Thanks for summarizing the replies you received. Your information on Zachariah definitely interested me. I'm also pursuing a Zachariah Turner, and who also married a Mary. You especially intrigued me when you mentioned Wm & Sally Denny Turner, as earlier this year I received some forwarded information that originated from Don (& Ann) Turner. I've included Don's information below. I've also included information from Bill Bryant* in a separate email and some other land in Georgia information in a separate email. One of the pieces of information I've collected from a cousin is a Rev. War pension application. It almost seemed this might have been the Zachariah you described in your email except the application was in 1828, Preston County, VA (the Zachariah in your email d before 1815 but he did have some link to Preston Co, VA). The Rev War applicant Zachariah "signed" the application with his mark. Using Don's information, the dates for probable birth of Zachariah could fit the Zachariah I'm pursuing, and fits in the time frame of Zachariah being the father of Robert Whatley Turner, the ancestor of mine which I have fairly good information about. Our family tales have "our" Zachariah possibly going to Tennessee, and there is a Zachariah Turner in the 1812 tax list for Bedford County. Bedford Co is where his son Robert Whatley Turner, b 1793- 1799, is said to have married Nancy Hames in 1820 and then to gone to Alabama (I'm having trouble finding "the right" Robert in AL, though). There is a Zachariah in AL in the census for 1830, Marengo Co but he's only 20-29 years old, 2 young males <5, 1 female <5 and 1 female 20-29 -- so don't think this is the one I'm looking for but may be related. This AL Zachariah may or may not be the Zachariah who arrived in Texas in 1841, San Augustine Co. Since there was a Zachariah who sold land in AL, Marengo County, in 1836, with permission from his wife Ann (Jackson) Turner**, it may be the AL Zach who moved into Texas (while I was hoping it was "my" Zachariah). Then in 1847 there is some land sold by Zachariah Turner in Texas and this transaction is SIGNED rather than making a mark. I have a copy of this deed and there's nothing else relevant in the document. The Bedford Co, TN Zachariah COULD have gone to VA and died there in 1815 but with the connections to William and Nathan, from Don Turner's information, I'm hoping not. But where is he then? Seems these Zachariahs are kind of elusive and tend to marry Marys. * working with Don Turner's dates, Bill's information that Nathan was Zachariah's father won't work. ** Ann & Zachariah m Jan 10, 1826, though seems some question about the year, according to vital statistics records. Here's Don Turner's information (Don Turner at knuteann@Valley- internet.net): "Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM TURNER was born 30 Sep 1748,(1) and died 03 Sep 1834. He married SARAH "SALLY" DENNY 20 Aug 1770, daughter of UNKNOWN DENNY. Children of WILLIAM TURNER and SARAH DENNY are: i. ELIZABETH "BESSIE" TURNER, m. ALIVEN CASEY. ii. POLLY TURNER, m. REUBEN KELLY. iii. RISSIE TURNER, m. DENNY HARRIS. iv. SUSAN TURNER, m. JAMES CASEY. v. ZACHARIAH TURNER, b. 1768-1774; m. MARY CASEY. vi. NATHAN TURNER, b. 21 Feb 1780(4); d. 01 Mar 1840, Kingston,Roane co, TN(5); m. ELIZABETH HICKS, 05 May 1802. vii. ANNA TURNER, b. 1786, South Carolina6; m. JOHN CASEY. viii. DANIEL TURNER, b. 1789, South Carolina7; d. Unknown; m. BETSY HILL, 24 Oct 1811, Roane Co., TN(8). ix. SALLY OR SARAH TURNER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. JOHN ACARD,or ACORD, 28 Jul 1819, Roane co. Tn(9). Endnotes 1. These dates are handed down throught the family, not documented. 4. picture of grave stone in Kingston, Tn at the Pickle cemetery 5. picture of grave stone in Kingston, Tn at the Pickle cemetery 6. 1850 U.S. census Greene co. Missouri page #263, Census stated that she was 64 on the date of the census which was August 26, 1850. 7. 1850 U.S. census Washinton co, Missouri Page # 353, The census stated that he was 61 years of age at the time of the census taken Dec 6th 1850 born in South Carolina. 8. Photo of Marriage bond from Roane co. Tn. record book, Photo taken of actual bond in Roane Co. Tn court house, Oct 1997 Sur. John Casey. 9. Roane co. Tennessee , Marriage records 1801-1855, Sur. Cornelius Acard Married by Thomas McMullin, JP." ____ jo ann rowley-minhoto, hrgg41a@prodigy.com