Melinda Norton (1795 - abt. 1865)

Born 1795 in Clark Co. Kentucky

Descendants

Died about 1865 at about age 70 in Clark Co. Kentucky

Biography

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James Norton

b. June 6, 1761

m. Jean Bybee 22 Oct 1788 in Fluvanna, VA

d. 21 Oct 1857 Clark County, KY. buried on Hiram Nortons farm in Nicholas, KY

Jean Bybee

b. abt 1765

Melinda Norton b. 1795 KY

Sally Norton b. 1797 KY

James E. Norton b. 1799 KY

Pleasant Norton b. 16 Oct 1801 Carter, KY

David C. Norton b. 1805 KY

boy Norton b. abt 1807 KY

Jane Norton b. 1810 KY

1761

June 6

Virginia James Norton born

June 6, 1761 in Fluvanna, VA

This is a good guess. James birth date is all over the place from several records. 1761 places him nicely between his older brother John and his younger brother David of whom we have a better date. I used June 6 as his birth day because thats what he put on his first pension.

1) Pension record of 1835

birth: June 6, 1834 and he was 74 years old living in Greenup Co, KY (b. 1760)

2) 1840 census 73 (b. 1767)

3) Pension record of 1852

birth: 24 September 1852 age as 89. (b. 1763)

Place of birth from Pleasant Norton's 1880 census.

1779 James Norton joins Revolution Fluvanna, VA

17 April, 1779 James Norton began his 1st tour of duty. If he was born in 1762, he would be 17 years old. Link to James Norton Pension applications

James didn't seem to remember the day he was born but he knew the day he joined the Revolution. He also forgets that he was an orderly sargent in Washington's guard. This story is recorded in the Seller's history, the Poston history and James decendants Histories, yet he neglects to mention it in his pension applications.

1780 Ablemarle, VA

James substituted for six months for John Shannon at Albermarle barracks in Albermarle County Virginia under Col. Harrison and Capt. Giles, who he understood lived in Bedford County, Virginia. Shannonfurnished him, Norton, with suitable cloths and everything except a gun and when he marched down to Gochland Ct. House, he there drew out a rifle. He substituted March 12th 1780. Giles company was anentire rifle company. The British were then in Virginia in different parts of the state. Link to James Norton Pension applications

1781 Rockingham, VA

James went to the Norton farm in Rockingham after his 3rd tour and remained there until he commenced his 4th tour. There was a call in the spring of 1781 which culminated in the battle of Yorktown in November of 1781.

Link to James Norton Pension applications

1782 Kentucky, The Battle of Blue Licks

The next we know of James, he is in Kentucky at the "Battle of Blue Licks" in August 19, 1782. Kentucky Militiamen and Volunteers under Colonels John Todd , Stephen Trigg and Daniel Boone, and Majors Silas harlan, Edward Bulger, Levi Todd, and Hugh McGary engaged and were defeated by a superior force of Canadian Rangers and Northern Indians. 104 lived and 64 died.

"James Norton is on record as serving also under Boone and Benjamin Logan in brief campaigns between 1786 and 1789, and against the Miami Indians in-1791. But the exciting point in his fighting recordis that he was in the Battle of the Blue Licks, when Boone's son Israel was killed (August, 1782). His papers attest this fact, and a family tradition bears it out. James Norton in his old age was very fond of Hiram, John's son. And Hiram Norton passed this story of his "Uncle Jimmy" at the Blue Licks, on down to some of his descendants.

The story runs, that James Norton was fighting by Daniel Boone's side,

when he saw an Indian tomahawking a white youth a little way off. He cried

out to Boone, "My God, Dan'l, it's Israel." We shall never have documents

to prove this; but the Norton traditions are singularly true, end most of

them turn out to be well supported by documents."

Elias B. Poston and his Ancestors

1782 Battle of Blue Licks, KY "Last battle of Revolutionary War". August 19,

1782 Kentucky Militiamen and Volunteers under Colonels John Todd , Stephen Trigg

and Daniel Boone, and Majors Silas harlan, Edward Bulger, Levi Todd, and Hugh

McGary engaged and were defeated by a superior force of Canadian Rangers and

Northern Indians. 104 lived and 64 died. James Norton is listed as a survivor.

Kentucky Historical Society Register, Vol 47, July 1949, #160, p. 247ff

Indian Wars Records show that he was a member of the Kentucky Minumtemen from 1786 to 1791, during which time he was on many excursions fighting with the Indians. During this period he fought under Col. Harrison, Gen. St. Clair, Gen. Harmar, and others. After experiencing the debacles under Gen. St. Clair (known in history as St. Clair's defeat), and under Gen. Harmar, it can readily be understoodwhy he decided to not re-enlist for further tours.

1786 Indian Fighter

"Spring of 1786, I went from Lincoln County, Kentucky as a volunteer against the Cherokee Indians in the state of Tennessee on Tennessee River under Captain Nathan Moses under Colonels Whitly and Logan."

I served several tours as a garrison guard. First fifteen days at General Scott's farm just above where Frankfort now stands. This was in 1786 or 1787. Second, immediately afterwards the next fifteen days at same place as a substitute for Minor Young. Third fifteen days at Ficklin's Fort near where Georgetown now stands in the years of 1786 or 1787. Fourth fifteen days at Thomas Hermous farm near Hermous Fort in what is now called Scott County, Kentucky in the year of 1788. Fifth, I was in several routs and Indian hunts being from the years 1786 to 1789 a Minute Man and frequently had to startout at a few minutes notice.

