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Turner's exact birthdate is unknown. He was born on Benjamin Turner's plantation in Southhampton County, Virginia.
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While on Sam Turner's plantation Nat Turner decided to escape. Nat Turner came back to the plantation after one month. He allegedly saw a vision that told him to return. The exact date of this is unknown, Turner had probably escaped undetected.
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This happened about one year after Nat Turner ran away from the plantation. Like many of the other happenings of this time the exact date is unknown.
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Probably after the death of his master, Nat Turner was sold to a new owner, Thomas Moore. But in 1830, he was moved to Joseph Travis' plantation, because his owner Putnam Moore was still a child.
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Nat Turner thought God wanted him to lead a slave rebellion. He told other slaves about his plans.
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That night Nat Turner and six other slaves killed all the whites in their master's home.
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For about two months after the militia broke up the band of rebellious slaves Nat Tuner stayed hidden.
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The group grew, with up to sixty men, and they killed up to sixty whites as they went through town. But the group was confronted by white militia, a few of the rebels escaped.
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A farmer finds Nat in a cave on his property. He turns him in, knowing he'll soon be dead.
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Nat Turner was brutally murdered. He was hanged, the other slaves were either killed or banished. All were replaced.
