Mary 'Polly' Turpin^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1765 - Bef 1805  (~ 40 years)

• Name	Mary 'Polly' Turpin
  Born	Abt 1765	Halifax Co., Virginia
  Gender	Female
  Died	Bef 1805	Halifax Co., Virginia   [3]
  Person ID	I547450442	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	Michael Miles Turpin,   b. Est 1740, Henrico Co., Colonial Virginia ,   d. Jan 1794, Halifax Co., Virginia  (Age ~ 54 years)
  Mother	Edith Wadlow,   b. Est 1740, Henrico Co., Colonial Virginia ,   d. Aft 1794, Halifax Co., Virginia  (Age ~ 55 years)
  Family ID	F518495051	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James M. Powell,   b. Abt 1775, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	16 Jun 1788	Halifax Co., Virginia
  Children	1. Elizabeth Powell,   b. Abt 1790, Caswell Co., North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Nancy Powell,   b. Abt 1792, Caswell Co., North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. James M. to Kentucky Powell,   b. Abt 1795, Caswell Co., North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F22716	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		Marriage Record John M. Turpin & Elizabeth Carter
  		Virginia Chancery Record Halifax Co., Virginia 1804 Matter Thomas Powell vs. Mary Powell - Richard Carter gives deposition; The signature of this Richard Carter matches the signature of the Marriage Record of his Daughter, Elizabeth to John Turpin. scan-001.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate, http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/halifax/vitals/marriages/marr-grms-1753-1800.txt. Marriage Record Mary 'Polly' Turpin m. James Powell June 16 1788 Powell James Policy (Polly) Turpin [S73] Deeds. Halifax Co., VA, Deed Bk 16, p. 713, Sep 26, 1796 from John Turpin of H, to James Powell of H, for 75 lbs, all that tract of land left him by his decd father's will, on Sandy Cr & Banister [River], which said land is now in the actual possession of his mother, [Edith] Turpin, and so to remain during her natural life, as will appear by the will of her decd husband, Miles Turpin. But after the death of the sd Edith, sd land to belong to me. I therefore sell all my right to the land willed to me by Miles Turpin my decd father, to James Powell. Signed John Turpin. Wit: none. Recorded Sep 26, 1796. Also proof of the close relationship between John Turpin, s/o Michael and James Powell, his daughter's husband. -mfeggleston Proof that Michael was also known as Miles: [S85] Virginia Chancery Records, 1804-030 (Halifax) Thomas Powell vs. Mary Powell. The deposition of Richard Carter Meadsville: 'Now definding and undetermined in the county court of Halifax between Thomas Tanner, Administrator of Polly Powell, dec'd Plantiff [Polly Turpin] and Thomas A. Powell, adm. of James Powell, Dec'd defendants, who being first sworn on the hold Evangilist....witnessed James Powell purchasing slave Bob.