CONTENTS:

• Foreword
• The Conyers Nortons of England
• Uprising of the North
• Fletcher Norton
• Norton-Conyers linage in England
• John Norton I of Virginia
  
• Chart of John Norton b.1613 in England to Jacob Norton b.1720
• Chart of William Norton/ Widow Miller of Horry, SC
• Chart of the Norton - Reaves - Harrelson relationship
• Y-DNA PROOF

FOREWORD
The information in this study came from many different sources. Frequent notations are included in the text indicating the source. Wills and deeds are used as an important source and reference to them is considered reliable documentation. Wills and deeds are occasionally included in detail as an important source. The next few pages list all the sources consulted in compiling this study. As with any research of this nature, errors and misinformation will be included. A prime consideration for compiling and publishing this study was to present a large block of Norton lineage as a starting point for additional research and corrections. This is, by no means, a complete and finished publication. It will be considered a research project in progress, subject to revisions and additions.

A considerable amount of the information in this study was compiled while searching for an outlet to the "dead end" the family lineage encountered in generations of the mid 1700s. In W. W. Sellers' book, A HISTORY OF MARION COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, he presented William Norton (Widow Miller) as one of five brothers. Over three years was spent searching for the lineage of the five brothers. The breakthrough came in the spring of 2003, when, using Y-DNA, it was discovered the "William" of the five brothers was not "our" William and that "our" William belonged to an already established Norton lineage with many descendants in Barbour and Pike Counties, Alabama. The exact generation where our William joined their lineage was omitted. A perfect 25-marker Y-DNA match proved we both shared the same lineage. A careful reinterpretation of all available information not only solved our "dead end", but also solved their time-line and name confusion problem of this period. The table on the next page presents the Y-DNA lineage and constitutes 100% proof of our lineage back to the early 1700s.

All of the information pertaining to the Campbells, Reaves, and Norton-Honeycutt branch of Conway, SC, was accumulated before the "break through". This was while searching for connections and clues of the early Norton lineage. In this information, were connections to the Barbour County, AL branch but their significance was not apparent at that time.

In Sellers' book, he listed the only two sons of William Norton and the Widow Miller as William Norton, Jr., with two sons and several daughters, and James Norton (Jerusha Reaves and E. A. Honeycutt). William Norton, Jr. and his sons could not be clearly identified with this limited information. There were several Nortons in this time period with the exact same names, William, James, and John. Sellers developed the Honeycutt branch because it was his wife's lineage with no other data on the William Norton, Jr. line. If Sellers had included William's wife, Patience Harrelson, then there never would have been a "dead end". This lack of information on William Norton is also due to the fact that William remained in Horry County, SC, and inherited the family holdings, while James moved west about 30 miles, across the Little Pee Dee River, into Marion County and lived with his Miller half-brothers. Sellers lineage is from the Marion Co. branch, and it is apparent he had limited access to lineage information in northern Horry County, SC. This situation is compounded by the fact that William's widow, Patience Harrelson Norton and all of her children moved to Barbour Co., AL between 1824 and 1829. Not a single Norton was in Horry Co. for the 1830 US census. Sellers recorded most of his information in the 1890s - sixty years after the last William Norton (Patience) descendant left Horry County, SC.

• If a notation indicates “more information is available on this subject”, the author can be contacted for copies of the additional information.
• In many instances, a single item of information is gleaned from a web site or history book, such as a wifes first name or a date of birth, and the source of these small bits are seldom recorded. Due to the unique way (discussed above) most of this lineage information was assembled; there is no list of "Footnotes". Many sources are included in the text and an extensive list of consulted sources is tabulated below.
• The major reason for the format of this study is to present a family heritage that is a joy to read and somewhat easy to follow.
• In the spring of 2003, a wealth of accumulated information meshed together to form a reliable Norton heritage story. The 74-year-old author decided to record this story, using his best judgement with conflicting data. Only he could unite information in seven file boxes and many computer disks, into this story. The author has very limited computer skills and four finger typing presented another problem. None of this Norton Heritage book is in Gedcom format. Every separate item in the table of contents is in a separate computer file and all are available on a CD.
• Charts, maps, tables and pictures are inserted where they can best aid the reader in maintaining a sense of time, place, continuity, and relationship. The same chart may be repeated several times so as to help unite different sections of the study. At the end of this FOREWORD, a few charts are presented to provide the reader with an idea of the scope of the study.
• List of sources consulted to prepare this genealogical report.

THE CONYERS NORTONS OF ENGLAND

The Norton name is well known in England. Some say it is of Scottish and Viking heritage and was first used in northeast England, just south of present day Scotland. This area is the present Yorkshire district and our Nortons lived mainly in York and the area west and northwest of York, England.

A version of the Norton name flourished for several centuries in France before it went to England with William the Conqueror. It is said to have been of Anglo-Norman origin and to have been the Anglicized form of the Norman name Norville, meaning “North – Town”, “ville” being French for “town”. It was probably taken by the original bearer from the name of his place of residence and used with the prefix de (meaning “of” ie. de Norville ). Its true meaning in France is thought to refer to a group of people that lived north of town or north of their present location – in Norville or Nordenville; therefore, de Norville would mean “from north of town” or "North town" in English.

The Norton DNA project has shown that there are probably hundreds of Norton family lines. Each bloodline has a unique Y-DNA signature that can be identified and traced back thousands of years. This gives us our true "blood line".

The name is found in ancient records in various forms – Norville, Nortown, Nortone, Nortun, and Norton, the last being the most accepted form today. In America the name has been corrupted into various spellings, probably depending on how the pronunciation sounded to the scribes, as they spelled by sound – almost entirely – viz. – Norden, Northen, Nordan, Nordon, Notton, Nurton, Nurtin, Nurting, and a good many additional variations.

Below are a few international versions of Norton.

English ------- North
Spanish ---------- Norte
French -------- Nord
Swedish --------- Nord
German ------ Norden
Polish ------------ Polnoc
Italian -------- Settentriome

Other forms include de Northum, de Northon, etc.

William the Conqueror (1027?-1087) came from the Normandy region of northwestern France and was the first Norman king of England. King Edward the Confessor of England, cousin to William, promised him succession to the English throne, as Edwardss nearest adult heir. After Edwards death, his brother-in-law, Harold became king in 1066, and William promptly invaded England. The Normans, under William, destroyed the Anglo-Saxon army and killed Harold at the Battle of Hastings on October 14, 1066. William took lands from those who resisted him, kept some for himself and gave the rest to his followers in return for military service. This was how our Norton line came to England from France.

A Seugner de Norville ( Le Signeur do Norouile) was a constable to William the Conqueror. He came from France to England in September of 1066, and married into family of Valois (Vaois). The de Norville family was apparently awarded land in the York-Yorkshire area. The Norton lineage being researched in this presentation starts with this background and this will be called the "First Generation".

Conyers to Norton
In ca 1340, a descendant of Egbertus Coigniers, named Robert or Roger Coigniers, married a Norton daughter and their children took the Norton name. See 12^th Generation on chart. Margaret Norton was the daughter and sole heir of Richard Norton, of Norton in Yorkshire.

Egbertus Coigniers was from Normandy and was assigned land, located in Yorkshire, by William the Conqueror. In ca 1450, about four generations later, Sir John Conyers, son of John Norton and Jane Pygott used the name Conyers and his son, John Norton Conyers, used “alias Norton” along with his Conyers name. His son, Richard used only the Norton name and this lineage has used Norton to the present.

Uprising of the North
Another important Norton milestone occurred in this area in the 1500s. To obtain the proper perspective of the Nortons position in York, England in the 1500s, one should study the history of England, Scotland, France and Spain during this period.

The Roman Empire had established the Catholic Church in England over a thousand years before this period. The Nortons were devout Catholics and would pay a price in centuries to come. The movie “Brave Heart” presents the situation similar to that of the Nortons of this time. Our Norton heritage, of this study, is deeply rooted in the York-Yorkshire area and they exerted considerable influence in the House of York. Following is a brief review of the events leading to the Catholic Uprising of 1569. Historians refer to this uprising in three different styles; The Rebellion of the North, The Northern Uprising of 1569, and The Rising of the Northern Earls. Refer to the attached chart “The Rulers of England” to aid in following the below discussion. Keep in mind that our Nortons were associated with the House of York.

The House of Lancaster ruled England from 1399 to 1461. They had seized power from Richard II in 1399. Richard, Duke of York, claimed that Henry VI had no right to be king. Richard was killed in the Battle of Wakefield in 1460. His son Edward led the Yorkist forces that crushed the Lancastrians at the Battle of Towton, near York, in 1461. Edward then became king as Edward IV.

The House of York ruled until 1470, when the forces of Lancaster drove Edward from England and brought back Henry VI. Edward IV returned seven months later, defeated the Lancasterian forces at the battles of Barnet and regained the throne. The House of York ruled until 1485, when King Richard III was killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field, and Henry Tudor, a Lancastrian, became King Henry VII. In 1486, Henry VII married Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV, and this seemed to unite the houses of Lancaster and York and founded the Tudor dynasty that ruled England for the next 118 years.

The above civil wars, lasting about a hundred years, between the Houses of Lancaster and York, were known as The Wars of the Roses, because the House of York used a white rose as its emblem and the House of Lancaster was identified with a red rose. The above civil wars indicate the bad atmosphere that existed between the House of York and the House of Tudor (Lancaster), but with the above marriage of Edward IVs daughter and Henry VII, a working relationship evolved – until his son, Henry VIII, established the Church of England in place of the Catholic faith in 1534.

Henry Vlll inherited great wealth when he became King in 1509. His father, Henry Vll, had been a thrifty ruler. Henry Vlll was talented and popular, but was selfish and wasteful. He enjoyed luxury, sports, good food, and music. (Idle Rich Playboy) For about 20 years, Henry let Thomas Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop of York, (York=Nortons) manage the country. But then Henry wanted to divorce Catherine of Aragon, the first of his six wives. The Catholic Pope refused to give permission. In 1529, Henry took away Wolseys authority and assigned major powers to Thomas Cromwell, one of his advisers. In 1534, Henry had Parliament pass a law declaring that the King, not the Pope, was supreme head of the Church of England. This action occurred while the religious movement called the Reformation was spreading across northern Europe. This Reformation gave birth to Protestantism. Following Henrys action, English church leaders made changes in the Roman Catholic services that gradually led to the Church of England. A number of Henrys subjects who opposed him were imprisoned or executed for treason.

Parliament passed more church reforms during the six year (1547-1553) reign of Henrys only son. Edward Vl. Edward was the son of Henry VIII and his third wife, Jane Seymour. Before Edwards death, the Duke of Northumberland persuaded Edward to give Lady Jane Grey the right to succeed him as ruler. Edward feared that if the crown should descend to his sister, Mary, who was next in line and a Catholic, England would no longer be a Protestant nation. Mary was the daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon and first in line for the crown, as no other male heir existed. Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed queen on July 10, 1553, but on July 19, nine days later, Marys claim to the throne was recognized and she reestablished the Catholic Church during her reign. Lady Jane Grey and her husband were beheaded on Feb. 12, 1554.

Mary I brought England back to the Roman Catholic Church and severe punishment of the Protestants earned her the name “Bloody Mary”. Records indicate the Nortons of York were willing and eager participants in this bloody purge of the Protestants. Mary I married King Philip II of Spain, and this is how the Nortons of York established a connection to the Spanish throne. It must also be remembered that Marys mother, Catherine of Aragon, was also from Spain (Aragon). She was the daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain. Catherines daughter, Mary I, (Bloody Mary) married King Philip II, of Spain, who was the great grandson of Ferdinand and Isabella. Philip II became King of Spain after his father, in 1556 and his wife, Mary I, of England, died two years later in 1558. Philip and his father, Charles I, had both ruled the “Low Countries”, Netherlands, as they were part of the Spanish Empire.

