Henry Jr. and Jemima Russell Turner met and married either in Virginia or North Carolina. In 1790 Census records show Henry to be a land owner in Rutherford County, NC. now Cleveland County, NC. Church records from the Sandy Run Baptist Church, Mooresboro, Rutherford County, NC. at the time.
Henry Jr. and Jemima Russell Turner had the following children: [1]
Descendants of Henry Turner Sr.
First Generation 1. Henry1 Turner was born on September 25, 1721. Henry died December 9, 1809 in Caswell County, NC, at 88 years of age.
He married Nancy Anne Kimbrough. Nancy was born in Culpepper County, VA 1739. Nancy was the daughter of Thomas Kimbrough and Eleanor Graves. Nancy died after 1820.
His Father's Henry's Sr.'s will was written May 9, 1807. He mentions wife Anne, sons John, Henry, Billy, Thomas, and James and daughters Elizabeth Lipscomb, Frankey (Frances Martin), Milley Jones, Nancy Kimbrough, Sally French, Mary Cochran, and grandson Yancey Turner and granddaughters Mary French, Fanny Turner, Delilia Turner, Nancy Turner (daughters of John Turner) and daughter of Susannah Donoho.
"I gave to my son HENRY TURNER from which he purchased the same together with helf [sic]the Interest of the Mill aforesaid, but not to inter middle(?) with the Mill or plantation on the South side of the Creek (tite ?) after the death of my beloved wife ANNE TURNER; also Eight pounds Virginia Currency to be drawn out of my perishable estate, to her Heirs and Assigns forever ."
Henry Turner and Nancy Anne Kimbrough had the following children:
i. James2 Turner (#5316) was born in Culpepper County, VA October 9, 1756. James died May 1835 in Williamson County, TN, at 78 years of age. His first wife's name was Sarah (maiden name is not known) and her date of death is in his Bible. Sarah died 8 Aug 1809 and James married his second wife Catherine White on 3 Sep 1811 in Williamson Co. TN. Catherine was born in Williamson County, TN 1760. James fought in the Revolutionary War.
ii. Henry Turner was born in Caswell County, NC 1759. Henry died October 12, 1812 in Caswell County, NC, at 53 years of age.
iii. John Turner was born 1761.
iv. Sally M. Turner was born 1763.
v. Nancy Ann Turner was born March 18, 1764.
vi. Frances M. Turner was born 1764.
vii. Susannah Turner was born 1764.
viii. Thomas Turner (#5320) was born in Caswell County, NC 1769. Thomas died July 10, 1823 in Caswell County, NC, at 54 years of age. He married twice. He married Sarah (Unknown) Turner. (Sarah (Unknown) Turner is #5322.) He married Betsey Harralson in Caswell County, NC, October 22, 1794. (Betsey Harralson is #5321.) Betsey was born 1773.
ix. Mary Turner (#5323) was born in Caswell County, NC 1771. She married (Unknown) Cochran-Cockran. ((Unknown) Cochran-Cockran is #5324.)
x. William Turner (#5327) was born in Caswell County, NC 1775. William died August 27, 1853 in Caswell County, NC, at 78 years of age. He married Ann Bartlett in Caswell County, NC, December 4, 1802. (Ann Bartlett is #5328.) Ann was born in Caswell County, NC 1779.
xi. Milly Turner (#5329) was born in Caswell County, NC 1777. She married twice. She married (Unknown) Jones. ((Unknown) Jones is #5330.) She married William S. Webb in Caswell County, NC, April 4, 1804. (William S. Webb is #5331.) William was born in Caswell County, NC 1773.
xii. Elizabeth Turner (#5521) was born in Caswell County, NC 1779. She married Thomas Lipscomb in Caswell County, NC, October 14, 1799. (Thomas Lipscomb is #5522.) Thomas was born 1775.
by DePriest, Virginia Greene [4]
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