NameMary Farmer
Birth1770/75, Chesterfield Co., VA
Deathaft 1848, Chesterfield Co., VA
FatherDaniel Farmer (<1750-1820)
MotherMartha Flournoy (->1801)
Misc. Notes
MARRIAGE: Henrico Co. marriage bonds; Polley giving her own consent; John Williams, surety; James Franklin wit. to the consent

Chesterfield Co. OB 17, p. 244; Aug. 1808 Polly Turner a witness for Lewis
Puckett vs. Dolly Puckett

Chesterfield Co. Personal Property Tax list, 1823; Polley Turner appears on the tax list with one horse; in 1827 she is identified as "wife of Mat"

Chesterfield Co. DB 28, p. 652; 29 May 1832 John Gregory to Polly Turner... whereas Branch Turner did by a certain indenture on 7 Jan. 1822 for $85... did sell to John Gregory...land...50 acres...bounded Guillemous Wood, Philip Ratliffe, & others...I, John Gregory, at the request of Robt. and John Wood, exec. of Guillemous Wood, have sold at public auction to Polly Turner...for $15...[Robert Wood's wife was Sally Gregory, dau. of Thomas]

Chesterfield Co. OB 28, p. 343; Feb. 1835 Mary Turner appointed guardian of Mary Susan, William Edwin, and Elizabeth Jane Benjamin Turner, children of Elizabeth Williams (formerly Elizabeth Turner)

Chesterfield Co. DB 32, p. 314; 23 Apr. 1840 Polly Turner to Henry Turner... $200...bounded by John Wood, John Brown, Sophia Brown, Mark Farmer, Parke Poindexter, and John Ratcliffe...50 acres...

CENSUS: Chesterfield Co. 1840, Lower District; Polley Turner, age 60-70; 1 male age 10-15 [Edmund Turner, her grandson]; 4 slaves; living in the same neighborhood with Povall and Randolph, her sons

Chesterfield Co. OB 30, p. 1; Sept. 1840 report of the accounts and settlement of Polly Turner, guardian of Benjamin Edwards' orphans presented [all three children named]

Chesterfield Co. OB 31, p. 257; Feb. 1846 deed from Henry Turner to Polly Turner conveying land

Chesterfield Co. OB 31, p. 446; Jan. 1847 Polly Turner ordered to make up and settle her accounts as guardian of Wm. E. and Jane Edwards, orphans of Benjamin Edwards Chesterfield Co. DB 37, p. 266; 12 Apr. 1847 Mary Turner to Randolph Turner...Mary Turner in order to provide for the payment of whatever may be due from her, if anything, as guardian of her grandchildren Jane & Edwin Turner, or Edwards, legatees under the will of Benjamin Edwards dec'd... sells for $1 to the sd. Randolph Turner...tract of land on which the sd. Mary Turner lately resided...50 acres...adj. John Wood, Mark Farmer, Parke Poindexter, Philip Ratcliffe's estate and others Mary (X) Turner
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Spouses
Birthca 1774, Chesterfield Co., VA
Death1830/32, Chesterfield Co., VA
FatherMatthew Turner (<1746-1795)
MotherMartha Muse (1750-ca1806)
Research
BIRTH: age from Chesterfield Co. 1830 census

MARRIAGE: Henrico Co. marriage bonds; Polly giving her own consent; John Williams, surety; James Franklin, witnesses to the consent

Chesterfield Co. Land Tax List (begins in 1791): Matthew Turner Jr. is listed for the first time in 1795 with his father Matthew's 107 acres and from then through 1797. After that he does not appear again with land.

Chesterfield Co. Personal Property Tax list, 1796: Matthew Turner; 1 white tithe, 2 slaves; 1797 no slaves; 1798 1 slave; 1799 no slaves

Chesterfield Co. Marriage bonds; 18 Jan. 1797 John Hix and Fanny Turner, dau. of Martha Turner who consents; sur: Matthew Turner; wit: John Snellings; married by the Rev. Eleazer Clay

Chesterfield Co. DB 14, p. 329; 22 Aug. 1798 Currel Keen and Elizabeth his wife to Matthew Turner...$330...100 1/2 acres...bounded...Thomas Martin, Edward Crosticks on Spring run to Thomas Rudds, John Hills and Henry Turpin; (signed) Currell Keen, Elizabeth (X) Keen [Elizabeth Davis, m. 1792 by Eleazer Clay]; wit: Geo. Snellings, Thos. Cashon, Henry Turpin [same day deed was recorded for John Baker to Thos. Gregory and deed from Jos. & Mary Mosely to Hezekiah Farmer]

