Isaac Norman (Joseph1) was born Bef. February 01, 1682 in Spotsylvania, VA, and died Abt. 1748 in Culpeper County, VA. He married Frances Courtney, daughter of James Courtney and Mary Jenkins. She was born January 17, 1684.
The parentage of Isaac Norman has not been positively established. There were several families of Normans in Virginia and any one of them could have been Isaac's ancestors since many of the names were the same. The Normans of Gloucester, Stafford, Prince William, Fauquier and Culpeper counties are thought to be closely related. There is a record of Isaac Norman being baptized at Abingdon Episcopal Church, Virginia on February 1, 1682 as the son of Joseph Norman and Matilda Towlson (Tolson). There is also an entry for the daughter of Joseph and Matilda Norman, but there is no first name listed, just Norman, ______, who was baptized on March 8, 1684. The most plausible parentage seems to be Joseph Norman and Matilda Tolson. Without definite proof of Isaac Norman's ancestry, it is difficult to state positively who his parents were. There is a Norman DNA Project under way that will help us to determine the relationship or the lack of such of the various Norman groups.
Isaac settled in St. George's Parish, Spotsylvania, Va about 1720-1724. He lived on Flat Run in that part of Spotsylvania County which became Orange County in 1734, and Culpeper County in 1749. Flat Run is a stream that flows into Mountain Run near where Mountain Run flows into the Rappahannock River, near the present town of Remington. Nearby is "Norman's Ford", a notable early crossing of the Rappahannock River, is said to have taken its name from Isaac Norman. The following is from Virginia records; "Norman's Ford, on the Rappahannock River, took its name from Isaac Norman of the Stafford County family who first settled there and in June 1726, had a land grant on the Spotsylvania, later Culpeper, shore of the river". The land was on lower side of Flat Run fork of the Rappahannock River.
Survey: July 22, 1749, Culpeper Co., VA, Isaac Norman's land shows on George Washington's maps when he surveyed for the new county.
Isaac Norman's first land grant of record was for 420 acres. In 1728, Isaac and his son-in-law, James Turner, received a grant of 634 acres. His son, Courtney, was granted 238 acres in the same year. Isaac received another 200 acres in 1735. Isaac did not leave a will, but before his death he conveyed land by deeds to his children. Deeds on record are to his daughter, Karenhappuch and her Husband, James Turner; also to Nathaniel Hillen, husband of Kesiah Norman; and to his son Joseph. Based on these land transfers It is evident Isaac and his wife Frances Courtney helped their children become established in this newly-settled colony.
Isaac acquired much land and appeared to be a prosperous planter. At a court held for Sporsylvania County on October 3, 1724, the county sold tobacco plants to "sundry people". Among the names are Robert Green & Isaac Norman "Tobacco plants 245595, tobacco 164". In the early records of Spotsylvania, Orange and Culpeper Counties, there are recorded many deeds and orders which reveal the activities of Isaac Norman and his family.
SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY ROAD ORDERS 1722-1734 Nathaniel Mason Pawlett, Faculty Research Historian
3 September 1728 O.S., Page 255
On petition of Robert Green, John Roberts, Edmund Birk & Isaac Normon (Norman) to have liberty to clear a roleing road from John Roberts P Robert Greens to normonds (Norman's) ford on the north side of Rapahanock river is granted them & Ordered that thay have liberty to clear the same --
1 May 1733 O.S., Page 201
On Petition of Isaac Norman he is Discharged from being Overseer of the road from the Mountain Tract to Jonas Jenkins at the Great Mountain and John [blank in book] is Ordered to Serve in his room, and all the Tithables that Served under the said Norman Do Serve under the said [blank in book] to help Clear & Keep in repair the said road .
On May 2, 1732, he was appointed constable in place of John Read.
A petition dated May 17, 1746 stated that Isaac Norman had served as constable of Orange County, and that he was sick and unable to work and deputies were appointed to help him. He very probably died in 1748.
Children of Isaac Norman and Frances Courtney are:
Generation No. 2
Son of Isaac Norman and Frances Courtney
Courtney C. Norman (Isaac2, Joseph1) was born Abt. 1705 in Spotsylvania County, Va, and died March 12, 1770 in Culpeper County, VA. He married Mary Browning January 02, 1727 in Spotsylvania County, Va, daughter of Francis Browning and Elizabeth Lloyd. She was born Abt. 1710 in Orange County, Va, and died in Culpeper County, VA.
