Family Group Sheet for ARTHUR TURNER and MARGARET

Arthur TURNER1
Husband:
Birth:
Marriage:
Death:
Immigration:
Father:
Mother:
Other Spouses:
Abt. 16221
Bef. 16611
Bef. 16671
Abt. 1649 in MD1
Mary (unknown) (Unknown)[1]
Margaret (unknown)1
Wife:
Birth:
Death:
Father:
Mother:
Unknown
Unknown
Children:
1
F
Name:
Birth:
Marriage:
Death:
Spouse:
Other Spouses:
2
?
Name:
Birth:
Death:
3
M
Name:
Birth:
Marriage:
Death:
Spouse:
4
M
Name:
Birth:
Death:
Anne TURNER1
Aft. 16621
Bef. 16941
Aft. 16941
Joseph WILSON1
Richard SMITH (Unknown)[1]
(unknown) TURNER
Oct 16671
Unknown
Edward TURNER1
Unknown
Unknown1
Unknown
Mary SMITH1
James TURNER1
Unknown
Abt. 16961
5
M
Name:
Birth:
Death:
Arthur TURNER1
Unknown
Abt. 16831
Notes:
Arthur TURNER
Jourdan, Elise Greenup. "Early Families of Southern Maryland, volume 7." Westminster,
Maryland: Heritage Books, 2007, pp. 196-97:
"Arthur Turner appears frequently as both plaintiff and defendant in the records of the Charles
County Circuit Court beginning with the first case on the first page of the court records. Most of
these cases involve a matter of debt as does the conflict with Lucie Stratton which begins ca
May-Jun 1658 when she sues him for 700# tobacco.
"Lucie petitions the court of Jun 1658 for what is due her, stating she was sold from Edward
Bouls to Mr. Arthur Turner for remaining time of her service. She claims she has fulfilled this
time and has demanded her corn, clothes and 2 milk trays which Mr. Turner denied her. Lucie
next appeared in court with her illegitimate child in her arms naming Mr. Arthur Turner as the
father. Since she could not prove her charge, the sheriff was ordered to give her 30 lashes.
"The court of Jan 1658/9 heard the petition of Lucie who was got with child by Mr. Arthur
Turner who, by his own confession which he now denies, requests Turner help maintain the
child. Seven of the neighbors swore Turner stated the child was his and Anne Gey swore Turner
came to her house the Saturday after Stratton was delivered of her child and asked Stratton to
marry him and she replied she did not love him and would not marry him. The case was
referred to the jury. On 26 Jan 1658/9 the jury found Turner liable for the welfare of the child
until said child was able to earn a living; of if he didn't agree, he could take the child himself to
maintain."
Sources:
1 Jourdan, Elise Greenup, Early Families of Southern Maryland, vol. 7 (Westminster,
MD, Heritage Books, 2007).