Notes:

NOTE: The information gathered below is believed to be as close tothe actual known information on the family that is fairly accurate.

SOURCE: BOOK: HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY, OHIO: ITS PAST AND PRESENT 1740--1881, COMPILED BY N.N. HILL, JR., NEWARK, OHIO: A.A. GRAHAM &CO., PUBLISHERS 1881, PAGE 611, PARA. 5; CONTRIBUTED BY, JOAN SHEETSOF COSHOCTON COUNTY, OHIO THROUGH PERSONAL MAIL CORRESPONDENCE TO THISCOMPILER-SANDRA LEE ELKINS JUHL OF ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, ILLINOIS ONWEDNESDAY, JULY 30TH, 2008: "James Norris, also from Virginia, camein 1807, and settled upon the southwest quarter of section 14. Thenext year his brothers, Joseph, Daniel and William, and his father,William Norris moved out. The latter settled upon the southeastquarter of section 14. Joseph occupied lot 16, just above. Josephand James had married sisters of Joseph Wright, in Virginia. Danieland William Jr., married daughters of Joseph McCoy. These threefamilies, the Wright's, Norrises, and McCoy's, have intermarried inthis township to a considerable extent, so as to render it impossibleto determine the various relationships to each and every other memberof the three families. The families are still numerously representedin the township. William Norris, Sr., was a soldier in therevolutionary war." [Transcribed 07 August 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler;sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]

William married Martha Middleton in 1750 in Maryland. Martha was born about 1725 in Unknown; died in 1775 in Berkley County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Please note: When the families first settled in Ohio (c.1807-1808),the land was actually in Jefferson Township of Muskingum County.Coshocton County was not formed until 1811, and the area in which theNorris and McCoy families lived was in Washington County, Ohio. In1828 a separate township was formed and called Virginia in honor ofthe home state of many of its settlers."
.

Family/Spouse: Wright. and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Please note: When the families first settled in Ohio (c.1807-1808),the land was actually in Jefferson Township of Muskingum County.Coshocton County was not formed until 1811, and the area in which theNorris and McCoy families lived was in Washington County, Ohio. In1828 a separate township was formed and called Virginia in honor ofthe home state of many of its settlers."

Family/Spouse: Wright. and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Please note: When the families first settled in Ohio (c.1807-1808),the land was actually in Jefferson Township of Muskingum County.Coshocton County was not formed until 1811, and the area in which theNorris and McCoy families lived was in Washington County, Ohio. In1828 a separate township was formed and called Virginia in honor ofthe home state of many of its settlers."

Notes:

ID: I1981
Name: William Norris
Sex: M
Birth: 1 OCT 1761 in Fauquier County, Virginia
Death: 12 AUG 1833 in Coshocton County, Ohio 1
Military Service: Revolutionary War soldier. Pvt. in Capt. Oldham'sComp., VA
Burial: Millfork Baptist Cemetery, Coshocton County, Ohio
Religion: Baptist
Occupation: Farmer
Reference Number: 1981
Note:
The accounts of William's ancestry contain some inconsistencies. Someof this is due to works based on family lore (see the Knisely andThayer works below). While informative, some of the details recountedare contradicted by other records.

The following is from "The Historical Record of the Knisely-Wolf andNorris-McCoy Families" by J.C. Knisely (1923):
"William Norris, Sr. was a descendant of an old English family whosettled in Virginia, and it is known that he lived in RockinghamCounty, and it is presumed that he was born in that county, and thathe married and raised most his family there before he, with hisfamily, moved to Coshocton County, Ohio, where he died about the lastpart of 1832 or the first part of 1833, at quite an old age. The datesof his birth of his birth and death are not known.
"He was a farmer by profession or avocation. He was a soldier in theColonial army in the Revolutionary War, and was shot through the anklewith a minnie-ball, and the doctors were determined to amputate hisfoot, but he objected to this so much that they finally let him go,and, although this wound crippled him for life, yet it was very muchbetter that his foot was not amputated. His father and one of hisbrothers were in the same war and near him when he fell from thewound, but they went on with the command, and William never again sawor heard from them, and it is thought that both the father and brotherwere killed in this or other battles of the same war. It is reportedthat William Norris was wounded in the battle of Yorktown, but this isnot positively known.
"...His wife's maiden name was Sarah Graves, and it is supposed shewas born in Virginia about 1759 or 1760. She died in Coshocton County,Ohio, about 1841, and at about 82 years of age...."

