Henry TURNEY^[1]

1745 - 1843  (98 years)

• Name	Henry TURNEY
  Birth	1745	Washington Co, VA
  Gender	Male
  Death	01 Oct 1843	Clear Forks, De Kalb, Tennessee, United States
  Person ID	I30124596681	Brown/Hayes
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Johan Peter TURNEY,   b. 20 Jan 1710/11, BetterKinden, Canton Bern, Switzerland d. Abt. 1787, Culpepper Co., VA (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Maria Eva SCHWARTS,   b. Abt. 1672, Zeilsbach, Bern Canton, Switzerland
  Marriage	01 Jan 1748/49	Lehigh Co., PA
  Family ID	F515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth SUMMERS,   b. Abt. 1745, Virginia, United States d. 1843, Clear Forks, De Kalb, Tennessee, United States (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	1776
  Children	1. John TURNEY,   b. 07 Feb 1767   d. 07 Feb 1836, Cannon Co., TN (Age 69 years)   2. Rebekoh TURNEY,   b. 1769, Washington City, VA   3. Jacob B TURNEY,   b. 1771   4. Isaac TURNEY,   b. 1777   5. George TURNEY,   b. 1778, Smith, Tennessee, United States d. 13 Oct 1821, Smith City, TN (Became DeKalb Co) (Age 43 years)   6. Mary TURNEY,   b. 1783   7. Katherine TURNEY,   b. 1785   8. Joseph TURNEY,   b. 10 Mar 1787   9. Daniel Watson TURNEY,   b. 01 Sep 1788   10. Peter TURNEY,   b. 1795   11. Henry (??) TURNEY
  Family ID	F528	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Peter Turney immigrated from Switzerland to Philadelphia in 1741, together with the Bahrfamily. See RB Strassburger's A Pub. of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia, Vol. 1.. Also, Swiss records. 18th Century Emigrants, the Western Palatinate, vol 2. He first married Anna Bahr; after her death, he married Maria Eva Swartz (at some point this family changed their name to Black). Henry Turney and his family came out of the area near Woodstock, Shenandoah Co., VA. By 1773 they were north of the Holston River, near what is now Bristol TN?VA. Will of Henry Turney Taken from Will Book at TN State Library and Archives, 1838-1854, County of DeKalb, Bk A, pp, 48-49, Roll 77, Bk, 1838-54 I, Henry Turney, Senior, of the County of Dekalb, State of Tenn do make and publish this my last will and testament hereby revoking and making void all others will by me at any other time made. Ist, I desire that my funeral expenses and all debts be paid as soon after my death as possible out of my moneys that I may die possesed that may first come into the hands of my executors. 2nd, I give my beloved wife, Elizabeth, my plantation during her natural life, also all my stock of cattle, hogs, and my main household and furniture and all the money now in hand. 3rd, at the death of my wife, Elizabeth, I give and bequeath to my grandson, Joseph Turney, son of Isaac and Polly Turney, my tract of land were I now live containing 259 acres lying in the distruct no. third in DeKalb County, State of Tenn and after the death of my wife, Elizabeth, the rest of my estate is to be divided as follows: John Turney and Rebekoh Looney, I will them one dollar each. I also will my son Isaac Turney one dollar. 4th. I bequeath the remainder of my estate to be equally divided between the following legatees to wit: Jacob Turney, Mary Barns, Georgs Turney's heirs, Kaatherine Taylor, Joseph Turney my son, Daniel Turney, Peter Turney. I do hereby nominate and appoint my son Daniel Turney my executor in winess whereof I do to this my last will and testament. Sworn over, set my hand and seal this 29th day of September, 1838. Henry (x) Turney Signed, sealed and published inour present and we have subscribed our names hereto in the presence of the Testator the 29th day of September 18338. Attest: John W. Stark Francis Spurlock James Groom Jeremiah Hendrick Nov. Term, 1843 A paper purporting to be the last will and testament of Henry Turney was presented in open court for probate and was duly proven in open court by the oaths of John W. Stark, James Groom and Francis Spurlock subscribing witnesses to teh same who being first duly sworn in open court depose and say that they are acuainted with Henry Turney, the testator, and that they signed the same will in his presence by his request at Joseph Turney's house and on notice the same will be admitted to court. FM Wade, Clerk of DeKalb County Court Nov. 1843. A paper purporting to be the last will and testament of henry Turney was presented in open court for probate and duly proven in open court by the oaths of John W. Start, James Groom and Francis Spurlock subscribing witnesses to the same who being first duly sworn in open court depose and say that they are acquainted with Henry Turney, the testator, and that they signed the sasme will in his presence by his request at Joseph Turney's house and on notice the same will be admitted to court. The following info is from a genealogu.com posting "Re Peter Turney and Eva Schwartz", by Mary Turney Miller, 20 June, 2000. A copy is in the Turney file There is no proof that Eva was a Schwartz' Peter arrived in Us with first wife, Anna Bahr. The Bahr family and Peter Turney arrived in Philadelphia together oin Oct., 1741 on the ship FRIENDSHIP. Re Ken Gillmore, ancestry.com -- well-documented database Henry Turney was a Revolutionary War veteran. Revolutionary War Muster rolls 1775-1783, show Henry Turney as a private. Roll Box 61, TN DAR 1939, Yearbook p. 63, SR - 39-40, PA Prior to 1780, Henry settled in Cumberland Settlement, He served at Fort Mashborough, NC (Now Nashville TN) during the Rev. War. Henry and his wife Elizabeth Summers Turney are both buried in Clear Fords C Cem., DeKalb. Co., TN

  
  

• Sources

  [S_862085944] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.