This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: CStanley84 Surnames: Norris Hall Baldwin Cole Morris Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.wayne/17910/mb.ashx Message Board Post: **Important considerations... The Chapter titled NORRISES OF NEW JERSEY, from the book NORRISES IN AMERICA, by Leonard Allison Morrison, lists TWO SONS OF JOB NORRIS: Walter (b. 1748 NJ) and John (b. 1740 NJ). Both married sisters with the maiden name of BALDWIN and lived in NJ. BOTH had sons named JOHN, that moved to Wayne County, MI. The book lists John Norris, father of Jabez B. Norris of Brighton, NY "(?)" as son of Walter (& Miss BALDWIN), but where it states the name of Jabez B, it is followed by "(?)" so showing the possibility it could be wrong. The book also lists a John Norris of Plymouth, [Wayne Co] Michigan, son of John Norris and Susan BALDWIN (brothers marrying sisters), so you have two John Norris' in Wayne County, of the same generation, that are first cousins. Dates for this John are not included. It should be considered that this John might use Jr. behind his name. There are a few references to John Norris Jr both in census and land records in Wayne County, MI. There is only one John Norris in Wayne County, MI, in 1860 (that I've found) that is of the correct age and birthplace to be MY John Norris, husband of Mariah/Mary Hall. He was living in Nankin Twp. (where his son, John W. Norris was married and resided for a time) and married to a woman named Lois or Louis. She appears to be Lois/Louis COLE, widow of Lewis Morris, according to the genealogy of the COLE line. That genealogy notes that she moved to Nankin, MI, after the death of her first husband and that she married again to John Norris. John W. Norris (b. 1824 Penfield, NY) lists his father, John Norris (b. 1778 NJ), moving from NY to Michigan in 1834, about the time of his wife Mary HALL's death and also lists his father's death date in 1862, Michigan. John Norris, b. 1778 NJ (husband of Lois/Louis COLE) died between 1860 and 1870, in the twp where his son married and lived for a time - Nankin. Lois/Louis (COLE) Morris Norris died in 1870, Washtenaw Co. MI. ANYONE OUT THERE RESEARCHING THIS LINE WANT TO HELP ME SORT IT ALL OUT? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.