Simeon Turner (1724 - 1761)

Born 1724 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Buck — married 27 Dec 1755 in Scituate, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 22 Jul 1761 at about age 37 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Simeon was a Blacksmith.

Simeon Turner was christened on 29 November 1724, in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, the son of Nathan and Fear Turner.^[1]

He married Sarah Buck on 20 January 1756 in Scituate.^[2]

They had the following children:

1. Sarah Turner, b. 1758
2. Hannah Turner, b. 1760

Probate

The will of Simeon Turner of Scituate, Blacksmith was dated 4 April 1761 and proved on 27 July 1761 in Plymouth. He mentions his wife Sarah, his two daughters, Sarah and Hannah Turner, his brother Samuel Turner, and his nephew Simeon Turner, and his uncle-in-law, Benjamin House (Note: Sarah's mother's sister married Benjamin House) was to be sole executor.^[3]

His inventory was taken on 29 July 1761 in Scituate.^[4]

In 1768, an account of his estate by Benjamin House was recorded which included debts paid, provisions for the family, and administration fees.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5N7-MQM : 14 January 2020), Simeon Turner, 1724.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-MPP2 : 24 November 2022), Simeon Turner and Sarah Buck, 1756.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-6L7 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1758-1764 vol 15-16 > image 419 of 623; State Archives, Boston.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-6G4?cc=2018320&wc=M6BX-Q68%3A337797401 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1758-1764 vol 15-16 > image 420 of 623; State Archives, Boston.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-J3R9 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1763-1771 vol 19-20 > image 356 of 641; State Archives, Boston.