Philip II regarded himself as the champion of the Roman Catholic faith, and supported the harsh measures of the inquisition. Mary I had considerable help from her husband in earning the name “Bloody Mary”. With these connections, it is apparent why Old Richard Norton fled to Flanders and was pensioned by the Duke of Alva and he remained there the rest of his life. The Duke was a Spanish General known for his cruelty and tyranny. He served in the Low Countries and was later made governor of the Netherlands by Philip II.

Mary died childless in 1558 and was succeeded by her protestant half-sister, Elizabeth I. Elizabeth I was next in line and the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, his second wife. In her first few years of reign, following “Bloody Mary”, Elizabeth I attempted to ”walk the fence” concerning the Catholic-Protestant problem. She was protestant and the Church of England was re-established. Elizabeth I was a strong but cautious ruler who played her enemies off against one another.

The reign of Elizabeth I was from 1558 until 1603. With the accession of Queen Elizabeth I commenced the series of legislative enactment, commonly known as the Penal laws, under which the profession and practice of the Catholic religion was subjected to severe penalties and disabilities. By laws passes in this period, any English subject receiving Holy Order of the Church of Rome and coming to England was guilty of high treason and anyone who aided or sheltered him was guilty of capital felony. Other laws made it a crime to practice Catholicism or train your children in the Catholic faith.

Richard Norton was the eldest son and heir of John Conyers (alias Norton) Esq. See 18^th and 19^th Generation on attached chart. He was known as “Old Norton” and was head of this illustrious house, which remained faithful to the Catholic religion. Richard was one of The Council of the North and Chief Justice of England during the reigns of Henry VIII and his son, Edward VI. He was Governor of Northam Castle under Mary I (Bloody Mary) and Sheriff of Yorkshire (1568-69) under Queen Elizabeth I. He had been pardoned for joining in the Pilgrimage of Grace uprising. Despite the fact Old Norton was a Catholic, he held high positions of influence as shown above.

This northern section of England remained a land apart. Indeed, Northerners have always felt more at ease with their Celtic neighbors and with the Scots than with the conformist circles of the south-east. In the sixteenth century, they were markedly more attached to Roman Catholicism and to the old communities of "good-lordship" than they were to the new Anglican Establishment and to the bureaucratic, southern-based Tudor crown.

As previously stated, Richard Norton was involved in a Catholic uprising called the Northern Uprising of 1569. About thirty years earlier (ca 1536), Richard had been a part of a similar minor rebellion called the Pilgrimage of Grace but was pardoned by Henry VIII.

A few of the main participants in this 1569 uprising are listed below. Each will be discussed individually along with their fate.

The Main Leaders.

1. Thomas Percy, Seventh Earl of Northumberland (1528-1572).
2. Charles Nevilles, Sixth Earl of Westmorland (1542-1601).
3. Thomas Markenfield of Markenfield.
4. Richard Norton “Old Norton” of Norton-Conyers and Rylstone Castle.

Richard Norton and his brothers.

1. Richard Norton “Old Norton”.
2. Christopher Conyers Norton.
3. Marmaduke Conyers Norton.
4. Thomas Conyers Norton.

Nine of Richard Nortons sons.

1. Francis Norton.
2. John Norton.
3. Edmund Norton.
4. William Norton.
5. Thomas Norton.
6. George Norton.
7. Christopher Norton.
8. Marmaduke Norton.
9. Sampson Norton.

The leaders published a manifesto declaring:

“That they took up arms with no other design than to restore the religion of their ancestors, to remove evil counselors from the Queen, to restore the Duke of Norfolk and other faithful peers, who were confined and deprived of their honours, to their liberty and the Queens favor: and that they attempted nothing against the Queen, to whom they vowed a most constant fidelity and affection.”

The Duke of Norfolk was Henry Howard, and he was the brother-in-law of Charles Nevilles, Earl of Westmorland. The Duke was executed by Queen Elizabeth for treason in 1569, soon after the manifesto was published. The above leaders immediately took to arms but Queen Elizabeth was not amused. Her troops were sent north and in an encircling movement, caused the insurgent army to turn and flee. The following discussion presents the fate of those listed above.

Leaders:

1-2. Thomas Percy and Charles Nevilles both fled to Scotland. Thomas Percy was later brought back to York for execution in 1572. Thomas Percy and Charles Nevilles were both Catholic, and both had been implicated in the flight to England of Mary, Queen of Scots. In 1569 Brancepeth Castle was confiscated from the Nevilles by the crown. The castle was originally founded many centuries ago by the chief of the Anglo Saxon, Bulmer Family, whose last male heir, Bertram Bulmer had a daughter called Emma who married Gilbert De Neuville, a Norman baron who had come to England with William the Conqueror. De Neuville's descendants were called Nevilles and were the owners of the castle until the uprising. The Nevilles were the chief instigators of this rising which was plotted at Brancepeth and Raby Castle with the assistance of the Percys who were the most powerful family in Northumberland.Note that Old Richard's wife was Susanna Neville, fifth daughter of Richard Neville and she was the mother of his eighteen children.

3-4. Thomas Markenfield and Old Richard Norton fled to Flanders in the Netherlands. Two of Richardss sons, Francis and Sampson were with their father but records indicate they returned to England before their deaths. Old Richard Norton was pensioned by the notorious Duke of Alva (Spanish throne) and remained in Flanders for the rest of his life.

Brothers:

• Old Richard Norton and three of his brothers were convicted of high treason and attainted. Attainted is a legal term meaning forfeiture of property and loss of civil rights of a person sentenced to death or outlawed and to disgrace or dishonor. (Bill of Attainder)
• Christopher Conyers Norton was convicted of high treason and attainted.
• Marmaduke Conyers Norton was convicted of high treason and attainted.
• Thomas Conyers Norton and his nephews, Marmaduke and Christopher Norton were captured and imprisoned in the Tower of London. Thomas and Christopher were hanged, disemboweled, and beheaded at Tyburn on 27 May 1570. It was recorded that neither Thomas nor his nephew Christopher could be removed from their faith nor bought to confess Elizabeth to be lawful Queen. It is also stated of Thomas, “he hung a certain space (not killed) and then was taken down and quartered, in the presence of his nephew, Christopher, who then presently must drink the same cup”.

Sons.

• 1. Francis Norton. The oldest son and heir of Old Richard Norton endeavored in vain to obtain a pardon. It is believed he remained abroad because, as of June 1573, his wife “Aubrey” was allowed one hundred marks per annum out of his lands as long as they remained in Queens hands. Francis was back in England when he died.
• 2. John Norton. It appears the second son of Old Norton was not as deeply implicated in the rebellion as his brothers, for he was at Ripon in 1574.
• 3. Edmond Norton. Edmond was the third son of Old Norton and he refused to join the uprising. He apostatized and became the principal heir of Old Norton. He retained much property, wealth, and power and became the principal branch of this family in England. Sir Fletcher Norton was his descendant and more information will be presented on this branch.
• 4. William Norton. William also refused to take part in the uprising. His older brother, Edmund, inherited the family property and wealth. William and Edmund married Boynton sisters, and the political situation of William is not known, but future events lead one to believe the situation was not favorable. William had eight sons and four daughters and all eight sons and two of the daughters immigrated to the American Colonies. This William Norton is the direct lineage of this genealogical study. His youngest son, Capt. John Norton, I., born in 1613 is the direct lineage that brought this Norton branch to America in 1635.
• 5. Thomas Norton. Fate unknown.
• 6. George Norton. Immigrated to New England in the American Colonies
• 7. Christopher Norton. The seventh son of Old Norton was captured and pleaded guilty on, 6 April 1570, to participating in the rebellion. He was convicted of high treason, attainted and was executed on 27 May 1570 along with his uncle Thomas Norton. It is stated that Christopher, “being hanged a little while (not dead) and then cut down and the butcher opened him and as he took out his bowels, he cried and said, ‘Oh Lord, Lord have mercy upon me and he yielded up the ghost.” His remains were then beheaded.
• 8. Marmaduke Norton. The eighth son of Old Norton also pleaded guilty but was not executed and was still a prisoner in the Tower in 1572. He was probably afterwards pardoned on composition.
• 9. Sampson Norton. Sampson fled to Flanders with his father and brother Francis. Records indicate he eventually returned to England.

Records also indicate two brothers were pardoned due to their age but details unknown.

This whole story is told by William Wordsworth (1770-1850) in his epic poem THE WHITE DOE OF RYLSTONE or THE FATE OF THE NORTONS. Wordsworth spent several years in Yorkshire and inspired by local history, landscape, and popular legend, wrote this long narrative poem in 1807. He recorded this 250-year-old legend and in it connected the landscape and history of the region. It presents the lamentations of a sister and brother over the loss of their family (Nortons) in the Catholic Uprising.

Fletcher Norton
Along with their heads, the Nortons lost their lands and power. The Catholic faith defined the family and ultimately its fate. When Queen Elizabeth I executed two of this Norton family, it forced a division of the family into two factions. The family that stayed loyal to the Queen (Edmund Norton) rose to high political office during the American Revolution, culminating in Fletcher Norton, speaker of the House of Commons and made Lord Grantley, Baron Markensfield. This execution became the impetus for other Norton families in Yorkshire to immigrate to the American Colonies. The above situation and similar situations initiated the mass migration of not only the Nortons but many other people to the New World and other land colonized by the English. (Jamestown and the Pilgrims soon) Religious freedom is most often taken for granted today. From Queen Elizabeths time to the American Revolution, being Catholic made you a third class citizen. Present day Ireland is still experiencing this problem.

As stated above, Edmund Norton renounced the Catholic faith and joined the Church of England. Edmunds brother, William Norton, is the direct lineage of this study and he apparently was not in good favor with the Crown – within two generations his entire family left England. One hundred and forty eight (148) years will pass from the time Edmunds brother, Christopher Norton, is hanged, drawn and quartered till Fletcher Norton is born. See the attached chart showing this split in the lineage. Edmund will head one branch and William will head the other.

Fletcher Norton is a direct descendant of Edmund Norton who, in 1569, apostatized and thereby retained his wealth and inheritance. William, his brother and many other Nortons, did not fare as well – William is the direct lineage of this study.

How did this Catholic family cope in this intervening period? Since Edmund apostatized, his family line possibly escaped the full brunt of the punishing laws and stigma of trying to worship Catholic. Certainly over five generations, Edmunds line could emerge as leaders of England once again. But one wonders what other Nortons did during this time. One thing seems quite certain- that by 1716, when Fletcher Norton was born, this family was not considered Catholic or there would be little chance of rapid advancement to positions of power in the law and politic. But that the Catholic heritage and influence was still a factor can not be discounted. There were many Norton families from the other lines and while we do not know their religious history, we can assume that the “Uprising of 1569” left a martyrs mark on the Norton family.

Fletcher Norton, born in 1716, established his career as a lawyer and politician. He married Grace Chapple in 1741, a daughter of William Chapple, Knight and Judge of the Kings court. Fletcher was elected a representative to the House of Commons nine years later and retained a position there over 40 years.

In 1761, Fletcher Norton was Knighted and appointed Solicitor General to the King. In 1763 Fletcher was appointed Attorney General, in 1769 chief justice in Eyre of his majestys forests south of Trent, and elected, 23 January 1770, speaker of the Honorable House of Commons. He was reelected to this office in the year 1774. By King George III, he was created Baron Grantley of Markenfield.

Fletcher Norton was one of the top politicians of his time and was featured prominently in all the histories not to mention the political cartoons. Significantly, he was appointed one of the lords commissioners of trade and plantations. This position would place him in direct supervision of the colonies of America. His position, concerning the colonies of America, would contribute to his demotion as Speaker of the House of Commons in 1782. This was just five months before the fall of Yorktown and the defeat of the British army by the Americans.

