Solomon Turpin (Solomon, William) was born in Somerset County, Maryland, but his parents soon moved to Dorchester County in the disputed territory that was claimed by both Lord Baltimore and William Penn. The suit was in the Court of Chancery in England for over half a century. When the Mason and Dixon Line was established in 1773, much land that had belonged to the Province of Maryland became part of Delaware, which at that time belonged to William Penn's heirs and was known as the Three Lower Counties on the Delaware.
Solomon Turpin died in 1776, leaving one son, Joseph, and five daughters. To his son Joseph he left 300 acres, not named in the will. His lands — Bermuda, St. Davids, Turpin's Choice, and Turpin's Addition — were devised to his two youngest daughters, Rebecca and Elizabeth. His married daughters, Love Moore, Sarah Mastin, and Mary Clarkson, were to receive one shilling each. Evidently he had previously given them their share.