John Turner
Bef 1621 - Aft 1697 (> 76 years)-
Name John Turner Birth Bef 24 Mar 1621 Essex, England 
Christening 24 Mar 1622 Essex, England Gender Male Special Mayflower FSID LHKL-647 Death Aft 20 May 1697 Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Burial Aft 28 Jun 1697 Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Person ID I9555 footsteps | Harrison, Mayflower-JT Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
Father Humphrey Turner, b. 22 Oct 1593, Kentshire, England d. 5 Jun 1673, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States (Age 79 years) Relationship natural Mother Lydia Gaymer, b. Bef 18 May 1602, Essex, England d. Aft 23 Jul 1669, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States (Age > 67 years) Relationship natural Marriage 24 Oct 1618 Essex, England Family ID F3315 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Brewster, b. 16 Apr 1627, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States d. Aft 23 Mar 1697, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States (Age > 70 years) Marriage 10 Nov 1645 Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Children + 1. Ezekiel Turner, b. 7 Jan 1650, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States d. 16 Jan 1703, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age 53 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F5171 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
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Event Map 
Birth - Bef 24 Mar 1621 - Essex, England 
Christening - 24 Mar 1622 - Essex, England 
Marriage - 10 Nov 1645 - Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Death - Aft 20 May 1697 - Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Burial - Aft 28 Jun 1697 - Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Photos _Mayflower
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Notes - Little is known about John Turner and his family--even the names of his two sons that came on the Mayflower remain unknown. They all died the first winter at Plymouth, likely between January and March 1621. John Turner was a merchant living in Leiden, and was granted citizenship there on 27 September 1610, making him one of the earliest members of the Pilgrim congregation to get his citizenship there. On 11 June 1620, the Pilgrims' business agent and fellow churchmember Robert Cushman wrote a letter saying "I received your letter yesterday, by John Turner ..." and later wrote "You shall hear distinctly by John Turner, who I think shall come hence on Tuesday night." This suggests Turner was traveling between England and Holland. Unfortunately there are far too many men named John Turner living in England for there to be any hope of identifying further details.
John Turner had a daughter named Elizabeth who remained behind in Holland, came to New England later, and married there--perhaps in Salem. Unfortunately her identity has not been discovered, and with a common name like Elizabeth it will be extraordinarily difficult to do so with any level of certainty.
- Little is known about John Turner and his family--even the names of his two sons that came on the Mayflower remain unknown. They all died the first winter at Plymouth, likely between January and March 1621. John Turner was a merchant living in Leiden, and was granted citizenship there on 27 September 1610, making him one of the earliest members of the Pilgrim congregation to get his citizenship there. On 11 June 1620, the Pilgrims' business agent and fellow churchmember Robert Cushman wrote a letter saying "I received your letter yesterday, by John Turner ..." and later wrote "You shall hear distinctly by John Turner, who I think shall come hence on Tuesday night." This suggests Turner was traveling between England and Holland. Unfortunately there are far too many men named John Turner living in England for there to be any hope of identifying further details.