Fletchers position was that England should be more lenient with the colonies and compromise their demands because he said those colonies were and could remain the largest export consumer market for British- made goods. The King and Fletchers opponents wanted to punish the colonies and keep them in line and subservient to England. The Kings position prevailed and Fletcher Norton and his supporters were demoted. Five months later the British army was defeated at Yorktown, Virginia and sent back to England.

History has proven Fletcher to have been correct. During the Revolutionary War, most of the war materials and supplies and other staples consumed by the colonies were made in England, sold to the Dutch, shipped to their West Indies port of St. Eustatius, then transshipped to the colonies. Determined to take advantage of this condition, Dutch merchants and mariners braved the physical and financial risk of seaborne commerce to make it pay richly. The American Colonies sent cargoes of their products – tobacco, indigo, timber, and horses – to exchange for naval and military supplies and for sugar, slaves, and furnishings from Europe.

Most vessels were loaded with up to 4000 pounds of gunpowder per ship. In one shipment a total of 49,000 pounds of gunpowder made its way to Philadelphia and Charleston. On a single day in March, 1777, four ships from the Colonies unloaded 200 hogshead of tobacco, 600 to 700 barrels of rice and a large shipment of indigo. They returned with supplies for the colonies. An English customs official in Boston recorded the following, ”Daily arrivals from the West Indies, but most St. Eustatius, every one of which brings more or less of gunpowder”. As you can see, even during the war, the American Colonies were Englands largest export consumer.

Only the high spots of this main Norton ancestral line have been discussed. Several branches can be traced back and tied into this main stem. Chapter 1 will start the Norton lineage ca 1066. When the lineage reaches Edmund and William Norton, the direct lineage of this report will follow William Norton.

The names in “Bold” print are in the direct ancestral line this study will follow. Information concerning siblings and their families are often included, but keep in mind the “Bold” printed names are the ones to connect in a father to son relationship.

THE NORTON LINEAGE IN ENGLAND

The Family of Norton is believed to have been descended from Seugneyr (Siegneurs) de Norville (Norouille), who went to England as Constable to William the Conqueror, in the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066. The following genealogical lineage comes from “Collins Peerage of England”, Vol. LX, pp 253-259 AWS. It starts in 1066 and ends with Adam Norton – Coigniers (Conyers) ca 1350. From ca 1350 to ca 1785 the lineage is from The College of Arms via Fletcher Norton.

Fletcher Norton was speaker of the House of Commons during the American Revolution. Afterwards he was named Lord Grantley, Baron of Markenfield. His genealogy was done by The College of Arms and a crest and coat of arms was granted to him.

Each generation of the direct line of this study will be printed in Bold type. The generation head will be discussed, listing the children and the child that is the direct line will be in Bold type and discussed as the next generation.

FIRST GENERATION

Le Sr. de Norville (Le Signeur do Norouille) came from France into England in September 1066. He married into the family of Valois (Vaois).

SECOND GENERATION

Sr. de Norville (Born in England) married into the family of Barr.

THIRD GENERATION

Sr. de Norville married into the family of Dalbe Monte.

FOURTH GENERATION

Sr. de Norville married Auctina, dau. of Newitt of Ruby.

FIFTH GENERATION

Sr. de Norville married Jovicia, dau. of Dampre Count.

SIXTH GENERATION

Sr. de Norville (Norton) married dau. of Sir John Hapscoke (Headoroke-Hadscoke).

SEVENTH GENERATION

Sr. de Norville(Norton) married dau. of Mr. Bassingbourn.

EIGHTH GENERATION

Sir John Norton (Norville), son of the above. Married Anna Grey, daughter of Lord Grey of Ruthen (Ruthys). Had several children of which the eldest was John Norton.

WIFE: Anna Grey.

NINTH GENERATION

John Norton, made his home in Sharpenhoe, Bedfordshire and was succeeded by his eldest son, John Norton.

WIFE: -------

TENTH GENERATION

John Norton of Sharpenhoe, Bedfordshire by his first wife had only one son – William, who died young. By second wife, Jane Cowper (Cooper) had six children.

WIFE: Jane Cowper -- Six Children

1. Thomas Norton

2. RICHARD NORTON

3. Robert Norton

4. Alice Norton

5. John Norton

6. William Norton.

ELEVENTH GENERATION

Richard Norton of Yorkshire. Had a considerable estate in that county. His only heir was a daughter, Margaret Norton.

WIFE: Margery Wingar of Sharpenhoe.

TWELFTH GENERATION

Margaret Norton, married Roger or Robert Coigniers. Egbertus Coigniers is the first of this family who is listed in the pedigree. (Visitation of Yorkshire, College of Arms). This family name originated in their ancient place of residence in the Duchy of Normandy. A member of this family, having attended the Norman Duke, William, in his victorious expedition into England, was rewarded by the Conqueror with several grants of land in Yorkshire, whereupon he settled and became the common ancestor to several branches of this family, Coigniers, Coniers, Conyers, etc. which have flourished therein.

The estate of Richard Norton descended to the son of Roger Coigniers and Margaret Norton – Adam Coigniers-Norton.

THIRTEENTH GENERATION

Adam Norton-Coigniers. Conforming to the custom of those times, Adam assumed the name of his mothers family, calling himself Adam Norton. He Married Alice Nonwicke (Nunwicke) ca 1330 in York, daughter of Sir Thomas Nonwicke, who is sometimes called “The Great Forester” and by her had two sons.

WIFE: Alice Nonwicke -- Children

1. Richard Norton. Ancestor of the Nortons of Yorkshire.

2. John Norton. Ancestor of the Nortons of Suffolk.

FOURTEENTH GENERATION

Richard Norton. Married Katherine Manningham ca 1360 in Sawley, York.

FIFTEENTH GENERATION

Richard Norton. Married Elizabeth Tempest, ca 1388 in Sawley, York, daughter of Sir John Tempest, Knight. Elizabeth was co-heir to the Tempest estate, and Richard was heir to the Adam Norton estate.

WIFE: Elizabeth Tempest

SIXTEENTH GENERATION

Sir John Norton, Knight. Born ca 1427, died 4 Oct 1489. Son and heir of Richard Norton and Elizabeth Tempest. Married Jane Pygott, daughter of Sir Randolf Pygott, Knight, born ca 1399, of Clotheram, Yorkshire, England.

WIFE: Jane Pygott. Born 1431, married 6 Apr 1449, died 6 Aug 1488.

SEVENTEENTH GENERATION

Sir John Conyers-Norton, Knight. He took the Conyers name (Anciently written Coigniers) from four generations back and was known as John Conyers, alias Norton. He married Margaret Warde, daughter of Roger Warde of Grindall in Yorkshire. John Conyers, alias Norton, Knight, served in the office of High Sheriff of the county of York in the years 1507-08, and again, a third time, in 1514. Margaret and John had two sons and three daughters.

WIFE: Margaret Warde

1. Margaret Norton. Married Sir Roger Lascalles, Knight, of Brackenburg.

2. Jane Norton. Married Sir William Mallory, knight, of Studely.

3. Ann Norton. Married Christopher Wanderford, Esq. of Kirklington, in Yorkshire.

4. Henry Norton. --------

5. JOHN CONYERS, alias NORTON, Esq. Elder son and heir.

EIGHTEENTH GENERATION

John Conyers, alias Norton, Esq. The elder son and heir, married Ann Ratcliffe, daughter of Miles Ratcliffe, Esq. of Ryleston, Yorkshire, and they had six sons and three daughters.

Note: The next two generations were involved in the Catholic Uprising (Rebellion of the North) in 1569. This uprising caused a major split in the Norton lineage. See INTRODUCTION for the full story of this uprising.

Children of John Conyers – Norton and Ann Ratcliffe – not in order.

(Six sons and three daughters)

1. Richard Norton. Eldest son, ( ca 1497/1519-1585) and heir of John Conyers-Norton and Ann Ratcliffe. Richard is the direct lineage of this study and was known as “Old Norton”. He was convicted of high treason and attainted. He fled to Flanders with sons Francis, Sampson and others. Richard was pensioned by the Duke of Alva and he remained in Flanders the remainder of his life.

2. Ann Norton. b. ca 1518. Married first to Robert Plompton, Esq. Married second to Robert Moreston, Esq. of Bawtrey.

3. Christopher Conyers Norton. b. ca 1521. Married and had issue. He was convicted of high treason and attainted.

4. Marmaduke Conyers Norton. Married and had issue. He was convicted of high treason and attainted.

5. John Conyers Norton. b. ca 1525. Died without issue.

6. Margaret Conyers Norton. Married Thomas Markenfield, Esq. of Markenfield.

7. Thomas Conyers Norton. b. ca 1527. Thomas was convicted of high treason, captured, hanged, drawn and quartered, disemboweled, and beheaded at Tyburn, 27 May 1570,– died leaving issue.

8. William Norton. William did not participate in the Catholic uprising. He married Abigal Barton and had issue. A son Nathaniel Norton, b. c 1589 in England, who went to Barbados, 20 Nov 1635, on ship “Expedition”. Peter Blackler was Master and Nathaniel Norton was shown as age 46. Nathaniels son, Nathaniel Norton, Jr., was born in 1611 in England and married Mary --------. Jr. emigrated from Barbados to New York State in America and died at Brookheaven, Long Island, New York, in the year 1684. He left his widow, Mary, and four sons and three daughters as shown below. Not in order.

A. Isaac Norton

B. Nathaniel Norton lll

C. George Norton

D. Jonathan Norton

E. Sarah Norton

F. Mary Norton

G. Hannah Norton

9. Isabel Conyers Norton. b. ca 1531. Married -------Battie, Esq. of Hewick.

NINETEENTH GENERATION

Richard Norton, was the eldest son and heir of John and Ann Ratcliffe Norton. Richard Norton first married Susanna Neville, fifth daughter of Richard Neville, Lord Latimer, and Ann Stafford. They were the parents of eighteen children. His second marriage was to Phillipa Trapps, daughter of Thomas Trapps of London, and widow of Sir George Giffard, Knight. There was no issue by this second marriage.

Richard, known as “Old Norton”, was head of this illustrious house, which remained faithful to the Catholic religion. He was one of the "Council for the North" in the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI, also High Sheriff of the County of York in 10 Elizabeth. In 1569, (12 Elizabeth) he joined in an insurrection whose objective was to reestablish the Catholic faith as the religion of England. The rebels were soon suppressed by the forces of Queen Elizabeth I and many of the principal malcontents were convicted of high treason and attainted; among which was this Richard Norton. Richard fled to Spanish Flanders, as previously stated, but Richard's brother, Thomas Norton, and Richard's son, Christopher Norton were captured, convicted of high treason, hanged, disemboweled, and beheaded (Drawn and Quartered) (from Camden's LIFE OF QUEEN ELIZABETH)

See the full story of the Catholic uprising of 1569 in the INTRODUCTION to this study.

Children of Richard Norton and Susanna Neville Latimer – Eleven sons and seven daughters. Not in order.

1. Katherine (Catherine) Norton. Married Francis Bulmer Esq. of Tirtesdale.

2. Clare Norton. Married Richard Goodricke, Esq., son of Henry Goodricke and Margaret Rawson of Ribston.

3. Francis Norton. Born in York, England and died in Tyburn, Warwickshire, England. Francis fled to Flanders with his father, Richard, and brother, Sampson, and others. He endeavored in vain to obtain a pardon. It is believed he remained abroad for several years because, as of June 1573, his wife, Aubrey, was allowed one hundred marks per annum out of his lands as long as they remained in the Queens hands. Francis died in England. He married Mrs. Francis Norton (Concubine). He married Albreda (Aubrey) Wimbish in York, England, sister and co-heir of Thomas Wimbish, Esq. of Lincolnshire, and by whom he had three sons.

