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*Sophia "Sapphira" Maybury Norcross 1823–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1823

Birth Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1879

Death Location: Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg City, Virginia, United States of America

Father: William Norcross

Mother: Mary Johnson

Spouse(s): James Black

Children(s): Sallie Black, John Black, Willoughby Black, William Black, Mary Kennedy, Susan Black, Willoughby Black, George Black, James Black, William Black, Jeldeen Black, Lucy Black

In 1823, *Sophia "Sapphira" Maybury Norcross entered the world in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA, born to William Otis Norcross And Mary Jane Polly Johnson. In 1850, *Sophia "Sapphira" Maybury Norcross resided in Fluvanna, Virginia, USA. *Sophia "Sapphira" Maybury Norcross married James Cole Black, and had children including George S Black, James C Black, Jeldeen Virginia Black, John Avis Black, Lucy Emma Black, Mary E Black Kennedy, Sallie Cole Black, Susan J Black, William C Black, William T Norcross Black, Willoughby Johnson Black, Willoughby Johnston Black. *Sophia "Sapphira" Maybury Norcross passed away in 1879 in Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1823, *Sophia "Sapphira" Maybury Norcross entered the world in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA, born to William Otis Norcross And Mary Jane Polly Johnson.
  • In 1850, *Sophia "Sapphira" Maybury Norcross resided in Fluvanna, Virginia, USA.
  • *Sophia "Sapphira" Maybury Norcross married James Cole Black, and had children including George S Black, James C Black, Jeldeen Virginia Black, John Avis Black, Lucy Emma Black, Mary E Black Kennedy, Sallie Cole Black, Susan J Black, William C Black, William T Norcross Black, Willoughby Johnson Black, Willoughby Johnston Black.
  • *Sophia "Sapphira" Maybury Norcross passed away in 1879 in Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg City, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Norcross
1794–1858
Birth Location: New Hannover, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
WN
Mary Johnson
1795–1880
Birth Location: Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
MJ

Spouses(s)

James Black
1819–1898
Birth Location: Palmyra, Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
JB

Children(s)

Sallie Black
1857–1933
Birth Location: Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
SB
John Black
1862–1916
Birth Location: Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
JB
Willoughby Black
1866–1944
Birth Location: Palmyra, Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States of America
WB
William Black
1844–1848
Birth Location: Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA
WB
Mary Kennedy
1846–1845
Birth Location: Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
MK
Susan Black
1850–1910
Birth Location: Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA
SB
Willoughby Black
1862–1846
Birth Location: Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA
WB
George Black
1840–1846
Birth Location: Virginia
GB
James Black
1849–1865
Birth Location: Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA
JB
William Black
1866–1846
Birth Location: Virginia
WB
Jeldeen Black
1859–1870
Birth Location: Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
JB
Lucy Black
1863–1865
Birth Location: Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA
LB

*Sophia Norcross's Ancestors

Self
*Sophia Norcross
1823–1879
Birth Place: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Otis Norcross
1794–1858
New Hannover, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Mary (Jane "Polly") Johnson
1795–1880
Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
Samuel (C.) Norcross
1774–1857
New Hanover, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
Sarah Middleton
1776–1858
Evesham, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Henry Fanning
1775–1858
Preston, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Maria Ketchum
1786–1863
Waterford, Saratoga, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Norcross
1710–1785
Theodosia King
1734–1787
Nathaniel Middleton
1746–1822
Sarah Lippincott
1748–1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ann Woolston
1707–1743
Hudson Middleton
1722–1768
Christina Hopewell
1724–1757

