LaDonna and anyone else with interest. The Shadrack and Margaret Turner file of descendants was probably mine. * Lucy Butler should be changed to Lucy Meriwether as 2nd wife of William If you look closely I said Margaret died (after 1797). The reason for the date is that is the last land transaction carrying her name. That land transaction was recorded in 1803. I do not know when she died nor when or where or to what Jane he remarried. I suspect that Margaret was the mother of all the children from the tenor of the estate settlement but have no proof. It also seems likely that had he remarried a young female of childbearing age there would have been minor children at his death. In his household in 1820 there is one female 26-44 and he is listed over 45 but there is also a male 26-44. Shadrack (his son) and James and Meshack are seperately listed in the 1820 census for Lincoln. Richard is in Jasper co in 1820. I believe that he has a child and spouse and their children in his household in that census This is info from records. He was in court in 1814 because a slave had committrd a felony, Shadrack. Levi, Robert Henderson also present He and Margaret sell land on Soap creek to David Blaclock in Lincoln Co on Jan 16 1797 rec Mar 26 1803 C 97-99 Shadrack Turner "Jr" sells land o John L. Blalock Jul 4 1817 rec Jul 25 1817 I-125-126-- Shadrack Turner sold Jonathan Baker land in Lincoln co Feb 14 1818 rec Oct 18 1820 K 29-30 Lewis Turner and Shardrak Jr as adm of estate of Shadrack Sr sold John L. Blalock Jul 23 1824 rec Apr 8 1825 K 279-280 land on dry fork of Soap creek(now called Dry Fork Creek). John L. Blalock set aside one acre of land on which Shadrack Sr was buried as a graveyard over which he relinquished all title. The only time he is mentioned in Wilkes Co Rec is pp 69 he paid 1 1/2 polls, had 1 slave and 350 acres in tax digest in 1802 and in his fathers will proving the connection to Meshack S. Turner {Shadrick turner administrator ?? sold to Randolf Davie Nov 5 1828 rec Jan 13 1829 K-435-6 Shadrack Turner administrator sold to William Dallis Aug 20 1836 rec feb 15 1837 K 1041-2 William Dallis sold to shadrack turner--must be Jr. Aug 20 1836 rec Feb 15 1837 K 1043} Nov.1822 There is a sucession in the State of Georgia, Lincoln Co., which reads as follows: 'His honor Thomas Murray, one of the justices of the court, acting on ordinary proposals for said county, to Lewis Turner and Shadrack Turner Jr. of said county, Greeting, whereas Shadrack Turner, Sr. late of this county deceased, died intestate as it is said, we do therefore give and grant unto you the said Lewis Turner and Shadrack Turner, Jr the full power and athority to administer all and singularly the goods, chattle and credits which whereof said deceased at the time of his death and demand, collect and levy and in legal manner regain and receive all and in all manner of debt, and debts due to the said deceased you having have taken your oath well and truly to administer the same and to make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, chattle and credits of the said deceased which may or come to your hand, possession or knowledge appraised in dollars and cents as also to render a true and just amount of and upon your administration thereof and to exhibit both in our office to probate of wills as lawfully authorized. Taking which inventory you are personally assigned to perform on or before the first day in January next insuing or as soon thereafter as the court shall direct and lastly we do hereby constitute, and appoint you the said Lewis Turner and Shadrack Turner, Jr. administrators under temporary letters of administration of all and singular the goods, chattles, and credits of said Shadrack Turner, Sr. deceased until the first Monday in January next insueing.' Witnessed by Wm. Harper of the boards of ordainces offices this (left blank) day of November in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and Twenty-Two(11-1822). Signed Wm. Harper. ____________________ Then there are lists of payments to several people in settlement of debts, and division to property. This property includes plantation tools, furniture, cotton bales, tobacco, wagons, harnesses, wash tubs, jugs, cows, calfs, horses, pigs, geese, etc. It also includes a list of slaves who were: Alexus & Charles to Abednigo Turner, Milley, Mary, & Mitchell to Richard Turner, Herman, David, Ned to Parish Martin, Squire, Harry &, Jane to the Wideman's, Aloe, Vina & Moses to William Turner, Joe, Orra & Rachael to Lewis Turner, Louisa & Nancy to Shadrack Turner, Quincy, Ben, Henry & David to Meshack Turner, Winney & 2 children to Silas Tatum, Amy & Tom to James Turner. _______________ Others that received a portion of the estate called legalties were: James F. Turner, Wm. Goldwing or (Goldwin spelled differently in doc.