A. Jermey Norton. Died young

B. John Norton. Died young.

C. Henry Norton. Born in York, England and made his home at Boroughbridge, in Yorkshire – The family estate being forfeited on his grandfathers attainder- married Catherine Tankard, daughter of William Tankard of Branton, in Yorkshire and had three sons.

a. Theophilos Norton. Died unmarried.

b. Basil Norton. Died unmarried.

c. John Norton. He was shown as age 67 in 1665 and unmarried.

4. John Norton. He married Jane Bantree, then Margaret Readshaw (Redshaw), then Jane Morton, and last Elizabeth Pitsford and he died without issue. It appears John was not as deeply implicated in the rebellion as his brothers were, for he was at Ripon in 1574.

5. Edmund Norton. Edmund was the third son of “Old Norton” and he refused to join the uprising. He apostatized and became the principal heir of Old Norton. He retained much wealth, property and power. He married Cecilia Boynton (sister to Ann Boynton – wife of below brother William Norton) in York, Yorkshire, England. Cecilia was the elder daughter of Matthew Boynton, Esq. of Barmston in Holdernesse, within the County of York. Edmund became the principal branch of this family, with power and property. Fletcher Norton was his descendant. This full story is in the INTRODUCTION to this study. See charts and tables showing lineage - Edmund to Fletcher Norton and William to American descendants.

6. William Norton. He married Ann Boynton at Allesley, Warwickshire, England. William and above Edmund married Boynton sisters. William also refused to take part in the uprising. His older brother, Edmund, inherited the family property and wealth. The political situation of William is not known, but future events lead one to believe it was not favorable. William had eight sons and four daughters and all eight sons and two of the daughters immigrated to the American Colonies. This William Norton is the direct lineage of this genealogical study. His youngest son, Capt. John Norton I, born in 1613, is the direct lineage that brought this Norton branch to America in 1635. (More about William in the next section and in the INTRODUCTION to this study.)

7. Thomas Norton. Born in York and married Abigail -----. They had five children, thirteen or more grandchildren, and many great grandchildren. Almost all of this family moved to the Colony of Massachusetts.

8. George Norton. Born in York, England. Married Mary ----- and had eleven children. Immigrated to New England.

9. Christopher Norton. Born in York. Married Elizabeth -----. The seventh son of Old Norton was captured and pleaded guilty, on 6 Apr 1570, of participating in the rebellion. He was convicted of high treason, attainted and was executed on 27 May 1570 along with his uncle, Thomas Norton. It is stated that Christopher, “being hanged a little (not dead) and then cut down and the butcher opened him and as he took out his bowels, he cried and said, ‘Oh Lord, Lord have mercy upon me and he yielded up the ghost”. His remains were then beheaded.

10. Marmaduke Norton. Born in York. Married Margaret -----. He was captured with his brother, Christopher and his uncle, Thomas. He pleaded guilty but was not executed and was still a prisoner in the Tower in 1572. He was probably afterwards pardoned on composition.

11. Sampson Norton. Born in York and married Jane -----. One of their sons, George Norton, immigrated to the Barbados on 2 May 1635 at age 22. (Hotten) Sampson fled to Spanish Flanders with his brother, Francis, and father, Old Richard Norton. Records indicate he eventually returned to England.

12. Richard Norton. Born in York, married Dorothy Jennings and immigrated to the Colony of Massachusetts. They had four children and many grandchildren – some of which moved to the Colony of Virginia. Dorothy Jennings had a brother, William Jennings, and a sister, Anne Jennings who married children of William Norton in the next generation.

13. Henry Norton. Born in York and married Sarah -----. Henry and most of his five children immigrated to the Colony of Virginia.

14. Ann Norton. Born in York and married Robert Bernard, Esq. of Knofrist.

15. Mary Norton. Born in York and first married Henry Green of Newby and then John Lamborne, Esq.

16. Jane Norton. Born in York and married Richard Gascoigne, Esq. of Sidbury.

17. Joan Norton. Born in York and married Gerrard Salvin, Esq.

18. Elizabeth Norton. Born in York and married Henry Johnson, Esq. of Waltorhede.

Note: All eighteen children were named in the Visitation. The last seven named sons moved to other sections of England. George, Richard, and Henry and several nephews immigrated to New England - others to Virginia, thence to Carolina. See INTRODUCTION for more details on this generation.

TWENTIETH GENERATION

William Norton. William was the fourth son of Old Richard Norton and Susanna Neville Latimer. William died in Yorkshire in ca 1630. He married Anne Boynton, second daughter of Matthew Boynton, Esq. of Barmston. Annes older sister, Cecilia Boynton, was Maid of Honour to Queen Elizabeth before Cecilias marriage to Edmund Norton, older brother to this William Norton. Cecilia and Anne were sisters of Sir Thomas Boynton, Knight, of Halnaby in com. Ebor. (See Kimber's Baronetage for the pedigree of Boynton) See more details of William in the previous section.

Children of William Norton and Anne Boynton – Eight sons and four daughters. (Not in order)

1. Suzanne Norton. Married -----Hilliard.

2. Mary Norton. Married William Jennings, son of Thomas and Dorothy Smith. Immigrated to the Colony of Virginia. William Jennings sister, Anne Jennings married Capt. John Norton, I – a brother to this Mary Norton.

3. Mehetable Norton. Married -----Philips.

4. Abigail Norton. Married her cousin, Thomas Norton

5. Sampson Norton. Married Alice Eliot. Had several children.

• A. Sampson Norton, Jr. Married Margaret -----. Had several children. Not in order.
  • a. Phillip (Phil) Norton. Was transported to Lancaster Co, Colony of VA by Abya Bonyson 27 Nov 1661. (Nugent, p 396)
  • b. Thomas Norton. Transported to Lancaster Co., VA. By John Harris 11 Jan 1661. (Nugent, p 396)
  • c. John Norton (Spelled Nurden). Transported to Lancaster Co., VA, 20 Aug 1655. (Nugent, p 313)
  • d. Others.
• B. Others.

6. Thomas Norton. Married Elizabeth Hall. He was transported to James Cittie County, Virginia by Thomas Bourne 20 Dec 1649. (Nugent, p 187)

7. Henry Norton. Married Elizabeth -----. He was transported to Westmoreland Co., VA. (Name spelled Nurton) on 10 Sept 1654. Henrys wife was transported on 15 July 1657 by John Raven. (Nugent, p 315 and 351)

8. Robert Norton. Transported to Westmoreland Co., VA, 10 Feb 1657 and moved to Rappahannock Co. 5 Jun 1658. (Nugent, p 390 and 359)

9. Christopher Norton. Married Sarah -----. He was transported to Nansimond Co., Va. 22 April 1648.

10. James Norton. Married Sarah -----. He came to Virginia with his brother, Christopher in 1648 and moved to Northampton Co. on 20 Oct 1664 by Capt. John Savadge. (Nugent, p 525)

11. William Norton. Transported to Charles River Co., Va. 23 May 1637 by William Prior. (Nugent, p 58)

12. Capt. John Norton, I. Born 1613, Yorkshire, England and died ca 1678 in Nansimond Co., VA. Married Anne Jennings, daughter of Thomas Jennings and Dorothy Smith. Dorothy was the daughter of Charles and Dorothy (Wiseman) Smith.

Anne Jennings brother married Mary Norton, above child #2, the sister of Capt. John Norton and another Jennings sister married Mary and Johns uncle, Richard Norton, in the previous generation.

Another sister, Mary Jennings married Dr. Thomas Rolfe (Spelled Relf in NC), son of Captain Thomas Rolfe, who was the son of Capt. John Rolfe and Pocahontas. Dr. Thomas Rolfes second wife was Mary Keele, widow.

TWENTY-FIRST GENERATION

Capt. John Norton, I. John was the last Norton in this lineage who was born in England (1613). The next generation will be the first American generation. He married Anne Jennings. She was probably visiting her brothers Thomas, William and John Jennings, who were living in Surry County, Va. or Capt. John Norton may have returned to England and married Anne.

Capt. John Norton first came to Virginia in 1635. (Hotten, p 79 John Norton (spelled Northin) age 22, transported to Virginia in the “Plain Joan” on 15 May 1635, Captain Richard Buckham, Master.)

By patent, grant, and purchase, John Norton owned lands in Nansimond, Northampton, James Cittie, and York Counties, Virginia. He made his home in York for a number of years. Apparently he was a ship's Captain, as he patented lands in various sections for transporting people. Each time he transported people to patent land, he could count himself and patent land also.

In 1646, he was a Burgess of York. (Virginia Magazine of History and Biog., Vol. 8, p-252, York County, Virginia – John Norton, member of Burgesses 1646)

On 1 Nov 1638, John Norton of James Cittie Island (Smith) deeded to Edward Sanderson, Merchant, one house and 12 acs of land in James Island, bounded by James Cittie and Edward Grindon, purchased price 2200 lbs. Tobacco. /s/ John Norton …Wit: Daniel Hill – Robt. Postman.

Although he had left James Cittie, he was transported back by Theodore Moyses on 23 May 1637. He moved about quite a bit. After 1638, when he sold the house and 12 acres, he left again. (Nugent, p-58)

On 30 August 1643, as John Nurton, he received 250 acres in James Cittie County for transportation of Anne (Jennings) Norton, wife of John Nurton, John Jackson, John Broadway, and Georg Burford, and John Nurton. Apparently he stayed only a short time before returning to York County. (Nugent, p-146)

John Norton was very active in dealing in land.

“On May 20, 1648, Robert Wetherall, Gent. Had 1000 acs in James Cittie County, in Chickahominy 700 acs, part thereof W upon Thomas Stout and Richard Bell, running by Poetan Swamp and land of William Stephens – 400 acs adj Richard Bell, Xoran Williams and John Edwards – 900 acres assigned by sd Williams unto John Norton, who assigned same to sd Wetherall, and 300 acs assigned by sd Stephens to John Gayton, who assigned same to sd Norton and by himself assigned to Wetherall. (Nugent, p. 173)”

In those days, transportation being easier and safer on the waterways, the colonists freely moved about among various settlements, attending business, and probably for visits among kindred and friends.

Children: This is the first family, of this lineage, born in America.

1. Mary Norton

2. Elizabeth Norton

3. Abigail Norton

4. Mehetibel Norton

5. Margaret Norton

6. Anne Norton

7. William Norton

8. Captain John Norton, ll.

The above children of Capt. John Norton, I. and Anne Jennings Norton, six daughters and two sons, will be discussed in detail. Not in order but our direct lineage seems to be the youngest.

1. Mary Norton. Married first Thomas Dixon and second Henry Martin. Note: Isle of Wight County, Virginia: Administrations and Probates, page 24, dated May 2, 1670 – recorded June 24, 1670: Thomas Dixon dying intestate, administration requested by Henry Martin, who married the relict of Thomas Dixon. Security: Thomas Moore – Mr. Robert Roe.

2. Elizabeth Norton. Died in Perquimans County, North Carolina 4 Mar 1676 (BPR – Berkeley Parish Register). Married William Bundy and they had two children before she died.

