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From: "Shannon Crow" <>
Subject: Re: [MSJEFFER-L] re: Thomas L. Norris
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 23:15:04 -0400


Mr. Lewis,
I'm descended from James Norris. Could you give me the source for the court
record below? James died without a will and I have quite a bit on the
settlement of his estate, but haven't seen this one.
Thanks........Beth Crow
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Date: Saturday, August 12, 2000 7:13 PM
Subject: [MSJEFFER-L] re: Thomas L. Norris


>Thomas L. Norris appears in the 1805 Jefferson Co. Census with one male
over
>21, one male under 21, four females and six slaves. Also listed in this
>census was James Norris (living next to Thomas).
>Thomas apparently died in 1810 (see court case in 1837 below).
>In the 1810 Jefferson Co. Census, Hannah Norris had no males over 21, two
>males under 21, one female over 21, two females under 21 and seven slaves.
>In the Jan 1837 Term, a court case for Jefferson Co.:
> "Montgomery et al ... adm'rs, vs Norris et al ... adm'rs.
>Jefferson Co. In 1810 Thomas l. Norris died leaving a widow, Anna, and some
>children. Anna later married Mr. Fogle and then separated from him; & asked
>James Norris, brother of Thomas L., to act as adm'r. Anna received slaves:
>Peter, Malinda, Oliver and Sam. Fogle died and Anna next married Mr.
Lisson.
>Anna then died and Samuel Rabb became her adm'r. The estate of Thomas L.
was
>insolvent. His brother James, worked and sacrificed to make it solvent; and
>his widow, Mary, is now claiming part of Anna's estate as payment for his
>work."
>
>George R. Lewis
>
>
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