Ezekiel Turner (abt. 1650 - abt. 1703)

Born about 7 Jan 1650 in Scituate, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah (Keeney) Miner — married 26 Dec 1679 in New London, New London County, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died about 16 Jan 1703 at about age 53 in New London, New London, Connecticut

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Biography

Birth and Family

Birth

Ezekiel Turner was born on 7 Jan 1650 at Scituate, Plymouth Colony.^[1] He was Christened on 19 JAN 1650 at Norwell church, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts^[2]

Parents

Ezekiel is the son of John Turner and Mary Brewster.

Siblings

Ezekiel was the brother of

1. Jonathan Turner (1646-1724)
2. Joseph Turner (1648-1648)
3. Josepth Turner (1649-1724)
4. Lydia (Turner) Barrell (1652-1714)
5. John Turner (1654-1706)
6. Elisha Turner (1656-1700)
7. Mary (Turner) Prince (1658-1738)
8. Benjamin Turner (1660-bef.1734)
9. Ruth (Turner) Sylvester (1662-1729)
10. Isaac Turner (bef.1665-bef.1695)
11. Grace (Turner) Christophers (1668-1734)
12. Amos Turner (bef.1671-1739)

Marriage

Ezekiel married Susanna Keeney on 26 Dec 1678 at Stonington, New London, Connecticut^[3]

Children

Ezekiel Turner and Susanna Kenney had the following children:^[4][5]

1. Sarah Turner, baptized 3 Dec. 1682^[6]
2. Sarah Turner, b. 28 Oct 1683; m. Jonathan Caulkins
3. Susanna Turner, b. 2 Jan. 1685; died after 1710; married first, Adam Pickett; married second, Samuel Fosdick* (Adam and Samuel were both grandsons of John Pickett and Ruth Brewster, sister of John Turner’s wife Mary Brewster, thus she married two of her cousins in succession).
4. Mary Turner, b. 30 May 1686; living 25 Nov. 1707
5. Ruth Turner, b. 2 Mar. 1688; m. Isaac Turner
6. Lydia Turner, b. 5 Sept. 1690; living in November 1707*; m. George Buttolph
7. Grace Turner, b. 29 Aug. 1692, baptized 25 Sept. 1692; m. Joseph Miner
8. Hannah Turner, b. 8 Sept. 1694, baptized 30 Sept 1694; m. Thomas Pember
9. Elizabeth Turner, b. 5 Dec. 1696; m. (1) Thomas Darte; m. (2) John Hazen
10. Ezekiel Turner, b. 14 Mar. 1698; baptized 19 Mar. 1698/9; m. (1) Theoda Williams; m. (2) Borodel Denison
11. Lucretia Turner, b. 20 Jan. 1701; baptized 27 Apr. 1701; m. Joseph Caulkins
12. Abigail Turner, baptized 14 Mar. 1702/3; m. Clement Miner

Death & Burial

Ezekiel died on 16 Jan 1703. at New London, New London, Connecticut. rest at

Probate: Estate Division

In the division of Ezekiel's estate, recorded 29 Nov 1707, were mentioned his widow (unnamed); daughters Sarah, Susanna, Mary, Ruth, Lydia, Grace, Hanah, Elizabeth, Lucretia and Abigail; son Ezekiel.^[7]

