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Esther Rather Turk 1770 – 1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1770

Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1846

Death Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas Turk

Mother: Mary Gleaves

Spouse(s): James Johnston

Children(s): Elizabeth Byrne

Esther Rather Turk was born in 1770 in Augusta, Virginia, United States, the child of Thomas Turk and Mary Gleaves. Esther Rather Turk married James Robertson Johnston, and had children including Elizabeth Byrne. Esther Rather Turk passed away in 1846 in Augusta, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Esther Rather Turk was born in 1770 in Augusta, Virginia, United States, the child of Thomas Turk and Mary Gleaves.
  • Esther Rather Turk married James Robertson Johnston, and had children including Elizabeth Byrne.
  • Esther Rather Turk passed away in 1846 in Augusta, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Turk
1717 – 1809
Birth Location: Antrim, , Ulster, Ireland
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Mary Gleaves
1746 – 1835
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

James Johnston
1763 – 1843
Birth Location: Augusta Co., VA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Byrne
1798 – 1833
Birth Location: –
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Esther Turk's Ancestors

Self
Esther Turk
1770 – 1846
Birth Place: Augusta, Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas Turk
1717 – 1809
Antrim, , Ulster, Ireland
Mary Gleaves
1746 – 1835
Grandparents
Robert Turk
1690 – 1772
Margaret Kerr?
1693 – 1772
Antrim County, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Matthew Gleaves
1725 – 1760
Willingham, Cambridgeshire, , England
Esther Mitchell
1725 – 1808
British American Colony of, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Turk
1660 – 1693
Ann Turk
1660 – 1772
James Kerr
1669 – 1770
Jane Mortoun
– 1768
Thomas Gleaves
1680 – 1740
Anne (Gleaves)
1697 – 1762
John Mitchell
1682 – 1771
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John McTurk
1640 –
Maud Alice
1640 –
Edward Burston
1635 –
Sarah Hebbs
1624 – 1680

Esther Turk's Descendants

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Esther (Rather) Turk (1770 – 1846) m. James (Robertson) Johnston (19 MAY 1763 – 7 JUN 1843)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Byrne (1798 – 1833) m. Abraham Johnston (1787 – 1866)
    1. 1. Jane (Young) Johnson (24 Feb 1825 – 24 Mar 1892) m. David Nicholson (2 Jan 1818 – 16 Mar 1904)
      1. 1. Thomas (Hall) Nicholson (07 Mar 1848 – 29 Jan 1928) m. Mary (Elizabeth (Libbie)) Witter (15 Oct 1850 – 25 Aug 1938)
        1. 1. Grace (Laura) Nicholson (29 April 1876 – 16 June 1940) m. George (J) Graen (8 December 1862 – 1 December 1952)

Esther Turk's Timeline

2 Records

1770
1770
Birth of Esther Rather Turk in Augusta, Virginia, United States
Augusta, Virginia, United States
1846
1846
Age 76
Death of Esther Rather Turk in Augusta, Virginia, United States
Augusta, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Augusta, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1846
    Event Place: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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