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John Norris, I

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Death: 1760 (87-88)
Saint Phillip Parish, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Norris, Jr and Elizabeth Norris
Husband of Mary Winifred Norris
Father of James Norris; Patrick Norris; John Norris, II; Cuthbert Norris; Mary Jones and 2 others
Brother of Elizabeth Abbott; Rachel Bowles and Joseph Norris
Half brother of Martha Norris; Thomas Geoffrey Norris; Ann Norris and Martha Husband

Occupation: Mariner
Managed by: Joanne Margaret Dunham
Last Updated:

About John Norris, I

Mariner who sailed out of Baltimore, MD. In Charleston, S.C. he received a land grant for 300 acres in the Colleton Dist. of S.C.



amily History #JN9T-J2

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John was a mariner from Baltimore. He moved (or returned) to Charleston, South Carolina, where on 11 November 1807 he recieved a land grant for 300 acres in the Collection District.

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John Norris was born in 1672 in Charleston, South Carolina and he died in the Colleton District of South Carolina c. 1750. He was a mariner sailing from Baltimore, Maryland. In c. 1705 he married Mary Winifred Patrick who was born in 1689 in Maryland a daughter of Henry Patrick of Kent County, Maryland. They moved to Charleston where, on 11 November 1707, John received a land grant for 300 acres in the Colleton District. After John's death his widow moved to the Abbeville District near her son Robert Norris. In 1760 she was killed there by Indians. John and Mary's children were:
1. Patrick Norris was born in June 1707 in Kent County, Maryland. 2. JOHN NORRIS, JR 3. Cuthbert Norris was born in 1713. 4. Mary Norris was born in 1716. She married Joseph Jones on 4 October 1749 in St. Philips Parish, South Carolina. 5. Henry Norris was born c. 1719. 6. Robert Norris was born in 1722 at Colleton District, South Carolina. He died in 1792 at Abbeville, South Carolina. He married (1) Elizabeth Wrentz who was killed by Indians at Abbeville in 1760 with her mother-in-law Mary Norris. In c. 1761 Robert married (2) Jane (Erwing) Calhoun widow of Ezekiel Calhoun.



(8) Moved to Md. with his parents in 1674. He went to sea when abt 17 & was a mariner for some years sailing out of Baltimore. He married abt 1705 Mary Winifred, daughter of Henry Patrick born Md. 1689. THey migrated to Charleston, S.C. where he had a grant of land 11 Nov. 1707 dor 300 acres in Colleton Dist. There is no record of disposition of this land in Charleston and Colleton records are not exant. They were living in St. Philip's Parish in 1748/9 where John died in the early 1750's. Mary Winifred called Winnie moved to Abbeville Dist., S.C. near her son Robert Norris and is recorded in the family records as among those who were massacred by the Indians at Long Cane in Feb. 1780.



John Norris, like his father and grandfather, became a mariner as a young man. He landed at Baltimore about 1704 where he was married to Mary Winifred Patrick about 1705. They emigrated to Charleston, South Carolina Colony where John was given a land grant for three hundred acres November 11, 1707. It was located in the Colleton District. After his death, his widow moved to the Abbeville District to live with their son, Robert. She was killed in the Long Cane Indian Massacre in February, 1760.

John Norris (son of Thomas Norris, Jr. and Elizabeth Hosier)3685 was born 1672 in Charleston, South Carolina colony3685, and died Bet. 1750 - 1760 in St. Phillip's Parish, South Carolina colony3685. He married Mary Winifred (Winnie) Patrick on Abt. 1705 in Kent County, Maryland colony3685.

Notes for John Norris:

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The following information is quoted from the manuscript entitled, "The Norris Family of Maryland and Virginia, 1361-1930," by Major Harry Alexander Davis:

"Born Charleston, South Carolina in 1672. Moved to Maryland with his parents in 1674. He went to sea when about 17 years of age and was a mariner for some years sailing out of Baltimore.

He married about 1705 Mary Winifred, daughter of Henry Patrick, born Maryland 1689. They migrated to Charleston, South Carolina where he had a grant of land 11 Nov. 1707. for 300 acres in Colleton District. There is no record of disposition of this land in Charleston, and Colleton records are not extant.

