Thomas Turner

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Turner was born on 8 December 1670, in Scituate, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Thomas Turner, was 44 and his mother, Sarah Hyland, was 11667. He married Hannah Jenkins on 9 February 1693, in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 9 daughters. He died after 19 November 1720, in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Turner
1670–1720
Hannah Jenkins
1677–1779
Marriage: 9 February 1693
Ephraim Turner
1693–1707
Rev. David Turner
1695–1757
Hannah Turner
1697–1735
Thomas Turner
1699–1792
Relief Turner
1701–
Ruth Turner
1703–
Lydia Turner
1704–
Sarah Turner
1704–1775
Jemima Turner
1706–1775
Ephriam Turner
1708–1765
Lettice Turner
1711–1786
Abigail Turner
1714–
Mary Turner
1717–1750

Sources (32)

  • Turner Births in “Vital Records of Scituate Massachusetts To The Year 1850,”
  • Thomas Turner, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001" [marriage]
  • Thomas Turner, "Find A Grave Index"

Name Meaning

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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