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Mrs. Nancy Norwood was George Stockton's 2nd wife, late in his life.

Phillip Norwood - dated Mar 5, 1807
Wife, Nancy Norwood
Son James Norwood
Dau., Elizabeth, wife of James Hood

Exec: Nancy Norwood & James Hood
Wit: Patrick Allison, James Farris, Peter Cammerca

Nancy Stockton - will dated 3 August 1826
Grand-daughter: Amanda Norwood, dau of James Stockton
Grand-daughter: Nancy Norwood, daughter of James Stockton
Grand-daaughter: Elizabeth Norwood, daughter of James Stockton
Daughter: Betsy (Elizabeth), daughter of Phillip Norwood and wife of James Hood
Grand-daughter: Rosannah Hood

Executor: James Hood
Witness: William P. Fleming, John Cammeres

I am searching for Philip Norwood, my gggg grandfather, of Fleming County, Ky with the
hope of connecting him to his immigrant Norwood ancestor.
He was born in 1755 and died in April of 1807.
He was married to Nancy and they had two children, James Norwood who married Sarah and
Elizabeth Norwood who married James Hood

Will of Nancy (Norwood) Stockton; wd 3 AUG 1826, wp 4 DEC 1826:
Childre n James, Betsey Hood (my daughter);
grandchildren Amanda, Nancy, Eliza Norwood, daus of son , James;
Rosanna Norwood, father not specified;
James Hood, s-i-l; Executor, James Hood;
Wit . William P. Fleming, John Commerret
(William P. Fleming is s/o Col. John & Lucy Pettit Fleming)

Unfortunately my brick wall is there in Fleming County with both the Hood and Norwood families. What I know is: Phillip Norwood and wife Nancy (maiden name just might be Hood) had two children that my search group can find. They were James Norwood and Elizabeth. Now Elizabeth married one James Hood in Berkeley Co, VA abt 1796. James Norwood married Sarah Wilson in same place abt the same time. James and Sarah Norwood had many children including one Eliza who Married one James R. Hood in Fleming Co about 1839. This James was born Ohio. Many in my group think this James R to be son of old James Hood/Elizabeth Norwood--I do not. James Norwood is shown in wills as JR, two of his children show in the bible of 'old James Hood' with middle names of Hood! From this I assume that perhaps Nancy Norwood passed her maiden name down to her son James and to two grandchildren, but I cant prove it! Brick Wall!

Fleming County, located in Northeastern Kentucky, was formed of land carved out of Mason County in 1798. It was the 26th county of the 120 counties in Kentucky to be formed. It was named for Colonel John Fleming, a native of Virginia who had settled at Strode's Station in Clark County in 1787.

In the early days of settling Kentucky, there were two forts located in Fleming County in addition to Fleming Station. Stockton Station, lead by Major George Stockton, was located near the nothern edge of where Flemingsburg now stands. Stockton was also a native of Virginia and he was a friend of Fleming's.

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http://www.pbramel.com/roots/fleming.htm Fleming County, Ky
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Flemingsburg, the seat of Fleming county, is located on KY 32, KY 11, and KY 57. It was founded by George P. Stockton in 1796 and named for his half-brother Colonel John Fleming. The Fleming Court House post office opened in 1801. The population in 1990 was 3,071.

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http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-flemingsburg.html Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer
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