>I just discovered my Norris line and have spent several days looking over >the data I have collected. This is just my opinion, so I'm interested in >any comments, criticisms, and anything that will help me follow William's >family to Alabama. Willis and Dusty Brown (my 3rd great grandparents) >remained in Chesterfield. > >There is a William Norris who appears on a 1778 jury list for Camden >District, SC. (This would be consistant with an older Willian being born >in 1745.) However, this could be the William who has a Lancaster Co will >in 1791. > >I believe my Chesterfield County Norris ancestor died before the 1790 census. > >The 1790 Cheraw District has one Norris, Edith who has 2 males 16 or >older, 2 males under 16 and 2 females listed. Therefore we can assume that >two of the males were born before 1774. > >In the 1800 Chesterfield census, William Norris age between 26-45 >(probably one of the older males) is consistant with data that I found >that said he was born in 1765. (I believe this is the William Norris that >is the father of my ancestor Dusty Norris b. 1790 who married Willis Brown.) > >James Norris is emunerated, however the age for him isn't indicated. The >census says he had 5 males under 10 and one 10-15. Because the adult >female is 26-45, it would seem that he would be close to the same age. > >Joel Norris age between 26-45 (indicating that he was one of Edith's older >males.) However, one of these males must have been very close to 16 at the >time of the 1790 census. > >Editha Norris is age 45+ and has a 16-25 male and a 16-25 female living >with her. These are either a son and daughter or maybe a daughter-in-law >or vice versa. > >Further evidence that the family is still living in the Chesterfield area >is that Benjamin Outlaw (father of Iney Jane Outlaw who married William's >son Abud) is enumerated with 5 children under the age of 10.