Place of birth may have been Rockingham Co. instead of Fauquier.

On the 1787 state census for VA, William Norris is in Frederick Co.(List A): 0 white males 16-21, 0 slaves, 2 horses or mules, and 6cattles. **This is likely our William given the below deed record.

In 1790, William Norris appeared in Frederick County, VA court onbehalf of John Graves, Sr. (his father-in-law) in suits againstMarquis Calmies. John Graves was ordered to pay William 100 pounds oftobacco on one occasion and 75 pounds on another for his testimony.

SOURCE:http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~vataxlists/Fauquier/1790-index.htm
Fauquier County, Virginia; Obtained: 14 December 2007; SLJuhl,compiler
Binn?s Genealogy Web Site; Copyrighted; Last updated: 8/31/2002;E-mail: binnsgeno@aol.com
25 March 1790/1800 Virginia Tax List Census Index with photo copies ofactual pages of the census
Name?s Personal Tax List A, B, C Page
Norris, William A 16 (Listed also are his three sons above 16 years of ageadjacent to him as being responsible for their tax, William, Joseph,Samuel.)
Norris, William A 16
Norris, Joseph A 16
Norris, Samuel A 16
Norris, John A 16 (20 March 1790--unknown Norris-unless there is an older sonthat is not accounted for as yet.) All of the Norris individuals arelisted on the same page of the tax census together.

William was among the earliest settlers of Coshocton County. Someaccounts say he had as many as 21 children, but I have learned fromother researchers that this father of 21 was another man named WilliamNorris who settled in Adams Twp. in Coshocton Co., while our Williamsettled in Virginia Twp.

William Norris enlisted in the Continental Army in Winchester, VA onOct 1, 1780, under the command of Capt. Oldham's Company. At the timeof his enlistment, he was living in Fauquier County, VA. William wasshot through the ankle at the battle of Eutaw Springs.
The wound William suffered at Eutaw Springs left him crippled forlife. Family accounts claim William's father and brother were alsoRev. War soldiers and were present at the battle in which William waswounded. He never saw either of them again, and they were preseumed tohave died in the war. This would appear to be incorrect as the serviceof his father and brother are well documented.

William was pensioned on Oct 18, 1818 while living in Coshocton Co.,OH at $8.00 per month.

According to a pension application for William dated Oct. 15, 1832,William renews his pension claiming he has been falsely removed fromthe pensioners list. In this he claims he enlisted as private in 1780at Winchester, VA as a private in Capt. Oldham's Co., under Col.Campbell, he thinks, in the 7th Rgt. (Virginia Line), under thecommand of Gen. Greene for a period of 18 mos. From this applicationhe is issued a pension in the amount of $60 per annum, and adding inarrears payments, his first payment is for $120.
A letter from the War Dept. dated Jan. 18, 1929, says William was bornin 1760, and enlisted in 1780 as stated above. It goes on to stateWilliam fought in the battles of Guilford Court House, Camden, NinetySix, and Eutaw Springs, where he received a severe wound in his leg.He was then sent to a hospital in Charlotte, then to Camden and wasthere discharged, June 3, 1782. His original pension was executed May18, 1818. And William is shown as dying Aug. 12, 1833.