*Sophia Norcross's Descendants

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*Sophia ("Sapphira" Maybury) Norcross (abt 1823–1879) m. James (Cole) Black (24 Sep 1819–1898)
  1. 1. Sallie (Cole) Black 1857–1933 m. Daniel (Rufus) Coffey 1846–1921
    1. 1. Nancy (Louise) Coffey 1882–1962 m. Phillip (Kanear) Vest 1882–1956
      1. 1. Violet (Brown) Vest 1921–2017 m. Hubert (Edward) Bell 1913–1964 m. Woodrow (William) Botkin 1913–1995 m. Joseph (Carl) Stark 1917–2003
        1. 1. Ferber (Edward) Bell 1941–2005 m. Ina (Virginia) Hester 1943–2005
        2. 2. Philip (Allen) Bell 1946–2014
        3. 3. Fern (Lee) Bell 1939–2021 m. Harold (Wilson Moran) Sr. 1938–1998
      2. 2. Russell (Talmadge) Vest 1913–1987 m. Violet (Emma) Moore 1918–2018
        1. 1. Doris (June) Vest 1936–2016
      3. 3. Raymond (Dean) Vest 1911–1912
      4. 4. Lila (Ruby) Vest 1905–1989 m. Charles (Edward Ault) Jr 1904–1979
        1. 1. Robert (Bryan) Ault 1937–1984
        2. 2. William (Edward) Ault 1929–1996 m. Celestial (Alberta) Eutsler 1934–1985
        3. 3. Mary (Louise) Ault 1931–2019 m. William (Luttrell) Humphreys 1927–1996
        4. 4. Betty (Jean) Ault 1933–2019
      5. 5. Myrtle (Eva) Vest 1911–1995 m. James (Deward Lewis) Sr 1911–1990
        1. 1. Helen (Marie Lewis) (Stephens) 1936–2011
        2. 2. Richard (Canear "Dick") Lewis 1933–2000
        3. 3. James (Dewarr Lewis,) Jr. 1930–2004
        4. 4. Phyllis (Lolita) Lewis 1940–2011
        5. 5. Hilda (Frances) Lewis 1929–2010
        6. 6. Charles Lewis 1935–2011
      6. 6. Arlene (Rae "Jimmie") Vest 1924–2001 m. Racey (Cline) Hamilton 1914–1985
      7. 7. Evelyn (Pearl) Vest 1915–1991 m. Douglas (Edward) Dooley 1932–2009 m. Burwell (Clyde) Garrett 1910–1981 m. Cecil (Jamerson) Boitnott 1910–1982
        1. 1. Glenn (William) Garrett 1942–2011
      8. 8. Frank (Canear (Kinnear)) Vest 1908–1952 m. Gladys (Virginia) Loan 1910–1996
      9. 9. Lorena (June) Vest 1904–1981 m. Elmer (Edward) Vest 1902–1951
        1. 1. Wilbur (Parks) Vest 1928–1969
        2. 2. Raymond (Dean) Vest 1926–1988 m. Maris (Louise "Marie") Saurini 1927–2006
        3. 3. Ernest Vest 1934–1935
        4. 4. Dorothy Vest 1934–1964
        5. 5. Helen (Louise) Vest 1930–2021 m. James (Harold) Cook 1929–1996
      10. 10. Rosa (Mary) Vest 1900–
      11. 11. Philip (Lloyd) Vest 1927–1927
      12. 12. Vera (T) Vest 1903–
      13. 13. Edward Vest 1894–
      14. 14. Beatrice (Virginia) Vest 1913– m. Harry (Wadsworth) Pearson 1909–
    2. 2. Early (Brown) Coffey 1889–1967 m. Gertrude ("Gertie" Bliss Davis) Coffey 1894–1986
      1. 1. Frenchie (Mowry) Coffey 1915–1991
      2. 2. Marshall (Brown) Coffey 1916–2003
      3. 3. Roy (Meeks) Coffey 1918–1996
      4. 4. Margaret (Earle) Coffey 1919–2007
      5. 5. Hilda (T) Coffey 1922–
      6. 6. Rev. (Percy Rufus) Coffey 1926–2001 m. Maude (Janelle Coffey) Fielder 1924–2021
      7. 7. Elmo (Park) Coffey 1914–1915
      8. 8. Hilda (Temple) Coffey 1921–2006
      9. 9. Lois (Fern) Coffey 1924–1927
    3. 3. Talmadge (Ivey) Coffey 1891–1964 m. Mary (E Lawhorne) Coffey 1895–1965
      1. 1. Talmadge (Raymond) Coffey 1918–2003
      2. 2. John (Daniel) Coffey 1924–2001
      3. 3. Francis (Ivey) Coffey 1915–1965
    4. 4. Robert (Mahood) Coffey 1893–1958 m. Mena ("Minnie" Carolena Mays) Coffey 1899–1960
      1. 1. Sandra (Sue Coffey) Hughes 1940–2019
      2. 2. Robert (Mahood Coffey) Jr 1921–1927
    5. 5. Helen (McClung) Coffey 1896–1992 m. Elmer (Hill) Loving 1894–1962
      1. 1. Elmer (H) Loving 1921–2015
      2. 2. Dorothy Loving 1926–
    6. 6. Farrow (Lawton Coffey) Sr 1900–1973 m. Mary (Willie) Godsey 1901–1971
      1. 1. Farrow (Lawton) Coffey 1924–2016
      2. 2. Phillip Coffey 1934–2008
      3. 3. Phyllis (Lela) Coffey 1927–2011
    7. 7. Myrtle (Shepherd) Coffey 1884–1964 m. William (Bell) Mowry 1878–1954
      1. 1. Ralph (L) Mowry 1919–2010
      2. 2. Charles (E) Mowry 1923–2012
      3. 3. Thelma (V) Mowry 1925–1947
    8. 8. Massie Coffey 1887–1978 m. Stephen (Lewis Loving) Jr 1884–1942
      1. 1. Daniel (Victor Loving) Sr 1922–1971
      2. 2. Marita (Faye) Loving 1925–1925
      3. 3. Stephen (Lewis Loving) III 1915–2003
      4. 4. Mildred (Ferne) Loving 1911–1924
      5. 5. Barbara (Lee) Loving 1933–1937
    9. 9. Mary (Melissa) Coffey 1898–1983 m. Robert (Lee) Davis 1902–1969
      1. 1. Robert (Preston) Davis 1923–2000
      2. 2. Douglas (Grey) Davis 1928–1999
    10. 10. Daisy (M) Clark 1898–1983 m. Lorenzo (Bailey) Clark 1873–1946
      1. 1. Christine (Z.) Clark 1906–2003
      2. 2. Dennis (Rufus) Clark 1909–1993 m. Irene Clark 1914– m. Mildred (Elvira) Ossian 1910–1959
      3. 3. Muriel (Orelia) Clark 1911–1992 m. John (D) Slavin 1908–
  2. 2. John (Avis) Black 1862–1916
  3. 3. Willoughby (Johnson) Black 1866–1944 m. Annie (Eliza) Clements 1872–1929
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Black 1895–1991
    2. 2. Henry (Myers) Black 1904–1904
    3. 3. C. (Strode) Black 1901–1907
    4. 4. Alvin (M) Black 1908–1914
    5. 5. Joseph (Allen) Black 1906–1923
    6. 6. Sara (Porter) Black 1890–1979
    7. 7. Juanita (Garnette) Black 1910–2009
    8. 8. James (Herbert) Black 1892–1922
    9. 9. Lois (Johnson) Black 1916–2000 m. Ray (Layne) Wright 1924–2010
      1. 1. Dorothy (Ann) Lilly 1939–2011
      2. 2. William (Layne) Wright 1944–2006
    10. 10. Blanch (Belle) Black 1898–1990
    11. 11. Naomi Black 1897–
  4. 4. William (C.) Black 1844–1848
  5. 5. Mary (E Black) Kennedy 1846–1845
  6. 6. Susan (J) Black 1850–1910
  7. 7. Willoughby (Johnston) Black 1862–1846
  8. 8. George (S.) Black 1840–1846
  9. 9. James (C.) Black 1849–1865
  10. 10. William (T. Norcross) Black 1866–1846
  11. 11. Jeldeen (Virginia) Black 1859–1870
  12. 12. Lucy (Emma) Black 1863–1865

