Descendants of Terisha Turner
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First Generation
1. Terisha1 Turner was born 1709. Terisha died 1801 at 92 years of age.
He married Sarah Wimpey. Sarah died about 1806.
Terisha became the father of Stephen Reuben Turner in Amherst County, Virginia, about 1739. Came to America in his own Ship.
Terisha Turner and Sarah Wimpey had the following family:
2 i. James2 Turner. He married Rebecca Hamner.
3 ii. John Turner.
4 iii. Henry Turner.
5 iv. William Turner.
6 v. Mary Turner.
7 vi. Sarah Turner.
8 vii. George Turner.
+ 9 viii. Stephen Reuben Turner was born about 1739.
Second Generation
9. Stephen Reuben2 Turner (Terisha1) was born in Amherst County, Virginia about 1739. Stephen died 1799 at 60 years of age.
He married Susan Hamner October 9, 1764. Susan was born about 1745. Susan was the daughter of William Hamner and Mary Elizabeth Hendley.
6-17-1998:
Susannah Hamner Turner's Bible published in 1762 in Edinburgh, England by Alexander Kincaid, his Majesty's Printer.
At 27 years of age Stephen became the father of Terisha Turner August 31, 1766. At 29 years of age Stephen became the father of William Turner November 17, 1768. At 31 years of age Stephen became the father of Mary Turner March 13, 1771. At 33 years of age Stephen became the father of Susanna Turner February 10, 1773. At 35 years of age Stephen became the father of Elizabeth Turner February 3, 1775. At 37 years of age Stephen became the father of Stephen H. Turner June 18, 1777. Stephen became the father of James Turner about 1779. At 41 years of age Stephen became the father of Sarah Turner March 27, 1781. At 44 years of age Stephen became the father of Hamner Turner February 1, 1784. At 48 years of age Stephen became the father of Hendley Turner October 9, 1787. At 51 years of age Stephen became the father of Rhoda Turner November 29, 1790. At 54 years of age Stephen became the father of Rebecca Turner March 28, 1794.
6-15-1998:
Aliena Wiggins Turner (Mrs. J. Alvis) states on page 22 of Johyn Marshall Sr, 1956 that the first Stephen Turner who married Susanna Hamner was of Amherst County, Virginia. She gives his name as Stephen Reuben Turner, however, she refers to his son as Henly Turner and to Henly's wife as Mary (his wife was Elizabeth Duke according to the Turner Bible.) /s/ Michaux H. Crocker Greensboro, NC
Note: It appears that Stephen Reuben's wife Susannah Hamner Turner must have started this family Bible. Then, as it was passed down through the family, it became annotated through the years.
SUSANNAH HAMNER TURNER BIBLE Physical History of the Bible of Susannah Hamner Turner:
1. Her note quoted indicates she acquired it about the time of her marriage to Stephen Turner in 1764. The book was published in 1862,
2. Stephen Henley Turner, son of Henley and Elizabeth (Duke) Turner and grandson of the first Stephen lived on a plantation of 540 acres ( at the time his estate was divided) in Warren County, North Carolina, near Mt. Auburn Christian Church North of Drewry, North Carolina but spent his last years near Middleburg, North Carolina in a home adjoining that of his son, Zachary T. Turner (1849-1927) where he died in 1889.