The following is affidavit of Rev. War service sworn to by WilliamNorris in Coshocton County, OH Dec. 7, 1830 for purposes of pensionapplication (this record found in the DAR data file for William):
"I William Norris of the County of Coshocton in the State of Ohio, dohereby declare that I enlisted in the armies of the United States inthe Revolutionary War, in the Virginia Line at Winchester on the firstday of October A.D. 1780, under Capt. Oldham.
After receiving training at Winchester, we marched to Charlotte wherewe joined Colonel Campbells Regiment under General Green.
Then we marched to attack Cornwallis at Guildford Court House, where,after a severe engagement we retreated; in a few days, however, weattacked him again and drove him from that part of the country. Wethen marched to Camden, where we had a general engagement with LordBowden, in which the British gained the field. We marched next to Ft.Ninety-six and beseiged it for about three weeks. We attacked it, andafter a day's hard fighting we had to retreat, because the enemy got areinforcement to come on our rear.
A few days after this we followed the enemy to Eutah Springs, where wehad another general engagement; and were victorious; taking upward offour hundred prisoners. Here I was severely wounded having one of mylegs shivered to pieces, which disables me to this day. In theevening, when my stocking was cut off my wounded leg, three pieces ofbone stuck to it. In this battle, my Colonel and Captain were killed.My Lieutenant, Ensign and Drum Major were wounded. The battle beganabout 8'clock A.M. on the 8th day of September, 1781.
After I was wounded I was taken off the field and carried about 10 or12 miles to a church, where I was laid under the green trees for thenight. It was raining. The next morning, I was carried into the housewhere I lay three days and three nights without anything to eat, noreven having my wounds dressed. I was then taken to a general hospitalat Charlotte. The morning after, five doctors came in and wanted tocut off my leg, to which I did not agree, because I had seen manyothers have their legs cut off and die afterward. I was in thehospital at Charlotte until the middle of February, when I was takento the general hospital at Camden. Every day the doctors were pullingout pieces of bone from wound, until the middle of March, they got thelast pieace out. It was more than three years before the wound healed.
I remained at Camden until the 3rd of June when I started for home ina wagon via Charlotte where I got into another wagon, which brought mewithin 100 miles of home, which distance I walked on my crutches,arriving home on the 26th of June. I got my discharge when at thehospital at Charlotte from Capt. Dewitt, who took command of ourcompany after our officers were killed.
Signed, Wm. Norris, Dec. 7, 1830"

"The Lineage of William Norris and Sarah Ann Graves" by Daniel Thayer,et all contains the following:
"William Norris, Sr. was among the earliest settlers of CoshoctonCounty. Coming here in 1809 with some of his sons. He was born in thestate of Virginia and was a soldier in the Rev. War. He was the fatherof 21. No mention of any except those who were with him in 1809. [theWilliam Norris with 21 children was a different William Norris whoalso lived in Coshocton Co.]
"He died in Adams Townshiip on Aug. 12, 1833. Some of his Descendantsstill live there."
[The Thayer book goes on to give some details of William's ancestry.It claims his father, William Norris was born Dec. 21, 1739 and wasthe son of Thomas and Arvilla Norris. This differs from the researchconducted by others, but it is unclear which is correct. William, theelder, according to Thayer, enlisted in the Rev. War in Farquier Co.,VA with his sons Joseph and William (b. 1760), and that the youngerWilliam was wounded at the battle of Eutah Springs.]