A. Mary Bundy. Married Timothy Clare. She was his first wife.

B. Samuel Bundy. Born 4 Feb 1676 (BPR) – one month to the day before his mother died.

William Bundy then married Mary Pearre, nee Scott, “Rellicke” of John Pearre. (BPR)

3. Abigail Norton (Abby). Married -----Doxey.

4. Mehetibel (Mitty) Norton. Married -----Farrow.

5. Margaret Norton. Married Jonathan Bateman. Margaret died in Perquimans County, NC on 15 Sep 1688 (BPR) and Jonathan died in 1695. He was granted 400 acres in Perquimans County, NC in 1684, “on west side of the Perquimans River, in the ‘pocoson by ye side of Robert Wilsons Creek. Jonathan married a second time to Hannah Edge in 1692, by Francis Hartley, J. P. She died 4 Dec 1692. (BPR) He married a third time on 28 Sep 1694 to Elizabeth Arnold, widow of Lawrence Arnold. She survived him.

Children of Margaret Norton and Jonathan Bateman.(BPR) More information is available on these children and grand children. Minimum data will be included below.

A. Jonathan Bateman, Jr. Born 12 Feb 1676, married Elizabeth Holloway on 23 Sep 1697.

Children:

a. Margart Bateman. Born 20 Oct 1698 (BPR)

b. Nathan Bateman. Born 10 Sep 1702.

c. Jonathan Bateman lll. Born 2 May 1705.

B. John Bateman. Born 2 Nov 1678. Unmarried – Will posted July 1750.

C. Mary Bateman. Born 16 May 1684.

D. Thomas Bateman, Sr. Born 13 Sept 1688. He was born two days before his mother died. Married Sarah -----. His estate was sold on May 17, 1763. Son – William (Wife Hannah Mullen), Daughter – Mary (Phelps), and Son – Benjamin (Wife Mary Colson).

6. Anne Norton. Married Thomas Johnston, Sr. who was killed in a tragic hunting accident, when her brother, Capt. John Norton, shot and killed her husband, Thomas Johnston, Sr, thinking movement in the bushes was that of the deer they were stalking. Children listed below – there may be others.

A. Anne Johnston. Married -----Digges.

B. Thomas Johnston, Jr. Married Anne -----. NOTE: Pasquotank Co. NC, Book 1700/47, page 1: This indenture made this 26^th day of October 1700, between William Jennings, Province of North Carolina, cooper, to Thomas Johnston (jr), who voluntarily apprenticed himself to the said William Jennings. (William Jennings wife, Mary Norton, was daughter of Capt. John Norton, making her first cousin of Thomas Johnston. Jr.).

7. William Norton. Married Margaret -----. Moved to Ann County, VA. Children – not in order.

A. Margaret Norton. Married John Bell. He died in Currituck Co., NC ca 1706. (Hathaway, 1/454. ‘Coratuk, April 16, 1706 ). Will of John Bell names: wife Margaret, son William, dau Margaret Russell. “Test: William Parker, Jane Wicker, Edward Taylor." Margaret Norton Russell witnessed the will of her cousin, Capt. John Norton, lll, in Currituck on 30 Sep 1744.

B. Hannah Norton. Married Francis Mace. (She was still living when he died in 1749.) Will – see Hathaway, 1/349. Children – not in order.

a. Mary Mace. Married Peter Symons.

b. Elizabeth Mace.

c. Sarah Mace.

d. Hannah Mace.

e. John Mace.

f. Francis Mace, Jr.

C. Dorothy Norton. Married -----Jennings.

D. Charles Norton. (Charley) He witnessed the Will of Thomas Williams in Currituck on 13 Dec 1732, along with his cousin, Margaret Norton, wife of Capt. John Norton, lll. He was living in Virginia.

E. William Norton. Living in VA.

F. John Norton. Living in VA.

G. Samuel Norton. He was in Perquimans Prect in 1704, and was Clerk in Bath County. (Winslow, A/250, 26 Oct 1704). On deed: Esau Albertson of Perq. Prect, planter, to Mary Brooks, widow of Richard Brooks, 150 a on Deep Creek. "Test: Samuel Norton, Tho Snoden, Gep Harris."

9. Captain John Norton, ll. b. c 1650, Virginia, d. c 1718 at Arenuse Creek, Camden Co., NC, where he is buried. m1. Mary Sawyer, m2. Jane -----. After John died, Jane married Col. William Reed, former Governor, Colony of North Carolina.

This last child, number 8, Captain John Norton, II, is the first Norton of this lineage born in America. The next section will begin with him and his family.

1. 300 Years Along The Pasquotank, Jessie F. Pugh, 1958

2. A Genealogical Research Report by R. L. Guffin

3. A History Of Marion County, South Carolina by W. W. Sellers

4. Alabama and Mississippi State Census and Agricultural Reports

5. Ancestry.com Y-DNA reports

6. Treasie Bates

7. Berkeley Parish Register (BPR)

8. Bessie Evans McAden family history notes and research

9. Brenda Brophy

10. Bettie Grace Bounds family records and research

11. Camden's Life Of Queen Elizabeth

12. Campbell Web site

13. Carmichael web site and research notes

14. Carolyn Coleman Riley

15. Collins Peerage of England, Vol. 1-9

16. Colonial Records of North Carolina

17. Early Settlers of Barbour County, Alabama

18. Emogene Norton Taylor

19. Ethelbert Brinkley Norton lV

20. Family Tree Y-DNA reports

21. Frances Whitfield Norton

22. Hathaway

23. Hotten

24. House of Hughes & Dunahoe and their many relatives byRebecca Hughes Dunahoe

25. Howard Binning Norton

26. James Robert Norton

27. Joseph Loper family records and research

28. Julia Norton family history notes and research

29. Kimber's Baronetage (Boynton)

30. Land Deeds Abstracts

31. Lucy Mae Daniels Martin

32. Lyphus Don Norton

33. Mary Alice Norton Taunton Patla family notes

34. Mildred Norton Loper

35. My Neck of the Woods by J. D. Lewis

36. Nettie M. Norton Jones family records and research

37. Norton Family History by William C. Stapleton, Jr. and research notes

38. Nugent

39. Registered Wills

40. Sally Randol-Hardy

41. Robert Louis Norton

42. Scott Norton and his Web Site

43. Semion Daniels

44. Several Cemetery Records

45. The First Salute by Barbara W. Tuchman

46. The Norton Family Association, % Edward P. Kemp and Wise Dale Stewart – Research information

47. Tommy Campbell

48. U. S. Census records

49. Virginia Historical Society

50. Virginia Magazine of History and Biography

51. Visitation of Yorkshire, College of Arms

52. White Doe of Rylestone (The Fate of the Nortons)

53. William Benjamin Norton, Jr. family history notes and research

54. William Lewis of Horry County, South Carolina by Mary Lewis Stevenson

55. The World Book Encyclopedia

Eliakim Norton b.1801 Canada
b. 18 Feb 1801 Hemmingsfort, Quebec, Canada (Hemmingford),
d.15 Oct 1895 Durand, Winnebago, Illinois
m. Grace Crowder b.1807 married 1829 (his bondsmen were Levi Bancroft, Osnabruck and John Pescod Jr. from Cornwall.)
father of Grace: James Crowder b.abt 1775 in NY (Anthony and William Crowder are relatives)

ELIAKIM NORTON
Ebenezer NORTON Father:
Jane (Nabby) Williams Mother:
b. 18 Feb 1801 Born: Hemmingsford Twsp., Huntingdon, Lower Canada
d. 15 Oct 1895 Died: Laona Twsp., Winnebago, ILLINOIS
m. 16 Nov 1829 Married 1: Osnabruck , Ontario, Canada
Grace Crowder Wife:
b. 10 Nov 1810 Born: Osnabruck, Ontario, Canada in:
d. 29 Oct 1884 Died: Durand, LaonaTwp., Winnebago Co., ILLINOIS in: 30 Oct 1884 Burial: Laona, Winnebago, IL in:
James Crowder Father:
Anna Glassford Mother:

CHILDREN
1 George Wellington Norton Name:
02 Sep 1830 Born: Canada in:
04 May 1855 Died: St. Louis, Mo. in:
18 Jan 1855 Married: in: Allenton, Mo.
Martha Bacon Spouse:

2 James Harvey Norton Name:
23 Dec 1832 Born: Canada in:
30 Dec 1918 Died: Charles City, IOWA. in:
02 Mar 1865 Married: in: Laona Twsp Winnebago Ill
Julia A. Waller Spouse:

3 William C. Norton Name:
03 Apr 1835 Born: Canada in:
22 Feb 1837 Died: Canada in:

4 Jane Anna Norton Name:
12 Jul 1837 Born 1: Ontario, Canada in:
13 Jul 1838 Born 2: Canada in:
28 Apr 1887 Died 1: Durand , Laona Cem., lL in:
01 Dec 1877 Married: in: Laona Twsp Winnebago IL
Martin W.B. Briggs Spouse:

5 Daniel D. Norton Name:
15 Dec 1838 Born 1: Canada in: M
20 Apr 1922 Died 1: Devils Lake, N.Dak in:
1920 Died 2: Devils Lake N.D. in:
11 Aug 1878 Married: in: Devils Lake, North Dakota
Annie M . West Spouse:

6 LOUIS HENRY NORTON Name:
30 Jul 1842 Born: Sandow,(Sandtown ?), Ontario, Canada. in:
26 May 1939 Died: Fergus Falls, Ottertail, Minnesota in:
29 Sep 1861 Married: in: Spring Grove, Wisconsin
SARAH ALMIRA KEYES Spouse:

7 Herbert Leslie Norton Name:
10 Jul 1845 Born: Laona Twsp Winnebago IL in:
26 Apr 1920 Died: Rockford, IL Durand Cem. in:
03 Nov 1884 Married: in: Davies home Durand, IL
Eliazabeth Polly Davies Spouse:

8 Edward Jenner Norton Name:
24 Aug 1849 Born: Durand, Loana, IL in:
20 Jan 1896 Died: Durand, IL. buried Laona Cemetary,Durand,IL in:
20 Feb 1878 Married: in: Durand, IL
Louise S. Jennison Spouse:
Jan 1893 Married: in:
Arminta Bussey Spouse:

THE history of the Nortons of which I am about to write antedates the Revolutionary War, how long I do not know but the traditions of our branch of the family commence with a sea captain, an Englishman who owned and sailed his ship. This man had two sons both of whom he settled in America one in what is now the State of Connecticut and one in Virginia. As to the Virginia stock I know nothing about it as to the Connecticut settler tradition follows back six generations commencing with Eleazer and passing down successively with John, Mirum, Daniel, Lewis, and Lewis Adelbert, the subject of this sketch.

Daniel Norton my grandfather at an early day moved from some of the Eastern States back into Lower Canada near the line of New York State in the town shire of Hemmingford upon a stream called Norton Creek named after him. The country was very heavily timbered and sparsely settled At the time of which I write he had made considerable improvements in clearing fencing land etc.

The American Revolutionary War was then raging. My grandfather's neighbors were principally Tories while his sympathies were with the Whigs, although up to this time he had taken no part in the struggle. He was building a barn and was on the roof shingling when a lot of men passed, eight in number I believe who had been to a logging bee and some of them were a little the worse for liquor. One of them said, "Let us drive that old Whig off from the barn." and they ordered him to come down. He paid no attention to them whereupon they commenced throwing stones at him. Presently one of the stones struck him hurting him pretty badly. Being a very passionate man he rushed down from the barn roof with his hammer in his hand when he was met by the crowd. Their leader attempted to strike my grandfather who dodged the blow and struck his antagonist on the head with his hammer and unfortunately killed him having by chance hit him on the temple. Of course he was then compelled to surrender himself to the authorities who after an examination discharged him from custody.

But he could not continue to reside among the Tories after that so he removed across the line and settled in New Hampshire and afterward to Connecticut where my father was born. After the close of the War of the Revolution however, he removed back to Lower Canada and again settled on his old farm in Hemmingford and remained there until 1808 or 1809 when he emigrated to Upper Canada and located with the younger portion of his family in, London a district town of Westminster. At this place he remained up to his death In the meantime my father Lewis Norton had married Elizabeth Burhart who was of German extraction having been born and raised in Pennsylvania On their marriage they settled in the State of New York near Chautauqua close to the Canada line where they remained until the war of 1812.

