Reuben Turner (1743 - 1833)

Born 1743 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts

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Died 3 Jul 1833 at about age 90 in Lisbon, New York.USA

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Reuben was born in 1743. Reuben Turner ... He died in 1833.

From the Book of Salem: Reuben was a son of Alexander Turner and Mary McConkey, and came to Salem with his brothers. He married Jane, a daughter of Robert Armstrong and his wife, Margaret, who came with the colony of Dr. Clark, and settled on lot No. 55, of Turner's Patent. Reuben belonged to the Presbyterian church. In the Revolutionary War he was a member and orderly sergeant of Captain Thomas Armstrong's company, and served in the Burgoyne campaign of 1777, from June 28 to October 20. He removed to Lisbon, NY, in the county of St. Lawrence, in the spring of 1801, and there assisted in the organization of the Associate Reformed Church. He became one of its elders, and there died July 1833, aged ninety-two years.

https://ia802607.us.archive.org/5/items/salembookrecords02sale/salembookrecords02sale.pdf pg 169

As of now we know only about his one son Alexander, who was the father of Elizabeth Grey Turner.

[1] The Town of Bennington (named for Benning WENTWORTH) was ordered surveyed June 3rd, 1749, 20 miles east from the Hudson River, and was surveyed in November, 1749, 24 miles east of the Hudson River, the west bounds being from a stake and stone N. 10° east 6 miles. A continuation of this lane was surveyed in 1760, and in 1761 Rupert and Pawlet land proprietors received their grants from Benning Wentworth. On the New York side of these grants, in 1761, 25,000 acres of land were granted by New York to Alexander TURNER of Pelham, Mass., and others, which was called the "Turner Patent." In 1761, Alexander TURNER built a log house on the site of the "Old Ondawa Hotel," Salem, N.Y. In 1762-3 seven families came from New England, settling mostly on White Creek Flats, and the Turner Grant was called "White Creek." Many other families came from Rhode Island and Connecticut these produced good soldiers in the Revolutionary War. Alexander TURNER built a log inn in 1756, and the same year 12,000 acres of his Patent were sold to Rev. John THOMAS, who brought a colony of 300 United Presbyterians from Monagan County, Ireland, who settled upon this land by lots; which is today (1927) represented in the old white church of Salem, N.Y., and the place was known as White Creek. In 1773 (the year his son James died) Alexander TURNER built the first store in Salem, on the Fitch and Beanie site. Alexander TURNER soon died and his widow married Capt. John WILLIAMS; hence the WILLIAMS control of what was left of the Turner Patent, which became known as the New Perth, and the land "New Hampshire grants" became "No man's land," both New York and New Hampshire claiming the territory; both making grants of the same land, which became a personal quarrel. Many of the Tories were driven out of their rendevous (being the New Perth - "Hebron"). For redress they tore down log houses, burned Reuben NOBLES' grist mill, broke up stones for grinding corn and wheat, and the fight was on, which terminated in our National Freedom.

Salem, formed by patent August 7, 1764, was recognized as a town March 23, 1786. The town is a region of rugged terrain, still there is little waste land, and the soil is fertile. There were, undoubtedly, very early fortified settlements by the French, but of the later English settled towns of Washington, Salem probably has the priority. James Turner and Joshua Conkey came here from Pelham, Massachusetts, in 1761, and in 1764 a patent was secured covering 25,000 acres. A share of this was sold to Rev. Thomas Clark and his company of Scotch and Irish immigrants. Clark as the first minister in the county and saw to the erection of the first church. The largest village of the area is Salem, incorporated April 4, 1803. It is largely an agricultural settlement, with several small factories. The population in 1920 was 1,083. Other settlements are: Shushan, Eagleville, Clapp's Mills and Fitche's Point.

Residence: Date: 1739 Place: Pelham, Hampshire, MA Note: In 1739 William is listed as a settler in the "Lisburn Proprietary", a new community in central Massachusetts. The Articles of formation state that all settlers are to be from the Kingdom of Ireland, Presbyterian of the Scottish usage, and of "good conversation". This settlement became Pelham, Mass. William purchased three parcels amounting to four lots. One was large, over 200 acres, one smaller, and a third was two separated lots, fairly small.

Individual Note: In 1742 William was chosen one of three tax assessors. He is shown as contributing to "transient preaching" until a minister can be brought from Ireland. In 1760 William Crossett is chosen to serve on a committee to determine the location and amount of unused land in the settlement. His committee was authorized to sell the land but this was not done by 1767. This last William could have been son of the first settler, but probably not. In 1785 William Jr. and Sr. were sureties in the will of George Thompson of Pelham. They were his father-in-law and brother-in-law respectively. August 7, 1764, there was granted by the Crown to Alexander Turner and 24 other citizens of Pelham, Mass., 25,000 acres in what was to become Salem, Washington Co., NY. William Crossett was one of the 24. However, in that area near Lake Champlain, the French & Indian War had raged and was just over. Within a few years the Revolution would again ravage the area. Possession of the land was not taken until much later by William's descendants.

Reuben Turner. ^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Born 1738 Amherst,Hampshire,Massachusetts,USA^[6]

Died 8 Jul 1831. Lisbon,St. Lawrence,New York,USA. ^[7]

Residence 1830 Lisbon, Saint Lawrence, New York, USA. ^[8] 1810 Lisbon, Saint Lawrence, New York, United States. ^[9]

Military Service: 1831-1843 Albany, New York, US. ^[10] Service: PVT in company of Capt Lemuel Sherwood. 5 Sep 1814. New York, USA. ^[11]

Buried Lisbon, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA. ^[12]

Note: FAG# # 255313. 2

File Format: jpg. Turner family info1.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-441212883
2. ↑ Source: #S-437357786
3. ↑ Source: #S-437357527
4. ↑ Source: #S-440725486 Year: 1810; Census Place: Lisbon, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll: 36; Page: 356; Image: 00025; Family History Library Film: 0181390
5. ↑ Source: #S-440730754 1830; Census Place: Lisbon, Saint Lawrence, New York; Series: M19; Roll: 107; Page: 104; Family History Library Film: 0017167
6. ↑ Source: #S-441212883
7. ↑ Source: #S-441212883
8. ↑ Source: #S-440730754 1830; Census Place: Lisbon, Saint Lawrence, New York; Series: M19; Roll: 107; Page: 104; Family History Library Film: 0017167
9. ↑ Source: #S-440725486 Year: 1810; Census Place: Lisbon, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll: 36; Page: 356; Image: 00025; Family History Library Film: 0181390
10. ↑ Source: #S-437357786
11. ↑ Source: #S-437357527
12. ↑ Source: #S-441212883

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