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The Descendants of Elder William Brewster, Part 1, Generations 1 through 4, Barbara Lambert Merrick, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth MA, 2014, p. 125
Ruth Turner before 17 May 1662–8 October 1729 (Age 67) Scituate, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America
The Life Summary of Ruth
When Ruth Turner was born before 17 May 1662, in Scituate, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America, her father, John Turner, was 41 and her mother, Mary Brewster, was 35. She married Capt. Thomas Prince on 23 December 1685, in Scituate, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 8 October 1729, in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 67.
Parents and Siblings
John Turner Male 1621–1697
• Male
Mary Brewster Female 1627–1698
• Female
Siblings (13)
Jonathan Turner Male 1646–1724
• Male
Joseph Turner Male 1647–1647
• Male
Deacon Joseph Turner Male 1649–1724
• Male
Ezekiel Turner Male 1650–1703
• Male
Lydia Turner Female 1652–1714
• Female
+8 More Children
Sources (3)
Ruth in entry for James Prince, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
Ruth in entry for Ruth Prince, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
Ruth in entry for Benjamin Prince, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
Spouse and Children
Capt. Thomas Prince Male 1658–1696
• Male
Ruth Turner Female 1662–1729
• Female
Marriage 23 December 1685 Scituate, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America
Children (6)
Thomas Prince Male 1686–1754
• Male
James Prince Male 1687–1804
• Male
Ruth Prince Female 1689–1690
• Female
Margaret Prince Female 1691–1696
• Female
Benjamin Prince Male 1693–1737
• Male
+1 More Child
Family Time Line
Spouse and Children
Parents and Siblings
1640 1660 1680 1700 1720 1740 1760 1780 1800 1820 1840
Capt. Thomas Prince
1658–1696 Ruth Turner
1662–1729 Marriage: 23 December 1685
Thomas Prince
1686–1754 James Prince
1687–1804 Ruth Prince
1689–1690 Margaret Prince
1691–1696 Benjamin Prince
1693–1737 Capt. Job Prince
1695–1731
Name Meaning
Turner
Ruth 1 English and Scottish: occupational name for a maker of objects of wood, metal, or bone by turning on a lathe, from Anglo-Norman French torner (Old French tornier, Latin tornarius, a derivative of tornus ‘lathe’). The surname may also derive from any of various other senses of Middle English turn, for example a turnspit, a translator or interpreter, or a tumbler.2 English: nickname for a fast runner, from Middle English turnen ‘to turn’ + ‘hare’.3 English: occupational name for an official in charge of a tournament, Old French tornei (in origin akin to 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related Names Durner
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Ruth Turner b.17 May 1662 Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Family tree▼
Parents and Siblings
F. John Turner 1621 - Bef 1697
M. Mary Brewster 1627 - Aft 1697/98 m. 10 Nov 1645
Jonathan Turner 1646 - 1724
Joseph Turner 1647/48 - 1647/48
Joseph Turner 1648/49 - 1723/24
Ezekiel Turner 1650/51 -
Lydia Turner 1651/52 - 1714
John Turner 1654 -
Elisha Turner 1656 -
Mary Turner 1658 - 1738
Benjamin Turner 1659/60 - 1748
Ruth Turner 1662 -
Isaac Turner 1665 -
Grace Turner 1668 -
Col. Amos Turner 1671 - 1739
Spouse and Children
H. Thomas Prince 1658 -
W. Ruth Turner 1662 - m. 23 Dec 1685
Spouse and Children
H. Israel Sylvester 1674 -
W. Ruth Turner 1662 - m. 3 Oct 1701
Ruth Silvester 1701 -
Israel Silvester 1705 - Grace Silvester 1706 -
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Turner-2752
no image Privacy Level: Open (White) Ruth (Turner) Sylvester (1662 - 1729)
Ruth Sylvester formerly Turner aka Prince Born 1662 in Scituate, Plymouth Colonymap ANCESTORS ancestors Daughter of John Turner Sr. and Mary (Brewster) Turner Sister of Jonathan Turner, Joseph Turner, Joseph Turner, Ezekiel Turner, Lydia (Turner) Barrell, John Turner, Elisha Turner, Mary (Turner) Prince, Benjamin Turner, Isaac Turner, Grace (Turner) Christophers and Amos Turner Wife of Thomas Prince — married 23 Dec 1685 (to 1696) in Scituate, Plymouth, Plymouth Colonymap Wife of Israel Sylvester — married 3 Oct 1701 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Baymap DESCENDANTS descendants Mother of Thomas Prince, James Prince, Ruth Prince, Benjamin Prince, Job Prince, Ruth (Sylvester) Phinney and Israel Sylvester Died 8 Oct 1729 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Baymap Profile manager: Mayflower Project WikiTree private message [send private message] Profile last modified 1 Aug 2021 | Created 4 Sep 2011 This page has been accessed 1,157 times. The Mayflower. Ruth (Turner) Sylvester was related to a passenger on the Mayflower. Join: Mayflower Project Discuss: MAYFLOWER Biography
Ruth was born about 1662. She is the daughter of John Turner and Mary Brewster. She passed away in 1729.
Children
Thomas Prince and Ruth Turner had the following children:[1]
Thomas Prince, b. 10 July 1696; m. Judith Fox James Prince, b. 23 Nov. 1687; d. before 24 June 1704 Ruth Prince, b. 6 Mar. 1690; d. 12 Sept. 1690 Margaret Prince, baptized 16 Mar. 1690/1, d. before 24 June 1704 Benjamin Prince, b. 28 Feb. 1693/4; m. Abiel/Abiah Nelson Job Prince, b. 14 Apr. 1695; m. Abigail Kimball Israel Sylvester and Ruth Turner had the following children:[2]
Ruth Sylvester, b. 26 June 1701 (before marriage of parents); m. (1) Francis Cooke Jr; m. (2) Samuel Ring; m. (3) John Phinney
Israel Sylvester, b. 5 May 1705; m. Abigail Snell
Grace Sylvester, b. Nov. 1706; m. Isaac Partridge
Sources
↑ Barbara Lambert Merrick, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 24 Part 1, The Descendants of Elder William Brewster, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2014. "The Silver Book" Page 224 ↑ Barbara Lambert Merrick, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 24 Part 1, The Descendants of Elder William Brewster, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2014. "The Silver Book" Page 224 Vital statistics of Mass.
SHE HAD MANY HUSBANDS FRANCIS COOKE M 1719 SANUMAL RING M 1725 JOHN PHENNEY M 1770
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