Colonel Turbutt Francis (1740 in

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– before 1797 in Pennsylvania), was an officer in the Pennsylvania Troops during

Pontiac's War Pontiac's War (also known as Pontiac's Conspiracy or Pontiac's Rebellion) was launched in 1763 by a loose confederation of Native Americans dissatisfied with British rule in the Great Lakes region following the French and Indian War (1754–176 ...

Early life

Turbutt Francis was the son of Elizabeth Turbutt and Tench Francis, Sr.

Career

He served as an officer in the Pennsylvania Troops during

and achieved the rank of Colonel. In 1769, he was stationed at Ft. Augusta, or

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. In March 1772, he was commissioned by the Governor of Pennsylvania to be one of the first justices in the new county of

Northumberland, Pennsylvania Northumberland is a borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,804 at the 2010 census. History A brewer named Reuben Haines, a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded the town of Northumberland in ...

. Elected by the Continental Congress in 1775 as a commissioner for Indian affairs in the Northern Department. In 1773, Turbutt returned to Philadelphia and resided there. In the Shippen Papers it is stated that Turbutt Francis died in 1797 but local records from Buffalo Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania say he was dead in 1782.

Personal life

On September 7, 1770 he married Sarah Mifflin, daughter of Samuel Mifflin. Together, Turbett and Sarah had: * Rebecca Mifflin Francis * Tench Mifflin Francis * Samuel Mifflin Francis A portrait of his daughter and mother-in-law was painted by

Charles Willson Peale Charles Willson Peale (April 15, 1741 – February 22, 1827) was an American Painting, painter, soldier, scientist, inventor, politician and naturalist. He is best remembered for his portrait paintings of leading figures of the American Revolu ...

, as well as a portrait of his Father-in-law Samuel Mifflin.Samuel Mifflin portrait
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Legacy

Turbot Township and the Borough of Turbotville, both in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania are named for him.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Francis, Turbutt People of Pennsylvania in the French and Indian War Military personnel from Philadelphia 1740 births 18th-century deaths People of colonial Pennsylvania People of Pennsylvania of Pontiac's War