Individual Details
Rudolphus Norris
(1735 - Feb 1814)
My e-mail friend and cousin Jackie Higdon (jhigdon@bellsouth.net) adds to this:
Do you have access to "The Centenary of Catholicity in Kentucky" by Webb, pub.1884? He questions some of the notes in Rt. Rev. Martin John Spalding's Sketches; nothing major perhaps a yr. difference in when
different pioneers entered the state - and their age in some cases. As he said those interviewed by Spalding were later on in years, frail memories in some cases.
I'm sure this has not been reprinted recently, as I collect early KY books bought a first edition many years ago. Larry Dean, Legacy Bks., 3019 Kaye Lawn Dr., Louisville, KY 40220; ph. # 502-499-9563; had several copies a few years ago. "The Centenary of Catholicity in Kentucky, by Hon. Ben. J. Webb, publ. Charles A. Rogers, Louisville, KY;
1884; 594 pg. including index.
He notes on pg. 27 of the Pottinger's Cr. settlement: In the yr. 1785, a league of 60 families was formed in MD, all Catholics, and mostly residents of St. Mary's county each of who was pledged to emigrate to KY within a specified time. (footnote on this page; The United States Catholic Miscellany of Wednesday, Dec 1st, 1824, mentions the fact that about twenty Catholic families reached KY in the year 1785.) pg. 28 principal among them was Basil Hayden; other families listed Philip Lee, William Bald, Bernard Cissell, Charles Payne, Wm. Brewer, Leonard Johnson, Henry McAtee, Joseph Clark, Stephen Elliott, James Mollihorne (surname has been spelled Mollahorne/Mollohorn), Henry Norris, Ignatius Cissell, Ignatius Byrne, Randal Hagan, Ignatius Hagan, Jeremiah Brown, Robert Cissell, Ignatius Bowles., Hezekiah Luckett, Stanislaus Melton, Thomas Bowlin, John Baptist Dant, Philip Miles, Harry Hill, John Hutchins, Isaac Thawles, John Spalding, Willim Mahony, Henry Lucas, William Bowles, John Bowles, James Queen, Bernard Nally, James Stevens, Ignatius French, Washington Boone, Francis Bryan, Jeremiah Wathen, Thomas Mudd, Raphael R. Mudd, Walter Burch, Philip Mattingly, Joseph Spalding, James Dant, Joseph Dant, Urban Speaks, Joseph Edelen, Joseph Howe, Joseph Mills, Harry Miles, Monica Hagan, Rodolphus Norris, Francis Peak.
pg. 30 states; Ignatius Cissell was accompanied to KY by his four sons, Rody, Ignatius, Joseph and James. The entire family was conspicuous for its sterling worth and its strong adherence to Catholic truth.
Not all information verified and/or documented. Not all are my direct line (only those denoted by *). Please use this as a guide and contact the source for more information. I am actively making updates and corrections and reposting the information. With
An extract from Thomas Stobie's GEDCOM created 10 Mar 2009. Thomas can be contacted at stobie@sprynet.com.
Do you have access to "The Centenary of Catholicity in Kentucky" by Webb, pub.1884? He questions some of the notes in Rt. Rev. Martin John Spalding's Sketches; nothing major perhaps a yr. difference in when
different pioneers entered the state - and their age in some cases. As he said those interviewed by Spalding were later on in years, frail memories in some cases.
I'm sure this has not been reprinted recently, as I collect early KY books bought a first edition many years ago. Larry Dean, Legacy Bks., 3019 Kaye Lawn Dr., Louisville, KY 40220; ph. # 502-499-9563; had several copies a few years ago. "The Centenary of Catholicity in Kentucky, by Hon. Ben. J. Webb, publ. Charles A. Rogers, Louisville, KY;
1884; 594 pg. including index.