3. Vernon Edward Rawles, Jr., grandson of Zachary T. Turner, who lived in Henderson, North Carolina in 1970, owned his grandfather's home and farm and who lent me the bible, told me that the bible remained at Uncle Zach's place until sometime after his death when Uncle Zach's son J. Alvis Turner, gave it to William Read Turner of Blackstone, Virginia on the death of the latter, it was given to Edward Rawles by Mrs. William Read Turner. /s/ M. H. Crocker 5/30/1971 Other data: Aliena Wiggins Turner ( Mrs. J. Alvis) states on page 22 of John Marshall Sr., 1956 that the first Stephen Turner who married Susanna Hamner was of Amherst County, Virginia. She gives his name as Stephen Reuben Turner, however, she refers to his son as Henly Turner and to Henly's wife as Mary (his wife was Elizabeth Duke according to the Turner Bible.). /s/ Michaux H. Crocker Greensboro, North Carolina Note: Variances of spellings occur. They are copied here as in the Bible. From the bible of Susanna Hamner Turner, wife of Stephen Turner (This Bible printed in 1762 in Edinburgh by Alexander Kincaid, His Majesty's Printer). If pages are torn and letters missing, the letters are inserted in parenthesis. (Stephen Turner and Susanna Hamner was married the 9th day of October in the year 1764. (Susanna Turner her book and gave her there in to look and not only to look (but) to understand that learning is better than house or land. Terisha Turner was born the 31 day of August in the year 1766. William Turner was born the 17 day of November in the year 1768. Mary Turner was born the 13 day of (month missing due to tear, but later letter gave the month as March) in the year 1771. Susanna Turner was born the 10 day of February in the year 1773. Elizabeth Turner was born the 3 day of February in the year 1775. Stephen Turner was born the 18 day of June in the year of our Lord 1777. Sarah Turner was born the 27 day of March in the year of our Lord 1781. Hamner Turner was born the 1 day of February in the year of our Lord 1784. Then, in a different probably masculine handwriting and on reverse pass. Henley Turner was born 9th day of October in the year of our Lord 1787. Rhoda Turner was born in the year of our Lord 1790 the 29th of November. Rebecca Turner was born 28th of March in the year of our Lord 1794. In a Third handwriting: Harriot Wotson doethe was born the 25 day of August in the year of our Lord 1800. (Vernon's note: the writing "Wotson doethe" must have been a misspelling from the originator. It makes no sense and does not match any Turner's in this grouping. I have tried to verify the writing, but as of 6-17-98, have not been successful.) Susanna Hamner daughter of James Turner & Elizabeth his wife was born on the 21 day of February 1902. William Turner a son of James Turner & Elizabeth his wife was born the 13th day of April 1805. In a fourth handwriting and very faint: Elizabeth Duke daughter of Matthew Duke and Elizabeth his wife was born April the _? day in the year of our Lord 1790. Following appears on page preceding the Gospel according to St. Matthew: Henley Turner & Elizabeth Duke was married the 22nd February in the year of our Lord 1810. Stephen Turner & Susan A. T. Read was married 17 day of May in the year of our Lord 1832. -------(first part torn) in on Friday the seven -------(torn) year of our Lord 1802. -------(torn) daughter of Stephen Turner and Martha his wife was born on Monday the 29th day of November in the year of our Lord 1804. Rebecca Mitchel Turner daughter of Stephen Turner and Martha his wife was born on Friday the third of October in the year of our Lord 1809. On the preceding page: Stephen Turner son of Henley Turner and Elizabeth his wife was born Wednesday the 21st day of November in the year of our Lord 1810. Mathew G. Turner son of Henley turner and Elizabeth his wife was born on Sunday, the 27th day of June in the year of our Lord 18??. Here a rectangular piece of the page sufficient to have contained (Vernon's note: All spelling exactly as received by me. This word should be "contained.") one entry, cut, not torn, but the other side was obviously covered by print. Martha Jane Turner daughter of Henley Turner and Elizabeth his wife was born on Saturday the 30th of November in the year of our Lord 1817. Susanna Turner the daughter of Henley Turner and Elizabeth his wife was born on Tuesday the 29th of November in the year of our Lord 1823. Henry Turner son of Henley Turner and Elizabeth his wife was born on Thursday the 16th of January in the year of our Lord 1823. James M. Turner son of Henley Turner and Elizabeth his wife was born on Tuesday the 15(16th) of November in the year of our Lord 1825. Henley Turner departed this life on Monday Morning the 26th day of October 1829 aged 42 years & 17 days. Susan A. T. Read daughter of Clement Read and Elizabeth his wife was born the 19th day of December in the year of our Lord 1810. On Blank pages sewn into the Bible at Exodus, Chapter 12: Elizabeth Turner departed this life (size of page) day on the 26th of June 1832. SHT (Note: Stephen Henley Turner initialed off after making several entries. This the 7th day of September 1831 Stephen H. Turner. Martha Jane Yarbrough departed this life on Wednesday the 27 day of May in the year of our Lord 1849 age 22 years 5 months and 28 days. She was born November 30 day 1817. (William read Turner notes on inserted fly leaf that Martha Jane Turner married Waddie Yarbrough). Note: The following information which was found in an authentic letter, was not in the