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Descendants of Thomas Northfleete


      131. George5 Gordon (Barsheba4 Norfleet, John3, John2, Thomas1 Northfleete) was born 04 August, 1775, and died 14 December, 1822. He married Elizabeth Harrel Unknown in Unknown.
     
Child of George Gordon and Elizabeth Harrel is:
  299 i.   Barsha Norfleet6 Gordon, born 12 April, 1804; died 07 April, 1855 in Nashville TN. She married Laurence Dennis Geraldus O'Bryan.


      133. Mary Hunter5 Gordon (Barsheba4 Norfleet, John3, John2, Thomas1 Northfleete) was born 12 January, 1772, and died 14 December, 1802. She married Issac Hunter 22 December, 1796, son of Jacob Hunter and Sarah Hill.
     
Children of Mary Gordon and Issac Hunter are:
  300 i.   Sophia6 Hunter, born 18 October, 1797.
  301 ii.   Armisia Hunter, born 02 February, 1799.
  302 iii.   John Omega Hunter, born 04 December, 1802.


      141. Lucinda5 Baker (Elizabeth Ann (Nancy)4 Norfleet, John3, John2, Thomas1 Northfleete) was born Abt. 1786 in Gates County NC, and died Abt. September 1806 in Montgomery County TN. She married Willie Blount Abt. 1802 in Montgomery County TN, son of Jacob Blount and Hannah Salter.

Notes for Willie Blount:

Willie Blount was the Governor of Tennessee for three consecutive terms: from 1809 to 1815. He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Tennessee. By an act of the Tennessee Legislature, approved on 21 March 1877, a marble monument was erected over the remains of Governor Willie Blount in October 1877.

The monument has four faces:

On one face is an inscription containing the following information: Willie Blount, a native of Bertie and Pitt Counties, North Carolina; born April 18, 1768; died Sept. 10, 1835; Private Secretary to his brother Gov. Wm. Blount; Judge of the Supreme Court of Tennessee from 1809 to 1815; and member of the Constitutional Convention of 1834.

The other three faces of the monument are inscriptions to the memory of John Baker and Annie Norfleet Baker, the parents of Willie Blount's wife; of Lucinda Baker Blount, wife of the Governor; and of Dr. John T. Dabney and his wife Elizabeth Ann, the daughter of the Governor.
     
Children of Lucinda Baker and Willie Blount are:
  303 i.   Elizabeth Ann6 Blount, born Abt. 1803. She married Dr. John T. Dabney 10 April, 1821.
+ 304 ii.   Lucinda Blount, born Abt. 1805; died Abt. 1830 in Montgomery County TN.


      147. Elizabeth5 Norfleet (Cordall4, Joseph3, John2, Thomas1 Northfleete) was born 20 August, 1774. She married William N. Blunt 24 November, 1790.
     
Children of Elizabeth Norfleet and William Blunt are:
  305 i.   Mary Wilkerson6 Blunt, born 07 September, 1791.
+ 306 ii.   Ann Gilliam Blunt, born 23 January, 1793.
  307 iii.   Sarah Norfleet Blunt, born 19 January, 1795; died 24 August, 1807.
  308 iv.   Louisa Rebecca Blunt, born 08 July, 1796.
  309 v.   Eliza Norfleet Blunt, born 14 April, 1798.
  310 vi.   John Norfleet Blunt, born 05 March, 1800.
  311 vii.   Martha Priscilla Blunt, born 05 March, 1802.
  312 viii.   William Cordall Blunt, born 22 July, 1804; died 17 November, 1807.


      151. John5 Norfleet (Joseph4, Joseph3, John2, Thomas1 Northfleete) was born 15 January, 1783 in Nansemond County VA. He married Polly Rawls 01 April, 1807 in Nansemond County VA.
     
Children of John Norfleet and Polly Rawls are:
  313 i.   Ann6 Norfleet, born 10 January, 1808. She married Jethro Sumner 08 June, 1824 in Nansemond County VA.
  314 ii.   Joseph Norfleet, born 24 January, 1810.
  315 iii.   Mary Ann Norfleet, born 25 April, 1812. She married Robert Rawls 22 April, 1830.
  316 iv.   Emaline Norfleet, born 05 March, 1814. She married Samuel Ethridge 10 September, 1833.
  317 v.   Jermiah Norfleet, born 08 April, 1816. He married Matilda Jane Darden 30 January, 1838 in Nansemond County VA.
  318 vi.   John Norfleet, born 29 December, 1817. He married Margaret Lee 06 May, 1841.
  319 vii.   James Nelson Norfleet, born 16 December, 1819.
  320 viii.   Margaret Susan Norfleet, born 27 August, 1822.
  321 ix.   Richard G. Norfleet, born 14 April, 1825.
  322 x.   Justin R. Norfleet, born 21 October, 1826.