From "The 1985 History of Coshocton County, Ohio" (Taylor Publishin,1985):
This portion from the early founders of Virginia Twp.:
"Other early settlers were Joseph Wright and his father-in-law, JosephMcCoy, 1806; James Norris, 1807; and his brother, Joseph, Daniel,William and his father, William, Sr., in 1806. All of the above camefrom Virginia."
This portion appears under the heading "Norris" is the family historyportion of the book:
"William Norris was born in Fairfax County, Virginia in 1752. Hisancestry can be traced back to Thomas Norris, an immigrant, who wasborn about 1608 in Congham County, Norfolk, England, and came toVirginia about 1630.[1]
"William, a Revolutionary War soldier, served in the Carolinas in the7th Virginia Regiment under Captain Oldham, Colonel Richard Campbell,and General Nathaniel Greene. He fought in the battles of GuilfordCourthouse, Ninety-Six, Hobkirk's Hill, and Eutaw Springs, where hewas wounded. Prior to 1783, he married Sarah Ann Graves, daughter ofJohn Graves of Virginia. In the early 1800s, they migrated to Ohio,and about 1809, settled in Coshocton County, where he engaged infarming. He died 12 August 1833. Sarah survived him and died 20 April1842. Their graves in the Millfork Baptist Church Cemetery werededicated at a DAR ceremony on 22 September 1981..." [sketch then goeson to name William's children]
[1]This part is incorrect, and the compiler, Joseph W. House, appearsto be basing his information of the oft reported claim that Williamwas the son of William Norris and Hannah Bell. We know, see below,that this is not true. While William may descend from the Thomasmentioned above, we cannot know for sure until his father is firmlyidentified. The sketch also mentions William was born in Fairfax Co.,VA. I have not seem this claim before, and cannot speak to itsvalidity. I have seen Frederick Co, Rockingham Co, and Fauquier Co, VAlisted as birthplaces, any of which are close to where William livedbefore coming to OH.]

Between 1815 and 1824 William deeded 50 acres each to his children,William, Daniel, Polly (actually to her husband Alexander Slaughter),Samuel, and Joseph. No records of any land given to James, Sarah, orNancy.

On the 1820 US Census for Washington Twp., Coshocton Co., OH (p. 30A),William Norris, Sr., is living next to his son William, Jr., and twolistings away for his son Daniel. There are 4 people in the household.Males: 16-18 = 1, 16-26 = 1, Over 45. Females: 10-16 = 1, Over 45 = 1.Two people are working in agriculture.

On the 1830 US Census for Virginia Twp., Coshocton Co., OH (p. 011),William Norris, Sr. is a head of household with 3 people in the home.Those listed are 1 male 20-30, 1 male 60-70 (William), and 1 female60-70 (Sarah).
Within a few listings of William are his sons James, William, Jr.,Joseph, and Daniel (on the following page), and there are a number ofsurnames like Graves, Ogle, Slaughter, and Wright which figure intothe Norris family tree.

Please note: that William Norris, Daniel Norris, Joseph McCoy, aswell as William and Joseph's sons are shown on the 1820 census asliving in Washington Township in Coshocton County, Ohio, but are allin Virginia Twp. in 1830. This is due to boundary line changes. Whenthe families first settled in Ohio (c.1807-1808), the land wasactually in Jefferson Township of Muskingum County. Coshocton Countywas not formed until 1811, and the area in which the Norris and McCoyfamilies lived was in Washington County, Ohio. In 1828 a separatetownship was formed and called Virginia in honor of the home state ofmany of its settlers.

Coshocton deed records show William disposing of 250 acres of landover a period of nine years, all for "love and affection" to hischildren. On June 21, 1815, 50 acres went to Joseph and Patty Norris.On July 4, 1818, 50 acres went to Alexander Slaughter (husband of MaryNorris). On Jan. 19, 1819, 50 acres went to Daniel Norris. On Dec. 5,1820, 50 acres went to William Norris, Jr. On Sept. 9, 1824, 50 acresto Samuel Norris.

William Norris's will, filed in Coshocton Co. on Oct 28, 1833, Williamleft his entire estate to his wife Sarah Norris. She signed the finalpapers in Aug 1835. The executor of the will his son, Daniel Norris.

The works by Daniel Thayer, et al, say that William and Sarah wereburied in a now abandoned cemetery SW of Coshocton, OH. Mary Corder,as reported on World Connect, claims they were buried in Mill ForkCemetery, Coshocton County, Ohio. What apparently occurred is thegraves were moved at a later time. I am looking for data on this move.

