Birth Date
Richard's exact birth date is not known; however, two events bound the range of dates during which Richard Norman could have been born:
1. The earliest date, 03 Feb 1743/4: Richard Norman's mother, Elizabeth Bedon, had a sister, Ann Bedon, who married George Barnett. In George's will, dated 02 Feb 1743/4, he bequeaths a portion of his estate "unto my Beloved Brother in Law John Norman's Children Named John and Sarah Norman". However, he does NOT mention Richard. Thus, we infer that Richard wasn't born until 03 Feb 1743/4 or later.
2. The latest date, 23 Sep 1747: Richard and his brother, John, sold land to their cousin, William Norman, on 23 Sep 1768. According to English Common Law (which was applicable in Colonial America), a man must have reached the age of majority (21) to legally sell land. Therefore, Richard must have been born on or before 23 Sep 1747.
∼DNA results
Two patrilineal descendants (i.e., descendants along an all-male line, who had thus inherited Richard's Y chromosome) were tested using Family Tree DNA's Big Y-700 test. The results revealed they shared a newly discovered "single nucleotide polymorphism" (or SNP) named I-FT241882 (see https://discover.familytreedna.com/y-dna/I-FT241882/story). FTDNA estimates this SNP dates to approximately 1778 A.D. The two men who were tested each descend from two different sons of Richard (namely, James Mitchell Norman and Samuel Gideon Norman). That establishes the fact that SNP I-FT241882 first appeared no later than with Richard, but possibly 1 or 2 generations earlier (with father John or grandfather Moses), but more testing is needed to find out.
Bottom line: all patrilineal descendants of Richard will test positive for I-FT241882.
Richard's exact birth date is not known; however, two events bound the range of dates during which Richard Norman could have been born:
1. The earliest date, 03 Feb 1743/4: Richard Norman's mother, Elizabeth Bedon, had a sister, Ann Bedon, who married George Barnett. In George's will, dated 02 Feb 1743/4, he bequeaths a portion of his estate "unto my Beloved Brother in Law John Norman's Children Named John and Sarah Norman". However, he does NOT mention Richard. Thus, we infer that Richard wasn't born until 03 Feb 1743/4 or later.
2. The latest date, 23 Sep 1747: Richard and his brother, John, sold land to their cousin, William Norman, on 23 Sep 1768. According to English Common Law (which was applicable in Colonial America), a man must have reached the age of majority (21) to legally sell land. Therefore, Richard must have been born on or before 23 Sep 1747.
∼DNA results
Two patrilineal descendants (i.e., descendants along an all-male line, who had thus inherited Richard's Y chromosome) were tested using Family Tree DNA's Big Y-700 test. The results revealed they shared a newly discovered "single nucleotide polymorphism" (or SNP) named I-FT241882 (see https://discover.familytreedna.com/y-dna/I-FT241882/story). FTDNA estimates this SNP dates to approximately 1778 A.D. The two men who were tested each descend from two different sons of Richard (namely, James Mitchell Norman and Samuel Gideon Norman). That establishes the fact that SNP I-FT241882 first appeared no later than with Richard, but possibly 1 or 2 generations earlier (with father John or grandfather Moses), but more testing is needed to find out.
Bottom line: all patrilineal descendants of Richard will test positive for I-FT241882.
Birth Date
Richard's exact birth date is not known; however, two events bound the range of dates during which Richard Norman could have been born:
1. The earliest date, 03 Feb 1743/4: Richard Norman's mother, Elizabeth Bedon, had a sister, Ann Bedon, who married George Barnett. In George's will, dated 02 Feb 1743/4, he bequeaths a portion of his estate "unto my Beloved Brother in Law John Norman's Children Named John and Sarah Norman". However, he does NOT mention Richard. Thus, we infer that Richard wasn't born until 03 Feb 1743/4 or later.
2. The latest date, 23 Sep 1747: Richard and his brother, John, sold land to their cousin, William Norman, on 23 Sep 1768. According to English Common Law (which was applicable in Colonial America), a man must have reached the age of majority (21) to legally sell land. Therefore, Richard must have been born on or before 23 Sep 1747.
∼DNA results
Two patrilineal descendants (i.e., descendants along an all-male line, who had thus inherited Richard's Y chromosome) were tested using Family Tree DNA's Big Y-700 test. The results revealed they shared a newly discovered "single nucleotide polymorphism" (or SNP) named I-FT241882 (see https://discover.familytreedna.com/y-dna/I-FT241882/story). FTDNA estimates this SNP dates to approximately 1778 A.D. The two men who were tested each descend from two different sons of Richard (namely, James Mitchell Norman and Samuel Gideon Norman). That establishes the fact that SNP I-FT241882 first appeared no later than with Richard, but possibly 1 or 2 generations earlier (with father John or grandfather Moses), but more testing is needed to find out.
Bottom line: all patrilineal descendants of Richard will test positive for I-FT241882.
Richard's exact birth date is not known; however, two events bound the range of dates during which Richard Norman could have been born:
1. The earliest date, 03 Feb 1743/4: Richard Norman's mother, Elizabeth Bedon, had a sister, Ann Bedon, who married George Barnett. In George's will, dated 02 Feb 1743/4, he bequeaths a portion of his estate "unto my Beloved Brother in Law John Norman's Children Named John and Sarah Norman". However, he does NOT mention Richard. Thus, we infer that Richard wasn't born until 03 Feb 1743/4 or later.
2. The latest date, 23 Sep 1747: Richard and his brother, John, sold land to their cousin, William Norman, on 23 Sep 1768. According to English Common Law (which was applicable in Colonial America), a man must have reached the age of majority (21) to legally sell land. Therefore, Richard must have been born on or before 23 Sep 1747.
∼DNA results
Two patrilineal descendants (i.e., descendants along an all-male line, who had thus inherited Richard's Y chromosome) were tested using Family Tree DNA's Big Y-700 test. The results revealed they shared a newly discovered "single nucleotide polymorphism" (or SNP) named I-FT241882 (see https://discover.familytreedna.com/y-dna/I-FT241882/story). FTDNA estimates this SNP dates to approximately 1778 A.D. The two men who were tested each descend from two different sons of Richard (namely, James Mitchell Norman and Samuel Gideon Norman). That establishes the fact that SNP I-FT241882 first appeared no later than with Richard, but possibly 1 or 2 generations earlier (with father John or grandfather Moses), but more testing is needed to find out.
Bottom line: all patrilineal descendants of Richard will test positive for I-FT241882.
Gravesite Details
Early histories of the original Midway Church settler's graves were said to have been flooded. The cemetery was moved to higher ground.
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