George Turberville, of Hickory Hill

George Turberville

• Birth: 1690 - Lee Parish, Northumberland County, Colony of Virginia
• Death: before 12 Apr 1742 (probate date) at about age 52 - Cople Parish, Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia
• Son of John Turberville and Elizabeth Lee
• Husband of Frances (Ashton) Turberville — married 12 Jan 1719 [location unknown]
• Husband of Letitia (Fitzhugh) Turberville — married 16 May 1727 in Stafford VA
• Husband of Martha (Lee) Turberville — married 1733 in Westmorland, Virginia

Children of Frances Ashton and George Turberville:

1. Elizabeth Turberville (12 Jan 1719 - Aft 1762) (“afflicted” - never married)

Children of Martha Lee and George Turbeville:

1. George Richard Turberville (14 Sep 1737 - 29 Jan 1793)
2. Letitia Turberville (Abt 1738 - )
3. John Turberville (Abt 1734 - 10 Jul 1799)

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Biography

Son of the immigrant, the Honorable John Turberville, and Elizabeth (Lee) Turberville (twin daughter of Col. Richard Lee, of the Council,) George was thrice married.

His first wife was Frances Ashton, daughter of Col. Henry Ashton and his wife Elizabeth (Hardidge) Ashton by whom he had an afflicted daughter, Elizabeth.

His second wife was Lettice Fitzhugh, daughter of the Honorable Col. William Fitzhugh, Esq. and Anne Lee. Lettice died "great with child" and is the first person to be buried at Hickory Hill.

His third wife was Martha Lee, daughter of the Honorable Richard Lee, Esq., of London, England. By his third wife he bore three children, all of whom married well.

George was a very, very wealthy man having numerous estates in Virginia which he devised to his children. He was active in Nomini Church in Cople Parish, erected in 1704. When George Turberville died in 1742, his will disclosed that he had left to Nomini Church tablets bearing the Lord's Prayer, the Creed, and the Ten Commandments.

Of his numerous estates, George gave Hickory Hill to his son Maj. John Turberville (son by his third wife, Martha Lee.)

Estate

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Turberville-14

Probate Record for George Turberville of Hickory Hill, will written 31 December 1741, proved 30 March 1742.

• Afflicted daughter, Elizabeth Turbeville shall be cared for;
• late wife Frances daughter of Col. Henry Ashton was the mother of said Elizabeth;
• my wife Martha daughter of Mrs. Martha Lee, deceased lands of Mrs. Lee's in Suffolk, England;
• 4 slaves and £600 to daughter Lettice Turbeville;
• son John plate and books;
• Col. Henry Lee, Landon Carter and my Godson John Taylor son of the Honl. John Taylor of Richmond Co., to be executors;
• son John all lands;
• to John Hobson son and heir of John Hobson;
• the child my wife now goes with;
• 1000 acres in Prince William given by Col. H. Ashton;
• 5000 acres in Prince William called Salisbury Plain on Flatrock.

(Complete will included in (attached document).

Nomini Church in Cople Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia is where Maj. George Turberville and his family attended church. When George drew his will he stipulated that a commission be let to strike three tablets to be placed in the church bearing the Lord's Prayer, the Creed, and the Ten Commandments.

Source: < FindAGrave >

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References

1. https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I2389...
2. WikiTree contributors, "George Turberville (1690-1742)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Turberville-13 : accessed 13 April 2024). Cites
   1. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18501298 See also:
   2. Hickory Hill Cemetery [1]
   3. Lee of Virginia, 1642-1892 : Biographical and Genealogical Sketches of the Descendants of Colonel Richard Lee by Edmund Jennings Lee [2]