William and Sarah were buried in a small cemetery that becameabandoned over the years. In 1981 their graves were located on thefarm of Merle Cox. Then a group of Norris descendants organized arelocation. William and Sarah's gravestones were repaired and moved tothe Millfork cemetery with a dedication being held in Sept. 1981.
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A Discussion of William Norris's lineage...

From this point and backward in the Norris tree, I am a bit suspect.Many researchers put the parents of William Norris (husband of SarahAnn Graves) as William Norris and Hannah Bell. The only problem withthis is that it does not fit the story in the Thayer & Knisley booksas mentioned. Also the DAR Patriot Index lists the elder WilliamNorris's birthplace as England. This would go against the data which Ihave received from others and which is out there on the web. It isquite possible this is the correct line, but I have yet to find aresearcher who can reconcile the very glaring problems with this line.I include the date here for investigative purposes only. I have askednumerous other researchers for some definitive documentation for thisconnection, but no one has provided any. This makes me a bit dubious.It seems everyone want to accept this connection, and no one wants itquestioned. I would welcome any material which could prove or disprovethis link once and for all. To the contrary, I have actually receiveda number of messages from individuals with proof that our WilliamNorris was NOT the son of William Norris and Hannah Bell

The DAR Application of Eulalia Compton Hamilton (#461322) shows thatthe William Norris, father of the William Norris that married SarahAnn Graves, was born Dec. 29, 1739 in Baltimore Co., MD. Just toconfuse matters more.

I received the following correspondence from a woman named JulieBroaddus of Virginia. Julie has no stake in the lineage of WilliamNorris. She lives in an old historic home near Warrenton, VA, andresearched the origins and history of the home in which she lives. Thefollowing is from her email:
"Hello, I read on rootsweb about your confusion about William Norris(husband of Sarah Ann Graves). I do not believe he is the son ofWilliam Norris and Hannah Bell. William and Hannah lived in our housein Fauquier County Va near Warrenton. In William's 1802 will he refersto his son William as follows: "It is also my desire that my sonWilliam should live with one of my children, and that my executors seethat he is treated with good and humane treatment else to remove himto some of my other children that will use him well." His portion ofhis inheritance was put in trust for him. He could hardly have beenthe father of 8 children - including twins in 1803 - just one yearafter this will was written. I believe that the William Norris whomarried Sarah Ann Graves is a completely different William Norris fromthe one who lived in Fauquier County Va. son of William Bell andHannah Norris."
Julie subsequently sent me a copy of the will in question and itproves that our William was not the son of this William Norris. Theyounger William in this will appears to be an invalid or handicappedin some fashion, certainly not the man who would settle with his ownfamily in Ohio.
**I will leave this discussion in my database until I can prove thereal parentage of William Norris. This information may be useful toothers sucked in to the same false assumptions.

Father: William Norris
Marriage 1 Sarah Ann Graves b: 18 AUG 1768 in Frederick County,Virginia
Married: 1783 in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia
Children
James M. Norris b: 11 SEP 1783 in Rockingham County, Virginia
Joseph Norris b: 7 FEB 1786 in Rockingham County, Virginia
Nancy Norris b: 1792 in Rockingham County, Virginia
Daniel Norris b: 10 JAN 1795 in Rockingham County, Virginia
William Norris , Jr. b: 3 MAY 1797 in Rockingham County, Virginia
Mary Norris b: 30 JUN 1799 in Rockingham County, Virginia
Samuel Norris b: 1 MAY 1803 in Rockingham County, Virginia
Sarah Norris b: 1 MAY 1803 in Rockingham County, Virginia
Sources:Title: US Rev. War Pension Records

William married Sarah Ann Graves in 1783 in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia. Sarah (daughter of John Graves) was born on 18 Aug 1763 in Frederick County, Virginia; died on 20 Apr 1842 in Coshocton County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In c.1820, James Norris was living next door to his brother JosephNorris, and very near Joseph Sr., Joseph Jr., Henry, and Samuel McCoy. They are listed together on the same census page.http://persi.heritagequestonline.com; Series M33, Roll 88, page 52 inWashington Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Obtained 14 February2008, SLJuhl, compiler.

