Biographical Note – Turner, Humphrey

B. Kent, England.
D. Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA, USA.
Buried: Men of Kent Cemetery, Scituate, Plymouth County, MA.

Humphrey was a tanner in England. He arrived at Plymouth in 1628, and lived there until 1633, erecting a tannery as early as 1636. Humphrey was a founding member of Scituate church, 8 January 1634/5. Although often cited as the son of John Turner, a Mayflower passenger, Humphrey was not. John Turner sailed on the Mayflower with two sons (first names not known). According to Wikipedia, all three died in the first winter at Plymouth, likely between January and March 1621. Humphrey Turner arrived in New England in 1632; ship unknown. (Source: Vernon Dow Turner, was published in NEHGR Vol 151 (1997), pp 286.)