...Soon after the war my grandfather gave my father the old homestead in Hemmingford the buildings and other improvements having been destroyed during the war. My father returned to Chautauqua Franklin County New York in 1818 where he resided at my birth in 1819 after which he returned to Canada and settled again on Norton Creek about twelve miles below the old homestead on what was called the Domain where he resided till I was eight years old I was the fifth child of a family of nine. This being a cold rocky and barren region my parents moved back to Franklin County New York where I remained till I was eleven years old As my parents were poor and had a large family I was determined to look out for myself. Early on the second day of May 1829 I tied my worldly possessions in a pocket handkerchief strung it over my shoulder and like a young quail with a shell on its back I left the nest with twenty five cents in my pocket and dug out on foot The second day I arrived at the Read Mill St.

This takes place later ...I went up to Westminster where I had left four uncles and about thirty cousins. In fact Westminster Street was settled by Nortons and their descendants but among all the kin that I had left only one remained to tell the fate and whereabouts of the rest. This was Frank D Norton He was wealthy and a prince among good fellows and spared no pains to make me enjoy...
Life and Adventures of Col. L.A. Norton By Lewis Adelbert Norton

Notes
Elaikim had a sister who married a Huff or Huffman. He went to live with her after his mother died at around the age of five.
Some in the family think Ebenezer is the grandfather who has a brother Daniel. The tale goes they were both in some war against each other but am not sure what Canadian or Amer. war ? I have found in Essex, Ontario a Daniel Norton with Ebenezer listed there in a will. So think that he may be part of the family.

ELEAZER NORTON was a Sea Captin and English. Had his own ship and two sons, both settled in US; one in Connecticut and one in Virginia. Contact Carol <bellspec@execulink.com>

Bristol, Hartford Co., CT - Congregational Church Membership ca. 1830 Occupants of Pew No. 2 North, Aron NORTON, Wid. Mary PIERCE, Eleazer NORTON, Enos IVES, Esq.

Eleazer Norton

----- Capt. John Norton of Virginia Born 1613, Yorkshire, England and died ca 1678 in Nansimond Co., VA. Married Anne Jennings
---------- unknown b. 1643
--------------- Eleaser Norton b.abt 1670 Connecticut (Eleazer Norton payis the estate of Andrew Smith in Bristol, MA 17th Feb 1724.)
-------------------- John Norton b. abt 1700
------------------------- Mirum Norton b.abt 1726
------------------------------ Daniel Norton b. abt 1756 New York d.JUN 11, 1823 Westminister, Canada Married Miriam Norton
----------------------------------- Lewis Norton b.1786 CT married Elizabeth Burhart ref - 1850 Census St Charles, Kane, Illinois
---------------------------------------- Lewis Adelbert Norton b.1819 -reference 1860 Census Lewis A Norton Healdsburg, Sonoma, CA 40 abt 1820 Canada
---------------------------------------- John Norton (youngest brother) from Life of Lewis A Norton
---------------------------------------- ???? Alexander m. Dr Alexander (came out to Santa Clara County, CA) from Life of Lewis A Norton
---------------------------------------- ???? Steele m. A.J. Steele (came out to California) from Life of Lewis A Norton
----------------------------------- William Norton b.1791 CT married Caroline Phelps d.1881 Elgin, Canada -"Three Hundred Colonial Ancestors and War Service" ref (went CA)
----------------------------------- David Norton b.1796 m.Mariah b.1800 ref=will ref=1851 Canada Census Westminister
----------------------------------- Anna Burtch b.1802 Canada m.Nathan Burtch
----------------------------------- Daniel Norton b. 1806 Canada "Extracts from the 1831 Census of Stanbridge Township, Missisquoi County, Microfilm #C722." ref=will
----------------------------------- Harvey Norton ref=will
----------------------------------- Ebenezer Norton b.1806 Canada m.Eliza ref=will
----------------------------------- Kuamy Barker

================================
------------------------------ Ebenezer Norton April 30, 1795 - Ebenezer Norton - Oath at Christies Seigniory. - Intending to settle not listed
------------------------------ m. Jane (Nabby) Williams
----------------------------------- Eliakim Norton b. 18 Feb 1801 Born: Hemmingsford Twsp., Huntingdon, Lower Canada
------------------------------ John Norton
----------------------------------- John Norton Jr.

----------------------------------- George Norton b. abt 1790 USA m.Sobrina b.1800 USA ref=1851 Census of Canada (Ontario) > Middlesex County > Westminster

Daniel Nortons will info
LNAME[ NORTON
FNAME[ DANIEL
RESID[ WESTMINSTER
DATE[ JUN 11, 1823
FILE[ 104
MFNO[ 1154
NOTES[ - date of death uncertain

- date of will, November 20, 1822
WITNESSES TO WILL:
- William Sumner, Westminster;
- Nancy Clemens, Westminster, spinster;
- Sarah A. Hart, Westminster, spinster
- affidavits of witnesses dated June 27, 1823

- executors: Miriam Norton, wife; Nathan Burtch, son-in-law
- wife was Miriam Norton

CHILDREN:
- William Norton;
- David Norton;
- Anna Burtch;
- Daniel Norton;
- Lewis Norton;
- Harvey Norton;
- Ebenezer Norton;
- Kuamy Barker

- inventory of estate completed July 5, 1823
- appraisers were William Sumner and John O'Neil

Timeline for Eliakim Norton

1732
Mirum Norton (grandfather of Eliakim) b.1744

1756
Daniel Norton (Eliakim's father) born in New York

1776
Daniel Norton moves to Norton Creek, Canada

1778
William Crowder (grandfather of Eliakim's wife, Jane) took up land in about 1778 in Charlottenburg Township which was mostly Gaelic-speaking Roman Catholic Highlanders.

Son, James Crowder, took land in Osnabruck Township (German Calvinists).
Other areas were Cornwall which was reserved for Scottish Presbyterians, Williamsburg for German Lutherans and Matilda for Anglicans.

James Crowder
Married 1st Cornelia, his first wife, who likely died in the famine of 1787
married 2nd Anna Glassford.

James Crowder: was a private in the First Battalion of the King’s Royal Regiment of New York. He was in Lieutenant-Colonel John Butler’s Corps of Rangers from 1777 to 1781, and in Captain Alexander McDonell’s, First Battalion, in 1783. He was a farmer from Susquehanna River, New York, the son of William Crowder, Sr. He settled in Royal Township #3, with his wife, one son, and two daughters.

Info from internet ec 04
James CROWDER
1748 - AFT 1825
BIRTH: 1748, Kinderhook, Columbia Co., New York, U.S.A. [52208] [52209]
DEATH: AFT 1825, Osnabruck Twp., Stormont Co., Ontario [52210] [52211] REFERENCE: 20359
Father: William CROWDER
Mother: Hannah ROUS

Family 1 : Cornelia DINGMAN
MARRIAGE: 3 Sep 1770, Stone Arabia, Montgomery Co., New York, U.S.A. [132041] [132042]
+William CROWDER
+Johanna CROWDER
+Cornelia CROWDER
Sarah CROWDER

Cornelia Dingman, a sister of Jacob Petrus Dingman who was a very early settler in Percy Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, near where I grew up.

Family 2 : Anna GLASSFORD Glasford?
MARRIAGE: ABT 1790
Catherine CROWDER
James CROWDER
Mary "Polly" CROWDER
Grace CROWDER
Paul CROWDER
Martha CROWDER ))

Anna was the daughter of John Glassford; he served in the King's Royal Regiment of New York and settled in Matilda

William Crowder Senior, 5 of his sons and a grandson were all members of the King's Royal Regiment of New York and setttled after the French and Indian War in Stormont and Dundas Counties.

Ref: WILLIAM CROWDER, LOYALIST is available in many public libraries or from me at 22 Canter Boulevard, Nepean ON K2G 2M2 for $12 postpaid.

This reference suggests that Eliakim is not from a Family of Loyalists. He is only mentioned as a stray name associated with the Crowders.

Loyalists in Ontario Index of Stray Names and of the Addenda
Eliakim Norton p77 Grace Crowder married Eliakim Norton of Osnabruck, Ontario, Canada 5 Feb 1831. (This year is not accurate)
---Grace Crowder 77
---Elizabeth (Huff) 158
---John 158

Loyalists in Ontario
Source: Original data: Reid, William D. The Loyalists in Ontario: The Sons and Daughters of the American Loyalists of Upper Canada. Lambertville, NJ, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1973.
Description:
In the years following the close of the American Revolutionary War, there was a special provision that made the children of the Loyalists who settled in Ontario eligible for land grants free of fees as they came of age or married. The compiler of this work extracted from the Canadian Orders-in-Council thousands of references to the land grants made to these sons and daughters and arranged them systematically under the names of their Loyalist parents. The references in the Orders-in-Council generally provide, in the case of sons, the name of the petitioner, his place of residence, and the name of his father--the Loyalist through whom he claimed the land grant. In the case of daughters, the reference states the name of her husband, her place of residence, and the name of her father. Mr. Reid has also supplied, from additional sources, marriage dates, birth and death dates, and the names of wives of the sons of the Loyalists.

1779
Daniel Norton is forced to flee Nortons Creek for New Hampshire

The American Revolutionary War was then raging. My grandfather's neighbors were principally Tories while his sympathies were with the Whigs, although up to this time he had taken no part in the struggle. He was building a barn and was on the roof shingling when a lot of men passed, eight in number I believe who had been to a logging bee and some of them were a little the worse for liquor. One of them said, "Let us drive that old Whig off from the barn." and they ordered him to come down. He paid no attention to them whereupon they commenced throwing stones at him. Presently one of the stones struck him hurting him pretty badly. Being a very passionate man he rushed down from the barn roof with his hammer in his hand when he was met by the crowd. Their leader attempted to strike my grandfather who dodged the blow and struck his antagonist on the head with his hammer and unfortunately killed him having by chance hit him on the temple. Of course he was then compelled to surrender himself to the authorities who after an examination discharged him from custody.

But he could not continue to reside among the Tories after that so he removed across the line and settled in New Hampshire and afterward to Connecticut where my father was born. After the close of the War of the Revolution however, he removed back to Lower Canada and again settled on his old farm in Hemmingford and remained there until 1808 or 1809 when he emigrated to Upper Canada and located with the younger portion of his family in London a district town of Westminster.

1782
British Sloop of war, the Maria, commanded by Commodore Steel sails from Skenesborough (Whitehall, NY) at the head of Lake Champlain to Ash Island in the Chamblee ( Richelieu) River.

In 1774 Point au Fer MAP became a military post, and by order of Gen. Sullivan a strong garrison-house was thereupon erected. It was constructed of stones surrounded by a stockade and manned. Ethan Allen appeared before it with several armed vessels, and from that time the point became an important post. For twenty-two years the building was known in military journals as the "White House."

It was the site of stirring adventure, of imprisonment of captives, rendezvous of passing armies, and the resort of the most celebrated men of the Revolution. The place was visited by Gen. Burgoyne, Armstrong, Sullivan, Schuyler, Benedict Arnold, Col. Ethan Allen, Col. Ebenezer Allen, Seth Warner, Remember Baker, Governor Clinton, Benjamin Franklin, Charles Carroll, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and others less noted whose names are lost in the mists of years.

The war ended in 1783, but it was not until 1796 that Great Britain relinquished its claim to these waters. The English commodore Steel [Capt. John Steel, aka Steele], with his armed brig "Maria," guarded the outlet to Lake Champlain and covered its shores. Every American vessel lowered its "peak" and paid obeisance to the royal ensign. Steel made a garden on the shore, and for more than ninety years [this was written in1880] it has been known as "Steel's [or Steele's] Garden." Every month Steel sent a corporal's guard to Judge Moore and warned him off the soil, notifying him that his claim under the State would not be recognized, but no attention was paid to those repeated warnings.

