When Rebecca Turner was born about 1755, in Jefferson, Virginia, United States, her father, Anthony Turner, was 46 and her mother, Mary Chapline, was 44. She married Hezekiah Swearingen in February 1768, in Prince George's, Maryland, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 3 February 1781, at the age of 27, and was buried in Shepherdstown, Jefferson, West Virginia, United States.
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English: occupational name from Middle English t(o)urnour, turner ‘turner’ (Old French to(u)rn(e)our), mainly denoting someone who fashioned small objects of wood, metal, or bone on a lathe, but also a variety of other occupations, including turnspit and translator or interpreter. This surname may have become confused with Toner . In North America, it is also very common among African Americans.
English: occasionally perhaps a nickname from Middle English turn-hare, a compound of Middle English tournen ‘to turn, direct, steer’ + hare ‘hare’, a name for someone in charge of the greyhounds in hare coursing or an exaggerated compliment for someone who could run fast. See also Turnbull .
English: perhaps also from Middle English t(o)urn(e)our ‘jouster, one who takes part in a tournament’ (Old French tornoieor, tournoieur).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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