Jonathan Thurston

Jonathan Thurston of Little Compton, RI.

His children: Edward 1679, Elizabeth 1682, Mary 1685, Jonathan 1687, Rebecca 1689, Content 1691, Sarah 1693, John 1695, Eleanor 1696, Hope 1698, Abigail 1700, Patience 1702, Amey 1705, Peleg 1706, and Jeremiah 1710. [1]

• Jonathan Thurston
• Birth: Jan. 4, 1659 Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
• Death: Apr. 15, 1740 Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
• Family links:
• Parents:
• Edward Thurston (1617 - 1706)
• Elizabeth Mott Thurston (1629 - 1694)
• Spouse:
• Sarah Guile Thurston (1658 - 1724)
• Children:
  • Mary Thurston Brownell (1685 - 1740)*
  • Sarah Thurston Sawdy (1693 - ____)*
  • Patience Thurston Southworth (1702 - 1735)*
• Siblings:
• Elizabeth Thurston Irish (1650 - 1707)*
• Ellenor Thurston Terry (1654 - 1747)*
• Mary Thurston Slocum (1657 - 1732)*
• Jonathan Thurston (1659 - 1740)
• Rebecca Thurston Easton Clarke (1662 - 1737)*
• Samuel Thurston (1669 - 1747)*
• Thomas Thurston (1671 - 1730)*
• Burial: Unknown
• Find A Grave Memorial# 58618012
• From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=58618012 ___________________
• THURSTON, Jonathan
• b. 4 JAN 1658/9 Little Compton, Newport, RI.
• d. 15 APR 1740 Taunton, Bristol, Mass.
• Parents:
• Father: THURSTON, Edward
• Mother: MOTT, Elizabeth
• Family:
• Marriage: 1678 Taunton, Bristol, Mass.
• Spouse: GUILE, Sarah
• b. 1 MAR 1657/8 Haverhill, Essex, Mass.
• d. 19 OCT 1724 Haverhill, Essex, Mass.
• Parents:
• Father: GUILE, Samuel
• Mother: DAVIS, Judith
• Children:
  • THURSTON, Edward
  • THURSTON, Elizabeth
  • THURSTON, Mary
  • THURSTON, Jonathan
  • THURSTON, Rebecca
  • THURSTON, Content
  • THURSTON, Sarah
  • THURSTON, John b. 12 JUL 1695 Little Compton, Newport, RI. d. 1735
  • THURSTON, Eleanor b. 26 NOV 1696 Little Compton, Newport, RI.
  • THURSTON, Hope b. 26 NOV 1698 Little Compton, Newport, RI. d. FEB 1715/6 Little Compton, Newport, RI.
  • THURSTON, Abigail
  • THURSTON, Patience
  • THURSTON, Amy b. 29 JAN 1704/5 Little Compton, Newport, RI. d. 1735
  • THURSTON, Peleg b. 8 JUL 1706 Little Compton, Newport, RI. d. BEF 1735
  • THURSTON, Jeremiah b. 8 MAY 1710 Little Compton, Newport, RI. d. BEF 1735
  • THURSTON, Susanna b. 20 AUG 1712 Little Compton, Newport, RI.
  • THURSTON, Joseph
  • THURSTON, Job b. 1 JUL 1717 Little Compton, Newport, RI. d. DEC 1780 Little Compton, Newport, RI.
• From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_220.htm#36 _______________________
• Jonathan Thurston1
• M, #119509, b. 4 January 1659, d. 15 April 1740
• Father Edward Thurston2 b. 1617, d. 1 Mar 1707
• Mother Elizabeth Mott2 b. 1629, d. 2 Sep 1694
• Jonathan Thurston was born on 4 January 1659 at Portsmouth, Newport, RI.1 He married Sarah Giles, daughter of Eleazar Giles and Sarah More, circa 1681 at Taunton, Bristol, MA.1,2 Jonathan Thurston died on 15 April 1740 at Taunton, Bristol, MA, at age 81.1
• Family Sarah Giles b. c Oct 1665
• Child
  • Elizabeth Thurston+1 b. 29 Nov 1682, d. 27 Aug 1717
• Citations
• [S61] Unknown author, Family Group Sheets, Family History Archives, SLC.
• [S14] Unknown author, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Clarence Almon Torrey., p. 741.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p3979.htm#... _______________

Born 4 January 1658/9.

Siblings: Sarah born 10 March 1648, Elizabeth born February 1650, Edward born 1 April 1652, Ellen born March 1655, Mary born February 1657, Daniel born April 1661, Rebecca born April 1662, John born December 1664, Content born June 1667, Samuel born 24 August 1669, and Thomas born 8 October 1671.

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Jonathan THURSTON was born on 4 January 1659 in Newport, Newport Co., RI. He died in 1740 at the age of 81 in Dartmouth, MA. He lived first in Newport, next in Little Compton, and finally in Dartmouth. He lived on Main Road in Little Compton, next place north of the Amasa Gray place. His will was made in 1735 and probated April 15, 1740.

Father: Edward THURSTON, b. 1617; d. 1 March 1707 at the age of 90 in Newport, Newport Co., RI. He came to America before 1647.

Mother: Elizabeth MOTT, b. 1629 in Cambridge, England; d. 2 September 1694 at the age of 65 in Newport, Newport Co., RI. She was buried in Coddington Burial Ground, Newport, RI.

Jonathan THURSTON and Sarah GUILE were married in 1678.

Sarah GUILE was born on 1 March 1657/58 in Haverhill, Essex Co., MA. She died on 17 October 1724 at the age of 67 in Haverhill, Essex Co., MA.

Children were:

i. Mary THURSTON, b. 20 March 1685, Little Compton, RI; m. 6 July 1706 in Little Compton, RI, George BROWNELL, b. 19 Jan 1685, Little Compton, RI, d. 22 Sept 1756, age 71 in Westport, Bristol Co., MA

ii. Edward THURSTON was born on 18 October 1679 in Little Compton, Newport Co., RI. He died in 1739 at the age of 60.

iii. Elizabeth THURSTON was born on 19 November 1682 in Little Compton, Newport Co., RI. She died on 27 August 1717 at the age of 34.

iv. Jonathan THURSTON was born on 5 July 1687.

v. Rebecca THURSTON was born on 28 November 1689.

vi. Content THURSTON was born on 18 August 1691 in Little Compton, Newport Co., RI.

vii. Sarah THURSTON was born on 9 November 1693 in Little Compton, Newport Co., RI.

viii. John THURSTON was born on 12 July 1695 in Little Compton, Newport Co., RI. He died before 1735 at the age of 40.

ix. Eleanor THURSTON was born on 26 November 1696.

x. Hope THURSTON was born on 26 November 1698. She died in February 1716 at the age of 17.

xi. Abigail THURSTON was born on 7 May 1700 in Little Compton, RI.

xii. Patience THURSTON was born on 16 February 1702 in Little Compton, RI.

xiii. Amey THURSTON was born on 29 January 1705.

xiv. Peleg THURSTON was born on 8 July 1706.

xv. Jeremiah THURSTON was born on 8 August 1710.

xvi. Susannah THURSTON was born on 20 August 1712 in Little Compton, RI.

xvii. Joseph THURSTON was born on 25 April 1714 in Little Compton, Newport Co., RI.

xviii. Job THURSTON was born on 1 July 1717.

Sources:

• http://bradsport.com/cWalterBLeonard1887/b34288.htm
• Ancestral Lines, Third Edition, by Carl Boyer, 3rd, p. 620.
• http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I14000&tree=Schirado