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Capt. Edward Thurston 1679–1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1679

Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: May 1739

Death Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Jonathan Thurston

Mother: Sarah Giles

Spouse(s): Sarah Carr, Elizabeth GARDINER, Susannah Pearce

Children(s): Ruth Thurston, Ruth Thurston, Gardner Thurston, John Thruston, George Thurston, William Thurston, Elizabeth Thurston, Sarah Thurston, Mary Thurston, Hope Potter, Gardner Thurston, George Thurston, William Thurston, John Thruston

Capt. Edward Thurston was born in 1679 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Jonathan Thurston And Sarah Giles. Capt. Edward Thurston married Elizabeth Gardiner, Sarah Carr, Susannah Pearce, and had children including Elizabeth Thurston, Gardner Thurston, George P Thurston, George Thurston, Hope Thurston Potter, John Thruston, Mary Thurston, Ruth Thurston, Sarah Thurston, William Thurston. Capt. Edward Thurston passed away in 1739 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • Capt. Edward Thurston was born in 1679 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Jonathan Thurston And Sarah Giles.
  • Capt. Edward Thurston married Elizabeth Gardiner, Sarah Carr, Susannah Pearce, and had children including Elizabeth Thurston, Gardner Thurston, George P Thurston, George Thurston, Hope Thurston Potter, John Thruston, Mary Thurston, Ruth Thurston, Sarah Thurston, William Thurston.
  • Capt. Edward Thurston passed away in 1739 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Thurston
1659–1740
Birth Location: Little Compton, Colony of Rhode Island, British Colonial America
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Sarah Giles
1657–1724
Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
SG

Spouses(s)

Sarah Carr
1689–1739
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport County, Mass., USA
SC
Elizabeth GARDINER
1684–1754
Birth Location: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
EG
Susannah Pearce
1688–1711
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
SP

Children(s)

Ruth Thurston
1722–
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
RT
Ruth Thurston
1726–1793
Birth Location: Kent, Delaware, United States
RT
Gardner Thurston
1722–1802
Birth Location: –
GT
John Thruston
1709–1766
Birth Location: –
JT
George Thurston
1709–1760
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
GT
William Thurston
1711–1712
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
WT
Elizabeth Thurston
1719–1782
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, British America
ET
Sarah Thurston
1725–1767
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, (G.B.)
ST
Mary Thurston
1714–1750
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
MT
Hope Potter
1727–
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
HP
Gardner Thurston
1722–1802
Birth Location: –
GT
George Thurston
1709–
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
GT
William Thurston
1711–1711
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
WT
John Thruston
1709–1766
Birth Location: –
JT

Capt. Thurston's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Thurston
1679–1739
Birth Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Jonathan Thurston
1659–1740
Little Compton, Colony of Rhode Island, British Colonial America
Sarah Giles
1657–1724
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Edward (Thurston - English Immigrant) Sr
1617–1707
Newport, Newport County, Cambridgeshire, England
Elizabeth Mott-Thurston
1629–1694
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Samuel (Guile) Sr
1612–1683
Ilketshall, St Margaret, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Ellen Wood
1589–1625
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Woodde
1565–1655
Elizabeth Motte
1564–1636

Capt. Thurston's Descendants

1.
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Capt. (Edward) Thurston (18 Oct 1679–May 1739) m. Sarah Carr (19 March 1689–15 May 1739) m. Elizabeth GARDINER (1684–24 Sep 1754) m. Susannah Pearce (21 Aug 1688–5 Aug 1711)
  1. 1. Ruth Thurston 1722– m. Pearce Brownell 1715–1792 m. Pearce (\ Pierce) Brownell 1715–1792
    1. 1. Susannah Bennett 1755–1810 m. Nathaniel Brownell 1744–1810
      1. 1. MARY BROWNELL 1785–1872 m. William Canniff 1780–1866
        1. 1. Brownell Canniff 1809–1900 m. Mary (Ann) Wilder 1814–1906
        2. 2. James (C) Canniff 1820–1873
        3. 3. James (S.) Canniff 1806–1873
        4. 4. Emeline Canniff 1824–1894
        5. 5. Ransom Canniff 1807–1889
        6. 6. Benjamin Canniff 1822–1893
        7. 7. Mary (Ann) Canniff 1814–1876
      2. 2. Bennett Brownell 1784–1844
      3. 3. William Brownell 1775–1856
      4. 4. Sarah Brownell 1784–
      5. 5. George Brownell 1774–1864
      6. 6. Unknown Brownell 1790–
      7. 7. Unknown Brownell 1790–
      8. 8. Daniel Brownell 1799–
      9. 9. Nathaniel Brownell 1801–
      10. 10. Moses Brownell 1792–1844
    2. 2. Gideon Brownell 1746–1818
    3. 3. Pearce Brownell 1743–
    4. 4. Hope Brownell 1750–1821
    5. 5. Susanna Brownell 1755–
    6. 6. Sarah Brownell 1757–
    7. 7. Ruth Brownell 1759–
    8. 8. George Brownell 1763–1792
    9. 9. Wanton Brownell 1769–
    10. 10. Eva Brownell 1771–
    11. 11. Ezeck Brownell 1767–1813
    12. 12. Lois Brownell 1765–
    13. 13. Gideon Brownell 1746–1818
    14. 14. Pearce Brownell 1743–
    15. 15. Hope Brownell 1750–1821
    16. 16. Sarah Brownell 1757–
    17. 17. Ruth Brownell 1759–
    18. 18. George Brownell 1763–1792
    19. 19. Wanton Brownell 1769–
    20. 20. Eva Brownell 1771–
    21. 21. Ezeck Brownell 1767–1813
    22. 22. Lois Brownell 1765–
  2. 2. Ruth Thurston 1726–1793
  3. 3. Gardner Thurston 1722–1802
  4. 4. John Thruston 1709–1766
  5. 5. George (P) Thurston 1709–1760
  6. 6. William Thurston 1711–1712
  7. 7. Elizabeth Thurston 1719–1782
  8. 8. Sarah Thurston 1725–1767
  9. 9. Mary Thurston 1714–1750
  10. 10. Hope (Thurston) Potter 1727–
  11. 11. Gardner Thurston 1722–1802
  12. 12. George Thurston 1709–
  13. 13. William Thurston 1711–1711
  14. 14. John Thruston 1709–1766

Capt. Thurston's Timeline

2 Records

1679
18 Oct 1679
Birth of Capt. Edward Thurston in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
1739
May 1739
Age 60
Death of Capt. Edward Thurston in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1679
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1739
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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