William Norman (1764 - 1809)

Born 5 Jan 1764 in Christ Church Parish, Berkeley County, South Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Tirsa Elizabeth (Alfred) Norman — married 31 Jan 1785 in Franklin County, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 11 Aug 1809 at age 45 in Franklin County, Tennessee

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Biography

Private William Norman served with Marion's Brigade, South Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

William Norman was a South Carolina colonist.

William Norman was born on 5 Jan 1764 in Christ Church Parish, Berkeley County, Province of South Carolina. He died on 11 Aug 1809 in Franklin County, Tennessee, and was buried there.^[1]

On 20 Nov 1775, William enlisted as a Private to serve in the American Revolution. He was assigned to the 2nd South Carolina Regiment, commanded by Lt. Col Francis Marion.^[2][3]

The war may have planted a yearning for change in young William Norman, for not long after the war’s end, he left the South Carolina low country and headed for Franklin County, North Carolina. There, on 31 Jan 1785, he married Tirsa Elizabeth (Betsy) Alfred.^[1] By 1790, he was a resident of Franklin County, North Carolina,^[4] and remained there at least until 1800.^[5]

William and Betsy had a large family of thirteen children. Thanks to a family Bible preserved by his son John, we have their birth dates:^[1]

1. Felix Norman, b. 4 Mar 1786
2. Elizabeth Norman, b. 3 Feb I788
3. John Norman, b. 6 Oct 1789, Franklin, Co, N. C; d. 15 Sep 1862, Franklin Co., Ala,; buried Norman Family Cemetery, on the Norman place, on Big Bear Creek, Franklin Co. Ala.; m. 1st, 28 Jan 1815, Franklin Co., Tenn., Nancy Elizabeth Colquitt (the Colquitt family), b. 10 May 1793, Halifax Co., Va,; d. 24 Mar 1835, Franklin Co., Ala.; buried Norman Family Cemetery, on the Norman place, on Big Bear Creek, Franklin Co., Ala. . M. 2nd, 25 Jul 1838, Franklin Co., Ala, Nancy Tompkins (dau. of Humphrey Tompkins and Elizabeth (Weeden) Tompkins), b. 27 Mar I803, Ky,; d. 14 Apr 1846, Franklin Co., Ala.; buried Greenhill Cemetery, Franklin Co., Ala. M. 3rd, 17 Aug 1851, Franklin Co., Ala., Nancy Yalock (Yaelock), b. 11 Aug I8l6, N. C; d, 7 Apr 1879, Franklin Co,, Ala.
4. Isaac Norman, b, 25 Dec 1791
5. William Norman, b. 7 Apr 1793
6. James Norman, b, 13 May 1795
7. Tirsa Norman (twin of James Norman), b. 13 May 1795
8. Huldah Norman, b. 14 Jun 1797
9. Altemira Norman, b. 20 Jun1799
10. Lydia Norman, b. 25 Nov 1800
11. George Norman, b. 20 Sep 1802
12. Joseph Norman,; b. 5 Aug 1804
13. Rebecca Norman, b. 8 Jul 1806.

William moved once more, to Franklin County, Tennessee (near Winchester). He and Betsy may have moved there with their son John. William died in Tennessee on 11 Aug 1809.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Norman Genealogy FamilySearch.com Of Whom I Came, From Whence I Came, Volume 5, The Weatherbee-Norman Volume, Zelma Wells Price, pp. 68-69
2. ↑ Service Record of William Norman Fold3.com Page 2 - Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War 1894-1912
3. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9WB-HC5H?cc=2068326&wc=M61K-XTL%3A355077901 : 21 December 2016), 89-South Carolina (jacket 1-12) > image 77 of 358; citing NARA microfilm publication M246 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1980).
4. ↑ 1790 U.S. Federal Census Ancestry.com Year: 1790; Census Place: Franklin, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 44; Image: 39; Family History Library Film: 0568147
5. ↑ 1800 U.S. Federal Census Ancestry.com Year: 1800; Census Place: Louisburg, Franklin, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 31; Page: 488; Image: 447; Family History Library Film: 337907

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• OF WHOM I CAME; FROM WHENCE I CAME WELLS-WISE, RISH-WISE AND OTHERWISE BY ZELMA WELLS PRICE PUBLISHED 1959 VOL. 5 P. 41 & 42