Mary (Polly) Norton
(3/3/1797 - 5/12/1869)
(Mary3, William2, Mercer Norton1)
(Wife of John3, John2, Robert1)

BIRTH: 3 March 1797, South Carolina
DEATH: 12 May 1869, Tippah Co., MS
CENSUS: 1850, Tippah Co., MS
                 1860, Tippah Co., MS
BURIAL: DATE UNKNOWN, Pogue Cemetery, Tippah Co., MS

Father: William Norton
Mother: Easter (Esther, Hesther) James

Husband: John POLLOCK
MARRIAGE: circa 1820-21

             John and Mary's Children:
                        1. Mary POLLOCK
                        2. Isaac James POLLOCK
                        3. Benjamin POLLOCK
                        4. William POLLOCK
                        5. Robert POLLOCK
                        6. Andrew POLLOCK

Mary (Polly) Norton's parents were William Daniel Norton (circa 1783? - 3/17/1857) and Ester (Hester) James (circa 1777 - 4/9/1857). Earlier, there was one source that gave her as the daughter of Isaac James and Sarah Norton. Now it is known that Isaac James Norton was Polly's younger brother. On the 1850 and 1860 census it is said she was born in South Carolina. Mary is listed as being born March 3, 1797; date of death as May 12, 1869. She is buried in Pogue Cemetery, Tippah Co., MS.

William Norton, Polly's father was born in North Carolina, the date is unproven since the date given on the census would make him only 14 when Polly was born. He died in Tippah County, MS and is buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Tippah Co., MS.   Easter (Esther, Hesther) married William with the consent of Isaac and Dority James, they were either her parents or were close relatives. She was also born in North Carolina. She died less than a month after William and is also buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery.

There were in all probability 10 siblings, only three were living at the time of William's death which were Polly, Martha Jane and John Warren Norton.

Sources:

Barron, John Calvin. "Descendants of Robert Pollock
Personal Communication with Iona Pollock
Alex R. Orr, Jr. supplied the source from author Mildred Dulaney, "The Descendants of Mercer (Messer) Norton, 1750?-1800?, and his wife, Martha." 1984, page 399-400.

Supporting Legal Documents

Petition of Messer King Norton

Petition of John Pollock and James M. Spight

Mary Norton Pollock's Headstone
Pogue Cemetery, Tippah Co., MS

Headstone

Pogue Cemetery, Tippah Co., MS