Turbeville

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I come from a very tiny town in South Carolina called Turbeville. It
is the surname of a few locals. Does anyone know the history behind
this name and who the Turbevilles were?

[Tron]

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>I come from a very tiny town in South Carolina called Turbeville. It
> is the surname of a few locals. Does anyone know the history behind
> this name and who the Turbevilles were?

Old name: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15638d.htm.
From (norman) Thouberville, in Eure, France
(http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eure).
Here's a nice aerial pic
http://www.paris-normandie.com/dossiers/ciel/27Eure/StOuenThouberville/24-27StOuThouber56275.html.T

[Renia]

applefr...@yahoo.com wrote:

http://www.townofturbeville.com/history.php
The Town of Turbeville is located in Clarendon County, South Carolina at
the intersection of Highways 301 and 378.

In 1840 Michael Turbeville bought 125 acres of land one mile
north of the present Town limits in Diles Bay and built a home on this
property. Sometime between 1870 and 1875, William J. Turbeville, son of
Michael, purchased approximately 200 acres from John McFaddin and built
the first house in what is now the Town of Turbeville. His brother,
Clem, likewise bought land and built next to William.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~scclaren/clarhis.html
The first white settlers in the area, now known as Clarendon County,
were French Huguenots who came up the Santee River.

http://www.familysearch.org/

IGI Individual Record
FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0
William J. Turbeville
Birth: 21 MAR 1849 Turbeville, Clarendon, South Carolina
Father: Michael David Turbeville Mother: Sarah Jane SMITH
Spouse: Sarah F. COKER
Marriage: 02 JUL 1871 <Turbeville, Clarendon, South Carolina>
Messages: Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church.

IGI Individual Record
FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0
Michael David Turbeville
Birth: 11 NOV 1821 <Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina>
Death: 04 JUL 1892
Father: William Turbeville Mother: Anne McClam
Spouse:Sarah Jane Smith
Marriage: 23 JUN 1844 <Turbeville, Clarendon, South Carolina>

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Thank you both so much. Why couldn't I find this stuff myself?! Hmph!

[Tron]

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> Thank you both so much. Why couldn't I find this stuff myself?!

You should try an internet search engine, like Google.

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[Renia]

I prefer AltaVista.

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There is also a Turbeville Va. northwest of Danville Va. my granddaddy Frank James Turbeville was born in Cerro Gorda, NC in Columbus County. He farmed tobacco from Fair Bluff NC to Mullins SC. He and my grandma had 8 kids who've basically stayed in the low country all these years.

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My great great grandmother was Annie Lenora Turbeville, one of the first settlers, and they were French Huguenots. They intermarried with the Welch family, and my grandfather was a Welch.