      153. Christopher5 Norfleet (Christopher4, Christopher3, Christopher2, Thomas1 Northfleete) was born Abt. 1756 in Nansemond County VA, and died Abt. 1812 in Nansemond County VA. He married Clotilda James December 1786 in Gates County NC.
     
Children of Christopher Norfleet and Clotilda James are:
+ 323 i.   Nathaniel6 Norfleet, born Abt. 1790; died 20 May, 1851.
  324 ii.   Ann "Nancy" Norfleet, born Abt. 1810 in Nansemond County VA; died December 1873 in Nansemond County VA. She married David B. James July 1847.
+ 325 iii.   Christopher (Kit) Norfleet, born Abt. 1796.
  326 iv.   John Norfleet, born 1797 in Nansemond County VA; died 1852 in Nansemond County VA. He married Christian Parker.
+ 327 v.   Elisha Norfleet, born 15 November, 1800 in Nansemond County VA; died 25 December, 1869 in Nansemond County VA.
  328 vi.   Maria Louisa Norfleet, born 1804 in Nansemond County VA; died 1880 in Nansemond County VA. She married Whitmel Jones.
+ 329 vii.   Hardy Norfleet, born 1808 in Nansemond County VA; died 1891 in Nansemond County VA.
  330 viii.   Mary "Polly" Norfleet, born 1810; died 06 December, 1882. She married William Eley Brinkly.
  331 ix.   Clotilda Norfleet, born Abt. 1811; died Aft. 1850. She married (1) James Pearsen 29 January, 1831. She married (2) Jethro Milteer Bef. 1850.
  332 x.   Martha (Patsey) Norfleet, born 1812; died Aft. 1850 in Nansemond County VA. She married John Baker.


      154. Elisha5 Norfleet (Christopher4, Christopher3, Christopher2, Thomas1 Northfleete) was born Abt. 1760 in Nansemond County VA, and died 1805 in Nansemond County VA.
     
Child of Elisha Norfleet is:
+ 333 i.   Abraham6 Norfleet, born Abt. 1799 in Nansemond County VA; died Abt. 1843 in Nansemond County VA.


      158. Sally5 Lewelling (Rachael4 Norfleet, Edward3, Edward2, Thomas1 Northfleete) was born Abt. 1750, and died 15 September, 1819 in Montgomery County TN. She married General Richard Carney 1774.
     
Children of Sally Lewelling and General Carney are:
  334 i.   Mary Lewelling6 Carney, born Abt. 1776 in Halifax County NC; died Abt. 1852 in Montgomery County TN. She married Henry Gardner.
  335 ii.   Stephen Westcott Carney, born Abt. 1778 in Halifax County NC; died Abt. 1864 in Montgomery County TN. He married Winifred Harrell.
  336 iii.   Thomas Lewelling Carney, born Abt. 1780 in Halifax County NC. He married Sally Harrell.
  337 iv.   James Wright Carney, born Abt. 1781 in Halifax County NC. He married Sally Dawson in North Carolina.
+ 338 v.   Christopher Norfleet Carney, born 15 August, 1782 in Halifax County NC; died February 1862 in Montgomery County TN.
  339 vi.   Elizabeth Norfleet Carney, born Abt. 1784 in Halifax County NC; died 1858 in Montgomery County TN. She married William Neblett in Montgomery County TN.
  340 vii.   Ann Wright Carney, born 28 November, 1786 in Halifax County NC; died 16 February, 1822 in Montgomery County TN. She married Henry Northington.
  341 viii.   Charlette Slaughter Carney, born 1788 in Halifax County NC; died Abt. 1845 in Montgomery County TN. She married David Northington.


      160. Nathaniel5 Norfleet (Thomas4, Edward3, Edward2, Thomas1 Northfleete) was born 25 June, 1760 in Nansemond County VA, and died 12 April, 1836 in Person County NC. He married Priscilla Milner 23 January, 1800 in Louisburg, Franklin County NC, daughter of Pate Milner and Jacobina Wilson.

Notes for Nathaniel Norfleet:

NATHANIEL NORFLEET (1760-1836)

Nathaniel was born in Nansemond County, Virginia in 1760. He was the son of Thomas Norfleet and Janetta Wilson. Thomas was a Tobacco Inspector (a lucrative and much sought after position) at the town of Suffolk in Nansemond County. He also was a member of the Anglican Vestry for the Upper Parish. Nathaniel's mother, Janetta, was the daughter of John Wilson, a prosperous Scottish merchant from the County of Ayr in the Scottish Lowlands.

REVOLUTIONARY WAR SERVICE OF NATHANIEL NORFLEET

In 1832, when an old man, he applied for a Revolutionary War Pension. Nathaniel claimed that, in 1776, he was elected a Cornet in the Nansemond County Militia and remained on active duty, or at least available for active duty, until the end of the War. He indicated that he took part in several harassing actions conducted against British troops in and about the Virginia Tidewater area. Unfortunately, his application was denied on technical grounds. Nathaniel made a resubmission, which corrected most of the deficiencies found in his first application, but he died before any action was taken by the Government. Based on my review of the entire Government file and knowledge of the local history during that period, I personally believe his statements to be true.

