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- Turley Family Records. Compiled by Beth Mitchel, et al. Published by the Turley Family Historical Research Association, 1981. Pages 349-350.
http://www.turleyfamily.net/genealogy/TurleyFamilyRecords.pdf
52. DAVID2 TURLEY (Jamesl) was born 26 December 1783, probably in Henry County, Virginia. He married about 1805 Mary (Polly), daughter of William and Mary Ribelin of Montgomery County, Kentucky. She was born 15 October 1784 in Virginia, and died 23 February 1866 in Montgomery County, Kentucky. David Turley probably died in Montgomery County, Kentucky, in 1825.
In 1795 when David Turley, the oldest son of James and Agnes Turley, was twelve he probably moved with his parents to the present Montgomery County, Kentucky. In 1804 when he was twenty-one he was first taxed in Montgomery County. He owned no land, no slaves and one horse. He continued to be taxed yearly through 1823 with the exception of 1814 and 1816. Occasionally he owned as many as four horses. He never owned slaves. Only in 1815 was David Turley taxed as a land owner. This land was described on the tax list that year as thirty acres on Harper's Creek, entered by John Barton. On 1 November 1811 David Turley sold lot 24 in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, to Edward Roberts for $102.00. It is not known when David Turley acquired the lot or why he was not taxed on it.
David Turley was listed in the 1810 and 1820 census for Montgomery County, Kentucky. The listings and age categories for each year agree with the known structure of David and Polly Turley's family with one exception. In 1810 a male 16-26, born 1784-1794, was living in their household. This person is thought to be David's younger brother, William Turley, who was born in 1791 and who later married Polly's sister, Elizabeth Ribelin.
On 20 January 1825 David and Polly Turley, along with other heirs of William Ribelin, were ordered by the Montgomery County, Kentucky, Circuit Court to convey land on Slate Creek, a fork of the Licking River, to William Payne. The final settlement of William Ribelin's estate did not take place until 9 January 1831. Polly Turley was named as an heir.
Polly Turley received fourteen acres of land on Slate Creek as her share of her father's estate, for which she was taxed in 1825 and 1826. On 29 September 1831 she bought thirty-three acres on Slate Creek from John Ribelin and Jane, his wife. Polly Turley was taxed on this land 1829-1831. On 12 August 1840 Polly bought twelve acres, two rods, twenty-nine poles of land on Slate Creek from Samuel Shultz.
In 1830 Polly Turley was listed in the Montgomery County, Kentucky, census as the head of a household. In 1850 and 1860 she was living in Montgomery County with her son Willis Turley.
When Polly Turley died her son James Turley was executor of her estate.121 Her heirs were listed as: W. W. Payne and Elizabeth, William Turley of Illinois, D. Harrison Turley and Polly Ann McNabb of Indiana, John Turley of Missouri, Willis Turley, John Shultz, only son of her deceased daughter, Lucy Shultz, and James Turley.
In 1927 at a reunion of the descendants of Polly Turley's son, David Harrison Turley, it was said of Polly that she was "...a most estimable woman. Left with a large family of children to support, she held the reins of government in strong capable hands and with much hard labor, self denial and rigourous discipline she reared a family of good Christian men and women."
Children of David and Polly (Ribelin) Turley
James Turley b. 6 December 1806
Elizabeth Turley b. 30 September 1808
Lucy Turley b. c. 1810
Polly Ann Turley b. c. 1812, m. Thomas McNabb, b. 1810, Kentucky moved to Morgan County, Indiana.
William R. Turley b. 1813
David Harrison Turley b. 31 August 1815
John Turley b. c. 1819
Willis Turley b. c. 1821
Martin L. Turley b. 1823-1825
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