Surprised that there are few refs to English Nortons in the correspondence, so here's hoping someone else traces their ancestry back to: Stephen Norton, b.Brooke, Norfolk, England 1782 m.Mary Steel in Norwich, Norfolk 1809 Known children: Elizabeth b.1813, Mary Ann (?"Ann")b. 1819, Samuel John b.1822, Emma b.1826, CORNELIUS b.1830, Eliza b.1835 Cornelius was my gggrndfther. Married: Elizabeth Allen in 1855, Norwich Known children: Maria b.1858, Elizabeth b.1862, Alice b.1863, Cornelius b.1866 Eliza b.1867, WILLIAM b.1868, Mary b.1871 My grandfather William m. Matilda Brooks in 1892, Norwich. Their 12 children all lived and died in England. Would be good if someone recognises this family. Jill in Norfolk, England.