I will be posting some of the information I've collected on James Turpen and his family. But to start with, I wanted to share some information from Early Settlers of Tidewater Virginia, Volume 3 by Elise Greenup Jourdan. It will serve as a preface to James' family stories.
In a previous post I mentioned that Obediah, John, and James were sons of Michael Turpin: http://turpintraces.blogspot.com/search/label/Edith%20Turpin Here is that information:
Michael Turpin d. 1794 Halifax Co; m. Edith ?. His children were:
Obediah Turpin
James Turpin m. 12 Nov 1794 Halifax Co. Polly Smith; daughter of James Smith
John Turpin; m. 8 Mar 1797 Elizabeth Carter
Mary (Polly) Turpin; m. 16 June 1788 Halifax Co. James Powell;
sur. Obediah Turpin
The James listed in the Jourdan book only loosely fits the profile of James who was born in Halifax County and moved to Owen County, Indiana with our branch of the Turpins. It is entirely possible that (Robert Newton Turpin's father) John Turpin had a brother AND a son named James. At this point, I have not made up my mind as there are good arguments for both scenarios.
More to come...
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