Even though I believe Nathaniel's pension application, I am still amazed that he supported the Whig cause. His background is such that I would have expected him to be a Tory (Loyalist). There are two main reasons for this:

1. Nathaniel's father, Thomas, was a vestryman and a royal tobacco inspector. Both occupations would be eliminated in the event of a successful war of independence. Thus the socio-economic status of his family could be adversely affected if the Whig cause prevailed.

2. Nathaniel's maternal grandfather, John Wilson, belonged to one of the most hated groups of people in Colonial Virginia; he was a Scottish factor representing a Glasgow merchant house. A successful revolution could have meant the financial destruction of his mother's family!

After the Revolution, in April 1784, Nathaniel was chosen as a vestryman for the Upper parish of Nansemond County. In November 1785 he was appointed an ensign in the Nansemond County Militia. About this same time, he went into the "coasting trade" and, in 1789, went to Scotland to serve in the merchant house of his mother's family; he remained there until 1797. In that year he returned to the United States and settled in Person County, North Carolina. In North Carolina he became both a farmer and a prosperous merchant. His general store was located at Bushy Fork, a few miles southwest of the Person County Seat, Roxboro. In 1800, he married Priscilla Milner (1780-1835); they were the parents of ten children.

RELIGION OF NATHANIEL NORFLEET

In the early part of his life, Nathaniel, like his father, was a member of the Church of England. Shortly after the end of the Revolutionary War, in 1784, Nathaniel was elected a member of the Vestry for the Upper Parish of Nansemond County. However, by this time, Vestry membership was of far less importance than it had been under the King. The Anglican Church was in the process of being "disestablished" and was nearing a state of almost total collapse. The Church of England had been mostly staffed by clergy from England who were dedicated Tories, thus, the Church became almost totally identified with the failed Loyalist cause.

After moving to North Carolina, Nathaniel became an active member of Wheeley's Primitive Baptist Church. In 1816, he donated the five acres of land on which the church meeting house was located.

STEPHEN PLEASANT - FRIEND OF NATHANIEL NORFLEET

In 1828, Stephen Pleasant, a very noted Baptist Minister of the day, became the Pastor of Wheeley's Church. He and Nathaniel became very good friends. In 1832, Pleasant withdrew from the Primitive Baptist Church over issues involving the prohibition of foreign missions and the Doctrine of Predestination. Pleasant took a position similar to that of Elder Reuben Ross of Middle Tennessee and supported the concept of foreign missions. Accordingly, in September 1832, Reverend Pleasant formed a new congregation and initially held meetings at Norfleet's Schoolhouse (owned by Nathaniel Norfleet). This group became the nucleus of the Clement Baptist Church. In 1836, shortly before his death, Nathaniel gave three acres of land to the Clement Church because of the:

" … love and affection which he hath for Stephen Pleasant."

A church building was soon erected on this property which served the congregation until 1885.

GENEALOGICAL DATA

Most of the genealogical data concerning Nathaniel Norfleet and his immediate family was obrtained from the Norfleet-Willson Bible record published in the "Tulsa Annuals" (Tulsa OK), Volume III, Number 2 (May 1968), pages 51-54.

     
Children of Nathaniel Norfleet and Priscilla Milner are:
+ 342 i.   Sophia6 Norfleet, born 10 November, 1800 in Person County NC; died 02 June, 1856 in Marshall County MS.
+ 343 ii.   Jacobina Norfleet, born 10 February, 1802 in Person County NC; died 23 July, 1858.
+ 344 iii.   James Stevenson Norfleet, born 27 May, 1804 in Person County NC; died 01 July, 1842 in De Soto County MS.
+ 345 iv.   Edward Wilson Norfleet, born 17 October, 1805 in Person County NC; died 07 September, 1878 in MS.
+ 346 v.   Doctor Thomas Milner Norfleet, born 22 August, 1807 in Person County NC; died 11 September, 1835 in Rutherford County TN.
+ 347 vi.   Marmaduke Norfleet, born 29 January, 1809 in Person County NC; died 03 December, 1838 in Caswell County NC.
+ 348 vii.   Robert R. Norfleet, born 12 January, 1812 in Person County NC; died 15 August, 1865 in Marshall County MS.
  349 viii.   Albert Allen Norfleet, born 26 July, 1814 in Person County NC; died 01 April, 1846 in Hancock County MS. He married Rebecca D. Daniel 03 September, 1836 in Person County NC.
+ 350 ix.   John Medicus Norfleet, born 17 March, 1816; died 1844.
  351 x.   Nathaniel Norfleet, born 21 July, 1818 in Person County NC; died 15 September, 1844 in Mississippi.


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