Notes for Courtney C. Norman:
Courtney Norman had property in various places in what is now Culpeper and Rappahannock Counties. Courtney left a will dated March 14, 1770, and proved August 20, 1770. In his will he left Mary his wife, only a bay mare. In court "Mary refused to accept of the provision made her by the said decedent."
Children of Courtney Norman and Mary Browning are:
Notes for Reuben Norman:
Served in Revolutionary War.
Notes for Benjamin Norman:
This is a letter that was published in the Kentucky Genealogy Explorer, June, 1995 on page 90. The introduction says that the editor recently came across a collection of old clippings and were printing them. He states that some of the clippings were over 100 years old. This was given to me by Susan Craig, a Norman cousin.
A letter, dated Culpeper County, April 6, 1811 directed to Benjamin Norman, Boone County, KY, is the last news of our relatives in Virginia. It is written to Rachel Norman by William and Mary Norman (The son and daughter-in-law of Courtney Norman). It tells of the abundant crops and their general prosperity. Says flour is $9.00 a barrel, wheat, fifteen shillings per barrel. Speaks of their children, Caleb and Aggie and William, and of Joseph's widow's marriage to George Calvert. Says his youngest child, Meredith, is nine years old. This letter to his sister-in-law Rachel Norman, speaks of her son Ezekiel Norman and of Frances Carmiel and Daniel Carmiel. He tells of the deaths of her old neighbors in Virginia. These were Mary Minor, Mrs. Chappilear, John Farrow, Abraham Murphy.
Notes for William Norman II:
William Norman and Mary Browning were first cousins. William served as a captain in the Revolutionary War. One of his daughters, Agnes, married William Grimsley in 1807. Another daughter, Polly married John Brown in 1795. Among the descendants of Captain William Norman in the counties of Culpeper County and Rappahannock County are the families of Grimsleys, Woods, Johnsons and Bruces. Mrs. H.S. Grant (Olive Story) of Fredricksburg, Va is a descendant of this William Norman through his Daughter, Polly Norman Brown.
Generation No. 2
Son of Isaac Norman and Frances Courtney
Joseph Norman (Isaac2, Joseph1) was born Abt. 1708 in Culpeper County, VA, and died November 20, 1783 in Culpeper County, VA. He married (1) Mary Read Bef. 1732, daughter of John Read and Winifred Favior. He married (2) Sarah Everett Bef. 1750. She was born Abt. 1723, and died Aft. 1783.
Notes for Joseph Norman:
There is documented proof of Joseph's parentage in the Deed of Gift which he received from his parents in 1740.
In Orange County, Va Deed book 4, page239, in a deed dated September 25, 1740, Isaac Norman and Frances Norman, his wife, conveyed to their son, Joseph Norman 100 acres, part of the tract of land on which Isaac then lived bounded by the land of James Turner, Nathaniel Hillen, John Roberts and Flat Run. This land was described as being on the south side of Flat Run.
Joseph Norman's second wife was named Sarah and according to the family traditions her last name was Everett. They were married in 1751, or earlier as Sarah's name appeared on a deed with Joseph on September 19, 1751. She was also named in his will dated November 20, 1783.
Joseph's will mentioned his wife Sarah and eleven children as well as his deceased son Isaac's wife Sarah and their son Isaac.
Copy of the will of Joseph Norman, Culpeper County, VA, Recorded in Culpeper County Circuit Court, Will Book C, Page 117.
The children of Joseph Norman were all mentioned in his will of 1783 but apparently not according to age. We cannot be sure which of the children belonged to the first marriage except James who was the oldest son, and Mary who was named in her grandfather John Read's will in 1765. It is very likely that the children who were living at home in 1783 were of the second marriage.
Land grant: November 1, 1752, Culpeper Co., VA Thomas Lord Fairfax granted 238 acres to Joseph Norman in the Little Fork of the Rappahannock River near Hickman's Mtn.
Children of Joseph Norman and Mary Read are:
Notes for James Norman:
James Norman, oldest son of Joseph Norman and Mary Read, was born in 1732, according to his family record. He married Ruth Roberts of Culpeper County, Virginia. He died in 1828, and Mary died in 1829, both in Wilkes County, North Carolina. According to his descendants, James Norman migrated from Virginia to Wilkes County, NC between 1751 and 1755. He paid poll taxes there from 1759 to 1769. He served in the Revolutionary War.
