TFM, Vol. II by William M. Clements: (sic) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PENNSYLVANIA RECORDS Among the office holders in the three original counties of Pennsylvania were the following: Cornelius Turner, justice of the peace in Sussex Co., in 1767. Robert Turner, one of the five provincial governors held office from 9 February, 1688, to 18 December, 1888. He was also a member of the Governor's Council from 1693 to 1700. He was appointed by William Penn. He was Recorder General from 5 May, 1686 to 4 March, 1690, and in 1686 was Deputy Surveyor. Joseph Turner was a member of the Governor's Coun- cil from 1747 to 1776. He died in 1783. LEMUEL TURNER OF MAINE Lemuel Turner, baptized 2d church, Scituate, Mass., August 14, 1720, published, Scituate, September 29, 1750 to Hannah Buck, daughter of Deacon Israel and Mary (Merritt) Buck of Hanover, is doubtless identical with the Lemuel Turner who married in Durham, Me., January 16, 1755, Abigail Starbird. Mary (Merritt) Buck died in 1755 and in the settlement of her estate mention is made of "the legal representatives of daughter Hannah deceased." Lemuel disappears from Massachusetts records after his first marriage in 1750, although on old Genealogy, pub- lished many years ago and sadly deficient in detail, gives to him and his wife Hannah Buck, a daughter Hannah, who is supposed to be the Hannah Turner, who married in Augusta, November 21, 1771, David Wall. There were Walls, also from Plymouth Co., in the new settlements along the Kennebec river about the time the Turners came to that section. Lemuel Turner was the first treasurer of the "District of Harpswell" set off from Yarmouth in 1758. DUrham and Freeport were originally included also in North Yarmouth. Plymouth Co. Probate 21-177. Lemuel Turner of Harpswell Co., Cumberland, yeoman, appointed this day administrator of estate of his father, Issac Turner, late of Hanover, deceased, September 9, 1779. The Maine Census, enumeration of 1790, says, "Lem- uel Turner of Freeport, three miles, including head of the family over 16; four females, including head of the family over sixteen." Lemuel and his wife were both living in 1804. It had been no little trouble to corroborate this Census report, as in North Yarmouth Melzar Turner set- tled and his children married there. 1. Starbird, bord 1775-6, married (1) November 1775, Olive Davis; married (2) 1828 - - - - - Blackwell, died Rome, 1838. 2. Desire, born OCtober 22, 1758, married November 28, 1776, Stephen Weston, res., Durham, Freeport. 3. Isaac, born - - - - -. married 1788, Molley Hans- com. (He settled in Durham). 4. Ezekiel, born - - - - , married January 12, 1792, Joanna Roberts. He was drowned at sea at the age of 55 years. 5. Abigail, born 1772, married 1793, John Hatch. 6. Elisha, born - - - - -, married August 6, 1795, Rachel Bray. 7. Lydia, born - - - - -, married August 20, 1776, Benjamin Vining. 8. Lucy, born - - - - -, married June 22, 1786, Paul Morse. Starbird, the eldest son, served at various times in the Revolutionary War. In 1790 he was living in Newfield according the the census (Washington Plantation) and his family was "one male, one male under sixteen, and four females." The records of Newfield, and of surrounding towns (N.H. as well) afford no clue regarding him, but in 1804 his name appears on the town record of Rome, and for many years he took an important part in the business of the town. On those records is this data "Starbird Turner and Olive Turner, Inhabitants of the town of Rome, June 1804. Married November, 1775, and have issue as follows 1. Avis, born at Durham, N.H., March 22, 1783. 2. Sarah, born at Newfield, May 15, 1785. 3. Lemuel, born at Newfirld, May 25, 1787. 4. Betsey, born at Newfield, June 1789. 5. Asa, born at Wakefield, October 16, 1791. 6. Daniel, born at Newfield, January 15, 1793. 7. Abigail, born at Newfield, May 1, 1795. There may have been other children born previous to 1783, as a daughter Eliza is not enumerated with the fore- going, unless she can be identical with Betsey. She is buried at Rome in the same enclosure as her father. He has no stone to mark his grave, but hers, tells us she died July 17, 1838, aged 50 years. Descendants say that Starbird Turner's wife was Olive Davcis. He married (2) 1828 - - - - - Blackwell. He died in 1838. His sons, Lemuel, Asa and David, all settled in Rome. VIRGINIA WILLS Following are two recently discovered Turner wills on record in Campbell and Bedford Co., Virginia: Turner, John Campbell Co., Va. Will filed February 4, 1796. s. Caleb sister Sallu d Betsey Owen and her three children. Turner, RIchard Bedford Co., Va. Will filed June 27, 1769. s. James s. Jesse d. Ann d. Prudence d. Mary Leftwich BENEDICT ARNOLD'S WIFE Benedict Arnold, second son of Benedict and Damaris (Stukeley) Arnold, was born in Newport, R.I., in 1641. He was an assistant to the governor from 1690 to 1695 and a representative to the general court in 1609. He died July 1727. He married, first, Mary Turner, daughter of John Turner, March 9, 1671. He married, second, Sarah Mumford. Benedict Arnold, son of Benedict and Mary Turner Arnold, settled in Norwich, Conn. He married November 8, 1733, Hannah (Waterman) King, widow of Abs. 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Steve, Thank ye much sir...looks like it'll make some interesting reading!!! Teresa, "Who's still looking for Old George Turner"