Bible but pertains to the above: Martha Jane Turner married Wade L. Yarborough, Warren Co., NC marriage bond Dec. 1835. She was born in Warren County, North Carolina on the 30th of 1817. She died in Lumplin County, Georgia on the 27th May 1840. Wade L. Yarbrough was the son of Joel Yarborough and Sally Sledge. Wade L. Yarborough was born 1815(16) - 1851. Majah Stephen Turner departed this life on the 20th day of June 1831 age 64 years and 2 days. Henley Turner son of Stephen and Susan turner departed this life on Thursday the 10th of February 1842 age eight years & seven months and fifteen days. Clement Read, departed this life on Friday the 3rd of December 1841. James M. turner, son of Henley turner & his wife Elizabeth, departed this life on Tuesday, the 10th day of April 1844 age 1?th years 4 months 5 days. Elizabeth G. Evans daughter of Peter and Susan his wife, departed this life on 23 day of June 1844 age 7 months and 6 days (hard to read and very faint, could be wrong), Thomas D. Read departed this life the 13 day of August 1843. Miss Martha Turner consort of Majah Stephen Turner departed this life on Friday 7 of August 1845. Miss Martha Williams, consort of A. Williams departed this life 27th June 185?. Stephen turner & Susan A. T. Read was married the 17th day of May 1832. Henley Turner son of Stephen turner and Susan his wife, was born the 25th day of June 1833. Elizabeth P. Turner was born the 9th day of July 1835. John R. Turner was born the 6th of September 1837. Martha G. Turner was born the 2nd of October 1839. Paul Turner was born the 21st July 1842. Louise J. Turner was born the 15th day of September 1845. Susan Ann Turner was born 25 April 1847. Zachary Taylor Turner was born 3rd August 1849. Emma Tucker Turner was born 23 of December 1851. Susan A. T. Turner consort of S. M. Turner departed this life the 31 day of December 1851. Paul Turner, son of S. H. Turner and Susan A. T. Turner departed this life the 11 day of July 1852. Louisa Jane Turner depart this life September (day indistinct) 1852. John R. Turner died December 27, 1904. Elizabeth P. turner died 1917. Martha G. Turner died August 1, 1919. Zachary T. Turner died April 1, 1922. Susan Ann Turner died July 13, 1934.
Stephen Reuben Turner and Susan Hamner had the following family:
+ 10 i. Terisha3 Turner was born August 31, 1766.
11 ii. William Turner was born November 17, 1768.
+ 12 iii. Mary Turner was born March 13, 1771.
13 iv. Susanna Turner was born February 10, 1773. She married Terry Johnson.
14 v. Elizabeth Turner was born February 3, 1775. She married Rowland Thornton in Warren County, North Carolina, December 18, 1797. Rowland was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
+ 15 vi. Stephen H. Turner was born June 18, 1777.
+ 16 vii. James Turner was born about 1779.
17 viii. Sarah Turner was born March 27, 1781. She married Presley Moses Thornton in Warren County, North Carolina, December 23, 1800. Presley was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
18 ix. Hamner Turner was born February 1, 1784.
+ 19 x. Hendley Turner was born October 9, 1787.
20 xi. Rhoda Turner was born November 29, 1790. She married Jacob Davis.
21 xii. Rebecca Turner was born March 28, 1794.
Third Generation
10. Terisha3 Turner (Stephen Reuben2, Terisha1) was born August 31, 1766.
He married Joanna Rives.
Terisha Turner and Joanna Rives had the following family:
22 i. Terisha4 Turner.
23 ii. Stephen Turner.
+ 24 iii. Rives Turner.
25 iv. Martha Turner. Martha died about 1855.
26 v. Susanna Turner.
27 vi. Eleanor Turner.
28 vii. Joanna Turner.
12. Mary3 Turner (Stephen Reuben2, Terisha1) was born March 13, 1771. Mary died 1847 in Warren County, North Carolina, at 76 years of age.
She married William McGuffy Rives. William was born in Dinwiddle Co., Virginia December 24, 1767. William died 1839 in Warren County, North Carolina, at 71 years of age.
6-17-1998:
This is the 3rd great-grandfather and mother of Mary L. Wasz, who provided me much of the information on the Turner family.
Please read her memo in the text file of Stephen Turner , Born June 18, 1777. William McGuffy Rives (Thomas Henry) was born in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, December 24, 1767, and was brought up on the plantation of his grandfather (13. William Rives), settling eventually in Warren County, North Carolina, where he died about 1939. At the age of nineteen, while residing with his father in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, he received the bequest made him in 1768 by his maternal grandfather, David Neal, for in 1786 there was recorded in Mecklenburg an account of the "division of the estate of William Reaves, " viz.: In the hands of Thomas Rives belonging to William and Joanna Rives, Subscribers, John Kendrick and Parmenas Williams have divided the said estate and have given to William Rives Phillis and Muriah, and to Joanna, Tiller and her child Milley, Doll and her two children Adam and George***and her of the opinion that the difference between the legacies ins ( English pound sign ) 80 for which we have paid to William Rives account the cash in hand received for the hire of the said negroes and the balance of the money together with the bonds we have equally divided between the two parties. William McGuffy Rives married January 5, 1788, Mary, Daughter of Stephen Reuben Turner (son of Terisha Turner) of Amherst County, Virginia, and his wife, Susan Hamner, daughter of William Hamner, of Albermarle County, Virginia, and his wife Mary Elizabeth Hendley.
