John Turner (abt. 1788)

Born about 1788 in Madison, Kentucky

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Brockman Taylor — married about 31 Jul 1806 in Madison, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

John, born in Madison, Kentucky about 1788 was the son of Thomas Turner and Catherine Patterson.

He married Mary "Polly" Taylor, daughter of Peter Taylor and Nancy Crosthwait on July 31, 1806 in Madison, Kentucky. ^[1]

John's father, Thomas Turner, emigrated to Kentucky with one of the parties led by Daniel Boone and was an early settler at Fort Boonesborough. He became a close friend of Daniel Boone's brother Squire, and named his second son, Squire Turner. Thomas Turner later settled in what is now Madison County on Tates Creek. Not much is known about John, but his brother Squire Turner grew up to be a distinguuished Kentucky lawyer, was one of the framers of the state constitution in 1849 and a delegate to the Constitutional Convention” ^[2] Turner served several terms in the state legislature where his abilities as a statesman shone brightly.

Sources and records of John Turner's date and place of death have not been located.

Sources

1. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5ZC-RKW : 9 March 2021), John Turner and Polly Taylor, 30 Jul 1806; citing Marriage, Madison, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 183,305.
2. ↑ E. Polk Johnson. "A History of Kentucky and Kentuckians", VOL. II, published 1912. https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_History_of_Kentucky_and_Kentuckians/FXQUAAAAYAAJ?hl=en

SARGENT, SAMUEL STEPHEN. “TURNER FAMILY.” The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, vol. 45, no. 151, 1947, pp. 166–70. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/23372549

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