Marty and Karla Grant

!CENSUS:1790 Georgetown Dist, SC Prince Frederick Parish p. 500
Ruben Turner 1-1-4-0-0
Census analysis (who each person *might* be)
1m 16+ (bef 1774).. Reuben Turner (1760/65)
1m -16 (1774/1790). Son
4f (before 1790)... 1. Dorothy Martin Turner (1765/70) wife
................... 2. Dau
................... 3. Dau
................... 4. Martha Turner (c1784/90) dau


!NAMED:1794 Petition of inhabitants of Lynch's & Jeffery's Creek (PDQ Vol XXIX, No 2 March-Apr 2005 p 1 - Reuben Turner ... William Turner ... Samuel Hussey ** Note, I thought this was a different set of Turners, but Reuben, William and Samuel Hussey are all of the Catfish Creek Turners;


!NAMED: 9 Dec 1797 Marion Dist, SC Deeds D-178 John SANDERS of Liberty Co, SC to Enos TART of same place for 20, 400a beginning at James BLACKMON's corner, to Peter COLDOR's line, Thomas HULANS
corner, Ruben TURNOR's corner to John TURNOR Sr line to Charles OATES line, being part of two grants to John SANDERS 1 Feb 1793. S: John Sanders. Wit: John TART, Enos TART Jr;


!CENSUS:1800 Marion Dist, SC pg 806 Reuben TURNER age ?, Family listed as 6 Free Colored;


!CENSUS:1810 Marion Dist, SC pg 79 Reubin TURNER age 45+ (bef 1765)
"22201-02110";


!TAXLIST:1811 Marion Dist, SC Reuben TURNER $0.50;


!DEED:30 Oct 1814 Marion Co., SC Deed Book F, p. 231
Ruebin Turner to Robert Turner his son, both of Marion District. Rueben Turner in his proper health doth freely give his son Robert Turner a mare called Ribl, a horse Liberty, one deer cow ... (and various other livestock, furniture, etc.)
S: Reubin (his mark) Turner, Dorothy (her mark) Turner.
Wit: John (his mark) Martin, Martha Meloy, John Blackman.
Proven by *Joshua* Blackman & John Martin before Jas Boyle, QU 19 Oct 1814.
* From "Marion County South Carolina Abstracts of Deeds Volume Two Books F - I & K 1811-1823", Lucille Utley, Alita White Sutcliffe, 1997.;


!DEED:15 Jan 1815 Marion Co, SC Deeds G-76 Ruben TURNER to Francis BRIDGES both of Marion, planter for $300, 163a on Catfish. S: Ruben (X) Turner. Wit: Danl PLATT, John DEW. Doraty (X) TURNER, wife of Ruben relinq dower;


!NAMED:30 Jul 1819 Marion Co, SC Deeds K-42 Francis BRIDGES of Marion Dist to Joseph BASS of Marion Dist for $800, 300a being part of a different tract. 1st land from John TURNER Sr to his son Rubin TURNER & from R. TURNER to Francis BRIDGES containing 163a. 2nd land from John SANDERS to Levi SOLOMON & Solomon assigned over to Bridges containing 100a. 3rd land from John TURNER Sr to his son William TURNER to Francis BRIDGES containing 50a all on East side Catfish. S: Francis Bridges. Wit: B. MOODY, George RAWLS. Mrs. Elizabeth Bridges wf of Francis relinq dower;


!CENSUS:1820 Marion Dist, SC pg 67 Rubin TURNER age 45+ (bef 1775)
"020101-00101";

!CENSUS:1830 Marion Dist, SC pg 48 Reubin TURNER age 60-69 (1760/70) "111000001-001000101";

!COURT:31 Oct 1860 Marion County Court of Common Pleas. Martin W. TURNER, Relator vs N.C McDUFFIE, Shff, declaration in Prohibition. John BLACKMAN Sr and James LANE Sr say they knew John TURNER alias Jack TURNER and he was a free man, a mulatto, one half white and half colored, that Patience TURNER his wife passed and was received as white not having more than one fourth Negro blood. That Reuben TURNER was one of their children, and passed and received as white man, married Dolly MARTIN a free white woman with no negro blood, that Martha TURNER alias Patty TURNER was one of their children and passed and received as free white woman, that Martin TURNER who is her son is reported son of Needham WATSON a white man of no mixture. (much more);

!NOTE:Maiden name proven by 1860 Court record, see below;

!CENSUS:1790 Georgetown District, SC Prince George Parish pg 52 w/Ruben TURNER no ages (bef 1790);

!CENSUS:1800 Marion Dist, SC pg 806 w/Reuben TURNER age ?, Family listed as 6 Free Colored;

!CENSUS:1810 Marion Dist, SC pg 79 w/Reubin TURNER age 26-44 (1765/84);


!DEED:30 Oct 1814 Marion Co., SC Deed Book F, p. 231
Ruebin Turner to Robert Turner his son, both of Marion District. Rueben Turner in his proper health doth freely give his son Robert Turner a mare called Ribl, a horse Liberty, one deer cow ... (and various other livestock, furniture, etc.)
S: Reubin (his mark) Turner, Dorothy (her mark) Turner.
Wit: John (his mark) Martin, Martha Meloy, John Blackman.
Proven by *Joshua* Blackman & John Martin before Jas Boyle, QU 19 Oct 1814.
* From "Marion County South Carolina Abstracts of Deeds Volume Two Books F - I & K 1811-1823", Lucille Utley, Alita White Sutcliffe, 1997.;


!DEED:15 Jan 1815 Marion Co, SC Deeds G-76 Ruben TURNER to Francis BRIDGES both of Marion, planter for $300, 163a on Catfish. S: Ruben (X) Turner. Wit: Danl PLATT, John DEW. Doraty (X) TURNER, wife of Ruben relinq dower;

!CENSUS:1820 Marion Dist, SC pg 67 w/Rubin TURNER age 45+ (bef 1775);

!CENSUS:1830 Marion Dist, SC pg 48 w/Reubin TURNER age 60-69 (1760/70);

!COURT:31 Oct 1860 Marion County Court of Common Pleas. Martin W. TURNER, Relator vs N.C McDUFFIE, Shff, declaration in Prohibition. John BLACKMAN Sr and James LANE Sr say they knew John TURNER alias Jack TURNER and he was a free man, a mulatto, one half white and half colored, that Patience TURNER his wife passed and was received as white not having more than one fourth Negro blood. That Reuben TURNER was one of their children, and passed and received as white man, married Dolly MARTIN a free white woman with no negro blood, that Martha TURNER alias Patty TURNER was one of their children and passed and received as free white woman, that Martin TURNER who is her so is reported son of Needham WATSON a white man of no mixture. (much more);