The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19
Gloucester Land Grants, Etc. Etc

In 1912 Joseph Crenshaw took Ut a
grant OF land on Milford Haven. can
1T be that this remote settler lost in
the mist of years was tho ancestor
OF the cstimable citizens of Virginia
who bear his name?
We should like to know, but we
can't. We only know that his neigh
bors were Richard Mason and William
Timson. We shall he glad to print
any good account Of the Crenshaws
which the family may furnish.
In the same year Abraham Turner
came along and settled on Milford
Haven too. but he only tarried n the
land for two years, FOR in 16iS he was
dead
lie was gentleman, for such dis
tinsuished persoaagcs as Augustine
Warner and Mordccai Cooke adminis-
tered on his estate. He must have
L. something considerable in prop
erty. lie certainly left a young wife.
who was Hannah Bennett daughter
OF samuel Bennett. and Parson
cluverins oficatcd at tho wedding
ceremony. No children can find,
but there must have been some.
However Hannah, the widow. did not
marry as carly as her Colonial sisters.
She remained single for thirteen
years, and in 1861 married Humphrey
Tompkins. OF Kingston Parish, who
lived for another ten years. and she
was widow again. BY tho last
marriage she had Humphrey. William
and John Tomplsins.
The Turner family. is an enigma
The old tale OF lost records leaves
much OF 1t In obscurity.
Abraham is certainly tic first of
the name. In 1850 Il DR.. Turner set
tied on tho Rappahannock River, and
there his descendants have lived as
the foremost citizens ever since. Their
several fine houses still stand IN
splendid preservation. and arc land
marks upon that beautiful waterway
The cradle of these Turner's was
Smiths Mount. and the descendants OF
Smiths Mount arc Belle Grove and
Waislngham. a stranger sits upon
each throne. AS our readers have no
doubt observed. we arc very fond of
this quotation. whether we give t to
the letter or mutilatc II. One eX-
cuso is its appropriateness to Virginia
homcsteads ut 20 few of tho real
old ones does the family dwell. Ono
account of these King George Turner's
appeared in this paper on April !.
1910.
There arc several families of VIr-
Kent Turner's. The earliest of them
sara and --. daughters to VIM
Turner. born September I. 1859. Han
nah. daughter George Turner, born
January ii, baptized February We 4th.
1901. Francis. son To Henry turner.
baptized March 90, 1G90-l Susannah.
daughter TO Charles Turner. by Mary
his wife, baptized We Goth of October.
born ya first of ye instant 1892
Hannah. daughter OF Charles Turner
by Mary. born We 9th day of Novern-
Der. 1854. Robert. SON OF George
Turner and Judith, his wife. bap-
tizcd August Z. lG9S. Pennesllh.
daughter of George Turner, baptized
July 81. 1900 VIII, son of George
Turner. baptized January II, 1923.
Elizabeth. daughter George Turner,
baptized February 10. 1904 William.
son of VIII Turner. baptized April ..
1904. Elizabeth. daughter VIM. rur-
ner. baptized March, 170i-5 Anne
daughter Henry Turner, baptized
March 4. 1909. Sarah. daughter of
James Turner baptized February is,
ITO. Charles. son of Henry Turner.
born January We 25th. and Baptized
April We Goth. 1712, Anne. daughter of
James Turner. Ivy Judith, his wife. |
baptized xhcr Z. ,17l2. Charles. son of
James Turner, born Sbr We 10th.
171i. Agnes. dau. WIN. Turner. born
December 10. 1715. Elizabeth. daugh-
ter John Turner, born January /, |
l7l6."
Thus We infer from The quaint
verhacular Of tho old ST. Peters
register, that at the end of the seven
teehth century there we're living in
New Kent county William. George.