John Norris and [Unk] Brown

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Husband John Norris ¹

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           Born: Abt 1771
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           Died: 5 Mar 1841 1
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Wife [Unk] Brown

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         Father: Judge William Brown (1737-1825) 2 3 4 5 6
         Mother: Mary [Unk] (1747-1815) 6

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General Notes: Husband - John Norris

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He came to near Poketytown (now Lewistown), Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, in 1787, in the employ of Andrew Gregg. He was one of the trustees appointed to lay out the county-seat of Mifflin County and was one of the contractors for erecting the court-house in the public square in 1796. He held many important public offices in the early history of the county, engaged in business in Baltimore several years, and upon the formation of the Centre Bank, at Bellefonte, became its cashier. On the 23d of March, 1827, he purchased of William Brown, his brother-in-law, the Brown's Mills tract, embracing seven hundred and thirty-three acres of land, on which was a large stone merchant-mill, sawmill, plaster-mill, stone store-house, hotel and mansion-house. This property he held until his death.

1 Editor, History of the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys (Philadelphia, PA: Everts, Peck & Richards, 1886), Pg 643.

2 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 149.

3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 590.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 1470.

5 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 50.

6 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 319.