More About John Norris and Mary Winifred (Winnie) Patrick:

Marriage: Abt. 1705, Kent County, Maryland colony.

Children of John Norris and Mary Winifred (Winnie) Patrick are:

+John Norris, Jr., b. 1710, Charleston, South Carolina colony3685, d. Bet. 1776 - 1777, Colleton District, South Carolina colony.

[Reference: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/u/t/Thomas-K-Butt/WEBS...] 1676 John Norris was transported to Md. he paid his own way. Patent 14:452m if St, Mary's co., Md.

RECORD:

1. Thomas Miller Myers, The Norris Family of Maryland ((1916) William Clemens, Publisher New York, New York), pg. 77-8, 83, New England Historic Genealogical Society, CS/71/N858/1916. This work is not documented.

"The Norris family of St Marys co., Md. is descended from John Norris whose will was proved in that county 2 Aug. 1710. A combination of the will records, marriage records, & the following church & county records make possible a fairly complete history of this family to 1800. [Sic he had no children under this sketch listed]."

2. Harry Alexander Davis, The Norris Family of Maryland & Virginia; Genealogy of Thomas Norris 1361 - 1930 (4 vol. 1941 Washington D.C. Transcript), pg. 14, Library of Congress, Photoduplication Service, 101 Independence Avenue SE, Washington, District of Columbia, 20540-4570, CS71.N858; Microfilm 88/5447 MicRR 99ft. "The Norris Family" is an amazing work in Genealogy, 1500 pages in four volumes. Only three copies were produced, and one is located in the Rare Books Section of the Library of Congress. Another is to be in the Kansas DAR Library at dodge city, Ks.

"John Heard dtd his will 20 Jul. 1696 & it was probated 31 Aug. 1696. Susannah Heard dtd her will 13 May 1706 & it was probated 9 Dec. 1707; she mentions grandchildren: John, Luke, Mark, Elizabeth, & Moncia Norris; son-in-law John Norris & daughter Susannah Norris.

In a court record 1702 John Norris testified he was 50 year of age & that his son, John was 22 years of age. He dtd his will 13 Apr. 1709 & it was probated 2 Aug. 1710; he devised to his sons, Thomas & Luke & their heirs, jointly, 100 acres of landed called "Lugares Hills"; to sons, John & Mark, 164 acres of land & the dwelling plantation; wife, Susannah, to have use of lands mentioned during her life. Both tracts to pass to daughters, Monica, Elizabeth & Mary, should sons aforesaid die without issue (Lib. PC1 fol. 166).

Susannah was a witness to the will of John Wheatley 25 Apr. 1717 with William Heard, John Norris, (her son) & Henry Spinke. No Record of her death. John Norris was a member of the Church of England & Susannah Heard was a Roman Catholic. The daughters followed their mother in their faith."

3. Gertrude Cleghorn Josserand (Mrs. Guy D.), Kentucky Descendants of Thomas Norris of Maryland 1630 - 1953 and Allied Families ((1916) Edwards Brothers Inc. Ann Arbor, Mich.), pg 2 & 103, New England Historic Genealogical Society, CS/71/N858/1953. "

The Norris family of St Marys co., Md. is descended from John Norris, who was the youngest son of Thomas Norris, The Immigrant. This John Norris reamind in St. Marys co., Md. when his brothers moved to Talbot and Baltimore counties in the later 1600's. He parents prominent in the Catholic church of St. Mary's co."

4. Personal Records of Corinne Hanna Diller, C

5. Personal Records of Christine E. (Mrs. James M.) Williams, Kentucky Historical Society, 100 West Broadway, Frankfort, Kentucy 40601-1931, E-Mail: www.kyhistory.org, Fax:502-564-4701.

6. Personal Records of Thomas Green III, E-Mail: tmgreen@batnet.com. His records refer to paper(s) Library of Congress; asssuming he is refering to 4 Vol. transcript of Harry Alexander Davies. "

before we started to document he had marriage as 1682 in Md., which may be typo?

One person doubts that this John who died 1710 died 1710 in St. Marys co., Md. was the son of Thomas the immigrant. He never had any dealings with the other siblings or their associates. His descendants were all Catholics.

