When Elizabeth Turner was born on May 28, 1736, in Stafford, Virginia, her father, Henry, was 30, and her mother, Mary, was 27.
She married John Purkins and they had one daughter, Sally, together.
She then married Richard Wiatt Ship on March 9, 1778, in Fauquier, Virginia.
She died on February 14, 1795, in Fauquier, Virginia, at the age of 58.