William Turner (abt. 1804 - abt. 1853)

Born about 14 May 1804 in South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lucinda (Forrester) Turner — married 1826 in Hickman, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died about 1853 at about age 48 in Furnace, Hickman, Tennessee, United States

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This profile is part of the Turner Name Study.

Biography

William Turner was born in South Carolina. He and his brother, Obadiah Turner were in the Sugar Creek area in Hickman, TN by 1830. William married Lucinda Forrester and Obadiah married Luranah (Rainey) Reeves.

The Forresters, Reeves, and others in this "group" can be traced back to South Carolina and they all seemed to move to Hickman Co, TN around the same time.

Taken directly from "A History of Hickman County, Tennessee" By W. Jerome D. Spence, David L. Spence; Page 242: "The North Fork of Sugar Creek was settled by Reeves and Forrester. Jonathan Reeves, Sr. , was a prominent citizen, and he and Obadiah Turner, Sr. , were the only slaveholders on the creek above Lee's Furnace. Richard Forrester, from South Carolina, the father of Silas and Hezekiah Forrester, settled here in 1815. Silas Forrester was the father of Madison, Carroll, and Silas, Jr. Isaiah Forrester was the father of Alfred, Stephen, and Willie Forrester. Lucinda, a daughter of the pioneer, Richard Forrester, married William Turner, a brother of Obadiah Turner, Sr. Alston Moppin, of South Carolina, was one of the first settlers here."

William took his family to Illinois for a brief amount of time around 1828/1829 but had returned to Hickman around July 1830. Andrew Jackson Turner's pension record supplies this source.^[1]

DNA Notes

Doris Turner is a known paternal ancestor of William Turner. Results of the Turner DNA study place this group into "Group 1- Salmon Group" of the study. This group supposedly and possibly originates from a William Turner that came from the American Colonies to escape religious persecution. Branches settled in Eastern Shore & Somerset Maryland. It is possible/suggested this group moved from Maryland and Pennsylvania to Onslow, North Carolina. Branches have been traced settling in Hancock, Georgia ca 1790, what was first known as the Spartanburg, South Carolina area, and Anson, Tryon, and Mecklenburg, North Carolina. - Summary taken from the Turner DNA study (Stevenson-9307 14:33, 13 February 2022 (UTC))^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Tennessee, Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows, 1891-1965", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q571-39ST : 31 October 2018), A J Turner, 1891-1965.
2. ↑ Turner DNA Salmon Group

• "A History of Hickman County, Tennessee" By W. Jerome D. Spence, David L. Spence; Page 242
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 07 April 2020, 00:37), entry for William Turner (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G3TD-VF9 ); contributed by various users.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q231-DZ45 : 10 July 2020), William Turner, ; Burial Claiborn-Forrester Cemetery; Find A Grave: Memorial #157689232
• Spence, W. Jerome D., and Spence, David L.. A History of Hickman County, Tennessee. United States, Southern Historical Press, 1983; https://archive.org/details/historyofhickman00spen
• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPM-1QC : 20 February 2021), William Turner, Hickman, Tennessee, United States; citing 279, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 176; FHL microfilm 24,534.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDK-N6F : 23 December 2020), William Turner, Hickman, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSFS-PFC : 23 February 2021), William Turner in entry for Elizabeth Turner, 14 Sep 1927; Death, Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
• "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NS86-HJT : 23 February 2021), William Turner in entry for William Logan Turner, 28 Dec 1931; Death, Centerville, Hickman, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYL-JXV : 2 March 2021), William Turner, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 239, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm . Note-12 up from brother in law Richard Stears
• Entry for William Turner for 100 acres; Surveyor's book, 1827-1901; Hickman County Tennessee; Page 198; CC William Turner & Hezekiah Forrester; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS5W-1SKF-M