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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- 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"
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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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