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Johan Peter Turney

Birth
Bern, Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland, Bern, Switzerland
Death
1787 (aged 75–76)
Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: Probable burial near Abingdon, Washington County, Virgimia Add to Map
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b. Betterkinden, Landshut Jurisdiction, Canton Bern, Swiss Palatinate
d. Culpeper City, Culpeper County, Virginia

Occupation: Linen Weaver, Farmer, Land Agent

Private Johan Peter Turney of the Fincastle Virginia Militia was at the Battle of Point Pleasant, Virginia in 1774 (one of the turning points of the pre-American Revolutionary War period).

During the American Revolution, Johan Peter Turney enlisted as a private in Captain Evan Shelby's Company of Virginia Volunteers and served during the Cherokee Expedition of August 1776.

b. Betterkinden, Landshut Jurisdiction, Canton Bern, Swiss Palatinate
d. Culpeper City, Culpeper County, Virginia

Occupation: Linen Weaver, Farmer, Land Agent

Private Johan Peter Turney of the Fincastle Virginia Militia was at the Battle of Point Pleasant, Virginia in 1774 (one of the turning points of the pre-American Revolutionary War period).

During the American Revolution, Johan Peter Turney enlisted as a private in Captain Evan Shelby's Company of Virginia Volunteers and served during the Cherokee Expedition of August 1776.


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