EXCURSUS: HAMNER, HENDLEY, TURNER Nicholas Hamner is said to have been born in 1703 in Wales but it is more probable that he was a son of the Nicholas Hamner who is recorded as owning 500 acres of land in James City County, Virginia, in 1704. Nicholas Hamner, Jr., it is said, died in Albemarle County, Virginia. He had a number of sons of whom William was born in New Kent County, Virginia in 1730 and died in Albemarle County in 1783. William Hamner m. Mary Elizabeth Hendley, daughter of Leonard Hendley, Sr., of James City County, Virginia who was no doubt the son of the Leonard Henley who owned 360 acres in James City County in 1704. William Hamner bought in 1750 "from Thomas Fitzpatrick nearly five hundred acres of land near the south fork of Hardware, not far from Jumping Hill. The same year he obtained a patent for nearly 200 acres on the North fork of Hardware.*** In 1777 he purchased from Dr. James Hopkins about 1,500 acres on the waters of Totier.*** He and his wife Elizabeth Hendley had eleven children: Jeremiah, Turner, Richardson, Hundley (Hendley), Samuel, Mildred, the wife of Jacob Moon, Elizabeth, the wife of Thomas Fitzpatrick, Mary, the wife of Perry, Susan, the wife of Reuben Turner, Rebecca, the wife of James Turner, and the wife of David Strange."
According to Wood's History of Albermarle County, Terisha Turner was granted 136 acres on the south branches of Hardware in 1760, and this tract he and his wife Sarah sold to Peter Cheatham in 1777. At that time he was described as a citizen of Amherst County. He was also the owner of several hundred acres on Green Creek which, in 1790, he disposed of in large part to Benjamin Harris. His will, which was dated May 7, 1793, was probated April 19, 1802, in Amherst County, Virginia. He made bequests to his sons James, Stephen Turner, John, Henry William, daughters, Mary Lando, Sarah Stovall, his wife Sarah, and son George. Of his extensive landholdings he left 700 acres in Granville County, North Carolina to his son Stephen. Mary (Turner) Rives has left an interesting account of these family relationships, which breathes the breath of life into names which otherwise might never have been more than names, in a letter written to her son Robert Rives in 1839: Warren County North Carolina Oct., 3, 1830 Dear Son: I take this opportunity of writing you a few lines to let you know that I and family are well. Hoping this letter will find you and family in good health. Your brothers and sisters are well. Mary Mabry (Mary Rives who m. Jones Mabry) has chills and fever. John Turner has the bilious fever and is very sick at this time. Our neighbors are well on this side of Nutbush Creek. The people on the other side are very sickly. Howel Clardy lives very low with the billious fever and is very dangerous. Polly Bowdens died about the 15th of September, and the Doctors said she died of the glands of the neck being swelled; she was confined to her bed more than three months, she died a devout Christian. Rebeccas, your mother's brother Jack Vaughan and the Edwards family were all well at Mrs. Bowden's funeral. We have fine crops in the county of every description, except potatoes and turnips. New corn will start from the stack at two dollars, tobacco at Petersburg is from $3. to $10., wheat one dollar, cotton below par, bacon 15 cent per pound. You requested me to send you all your ages also you Father's and my age. Your Father was born December 24, 1767. I was born March 13, 1771. We were married the 5th day of January, 1788. Stephen Rives was born the 10 of November 1788. Thomas Rives was born the 4th of November 1790. Polly Watkins was born the 1st of December 1801. Robert Rives was born the 16th of December 1803. James Rives was born the 13th of September 1807. Rebecca Southall was born the 27th of January 1910. Susan Cunningham was born August 8th, 1817. Your father (William McGuffy Rives) was born raised in Dinwiddie County, 5 miles side of Petersburg, at your great grand-father's, William Rives. Also your grand-father, Thomas Rives, was raised there and moved here and lived here, Nutbush, and then moved to Chatham and died there. Your grand-mother Rives was a Neal. Your grand-father married her in Amelia County, Virginia. My father was born and reared in Amherst County, Virginia, on the other side of James River. My father was named Stephen Turner, so of Old Terisha Turner of said County and State. My mother was named Susan Hamner in Albemarle County, Virginia, daughter