Family/Spouse: Wife. was born between 1775 and 1794; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In c.1820, Jsoeph Norris was living next door to his brother JamesNorris, and very near Joseph Sr., Joseph Jr., Henry, and Samuel McCoy. They are listed together on the same census page.http://persi.heritagequestonline.com; Series M33, Roll 88, page 52 inWashington Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Obtained 14 February2008, SLJuhl, compiler.

Family/Spouse: Wife. was born between 1775 and 1794; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Nancy was widowed before her marriage to Joseph Washington McCoy.
Please refer to the book for further information on this family.Joseph Washington McCoy 1766-1840 of Coshocton County, Ohio HisDescendants and Related Families, by B. Isabel Lockard, 1935,copyright April 2002, Closson Press of PA.

"The McCoy house was in Sec. 25, SW corner of Virginia Twp., CoshoctonCounty, Ohio. Nancy was named in Joseph's will (1840). Then in June1847 her estate was presented to the Coshocton County Court." p.1,Book: Joseph Washington McCoy 1766-1840 of Coshocton County, Ohioby, B. Isabel Lockard. Copy in the Coshocton Public Library.

Sources" Title: email: Janet Goebel - jegoebel@adelphia.net Page: toJohn Ott, 16 Jul 2002
Title: www.familysearch.org Author: LDS Genealogy Web SiteRepository: Call number: Media: Other
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Ancestral File v4.19
McCoy AFN:GVBK-TX
Taylor AFN:GVBK-V4
Norris AFN:GVBG-LB

Please refer to the book for further information on this family.Joseph Washington McCoy 1766-1840 of Coshocton County, Ohio HisDescendants and Related Families, by B. Isabel Lockard, 1935,copyright April 2002, Closson Press of PA.

Nancy married Joseph Washington McKoy - Mccoy, Sr. in 1826 in Ohio, USA. Joseph (son of John Mackcoy McCoy and *Nancy Smith) was born on 15 Jan 1766 in Fauquier County, Virginia; died on 4 Feb 1841 in 75 Yrs Old; Conflicting Dates Noted: Or February 04, 1840, Virginia Township, Coshocton County, Ohio; was buried in 1841 in Coshocton County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to B. Isabel's Book, Page 119: "Daniel Norris settled inCoshocton County in 1809."

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Survey
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Issue Date: 4/21/1835
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OBITUARY:
From Gregg Branum, gw2g@aol.com, shown on histreeathttp://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=greggbranum&id=I1926:
"The Coshocton Democrat", June 15, 1875:
"Died, in Virginia Township, this county, June 1st 1875, after alongandpainful illness, Daniel Norris, aged 80 years, 4 months, and21days.Father Norris was born in the State of Virginia, January 10th1795,andwith his parents removed to this county in the year 1809,andhascontinued with us over seventy years in this part of Ohio. Formanyyearshe was prominent as a Captain of a Cavalry Company in thiscounty,andwas in many ways prominent in the history of this locality.He was baptised into the fellowship of the Millfork Baptist Church inMarch,1841, of which he remained a member until his death."

Per Gregg Branum, gw2g@aol.com:

"Daniel Norris and William Norris, Jr. married sisters,daughtersofJoseph McCoy. Later their sister Nancy would marry the sameJosephMcCoy(the brothers' father-in-law). The family relationsinvolved herecan bequite confusing. The early families of CoshoctonCo., OH seemed tohaveintermarried to a great extent."

In the Virginia Township chapter of "The History of CoshoctonCounty"byN. N. Hill (1881) the story reads as follows:

"Joseph Wright and Joseph McCoy came together into thetownship,December24, 1806. Mr. McCoy settled upon the southwestquarter ofsectiontwenty-five -- the southwest corner of the township-- where heliveduntil he died. Joseph Wright was his son-in-law[husband ofElizabeth],and had one child, Willis, when he came to thecounty. Bothwere fromVirginia. Mr. Wright lived with his father-on-lawone year, thenmovedfurther up the creek to lot 3, where he livedduring the remainderof hislife. He died April 1, 1867, at the age ofeighty-seven years."

