John Norris Sr (1719 - 1792)

Born 1719 in Southside, Appomattox, Virginia [uncertain]

Husband of Patence (Stephenson) Norris — married 1740 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died 3 Oct 1792 at about age 73 in Johnston, North Carolina, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Crystal Stevenson [send private message]

Biography

Will

Will dated 3 October 1792 in Johnston, North Carolina ^[1]

• Anny Hobby - daughter
• Sarah Moore - daughter
• Charlotte Moore granddaughter, daughter of Sarah
• William Norris ‐ grandson, son of Nathan
• James Norris- son
• John Norris
• Mary Smith heirs
• Nathan Norris heirs
• Elizabeth Moore heirs
• Nahor Norris
• Nannie Marchill

Beloved son John Norris and Nahor Norris executors

Abstract: 1792 North, Carolina^[2]

Those Mentioned:

• Sarah
• Annie
• Nahor
• James
• John
• Naomi.

• Alternate birth location:

Letter to NARA from Mrs. J. W. Barnes, 22 Apr 1909: 2nd great-great-grandfather: John Norris came from England to this country before the Revolutionary War and settled in either Wake or Johnston counties NC, not far from Smithfield NC. The old family traditions say that John Norris was a Revolutionary soldier and fought on the side of independence through the whole war.

• Alternate spouse:

Email to me (Sharon) from another Norris/Averyt researcher (Kay): My family source is a note found in the bible of my grandmother who died in 1965. The note was typed, and its author not specified, but I assume the information was provided by my grandmother [who was born in about 1870]. Per the note, which purported to be based on information provided by Elizabeth Norris, her mother Pherabe Avera's mother was a Powell--either Pherabe or Elizabeth, I can't recall which the note said. Pherabe and Elizabeth were sisters, one who married William Avera and the other who married John Norris, father of Nahor.

Sources

1. ↑ Wills, 1760-1968; Indexes, 1853-1970; Author: Johnston County (North Carolina). Clerk of the Superior Court; Probate Place: Johnston, North Carolina; Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: North Carolina County, District and Probate Courts. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/25486:9061?ssrc=pt&tid=50163764&pid=382307565650
2. ↑ North Carolina, U.S., Will Abstracts, 1760-1800; Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Will Abstracts, 1760-1800 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data: Olds, Fred A. Abstracts of Wills in North Carolina. Oxford: Clearfield Co., 1925. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=3945&h=5098&tid=50163764&pid=382307565650&hid=1016947740649

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to David Moore for creating WikiTree profile Norris-1479 through the import of The Moore Family Tree and then.ged on Mar 8, 2013.

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