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Jacob
Norton lived in Shenandoah Co. Virginia.
married Barbara Misner
Some of the information seems to be family stories passed down and
i have yet to find concrete proof of anything prior to Jacob fighting
in the Revolutionary War. According to what I have found Jacob Norton
was born in Alsace, France in 1754 the son of an Englishman that
went to Germany on business and met a German woman he fell in love
with, for some unknown reason they settled down in the
Alsace region of France. Jacob may or may not have had a brother,
and he/they came to America in 1774 just as the war began. One of
the most famous stories told about Jacob was that he has some kind
of medical training and when the Army of the Potomac fell ill Jacob
was able to recommend food and herbs to General Washington that
made everyone feel better. For this Jacob was given a bag of silver
which were eventually turned into silverware and passed down to
children and grandchildren.
As far as
concrete solid facts (some provided by family and some from Ancestry.com
and other websites) I have Jacob Norton on Shenandoah's tax list
for 1790 that show he was living with a woman, had 7 horses and
paid $72 in taxes. I have records that show he had several children
and moved from Virginia to Trumbull Co. Ohio including Zachariah
Norton whos 1820 home still stands to this day. Jacobs sons Zachariah
and George both fought in the war of 1812, and I have the
war records that show this.
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