"James Norris, also from Virginia, came in 1807, and settleduponthesouthwest quarter of section 14. The next year hisbrothers,Joseph,Daniel, and William, and his father, William Norrismoved out. Thelattersettled upon the southeast corner of section 14.Joseph occupiedlot 16,just above. Joseph and James married sisters ofJoseph Wright,inVirginia. Daniel and William, Jr., married daughtersof JosephMcCoy.These three families, the Wrights, Norrises, andMcCoys,haveintermarried in this township to a considerable extent, soas torenderit [virtually] impossible to determine the variousrelationships."

"I have attempted using various sources, includingfamilyhistoriescompiled by others, to piece together theserelationships asthey referto our family tree." [Transcribed 10 June2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]

Daniel married Mary Polly McCoy on 17 Feb 1814 in Coshocton County, Ohio. Mary (daughter of Joseph Washington McKoy - Mccoy, Sr. and Mildred Amelia (Emilia, Milly) Taylor) was born on 20 Nov 1795 in Frederick County, Virginia; died on 30 May 1842 in Coshocton County, Ohio; was buried in Jun 1842 in McGee Cemetery, Virginia Township, Coshocton County, Ohio; Milford Baptist Church Records. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Metes/Bounds: No
Title Transfer
Issue Date: 9/8/1835
Land Office: Zanesville
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Numbers
Document Nr.: 4423
Accession/Serial Nr.: OH0420__.432
BLM Serial Nr.: OH NO S/N
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William married Margaret McCoy on 3 Dec 1818 in Coshocton County, Ohio. Margaret (daughter of Joseph Washington McKoy - Mccoy, Sr. and Mildred Amelia (Emilia, Milly) Taylor) was born on 5 Sep 1803 in Rockingham County, Virginia; died on 20 May 1879 in Richland Township, Whitley County, Indiana; was buried in May 1879 in Richland Center Cemetery, Whitley County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mahala married Daniel McConnell on 11 Nov 1846 in Coshocton County, Ohio. Daniel was born on 27 Dec 1824 in Pennsylvania; died on 13 Apr 1897 in 72 Yrs., 3 Mos., 16 D; Coshocton County, Ohio; was buried in Apr 1897 in Chalfant Meeting House Cemetery, Washington Township, Coshocton County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Called "Jane" in her father's will.

Jennie married Patrick Hunter in 1850 in Coshocton County, Ohio. Patrick (son of Thomas Hunter) was born in 1825 in Ohio, USA; died in 1893 in Coshocton County, Ohio; was buried in 1893 in Coshocton County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

----- Original Message -----
From: Joan Sheets
To: gsjuhl@peoplepc.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 9:31 PM
Subject: Coshocton Co. Emily Norris
Good evening, Sandy.....................
Thank you very much first, for answering so soon, and secondly, forall of the information.
Our member is Reba Rettos. Her name is mentioned in your information. Reba has all or most of the information that you have supplied; but,we cannot come up with any documentation that "says" Emily is thedaughter of Daniel. (Reba is the source used in the McCoy book by, B.Isabel Lockard)
Do you know Ann Ludington--- who has Daniel and Emily as ancestors?Ann submitted her papers to Ohio First Families and they also rejectedthem as lack of proof that Emily was a daughter of Daniel. Allresearchers show Emily as the daughter, but no one gives the actualdocumentation!
Reba and we have almost exhausted all avenues of research. Reba isgoing to check deeds to see if that would reveal anything, and perhapsa settlement of estates, since we cannot find a Will for Daniel.
Since so many people have researched this family, one would think adocumentation would show up.
I shall make copies of all that you have sent and give them to Reba.
If Isabel Lockard, or her niece, has anything, please let us know.
Thank you again...........
Joan
p.s. If we find anything on Emily as the daughter, we will let youknow......"
[Transcribed 11 June 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]

