Joseph Norcutt1

HAIRSTON.org ID#8865, b. about 1797, d. about 1842
Birth*Joseph Norcutt was born about 1797.2 
Marriage*He married Sarah "Sally" M. Hairston, daughter of (surname unknown) HAIRSTON and Susanna HAIRSTON, on 26 June 1816 in Pittsylvania, Virginia. The Marriage Bonds Register list Sarah M. Hairston and Joseph Norcutt with bondsman David Moore, Sarah's uncle. The father of Joseph is Daniel Norcutt. - Pittsylvania Marriage Bonds 1816. FSL #4093099 image 129, FSL #7741063, image 118.1 
Census 1820*Joseph Norcutt appeared on the census of 1820 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, Joseph Norcut: Males under 10 1, 16-25 1, Females 16-25.2 
Tax Rolls*1824 - Joseph Norcutt paid personal property taxes in Pittsylvania County - FSL #8151590 image 27. 
DeedOn 9 July 1824, Coleman Barber and his wife Anna, sell various items to Joseph Norcutt to settle their debt to David Moore. - Pittsylvania Deed Book 27, page 162-163. FSL #7646015 F/T 93-94. 
DeedOn 12 September 1824, Henry Jacobs and his wife Frances sells 2 mares, 2 cows, 6 sheep, 3 feather beds and furniture to Joseph Norcutt to settle a debt to David Moore. - Pittsylvania Deed Book 27, page 187. FSL #7646015 F/T 106-107. 
Deed*On 17 April 1826, Joseph Norcutt and his wife Sally sold 250 acres to David Moore. - Pittsylvania Deed Book 28 page 76. FSL #7646015 image 597 & F/T image 50.
Census 1830*He appeared on the census of 1830 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, Joseph Norcut: Males 10-14 1, 30-39 1, Females 5-9 1, 30-39 1.3 
Census 1840*He appeared on the census of 1840 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, Joseph Norcut, Males: 10-14 1, 40-49 1, Femlaes 15-19 1, 40-49 1.4 
Tax Rolls1840 - Joseph Norcutt pays taxes in Pittsylvania - FSL #8151591 image F/T 537. 
Tax Rolls1841 - Joseph Norcutt pays taxes in Pittsylvania for 2 White tithes, 1 Slave over 12 and 2 horses. - FSL #8151591 image 570. 
Death*He died about 1842. He is not listed in Pittsylvania tax records after 1841 and he does not appear on the 1850 census with his wife Sarah. Both his children start paying taxes in the following years.5 

Family

Sarah "Sally" M. Hairston b. a 1800
Children
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S3077] Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQ6-6JZ : accessed 13 September 2015), William Turnbull and Ruth Hairston, 07 Nov 1792; citing Franklin County, Virginia, reference p98; FHL microfilm 31,523.
  2. [S1820] 1820 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  3. [S1830] 1830 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  4. [S1840] 1840 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  5. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited21 Nov 2025