Family: James H. East / Rachel Turlington (F10468)

• Male James H. East

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1775	Accomack Co, Virginia
  Death	Bef 25 Apr 1842	Accomack Co, Virginia
  Burial
  Marriage	Bef 4 Nov 1796  [1, 2, 3]	Accomack Co, Virginia  [1, 2, 3]
  Other Spouse	Sarah Ann Lewis | F7131
  Marriage	24 Mar 1832	Accomack Co, Virginia
  Other Spouse	Margaret Ann 'Nancy' Melson | F46483
  Marriage	9 Mar 1842	Accomack Co, Virginia
  Father	Severn East, Sr. | F10527 Group Sheet
  Mother	Leannah 'Leah' (of John) Badger | F10527 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female Rachel Turlington

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1782	Accomack Co, Virginia
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Burial
  Father	Peter Turlington | F10529 Group Sheet
  Mother	Leah Taylor | F10529 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female + Mary A. East

  
  

  Birth	7 Sep 1799	Accomack Co, Virginia
  Death	9 Jul 1861
  Burial		Ward Plot, Melfa, Accomack Co, Virginia
  Spouse	Lancelot Ward, Sr. | F9274
  Marriage	11 Jan 1816	Accomack Co, Virginia

  
  

  Female + Leah East

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1802	Accomack Co, Virginia
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Burial
  Spouse	Levin East | F10519
  Marriage	Abt 1825
  Spouse	George Harmon | F13397
  Marriage	19 Sep 1829	Accomack Co, Virginia

  
  

  Female + Margaret East

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1805	Accomack Co, Virginia
  Death	Bef 23 May 1836	Accomack Co, Virginia
  Burial
  Spouse	John Shepherd Gibb | F42873
  Marriage
  Spouse	George S. East | F34528
  Marriage	19 Oct 1830	Accomack Co, Virginia

  
  

  Female Elizabeth 'Betsy' East

  
  

  Birth	14 Sep 1814	Accomack Co, Virginia
  Death	3 Jan 1894	District No. 2, Accomack Co, Virginia
  Burial		East Cemetery, Melfa, Accomack Co, Virginia

  
  

  Male + Peter Turlington East

  
  

  Birth	16 Feb 1816	Accomack Co, Virginia
  Death	28 Feb 1897
  Burial		East Cemetery, Melfa, Accomack Co, Virginia
  Spouse	Susan 'Suckey' W. Scott | F9741
  Marriage	17 Feb 1837	Worcester Co, Maryland
  Spouse	Virginia Susan Parker | F10516
  Marriage	8 Jan 1888	Onancock, Accomack Co, Virginia
  Spouse	Susan A. Watson | F46755
  Marriage	23 Nov 1892	Onancock, Accomack Co, Virginia

  
  

• Notes

  Married: Victor Dunn cities Accomack County chancery suits indicating that James East married Rachel by 1797 and that she was a daughter of Peter and Leah (Taylor) Turlington.

  
  

• Sources

  [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Whitelaw, Ralph T. - Virginia's Eastern Shore, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 850, 572. [S571] Nottingham, Acc Land Causes, 1728-1825, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 40 (partition suit of James East & wife Rachel vs. John Turlington), 571. [S2760] Victor S. Dunn, Certified Genealogist, Dunn, Victor S. - East Family of Accomack Co, VA, (Report to John Valenta, 460 Old Orchard, Toronto, Ontario M5M 264, Canada), Citing Accomack County chancery suits indicating that James East married Rachel by 1797 and that she was a daughter of Peter and Leah (Taylor) Turlington., 2760.