Benjamin
Turner
Born in Scituate, Plymouth Colony
Ancestors 
Son of John Turner Sr.
and Mary (Brewster) Turner
Brother of
Jonathan Turner, Joseph Turner, Josepth Turner, Ezekiel Turner, Lydia (Turner) Barrell, John Turner, Elisha Turner, Mary (Turner) Prince, Ruth (Turner) Sylvester, Isaac Turner, Grace (Turner) Christophers and Amos Turner
Husband of
Elizabeth (Hawkins) Turner
— married
14 Apr 1692 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Father of
John Turner, Joseph Turner, Grace (Turner) Dwelley, Benjamin Turner, William Turner, Hawkins Turner and Elizabeth (Turner) Brewster
Died before
before age 73
in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay
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Biography
Benjamin was born 5 Mar 1660 in Scituate, Massachusetts, son of John Turner Sr.[1] and Mary Brewster. He passed away before 1734.
Children
Benjamin Turner and Elizabeth Hawkins had the following children:[2]
- John Turner, b. 1 Jan 1692/3; m. Mercy Bartlett
- Joseph Turner, b. 18 Apr. 1694; m. Elizabeth Starr
- Grace, b. 17 Dec. 1695; m. Richard Dwelley
- Benjamin Turner (twin), b. 5 Aug. 1698; m. mercy Turner
- William Turner (twin), b. 5 Aug. 1698; m. Abigail Church
- Hawkins Turner, b. 27 Aug. 1704, baptized 3 Sept. 1704; m. Lusanna Starr
- Elizabeth Turner, m. Joseph Brewster
Probate
His will is dated 10 May 1731 and proved on 19 March 1834/35 in Plymouth. He mentions his wife, Elizabeth, and his children, John Turner, Joseph Turner, Hawkins Turner, William Turner, Benjamin Turner, Elizabeth Brewster, and his granddaughter, Grace Dwelley (daughter of his deceased daughter, Grace). His inventory was taken on 27 February 1734/35 in Scituate.[3]
Sources
- ↑ Vital records of Scituate, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. Volume I – Births. (Boston, Mass. : New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1909) p. 370
- ↑ 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 221
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-D2HH : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1732-1738 vol 7 > image 68-69 of 242; State Archives, Boston.
Acknowledgements
- Tom Bredehoft, Started this profile on September 4, 2011. See the Changes page for the details of edits by and others.
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James LaLone (1946-2023)
James LaLone (1946-2023)
Turner-9690 and Turner-2751 appear to represent the same person because: Same person.
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Rejected matches › Jonathan Turner (1646-1724)
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