Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameHumphrey TURNER 
Birthabt 1595, Little Baddow, Essex, England2860, p 289,2614
Removalabt 1632, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts2860, p 290 Age: 37
Settlementby 1634, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts2860, p 290 Age: 39
Deathbef 29 May 1673, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts2860, p 289,2861, p 23; year & place only Age: 78
ResidenceEssex, England; Scituate, Massachusetts
Occupationtanner2694, p 364
FlagsEarliest Immigrant
Individual Notes
• Humphrey Turner, according to tradition, came from Essex in England, and, with his family, arrived at Plymouth about 1630. In the absence of records to verify the tradition, doubts are entertained of Essex being his former place of residence.
Two of his sons were named John, and designated in his will as “John” and “Young son John;” so named, tradition says, at the instance of godfathers. Both brought up families and died at a good old age, in Scituate.2861, Appendix
• The first evidence of Humphrey’s origin to be found in England was published in 1943: a record of the baptism of Lydia, daughter of Humphrey Turner, in Little Baddow, Essex, in 1630. By itself, this baptism has not been considered adequate to establish Humphrey’s origin. Records have now been found in parishes close to Little Baddow which provide strong evidence that Humphrey did indeed come from Essex and that his wife was Lydia Gaymer of the parish of Terling.2860, p 286
• It is hoped that additional records will turn up in nearby parishes to shed more light on this family -- baptismal records of Humphrey and two more of his English-born children are still to be discovered. A Turner couple living in Terling at the time of Humphrey’s birth, John and Joan (Lily) Turner, had seven children baptized there between 1579 and 1594. Four of these seven were John, Joseph, Nathaniel, and Thomas, names also given by Humphrey and Lydia to their children. As Humphrey’s birthdate is estimated to be about 1594-95, there is a possibility that he was a member of this family.2860, p 290
Two of his sons were named John, and designated in his will as “John” and “Young son John;” so named, tradition says, at the instance of godfathers. Both brought up families and died at a good old age, in Scituate.2861, Appendix
• The first evidence of Humphrey’s origin to be found in England was published in 1943: a record of the baptism of Lydia, daughter of Humphrey Turner, in Little Baddow, Essex, in 1630. By itself, this baptism has not been considered adequate to establish Humphrey’s origin. Records have now been found in parishes close to Little Baddow which provide strong evidence that Humphrey did indeed come from Essex and that his wife was Lydia Gaymer of the parish of Terling.2860, p 286
• It is hoped that additional records will turn up in nearby parishes to shed more light on this family -- baptismal records of Humphrey and two more of his English-born children are still to be discovered. A Turner couple living in Terling at the time of Humphrey’s birth, John and Joan (Lily) Turner, had seven children baptized there between 1579 and 1594. Four of these seven were John, Joseph, Nathaniel, and Thomas, names also given by Humphrey and Lydia to their children. As Humphrey’s birthdate is estimated to be about 1594-95, there is a possibility that he was a member of this family.2860, p 290
General
• Terling is about five miles north and Sandon about two miles south of Little Baddow.2860, p 287
Spouses
Birth16 May 1602, Terling, Essex, England2614
Baptism18 May 1602, Terling, Essex, England2860, p 289 Age: <1
Deathbef 28 Feb 1670, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts2860, p 289 Age: 67
NicknameGoody2614, p 1
FatherRichard GAYMER
MotherMargaret MASON
Individual Notes
• Lydia probably emigrated to Plymouth Colony with her husband and four children about 1632, then removed to Scituate by 1634.2860, p 290
• Lydia Gaymer, daughter of Richard Gaymer and Margaret Mason, was born in Terling, Essex, England, before May 18, 1602 (chr. date).[2] Lydia died before 1673 in Scituate, Massachusetts, at age unknown.
