Joseph Norris signed to the Oath of Fidelity and Support on April 17, 1779 before The Worshipful Joseph Chaplin, a Magistrate for Washington County, Maryland in accordance to the Act of Maryland Assembly of February 5, 1777. There is a DAR Record of Service naming him a Patriot. He is Ancestor #: A084418. The Sons of the American Revolution also has a Patriot file for him. Joseph married Mary Moody sometime around 1750. Their twelve children: Elizabeth, Eleanor, John, William, Ruha, Mary…