When Wilson Turner was born on 1 May 1766, in Rowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America, his father, William Turner, was 28 and his mother, Rhoda Dent, was 21. He married Mary Turner in 1783, in Rowan, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Scotch Irish Township, Rowan, North Carolina, United States in 1870 and Rowan, North Carolina, United States in 1880. He died on 25 October 1838, in Charles, Maryland, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Cleveland, Rowan, North Carolina, United States.
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Built on August 26, 1767, the Tryon Palace became the capitol building for North Carolina. The building was named after William Tryon a British officer and colonial official.
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Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
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).
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