Rebecca Turner

Not to be confused with Rebeckah Robertson, daughter of James Robertson and Rebeckah Royston.

She married Meshack Turner on 6 Feb 1760 in Halifax County, VA. Meshack and Rebecca had 8 - 10 children: Susannah, Elizabeth, Abednego, Shadrack, Meshack, James, John C., Rebecca, Sarah, and Mary. Meshack and Rebecca are probably buried in Wilkes County, GA.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Turner-2525

MESHACK TURNER[1], son of John Turner and unknown wife, was born circa 1725 probably in Caroline County, Virginia.

His siblings were: Shadrack, Abednego, Sarah, Elizabeth and Ann.[2]

His father died about 1742. Meshack and his brother, Abednego Turner, and sisters were to choose guardians according to Caroline County, Virginia Records.

Following Meshack's death, his widow, Rebecca (Roberson) Turner, wrote her will date 14 October 1796. It was probated 4 January 1797 in Wilkes County, Georgia. She left a slave to her daughter, Polly and she willed that all the land should be sold and its revenue divided divided among her children. Executors were sons: James Turner and John Turner.[11]

Meshack married his second wife Rebecca Roberson on 6 Feb. 1760 (date of Marriage Bond) in Halifax County, Va. They had eight children.

Children of Meshack and his first wife include:

• Shadrack Turner married Margaret Hill
• Elizabeth Turner

Children of Meshack and (2) Rebecca:[12] born after 1760:

• 1. Rebecca Turner married Mr. Ogiltree
• 2. Meshack Turner married Sally Farmer.[13]
• 3. John Turner
• 4. James Turner married Sarah
• 5. Sarah Turner (b 16 Mar 1776) married William Billingslea
• 6. Susannah Turner married Mr. Wilhite
• 7. Polly Turner, unmarried in 1796.

  ---

The Billingsley family (Billingsly-Billingslea) in America. Page 89.

References

• http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cgaunt/etc/comp279.txt
• Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: May 25 2017, 15:47:57 UTC
• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jul 1 2016, 3:27:22 UTC
• Reference: WeRelate Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jun 5 2017, 17:04:14 UTC
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Roberson-2111
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178120620/rebecca-turner cites
  • Source: "Descendants of John Turner" compiled by Pat Sproat.
• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Rebecca_Robertson_%289%29
• https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/default.cfm...
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Turner-2525
• The Billingsley family (Billingsly-Billingslea) in America I. I John Billingsley PG89 Ancestry & Archives.org