of William Hamner of said City and State. Robert, Uncle John Turner and family moved from Amerst to that State ( Kentucky) and I heard of them Wilson County. Aunt Sallie Stovall and her family went there. Aunt Molly London's children went there. They moved out of Amherst near Lynchburg. Some of Uncle Henry Turner's children moved to that state also, but I do not know what County. The sale of your father's property will be between the 15th, and 20th, of December. All the perishable property and five negroes, visible, Cely, Sims, Granderson, Hinton, and Henry, all of which you may call nearly men. I desire to be remembered to Rebecca and the children, Stephen Y. Moss, Len H. Johnson and Old Mrs. Collins. So I conclude, remaining your loving mother until death. (Signed) Mary Rives
At 17 years of age Mary became the mother of Stephen Turner Rives November 10, 1788. At 19 years of age Mary became the mother of Thomas Rives November 4, 1790. At 21 years of age Mary became the mother of Anne (Nancy) Rives October 14, 1792. At 24 years of age Mary became the mother of William Rives March 24, 1795. At 28 years of age Mary became the mother of Sally Sarah Rives August 13, 1799. At 30 years of age Mary became the mother of Mary Rives December 1, 1801. At 32 years of age Mary became the mother of Robert Rives December 16, 1803. At 36 years of age Mary became the mother of James Rives September 13, 1807. At 38 years of age Mary became the mother of Rebecca Rives January 17, 1810. At 46 years of age Mary became the mother of Susan T. Rives August 17, 1817.
Mary Turner and William McGuffy Rives had the following family:
29 i. Stephen Turner4 Rives was born November 10, 1788. He married Sophia Meeks Cannon December 18, 1815.
7-21-98:
Much of this information was obtain by Mary Wasz. She obtained it from a book entitled "Reliques of the Rives," by James Rives Childs. It was written in 1929, but reissued last year. In the book is a letter written by Mary Turner Rives on her parents, grandparents and her children's birth dates. I also have obtained William McGuffy Rives will, which collaborates the children's names and the daughters married names. Susan wasn't married when her father wrote his will. It was pure joy when Mary's letter was brought to my attention and confirmed that my Susan was indeed a daughter of that family. The same book gives some attention to the Hamners. I think that some library in VA or NC would have this title. Hope to hear from you soon. /s/ Mary. This union produced 9 Children.
+ 30 ii. Thomas Rives was born November 4, 1790.
+ 31 iii. Anne (Nancy) Rives was born October 14, 1792.
32 iv. Willam Rives was born March 24, 1795.
7-21-1998:
Please refer to Stephen Turner Rives text for background information on this family. William did marry and had children. But to who he married and how many children has not been researched.
33 v. Sally Sarah Rives was born August 13, 1799. She married William Moss December 16, 1816.
7-21-1998:
Please refer to Stephen Turner Rives text for the history on this family. This union produced 15 children.
34 vi. Mary Rives was born December 1, 1801. She married John Watkins August 15, 1823.
7-21-1998:
Please refer to Stephen Turner Rives text for this families background. This union produced 2 children.
+ 35 vii. Robert Rives was born December 16, 1803.
36 viii. James Rives was born September 13, 1807. James died July 8, 1866 in an unknown location, at 58 years of age. He married twice. He married Elizabeth Hood September 28, 1825. Elizabeth was born July 17, 1810. Elizabeth died June 9, 1851 at 40 years of age. He married Mrs. Julia (Woodcock) Boyd 1852. Mrs. was born February 20, 1820. Mrs. died February 24, 1875 in an unknown location, at 55 years of age.
7-21-1998:
Please refer to Stephen Turner Rives text for information on this family. This union produced 13 children. After Elizabeth died, James married a Mrs. Julia (Woodcock) Boyd in 1852. This union produced 8 children.
37 ix. Rebecca Rives was born January 17, 1810. She married Holman Southall December 4, 1829.
7-21-1998:
Please refer to Stephen Turner Rives text for information on this family. No children as coming from this union to date.
+ 38 x. Susan T. Rives was born August 17, 1817.
15. Stephen H.3 Turner (Stephen Reuben2, Terisha1) was born June 18, 1777. Stephen died 1841 in Warren County, North Carolina, at 64 years of age.
He married twice. He married an unknown person. He married Martha Granderson. Martha died 1845.