--actually Golden)and Elisha G. Crawford. The doc reads as follows: 'December the 27th 1820 the amount to be paid to 4 legalties of Shadrack Turner, Sr. to wit James F. Turner (husband of Sarah Turner), James Turner, William Goldwing (husband of Mary Eliz. Turner)and Elisha G. Crawford (husband of Nancy Turner) to make them equal with Lewis Turner, Richard Turner, Shadrack Turner Jr., William Turner, Abednego Turner, Samuel Wideman (husband of Elizabeth Turner)and Phares Martin (Husband of Susan Turner) to which is to be discharged as follows: James F. Turner to one negro woman Qincy and her child David to one bed and furniture, to two cows and calves, to bearth and saddle. James Turner to one bed and furniture, to one cow and calf, to one pieces of land to one not of hand. William Goldwin to one mare, to one bed and furniture, to two cows and calves, to one sow and pigs, 95 acres of land at $3 an acre, to one note of hand. Elisha G. Crawford to one bed and furniture, to two cows and calves, to one mare, to one sow and pigs, to cash $100 to one side saddle, to credit on his note. ________________ Another document regarding this estate:'Know all you men by these presents that we Lewis Turner, Richard Turner, Shadrack Turner, William Turner, Meshack Turner, Abednigo Turner, Samuel Wideman, and Parish Martin are held and firmly bound solely and severly each to the other jointly or separately in the full and just sum of five hundred dollars and for the faithful and true payment of said sum of money we do hereby assigne ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators firmly by these presents in witness whereof we here unto set our hands and seal this twenty-sixth day of December 1820. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas Shadrack Turner, Sr. being disposed to make a distribution of part of his estate to the forgoing of his sons and sons-in- law in addition to what he may have given to them before with a view of making them all equal share and share alike which property is to be alotted and put into a near equal proportion as can convinently be done by Rem Remson, Wm. Harper, and Peter Layman esquires, and when so alotted to be drawn for by lottery in shares between the persons or legalities first named and which division where so made is to be final and conclusive as to the distribution of such property. Slaves, debts, etc. that may be given for division aforesaid by said Shadrack Turner, Sr. and when divided the above bound Lewis Turner, Richard Turner, Shadrack Turner, William Turner, Meshack Turner, Abednigo Turner, Samuel Wideman, and Parish Martin in the foregoing penalty of five hundred dollars ablidge ourselves to stand to and abide by the award of said references and moreover ablige ourselves to pay the sum the greater of the lesser of evaluation by giving small notes with aproved security payable the twenty-fifth day of next December bearing interest from the date hereon. Know it is to be expressly understood should either of the foregoing litigates refuse to stand, abide by the award of the aforesaid references then said bond to be in full force against him or them and recoverable in any court of justice having consignance of such transactions in favor of these which may stand to and abide the said arbitration and in general satisfaction amoung the legaltors aforesaid in said exhibition then said bond to be null and void otherwise them being a memorandum of the distribution understood. signed by Lewis Turner by mark, Richard Turner by mark, Shadrack Turner, William Turner, Meshcak Turner, James Francis Turner(husband of Sarah Turner), Abednigo Turner, Samuel Wideman (husband of Elizabeth Turner), and Parish Martin (husband of Susan Turner). Another document from the estate reads as follows: "Shadrach Turner Junior one of the administrators of Shadrack Turner Senior deceased came in open court and on oath saith that the within returns of incomes and expenditures is just and true to the best of his knowledge. Sworn to in open court this 5th May 1823 signed Shadrach Turner. Recorded in Book C Folio the 126 & 127 in record of incomes & expenditures this 4th May 1823. Signed by court clerk. Attached is a document that says: 'Inventory of the real and personal porperty given to Jane Turner the widow of S. Turner Senior deceased as her part of said estate given by consent of a 11 out of 12 to wit - this said property has hereupon been appraised and returned to Court. There is a long list of personal property including land and acreas of land being where the said Jane Turner lives real estate and then personal estate which includes walnut table, chest with drawers, clock, jam and dried fruit, bed sted and furniture, flax wheel, set of fire logs, gigg and harness, barrels of corn, head of cattle, bay horse, rone horse, negro Sam and negro girl Diley. Spinning wheel, lot of chickens, axes, lot of turkeys, etc. Attached also is an accounting of the expenses of the estate which includes items such as 21 lbs of sole leather for negro shoes, Wm. Harper clerk, Noble & Wardlow for legal advise , salt, sugar & coffee bot (sic) for the use of the farm, Thos. Lyon for surveying 100 acres land assigned to the widow by connection, James Steward for acting as clerk at sale two days, Wm. H. Norman for crying the property, W. Mays for three day services a clerk, 13 1/2 gallons whiskey for the sale, Sugar & coffee furnished to the widow for her support as by consent of connections, W. H. Hobby for publishing notice, Etc. Also some items were lost such as: one bay mare died which was appraised at $75, two yearling consumed by the family, one axe wedge and one club axe lost. This gives us some idea as to what was involved in holding the sale and taking care of the family while the estate was settled. ___________________________ It took about 4 years to settle this estate.[Br derbund Family Archive #310, Ed. 1, Census Index: Colonial America, 1607-1789, Date of Import: Nov 4, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.310.1.1759.18]