Martin Turpin 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Abt 1790 - Kentrucky
    Christening: 
          Death: After 1880
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children 
1. *Charity Hinkle (Abt 1794 - 1870-1880)
       Marriage: 2 Sep 1812 - Wayne Co., Kentucky 1
Notes
General:
Martin Turpin married in 1812 in Wayne Co., Kentucky, and Nichlas Mercer was his surety. In the 1810 census in Wayne Co. Nicholas Mercer is next to Solomon Turpin. It seems likely that Solomon is Martin's father. Solomon has a male child of the right age to be Martin. In 1820 there is a Martin Turpin, Jr. and a Martin Turpin, Sr. in Wayne Co.

CENSUS:

<pre>1820 Wayne Co., Kentucky; stamped pg 551
Martin Turpin Jun 100010 -- 20100; 1 in agriculture; no slaves
male female
1 <10 2
10-16
16-18
16-26 1
1 26-45
>45 </pre>

<pre>1830 Wayne Co., Kentucky; pg 218
Martin Turpin 00101 -- 302001; no slaves
male female
< 5 3
5-10
1 10-15 2
15-20
1 20-30
30-40 1
40-50 </pre>

<pre>1840 Breckinridge Co., Kentucky
Martin Turpin 0100101 -- 0220101; 2 in agriculture; no slaves
male female
< 5
1 5-10 2
10-15 2
15-20
1 20-30 1
30-40
1 40-50 1
50-60 </pre>

<pre>1850 Breckinridge Co., Kentucky, District No 2; Aug 2; pg 113
166/166
Martin Turpin M 59 Ky $600 Farmer
Charity " F 56 Va
Polly Ann " F 36 Ky
Calitha J. " F 22 Ky
Rachael A. " F 20 Ky
Solomon " M 18 Ky
Eliza Green F 17 Ky
Amanda " F 9 Ky
Infant " M 4/12 Ky
Henry Priest M 13 Ky </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule. Charity's nephew Hamilton R. Hinds lives at 167/167. Edward Turpin lives at 184/184.

<pre>1860 Breckinridge Co., Kentucky, District No 1; Aug; pg 120
802/784
Martin Turpin 71 Ky $1000/$1000 Farmer
Charity " 68 Va
Polly " 46 Ky
Isaiah " 11 Ky
Polly " 86 Va </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule.

<pre>1870 Breckinridge Co., Kentucky, Locust Hill District, p.o. Lost Run; June 27, pg 6
40/40
Martin Turpin 80 Ky $700/$900 Farmer
Charity " 78 Va Keeping house
Mary " 97 Va At home
Easter Blan 42 Ky
Nancy " 10 Ky
J. J. " 8 Ky </pre>

E. W. Turpin (53, Ky, $1200/$1250, Farmer) and H. R. Hines (48, Ky, $---/$200, Works on farm) live at 42/42.

In 1880 Martin Turpin (90, Ky, Wd) is living in Breckinridge Co., Kentucky in the household of his grandson Isaah Turpin (31, Ky, Farmer). Also in the household is Isaah's mother Polly Turpin (60, Ky, Wd, Keeping House).
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Sources

1 "Familysearch.org," "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ3-MYHJ), Martin Turpin and Charity Henkle, 2 Sep 1812; citing Marriage, Wayne, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 591,550.

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