He may have had a brother William whose children lived in Prince George co., Md. His will dtd 13 Apr. 1709 & was probated 10 Jul. 1710, proved 2 Aug. 1710. He gives wife as Elizabeth Capell - Warning do not confuse this Elizabeth with Elizabeth married John Norris who married Elizabeth Parsons; at one time we had this John married to Elizabeth Parsons, as that John was born in 1663."

NOTE added 31 Aug. 1996 Family History Library lists a second Elizabeth Parsons, #QVJQ-Z7 shows b. after 1659 Md., how related to Benjamin Capell; because of this confusion he had double entries for the children which I [Judith E. Burns] omitted in entering into this PAF 3.0 file on 25 &d 26 Jan. 1999.

7. Corrine Hanna Diller, John and Thomases: Using Named Farmland to Sort Indenties (National Genealogical Quartlery), National Genealogical Society, 4527 Seventeenth St. N., Arlington, Virginia. 22207-2399. "

The elder John was b. abt 1642 & immigrated to Md. in 1676. The headrights he earned by paying his own way was the foundation upon which he built his modest fortunes. All of his known children were born after his arrival. [Prerogative Land Office Patents, 14:453 Md. State Archives]...Many Norris researchers assert that the wife & children of the immigrant John [Norris] were catholic, but that he was not. The St. Clement's Bay study presents the Heard's as catholic [Colonial Settlers of St. Clements Day 1634 - 1780, Ennis, Tx. 1996 privately printed Mary L. Donnelly]...However this older John Norris did own a large portion of 'Wheatly's Content' - a decade before 1717...John Sr.'s will dtd 13 Apr. 1709 and proved 2 Aug. 1710 [St. Marys co. Wills JJ-11 pg. 192] further clarifies both his identity & the chain of title to the Norris part of 'Wheatly's Content' [St. Mary's co. Will Book PC-1:165; Prerogative Court Wills 13:78]. To his wife Susanna, John gave the use of all lands for her lifetime. To son's Thomas & Luke, he gave title (possession after Susanna's death) to the 100 acres he called 'Lugare's [Lewger's] Hills. To his sons John & Mark, he bequeathed the 164 acres on which the family dwelled, although John Sr. gives no name to the acreage, it is clear from the 1707 quitent roll that the 164 acre tract was the Norris part of 'Wheatley's Content'. John's daughters - Monica, Elizabeth (Eliza) & Mary inherited the residue of his estate...On the 1707 Quit-rent roll John Norris has 164 acres of 'Wheatly's Content'; 1709-10 will & 1717 Quit-rent roll appears 164 acres of "Wheatly's Content'...1759 Debt [Quitrent] Book 1759 - all 'Wheatley's Content' Thomas Norris - 95 acres; Luke Norris - 69 acres; Mark 110 acres [St. Marys Debt Bk.40:11,14,17,25,34]. These tracts total 164 acres, the amount that Thomas's father, John Jr., inherited in 1710-17 jointly with his brother Mark. Since another brother Luke, inherited none of the 'Wheatley Content', it might be assumed that Luke purchased his part of the 164 acres from either John Jr. or Mark. However, John Jr.'s son Thomas, died in possession of John Jr's 82 acres share & the rent rolls imply that Mark kept his own 82 acre block & passed it on to his son, Mark Jr. between 1768 & 1774. Another possible explanation for Luke's possession of acreage called 'Wheatly's Content' is that John or Mark added acreage to their shares & then sold part or all of the addition to Luke - or that Luke purchased part of the acerage that Thomas Wheatly had added to his portion in 1750. The only clear conculsion to be reached from this series of land enteries is that more data are needed before the transfers, additions & dedcutions can be realiably defined. Mark enlarged his share, apparently by purchase via a lost deed, since no patent can be found in the extant patent books. While the 1759 rent rolls cite 110 acres, the 1768 roll cites 118, & the 1774 roll divides the 118 into two tracts; the 82 inherited acres & an additional 36."

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John Norris, I's Timeline

1672
June 1, 1672
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
1700
1700
Johnson Co, North Carolina
1707
June 1707
Kent County, MD, United States
1710
1710
Charleston, SC, United States
1713
1713
1716
1716
1719
1719
Colleton, SC, United States
1722
1722
Charleston, SC, United States
1760
1760
Age 87
Saint Phillip Parish, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America