The Life of Solomon Turpin: A Chronology

The following is the beginning of a chronology for the life of a Solomon Turpin--possibly an ancestor of the East Tennessee Turpins.

• October 16, 1765: A payment was made to Solomon Turpin from the sale of the Robert Harrison estate. [Source: http:// freepages. genealogy. rootsweb. ancestry.com/ ~newman/ virginia.htm ]

• November 8, 1774:  Solomon Turpin (along with Edward Carvin, Moses Higgenbotham, John Henley and Henry Smith) were ordered to view the several ways from Robert Caldwell's near Craigs Creek Mountain / Potts Creek Mountains to Sweet Springs. He, along with the others, were to report to the next court. [Source: Ann Bruxh Miller, Botetourt County Road Orders, 1770-1778, Charlottesville, Virginia, 2007]

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Joshua King Christenberry's Grave Located

After years of searching, on June 23, 2009 my daughter, Miranda, and I finally located the grave site of Joshua King Christenberrry.

Below are two videos related to this find. The first was recorded with a video camera, and the second was uploaded from my mobile phone at the time that we made the discovery. In both videos I erroneously state that Joshua King Christenberry was my "great-great-great-grandfather." Actually, one of those "greats" can be dropped; he was my "great-great-grandfather"--the father of King Turpin who was the father of "Little King" Turpin (my grandfather).

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A Famous First Cousin, One Time Removed

I just discovered that I have a somewhat famous first cousin, one time removed. Her name is Amanda Jane Raby Pearson.

Amanda is the daughter of Rosie/Rosa Bell Turpin who married Charles Raby, and Rosie was the daughter of my great-grandfather, King Turpin, and his first wife, Sarah Morrow.

I first heard about Amanda through my great-aunt, Laura Turpin. Aunt Laura told me that she had a niece who had seven sets of twins plus several other children! However, she never told me the name of the niece, and I did not understand her significant place in history until today.

According to Time Magazine's website, with the birth of Amanda's seventh consecutive set of twins on July 21, 1961, she broke the U.S. record for consecutive births of twins.

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