John
Turner
Sr.
Born in New London, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Turner
and Patience (Bolles) Turner
Brother of
Isaac Turner, Sarah (Turner) Stebbins, George Henry Turner, Dilmore Turner, Matthew Turner, Patience Turner, Thomas Turner II, Samuel Turner, Zipporah Turner and Delight Turner
Husband of
Bathsheba (Whipple) Turner
— married
1 Nov 1750 in Horton 35, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Descendants 
Father of
John Turner, Elizabeth (Turner) Miner, Eleanor (Turner) Sweet, James Turner and Bathsheba (Turner) Robinson
Died before
before age 88
in Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Sep 2010
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Biography
John Turner was born in 1728[1]
John Turner, husbandman, wrote his Last Will and Testament, 14 Oct 1816, leaving bequests to his wife Lydia, his sons Samuel, Matthew, James, John, Thomas, his daughters Bathsheba Palmer, Elizabeth Miner and grandsons William Turner, James Turner, Gideon Palmer, William Randall, James Randall and granddaughter Sarah Randall.[2]. The will was probated
He is buried in the Old Cemetery, Wolfville, Kings Co., N.S.
Children (All born Horton Township, Kings Co., Nova Scotia except as noted):
- John, b. 27 Nov 1751 in Connecticut, m. 17 Aug 1773, Anne (or Ame) Witter.
- Elizabeth, b. 15 Jun 1753 in Connecticut, m. James Miner
- James, b. 5 Jun 1757 in Connecticut.
- Eleanor, b. ca 1757 in Connecticut, m. Theophilus Sweet.
- Thomas, 11 Jun 1759 in Connecticut, m. 26 Sep 1782, Hannah Witter.
- Samuel, b. 30 Oct 1761, m. Lucy Bishop.
- Matthew, 11 Apr 1764.
- Bathsheba, b. 11 Nov 1769, m. Gideon Palmer.
Sources
- ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74C-YRK : 11 February 2018), John Turner, 29 Jul 1728; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
- ↑ probate, Kings Co., Nova Scotia
- Township Books of Kings County, Nova Scotia compiled by Lorna Woodman Evans
- Find A Grave: Memorial #133674639
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~1.56%
Murray Power
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch BA2626177 [compare], FTDNA kit #IN69334
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~0.78%
Donna (Bishop) Mitchell :
23andMe, GEDmatch WJ1847354 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch WJ1847354 [compare], FTDNA kit #MI52735
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~0.78%
Terrence Willett :
23andMe, yourDNAportal TERf6130c5e
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~0.78%
Greg Bishop :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member greg_bishop01
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch CB8900066 [compare], FTDNA kit #IN65298
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Murray Barkhouse :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
James Turner :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member turnerj384
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Tom Annand :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TD7207679 [compare], Ancestry member tannand
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~0.39%
Darrell Rozee :
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James LaLone (1946-2023)
James LaLone (1946-2023)
James LaLone (1946-2023)
Is the John mentioned here on this profile the same as the one mentioned on this site? http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~bowlesfamily/genealogy/new_england_bolles_in_nova_scotia.htm
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on Turner-21709 (merged)
by James LaLone (1946-2023)
James LaLone (1946-2023)
Turner-21709 and Turner-288 appear to represent the same person because: Same people
posted
by James LaLone (1946-2023)
Tammy (Ramsay) Varghese
Whipple-1224 and Turner-288 appear to represent the same person because: John Turner and Bathsheba Turner are in my family line Thank you for merging. I can continue my ancestry line information.
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by Tammy (Ramsay) Varghese
Bob Tonsmeire
Turner-10734 and Turner-288 appear to represent the same person because: Similar name, similar details
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by Bob Tonsmeire
Bob Tonsmeire
Turner-2179 and Turner-288 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, same dates
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by Bob Tonsmeire
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