Steve, you're a jewel! Dorothy

Wonderful! Thank you, Steve! Eric T. MacKnight ericmack@istar.ca

I will abstract a few pages per day to the list. I have had so very many request for look-ups, and this volume is not indexed, and as you will see it jumps about a great deal. I hope it will help some of our cousins. One note about sources. If sources were noted I will include that data as well. Remember folk, I did not write this nor am I taking any credit for materials. Just use it as you would any other materials without documentation. My kindest regards, Steve Turner Family Magizine: Vol. I (sic): January 1916 by William M. Clements THE FAMILY OF TURNER An ancient house of Norman-French origin, the Turn- ers appear in England at the time of the Conquest. In the thirty-five different branches of the British family there are as many varied coats-of-arms. The distinguishing feature of a majority of these is the mill rind in which the center of the millstone is set, indicating that the early Turners were millwrights or millers. In America perhaps the earliest arrival was Humphrey Turner, who settled in Plymouth, Mass., in 1628. He became prominent in Scituate and conducted a tan- nery there as early as 1636. The Turners became a numerous family in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and in Maine. During King Phillip's War, Captain William Turner gained a great victory in the Connecticut Valley, where Turner's Falls, near Greedfield, Mass., was afterward named for him. In Maine the town of Turner was named for Rev. Charles Turner, one of the descendents of the first Hum- phrey. In Pennsylvania and Virginia, there were early arrivals who establshed large and prosperous communities. As early as 1672, Henry Turner was living in Northamp- ton Parish, Va. In 1750 the Turners were firmly settled in North Carolina. The Turner Family Magizine will endevor to present in each issue, new and heretofore unpublished records of the Turners in America, and private data and records from family bibles are solicited for publication. In future numbers we purpose to print nearly complete lists of the early Turner marriages from all the United States, from 1630 to 1875. These alone will be well worth the price asked for the magazine. W.M.C. EARLY SETTLERS IN CONNECTICUT In 1760, the first permanent settlers came to North- field, Conn., in the Litchfield hills. These came from North Haven by ox team, one, Titus Turner, building a log house. The well dug by TUrner is still in use, though the house has disappeared. Others followed these first settlers, and in 1762, the first child, James Marsh, was born in the new settlement, then called Litchfield Southeast farms. In 1778 the woods were still thick so that little Rhoda Turner, daughter of the first settler, when sent with dinner to workmen cutting timber, lost her way and the whole settlement was roused to find her. There is a tradi- tion of a bettle betewwn the Litchfield Indians, or "Bunk- ers" and the New Haven Indians, who had come up the valley in quest of certain shiny stones for traders, which resulted in victory for the former. There were several taverns in Northfield, as the stage route between Albany ans Hartford ran through the vil- lage. One was on the top of a hill where the churches which have succeeded "the church and the meetin' house" are still located. There taverens were built in 1782, it is said. About 1800, Jacob Turner, a descendant of the first Titus, estabilished a tavern, whose sign is still in existence, which was a half-way house, where travelers were refreshed and horses changed in the old stage coach days. In 1791, when the first post-office was established in Litchfield, a post rider left it once a week, on Monday morning, carry- ing with him the mail for "South East Farms," when on his way to Hartford. South East Farms was incorporated by the legislature as a winter parish, from November to April of each year, in 1789, and the first meeting is said to have been held October 15 of that year. At this meet- ing it was voted to hire a minister to preach the gospel for six months, and on November 2, it was voted to lay a tax of 25 pounds, one-third to be raised in money, the remaining two-thirds in wheat, rye, corn, buckwheat or oats. In 1794 it was voted to build a meeting house was of Titus Turner's, if that worthy consented to let the society have a con- venient spot for a green. In 1794 Northfield petitioned the general assembly to be set off as a parish and it was in- corporated in the fall of that year. The Rev. Joseph E. Camp was pastor from 1795 to 1837, and was known as "Priest Camp." He married Rhoda Turner, daughter of Titus Turner, already referred to as the little girl lost in the woods in 1778. He made brick in the brickyard of Chauncey Warner in the first years of his ministry and later taught school in his house. One of his sons was for many years a physician at North- field, Dr. David Bushrod Washington Camp- usually known as "Dr. Bushrod"- another was Dr. Joseph W. Campr, of Bristol, one was a clergyman, another a judge. Vol. I ends. ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

