| State | Maryland |
|---|---|
| County (Primary) | Talbot |
| Other Counties | – |
| Family Name | Turner |
| Family History Notes | 1. Mary Turner, born say 1695, was the servant of Robert Hoskins in November 1716 when she confessed in Talbot County court that she had two children by a "Negro slave named Jo." The court bound her two "Malattoe" girls to William Clayland until the age of thirty-one. Mary and Joe received thirty-one lashes for each offense. Mary was the servant of Eliza Hopkins in November 1718 when she confessed to having another child by Joseph [Judgment Record 1714-7, 147, 153-4; 1717-9, 192, 226]. They were the parents of i. Mary, born 7 September 1715. ii. an unnamed daughter, born about September 1716. They may have been the ancestors of i. Margarete, "Negro" head of a Kent County household of 4 "other free" in 1790. ii. Jesse, head of a Back Creek, Cecil County household of 1 "other free" in 1790. iii. Andrew, head of North Millford, Cecil County household of 1 "other free" in 1790. iv. William, born about 1793, obtained a certificate of freedom in Talbot County on 18 July 1810: five feet four inches and three Quarters of an inch high ... about 17 years of age, was raised in the County afsd, is the son of Ann Turner, a Woman born free [Certificates of Freedom 1807-15, 118]. |
| Additional Notes | – |
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