Person:Peter Norton (7)

Name	Peter Norton
Gender	Male
Birth`^?`	9 Sep 1718	Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage	Abt 1740	to Sarah Bassett
Will^[1]	12 Jul 1791
Military^[1]		Dukes, Massachusetts, United States"Major of the county militia"
Occupation^[1]		Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States"sheriff for many years"
Residence^[1]		Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Death^[1]	13 Feb 1792	Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Probate^[1]	17 Apr 1792
Religion^[1]		Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States"Deacon of Baptist Church from its establishment"

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 Norton, Peter (421), in Banks, Charles Edward. The history of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts. (Boston: G H Dean, 1911)
Vol III p.357-374.

"421. PETER NORTON, (Ebenezer,3 Joseph,2 Nicholas1), b. Sept. 1718; res. E. (Major's Cove, Farm Neck). He was a prominent, public-spirited man, a leader in the political and social life of the county; sheriff for many years, deacon of the Baptist Church from its establishment and Major of the county militia. The house he lived in still stands and is shown in Vol. II, p. 40, Annals of Oak Bluffs. He m. Sarah Bassett (50) abt. 1740, who was b. 19 Mch. 1720 and d. 8 Sept. 1804. He d. 13 Feb. 1792 and his will dated 12 July 1791 Was pro. 17 Apr. 1792." See online transcription of portion of this book: http://history.vineyard.net/nortonj.htm