With all the Turner list activity - are there any possibilities of tying in these ladies? I am descended from Hannah Turner (born about 1817 - Oldham Co. KY). I also am descended from (who I believe to be her sister) Sarah Turner (born ca 1820 in Henry Co. KY). County lines changed about that time period so I think it was the same county. Possible fathers were Edward or Thomas Turner who were the only men I found with the Turner name in the area. Hannah married John Anderson Williams (born about 1812 somewhere in Ohio). Sarah married (1st) Thomas Williams (born about 1815 - Ohio) who I believe to be Thomas' brother. The Williams-Turner marriages took place down the Ohio river in Perry Co. IN about 1835. Also on the same day as the marriage of Thomas & Sarah in Perry Co. was the marriage of Samuel Williams to Elizabeth Turner. I find no trace of Samuel, but by 1870 an Eliza Williams was again in Perry Co. IN and had children born in Ohio. The children's names followed naming patterns (such as Anderson) of my lines. I tried unsuccessfully to locate where Samuel and Eliza may have been in Ohio in 1860 to find a county of origin. By 1850, John and Hannah and Thomas and Sarah were back in the Jefferson Co. IN area across from the area where the Turner girls were born. They stayed in that general area the rest of their lives. I do not know where the Turner/Williams families met. Anyone have any information on possible Turner family connections? Thanks - Vicky

Copied from an old DAR book , not my line but it may help someone on the list. It reads: "My ancestor John Turner died in Madison Co. KY. 1813, father of 15 children. Moved to Madison Co. ky. 1790 from Rowan Co. NC. By his first wife Rebecca Smith daughter of Andrew Smith. 1. Andrew 2. Thomas b. abt. 1764 m. Anne Paterson, sold his land in Rowan to Jos Hader 3. Edward 4. John 5. Cornelius 6. Anna 7. Charity By his second wife Jane Cooper daughter of Samuel Cooper and his wife Ages Miler, daughter of Samuel Miller and his wife Jane ? ( possibly an Erwin, at least related to Joseph Erwin & his wife Agnes) 1. James 2. Philip m. Grselda Hyatt dau. of Joseph H. & Margaret Reid, dau of Jno. R. & Eliz. ? Barnett 3. Jessee 4. Jonathan 5. William 6. Mildred 7. Catherine 8. Eleanore 9 Jane (* note article says 15 ch. I count 16)

June, thanks for letting us know that the site on Turners can be accessed! I was able to get through this time also. Don't know what errors I made in first sending of the address but. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/2298/descshad.html does work..and the book "History of the Turner Family' is mentioned. Most of the names mentioned, such as Larkin, are also there.

