Warren-Cannon County TN Archives Military Records.....Turnley, John
Revwar - Pension
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JOHN TURNLEY
John Turnley applied for pension while living in Warren County, Tennessee,
in 1821. when he was 65 years of age. He resided in Spottsylvania County,
Virginia, (where he was born). He enlisted in 1776 in Captains Towles and
Avery's companies, Colonels Buckner and Simms' regiments. He was in both battles
of Trenton and the battle of Germantown. He was discharged February 13, 1778, at
Valley Forge. He served later in Virginia Militia under LaFayette and was in the
Siege of Yorktown. He married in October, 1778, Elizabeth _____. He died
December 7, 1832, in Cannon County, Tennessee. Elizabeth Turnley survived him
and drew pension until June 23, 1850 when she died in Cannon County. Their
children were: Edmund, born 1779; Martha, born 1782; Mary, born 1783; Catherine,
born 1785; John, born 1787; Nancy, born 1789; Powell, born 1791; Ellet. born
1793, and Temple, born 1795.
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SOME TENNESSEE HEROES
OF THE
REVOLUTION
Compiled From Pension Statements
PAMPHLET NO. III
by Zella Armstrong
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