She married Humphrey Turner October 24, 1618 in Sandon, Essex, England. Samuel Deane, in his History of Scituate, Massachusetts says Humphrey "arrived with his family in Plymouth in 1628." That statement is put in doubt by the record of the baptism of his daughter Lydia in Little Baddow, in Essex, on 17 February 1629/30.[2] Deane says he had a house lot assigned to him in 1629, and built a house and resided there until probably 1633, when his house lot on Kent Street, "4th from the corner of Satuit brook", was layed out. Perhaps he built his first house, and then sent for his wife and young children. He erected a tannery in 1636, and was thereafter frequently mentioned in the public records.
Eugene Stratton, in Plymouth Colony Its History & People 1620-1691, listed him among those who had been freemen before 1 January 1632/3, and on the 1633 and 1634 tax lists of Plymouth Colony. Humphrey, Lydia his wife, and John the elder, John the younger, and Thomas, sons of Humphrey, and Lydia, his daughter appear in a list of 1627-1634 arrivals.
Deane quotes from his will, which named his children, in this order: "John, Joseph, young son John, Daniel, Nathaniel, Thomas, daughter Mary Parker -- daughter Lydia Doughty -- Grandchildren, Humphrey (son of Thomas) Mary Doughty -- Jonathan, Joseph and Ezekiel (sons of John, sen.) and Abigail, daughter of Nathaniel." Executors were Nathaniel and young son John.
She was baptized May 18, 1602 in Terling, Essex, England.
Although there is no document that connects the daughter of Richard and Margaret Gaymer of Terling to the Lydia Gamar who was married in Sandon, the circumstantial evidence is strong. No other Lydia Ga-m-r of an appropriate age is known. The orphaned Lydia would very likely have married soon after her sixteenth birthday. The Turners came to Terling to baptize their son, John. It may be noteworthy, however, that the couple apparently named no child after either of the Gaymers.2862
• Lydia Gaymer, daughter of Richard Gaymer and Margaret Mason, was born in Terling, Essex, England, before May 18, 1602 (chr. date).[2] Lydia died before 1673 in Scituate, Massachusetts, at age unknown.
She married Humphrey Turner October 24, 1618 in Sandon, Essex, England. Samuel Deane, in his History of Scituate, Massachusetts says Humphrey "arrived with his family in Plymouth in 1628." That statement is put in doubt by the record of the baptism of his daughter Lydia in Little Baddow, in Essex, on 17 February 1629/30.[2] Deane says he had a house lot assigned to him in 1629, and built a house and resided there until probably 1633, when his house lot on Kent Street, "4th from the corner of Satuit brook", was layed out. Perhaps he built his first house, and then sent for his wife and young children. He erected a tannery in 1636, and was thereafter frequently mentioned in the public records.
Eugene Stratton, in Plymouth Colony Its History & People 1620-1691, listed him among those who had been freemen before 1 January 1632/3, and on the 1633 and 1634 tax lists of Plymouth Colony. Humphrey, Lydia his wife, and John the elder, John the younger, and Thomas, sons of Humphrey, and Lydia, his daughter appear in a list of 1627-1634 arrivals.
Deane quotes from his will, which named his children, in this order: "John, Joseph, young son John, Daniel, Nathaniel, Thomas, daughter Mary Parker -- daughter Lydia Doughty -- Grandchildren, Humphrey (son of Thomas) Mary Doughty -- Jonathan, Joseph and Ezekiel (sons of John, sen.) and Abigail, daughter of Nathaniel." Executors were Nathaniel and young son John.
She was baptized May 18, 1602 in Terling, Essex, England.
Although there is no document that connects the daughter of Richard and Margaret Gaymer of Terling to the Lydia Gamar who was married in Sandon, the circumstantial evidence is strong. No other Lydia Ga-m-r of an appropriate age is known. The orphaned Lydia would very likely have married soon after her sixteenth birthday. The Turners came to Terling to baptize their son, John. It may be noteworthy, however, that the couple apparently named no child after either of the Gaymers.2862
Marriage24 Oct 1618, Sandon, Essex, England2447, p 758; marriage only,2860, p 287 & p 289,2614,2861, p 7; marriage only
ChildrenJohn (1620-<1697)