From: gsjuhl
Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 10:20 AM
To: Janet Lockard; Isabel Lockard; Joan Sheets
Subject: Coshocton Co. Emily Norris
E-mail Response from Compiler...Excerpt...
"Well, I do know that on the census records Emily's parents are bothlisted as being from Virginia, which is where both Daniel G. & MaryPolly McCoy Norris were born, and Daniel G. Norris was baptized in theMillfork Baptist Church, where Horace & Emily's son, Edwin, was theminister. It's only circumstantial, but surely there may be a recordat either the church or a land record somewhere that might ferret outthe truth about Emily's parentage. I would think that the marriageapplication record may also have her parents listed. I don't supposethere would be any funeral records or obit hanging around anywhere,maybe??? Would the Millfork Baptist Church, if it still exists, haverecords of some sort of who was buried in the cemetery?? What otherchurches from that time and era still exist in the area that may haveolder records--could any of them be a church where the couple wasmarried at?
Etc...I do also hope that Reba has success with those land/estaterecords, ..." [Transcribed 11 June 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]

From: Joan Sheets
To: gsjuhl
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 2:25 PM
Subject: Emily Norris
Sandy...................we went through the Millfork Baptist Churchrecords----they had been in Reba's Mother's things. We found thatDaniel Norris, Sarah Norris (assuming this is his Mother), and EmilySenter(assuming she is the daughter) were all baptized on the sameday. Here again it does not say the relationship of either. A deathentry for Mary Polly Norris says she is the wife of Daniel. I can'tremember if there were any marriage records. If I remember correctlyon Emily and Horace Senter's marriage record of 1834 (Coshocton CourtRecords) there were no parents' listed. I really don't think theparent's names were on the official record until later years.
When Daniel died he did not own anything and we are speculating hegave away/sold his property before he died. (He did own property atone time) Maybe one of those deeds may reveal he sold the land to hisfamily, hopefully Emily and husband. Daniel had no Will andsettlement of estates had been looked at but not thoroughly. So, thedeeds and estate settlements are the order of the day/week etc.!
A group read and recorded the cemetery tombstones just this pastSpring and a lady read the cemetery back in the late 40's, early 50's. So, we have garnished that info.
Someone has suggested looking in Muskingum Co. records since it isn'tthat far from where the Norris' lived. (By horse and buggy for thattime period, it was!). A long shot, but may be worth it....
Someone has to have the connection!!!! Joan"
[Transcribed June 11, 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]

Emily married Horace Swift Senter on 27 Mar 1834 in Coshocton County, Ohio. Horace (son of Leonard Senter and Lucy Palmer) was born on 3 Jan 1809 in Litchfield, Hillsborough , New Hampshire; died on 14 Feb 1883 in 74 Y, 11 M, 27 D; Coshocton County, Ohio; was buried in Feb 1883 in Milfork Creek Cemetery, Virginia Township, Coshocton County, Ohio Per Tombstone. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Drummed. and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Martha Patty Wright. Martha (daughter of *William Wright, Pvt and Elizabeth Lloyd) was born on 12 Mar 1786 in Fauquier County, Virginia; died on 30 Mar 1870 in Coshocton County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Rebecca Jane Lockard. Rebecca (daughter of Andrew J. Lockard and Mary Carson) was born in 1835 in Jefferson County, Ohio; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"He was killed by a falling log while felling trees on his land,struck his head and never regained consciousness, dying two dayslater. His death occurred only eight days before his second son wasborn." Per B. Isabel Lockard's book, page 240.

Family/Spouse: Susan Holloway. Susan and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married Jesse Cordill on 21 Apr 1850 in Whitley County, Indiana. Jesse (son of John Cordill and Esther Beck) was born on 13 Jul 1822 in Monroe County, Tennessee, USA; died on 31 Jul 1883 in Whitley County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]