At 27 years of age Stephen became the father of Harriett Turner 1804. At 29 years of age Stephen became the father of Rebecca Mitchel Turner 1806. At 39 years of age Stephen became the father of Charles Granderson Turner in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, February 17, 1817.
6-17-1998:
The following note was received from Mary L. Wasz:
Dear Vernon: The book entitled, "Some Turners of Virginia", by Louise Turner seems to be out of print (Vernon located and purchased a copy in Sept. 1998.). I read it on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake in May, 1997. The pages which were copied at that time just happened to identify Charles Sanderson/Granderson Turner's parents..etc. (Vernon's note: Charles middle initial has appeared as G. and this is the first time Sanderson has been mentioned. It could be Sanderson, but until the Turner book is obtained, will continue to print out as Granderson.) His father, Stephen Turner, is the brother of my 3rd great grandmother, Mary Turner who married William Rives. I would think the book would be available on inter-library loan. You can obtain Stephen Reuben Turner's will via the NC Archives. It is dated 1799, Warren County, North Carolina. Terisha Turner's will is dated 1793 and can be obtained from the Amherst County, Virginia Courthouse. His wife Sarah Turner's will dated 1807 can also be found there. As ever, Mary L. Wasz
The following provided by Jim Hecht from Warren County, NC Query Board to Vernon Drewa on May 7, 1998: The will of Stephen Turner, dated 5/31/1841 and probated in August Court 1841, mentions bequests to wife Martha, son Charles G. Turner, daughter Susan Fowler, son-in-law Edwin F. Fowler, son-in-law William Read, daughter Harriett. Per. Vol. One of " Abstracts of Wills, Warren County, North Carolina 1779-1844," by David B. Gammon.
Stephen H. Turner and Martha Granderson had the following family:
39 i. Susan4 Turner. She married Edwin F. Fowler.
40 ii. Martha Helen Turner.
41 iii. Harriett Turner was born 1804. She married William Read.
42 iv. Rebecca Mitchel Turner was born 1806. Rebecca died 1892 at 86 years of age.
Stephen H. Turner had the following family:
+ 43 v. Charles Granderson Turner was born February 17, 1817.
16. James3 Turner (Stephen Reuben2, Terisha1) was born about 1779.
He married Elizabeth Notknown.
At 23 years of age James became the father of Susanna Turner 1802. At 24 years of age James became the father of William Turner 1803. At 26 years of age James became the father of James Edward Turner 1805.
James Turner and Elizabeth Not known had the following family:
44 i. Susanna4 Turner was born 1802.
45 ii. William Turner was born 1803.
46 iii. James Edward Turner was born 1805.
19. Hendley3 Turner (Stephen Reuben2, Terisha1) was born October 9, 1787. Hendley died October 26, 1829 at 42 years of age.
He married Mary Elizabeth Duke February 22, 1810. Mary was born 1790. Mary was the daughter of Matthew Duke and Elizabeth Duke. She married an unknown person. Mary died June 26, 1832 at 41 years of age.
At 23 years of age Hendley became the father of Stephen Hendley Turner in Warren County, North Carolina, November 1810. At 26 years of age Hendley became the father of Matthew G. Turner June 27, 1814. At 30 years of age Hendley became the father of Martha Jane Turner November 30, 1817. At 35 years of age Hendley became the father of Henry H, Turner January 16, 1823. At 36 years of age Hendley became the father of Susanna Turner November 29, 1823. At 38 years of age Hendley became the father of James M. Turner November 15, 1825.
Hendley Turner and Mary Elizabeth Duke had the following family:
+ 47 i. Stephen Hendley4 Turner was born November 1810.
48 ii. Matthew G. Turner was born June 27, 1814. 6-17-1998: June 27 is an accurate date, but only the 18?? is legible, thus the guess of 1827.
49 iii. Martha Jane Turner was born November 30, 1817. Martha died May 27, 1840 in Lumpkin County, Georgia, at 22 years of age. She married Waddie L. Yarbrough in Warren County, North Carolina, December 1835. Waddie was born May 16, 1900. Waddie was the son of Joel Yarbrough and Sally Sledge. Waddie died 1851 at less than one year of age.
50 iv. Henry H, Turner was born January 16, 1823.
51 v. Susanna Turner was born November 29, 1823. Susanna died 1853 at 29 years of age.
52 vi. James M. Turner was born November 15, 1825. James died April 10, 1844 at 18 years of age.
Fourth Generation
24. Rives4 Turner (Terisha3, Stephen Reuben2, Terisha1) birth date unknown. Rives died 1838.
He married an unknown person.
Rives became the father of George Turner in Gallatin, Tennessee, 1822.
