Marmaduke Norfleet

Marmaduke Norfleet (1700 – June 28, 1774) was a plantation owner, justice of the peace, and state legislator in North Carolina. He served in the General Assembly of North Carolina during the colonial period.

Early life Marmaduke Norfleet was born in 1700 in Nansemond County, Virginia, now Perquimons County, North Carolina. He was the son of Mary (née Marmaduke) and Thomas Norfleet Jr., a landowner in Nansemond County, Virginia.

Career Norfleet acquired large estates in Perquimons County and Northampton County. He was a well-known planter and slave owner in eastern North Carolina.

He represented Perquimans County in North Carolina's General Assembly from 1731 to 1742.

Personal life Norfleet married Elizabeth "Eliza" Gordon in 1720. His estate was worth more than $109,400 ($ in 2022 money).