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Jesse John Norton 1795 – 1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1795

Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 8 Nov 1850

Death Location: , Yancey, North Carolina, USA

Father: David Norton

Mother: Sarah Shelton

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In 1795, Jesse John Norton entered the world in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States, born to David Norton and Sarah Shelton. Jesse John Norton passed away in 1850 in , Yancey, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1795, Jesse John Norton entered the world in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States, born to David Norton and Sarah Shelton.
  • Jesse John Norton passed away in 1850 in , Yancey, North Carolina, USA.

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Jesse Norton's Ancestors

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Jesse Norton
1795 – 1850
Birth Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
David Norton
1771 – 1864
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Sarah Shelton
1771 – 1872
Henry, Virginia Death
Grandparents
Amos Norton
1741 – 1770
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth ('Betsey') Griffin
1752 – 1838
Connecticut
James (Roderick 'Old Red') Shelton
1754 – 1816
Amelia, Patrick, Virginia,USA
Sarah (Ursula) Briggs
1755 – 1825
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward III
1715 – 1778
Elizabeth Brown
1718 – 1791
William Griffin
– 1749
Jane Ellery
1730 – 1819
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Neactain
1687 – 1733
Jane Rose
1691 – 1769
William Brown
1689 – 1727
Elizabeth Cowgill
1694 – 1721

Jesse Norton's Timeline

2 Records

1795
1795
Birth of Jesse John Norton in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
1850
8 Nov 1850
Age 55
Death of Jesse John Norton in , Yancey, North Carolina, USA
, Yancey, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1850
    Event Place: , Yancey, North Carolina, USA

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