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Tracing the ancestry of Pamela Murdoch Bryans and Maurice Alan Johnson

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Nathaniel Turner

Linen draper / skinner
Male Abt 1661 - 1737  (~ 76 years)

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  • Name Nathaniel Turner 
    Relationshipwith Marion Murdoch Johnson
    Gender Male 
    Birth Abt 1661 
    Occupation Linen draper / skinner 
    Residence 1688  Fleet Street, City of London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Death 23 Feb 1737  [2] 
    Probate 25 Feb 1737  [3] 
    Burial 2 Mar 1737  St Dunstan-in-the-West, City of London, England, Kingdom of Great Britain Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2021 

    Wife Damaris Worthington
              b. 2 Apr 1661  
              d. 1 Oct 1703 (Age 42 years) 
    Marriage 27 Apr 1685  Canterbury, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Age at Marriage Nathaniel was ~ 24 years old - Damaris was 24 years old. 
    Children 
     1. Jane Turner
              b. Abt Jun 1686
     2. John Turner
              b. Abt Apr 1688  
              d. Abt 1755, St Dunstan-in-the-West, City of London, England, Kingdom of Great Britain Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 66 years)
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2020 

  • Notes 
    • Early Life
      Nathaniel Turner was born c. 1661 according to the details given at the time of his marriage in 1685. His parents are currently unknown1.

      Career
      Nathaniel is noted as a skinner in the apprenticeship for his son John, but as a linen draper in his will (1736).

      Family Life
      Nathaniel married Damaris Worthington, the daughter of the Rev. John Worthington and Mary Whichcote on the 13th of October 1657 at Canterbury in Kent. They had four sons and three daughters.

      Death
      Nathaniel died on the 23rd of February 1737 and was buried on the 2nd of March that year at St Dunstan-in-the-West in London. An extract of his will (dated 8th October 1736):
      I Nathaniel Turner, of the Parish of Saint Dunstans in the West in the City of London, Linen Draper…
      - First, having given and advanced to my sons Whitchott Turner and William Turner the sum of £2000 I do hereby give them my said sons Whitchcott and William the sum of £200 more apiece only.
      - Also having given and advanced to my son Michael Turner the sum of £3500 I do therefore hereby give him the sum of £500 more only.
      - Also having given and advanced to my daughter Jane Foyer[?] Widow, and her late husband the sum of £1500 I do therefore hereby give her the sum of £5500 more only.
      - Also I give my daughters Ann Turner and Mary Turner the sum of £4000 apiece together with all my plate and furniture at my house at Richmond in Surry [sic] to be equally divided between them share and share alike.
      - And I do hereby [?] the several legacies by me before given to my said children Whichcot, William, Michael, Jane, Ann and Mary are by me so given them in full recompense lien and satisfaction of their respective rights and share to or in my estate.
      - As I am a freeman of London or otherwise and [?] [?] and upon condition that they shall respectively release their respective rights, shares and interests in or to my estate to my son John Turner as he shall require. And in case my said children or any others shall refuse to give such release or discharge or shall insist upon his or her or their share to my estates as I am a freeman of London or otherwise then I give the legacy or legacies by me before given to the party or parties so refusing or insisting to my said son John.
      - Also I give all my children and grand children £10 apiece for mourning.
      - Also I give Rev. John Worthington £10 for mourning.
      - Also I give to the Trustees of the Charity School of the Parish of St Dunstans in the West London the sum of £30
      - Also I give to all servants other than journeymen and apprentices living with me on my decease the sum of £5 apiece.
      Will dated 8th October 1736
      Will proved at London 25th February 1737


      Footnotes
      [1] The Visitation of London (1633-1635) p301 notes a Turner family of Bread Street Ward which included a number of drapers but no obvious connection. Ancestry trees pick his parents as Francis Turner of Bedford and his wife Jane Timbs, though I'm not sure on what basis. There is also a baptismal record for Nathaniel Turner, son of Gregory Turner and Ann at St Bride's in Fleet Street in Nov 1662.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 Apr 1685 - Canterbury, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1688 - Fleet Street, City of London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 2 Mar 1737 - St Dunstan-in-the-West, City of London, England, Kingdom of Great Britain Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S0342] FindMyPast, England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975, (findmypast.co.uk), 10 Apr 1688, John Turner;.

    2. [S0046] findagrave, Nathaniel Turner; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112703093.

    3. [S0143] Ancestry, England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, (ancestry.co.uk), 1737, Nathaniel Turner.

    4. [S0134] Ancestry, England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991, (ancestry.co.uk), 2 Mar 1737, Nathaniel Turner; FHL Film Number: 396197.

    5. [S0345] Ancestry, Kent, England, Extracted Parish Records, 1539-1876, (ancestry.co.uk), 27 Apr 1685, Nathaniell Turner / Damaris; HS, Marriage Licences issued by the Archbishop of Canterbury 1679-1694, vol 30 & 31; Author: G Armytage; Publication Date: 1890; Publication Place: Canterbury, Kent, England.