When Martha Turner was born on 1 December 1775, in West Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Peter Turner, was 17 and her mother, Mindwell Rowley, was 20. She married Smith Wilcox on 12 October 1796, in East Bloomfield, Ontario, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 4 September 1836, at the age of 60, and was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Clarendon, Orleans, New York, United States.
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English: occupational name from Middle English t(o)urnour, turner ‘turner’ (Old French to(u)rn(e)our), mainly denoting someone who fashioned small objects of wood, metal, or bone on a lathe, but also a variety of other occupations, including turnspit and translator or interpreter. This surname may have become confused with Toner . In North America, it is also very common among African Americans.
English: occasionally perhaps a nickname from Middle English turn-hare, a compound of Middle English tournen ‘to turn, direct, steer’ + hare ‘hare’, a name for someone in charge of the greyhounds in hare coursing or an exaggerated compliment for someone who could run fast. See also Turnbull .
English: perhaps also from Middle English t(o)urn(e)our ‘jouster, one who takes part in a tournament’ (Old French tornoieor, tournoieur).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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