Turner Family
Generation 1
George Turner (Reference # 4130) is our first known ancestor in
the Turner family. He died 1695. He married Mary Robbins (Reference
# 4131) before 1660. They had at least one child:
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Mary Turner
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m. 2 November 1686 to Joseph Edson at Bridgewater, Plymouth Co.,
MA
Generation 2
Mary Turner (Reference # 2065) married Joseph Edson (Reference
# 2064) 2 November 1686 at Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA. He was born c1649
at Salem, Essex Co., MA and died 1712. For information on his ancestry
see the Edson Family. He had married first to Experience
Field 1678. She was born 1661 and died 1685, a few days after the birth
of her youngest child.
Children of Joseph Edson and Experience Field:
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Deacon Joseph Edson
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b. 1679
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d. 26 August 1768
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m. 1704 to Lydia Cary (c1681-Jan 1762) and had the following children:
Lydia Edson (1711-); Joseph Edson (1712-); Bethiah Edson (1715-1805); John
Edson (1717-); Hannah Edson (1719-1768); David Edson (1722-1795); Jesse
Edson (1724-c1783); and James Edson (1726-1808)
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Josiah Edson
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b. 1682
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d. 15 January 1762
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m. 1704 to Sarah Packard (c1682-1754) and had the following children: Sarah
Edson (1705-); Abiah Edson (1706-); Col. Josiah Edson (24 Jan 1709-26 Dec
1778); Huldah Edson (1713-14 July 1800); Abiezar Edson (1715-); Freelove
Edson (1718-1811); and Dr. Elijah Edson (1720-1761)
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Mary Edson
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Experience Edson
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b. 6 September 1685
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d. probably young
Children of Joseph Edson and Mary Turner:
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Benjamin Edson
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b. 1686 at Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA
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d. 13 May 1758 at Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA
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m. 14 July 1715 to Joanna Orcutt at Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA
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see the Edson Family for further information
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Samuel Edson
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b. 28 August 1687
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d. 1750
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m. 1722 to Mehitable Brett (c1692-1736) and had the following children:
Samuel Edson (1722-) and Nathaniel Edson (1728-1784)
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m. 1738 to Mehitable Howard (c1701-1776)
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Timothy Edson
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b. 1689
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m. 1719 to Mary Alden and had the following children: Hannah Edson (1720-)
and Timothy Edson (1722-)
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Mary Edson
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b. 1691
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m. 1716 to John Lathrop
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Susannah Edson
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b. 1693
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d. 1779
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m. 1723 to Solomon Johnson
Sources
Interview with Burton Frost by Susan Frost Bennett and Cathleen Frost,
27 April 1996 - supplemented with his research notes
A Genealogical Account of the Edsons, Early Settled in Bridgewater
by Theodore Edson, Thomas P. James, Lowell, MA 1864
The Edson Story (pamphlet) by Julie Edson Mannierre Mann, the
Bridgewater Independent, 1949
New England Marriages Prior to 1700 by Clarence Almon Torrey,
Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD 1985
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31 October 1997