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William L Norton 1740 – 1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Grayson, Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 13 October 1821

Death Location: Tamassee, Oconee, South Carolina, USA

Father: Edward III

Mother: Elizabeth Brown

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William L Norton was born in 1740 in Grayson, Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Edward Norton III and Elizabeth Brown. William L Norton passed away in 1821 in Tamassee, Oconee, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • William L Norton was born in 1740 in Grayson, Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Edward Norton III and Elizabeth Brown.
  • William L Norton passed away in 1821 in Tamassee, Oconee, South Carolina, USA.

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William Norton's Ancestors

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William Norton
1740 – 1821
Birth Place: Grayson, Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Edward Norton III
1715 – 1778
Armagh City and Parish, County Armagh, Ireland
Elizabeth Brown
1718 – 1791
Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Edward (Norton \ Naughton \) Neactain
1687 – 1733
Armagh, Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Jane (Grimes) Rose
1691 – 1769
Surry,virginia,USA
William Brown
1689 – 1727
Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth Cowgill
1694 – 1721
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Norton's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of William L Norton in Grayson, Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America
Grayson, Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America
1821
13 October 1821
Age 81
Death of William L Norton in Tamassee, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Tamassee, Oconee, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Grayson, Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 October 1821
    Event Place: Tamassee, Oconee, South Carolina, USA

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