This page will be an assortment of information on Turner's that I have collected in England and U.S.A. Please let me know if it has helped anyone.
Turner, Ann, Burlington, and Jonathan Scott, Burlington 1780 Nov 4
Turner, Anne, Evesham, and Christopher Vanzant, Evesham
1770 Nov 7
Turner, Dinah, and John Lame, Burlington 1780 May 1
Turner, Joanna, and Andrew Dilkes, Gloucester 1777 April 1
Turner, Margaret, Gloucester, and Samuel Chew, Gloucester 1765 Aug 26
Turner, Margaret, and Thomas McGee, Burlington 1780 Feb 10
Turner, Mehitabel, Newark, and Nathaniel Wheeler, Newark 1761 Oct 27
Turner, Priscilla, Burlington and Henry Scott, Burlington 1749 Aug 7
Turner, Rebecca, and John Coyne, Gloucester 1775 April 18
Daniel Turner of Newark and Sarah Foster of Piscataqua 1772 July 14
Thomas Turner, Ensign 47th Regt. and Catharine Mecom of N.B. 1774 June 19
Capt. Dick Turner
A seminole war scout, he moved to the Chokoloskee country on the southwest coast of Florida in the early 1870's. He occupied the shell mound site about a quarter of a mile up the Turner River, that is named for him. Turner sold his property to a doctor in Key West in 1890.
Duncan McNeill Turner
He is chiefly known in Florida history as the second principal of the West Florida Seminary (now Florida State University) in Tallahassee, serving in this capacity from May 13, 1857 to 1860. He left this position over a salary dispute and returned to the ministry of the Presbyterian church.
Francis M. Turner Sr. (November 10th 1878-April 2nd 1951)
Born in Sylvester, Georgia, he came to Florida in 1885 as a child, first residing on his father's farm in Washington County. He began a successful business career in the lumbering industry, eventually operating not only in Florida, but also in Alabama and Georgia. In September, 1930, he moved to Pensacola and with a partner, formed the Turner-Day Company, Inc., for the development of an 180-acre subdivision, which became the town of New Warrington. Most of the homes in the town were constructed and financed by the company.
J. W. Turner (d.June 21, 1940)
He was a graduate of Stetson University in 1901 and received his medical degree from Tulane University in New Orleans. He practiced in Bronson, Otter Creek, Cedar Key and Chiefland. Turner also was a prominent figure in farming and the naval stores business. He was a member of the state senate in 1917-1919 and 1925-1935. His death occurred in Cedar Key.
William Iredell Turner (June 17th 1812-October 28th 1881)
He was born near Richmond, Virginia and came to Florida as a young man, when he moved to what is now Alachua County and became a cattle rancher. In 1830 a trading post was established in the county and a settlement known as Hog Town grew up around it. Turner suggested the name of the settlement be changed to Gainesville, in honor of Gen. Edmund Pendleton Gaines, the captor of Aaron Burr. He also served in the second Seminole War and later moved his family to Tampa shortly before the Civil War. After the war he aided in protecting Judah P. Benjamin from capture by Union forces, keeping him at his home for some time. Turner again moved to the south side of the Manatee River and erected a two-story house, warehouse and wharf. This was the beginning of Bradenton, named by Turner in honor of Dr. Joseph Braden, whose home on the river has served as a refuge for inhabitants of the area in the Third Seminole War and had been beseiged by the Seminole's. His death occurred in Bradenton and he was buried in Parrish Cemetery.
We find where on a deed recorded 26 Nov 1736, This indenture made
12 Nov 1736 between Dennis Nally of Charles Co. in the province of
Maryland Planter of the one part and Edward Turner of the
same county and Province planter of the other part the sd. Dennis
Nally for and in consideration of the sum of 800 pounds of tobacco
and ten shillings to him in hand paid by the said Edward Turner
all that parcel of land being a tract called St. Vincents being
and lying in Charles County, containing fifty acres. Signed Dennis
Nally. (makes his mark) in the presence of Allen Davies and Wm.
Wilkinson. Then came Dennis Nally and acknowledged this according
to law also Mary his wife released right of dower on 12 November 1736.
Lela Melissa Nally - born July 7, 1875. Died April 20, 1963. Married Feb. 18, 1892, to James Henry Turner born Sept. 10, 1874, died Dec. 31, 1919. There were ten children born to this union. First child unknown,Seaborn Earnest Turner, Horace Curran Turner, Augustus Lee "Gus" Turner, Annie Winnie Turner, Maggie Sophronie Turner, Mary Jewell Turner, Ruby Mae "Judy" Turner, Thelma Julia Turner and Velma Jack Turner.
Ruby Eunice Newton-born Mar. 4, 1907. Died Feb. 12, 1952. Married Ben Turner.
Roy Alton "Jiggs" Nalley - born Dec. 15, 1929. Married first to Margaret Turner. Two children : Michael Alton Nalley and Myra Annette Nalley.
Above the Mayflower II, a replica of the Pilgrim Fathers' ship at the shipbuilders dry dock at Brixham, Devon in 1957. The Mayflower II sailed later that year to Cape Cod, U.S.A.
John Turner, and 2. sones. He had a daughter came some years after to Salem, wher she is now living.
John Turner and his 2. sones all dyed in the generall sicknes. But he hath a daugter still living at Salem, well maried, and approved of.
Of these 100. persons which came first over in this first ship together, the greater halfe dyed in the general mortality; and most of them in 2. or three monthes time. And for those which survied, though some were ancient & past procreation, & others left ye place and cuntrie, yet of those few remaining are sprunge up above 160 persons, in this 30 years, and are now living in this presente year, 1650. besids many of their children which are dead, and come not within this account.
And of the old stock (of one & other) ther are yet living this present year, 1650 nere 30 persons. Let the Lord have ye praise, who if the High Preserver of men.
The town TURNER, Maine - settled in 1690 was named after the Mayflower passengers.
HS Turner * Cpt. and Brevet-Maj, Royal Highlanders * Died on November 28th, 1899