We whose names are hereunto subscribed, being apponted by the Court of Probates for the County of New London to make a division of the Estate of Ezekiel Turner late of New London deceased, between the widdow his relict and his children, according to the distribution made by the Court, have made the division accordingly as followeth viz: To the widdow and relict of the real estate on the west side new street & in the north part of the orchard there (the whole being apprised at fiften pounds) -- } 8-14-00 To ditto in the dwelling house & the small peice of land on [which] it stands between the brook & high way (the whole being reckoned at fifty pounds) -- } 16-16-00 To ditto halfe an acre of meadow at cram berry meadow. To ditto in moveables, vizt. the best bed, bolster & bolster case bed stead the matt to it, the second best ocverlid a brass kettle & skillitt, a warming pan, one third of the pewter wooden ware 20d : & a spoon, box & heatorr one third of the earthen ware one third of the linin, one third of the mill 2 trunks & a chest, one third of the chairs, a pair of stilliards, one iron kettle a woollen wheele, & a linin wheele, one blankett & half the house To Sarah the First Daughter In the dwelling house and land between the brook & highway (which is valued at 50pd) } 1-14-1 In the mill -- 0-2-2 In what she had formerly, before her father dyed -- 6-7-8 To Susanna the Second Daughter In the dwelling house & land between the brook & high way (which is valued at 50pd) } 03-00-11 In the pasture westward of the house halfe an acre & 11 rod, & the 7th part of 2 rod (the whole pasture being 4 acres) at the West end In the mill 2s : 2d : & in meadow 10pd : & half the house. In what she had formerly 30 : To Mary the Third Daughter In the dwelling house & land between the brook & highway (which is valued at 50 pd) -- } 03-0-11 In the portion westward of the house halfe an acre, 11 rod & the 7th part of 2 rod lying next Susana's (the whole pasture being 4 acres) In the meadow 10pd In the mill 2s : 2d : In the next feather bed, bolster, & bolster case 1-19-10 To Ruth the Fourth Daughter In the dwelling house and land between the brook & highway (which is valued at 50 pd) -- } 3-0-11 In the pasture westward of the house, halfe an acre 11 rod, & the 7th part of two rod, lying next Mary, (the whole pasture being 4 acres) in the meadow 10 pd : In the mill 2s : 2d In earthen ware 16d the flock bed, bolster, covelid, matt, bed cord, bedstead, 2 chairs, a woollen wheele, the tongs, fire shovell, & trammell, one chest, & in her mothers hand 6d To Lydia the Fifth Daughter In the dwelling house and land between the brook & highway (which is valued at 50 pd) -- } 3-0-11 In the pasture westward of the house, halfe an acre, 11 rod & the 7th part of two rod, lying next Ruth's (the whole pasture being 4 acres) in the meadow 10pd in the mill 2s : 2d, 3 chairs, the great trunk, the best coverlid, a pair of sheets, & a frying pan. To Grace the Sixth Daughter In the dwelling house and land between the brook & highway (which is valued at 50pd) -- } 3-0-11 In the pasture westward of the house, halfe an acre, 11 rod & the 7th part of 2 rod, lying next Lydia's (the whole pasture being 4 acres) in the meadow 10pd In the mill 2s : 2d : a pair of sheets, the next best coverlid, in a feather bed 26s : 2 d : in the wooden ware 20d a bedstead & bed cord To Hanah the Seventh Daughter In the dwelling house and land, between the brook & highway (which is valued at 50pd) -- } 3-00-11 In the pasture westward of the house, halfe an acre, 11 rod & the 7th part of 2 rod, lying next Grace's (the whole pasture being 4 acres) In the meadow 10pd In the mill 2s : 2d : the other coverlid, the rest of the wooden ware, a pair of sheets, 3 napkins, one half of 2 thirds of the pewter & a spoon To Elizabeth the Eighth Daughter In the dwelling house and land, between the brook & highway (which is valued at 50pd) -- } 3-00-11 In the pasture westward of the house, halfe an acre, 11 rod & the 7th part of 2 rod, lying next Hannah's (the whole pasture being 4 acres) In the meadow 10pd In the mill 2s : 2d : a blankett, the other part of the pewter & a spoon, 3 sheep, the other chest, & a table cloth. To Ezekiel the son of sd Ezekiel Turner In the dwelling house and land, between the brook & highway (which is valued at 50pd) -- } 5-8-6 In the orchard land being 2 acres, next the widdows right according to the inventory -- } 3-0-0 In the meadow 20pd In the mill 4s : 4d : a pistoll, fourteen sheep, & a steer in leiu of a mair. To Abigail the Tenth Daughter In the dwelling house and land, between the brook & highway (which is valued at 50pd) -- } 3-00-11 In the orchard, next Lucretia, according to inventory --1-10-00 In the meadow 10pd : In the mill 2s : 2d : a small pott & kettle, a spitt & grid iron, two bolster cases, three napkins, two pillow cases, three sheep, 3 napkins, a morter & pestle, & a blankitt John Coit Joseph Havins James Rogers.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Vital records of Scituate, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. Volume I – Births. (Boston, Mass. : New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1909) p. 373
2. ↑ Scituate, Mass. Second church. Scituate, Massachusetts: Second church records (Boston: W. J. Litchfield, 1909) p. 2
3. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch FamilySearch Record: QPQ7-7ZHB. Ezekiel Turner in entry for Susanna Kenney, ; citing Marriage, New London, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272237.
4. ↑ Barbara Lambert Merrick, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 24 Part 1, The Descendants of Elder William Brewster, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2014. "The Silver Book" Page 207-208
5. ↑ Some additional unsourced data* from Rootsweb page: Turner of Plymouth, last updated 23 May 2000 (Link via Wayback Machine, capture date 06 Oct 2011)
6. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch FamilySearch Record: V2S9-WR3, Ezekiel Turner in entry for Sarah Turner, 1682.
7. ↑ New London District, Probate Packet #5400, Ezekiel Turner, 1705.
8. ↑ "Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999," database and images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 Jul 2020), Ezekiel Turner estate division recorded 29 Nov 1707; citing Probate Records. Hartford, Connecticut: Hartford County Probate Court. Probate Packets, Tinker, Jonathan-Turner, Joseph, 1675-1850, images 1199-1210. Rec. Date: 9 Jun 2020;

See also:

• James Savage A Gen. Dict. of the First Settlers of New England Genealogical Publ Co, Inc., Baltimore ;
• Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 transcription NEHGS
• Emma c Brewster Jones The Brewster Genealogy 1566-1907 Grafton Press; Location: New York; 1908;
• Samuel Deane History of Scituate, Massachusetts Boston; 1831;
• Turner, Jacob Genealogy of the Descendants of Humphrey Turner (Turner, Boston, 1852)
• Representative Men and Old Families of SE Mass Name: J H Beers Co; Chicago, Illinois; 1912;
• Source: Merrick, Barbara Lambert, and edited by Scott Andrew Bartley, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, The Descendants of Elder William Brewster Part 1, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA., 2014
• Caulkins: Caulkins, Frances Manwaring. History of New London, Connecticut From the First Survey of the Coast in 1612, The Author, New London, 1852. On Archive.org
• Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001

Acknowledgment

Sources added by Jeff Michaelsen