My TURNER line has been an enormous mystery for 3 decades. Isaac TURNER (de la TOURNEAU - var. sp.) b 15 May 1788 Paris, FR d 30 Sept. 1867 South Canaan, Wayne Co., PA. Absolutely NO info on parentage or siblings. Isaac served in the War of 1812 in the 12th Regiment, NY Militia. He was a private in Capt. Absolom Cudney's Co. of Infantry, Varian's Reg't.'s NY. He enlisted in Mamaroneck, Westchester Co., NY. His application papers for Bounty Land give no information. Family lore says Isaac was married at least once before he married Nancy KELL(E)Y 11 May 1848 in So. Canaan, Wayne Co., PA, and that he had children from previous marriages. That he came from 'the middle West' and stopped in South Canaan and worked on Nancy's farm since she lived there alone (apparently a widow and 34 yrs. younger than Isaac). Nothing is known about his children by his former marriages. Isaac and Nancy had 8 children: Mathilda who was a post mistress for NayAug, PA and never married b 1849 John Milton m ? DEPEW had 15 children incl. 2 sets of twins Franklyn Varney m Carolena Augusta MEYER Mary Angeline James Buchanan Rosilla Correll m 1- LOCKARD 2- HAUSER Elma Martha b 1864 m 1- DENISON 2- BIRD Elmer Marcus (last 2 were twins) b 1864 The 1850 census Salem Twp., Wayne Co. PA, shows John TURNER living next door to Isaac. John was born c 1810 NJ and among others, had a son named Milton. He also had 2 sets of twins. John is probably a son of Isaac from a previous marriage. I cannot trace this John further. In a Scranton, Lackawanna Co., PA newspaper article on one of Isaac's dau. in 1936, she tells of her father being born in France. Members of the TOURNEUR family were in Westchester Co. but the family was there b/f my Isaac would have been born. I am beginning to wonder if Isaac was in fact born in France or led his family to believe he was. There is an Isaac in Columbia Co., NY born the same year as 'my' Isaac but his grandfather was b in NY. There are Isaacs in the right time frame in other PA counties but I cannot find birth info. Is anyone out there in the great genealogy beyond, missing an ancestor perhaps with the name MILTON prevalent, or twins running in the family??? I have checked the Turner DNA site(s) with no success. There are no direct male heirs left to be tested. Thanks for any help - Diane * * * * * * ~ ~ ~ ~ Please check our Home Page ~ ~ ~ ~ * * * * * * http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/a/n/d/Sharon-D-Andreasen/