Chesterfield Co. OB 13, p. 98; Aug. 1799 Reuben Cheatham, adm. of Josiah Cheatham vs. Matthew Turner and Bartlett Baugh; judgm. agnst. def.; $40

Chesterfield Co. DB 15, p. 41; 4 Oct. 1799 Matthew Turner to Robert Haskins...L75...tract of land where sd. Matthew Turner now lives...100 1/2 acres...bounded by Thomas Martin, Edward Crostick, Thos. Rudd, John Hill, and Henry Turpin; wit: John Hill, Francis Lockett, Thos. Burfoot; wife Mary relinquishes right of dower

Chesterfield Co. OB 13, p. 167; Nov. 1799 William Turner vs. Matthew Turner and Francis Cheatham; dismissed by plaintiff [Francis Cheatham is husband of Ann Flournoy, dau. of James and Keziah Flournoy]

Chesterfield Co. OB 13, p. 148; Nov. 1799 William Turner vs. Matthew Turner, John Downs, Hannah Turner, and Tabitha Hatcher; dismissed by plaintiff [who is Hannah Turner?]

Chesterfield Co. OB 13, p. 157; Dec. 1799 deed from Matthew Turner to Robt. Haskins; wit: Francis Lockett; continued for further proof

Chesterfield Co. OB 13, p. 367; Nov. 1800; Currell Keen vs. Matthew Turner and Martha Turner - abated by plaintiff's death

Chesterfield Co. OB 14, p. 238; Mar. 1802 Geo. Snellings, exec. of Currell Keen vs. Matt. Turner and Martha Turner; judgment confirmed; Barbara Baugh is bail

Chesterfield Co. OB 17, p. 76; Mar. 1808 Flournoy & Taylor vs. Matthew Turner and James Winfree - debt; L8/15s

Chesterfield Co. DB 20, p. 53; 30 May 1814 Philip and John Ratliff indebted to John Baker...sell for one year...208 acres...bounded...Guillemous Wood, Armistreat Bruce, Matthew Turner, Roderick Frayser dec'd; wit: Wilson Branch, John (x) Brown, Mark Farmer

Chesterfield Co. WB 7, p. 378; 17 Mar. 1815 sale of Royall Brummall's est.; buyers: Matthew Turner, Barbara Brummall [Matthew's sister], John Brummall Jr., Green Hancock, Thomas Gregory [wife a Baker], Wm. Laprade, Martha Baugh [Walthall], John and David Morrissett, Jeremiah Hancock, Jos. Snellings, Hickerson Cox [wife a Hancock] Joseph Wood, Nelson Cary, John Laboriare [wife a Cheatham] John Gregory [wife Polly Ferguson], Thomas Hancock [wife was Polly Farmer]. Matthew Turner bought 1 cupboard, 5 chairs, 1 yearling, 1 hogshead of oats.

Chesterfield Co. DB 21, p. 698; 14 Aug. 1817 Francis O. Watkins [wife was Judith Smith] to secure payment of $370...to Felix Ferguson...sells land... bounded...John Brown, Wm. Aiken, Daniel Flournoy, Daniel James, Matthew Turner...155 acres; wit: Green Hancock, Obed. Snellings, Wm. (X) Baugh

Chesterfield Co. DB 22, p. 172; 1 Jan. 1818 Patsey Baugh to Matthew Turner... $200...land...bounded...John Brown, Peter F. Edwards, and others; (signed) Patsey (X) Baugh; wit: Newby Hancock, John S. Brooks, Thos. Gregory, Jr.

Chesterfield Co. DB 22, p. 229; 1 Jan. 1818 Matthew Turner (the debtor) and John Gregory and Guelmous Wood and Patsey Baugh (the creditor); Matthew Turner justly indebted to sd. Patsey Baugh in the sum of $200 to be paid on 1 Nov. 1818...sell for $1 to Gregory and Wood all that tract or parcel of land...57 acres...bounded...John Brown, Felix Edwards and others...sd. Matthew to remain in peaceable possession...until default be made in payment...until Nov. 1...; wit: Newby Hancock, John S. Brooks, Thomas Gregory Jr. [Gregory and Wood are trustees for Patsy Baugh]