In 1784 and in 1804 he was granted land in Wilkes County, NC near the Yadkin River. He was last on the Wilkes County census in 1820. He was buried in the "Norman Graveyard" on his homeplace. In 1785, James Norman sold 290 acres of land in Culpeper County, VA to his brother, Thomas. This land appears to have been from his father, Joseph Norman. After moving to North Carolina, James visited his father at times. The will of Joseph Norman stated:
"I leave to my son James Norman, a Negro boy named Tingo and the Executors to keep the said Boy in their hands while they can send him word to come for him and to have no other part of my Estate."The children of James Norman were named in a chancery suit, the records of which are found in Culpeper County "Land Causes", 1830. Depositions were taken in 1831 from William Roberts of Surry County, NC, brother of Ruth Roberts, and from Stephen Chilton, brother-in-law of James Norman. Both stated that the following were children of James and Ruth Roberts Norman. Joseph, William, John, Isaac, Daniel, Elijah, George, Thomas, Ruth, Rosanna, Ann, Kesiah, and Mary.
Notes for Mary Norman:
Mary was placed on the pension roll and given 12 lbs a year because her husband was killed in the Revolutionary War. (Source: 13 Hennings Statutes at Large, Page 616
Children of Joseph Norman and Sarah Everett are:
Notes for Frances Everett Norman:
Frances was mentioned in her father's will in 1784, and was a witness to it.
Notes for John Norman:
John Norman was the youngest son. He was not of age at the time his father's will was made in 1783. His father left him one hundred acres of land which John sold in 1789, to his brother, Thomas Norman. John migrated to Georgia and is thought to have settled in Liberty County
Generation No. 2
Daughter of Isaac Norman and Frances Courtney
Keziah Norman (Isaac2, Joseph1) was born 1711 in Virginia. She married (1) Nathaniel Hillen Bef. 1733 in Spotsylvania County, Va. He was born Abt. 1704, and died Aft. 1740. She married (2) John Staples Aft. 1840.
Child of Keziah Norman and Nathaniel Hillen is:
Children of Keziah Norman and John Staples are:
Generation No. 2
Notes for Isaac Norman, Jr.:
Land grant: 1735, Spotsylvania Co., VA Rec'd 200 acres on lower side of Stonehouse River, corner to his brother Courtney's and line to Hazel River.
Deed: 1753, Anson Co., NC Isaac Norman, Jr. purchased 100 acres on the south side of the Pee Dee River from Isaac White, being the place where Isaac Norman lived 3 years. Deed Book 1, Anson Co., NC
Cite: November 7, 1754, Culpeper Co., VA ,One Isaac Norman had a plantation on Hugh's River near John Gail's Mill, VA. Gazette Adv. Isaac Norman.
Generation No. 2
Daughter of Isaac Norman and Frances Courtney
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Statue honoring Kerenhappuch Norman in Guilford County Battlefield Park, Greensboro, NC
Kerenhappuch Norman (Isaac2, Joseph1) was born Abt. 1716 in Spotsylvania County, VA, and died Abt. 1805 in Richmond County, NC. She married James Turner January 30, 1733 in Spotsylvania County, VA. He was born Bet. 1690 - 1716 in Prince William County, VA, and died Bef. June 1785 in Halifax County, Va.
Notes for Kerenhappuch Norman:
Kerenhappuch Norman was a heroine of the Revolutionary War during the battle of Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina, 1782. There is a statue in her honor at the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, Greensboro, NC. A great source of information about her can be found at: The Story of Kerenhappuch Norman Turner
Children of Kerenhappuch Norman and James Turner are:
Generation No. 2
Daughter of Isaac Norman and Frances Courtney
Frances Norman (Isaac2, Joseph1) was born 1723 in Spotsylvania County, Va, and died 1792. She married Francis Browning, Jr. 1741 in Culpeper County, VA, son of Francis Browning and Elizabeth Lloyd. He was born 1724, and died September 10, 1761.
Children of Frances Norman and Francis Browning are:
Generation No. 2
Daughter of Isaac Norman and Frances Courtney
Isabel Norman (Isaac2, Joseph1) was born Abt. 1730, and died June 28, 1803. She married Joshua Jones Abt. 1751.
Children of Isabel Norman and Joshua Jones are:
Notes for Benjamin Jones:
Military service: July, 1776, Culpeper Co., VA enlisted in the Culpeper Minute Men. Settled in Henry Co., VA on Jones' Creek near Martinsville, VA
Generation No. 2
Daughter of Isaac Norman and Frances Courtney
Roseanna "Rose" Norman (Isaac2, Joseph1) was born 1735 in Spotsylvania County, Va, and died Aft. 1801. She married William Duncan, Jr. Abt. 1755.
Children of Roseanna Norman and William Duncan are:
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