7) Elizabeth GleavesBefore 1786 –After 1826Elizabethis the only one of the childrenthat is not mentioned in Michael Glaves’ will. She is identified through the codicil attached to the original document. It is clear that she was treated less generously than the other childrenwere. It is not known if Michael had a falling out with his daughter or possibly, he had provided for Elizabethand her family previously. She was to receive “$200, in cash to be held in hands of my executors to be paid to her for her benefit and her children, and if she should die before she receives it, my executors are bound to let her children have $200 when they are in want”.This was the only portion of the estate in which she was to have an interest. All monies collected from debts and the sale of personal assets of the estate were to be divided among the children “except Elizabeth Turner”.The earliest record of Elizabeth is her marriage to Arthur Turner, which occurred in late 1800 or early 1801. The marriage license wasissued in Davidson County, Tennessee on December 29, 1800. Elizabeth’s maiden name was recorded as GLAVES. Given the date of the marriage, it appears that Elizabeth was the oldest of the siblings. As discussed earlier, she may have been a child from a previous marriage. Early Middle Tennessee MarriagesLittle is known about Arthur other than some information contained in a biographical sketch done years later on his grandson. "Arthur Turner, father of M. G. Turner, came from Halifax, N. C.; married a Miss Gleaves near Nashville; volunteered and accompanied Gen. Jackson to New Orleans and was killed during the defense January, 1815." History of Cheatham County, Tennessee
There is a report of five children being born to Arthur and Elizabeth. Only threechildren have been identified by name, “Rachel Turner”is mentioned in Michael Glaves’ will. The will was written in 1811, which would establish her date of birth as1801-11. The codicil establishes the relationship between Michael and Rachel, “A little yellow slave named Cynthia I give to my granddaughter, Rachel Turner”. A second child, Michael Gleaves Turner is identified in the sketch referenced in the previous paragraph.Elizabeth Turner vs. Isaac PierceThe widow, Elizabeth Turner married for a second time on July 18, 1822. The groom was a widower named Isaac Pierce. Her brother Thomas served as bondsman. The marriage would prove to be short lived.Early Middle Tennessee MarriagesOn November 2, 1826, in Sumner County, Isaac petitioned the Tennessee State Legislature to dissolve the marriage. An extract of that petition, complete with spelling errors, is contained here. “Isaac Peairs was married in 1822 to Elzabeth. Isaac was then about 54 years old, having 13 children. Elizabeth was the widow of Arthur Tinnon, with 5 children. Isaac and Elizabeth separated for nearly two years and then went back together and have been together 12 or 18 months. Isaac has made a provision for Elizabeth thatshe and her brother, Thomas Gleaves, Jr., have accepted. Isaac and Elizabeth cannot get along, and want a divorce.”Tennessee Divorces 1797 -1858Divorce was a rarity during the first half of the 19thcentury with less than 750 granted in thestate of Tennessee from 1797-1858. It appears that Isaac’s petition was granted later that same year. A second, undated entry reads;“Isaac Pearce and his wife Elizabeth Pearce, have separated by mutual consent. They are to be divorced upon proof. Acts of Tennessee, 1826, p.134Tennessee Divorces 1797 -1858We do not have any documented information regarding the date or location of Elizabeth’s birth, although it is assumed to have occurred at Ft. Mansker. It is assumed that given the date of her marriage, she was born some timebefore 1786. No records have been found that would document Elizabeth’s life after the divorce. This author does not know the date and location of her death.
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