Capt Elikiam Norton

BIRTH 1716 Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes, MA [uncertain] DEATH 2 Apr 1805 (aged 88–89) in Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts, United State
BURIAL Lambert's Cove Cemetery, West Tisbury, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA, MEMORIAL ID 93453895

Biography

Eliakim Norton was born on Martha's Vineyard -- presumably at Edgartown, his father's known residence -- in 1716, a son of Ebenezer Norton and Deborah (Mayhew) Norton. A farmer, he married Mayflower descendant Maria Presbury "abt. 1737, who was b. abt. 1720 and d. 12 Mch. 1807"; he died in very early April of 1805, and his will (made some 22 years earlier) was probated on the 18th of October of that year.[1] He is buried in West Tisbury's Lambert's Cove Cemetery.[2]

Geneiolgy

Parents Ebenezer Norton 1691–1769
Deborah Mayhew Norton 1681–1772

Spouse
Moriah Presbury Norton 1720–1807 m. abt. 1737 in Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes, MA [uncertain]

Siblings
Peter Norton 1718–1792
Mehitable (Norton)
Butler Norton
Jediah (Norton) Daggett

Children
Eunice Norton Rotch 1733–1813
Abigail Norton Tilton 1740–1812
Jedidah (Norton) Coffin
Deborah Norton Hancock 1742–1804
Rebecca Norton Dunham 1745–1828
Moriah/Maria Norton Norton 1753–1797
Peter Norton 1756–1837
Presbury Norton
Charlotte Norton Dunham 1762–1821

References

[1] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93453895/elikiam-norton

[2] https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Norton-4617

[3] https://familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L78W-ZMB FamilySearch Genealogy] - SmartCopy: Mar 1 2021, 9:05:51 UTC

Sources ↑ The History of Martha's Vineyard, by Charles Edward Banks, Vol. III, Family Genealogies, "The Norton Family", "Tribe of Joseph", Edgartown: Dukes County Historical Society, 1966; (no. 420), p. 361; http://history.vineyard.net/nortonj.htm (transcribed for the web by Chris Baer)
↑ Memorial page (with image of gravestone): Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/93453895/elikiam-norton : accessed 11 June 2021), memorial page for Capt Elikiam Norton (1716–2 Apr 1805), Find a Grave Memorial ID 93453895, citing Lambert's Cove Cemetery, West Tisbury, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Jamie Baker (contributor 47694639); https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93453895/elikiam-norton

Acknowledgments
Thank you to Kitty Smith for contributions to this profile.

• Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via daughter Maria Norton (born Norton) by SmartCopy: Jan 31 2015, 5:05:48 UTC
• Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via father Ebenezer Norton by SmartCopy: Feb 2 2015, 4:34:26 UTC