Rives Turner had the following family:
+ 53 i. George5 Turner was born 1822.
30. Thomas4 Rives (Mary3 Turner, Stephen Reuben2, Terisha1) was born November 4, 1790. Thomas died 1870 at 79 years of age.
He married Polly Collins October 19, 1810.
Thomas became the father of Edward Rives about 1814. At 25 years of age Thomas became the father of James Turner Rives March 21, 1816. At 30 years of age Thomas became the father of Mary Jane Rives February 9, 1821. Thomas became the father of Thomas Rives about 1823. Thomas became the father of Susan Rives about 1825. 7-21-1998: Please refer to Stephen Turner Rives text as to background information on this family. This union produced 5 children.
Thomas Rives and Polly Collins had the following family:
54 i. Edward5 Rives was born about 1814.
+ 55 ii. James Turner Rives was born March 21, 1816.
56 iii. Mary Jane Rives was born February 9, 1821.
57 iv. Thomas Rives was born about 1823.
58 v. Susan Rives was born about 1825.
31. Anne (Nancy)4 Rives (Mary3 Turner, Stephen Reuben2, Terisha1) was born October 14, 1792. Her body was interred 1873.
She married Jones Mabry April 18, 1810. Jones died 1850.
7-21-1998:
Please refer to the Stephen Turner Rives text for background information on this family. This union produced 8 children. They lived in South Carolina. Another note from one who knew Nancy (Rives) Mabry describes her as one of the best women I have ever met."
Anne (Nancy) Rives and Jones Mabry had the following family:
59 i. Charles5 Mabry. He married Catherine Sallee. Catherine was born in Christian County, Kentucky.
60 ii. Martha Mabry.
61 iii. Len Mabry.
62 iv. Ellen Mabry.
63 v. Henry Mabry.
64 vi. Stephen Mabry.
65 vii. Crecy Mabry. She married Austin Newman.
66 viii. Elizabeth Mabry.
67 ix. Mabry.
35. Robert4 Rives (Mary3 Turner, Stephen Reuben2, Terisha1) was born December 16, 1803. Robert died September 9, 1885 in Montgomery County, Tennessee, at 81 years of age.
He married twice. He married Rebecca Vaughan in Franklin County, North Carolina, February 1, 1824. Rebecca was born February 1, 1803. Rebecca died 1871 at 68 years of age. He married Mattie Rossiter in Montgomery County, Tennessee, 1877. 7-21-1998: She is described only as married in 1877 (no issue) and a young beauty in her 20's.
At 22 years of age Robert became the father of William Vinson Rives in Franklin County, North Carolina, March 26, 1826. At 25 years of age Robert became the father of Charles Jefferson Rives June 7, 1829. At 27 years of age Robert became the father of Susan M. Rives in Montgomery County, Tennessee, February 22, 1831.
7-21-1998:
Please refer to Stephen Turner Rives and William McGuffy Rives text for information on this family. This union produced 4 children. Robert married a second time after Rebecca died. He married a Mattie Rossiter in 1877 ( no issue ). Identified as a young beauty in her 20's. So ole' Robert was in his seventies when he married this young lady. No other information provided. And no children mentioned from this Union. Robert died 8 years after this marriage at age, 82. Refer to the letter his mother wrote, which is in the file of her husband, William McGuffy Rives. Robert Rives like his brother, Thomas, was a man of unusual size; weighing, it is said, some 225 pounds. In stature he stood about six feet three. He married, lst, February 2, 1824, Rebecca Vaughan ( b. February 1, 1803, d., March 9, 1871, daughter of Susan Vincent Vaughan, of Franklin County, North Carolina, a reputed relative of Thomas Jefferson, and, with his wife, migrated to Montgomery County, Tennessee, about 1829.It is to Robert Rives' interest in his family that the letter of his mother, Mary Turner, wife of William McGuffy Rives, concerning the family relationships, owes its existence. Robert Rives shared with his brothers a great love of hunting, and dispensed in his home that hospitality for which the people of the South were and are famous. Despite his age he saw service in the War Between the States in the Confederate Army. After the death of his first wife in 1871, he married, when about seventy-four years of age, Mattie Rossiter, a very beautiful young girl in her twenties but had no children by his second wife.
Robert Rives and Rebecca Vaughan had the following family:
68 i. William Vinson5 Rives was born in Franklin County, North Carolina March 26, 1826.
69 ii. Charles Jefferson Rives was born June 7, 1829.
+ 70 iii. Susan M. Rives was born February 22, 1831.
