John Turner

1612 - Aft 1690

• Name	John Turner  [1]
  Born	1612	England
  Gender	Male
  Died	Aft 1690	probably, Taunton, Bristol Co, Massachusetts
  Notes	John Turner's name appears on the list of accounts of John Beckes & Co. of Hammersmith and Braintree. This is in reference to the ironworks at Lynn. "to ye acct of John Tourner Junior, cutteing 41 coarde 2 foote of woode at 2 shillings [per] -- 4 pounds.2 shillings.6d." He removed from Lynn to Taunton, and was connected with the ironworks at Taunton as early as 1653, being "at the bloomery" in that year. He was "working ye forge" in 1656, the year that the Taunton works began the manufacture of iron, and his name appears on the books of the company down to 13 June 1690. He was listed among the heads of families in Taunton in 1675, and held the office of surveyor in the same year. In 1661 John Turner purchased form Joanne Millard of Springfield, former wife of Thomas Coggins of Taunton, and Bathsheba Coggins a parcel of land in Taunton on the Two Mile River containing six acres "and it extends to the streame below the wast at the forge house." He was one of a number of grantees of land in the Taunton North Purchase 6 June 1668. He and Thomas Leonard purchased some land in Taunton 3 Nov 1681 from Richard Thayer and his wife Dorothy of Braintree. John Turner had a wife Jane as shown by a deed of gift to his son-in-law: "John Turner of Taunton . . . (to) his son-in-law Benedict Arnold of Newport and to Mary his wife . . . ninth April 1679 . . . [signed] John Turner, Jane Turner."
  Person ID	I11129	Bryant
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2001

  
  

  Father	John Turner,   b. 1592, England
  Married	Bef 1612	England
  Family ID	F681	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Jane
  Children	1. Jane Turner,   b. Abt 1632, probably, Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts ,   d. Bef 09 Mar 1671, probably, Taunton, Bristol Co, Massachusetts   2. Mary Turner,   b. Abt 1642, probably, Essex Co, Massachusetts ,   d. 16 Dec 1690
  Family ID	F480	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1612 - England Died - Aft 1690 - probably, Taunton, Bristol Co, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S13] NEHGR, NEHGR, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society), 123:33-34.