Ishmael Turner

first name

Ishmael

last name

Turner

gender

male

birth, death year

-- , --

first, last year in records

1776, 1776

confidence level

indeterminate

freed status (year freed)

enslaved, then free

enslaver(s)

Field, Seth;

location(s)

Conway, MA Northfield, MA

place of origin

Bio

From History and Proceedings of the PVMA, Vol. 1, 10^th annual meeting, 1879, pg. 483:

Ishmael Turner, slave of Seth Field, Esq., farmer. Bought in Boston. The first work he was set at was turning hay; they said he would make a good turner, and so named him Turner, but when he was baptized they called him Ishmael, hence Ishmael Turner. In December, 1776, Ishmael Turner with others, was enlisted as a soldier to go to Danbury.

Ishmael enlisted in December of 1776 and served for 3 months and 15 days. From April 2, 1777 to April 1, 1780, he served in the Continental Army.

An Ishmael Turner is listed in the 1790 census for Winchester, New Hampshire, with three others in his household and another man by that name is listed in the 1790 census for Chester, Vermont, also with three others in his household.

Ishmael Turner of Monson, Massachusetts, married Chloe Danford (or Danforth) of Conway, Massachusetts on March 25, 1793.

Entry	Source	Vol Name	Date	entry id
• Ishmael Turner listed as a soldier in the Am. Rev. (Dec. 1776). Seth Field, slave holder.	Temple, J. H. and George Sheldon. History of Northfield	(Albany, 1875)	1776 Dec	1595
• Ishmael Turner listed as a soldier in the Am. Rev. (Dec. 1776). Seth Field, slave holder.	Temple, J. H. and George Sheldon. History of Northfield	(Albany, 1875)	1776 Dec	1594

Entry

Source

Vol Name

Date

entry id

• Ishmael Turner listed as a soldier in the Am. Rev. (Dec. 1776). Seth Field, slave holder.

Temple, J. H. and George Sheldon. History of Northfield

(Albany, 1875)

1776 Dec

1595

• Ishmael Turner listed as a soldier in the Am. Rev. (Dec. 1776). Seth Field, slave holder.

Temple, J. H. and George Sheldon. History of Northfield