James Turrell (1719 - 1812)

Born 10 May 1719 in New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Buck) Turrel — married 22 Jun 1741 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 10 Apr 1812 at age 92 in New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Capt. James Turrell served during the French and Indian War.

James (Capt.) Turrell

Birth: 10 May 1719 • New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, Colonial America

Death: 10 Apr 1812 • New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States

Father: Daniel Terrill (1687–1750)

Mother: Zerviah Canfield (1695–1750)

Marriage & Family

Spouse: Abigail Buck (1722–1774)

1. Ebenezer Terrill (1742–1825)
2. Job Turrill (1743–1751)
3. James Turrill (1744–1812)
4. Mary Turrill (1746–1747)
5. Beebe Turrill (1750–1751)
6. Zernia Turrill (1752– )
7. Ann Turrill (1754– )
8. Rachel Turrill (1758– )
9. Job Turrill (1760–1812)
10. Abagial Turrill (1762– )
11. Leman Turrill

Captain in the Revolutionary Army.

On 22 Jun 1741 he married Abigail Buck in Litchfield, CT - on their marriage record his name is James Terrill

Name

James Turrel; James Turrell

Military Service

Revolutionary War soldier^[1]

Title

Captain

Marriage

22 Jun 1741^[1]

Death

10 Apr 1812^[1]

Burial

Upper Merry all Cemetery, New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA^[1]

Sources

• 1800 United States Federal Census

• Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots

• Connecticut Soldiers, French and Indian War, 1755-62

• Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

• Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920

• Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

• Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999

• Early Connecticut Marriages

• Family Data Collection - Births

• Family Data Collection - Individual Records

• Family Data Collection - Marriages

• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Harvey

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Lynden Castle Rodriguez for starting this profile.

• Harvey, Cornelius B. Origin, History, and Genealogy of the Buck Family (J.J. Griffiths, Steam Book and Job Printer, Jersey City, N.J., 1889) Page 55

• New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial (1913)
• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. 1994-2002: Turrell, Abigail, w. Capt. James, d. Jan. 9, 1774 Vol. LR5 Page 8

• Orcutt, Samuel. History of the Towns of New Milford and Bridgewater, Connecticut, 1703-1882 (Case, Lockwood and Brainard Co., 1882) Page 360 & Page 777

• Page 360: Mrs. Elizabeth wife of Cap James Terrill who died Novr 17, 1793 in the 71st year of her age.

• Jacobus, Donald Lines. The Terrill Family of Connecticut, The American Genealogist (New Haven, Conn., 1949) Vol. 25, Page 44 & Page 51