Norton Family Resources, History, DNA and research.

Norton History

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Norton Bios and Research

Origin Colonies
Virginia
Christopher Norton - Fluvanna, VA DNA
--- John Norton - Bourbon, KY DNA
--- James Norton - Greenup, KY DNA
--- David Norton - Pendleton, KY DNA
William Norton - Pittsylvania, VA
James Norton 1721, Prince George, VA
William Norton -1740 Grayson, VA DNA
John Hatley Norton -of London and Virginia
Jacob Norton Barbara Misner Shenandoah Co, VA
Massachusetts
Nicholas Norton - 1610 Somerset England. > Matha's Vineyard, MA
George Norton b.1610 of Salem, MA DNA
Connecticut
Thomas Norton - Guilford, CT
Pennsylvania
John Norton 1749 of Dauphin, PA DNA
New York
Nathaniel Norton of Brookhaven, NY
Lyman Norton b. 4 Sept. 1808 Washington, NY
James A Norton b.1810 of Buffalo, NY
New Jersey
Maryland

Secondary Migration
Kentucky
Nimrod Norton - KY, TX DNA
George Norton -Russellville, KY
John Norton - Lexington, KY
Christopher Norton - Fluvanna, VA DNA
--- John Norton - Bourbon, KY DNA
--- James Norton - Greenup, KY DNA
--- David Norton - Pendleton, KY DNA
John Norton - Grant, KY DNA
Alabama
William Norton Jr - Barbour, AL DNA
James Norton Lawrence, AL DNA
North Carolina
Berry Norton - 1791, Richmond, NC
Isham Norton 1752, Richmond, NC
William Norton - Bladen, SC DNA
Jesse Norton b.1819 Mars Hill, Madison, NC
Robert Norton - Rowan, NC
Thomas Norton b. 1828 Richmond, NC
William Norton b.1796 Randolph, NC
Melchizedek Norden Cumberland, NC
South Carolina
William & Jemima Norton - Pickens, SC DNA
William Norton - Horry & Marion, SC DNA
Giles Norton b.1794 SC
Thomas Norton b.1804 SC
Tennessee
Mercer or Messer Norton 1807, TN

Origin Countries
England
Norton-Conyers of York, England
--- Fletcher Norton - Lord Grantley
--- Capt William Norton
Richard Norton b.1747 of St. Pancras, London
Isaac Norton - 1641 Somerset England. > Matha's Vineyard, MA
Ireland
Norton/Naughton - Ireland DNA
William & Jemima Norton - Pickens, SC DNA
Edward, II Norton 1687 Armagah,N Ireland
Wales

Norton Family Links

This web site serves as a clearing house for information, sources and speculation about the Norton family. So much of our information has come from cousins who have said, "Have you heard the story about..." and opened up a whole new vista. Feel free to comment and share your family's story. The history of this family is truely a tapestry woven by thousands of cousins.

Contact Scott Norton snorton@nortonfamily.net
Updated Dec 25, 2007

English noble Nortons -By "noble" we refer to a family who has land, money and power. These families have much better records.
- Le Signeur de Norton William the Conqueror to Sharpenhoe Nortons
  We now have a DNA Signature for this line, it includes famlies in NY and KY.
- Conyers-Norton of Yorkshire DNA
- Norton Coat-of-Arms - A study of Norton arms of England.
Village Nortons - People who were living close to a village named Norton at the time of the Doomsday Census 1086.
- Norton is literally "North town". There are about 36 Norton villages in the Doomsday Book. I've made a list of them here. In addition there were areas that were so devastated from war that they were not counted. Notable is Durham that is simply recorded as "wasted" in the Doomsday book.
Irish Nortons - Naughton anglecized to Norton

click here to go to Norton DNA Project This needs a big update, we have over 60 tests.

We have two goals:

1) Prove the paper research we already have. So far we have had several big successes in proving and disproving paper research.

2) Establish a data base of Norton DNA so that any Norton can locate his Norton roots by DNA. We have a good start already. Our objective is to identify the Norton family groups that emigrated to America. I will add new family groups as they join the project.

If you are a male and have the Norton surname, or if you know anyone who does, we hope you will consider participating in this Y-DNA testing project and/or telling others about this website.

You have questions, we have answers. email snorton@nortonfamily.net