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Martha/Mary Turpin[1, 2, 3]

Female Est 1717 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Martha/Mary Turpin 
    • Martha, d/o Philip Turpin and Eliz Skirm of England married George Carter.
    Born Est 1717  Henrico Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died Yes, date unknown  Charlotte Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5188  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2016 

    Father Philip Turpin,   b. 1640, Henrico County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 4 Aug 1718, Henrico Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Skerme,   b. Est 1680, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 14 Aug 1718  Henrico Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1903  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George Carter,   b. Est 1704, Henrico County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1777, Charlotte Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Richard Carter,   b. Abt 1745, Charlotte County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1805, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 61 years)
    +2. Mary Carter,   b. Abt 1765, Charlotte Co., Colonial Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 22 Dec 2016 
    Family ID F2399  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    The Virginia Genealogist Volume 31 No. 1 Jan-Mar 1987  The Turpin Notebook
    The Virginia Genealogist Volume 31 No. 1 Jan-Mar 1987 The Turpin Notebook
    TheVaGeneaologist-jan-mar-1986.pdf

    Histories
    EARLY SETTLERS OF TIDEWATER VIRGINIA, Volume 4 by Elise Greenup Jourdan; Outlines the Giles Carter Lines; Thomas Carter Lines, and Robert 'King' Carter Lines
    EARLY SETTLERS OF TIDEWATER VIRGINIA, Volume 4 by Elise Greenup Jourdan; Outlines the Giles Carter Lines; Thomas Carter Lines, and Robert 'King' Carter Lines
    EarlySetlersofTidewaterVA-Vol-4.pdf

  • Sources 
    1. [S178] The Virginia Genealogist.
      THE VIRGINIA GENEALOGIST Volume 31 No 1 Jan - Mar 1987

      The Turpin Notebook Dr. Thomas Turpin's account of his Family, including Judith Jefferson [Farrar]

    2. [S85] Virginia Chancery Records, http://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/case_detail.asp?CFN=037-1804-037.
      Martha is also called Mary in these chancery records

    3. [S182] Chancery Records, Charlotte Co., Chancery 1804 George and Richard Carter.
      Mary Carter, widow of George Carter is entitled to one-third part of the estate for the term of her life, that the said testotor further devise to Richard Carter the remaining two thirds of the lands whereof he .....and the residue of his estate, by the will aforesaid to the said Richard Carter and Ely Robee equally to be divided between them ...[it seems that the estate has only one slave and the court is petitioned to sell the slave on twelve months creidt so the estate can be divided equitably.