*Sophia Norcross's Timeline

7 Records

1823
abt 1823
Birth of *Sophia "Sapphira" Maybury Norcross in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
1824
Abt 1824
Age 1
Birth of *Sophia "Sapphira" Maybury Norcross in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 27
*Sophia "Sapphira" Maybury Norcross resided here in Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 37
*Sophia "Sapphira" Maybury Norcross resided here in Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 47
*Sophia "Sapphira" Maybury Norcross resided here in Cunningham, Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
Cunningham, Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
1879
14 Jun 1879
Age 56
Death of *Sophia "Sapphira" Maybury Norcross in Cunningham, Fluvanna, Virginia
Cunningham, Fluvanna, Virginia
1879
1879
Age 56
Death of *Sophia "Sapphira" Maybury Norcross in Cunningham, Fluvanna, Virginia
Cunningham, Fluvanna, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1824
    Event Place: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1823
    Event Place: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Cunningham, Fluvanna, Virginia; Roll: M593_1646; Page: 185B; Family History Library Film: 553145
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Fluvanna, Virginia; Roll: M653_1345; Page: 745; Family History Library Film: 805345
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Fluvanna, Virginia; Roll: 944; Page: 24b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Fluvanna, Virginia; Roll: 944; Page: 24b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Fluvanna, Virginia; Roll: M653_1345; Page: 745; Family History Library Film: 805345

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Cunningham, Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Cunningham, Fluvanna, Virginia; Roll: M593_1646; Page: 185B; Family History Library Film: 553145

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1879
    Event Place: Cunningham, Fluvanna, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1879
    Event Place: Cunningham, Fluvanna, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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