Thomas Turner

Birth 24 Dec 1760 Mansfield, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Death 11 Dec 1835 (aged 74) Elba, Genesee County, New York, USA Burial Pine Hill Cemetery Elba, Genesee County, New York, USA Memorial ID 13118993 · View Source son of Joseph Turner & Dorothy Babcock

-m1-1784, Mansfield, Tolland Co, Connecticut Hulda Storrs (1763-1788)

-m2-1789, Mansfield, Tolland Co, Connecticut (Book D, Pg 292) Sarah Prior (1767-1829)(although the record for Sarah says "1st wife of Thomas, the tombstone does not indicate this and simply says "Sarah wife of Thos Turner"

-m3 - Abigail (1767-1834)(although the record for Abigail says "2nd wife of Thomas, the tombstone does not indicate this and simply says "Abigail, wife of Thos Turner"

one known daughter, Ruth (bca 1784), by 1st wife Hulda

at least 10 known children by 2nd wife Sarah

no known children by 3rd wife Abigail

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His will, dated 06 Nov 1835, mentions 2 sons - Henry & Mark - and 4 daughters - Sarah Griswold, Huldah Bencraft(?), Welthy Turner and Ruth Turner - the will further instructs that "my sons Mark Turner and Henry Turner have a sufficient sum of money to procure and erect two marble grave stones to be placed at the graves of my two departed wifes in the burying yard in the town of Elba - also that my daughter Ruth have a sufficient sum of money to procure one set of grave stones to be erected at the grave of her departed mother" - it does not mention where that first wife (inferred to be Huldah) is buried - submitted to probate 15 Feb 1836 - dhintx

• ****most children not linked***** Mark (1790-1869) Sarah (bca 1792) Griswold John (1794-1802) Lucy (1796-1802) Joshua (1798-1802) Thomas Jefferson (1801-1802 Lucy (bca 1803 but died before will in 1835) Hulda Storrs (bca 1805) Bencraft Henry (1810-1897) Wealthy (1814-1850)