Edward Turner Genealogy
Record modified: 2023-02-01
This is my ancestor 11 generations back.
Born: 1633-12-03 Milford, New Haven, Connecticut USA
Died: 1717-04-04 Middletown, Middlesex Co, Connecticut USA
Marriages:
1. 1656-10-25 Mary Sanford
Children of Edward Turner and Mary Sanford:
Notes:
from RootsWeb:
birth date and place, death date and place (some trees have him born England), father, children
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There's no proof that his father was Arthur.
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other children (all Middletown, dates new style):
Mary 1665-11-05 d 1742-01-15 + Samuel Bow
Elzabeth 1667-12-14 d 1695-02-09 + Thomas Miller
John 1669-08-08 d 1755-12-xx + Susanna Merrill
Stephen 1671-11-27 + Hannah (unknown)
Abigail 1673-09-10
Hannah 1675-06-20 + John Ranney
Richard 1679-03-04 d 1771-02-xx + Hannah Bidwell and Sarah Hubbard
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NEHGR v11 p203
Early records of Boston
p336
Edward Turner was marryed to Mary Sanford the Daughter of Richd Sanford 25:8:56 by Jno Endecott Govr.
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"A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records"
p239
Edward Turner
Location: Middletown
Invt., in land of 137 acres, L68-10-00. Taken 28 February 1722/3, by Thomas Stow, Zacheus Candee and Thomas Ward. [Invt. in Vol X p15]
Will dated 17 January 1716/7
I, Edward Turner of Middletown, doe make and ordain this to be my last will and testament:
Imprimis: I give unto my son Richard Turner, whom I constitute my sole executor, all and singular my lands, messuages and tenements, freely to be possessed and enjoyed by him, his heirs and assigns forever, that is to say, all my lands and buildings already conveyed by deed, and also all my right, title and interest in all undivided lands and commonages within the bounds of the Township of Middletown, and also every part and particular of my moveable estate that I am the rightfull owner of, to be and remain the lawfull propriety and possession and at the sole dispose of my said son Richard Turner, and to his heirs and assigns forever. And it is my will that my son Richard above-named shall pay the several legaices or sums to the persons after named, within one year after my decease if demanded by the particular persons afternamed, to whom I do give the same in this my last will as followeth:
I give and order my son Richard Turner to pay to my son John Turner twenty shillings in pay, or two-thirds so much in current money;
to my son Stephen Turner 5 shillings;
and to my grandson Stephen Turner I give 5 acres of land; and to Abigail, sister to the sd. Stephen, I give to her fourty shillings in pay, or two-thirds so much in money, these two (Stephen and Abigail) being the children of my son Edward Turner deceased.
I give unto Mary, now the wife of Ebenezer Eglestone, daughter and only heir of my daughter Mercy deceased, 5 shillings in pay;
and to Thomas and Abigail Miller, the children and only heirs of my daughter Elizabeth deceased, I give to them 5 shillings to each in pay, an equal part;
and to Mary, my daughter, now the wife of Samuel Bow, I give 5 shillings in pay;
and to my daughter Hannah, now the wife of John Ranny, I give five shillings in pay, to each, or two-thirds so much in money.
It is my will that each and every of the above particular sums be paid at or before one twelve months be expired after my decease, if demanded to be paid, by my son Richard Turner or his heirs, executors, or administrators.
Witness: James Tappin, Hezekiah Sumner, Joseph Rockwell
Edward Turner (his mark)
Court record, p34 -- 4 June 1717: Will proven.
p6 -- 5 February 1722/3: Jeremiah Learning, who married Abigail Turner, and John Turner, heirs of Edward Turner, informing this Court that the sd. Edward Turner made a will which was proven 4 January 1717, and disposed of part of his estate and died partly intestate, particularly of one piece of land (about 137 acres) lying in Middletown, this Court do therefore grant letters of Adms. unto Jeremiah Learning Cum Testimento Annexo. Also, he exhibits invt. of intestate estate.
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 2513
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