John Turner, Sr.

Male 1630 - 1705  (75 years)


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  • Name John Turner 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 1630  Charles City County, Colony of Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 1705  Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Will 25 Mar 1705  [2
    Probate 9 Jun 1705  [2
    Person ID I54130  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 30 Dec 2019 

    Family Mary Tomlin 
    Marriage Y  [1, 2
    Children 
     1. Ann Turner,   b. 1671, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1726, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
    Family ID F20310  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1630 - Charles City County, Colony of Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1705 - Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Colonial America Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • About John:

      Mary Turner
      wife

      Mary Harris
      daughter

      Ann Everitt
      daughter

      William Turner, Sr.
      son

      Thomas Turner, Sr.
      son

      Joseph Turner
      son

      James Turner
      son

      Simon Turner
      son

      John Turner, Jr.
      son

      Simon Turner
      son

      John Edward Turner
      son

      James Turner, of Charles City
      father

      About John Turner, Sr., of Isle of Wight

      Several internet trees show John Turner as the son of James Turner, of Charles City and wife of James Turner (see links). Please note, this relationship is undocumented and should be regarded as speculative.
      Also seen as son of James Turner
      John must be brother of James Turner according to the birth dates.

      Some show his birthplace as Charles City County, Virginia.

      1705 John Turner in spoken [nuncupative] will by widow Mary Tomlyn. Names sons John, James, William, Joseph, Simon and grandd. Ann Everett. Witnesses to spoken will were Edward Harris, John Johnson, jr. Jenkins Dorman, Wm Westray and Mary Tomlyn.

      http://avocadoridge.com/carney/getperson.php?personID=I1578&tree=tree1

      http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jmljr&id=I24960

      http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Turner-1208

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      Fulgham-Fulghum Family Database (Rootsweb): http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bfulgham&id=I17999

      [A nuncupative will is given orally before witnesses, rather than written.]

      The nuncupative will of John Turner dated March 25 1705, as told to us by ye Widow Tomlin, named legatees: son John plantation at Chuckatuck; sons James and John the plantation where John Coffer did live; son William the plantation on which Thomas Phillips lives; sons Joseph and Simon land on Boddie's Branch, adjoining Mr. Hardy and Edward Harris; granddaughter Anne Everett. Son William Executor. Overseers, Edward Harris and Thomas Harris. Signed by Edward Harris, John Johnson Jr., Jenkins Dorman, William Westray & Mary Tomlyn. Recorded June 9 1705. Appraisal by John Fulgham, Francis Williamson, Phillip Raiford & Edward Boykin. 1705.

      Sources:
      Text: Chapman, Blanche Adams; Wills and Administratiions of Isle of Wight County Virginia, Books 1-3; 2006; Heritage Books, Inc.; Westminster, Maryland 21157-5026
      Text: Chapman, Blanche Adams; Marriages of Isle of Wight County, Virginia 1628-1800; GPC; Baltimore; 1976
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      John Turner signed his [spoken] will on March 25, 1705. The will was recorded June 9, 1705.

      The children of Mary and John Turner:

      A. Mary Turner.

      Mary married Edward Harris (1663-1734) (d121).
      B. John Turner; d. 1743. C. James Turner; d. 1743. D. Thomas Turner. E. Simon Turner; d. 1762. F. Joseph Turner

      Joseph married Burchet Lundy, the daughter of Elizabeth Burchet and James Lundy. (Burchet later married Edward Green).
      http://www.ncgenweb.us/ncwarren/harris-book/appendix.html

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      Written as recorded:

      earliest Turner connection to the Everetts comes from the 1705 nuncupative will of John Turner of Isle of Wight County, Virginia. On his deathbed John Turner made an oral (nuncupative) will. The witnesses to the will reported it at court and it was recorded there. In his will John Turner left land to his granddaughter Anne Everett.

      Links:

      http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jmljr&id=I24960

      http://doles.org/webtrees/individual.php?pid=I141058&ged=Doles

      end of profile [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S14977] Ann Everitt (Turner) (1671-1726), Profile, parents & children, https://www.geni.com/people/Ann-Everitt/60000000776105948.

    2. [S14986] John Turner, Sr., of Isle of Wight (1630-1705), Profile, https://www.geni.com/people/John-Turner-Sr-of-Isle-of-Wight/600.