Brief Life History of Martha
Martha Harler was born about 1723, in Chowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America. She married Thomas Norcom IV on 24 August 1744, in Chowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died after 1745, in Perquimans, North Carolina, British Colonial America.
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Sources (8)
- Martha Norcom, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- May 1748 Will of Thomas Norcom, Probated Oct 1748. In same File with his Father's (Thomas Norcom 1744) and Grandfather's (Thomas Norcom 1707) Will's.
- Martha Hasler, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
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World Events (1)
1729 · Becomes a Royal Colony
July 25, 1729, North Carolina became a royal colony, when the colony was sold to King George II.
Name Meaning
English (Somerset): possibly an occupational name for a flax worker, from an agent noun formed with harl, an obsolete word for a filament of hair, flax, or hemp, + the suffix -er.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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