38. Susan T.4 Rives (Mary3 Turner, Stephen Reuben2, Terisha1) was born August 17, 1817. Susan died March 8, 1901 at 83 years of age.
She married George Washington Cunningham February 27, 1839. George was born July 15, 1807. George died June 1872 in an unknown location, at 64 years of age.
At 21 years of age Susan became the mother of Mary E. Cunningham 1839. At 23 years of age Susan became the mother of Josiah Cunningham 1841. At 25 years of age Susan became the mother of William A. Cunningham 1843.
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Please refer to Stephen Turner Rives text for information on this family. This union produced 9 children.
Susan T. Rives and George Washington Cunningham had the following family:
71 i. Mary E.5 Cunningham was born 1839.
72 ii. Josiah Cunningham was born 1841. Josiah died 1862 at 21 years of age.
+ 73 iii. William A. Cunningham was born 1843.
43. Charles Granderson4 Turner (Stephen H.3, Stephen Reuben2, Terisha1) was born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia February 17, 1817. Charles died January 30, 1880 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas, at 62 years of age.
He married Sarah W. Rainey in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, 1838. Sarah was born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia October 29, 1815. Sarah died October 10, 1888 in Smith County, Texas, at 72 years of age.
7-8-1998:
The following information was obtained on my visit to Tyler, Smith County, Texas this date. /s/ Vernon Drewa
Sarah W. Turner B: Oct. 29, 1815 D: Oct. 10, 1888. Is interred at Oakwood Cemetery, Tyler, Texas. Information for Plot lay out comes from Page 15, Key to Oakwood Cemetery. Sarah was laid to rest in Plot #3.
At 22 years of age Charles became the father of Benjamin Franklin Turner in Warren County, North Carolina, November 20, 1839. At 25 years of age Charles became the father of Stephen Williamson Turner in Warren County., North Carolina, March 21, 1842. C. G. Turner
6-13-1998:
The following information was provided by Mary Wasz at gwasz@worldnet.att.net on May 30, 1998 from Warren County WWW BB. Charles Sanderson/Granderson Turner is the son of Stephen Turner who is the son of Stephen Reubin Turner who's father is Terisha Turner. His mother was Martha Sanderson Granderson! Charles married Sarah Rainey in Mecklenburg County, Virginia in 1840. His dates are 1817-1880. Hers are 1815-1888. Their two sons are Benjamin Franklin Turner 1841-1875, remained unmarried, and Stephen Williamson Turner 1842-1916, married 1874, Mrs. James B. Long. The citation does not indicate if the marriage took place in Mecklenburg VA or NC. (Charles marriage that is) .
This information comes from Louise Turner's Book " Some Turners of Virginia."
THE TURNER FAMILY AND ITS COAT OF ARMS MOTTO:
"Vincit Qui Patitur" (He conquers who endures.) ARMS: Argent, a lion rampant gules between three millrinds sable, on a bordure engrailed azure eight annulets or. CREST: A wreath of the colours. A Cornish chough proper perched on a millrind or. Various references consulted trace the original Turner family to France, and it is believed that the British progenitor of the family was among the followers of William the Conqueror during the Conquest in 1066. The millstone charge on the escutcheon, and also on the crest, indicates that the early Turners were millwrights or millers. This may very well account for the name itself, for when the practice of using surnames first began, it was customary to adopt the name of one's home, or occupation as a family name. Many persons bearing the name Turner have achieved distinction throughout English history, and the great amount of genealogy which has been compiled will prove most interesting to descendants of the British line. Humphrey Turner, who was perhaps the first settler in the New World bearing the name, settled in Plymouth, Mass. about 1628. He may very well be considered the American progenitor of the Turner family, for before the end of the seventeenth century, families of Turners were to be found in numerous settlements in the various colonies. Many places, such as Turner's Falls, Mass. and the town of Turner. Maine have been named after descendants of Humphrey Turner. Today, branches of the Turner family are to be found in every state in the Union, and they are well represented in the arts, sciences and professions, as well as the world of commerce. While there are a great many sources of information regarding the Turner family in both the New World and the Old, the exhaustive work, "Genealogy of the Turner Familv," by the Rev. Samuel Bloise Turner, published in 1884 may prove most helpful to those seeking more detailed information. Published by Morris Bros., deVillers & Co., Inc. - 254 West 34th Street, New York 1. N.Y. (Note: Vernon Drewa located and had the entire book printed from the National Archives. It however does not contain lineage to this Turner family. /s/ Vernon Drewa.