rose
1691–1769
John Junior
1704–1757
Sarah Heaton
1712–1799
Elizabeth Hitchcock
1721–1761
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward NORTON
1656–1690
Jane ❤️
1652–1696
Richard @@
1668–1736
John Huggins
1646–1704
Nathaniel Heaton
1664–1725
Mary Todd
1673–1741

Jacob Norton's Descendants

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Jacob (Anderson) Norton (14 Mar 1778–21 Jul 1848) m. Mary King (7 Apr 1784–1850)
  1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Norton 1801–1860 m. John (P. "Jack") Cosby 1797–1864
    1. 1. Ellen (Ellender) Cosbey 1818–1888 m. Abijah (Brooks) Crain 1817–1895
      1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Jones 1836–1919 m. John (William) Minyard 1833–1910
        1. 1. James (M Jim) Minyard 1855–1917 m. Caledonia (E Cal) Gibson 1860–1928 m. Caledonia Gibson 1860–1928
        2. 2. Mary (Lucinda) Minyard 1854–1928
        3. 3. Elizabeth Minyard 1859–
        4. 4. John (David) Minyard 1861–1943
        5. 5. Charlotte ("Lottie") Minyard 1863–1895
        6. 6. William (M) Minyard 1866–1946
        7. 7. Leanna Minyard 1866–
        8. 8. George Minyard 1874–1916

Jacob Norton's Timeline

2 Records

1778
14 Mar 1778
Birth of Jacob Anderson Norton in Randolph Co, NC, United States
Randolph Co, NC, United States
1848
21 Jul 1848
Age 70
Death of Jacob Anderson Norton in Tippah, Mississippi, United States
Tippah, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1778
    Event Place: Randolph Co, NC, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1848
    Event Place: Tippah, Mississippi, United States
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