He notes on pg. 27 of the Pottinger's Cr. settlement: In the yr. 1785, a league of 60 families was formed in MD, all Catholics, and mostly residents of St. Mary's county each of who was pledged to emigrate to KY within a specified time. (footnote on this page; The United States Catholic Miscellany of Wednesday, Dec 1st, 1824, mentions the fact that about twenty Catholic families reached KY in the year 1785.) pg. 28 principal among them was Basil Hayden; other families listed Philip Lee, William Bald, Bernard Cissell, Charles Payne, Wm. Brewer, Leonard Johnson, Henry McAtee, Joseph Clark, Stephen Elliott, James Mollihorne (surname has been spelled Mollahorne/Mollohorn), Henry Norris, Ignatius Cissell, Ignatius Byrne, Randal Hagan, Ignatius Hagan, Jeremiah Brown, Robert Cissell, Ignatius Bowles., Hezekiah Luckett, Stanislaus Melton, Thomas Bowlin, John Baptist Dant, Philip Miles, Harry Hill, John Hutchins, Isaac Thawles, John Spalding, Willim Mahony, Henry Lucas, William Bowles, John Bowles, James Queen, Bernard Nally, James Stevens, Ignatius French, Washington Boone, Francis Bryan, Jeremiah Wathen, Thomas Mudd, Raphael R. Mudd, Walter Burch, Philip Mattingly, Joseph Spalding, James Dant, Joseph Dant, Urban Speaks, Joseph Edelen, Joseph Howe, Joseph Mills, Harry Miles, Monica Hagan, Rodolphus Norris, Francis Peak.
pg. 30 states; Ignatius Cissell was accompanied to KY by his four sons, Rody, Ignatius, Joseph and James. The entire family was conspicuous for its sterling worth and its strong adherence to Catholic truth.
Not all information verified and/or documented. Not all are my direct line (only those denoted by *). Please use this as a guide and contact the source for more information. I am actively making updates and corrections and reposting the information. With
An extract from Thomas Stobie's GEDCOM created 10 Mar 2009. Thomas can be contacted at stobie@sprynet.com.
Events
| Birth | 1735 | Smc, Md |  | ||
| Marriage | 1765 | | |||
| Marriage | 1765 | Dorothy Ann Gent | |||
| Death | Feb 1814 | Nelson Co, Ky | | ||
| Death | Ky |
Families
| Spouse | Dorothy Ann Gent ( - 1814) |
| Child | Bibiana Norris ( - 1817) |
| Child | Mary Ann Norris (1768 - 1841) |
| Child | Thomas Norris (1773 - 1814) |
| Child | William Norris (1774 - 1814) |
| Child | Ann Norris (1783 - 1841) |
| Child | Susannah Norris ( - 1814) |
| Child | Jane Norris ( - 1814) |
| Child | Wilfred Norris ( - 1814) |
| Child | Enoch Norris ( - 1814) |
| Child | Richard D Norris (1765 - 1835) |
| Child | Rebecca Norris (1778 - ) |
| Father | Thomas Norris (1697 - 1761) |
| Mother | Jane Greenwell (1698 - 1787) |
| Sibling | Ignatius Norris (1730 - 1793) |
| Sibling | John Baptist Norris (1719 - 1762) |
| Sibling | Clement Norris (1721 - 1763) |
| Sibling | Thomas Norris (1728 - 1782) |
| Sibling | Priscilla Norris (1730 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Norris (1737 - ) |
| Sibling | Monica Norris (1739 - 1812) |
| Sibling | Susan Norris (1740 - ) |
| Sibling | Henrietta Norris (1741 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Alexander, Melissa Thompson, Rootsweb GEDCOM (ma.da@gte.net or mada@atcalexanderthompson.com).
2. Alexander, Melissa Thompson, Rootsweb GEDCOM (ma.da@gte.net or mada@atcalexanderthompson.com).
3. Alexander, Melissa Thompson, Rootsweb GEDCOM (ma.da@gte.net or mada@atcalexanderthompson.com).