Hi Ann, Thanks for giving the book's stats! I'll order it, if I can get it, through interlibrary loan. --Carol > The History of the Turner Family by William A. Roskey, published by > the > Amer. Genealogy Institute, 1972.

Steve, Thanks so much for the offer! Do you possibly have a Harriet Frazier or Frances TURNER who married Edward Jackson HUFFINGTON (b. 4 Oct 1829 or ;17 Oct 1819, Sussex Co., Delaware, USA) on 15 July 1847 in Clark Co., Illinois among your descendancy charts? I have no parents listed for her. Most of my information regards the HUFFINGTONs. --Carol

Hello, I have been on this list for several yrs and every so often, decide to send my queries for my Turner line. I am looking for the ancestry of an Alexander Turner who was born around 1792 in VA (probably present day WV). He is shown in the 1850 Preston Co census and was still living around 1865 when his son, Arthur married his 3rd wife, Nancy Fox in Ritchie Co WV. Alexander's wife apparently died before 1850. I have seen references to an Alexander and Jane Turner who settled in present day Preston Co in 1790. I have found reference to a Jane Turner living in that area in 1810 (per census record), but no mention of Alexander, making me believe that if this is the same Jane, than Alexander died between 1790-1810. Alexander Turner (b 1792) was listed as a "wagon wheel maker" as was his son, Arthur. Arthur (my ancestor) was born in 1825 and moved to Monongalia Co (per 1850 census) before finally settling in Ritchie Co WV (per 1860 and 1870 census records). I am hoping some other Turner researcher is also connected to this line and can shed some light on Alexander's ancestry. I would be more than happy to share what I have on Arthur's line. Jeff Hatfield Georgetown DE

Listers: I just returned from a four day trip to Henry County, Virginia to research my father's line of Redds, Fontaines, Wallers, Woottons, and Henrys. There was so much of this information that I did not have time to even peak at the Turners who are my mother's people. I want to highly recommend the Bassett Branch Library Historical Center. It is located at 3964 Fairystone Park Highway, Bassett, Virginia 24055, Telephone (540)629-9191. The staff consisting of Pat Ross, Anne Copeland, and Sam Eanes are more than helpful and very knowledgeable. There is a wealth of material and many family files, charts and books. I worked as hard as I could for four days and still did not get to the periodicals and the CDs. They have all of the Familytreemaker CDs and many of the Morman CDs. They have a "war room" with information from the Revolutionary, Civil War and others. There is also a good bit of Native American information as well. There is a world of Turner information and many descendants of Shadrach Turner still living in the area. I will have to make another trip to delve into this but I don't think I will live long enough to get it all. If you have a chance, I think it would be well worth your while to pay them a visit. Patsy Poppell RicTurner@aol.com wrote: > >From "A History of the Turner Family", page 94: > > Shadrack Turner; born around 1720, died 1784; wife's name Ann; lived first in > Halifax County, next in Pittsylvania County, and lastly in Henry County VA. > His children were: LARKIN, Jeremiah, Willam (1753-1845), John, Josiah, > Elizabeth, Mary, Excony. > > See what I mean concerning this book. This is all that is written (except for > a brief biography and a transcript of the will), and the only line brought > forward is William's. I do not even know if this Larkin is the one for which > the query is given. > > I found a reference to a Bailey Turner in the book. Did someone post a query > for that name? > > Rick > > ==== TURNER Mailing List ==== > GEN. RESOURCES ON THE 'NET - http://members.aol.com/johnf14246/internet.html

