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From: Norman Young <>
Subject: Re: [NYSTLAWR] John Turnbull Family, Town of Madrid, NY since c1835
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 20:28:38 -0500
In-Reply-To: <20070112.153746.-66480321.1.ImaTurnbull@juno.com>


Gordon,

The only information I have is that Jane was Jane Short, daughter of James
and Isabel (Oliver) Short.

Norm

At 03:37 PM 1/12/2007 -0600, Gordon W Turnbull wrote:

>I would like contact with anyone who has knowledge of a JOHN TURNBULL
>[born Scotland 1801] and his family who resided and farmed in the town of
>
>MADRID & WADDINGTON, NY after c1835 until his death in 1881.
>
>I believe this is the family buried in the Waddington "Scotch Cemetery":
>John TURNBULL died August 29, 1881, AE 80 yrs, 6 mos, 15 da
>Jane TURNBULL his wife, died Dec 10, 1865 AE 45 yrs, 7 mos
>Children of John & Jane:
>1. Alice TURNBULL died May 28, 1876, AE 33 yrs, 7 mos, 4 da
>2. Isabella TURNBULL died Sept 15, 1867 AE 22? yrs, 6 mos
>3. George TURNBULL died April 15, 1873 AE 27 yrs, 2 mos, 4 da
>4. Ellen TURNBULL died June 28, 1866 AE 18 yrs, 8 mos
>5. Jane TURNBULL died April 28, 1876 AE 26 yrs, 8 mos, 4 da
>6. Lavina TURNBULL died April 12, 1872 AE 15 yrs, 7 mos
>7. Christian TURNBULL died May 6, 1863 AE 2 yrs, 2 mos
>
>According to St. Lawrence County Land Records, I learned the following:
>JOHN TURNBULL from Hawick, Roxboroughshire, Scotland arrived in
>Rossie, NY in 1819 and purchased 50 acres of land [easterly half of Farm
>#13] on the Ogdensburgh Turnpike Road [between Rossie and Oxbow] in
>the "Roxbury Settlement" [more commonly known as the "Scotch
>Settlement"] from David Parish on June 17, 1819. Five years later, on
>October 1, 1824 he sold this 50 acres back to David Parish and, on the
>same date, purchased a different 50 acres [Farm #16] from Parish; also
>located on the Ogdensburgh Turnpike Road. Eight years later, on
>January 1, 1832 John Turnbull sold this 50 acres to William Robson
>[or Robinson] of Sepedin, Roxburgh, Scotland. John Turnbull then moved
>to Madrid, NY [45 miles northeast of Rossie] and on February 10, 1835
>purchased land from Joshua Waddington described as lot #17 in the town
>of Madrid, NY. In 1839,1846, 1847, 1848, 1852, 1853, 1860, 1868, 1869 &
>1873 John Turnbull [or apparent members of his family] bought more land
>from Joshua Waddington and others in the town of Madrid, NY. On an 1858
>map of St. Lawrence County a "J. Turnbull farm" is shown southwest of
>Waddington, south of the "J. S. Rutherford farms". On an 1865 map of
>St. Lawrence County, a farm shown as #27 was shown as belonging to
>"J. Turnbull".
>
>I would welcome hearing from anyone with knowledge or information on
>JOHN TURNBULL (1801-1881) and his family who farmed in the
>Madrid/Waddington, NY area for almost 50 years after 1832, until his
>death in 1881.
>
>Gordon Turnbull, Libertyville, IL
>"The Turnbulls of Rossie, NY since 1820"
>
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