See 'Genealogy of the descendants of Humphrey Turner, with family records. by J. Turner. 64 pages. 1852.
(owned by Judith Bowman Rhodes, purchased reprint from Higginson's Books, Salem, MA in 1999.)


Humphrey came to Plymouth in 1628 with his wife and eldest son,
John and tradition has him bringing two more children from
England where he had been a tanner. He removed to Scituate in 1634 and
was one of the founders of the church there in Jan 1635. He was constable
in 1640, 1652 and 1653.

"Humphrey Turner arrived, with his family, in Plymouth 1628. He had
a house lot assigned him in 1629, and he erected a house and resided
there until 1633 probably; the latter being the date of they laying out
his house lot on Kent street, viz, the 4th lot from the corner of Satuit
brook. The farm, however, on which he resided, was east of Colman's
hills, near the spot occupied by his descendant James Turner. The
house was on the side of the road next the hill. He also had 80 acres
granted by the freemen of Scituate, at the place now known as Union
bridge on the west side of North river in 1636. He was a useful and
enterprising man in the new settlement, and often employed in public
business. His wife was Lydia Gamer, who deceased before her
husband. He died 1673, and left children named in his will, in the
following 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 Nathaniel and young son
John. These all left families except Joseph."

Deane mentions that a genealogy of the Turners was prepared by
Charles Turner, Jr.

"Samuel Humphrey Turner, of the seventh generation, now [1852]
owns and occupies the old farm in Scituate where Humphrey Turner
lived and died."

He was one of the seventeen organizers of the Church of Scituate 18
January 1634. He was a constable, surveyor of highways, grand and
traverse juryman. He was a deputy to the Colony Court for 13 years
between 1640 and 1654 excepting 1643. He assisted in fixing the
bounds of the Hatherly grant; was on the committee to dispose of
lands in the Two-Mile, and, with two others, was chosen to protect the
'common lands' of the town against trespassers. In 1636 when the
great lots along the North River, of 60 and 80 acres each, were granted
to the earliest settlers, Humphrey Turner received a lot of 80 acres
adjoining that of Edward Foster on the east and Ephraim Kempton
(later John James) on the west, upon which his eldest son, John
Turner, Sr., settled in 1645.



Marriage 1 Lydia GAMER b: 1602

Married: 24 OCT 1618 in Sandon, Essex, England

Children

1. John TURNER b: 22 OCT 1620 in England
2. John "young son" TURNER b: 1624 in England
3. Lydia TURNER b: 1630 in England
4. Thomas TURNER b: 1632
5. Mary TURNER b: 1635 in Scituate, MA (Plymouth)
6. Joseph TURNER b: 1637 in Scituate, MA (Plymouth)
7. Nathaniel TURNER b: 1639 in Scituate, MA (Plymouth)
8. Daniel TURNER b: 1641 in Scituate, MA (Plymouth)

• Married: 24 OCT 1618 in Sandon, Essex, England

1. John Turner b: 22 OCT 1620 in Essex or Devon, England -father arr in MA 1628
2. Lydia Turner b: 1632 in Scituate, Plymouth, MA
3. Mary Turner b: JAN 1634/35 in Plymouth Colony, MA
4. Joseph Turner b: 1 JAN 1635/36 in Plymouth or Scituate, MA?
5. Thomas Turner b: ABT. 1637 in Plymouth or Scituate, MA
6. Nathaniel Turner b: 10 MAR 1638/39 in Scituate, MA
7. DANIEL TURNER b: 1641 in Scituate, MA
8. younger John Turner b: ABT. 1643 in Scituate or Plymouth, MA