Lord Dorchester ordered the people for ten miles this side of the line to be enrolled with the militia of Canada. But the treaty of peace came, and Steel and De Rochameau evacuated the "White House," and left the soil of the States no more to return. Capt. Steel subsequently became a commodore on the great lakes, and died at the age of eighty-nine years.

Eighty-two years have now elapsed [till 1880] since the British left Point au Fer. Early in the present century [the nineteenth century] the old garrison-house went to ruin. It was located on the north end of the point.
Reference 1
Reverence 2

1795, April 30
Ebenezer and Daniel Norton take an Oath of Allegiance to the King.
Commencing in 1795 those persons who had gathered at Missisquoi Bay were required to take an Oath of Allegiance. This included where they took the oath and where they intended to settle.

April 30, 1795 - Ebenezer Norton - Oath at Christies Seigniory. - Intending to settle not listed
April 30, 1795 - Daniel Norton - Oath at Caldwell Manor. - Intending to settle not listed
May 8, 1795 - Isaac Salls Christies Seigs - not listed Isaac Salls History is here

Reference: Oath of Allegiance to the King
Reference: Eastern Township Reference

Petition to King George
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~qchuntin/record/hmlnd.htm
Hemmingford
RG 1 L 3L Vol 151
PUBLIC ARCHIVES CANADA

Page 73812
28 July 1795

To His Excellency the Right Honorable Guy Lord Dorchester Captain General & Commander in Chief of the Province of Upper and Lower Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick and their Dependencies, Vice Admiral of the Same General and Commander in Chief of all his Majesties _______ in the same Provinces and the Island of Newfoundland. Humbly showeth that your Petitioners take the Liberty of _________ your Excellency humbly _________ in Consequence of his Majestys Gracious offer that your Excellency will be pleased to grant the Lands Each one of Us a portion of Land in the District of Montreal to the west of the Major
Generale Christies Seiniory commonly called ________ the Lots we pray for we ____ to our _____ Your Excellencys Compliance in this well ever more ____ to pray.
Joseph Odell
Joseph Odell Junior
Joshua Odell
John (his X mark) Odell
Michel Welding (?) 5
Edward Wnding
John Welding
Nathanel Chodom
Henry Ostrum
Thomas X Bouright 10
James Odell
Charles Odell
Frederick Schriver
Peter Master
James Lewis 15
William Lewis
James Bandebogart
Thomas Lewis
Charles Lewis
Jacob Green 20

Page 73813
The Petitionof Several People from Christie's Manor___________
For a Lot of Land each West of General Christie's Seigniory
Referred to the Land Commission by order of Lord Dorchester
Quebec 28th July 1795
W.W. Ryland

Land Committee Rejected
There being no Township named in this Petition ________are the numbers said to be _______down
Signed by order Hugh Finley
Quebec 15 Aug 1795 ____________

Page 73814
List of the Leader and Associates proposed for the
Township of Hemingford
1. Joseph Odell Christies Manor
2. Joseph Odell Jun"
3. Joshua Odell"
4. John Odell"
5. Michael Welding"
6. Edmund Welding"
7. John Welding"
8. Nathaniel Cliburn"
9. Henry Ostrom"
10. Thomas Bouright"
11. James Odell"
12. Charles Odell"
13. Frederick Schriver"
14. Peter Master"
15. James Lewis"
16. William Lewis"
17. James Vandebogart"
18. Moses Lewis"
19. Charles Lewis"
20. Jacob Green"
21. James Young"
22. John Gramwell"
23. Hugh Mc Leane"
24. Richard Harris"
25. John Adams"
26. Stephen ______"
27. John Duel"
28. Donald W. Theecher"
29. ___________"
30. David Ramsey"
31. Isaac Williams"
32. James Williams"
33. John Williams"
34. Job Spinks"
35. John Campbell"
36. Samuel Covy"
37. Adam Sutherland Sen"
38. Adam Sutherland Jun"
39. Amos Covey"
40. Joseph Kelley"
41. George B_______"
42. Daniel Scott"
43. John Norton"

Page 73815
44. John Norton Jun Christies Manor
45. Daniel Norton"
46. ____ Baner?"
47. John Nichols"
48. Cornelius Mills Alsburgh
49. William Milliston Vermont

We hereby Certify that the Forty Seven persons mentioned in the foregoing List, having carefully inquired into the Principles, Characters and, General Deportment of the whole We Recommend and we have reason to believe that they will make good Subjects. Should there be no Lands in Hemingford it is the wish of the Applicants to be provided for in _______________.
given under our hand at _________ the 25th day of June 1793
________Conroy}
Henry ________} Commissioners
Philip Luke}

Page 73816
Hemingford
Referred to the Land Committee
By order of Lord Dorchester
Quebec 28th July 1795
WW. Ryland

Received 30 July & entd in the ______ ________ of the Land Vol II Page 304
Land Committee Refused
There is no Vacant lot in Hemingford-

Signed by order } Hugh Finley
Quebec 3 Aug 1795} _____ _____ Chair

 

Calwell Manor reference

ONE OF THE FIRST UNITED EMPIRE LOYALIST SETTLEMENTS WAS FORMED HERE DURING AND AFTER THE AMERICAN
REVOLUTION (1775-1783). MANY SOLDIERS AND OTHERS WERE TRANSPORTED BY THE WARSHIP MARIA. "Skenesborough (Whitehall) at the head of Lake Champlain . Here they found the British Sloop of war, the Maria, commanded by Commodore Steel, on board of which they all embarked and on the first of June 1782 they landed at Ash Island in the Chamblee ( Richelieu) River. ...Fearing to be disturbed on the banks of the river by the war which continued between England and the United States, the said Isaac Salls placed the party under the guidance of a party of Indians, who conducted them five miles into the interior, to their own encampment where now is the village of Clarenceville."

In the early French regime the area in which we know now as Clarenceville was then called the Seigneurie de Foucault . After the Treaty of Paris signing in 1763, the lands in New France were transferred to British rule. In 1774 the area was leased to Col Henry Caldwell and the area became known as Caldwells’ Manor.

By the treaty of Paris, signed on the 10th of February 1763, New France was ceded to Great Britain, the French inhabitants were given the option of returning to France.

The first English owner of the lands that had been recorded as the Seigniory of Foucault was General James Murray, an officer who had played a major role in the conquest of New France and who subsequently became its first British governor. General Murray evinced as active and practical ambition to speculate in real estate and began purchasing seigniories in 1764, and by 1865 has included the Seigniory of Foucault in his portfolio.

By July 1766 General Murray returned to England, appointing his nephew Richard Murray his agent , to administer the property he had acquired in Canada ( New France). Richard Murray , leased the Seigniory de Foucault in 1774 to Colonel the Hon Henry Caldwell for a term of some 99 years.

General Murray however passed away in 1794 and his holding which had been passed on to the Duke of Athol, who had not real interest in the Canadian real estate, there fore on the 28th of February 1801, Colonel Henry Caldwell was able to purchase out right the lands for which he held the 99 years leases.

Henry Caldwell had however experienced much difficulty with the area that was once know as the Seiginory de Foucault as detailed under French rule. After the signing of the treaty of Paris in 1763, and at the purchase of the area by General Murray, nothing was resurveyed , so there was no legal definition of the area established by Great Britain. The whole area in the new world with the exception of the Lousianna tract came under British administration, and those settlements that were already very well established along the eastern coast of North America began pushing westwards.

As these settlements pushed west ward, the governors of the day , assumed right or wrongly that the land attached to their territory belonged to them, rather than to the British Crown and they began selling parcels to local individuals. The land that General Murray had acquired known as the Seiginory de Foucault, which was leased in its entirety ( without any new survey) to Col Henry Caldwell, was in fact directly in the path that the westward moving colonists of New England were travelling.

The problem while not pronounced in the beginning, came to a head during the American Revolution, and was further complicated once the rebellion ended. At the start and during parts of the troubles between the Colonies and Britain, there were settlers who left the more populated areas of New England in an attempt to avoid the conflict altogether. These people moved north towards the fortified British positions in what was known as Canada. They sought out shelter that would allow them to prosper with out having to take up arms. Others who were not luck were obliged to leave their homes as they were considered sympathizers with the British and were not welcome to stay, others had joined with the loyal British Regiments of the Colonies and sent their family members north to be safe.

Many of these people found themselves in areas believed by Henry Caldwell to be his Seiginory, and Henry went ahead and leased out his lands to them. It was not until 1783 that the border was set between Canada and the new United States as the 45 parallel and from the end of the war until this particular date the settlers in the area of what would be called today Alburgh Vermont often found that their leases were not at all considered legal, and often lands leased by Caldwell, would be released by those who had been given title to them by a governor of the New England colonies .

Henry Caldwell had held the rank of captain in Colville’s Regiment in Wolfe’s army , at the siege of Quebec. He was a fine man, physically and a very capable officer. At the age of 24 years, he occupied the position of deputy quarter master general during part of the operations against Quebec. He took a very prominent part and rendered very valuable services in the defence of Quebec, against the invasion from the Colonies in 1775, as commanding officer of the British Militia in Canada. On the 25th of July he was appointed to the very responsible position of receiver general of Canada. He was a man of great energy and ambition and was very progressive in commercial and agricultural affairs, as the result of his administration showed. He at once built grist mills and saw mills, roads and bridges and other improvements in his Seigniory in Lauzon.

To meet the enormous expense of these improvements he borrowed, without leave, of the public funds which he had collected, and of which as the receiver general he was the trusted public custodian, and eventually got into difficulties with the Crown.

Colonel Caldwell did not in the meantime entirely neglect his seigniory of Foucault. He visited it and built a manor house which is said to have been known as the * McCummins Place* . It was destroyed by fire in 1875, after the building of the manor the seigniory was called indifferently Foucault, or Caldwell’s Manor. He also built a Banal mill which did service at that time, but has long since been destroyed.

Colonel Caldwell died at his manor house Belmont situated three miles from Quebec City on the 28th of May 1810. His son John afterwards Sir John, succeeded to his property, including Foucault and assumed his liabilities . John ‘s management of the properties that he inherited was as disastrous as was that of his father. When he was removed from office on the 23 of November 1822 he was to all appearances hopelessly involved, financially. On the 20th of October 1825 His Majesty the King ( of England) obtained a judgement against him.

The Seigniory of Foucault which was in the district of Montreal, was sold at a sheriff’s sale in the city of Montreal, under a writ of ‘venditioni exponas” issued out of the court of King’s Bench, district of Quebec for the sum of £2,700 currency in a case of the King vs John Caldwell on the 21st of August 1829.

The purchaser was John Donegani, of the city of Montreal, who subscribed to and preformed the act of faith and homage to the King, as Seignior of Foucault, before Sir James Kempt, lieutenant governor of the provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick on the 16 th of November 1830. In this act of faith and homage the seigniory of Foucault is also known as Caldwell’s Manor and was purchased for the sum of four hundred and five pounds currency.

On the 22nd day of November 1842 John Donegani sold the seigniory of Foucault to Joseph Frederic Allard of Chambly Quebec, who applied for letters patent of the seigniory, by petition. The ownership of the Seiginory passed from Seignior Allard to his heirs, who still held possession of the lands to the time of abolition of the seigniory tenure .