This is probably the 'Larkin' Ric is looking for, tho that be the nickname of Larkington m: Mary Ann Hickey. Then again there are four other 'Larkins' in the family lineage... Roskey's effort has proven to be a good tool, however certainly falling short of being any akin to a 'accurate' record. _Mitosis_ ======================================================= ----- Original Message ----- From: <RicTurner@aol.com> To: <TURNER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 31, 1999 3:46 PM Subject: [TURNER] Larkin Turner > >From "A History of the Turner Family", page 94: > > Shadrack Turner; born around 1720, died 1784; wife's name Ann; lived first in > Halifax County, next in Pittsylvania County, and lastly in Henry County VA. > His children were: LARKIN, Jeremiah, Willam (1753-1845), John, Josiah, > Elizabeth, Mary, Excony. > > See what I mean concerning this book. This is all that is written (except for > a brief biography and a transcript of the will), and the only line brought > forward is William's. I do not even know if this Larkin is the one for which > the query is given. > > I found a reference to a Bailey Turner in the book. Did someone post a query > for that name? > > Rick > > > ==== TURNER Mailing List ==== > GEN. RESOURCES ON THE 'NET - http://members.aol.com/johnf14246/internet.html >

In a message dated 10/31/1999 8:30:31 PM Central Standard Time, TURNER-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << I have a Nathanial(Nathan)Turner and his father Cornelious Turner in my line. Cornelious father was William R. Turner. Larry Turner >> What are the years of their lives and to whom were they married and where did they live? Please. Any in Delaware? What was your source of the data? Carolyn

You need to make two changes should be Heartland and html at the end, instead of htmt. Try this and see if it works. I was able to access it late last evening by changing those two items. June

Roskey's book is possibly a good guide but as Rick says he doesn't follow many of the lines such as Elisha, there are dozens in that book and yet our ancestor Elisha Turner appears in Vermont about 1778 to 1780 and not a clue as to where he originated from although family tradition has it that the family came from Connecticut. Lots of dead ends. He fought in a Rev. War battle in Castleton, Vermont in 1781 and is in the Soldiers and Sailors of Vermont listing, but that is as far back as we can find this elusive ancestor of ours. June in NH

I am researching Lee TURNER/Susin SNEED from Tennessee in the early to late 1800s. They had son's Thomas Lafayette, born 1867, Charles, Will and Flavins and two daughters, Nannie, who married Charles Tappen in KY and one called "Sister" who married John Rigsby in KY The children migrated to Christian County Kentucky in the 1890s. Thomas married Jimmie Lee Vaughn and to them was born one son, Henry Leander 1899. the Leander name makes me think that Lee's name may have been Leander, shortened to Lee. Hope someone is researching this line and will contact me. Mary Turner Parker e-mail address: <Mkp65@aol.com> 620 Westview Drive Yukon, OK. 73099

THE URL MUST BE INCORRECT--I could not find any TURNERS ON: http:www.geocities.com/Hearland/Ranch/2298/descshad.htmt or on: http:www.geocities.com/Hearland/Ranch/2298/descshad.html. Please furnish a new or corrected URL. Thanks Gus

Carolyn, I have a Nathanial(Nathan)Turner and his father Cornelious Turner in my line. Cornelious father was William R. Turner. Larry Turner ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com

>From "A History of the Turner Family", page 94: Shadrack Turner; born around 1720, died 1784; wife's name Ann; lived first in Halifax County, next in Pittsylvania County, and lastly in Henry County VA. His children were: LARKIN, Jeremiah, Willam (1753-1845), John, Josiah, Elizabeth, Mary, Excony. See what I mean concerning this book. This is all that is written (except for a brief biography and a transcript of the will), and the only line brought forward is William's. I do not even know if this Larkin is the one for which the query is given. I found a reference to a Bailey Turner in the book. Did someone post a query for that name? Rick