Chesterfield Co. DB 22, p. 409; 3 Jun. 1818 Matthew Turner to Daniel Ferguson...in order to secure the payment of the sum of $80 to Thos. Snellings...one wagon and 4 horses; wit: Francis O. Watkins, Branch (X) Turner, Povy (X) Turner

Chesterfield Co. DB 22, p. 569; 10 Dec. 1818 received of Nelson Turner the sum of $350 in full for one wagon and four horses Matthew (X) Turner; wit: John S. Smith, Newman Newby, Branch Turner

Chesterfield Co. DB 22, p. 617; 18 May 1819 A deed of gift of real and personal estate: Matthew Turner for natural love and affection I bear to Polly Turner and her children and for $1...tract of land containing 50 acres and all my personal estate...household and kitchen furniture, plantation utensils, and coopers tools; (signed) Matthew (X) Turner; wit: Francis O. Watkins, Wiley Moore, Thos. (X) Williams

Chesterfield Co. DB 24, p. 36; 18 Apr. 1820 Matthew Turner indebted to William Baugh...$120...$1 paid by Robert Wood for tract of land...50 acres... bounded by Philip Ratliffe, Guillemous Wood, Mark Farmer; wit: Branch (X) Turner, James (X) Williams, Nelson (X) Turner

Chesterfield Co. OB 23, p. 21; May 1820 Joel Cheatham vs. Matthew Turner and Daniel Farmer - debt; Mark Farmer undertakes for the defendants; suit settled by jury trial in Aug.; ordered to pay $75

Chesterfield Co. DB 24, p. 37; 31 Mar. 1821 Matthew Turner to Branch Turner...$200...50 acres...bounded by John Brown, Peter F.[Field] Edwards, John Ratliffe, and others; wit: Benj. Edwards, Charles R. Hatcher, Mary E. Mann

Chesterfield Co. DB 24, p. 7; 17 Apr. 1821 William Baugh to Matthew Turner... $200...50 acres...bounded...Philip Ratliffe, Guilemous Wood, and Mark Farmer; wit: Robt. Wood, Branch (X) Turner, James (X) Williams [marginal note: 21 Nov. 1825, original delivered to Matt. Turner]

Chesterfield Co. OB 23, p. 541; Nov. 1821 Thos. Gregory Jr. Surveyor of road #41 leading from the fork at Mark Farmer's from Falling Creek at the Church, with the hands of Matthew Turner, Wm. Adkins, Thos. Gregory Sr., Enoch Adkins, Wm. Hancock, Henry Woodcock, Robt. & Daniel Ferguson, Geo. Atkins, Clement Watkins, Francis O. Watkins, Thos. Newby Sr., David Belcher, Mark Farmer, Molly Bottom, Robt. Wood, Matthew Newby, Abram Newby, Henry Newby, and Philip Ratliff

Chesterfield Co. OB 23, p. 643; Apr. 1822 hands of Matthew Turner and others to work road #41

Chesterfield Co. OB 24, p. 409; Aug. 1823 Samuel Patteson vs. Matthew Turner; defendant failed to appear; fined damages of $30

Chesterfield Co. Unrecorded Deeds & Will, 1806-68; File Number 036; 30 Sept. 1823 Grantors: Matthew Turner, Randolph Turner; grantee; Povall Turner

Chesterfield Co. DB 25, p. 471; 24 Jun. 1824 Robert Wood to John Brown... whereas Matthew Turner deeded on 18 Apr. 1821 [should be 1820] for $120... 50 acres to William Baugh...bonded by Guillemous Wood, Mark Farmer, and John Brown Sr., and Branch Turner...Mathew Turner did not pay sd. Wm. Baugh...land sold at auction to John Brown; wit: Major Brooks, Branch (X) Turner, Major Gregory

CENSUS: Chesterfield Co. 1830: 1 male 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 50-60; 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 40-50; enumerated next to Randolph Turner and
Povall Turner, p. 449

DEATH: Polly Turner bought land at auction from John Gregory in 1832, so her husband Matthew is assumed to be dead.

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A Matthew Turner living in St. Paul's parish, Hanover Co. in 1735
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Marriage13 Feb 1796, Henrico Co., VA
ChildrenBranch
 Provall (ca1802-1863)
 Henry (1811-1897)
 Lydia Frances (1808-1885)
Last Modified 17 Jun 2015Created 21 Aug 2018 using Reunion for Macintosh