A couple of new results have come back on the Turner DNA Project and have been posted. Please refer to the results chart on the Turner DNA Project website at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~turnerdna/ Kit #70317 has been added to our Group 8 (one of the Green groups) on our results chart. The lineage for this line is: William Turner b ? d ? m 1781 in Orange Co. NC to Ruth Standiford (d/o Israel Standiford whose family came from Baltimore Co. MD) Andrew Turner b 1/1/1783 Orange Co., NC d Ashe Co. NC Hugh C. Turner b c1832 Ashe Co. NC d c1877 Ashe Co. NC m (2) Mary Ann Burkett William Walter Turner b 4/25/1873 Ashe Co. NC d 11/28/1946 Galax, VA m Rosa Alice Welch Hugh Andrew Turner b 1905 Ashe Co. NC d 1999 Galax, VA This is a very interesting result in that he matches a group of Turners that were located in York Co., SC from about 1768 forward in time. One of the matches is to a James Turner born in 1738 who came into Charleston, SC in Feb 1768 from N. Ireland. Another match is to the line of Robert Turner born about 1739 who settled in the same area of SC and is thought to have also possibly been an immigrant. Old research on the line of Robert Turner (researcher no longer living) said he was a son of Thomas Turner who died in 1789 in Harford Co. MD. However, this link is now being questioned as research on the line in Maryland that Robert is said to be from does not seem to support that he was the son of Thomas Turner who died in 1789 in Harford Co. MD. What is interesting is that this same area of Harford Co. MD is a part that was cut off of Baltimore Co. MD where the Standiford family came from. It is conceivable that the family of William Turner (spouse Ruth Standiford) could have come from that same area of MD and these Turners then could have earlier common ancestors. We currently have a test in the lab for a direct documented male Turner descended from Thomas Turner who died in 1789 in Harford Co. MD. As soon as this result is back, we hope to know more. The person testing is a descendant of Thomas Turner's son Andrew Turner born 1751 in N. Ireland who served during the Revolution in MD. Kit #69607 has been added to Group 10 (the Light Blue group) on our results chart. The lineage for this line is: Prof. Taleaferro (spellings vary) Turner b ? d bef 9/1/1845 in AL married to Bethany Kelly (born 1816) whose family was in Jasper Co., GA Toliver/Taliaferro Allen Burton Turner b 5/28/1844 AL d 9/4/1912 Jasper Co. GA m Mary Alice Wilson Garland Brooks Turner Sr. b 4/18/1884 Jasper Co. GA d 1/8/1974 DeKalb Co. GA (resided Jasper Co. GA) m Bessie Mae White Family lore is that Prof. Taleaferro Turner was from the Auburn, AL area and came to Jasper Co. GA to teach. He met and married Bethany Kelly, daughter of Allen Kelly and Polly Riggins and returned to AL where he and Bethany Kelly both died. Her parents sent a wagon to AL to get the children and her father and Jarrot/Jarret Kelly and John Kelly were made guardians of the children. To make this even more interesting: Jarret Kelly was married to a daughter of Eaton Banks and Roberson Hill Turner was married to another daughter of Eaton Banks. The 1830 Census of Jasper Co. GA shows a Richard Turner age 50-60 living there near Eaton Banks. Also there are Shadrick Turner (20-30). I know that some of the family trees on Rootsweb lists the parents of Roberson Hill Turner as Richard Turner b 1779 and Mary Henderson. However, there seems to be conflicting information on where this Richard Turner died. Some list his death in VA and others in GA. Are two Richard Turner's being mixed up here? I simply raise the question because it seems a bit unusual that this Richard Turner would be there in GA in the 1830 and 1840 time frame and then go back to VA to die in 1852 in Pittsylvania Co., VA. Also, another question on Richard Turner born about 1779. A deed in Jasper Co. GA records dated Apr 13, 1816 is indexed as Richard Turner Jr. although the actual deed has been transcribed as saying only Richard Turner of Jasper Co. GA selling land to C. T. Traylor. The deed is witnessed by Eaton Banks. In any event, the DNA for the descendant of Prof. Taleaferro Turner matches the line of Meshack and Shadrack and the big group which appreas to descend from Richard Turner who died in Caroline Co. VA in the 1740s. With the records in Jasper Co. GA seemingly connecting the family of Richard Turner and Roberson Hill Turner to the Kelly and Banks families there in Jasper Co., GA, this seems like the most likely family group to which this line belongs. Kit #70661 has been placed in the No Group (white background) Turners with no matches to Turners. We may have an adopted child in this line and we very much need to find a descendant of the oldest two generations to test for comparison. The paper trail line as it was given to me is: James Warren Turner b c1820 Lebanon, Marion Co. KY (actually Lebanon Co. was not formed at this time) m Elizabeth S. Smith John Warner Turner b 10/1850 Louisville, Jefferson Co. KY d 1/22/1934 Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co. TX m Elmira Bogard (or Beauregard) in 1872 in Neosho Co. KS *James William Turner b 1874 Caldwell Co. TX (have two possible birth dates on him) d 9/7/1938 Denison, Grayson Co. TX m Ethel Pansey Garrett James Edward Turner b 12/20/1908 Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co. TX d 2/13/1988 Durant, Bryan Co. OK *James William Turner in the household of John W. Turner and wife A. M. (thought to be Almira Mercy Bogard) in 1880 census was listed as an adopted son. Thus, the DNA we have for this line may not be documenting the line of James Warren Turner at all. We very much need to have someone test from another son of John Warner Turner to see if it matches and also to know if it will match any other Turners already in the project. We now have 220 members of our Turner DNA Project and some interesting lines coming into the project. I continue to urge you to find a male Turner of your line who will document your Turners in the project. I especially want to encourage you to join us if you have a line well documented back to the early colonial period. We have a lot of folks with no matches and your results could well be a huge help to them and to our understanding of how the Turners in this country connect. Gail R. Blancett Administrator Turner DNA Project