Daniel Norcross (1745 - abt. 1825)

Born 9 May 1745 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Thankful (Sawyer) Norcross — married 9 Oct 1770 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died about 29 Jul 1825 at about age 80 in Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Daniel Norcross son of William and Lydia (Wheeler) Norcross was born on May 9, 1745 in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Daniel Norcross and Thankful Sawyer, both of Lancaster, Massachusetts, declared their intentions of marriage on Mar 29, 1770. ^{[5] [6] [7] [4]}

Daniel Norcross and Thankful Sawyer were married Oct 9, 1770 in Lancaster. ^{[8] [6] [4]}

Together they had these children born in Templeton, Massachusetts: ^[9]

1. Ruth Norcross, b. 1771.
2. Mary "Molla" Norcross, b. 1773.
3. Elisha Norcross, b. 1776.
4. Levi Norcross, b. 1778.
5. Daniel Norcross, b. 1780.
6. Submit Norcross, b. 1782.
7. Thankful Norcross, b. 1783.
8. John Norcross, b. 1785.
9. Lucy Norcross, b. 1787.
   

   Corporal Daniel Norcross served with 18th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.
   

   Daniel Norcross is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
   NSSAR Ancestor #: 256753
   Rank: Corporal

Cpl. Daniel Norcross of Templeton was a minuteman in the American Revolution, serving in Capt. Joel Fletcher's company,, Col. Ephraim Doolittle regt. ^{[10] [11] [12] [13]}

Deacon Daniel Norcross, age 80, died 27 or 29 July 1825 in Templeton, Worcester, MA per cemetery and church records. ^[14] He was buried in Templeton Common Burial Ground, Templeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. ^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849
2. ↑ "Norcros, Daniel, s. William and Lydia, May 9, 1745." Vital Records of Templeton, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849, p. 80.
3. ↑ Records of Shrewsbury, p. 80.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001
5. ↑ "Daniel Norcross and Thankfull Sawyer Both of Lancaster Declared their Intentions of marriage march ye 29th, 1770." The Birth, marriage, and death register, church records and epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1643-1850, p. 43.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} The Birth, Marriage, and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts. 1643-1850
7. ↑ Nourse, Records of Lancaster, p. 43.
8. ↑ "Marriages: Oct. 9th, Daniel Norcross & Thankfull Sawyer", Nourse, Records of Lancaster, p. 103.
9. ↑ Vital Records of Templeton, Massachusetts; to the End of the Year 1849
10. ↑ DAR
11. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
12. ↑ United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783
13. ↑ Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783
14. ↑ "Norcross, Dea. Daniel of the Baptist Church, July 27[29, G.S.2], 1825, a. 80. C.R." Vital Records of Templeton, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849, p. 199.
15. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68096872/daniel-norcross : accessed 26 October 2021), memorial page for Daniel Norcross (9 May 1745–29 Jul 1825), Find A Grave: Memorial #68096872, citing Templeton Common Burial Ground, Templeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Cerelle Bolon (contributor 47118328) .

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2021-10-25), "Record of Daniel Norcross", Ancestor # A084267.

• Early Vital Records of Massachusetts from 1600 to 1850. Online database of images and transcriptions courtesy of John Slaughter, Massachusetts Vital Records Project. http://ma-vitalrecords.org.

• "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGKC-LQP5 : 19 February 2021), Daniel Norcross, 19 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896); Vol. 11, p. 506

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NK-5L9 : 10 November 2020), Daniel Noreros, 9 May 1745; citing Birth, Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011135.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCH-BN6Z : 19 April 2021), Daniel Norcross and Thankfull Sawyer, 29 Mar 1770; citing Marriage, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011279.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8K-65MQ : 19 April 2021), Danl Norcross and Thankfull Sawyer, 29 Mar 1770; citing Marriage, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011028.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8J-7N5V : 19 April 2021), Daniel Norcross and Thankfull Sawyer, 29 Mar 1770; citing Marriage, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011027.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8J-1B28 : 19 April 2021), Daniel Norcross and Thankfull Sawyer, 9 Oct 1770; citing Marriage, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011027.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCH-1L4T : 19 April 2021), Daniel Norcross and Thankfull Sawyer, 9 Oct 1770; citing Marriage, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011279.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP82-3Q97 : 19 April 2021), Daniel Norcross and Thankfull Sawyer, 9 Oct 1770; citing Marriage, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011028.

• Nourse, Henry. The Birth, Marriage, and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts. 1643-1850 (Lancaster, Mass., 1890); p. 43, p. 103
  • Henry S. Nourse. The Birth, marriage, and death register, church records and epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1643-1850. Lancaster, W.J. Coulter, 1890.

• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2D-2ZH : accessed 26 October 2021), Daniel Norcross, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 876, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 22; FHL microfilm 205,630.

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG9-MPK : accessed 26 October 2021), Daniel Norcross, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 97, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 54; FHL microfilm 193,742.

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-Q4VV : 1 March 2021), Daniel Norcross, 19 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, Templeton, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711088.

• Vital Records of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Franklin P. Rice, Worcester, Mass., 1904); p. 80

• Vital Records of Templeton, Massachusetts; to the End of the Year 1849 (Franklin P. Rice, Worcester, Mass., 1907); p. 50, p. 199

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