William Turner (1733)

Born 6 May 1733 in Virginia

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Died [date unknown] in Belleville, Wood County, West Virginia, USA

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Biography

William Turner was born 6 May 1733 in the Colony of Virginia. He died (aged 81) in Belleville, Wood County, West Virginia on 26 May 1814. Burial details are unknown. ^[1]

According to his Find A Grave Bio, memorial ID 209098694:

"William was the son of Major Fielding Turner and Anne Lewis natives of Virginia. He married Sarah Ellzey June 5, 1753 in Fairfax, Virginia. William and Sarah had eight known children: Lewis Ellzey; Sarah Beatty; John Wheeler; Nancy Ann Clark; Vincent; William; Thomas and Thomazin Ellzey Turner.

William received his share of his father's estate as a gift by deed dated July 15, 1754. ^[2] It was approximately 200 acres and later sold to Moses Hopwood. It was probably a wedding present, since his son, Lewis Ellzey Turner, was born September 14, 1754. Although the land was actually given to him in 1752, the deed was not acknowledged until 1754.

His father's will states: I give to my son William Turner, 10 pounds current money and all my wearing apparel and no more of my estate. See transcript of his father's will here. Fielding Turner (1706-1794)

William is named in the Virginia Public Claims, Fairfax County, as supplying 425 pounds of beef for American troops during the Revolutionary War. He was reimbursed 7.1.8."

Obituary

American Friend
Marietta, Ohio
28 May 1814^[3]

Marietta,
Saturday, May 28, 1814

Died, at Belleville, Va., on the 26th inst. Mr. William Turner, {aged} 82 years.

Research Notes

• 6 May 1733 birth date: from the bible of his son Edward Turner
• 5 June 1753 married Sarah Ellzey: Marriages of Some VA Residents, Doris Padgett
• 1754 - William received a gift by deed from his father Fielding dated 15 Jul 1754. It was approximately 200 acres and later sold to Moses Hopwood. It was the year William turned 21. (Fairfax Co. Deed Book C)
• 1793 - mentioned in the will of his father Fielding Turner: Loudoun Co., VA probate records
• about 1803 wife Sarah Ellzey Turner died: Fairfax Co. court records
• migrated to Wood Co., WV by 1808: History of WV Old and New, James M. Callahan
• Other possible sources: Turner Family History by Vemba Turner Pugh and J. T. Pugh and will of Lewis Ellzey (Capt.) 1 Oct 1786, probated 19 Dec 1786, Fairfax, VA
• G. S., DNA Kit #71182 is through Fielding Turner b 1706 Northumberland Co. VA, d1794 Loudoun Co. VA.
• Fielding is thought to have had 2 or 3 wives--the last being Winifred Hawley (lineage of Kit 11893). Lineage from the newest testee is from Fielding's first wife, believed to be named Ann.
• Line of Descent -
  • Fielding Turner b 1706 Northumberland Co. VA d 1794 Loudoun Co. VA
  • William Turner b 1733, d 1814
  • Thomasin Ellzey Turner b 1773 Fairfax Co. VA d 1850 Fabius Twp. Marion Co. MO m. Mary Ann
  • Robert E. Turner b 1801 VA d 1886 Harrisonville, Meigs Co. OH m. Elizabeth Bradfield
  • William Presley Turner b 1838 Harrisonville, Meigs Co. OH, d. 1923, Harrisonville, Meigs Co. OH m. (1) Henrietta Gorslin
  • Delbert Mansfield Turner b 1872 Harrisonville, Meigs Co. OH d 1956 Meigs Co. OH m. Cora E. Hull
  • Henry Clinton Turner b 1904 Harrisonville, Meigs Co. OH d 1990, Middleport, Meigs Co. OH

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209098694/william-turner%3C/ref%3E
2. ↑ Register Of St. Paul's Parish, Stafford County, Virginia 15 Jul 1754 • Stafford County, Virginia.
3. ↑

see Also:

• Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties William Turner https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I46781&tree=Tree1
• ^[3]