Major Peter Norton

1718 - 1792  (73 years)

• Name	Peter Norton
  Title	Major
  Birth	9 Sep 1718	Edgartown, Duke's County, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Feb 1791/92
  Notes	Peter inherited from his father a landed estate lying chiefly in Edgartown, and became a large farmer. Of his family of ten sons, all but Samuel, Andrew, Ichabod, and Peter, left their native Island probably between 1788 and 1796, generally with large families, and settled in Farmington or vicinity, while three of the sons of Samuel above-named, Henry, Samuel and Tristam, settled in New Portland and Kingfield early in the history of those towns, and became industrious and successful farmers. Peter was in his 74th year of age when he died.
  Person ID	I00571	1A William Bassett of Plymouth
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2011

  
  

  Father	Ebenezer Norton   d. Deceased
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Deborah Mayhew   d. Deceased
  Relationship	Natural
  Family ID	F00323	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Bassett,   b. 19 Mar 1719/20, Chilmark, Massachusetts d. 7 Sep 1804, Edgartown, Duke's County, Massachusetts (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	1740	Chilmark, Dukes County, Massachusetts
  Children	+ 1. Ebenezer Norton,   b. 29 Aug 1741, Chilmark, Massachusetts d. Deceased  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   2. Samuel Norton,   b. 16 Apr 1743, Chilmark, Massachusetts d. Deceased  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   3. Martha Norton,   b. 16 Oct 1744, Chilmark, Massachusetts d. 4 May 1816, Edgartown, Duke's County, Massachusetts (Age 71 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural] + 4. Cornelius Norton,   b. 27 Feb 1745/46, Chilmark, Massachusetts d. Deceased  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural] + 5. Lydia Norton,   b. 17 Nov 1747, Chilmark, Massachusetts d. 20 Oct 1815 (Age 67 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural] + 6. Eliakim Norton,   b. 25 Mar 1749, Chilmark, Massachusetts d. Deceased  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   7. Mehitable Norton,   b. 17 Nov 1750, Chilmark, Massachusetts d. Deceased  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural] + 8. Ephraim Norton,   b. 28 Aug 1752, Chilmark, Massachusetts d. Deceased  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural] + 9. Zachariah Norton,   b. 28 Aug 1754, Chilmark, Massachusetts d. Deceased  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural] + 10. Joseph Norton,   b. 4 Jun 1756, Chilmark, Massachusetts d. Deceased  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   11. Andrew Norton,   b. 7 Feb 1757/58, Chilmark, Massachusetts d. Deceased  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   12. Ichabod Norton,   b. 17 Dec 1761, Chilmark, Massachusetts d. 1849 (Age 87 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   13. Peter Norton,   b. 4 Oct 1763, Chilmark, Massachusetts d. Deceased  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
  Family ID	F00322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart