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| Birth: | 1748 in ALBEMARLE, VA |
| Death: | 1799 in WARREN, NC |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | TERISHA TURNER b. 1705 in VA |
| Mother: | SARAH WIMPEY b. 1720 in AMHERST, VA |
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For a time, at least, he is said to have lived on Totier, abranch of the Hardware River, near various Hamner in-laws,before moving to Amherst. He evidently was the Stephen TurnerJr. on the Amherst 1783 tax list but appears in the 1790 censusof Warren Col, N.C. It was there he died in 1799. His Will datedOctober 14, 1799 mentions his land in Granville County. OldTerisha had made a bequest to him of 700 acres in Granville.[Source: Some Turners of Virginia by Louise Patton RichardsonTurner, 1965, cited by Toby Turner]The Will of Stephen Turner:"In the name of God Amen This the 14th Day of October in theyear of Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety Nine IStephen Turner Sen. (sic) of the County of Warren and state ofNorth Carolina being sick and weak in body (sic) but of perfectsound mind and Memory Thanks be to almighty God for the sameThere fore (sic) Calling unto mind the Mortality of my Body andKnowing That it is appointed for all men one to Die Do Make andordain this my Last will and Testament That is to sayprincipality (sic) and first of all I Recommend my Soul into thehands of almighty God who gave it and as for my Body I Recommendit to the Earth to be buried in a Christian Like and Decentmanner at the Discretion of my Executors. And as touching suchworldly Estate where with it has pleased God to blefs (sic) mein This Life I gave devise and dispose of the same in the mannerand form as following Item It is my will and I do order That allmy Just Debts and funeral Charges be paid and satisfied.Item I given and bequeath unto my Beloved Wife Susannah TurnerThe plantation and land where I now Live with all thenecessaries and Conveniences attending Their to only striking oftwo Hundred Acres of the S(aid) Land Joining Wm. Cearsey andCounty Line Lying on the little Nutbush also give to my wifethree Negro Namely James Hammer and Sam to her enduring herNatural Life also the Euesing (sic) wagon Now on my plantationand five horses Namely Buck Dick Baly fly (sic) Juel also aRiding mare Sprille (sic) a yoke of oxen and Cart also My stockof Cattle hogs and sheep only such as I do Reserve for mychildren as I shall make mention of the above mentioned wagonand horses and the stock of Different kind to Remain hers inDuring of her Natural Life and after her Death Then to beEqually Divided Among my Daughters it is also my will That afterThe Death of my wife That the above mentioned James and Hammershould have Their choice of Living with Either of my childrenwhich they chose and the above mentioned Sam after the Death ofmy wife to be Equally Divided among my Daughters but not to goout of the family.Item I give to my son Terisha Turner one Negro Man Named TobeItem I give to my son William Turner 3 hundred Acres of Land 2hundred acres he now lives on and one hundred acres Joining himthat I Bought of Conl. fill (sic) Hawkins and a negro womanNamed Truelove. Item I give to my son Stephen Turner a parcel ofland part of the Sd. Tract of land I now Live on Bounded asfollo. Beginning at Wm. Turners Corner Running west to hisCorner in ashkinus (sic) William's line Thence North to threepoplars Thence Eastwardly Down a small Branch to Dick's BranchThence up Dick's Branch to Wm. Turner's Corner and a negro manharry and two Cows and Calves and two steers and 3 sheep Item Igave to my son James Turner the Tract of land lying on Deepcreek and a Negro man named peter and a Negro girl named Dicetwo Cows and Calves and two steers and two sows and pigs and amare named sele and three head of sheep such as two Ewes and aRam or wether tam (sic) I give to my son Hamner Turner TwoHundred acres of Land the above mentioned Land joining Wm.Carsey and the County Line on Little Nut Bush and one Negrowoman Named Easter two Cows and Calves and two steers two sowsand pig three head of sheep such as two Eyes and a Ram orwhether and mare named Switch Itam (sic) give my son HendleyTurner two Hundred acres of Land Lying of Dick's Branch JoiningWm. Turner and Stephen Turner and a Negro woman named Dyner aReserve I now make of the first child that this Dyner shouldbring to perfection which I shall make further mention Item Igive to my Daughter Mary Reves two Negros Namely Agga and AngelItem I give my Daughter Susannah Johnston two Negro's NamelyLucy and Jery Item I give my Daughter Elizabeth Thornton twoNegro's Namely Charity and Nelson Item I give to my DaughterSarah Turner two Negro's Namely Seley and Ephram and two Cowsand Calves and two steers and two sows and pigs three head ofsheep such as two Ewes and a Ram or weather (sic) Item I give myDaughter Rhoda two Negroes Namely Leanna and Jo and two Cows andCalves and two steers and two sows and pigs and tree (sic) sheepsuch as two Ewes and a Ram or wather (sic) Item I give myDaughter Rebechah (sic) Turner two Negro's the Name of one isMillie the other is the above mentioned Child that the abovementioned Negro woman Diner should Bring to perfection and twoCows and Calves two steers two sows and pig three sheep such astwo Ewes and a Ram or wather (sic) AB it is my will also that myson Hendley Turner should have a man named Bounce two Cows andCalves two sows and pigs and three sheep such as two Ewes and aRam or wather (sic) and two steers and The manner (sic)plantation and Land whereon I Now Live after the Death of mywife it also my will that as my younger children should grow UpTo Take possession of the above mentioned property which I giveThem That They should be furnished with a bed and furniture TheNames of Sarah Hamner Henley Rhoda Rebecca also 150 acres ofLand at the Dry pond in Warren County 300 acres of Land Lyingover Tar River in Granville County To be sold and Divided amongmy Daughters and my old wagon and geer (sic) and my Riding Cheer(sic) and two beast and my Tobacco Notes Now in the house and mypresent Crop of Tobacco now to be inspected To be sold andal(sic) my Just Debts paid and the Remainder of the money To beput to Use of supporting my wife and small Children and myBlacksmith working tools and all other articulars (sic) Non andunnone (sic) That should be made appear to be my property I giveto my wife for the use and support of her and the small Childrenfurther it is my Desire that all my younger Children that is tosay those which have not married should Continue and Theirproperty with Their mother and on the plantation whereon I NowLife Till they marry or Come of age And Lastly I appointConstitute and ordain my wife and my son Wm. Turner and my sonStephen Turner Executors to this my Last will and TestamentDisannolig (sic) all others and Acknowledging this to be my Lastwill and testament In witness whereof Sd. Stephen Turner hashere unto set his hand and seal the day and year first abovewritten.Signed Sealed published pronounced and Delivered by the Sd.Stephen Turner to be his last will and Testament in the presenceof Iterlind (sic) before assign Us his Tho. C. Hilliard StephenX Turner (seal) Daniel Johnson (his mark X) Anderson Tucker(mark)Will Proven: November 1799, November Court, Warren County, NorthCarolina.Warren County November Court 1799., This last Will and Testamentof Stephen Turner dec. was proved by the Oaths of ThomasHilliard & Daniel Johnson, and Ordered to be Recorded whereuponletters testamentory (sic) was Granted to Susanah Turner Exc &Stephen Turner Exc who qualified accordinglyTest M Duke Johnson Clk"ces: North Carolina Archives February 10, 1997 from:transcribed from a photocopy graciously provided by Mary L.Wasz, February 13, 1997 and from Vernon Drewa: a copy of theoriginal handwritten Will is in the possession of Toby Turner,courtesy of Vernon Drewa]
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