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John William Turner 1538 – 1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538

Birth Location: Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 06 May 1593

Death Location: Messing, Essex, England

Father: Sir Turner

Mother: Lady Turner*

Spouse(s): Margaret Wheeler

Children(s): John Compact

John William Turner was born in 1538 in Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of Sir Robert William Turner and Lady Marianne Elizabeth Alys (Watton*) Turner*. John William Turner married Margaret Wheeler, and had children including John Prentice Turner, Signer of the Mayflower Compact. John William Turner passed away in 1593 in Messing, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • John William Turner was born in 1538 in Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of Sir Robert William Turner and Lady Marianne Elizabeth Alys (Watton*) Turner*.
  • John William Turner married Margaret Wheeler, and had children including John Prentice Turner, Signer of the Mayflower Compact.
  • John William Turner passed away in 1593 in Messing, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Turner
1501 – 1592
Birth Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
ST
Lady Turner*
1505 – 1593
Birth Location: Addington, Kent, England, United Kingdom
LT

Spouses(s)

Margaret Wheeler
1532 – 1584
Birth Location: Bedfordshire, Essex, England, United Kingdom
MW

Children(s)

John Compact
1563 – 1621
Birth Location: Kent, England; AV (as passenger on The MAYFLOWER)
JC

John Turner's Ancestors

Self
John Turner
1538 – 1593
Birth Place: Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
Sir Robert William Turner
1501 – 1592
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Marianne Elizabeth Alys (Watton*)) Turner*
1505 – 1593
Addington, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Turner's Descendants

1.
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John (William) Turner (1538 – 06 May 1593) m. Margaret Wheeler (25 September 1532 – 1584)
  1. 1. John (Prentice Turner, Signer of the Mayflower) Compact (30 October 1563 – 14 Dec 1621 (Starved to death in the first winter of the colony)) m. * (Joan Lily Leachland) (Turner) (1571 – 13 Aug 1610)
    1. 1. Humphrey ("Mayflower") Turner (22 Oct 1593 – 1673) m. Lydia Turner (1598 – 1669)
      1. 1. John Turner (1624 – 1687)
      2. 2. Lydia Doughty (17 February 1629 – 1673) m. James DOTY (1624 – 10 Feb 1693)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Randall (25 November 1654 – 7 April 1742) m. Job Randall (8 February 1654 – 19 September 1727)

John Turner's Timeline

8 Records

1538
1538
Birth of John William Turner in Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire, England
Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire, England
1554
14 Oct 1554
Age 16
John William Turner was married in Great Baddow, Essex, England
Great Baddow, Essex, England
1558
1558
Age 20
John William Turner was married in Shroftyde, Kent, England
Shroftyde, Kent, England
1560
1560
Age 22
John William Turner was married in Rainham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Rainham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1562
22 Nov 1562
Age 24
John William Turner was married in Nottinghamshire, England
Nottinghamshire, England
1571
13 Sep 1571
Age 33
John William Turner was married in St. Peter, Sandwich, Kent, England
St. Peter, Sandwich, Kent, England
1584
Abt. 1584
Age 46
John William Turner was married in Sussex, England
Sussex, England
1593
06 May 1593
Age 55
Death of John William Turner in Messing, Essex, England
Messing, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1554
    Event Place: Great Baddow, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Shroftyde, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Rainham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1562
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1571
    Event Place: St. Peter, Sandwich, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1584
    Event Place: Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 May 1593
    Event Place: Messing, Essex, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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