Person:George Turnley (1)

Revolutionary War Pension Information

Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 5, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :

• Turnley, George, born 8/30/1762, son of Mary, Bedford County, Virginia; moved abt. age 4 with father to Botetourt County, Virginia, then abt. age 16 to Henry County, Virginia, where entered service 1780 in Virginia regiment; moved 1780 to Washington County, North Carolina (an area later in East Tennessee), where entered service 1781 in North Carolina regiment; moved after 2 years back to Botetourt County, Virginia for about 3 years, then to Greene County, North Carolina (area later Jefferson County, Tennessee); entered service 1813 as sergeant major of Tennessee militia company against Creek Indians & was injured in that campaign for which granted Pension disability 1824 Jefferson County, Tennessee when post office address was Dandridge, Tennessee; had wife & 7 children then, hving been married at age 28; received Pension there 1834 for his Revolutionary War service; mother Mary made affidavit there 1826; soldier died there 9/13/1848; administrator of his estate then John C. Turnley (no kinship given); query letter in file 1932 from great great grandaughter Miss Maude Luttrell, Anniston, Alabama, says soldier's father John Turnley III born 1730 Botetourt County, Virginia, married Miss Mary Handy of that County, further soldier born 8/30/1762 there; query letter in file 1908 from grandaughter Mrs. Mattie Turnley Armstrong of Chattanooga, Tennessee, says soldier's grandson Colonel P.T. Turnley, U.S. Army Retired, reported to her that soldier was buried in Pine Chapel burying ground, Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee, where soldier had resided for some years beore death & that Colonel turnley has family bible. F-S21545, R2428.

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   GEORGE TURNLEY
   George Turnley applied for revolutionary pension while living in Jefferson County, Tenn. He was born in Bedford County Va., Aug. 30, 1762. He moved with his father to Botetourt County, Va. and lived there until he was 16 years of age, when he moved to Henry County, Va. He enlisted while a resident of Henry County under Capt. John Fountain in June 1780. Col. Patrick Henry was instrumental in getting up the organization and in giving council and advice but did not command. Other officers were Capt. John Clark, Col. Williams and Maj. John McNeal. George Turnley was discharged at Old Stone on Smith River in September, 1780. In November he moved to Watauga where an expedition was about to march against the Cherokees and he enlisted under Capt. David McNabb and Col. John Sevier. The place of rendezvous was Grassy Cove on Nollichuckey River in Washington County. Major John McNabb, Capt. Davis and Lieut. Bond were killed on this expedition. He volunteered again in 1782 on an expedition against the Cherokees on the Tennessee River, the chief of which was the Chuckamoguh. 300 men were in the expedition. He was discharged in Jonesboro in November 1782. He served two campaigns against the Cherokee Indians under Col. Parmenas Taylor after the Revolution. He also served in the War of 1812 against the Creek Indians in 1813 in Capt. Zacheus Copeland's 2nd Tennessee Militia. Other officers in this War were Col. William Lillard and General John Cocke. He died Sept. 3, 1848 in Jefferson County.
   
   Note: He married Charlotte Cunnyngham, daughter of James and Arabella Goode Cunnyngham. Their children were: John, Mary, Elizabeth Jane, James Alexander, Polly, William Henderson, Rachel, Hugh Lorenzo, Mathew Jacob, who married Miriam Isbell, George Washington, Greenbury Madison, Andrew Jackson and Julia Ann.
   
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