James Norton Application For Bounty Land State of Kentucky County of Carter 8 June 1855

1787 "We had a skirmish with the Indians on a creek, a tributary of Tennessee River. In 1787 or 1788. I was drafted in Fayette County for a short tour to go to the mouth of Limestone to guard the place during a treaty with the Shawanese (sic) Indians for the exchange of prisoners. My Captain was Thomas West under Colonel Daniel Boon. I was in service over fourteen days in the campaign."

James Norton Application For Bounty Land State of Kentucky County of Carter 8 June 1855

1788

October 22 James Norton married Jean Bybee in Fluvanna, VA

Jean Bybee, “of age,” married James Norton in Fluvanna County on October 22, 1788. George Thompson posted bond.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyclark/bebee.html

1789 In the year of 1788 or 89 I volunteered under Captain Simon Kenton as a private to go to the mouth of "Big Paint" on Sciotia River against the Shawanese Indians. We came up with them at the mouthof Paint. We surrounded them in the night, fired on them in the morning, got four scalps and five prisoners. I was in service fourteen days.

James Norton Application For Bounty Land State of Kentucky County of Carter 8 June 1855

1791 In the year of A.D. one thousand seven hundred and ninety one, I was drafted for three months as a private in the Kentucky militia commanded by Captain McMurtry commanded by General St. Clair in the expedition against the Miami Indians in the Ohio Territory and was in the battle known as St. Clair's Defeat and continued in actual service fourteen days and was honorably discharged at _____ on or about the _____ A.D. one thousand seven hundred and ninety one and was honorably discharged in all the above named wars, but is old and cannot now recollect the dates of my discharges and having mislaid them so that I cannot get hold of them.

James Norton Application For Bounty Land State of Kentucky County of Carter 8 June 1855

1791 Bourbon, KY

1792 TAX records for Bourbon John w/ 6 horses 16 cattle, James w/no cattle horses and David w/1 horse 2 cattle. The date of the tax record indicates they are living close together.

1793 1793 Bourbon Tax John w/ 6 horses 12 cattle James w/ 1 horse 3 cattle David w/ ?

boy Norton b. abt 1793

1795 1795 Bourbon Tax John w/ 6 horses 11 cattle 140 acres James w/ 2 horse 2 cattle David w/ 1 horse 11 cattle

Melinda Norton b. 1795 KY

1796 1796 Bourbon Tax John w/ 6 horses 11 cattle 144, acres, 1 black James w/ 1 horse 3 cattle

1797 1797 Bourbon Tax John w/ 4 horses, 172 acres 1 Black, James w/ 1 horse (cattle not counted)

1800 By 1800 James has moved his family to Greenup county which was Mason county till 1805 and is on the census there. He serves on a grand jury in 1804. Greenup county was formed from mason and the family thereafter appears on the Greenup census of 1810, 1820, 1830 and 1840. Six of his eight children are born in Greenup County. James possibly had land or his property was situated very close to Lawrence county because marriages and other events took place there also. His application for a War pension was filed in lawrence county. It was siad that James walked from Kentucky to Virginia to collect his pension till they opened an office in Lawrence county. He would have been 74.

Sally Norton b. 1800 KY

1802 Pleasant Norton b. 16 Oct 1802 Carter, KY

1803 James E. Norton b. 1803 KY

1804 One of 17 men appointed to the 1st grand jury in Mason Co. KY in Spring

1804. Greenup county was created out of Mason.

1805 David C. Norton b. 1805 KY

1807 boy Norton b. abt 1807 KY

1810 Greenup census of 1810

boys 4 1-10-, 1 16-26

girls 1 1-10-, 1 10-16 , 1 26-45

James and his wife are over 45.

Jane Norton b. 1810 KY

1820 1820 US Census James Norton in Greenup Co. KY

1830 1830 US Census James Norton in Greenup Co. KY

1835 1835 Pension records of KY James Norton's

pension started June 6, 1834 and he was 74 years old living in Greenup Co, KY

"James Norton's descendants, the Babers, cherish a story of how he used to walk back to Virginia, once a year, to collect his pension, until a pension office was established in Kentucky." Elias B. Poston and his Ancestors

1835 Pension Records of KY

JAMES NORTON

LAWRENCE COUNTY

PRIVATE

VIRGINIA MILITIA

$40.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE

$120.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED

JUNE 6, 1834 PENSION STARTED

AGE 74

1839 1839 Kentucky Land Grants:

James Norton recieved 25 acres in Greenup co. KY in 1839 on the Chadwicks Cr. Volume 1 part 2 chapter X p 1564

1840 1840 US Census

James Norton in Greenup Co. KY Age 73 This seems to be a

conflicting age. However there is nothing more than age listed. The pension

application of 1835 is much more complete.

James, wife +female 20-29, +male 10-14

1850 1850 US Census

no record

1857 " He died in 1857 and is buried in Hiram Norton's burying ground, on lower Jackstown Pike, Nicholas County. " Elias B. Poston and his Ancestors1 PRIN MH:I760

Sources

1. ↑ Norton-2869 was created by Lewis Baber through the import of GedcomSplitFiles 1 1200 records.GED on Jan 13, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.