1800
Abraham Norton b. before 1800 - 1825 Census District of Bedford, Quebec, Canada
possilbe brother of Eliakim

1801
Eliakim Norton b. 18 Feb 1801 Hemmingsfort, Quebec, Canada (Hemmingford),
(Eliakim is a bible name and we quite popular from 1801 on. Many families from many areas were using this name and does not particularly relate to Eliakim Norton of Tisbury, MA. )

North Street (Hemmingford Village)
The local name for the section of Frontier Street (Rte 219), north of the corner with Rte 202.
Norton Creek
A tributary of the English River with its source in the US, north of Mooers Forks and crossing the border, 1.8mi (2.9km) west of Hemmingford Customs. (45.004N/73.640W) It flows generally north to the region around Ste-Clothilde and then west to join the English River at Aubrey Village. (45.149N/73.792W)
Named after David and Ebenezer Norton, early american settlers. One old map called it North Creek.
Norton Creek (hamlet)
A hamlet that was first located at a mill site on the Norton Creek where it crosses Rte 209, 1.6mi (2.6km) west of Ste-Clothilde. (45.151N/73.704W) It was also called Brownville for a time and also Norton Creek Crossing. It's name was later moved downstream to the hamlet of McGill's Corners where the Norton Creek Post Office was established some time before 1832.
Norton Creek Crossing
An early name for the first Norton Creek hamlet. It referred to the point where the "Black Cattle Road" crossed the Norton Creek.

Life and Adventures of Col. L.A. Norton By Lewis Adelbert Norton
Norton's Creek was home of the Nortons
Wm P Cantwell Esq of Malone New York He and I were little children together at Norton Creek Lower Canada Thomas Cantwell his father was among the earliest settlers at The Creek He was our merchant and in fact the main man of the place.

1804
Catharine Norton b. 1804 Stanbridge District 1 Census 1852
Living with Daniel and Mary Andrefs. Possibly her daughter?

1806
Elaikim had a sister who took him in at about age five as his mother had passed

1807
Land Transfer
Ebenezer Norton of Chateauguay & his wife Naby Williams give to Saly Hoodbac daughter of Naby Williams S½ lot 154 4th concession Hemmingford which was promised to Ebenezer Norton by the king which he has been in possession of for a long time but he doesn’t have a deed yet.
this could be a first or second wife? No 815 Jan 7, 1807 Transfer

1829
Eliakim Norton married Grace Crowder b.1807 married 1829 (his bondsmen were Levi Bancroft, Osnabruck and John Pescod Jr. from Cornwall.)
father of Grace: James Crowder b.abt 1775 in NY (Anthony and William Crowder are relatives)

James Crowder, (father of Grace)
born Bef. February 11, 1748/49 in Kinderhook, New York, USA; (this must be grandfather because he is too old?)
died Unknown in Osnabruck Township, Ontario;
married (1) Cornelia Dingman September 3, 1770 in Stone Arabia, Montgomery County, New York;
married (2) Anna Glassford Bef. 1791.

Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s
Eliakim Norton
Event: Married (he was 28 when he married) (she was 25)
Year: 1829
Province: Ontario
County: Stormont
Place: Cornwall
Source: Thomas B. Wilson, Marriage Bonds of Ontario 1803-1834, Hunterdon House, Lambertville, NJ, 1985.
Volume/Page: 139

1830
George W Norton b.1830 in Canada (1st child)

1832
James H Norton b.1832 in Canada (2nd child)

1838
Jane A Norton b.1838 in Canada (3rd child)

1840
Daniel D Norton b.1838 in Canada (4th child)

1842
Lewis H Norton b.1838 in Canada (5th child)

1844
Emigrated to Laona, Winnebago, Illinois from Canada about 1841.

1845
Herbert L Norton b.1845 in Laona, Winnebago, Illinois (6th child)

1850 Census Laona, Winnebago, Illinois
Eliakine Norton 49 b.1801
Grace Norton 44 b.1806
George W Norton 20 b.1830
James H Norton 18
Jane A Norton 12
Daniel D Norton 10
Lewis H Norton 8
Herbert L Norton 5
Edward I Norton 1

Child Naming Conventions
1st boy - George - Eliakim's father???
2nd boy - James H. - Grace's father
1st girl - Jane A - Eliakim's mother???
2nd girl - Anne Grace's mother

1860 Census Laona, Winnebago, Illinois
Eliakim Norton 59 b.Canada
Grace Norton 54 b.Canada
J Harry Norton 27 b.Canada
Jane A Norton 23 b.Canada
Daniel D Norton 21 b.Canada
Louis H Norton 18 b.Canada
Hulburt L Norton 14 b.Illinois
Edward J Norton 12 b.Illinois
Jervine Norton 4 b.Illinois (Jennie Anne)

1870 Census Laona, Winnebago, Illinois
Eliakim Norton 69 b.1801 Canada
Grace Norton 63 b.1807 Canada
Hurlburt L Norton 25 b.1845 Illinois
Jane A Norton 28 b.1842 Canada
Edward J Norton 20
Jane A Norton 14

1880 Census Laona, Winnebago, Illinois
Eliekind Norton
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1800
Birthplace: Canada
Father's birthplace: New York
Mother's birthplace: New York
Grace's
Father's birthplace: New York
Mother's birthplace: New York

 

 

 

 

Nathaniel Norton of Brookhaven - known descendant of Norton-Conyers
Born 1743-
Died Oct. 7,1837.
Burial: Old Baptist Cemetery, Coram.
(Possilby one of his brothers is connection to Eliakim)

He enlisted as a private in the (Royal) Provincial Army at the age of 14 in 1756. He served throughout the French and Indian War in the forces under Major General Bradstreet and participated in the Ticonderoga and Crown Point campaigns in 1759.
He was an officer in the Revolution but was active in the Ticonderoga area where Eliakim's family went north to Canada.
1780 at Fort Schuyler Ref

Nathaniel Norton was living prior to the year 1684 at Brookhaven Long Island, and in that year he died leaving a widow, Mary and seven children, Isaac, Nathaniel, George, Jonathan, Hannah, Mary, and Sarah. Mary Mills, who married Nathaniel Norton sometime between 1661 and 1667, probably in Southampton, and they subsequently removed to Brookhaven, Long Island. They had seven children: Isaac, Nathaniel, George, Mary, Sarah, Hannah, and Jonathan. She was still living in 1685, when her husband's will was probated. [The American Genealogist, XV:196-198; Seversmith MS., notebook 4.]

Will of Nathaniel Norton 1684 Brookhaven, NY

In the name of God Amen. I, Nathaniel Norton, being unsound in body but of good & perfect memory, thanks be to Almighty God, & calling to remembrance the uncertain state of this transitory life, do make, constitute, ordain & declare this my last Will and testament, in manner & form following, revoking & annulling by these presents all & every testament & will heretofore by me declared either by word or writing, & this is only to be taken for my last will & testament & none other--

Imprimis, Being penitent for all my sins past, most humbly desiring forgiveness for the same by the mediation of Jesus Christ, my Redeemer, I give & commit my soul unto Almighty God, my Creator, Redeemer & Preserver, in whom by the merits of Jesus Christ I trust & believe assuredly that I shall be saved, have full & free remission of all my sins & be raised up to life & immortality at the date of the general resurrection, & my body I submit to be buried in such place & decent manner as it shall please my Executors hereafter named to appoint.

And now for the settling of my temporal estate & such goods, chattels & debts as it hath pleased God in mercy to bestow upon me, I do give and bestow in manner following, willing & ordering that all those debts & duties which I owe to any person or persons whatsoever, in right or conscience, shall be well & truly paid & contented or ordained to be paid in convenient time after my decease by my Executors hereafter named:

Item -- to Isaac and Nathaniel, my eldest sons, I give my home lot to be divided as followeth: to my son Isaac, the house garden & orchard, with what buildings shall be raised thereon, & all the land from the East side of the orchard unto the highway westward over against Abram Dayton's house; & the remainder of the lot eastward of the said orchard I give to my son Nathaniel; & the swamp or meadow joining to the Creek within fence, I order & dispose it to be equally divided between my said sons Isaac and Nathaniel; & also all my land, either in the old field or little neck, to be equally parted between them, & likewise my four shares of meadow at the oldmans, Provided that if
either of them shall die before marriage the survivor shall have all;

Item -- to George & Jonathan, my younger sons, I give all my land & meadow at Mount Mercy & at the south side, to be equally divided & shared between them, Provided that if either of them should decease before marriage the survivor of these two sons shall enjoy all his brothers part as is before Expressed; Item -- to my three daughters, Mary, Sarah & Hannah, I give to each of them at the day of marriage twenty-five pounds, which is to be paid as followeth: Isaac, my eldest son, shall pay or cause to be paid the sum of twenty-five pounds to Mary, my eldest daughter, in good current, passable pay at the day of her marriage; & likewise my son Nathaniel to Sarah, my daughter, shall pay ye sum of twenty-five pounds at the day of her marriage; & Hannah's portion of twenty-five pounds shall be in like manner paid at the day of her marriage by
my wife, provided that if either Isaac, Nathaniel or my wife shall not be capable of the payment of the said portion at the day of their marriage abovesaid, then they shall have time to pay five pounds per annum;

Item -- to my beloved wife, Mary, I give & dispose all my other moveable estate, as household goods, utensils, horses of any kind, cattle, sheep, swine, &c. with the furniture & guears belonging to them with the full & free use of the house such land as she shall have occasion for;

Moreover, I constitute, order & appoint my said wife to be my lawful & sole Executrix of this, my last will & testament, to receive & pay all my just debts to see to & take care that the above legacies be fulfilled & to perform all such things pertaining to the office of an Executrix -- I do request & desire that my wife shall take the advice of my friends Richard Woodhull Junior & Timothy Brewster whom I nominate to be trustees to be helpful to my Executrix upon all occasions to the confirmation of the premises I do hereunto set my hand & seal this twenty-second day of Dec. 1684.

his Nathaniel O. Norton [Seal] mark

In presence of Thomas Helme John Wade

Descendants of this line settle at Herkimer, NY which is quite close to Whitehall, NY

Pedigree of Nathaniel Norton
Some descendants of this line settle at Herkimer, NY which is quite close to Whitehall, NY
We are looking for Daniel (Dave) and Ebenezer born about 1741.

Nathaniel Norton b. 1589 England was transported to Barbados age 46. Nov 20, 1635 in the "Expedition" Peter Blakler, Master (Hotten p 140)
-----Nathaniel Norton b. 1611 England m. Mary Nathaniel emigrated from Barbados to New York and died at Brookhaven, Long Island 1684.
----------Isaac Norton b. 1665 in Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY, and died 1735 Brookhaven Town, Lewis, New York
---------------Hannah Norton was born ABT 1705. in Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
---------------George Norton was born ABT 1707.. in Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
--------------------???? Norton was born ABT 1741. This is the generation we are looking for.
---------------Timothy Norton was born ABT 1709.. in Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
--------------------???? Norton was born ABT 1741. This is the generation we are looking for.
---------------Elizabeth Norton was born ABT 1711. in Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
----------Nathaniel Norton b.abt 1671 Brookhaven, NY died 27 Dec 1721 Cape May, , New Jersey, USA -married.Mehetable Parsons
---------------Daniel Norton was born abt 1790 d.1755
--------------------???? Norton was born ABT 1741. This is the generation we are looking for.
---------------Nathaniel Norton was born abt 1792 d.1750
--------------------???? Norton was born ABT 1741. This is the generation we are looking for.
----------George Norton b. Brookhaven, NY
--------------------???? Norton was born ABT 1741. This is the generation we are looking for.
----------Mary Norton b. Brookhaven, NY
----------Sarah Norton b. Brookhaven, NY
----------Hannah Norton b. Brookhaven, NY
----------Jonathan Norton b.1684 Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York d.7 May 1751 Brookhaven, Suffolk Co, New York
---------------Nathaniel Norton was born 1717
--------------------???? Norton was born ABT 1741. This is the generation we are looking for.