Nancy NORRIS

General Notes

poss. aka Nancy Ann (see below)

b. KY
m. (1st) Daviess Cty, IN 29 Jan 1829 to Joseph WALKER
(m. (2nd) to John WALKER)

match? St. Peter's Cemetery has a Nancy Walker d. 25 Oct 1866, Age 59y. 5m. 25d. in Section C.

source: Cemeteries of Daviess County, Indiana compiled 1988-1990, vol. III, pp. 170, accessed 7/06 at Carnegie Public Library, 300 W. Main St., Washington, IN

1850 US Census (Nov 22), residing in Reeve Twp, Daviess Cty, IN, head of h/hold is (widow) Nancy WALKER 42 KY, val of real est 800, and seven (children), all b IN: John 20, Joseph 19, Samuel (W.) 18, Rebecca 15, L(ouisa) 13, Ignatius 10, and Stephen 3.

record citation:
Page:    204
Roll:    M432_140

marriage record citations (4):
(1) Indiana Marriages 1802-1892
Name:    Nancy Norris
Spouse:    Joseph Walker
Date:    29 Jun 1829
County:    Daviess
State:    Indiana
Source:    Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT
Microfilm:    1433573

(2) Indiana Marriages to 1850:
Norris, Nancy Walker, Joseph 29 Jun 1829 Indiana Daviess County

(3) An unsourced family record has:
Name:    Nancy Ann Norris
Spouse:    Joseph Walker Walker
Marriage Date (Day, Month, Year):    29 June 1829
City:    Daviess Co
State:    IN

(4) probable match:
Indiana Marriages 1802-1892
Name:    Mrs. Nancy Walker
Spouse:    John Walker
Date:    17 Aug 1846
County:    Daviess
State:    Indiana
Source:    Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT
Microfilm:    1433573

(5) probable match:
Indiana Marriages to 1850:
Walker, John Walker, Nancy[Mrs] 17 Aug 1846 Indiana Daviess County

An online genealogy claims this Nancy NORRIS (m. (1st) Joseph Walker, Jr. and (2nd) John Walker) was b. 1808 in KY, d. 1865 Daviess Cty, IN) is the dtr of Richard D. NORRIS and Mary "NORRISRICHARD" (suspect).

Note following online bio for Richard D. NORRIS (d. Daviess, IN 1835, m. Mary MILLS; there is a possible connection with "Ann, whose married name is unknown":

NORRIS, Richard D. NORRIS, Richard D.-- descends from families who settled in Lord Baltimore's palatinate in St. Mary's Co., Maryland. His parents were Rodolphus and Dorothy Norris, who were early settlers of Kentucky. Richard married Mary Mills in Washington Co., KY, August 6, 1798, by Rev. Father Stephen Theodore Badin. On August 24, 1830, he purchased 80 acres of land in Daviess Co., IN, from the US Government, it being the west half of the northwest quarter of Section 11, township 3 north, range 5 west, a part of which was the site of the St. Mary's Church. Richard D. Norris died in 1835 and deeds indicated that he left ten heirs, namely, Elizabeth, who married Calistus Melton in Hardin Co., KY; Ann, whose married name is unknown; John Dennis, whose first wife was Elizabeth Gootee and his second, Elizabeth Hays; Charles A. whose first wife was Sarah J. Gootee, and his second, Lucy A. Bramble Compton; Mary Ann who married John Summers and moved to Mt. Pleasant in 1851; Susan who was the wife of William Walker; George who married Elizabeth Bowling; Barnard, who married Ann Hager; Sebastian married Mary Ann Brewer, and there is a child whose name is unknown. Richard and Mary Mills Norris are thought to be buried in the first St. Mary's church cemetery on the land where the church hall now stands. Donated by: Shirley Platt Copied from: St. Mary's Catholic Church Sesquicentennial Book 1834-1984.

source:
http://www.indaviess.freeservers.com/biodaviess/bio3.htm

The following moved from MD to KY btwn 1780-1820, per the Nelson County Genealogist, Vol 18 #2 and #3, taken from the compiled list of Wm. G. O'Toole of Sept 1997 of MD to KY Settlers based on historical accounts by Webb, Mattingly and Schauniger; transcribed by Shirley Platt.

Norris Henry Pottinger's Creek
Norris Rodolphus Pottinger's Creek

online source:
http://www.stmarysfamilies.com/

Click here for details of Nancy's family with Joseph Jr. WALKER

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