John
Norton
Sr.
Born about in Prince George's, Maryland, United States
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of Alexander Norton
[uncertain]
and [mother unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth Unknown
— married
about 1765 in Prince George's County, Maryland
Husband of
Agness (Gammon) Norton
— married
Apr 1781 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
Henry Wilson Norton Sr., John Norton Jr., Jacob Norton, Bradshaw Norton, Thomas Norton, Asberry C Norton, Lemuel Norton and Nehemiah Norton
Died
at about age 71
in Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 19 May 2016
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Biography
Private John Norton Sr. served with 7th Maryland Regiment (1776), Continental Army during the American Revolution.
John Norton Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A201053.
John was born about 1740 possibly in Maryland.
In April of 1781 he wed Agness Gammon in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [1]
His daughter, Jane married John Branson February 17, 1800 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia and John Norton was listed as her father. [2]
He passed away April 16, 1811 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [3]
Research Notes
Doubt has been placed as to the parents of this John Norton, Sr. of Maryland. Eleanor (Stonestreet?) Norton b. 1738 could not possible be the mother of John born about 1740. I am noting the parents as "uncertain" and hopefully locate documents in MD with more research. See the notes on geni.com by longtime Norton researcher Valerie Simonton on this relationship. (https://www.geni.com/people/John-Norton-Sr/6000000004370767035)
Sources
- ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HV3J-Y56Z : 6 August 2020), John Norton, 1781.
- ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5YP-YXV : 6 August 2020), John Norton in entry for John Branson, 1800.
- ↑ A source for this information is needed.
See also:
- "Maryland Records, Colonial, Revolutionary, County and Church - From Original Sources" by Gaius Marcus Brumbaugh, M.S., M. D., Volume I; Pub. 1915.
- Spouse name from 1776 census and from Prince George's County, Hall of Records, Vol., page 166-167.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~1.56%
Valerie (Patterson) Simonton
:
23andMe, GEDmatch KL2821804 [compare]
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~1.56%
Jack Rhoda :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Melissa (Allen) Meyerhofer :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member mameye66
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I'm curious as to what led to this connection. None of the records that I have seen for Alexander refer to John or suggest that there was another son of Alexander and his first wife.