Mary (Sanford) Turner (1630 - 1717)

Born 16 Jan 1630 in England

Wife of Edward Turner Sr. — married 25 Oct 1656 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 4 Apr 1717 at age 87 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Mary was born in Bridgwater, Somerset, England, either Jan 30 1630 or Feb 1635

Mary married Edward Turner 25 OCT 1656 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA^[1][2]

Mary died Apr 4 1717 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut

She is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut ^[3]

Research Notes

Death Mar 24 1728 in Hartford, Connecticut is for a different Mary Nichols Turner, who was from Hartford area. ^{[4] [5]}

(1) "Thomas Turner was a merchant of Lansingburgh and Troy, and a lieutenant, in the War of 1812, in the 29th regiment U. S. Infantry, and served chiefly on Lake Champlain under General Wilkinson. His ancestor, Edward Turner, was in Boston in 1656, where he m. Mary, dau. of Richard Sanford."^[6]

(2) Edward Turner. Savage says he married Oct. 25, 1656 to Mary, daughter of Richard Sanford of Boston. He went to Milford, Conn where his first three children were baptized. Elder. Wife admitted Feb. 16, 1662.

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts Marriages 1695-1910
2. ↑ Author: James Savage Title: A Gen. Dict. of the First Settlers of New England Publication: Name: Genealogical Publ Co, Inc., Baltimore ;
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 18 November 2019), memorial page for Mary Sanford Turner (Feb 1635–24 Mar 1728), Find A Grave: Memorial #109934419, citing Riverside Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by redbirdintheyard (contributor 47188418) .
4. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images ( accessed 25 January 2020), memorial page for Mary Nichols Turner (1675–24 Mar 1728), Find A Grave: Memorial #44884528, citing Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Don Blauvelt (contributor 46932939) .
5. ↑ Hist. Cat. First Church: Page 258
6. ↑ The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. New York, NY: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1870-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) Vol. 14, p. 62."Ptuyn Gamily, American Branch" subscription site

• The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. New York, NY: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1870-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) Vol. 13, p. 124. "Turner Family In America"by Frank F. Starr and John V. I. Pruyn.subscription site
• Historical Catalog of The First Church of Christ in Hartford (The Church, 1885) Page 258.

Acknowledgement

• WikiTree profile Sanford-1003 created through the import of perry and plumb tree.ged on Aug 18, 2012 by Merry Kennedy.
• Sanford-1539 was created by Mark Anonymous through the import of MaryHindricks.ged on Jun 9, 2014.