William Norman 
William was born on September 22nd, 1755 in Culpeper County, Virginia.1 William's father was Courtney C. Norman and his mother was Mary Frances Browning. His paternal grandparents were Isaac Norman and Frances C. Courtney; his maternal grandparents were Francis Browning and Elizabeth Carter Lloyd. He had five brothers and four sisters, named Courtney, John, Reuben, Benjamin, Ezekiel, Amey, Polly, Milly and Elizabeth. He was the second youngest of the ten children. He died at the age of 85 on July 1st, 1841 in McMinn County, Tennessee.2 General Notes
William Norman, born September 22, 1755; died July 1, 1841. He married Mary Browning. 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.
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 was printing them. 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. Speaks of his 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.
William inherited from his father 7 pounds currency.
THE CULPEPER CLASSES
Copyright 1999 by John Blankenbaker
TtHE LIST OF THE CLASSES IN CULPEPER COUNTY FOR JANUARY 1781 FOR RECRUITING THIS STATE'S QUOTA OF TROOPS TO SERVE IN THE CONTINENTAL ARMY
William is listed in the Culpeper Classes
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1603 in Orchard, Somerset, England d.> 1631 in Maryland
- b.15 May 1631 in Orchard, Somerset, England d.01 Sep 1677 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland
- b.~ 1607 in Cecil County, Maryland d. in Maryland
- b.~ 1645 in Abingdon Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia d.1686 in Gloucester County, Virginia
- b.01 Feb 1682 in Abingdon Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia d.07 Apr 1748 in Culpeper, Virginia
- b.~ 1663 d. in Gloucester County, Virginia
- b.1705 in Culpepper County, Virginia d.12 Mar 1770 in Culpeper, Brumfield Parish, Virginia
- b.1640 in Virginia d.1698 in Cople Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia
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- b.17 Jan 1686 in Spotsylvania, Gloucester, Virginia d.1752 in Culpeper, Virginia
- b. in Purleigh, Malden District, Essex County, England d.~28 Feb 1631 in Purleigh, Malden District, Essex County, England
- b.1623 in Purleigh, Malden District, Essex County, England d.Nov 1673 in Westmoreland County, Virginia
- b. in England d. in Purleigh, Malden District, Essex County, England
- b.~ 1646 in Virginia or England
- b.1628 in England d.< 1677 in Virginia
- b.22 Sep 1755 in Culpeper County, Virginia d.01 Jul 1841 in McMinn County, Tennessee
- b.~ 1620 in Gloucestershire, England d.Jul 1674 in England
- b.~ 1640 in England d.1689 in Cecil County, Maryland
- b.~ 1620 in England d.~ 1705 in Brookthorpe, Gloucestershire, England
- b.~ 1675 in Cecil County, Maryland d.Apr 1768 in Culpeper County, Virginia
- b.~ 1649 in England d.< 1690
- b.~ 1700 in St. Anne's Parish, Essex County, Virginia d.21 Jan 1775 in Culpeper County, Virginia
- b.~ 1673 in Cecil County, Maryland
- b.~ 1721 in Orange County, Virginia d.20 Aug 1770 in Culpeper, Virginia
- b. in St. Botolphs Without Aldersgate, London, England
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- b.1680
- b.1704 in Maryland d.> 1740 in Culpeper County, Virginia
- b.1682 in Virginia
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Details of William's family with Mary BROWNING
1 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hearts2&id=I1281&style=TABLE
2 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hearts2&id=I1292
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