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Turner Family Crest and Name History

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Where did the English Turner family come from? What is the English Turner family crest and coat of arms? When did the Turner family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Turner family history?

Turner is a name that came to England in the 11th century wave of migration that was set off by the Norman Conquest of 1066. Turner is a name for a lathe worker. The surname Turner was originally derived from the Old French verb tourneour, meaning to turn on a lathe. Such a craftsman would have fashioned basically cylindrical objects out of wood, metal, and bone.

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Turner Early Origins

Before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Sound was what guided spelling in the Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Turner family name include Turner, Turnerus, Turnor, Turnour, Turnoure and many more.

First found in Oxfordshire in midland England where they held a family seat from shortly after 1066.

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Turner Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Turner research. Another 371 words(26 lines of text) covering the years 1180, 1191, 1300, 1500, 1600, 1700, 1585, 1677, 1617, 1676, 1707, 1607, 1675, 1638, 1700 and 1668 are included under the topic Early Turner History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Turner Early Notables

Another 115 words(8 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Turner Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Turner In Ireland

Some of the Turner family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 101 words(7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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The Great Migration

To escape the political and religious chaos of this era, thousands of English families began to migrate to the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. The passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe; however, those who made the voyage safely were encountered opportunities that were not available to them in their homeland. Many of the families that reached the New World at this time went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of the United States and Canada. Research into various historical records has revealed some of first members of the Turner family to immigrate North America:

Turner Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century

William Turner who settled in Maine in 1607

Henry Turner, who settled in Virginia in 1615

Robert Turner, who was on record in Virginia in 1619

Abraham Turner, who arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620

John Turner, his wife and two sons arrived in Plymouth in 1620

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Turner Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century

Andrew Turner, who landed in Virginia in 1701

Charles Turner, who landed in Virginia in 1705

James Turner, who arrived in Georgia in 1733

Alexander Turner, who landed in New England in 1738

John Turner and his wife Elizabeth Turner, who arrived at Philadelphia in 1742

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Turner Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century

Bartlett Turner, who arrived in New York, NY in 1811

Bartholomew Turner, aged 27, landed in New York in 1812

Cath Turner, who landed in New York, NY in 1812

Duncan Turner, who landed in New York in 1820

Frederick Turner, who landed in New York in 1849

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Turner Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century

Alfred Turner, who arrived in Mississippi in 1902

Albert Harry Turner, who arrived in Alabama in 1921

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Contemporary Notables of the name Turner

Kathleen Turner (b. 1954), American movie actress
Josiah Turner (1821-1901), American Confederate newspaper editor and politician
Herbert Hall Turner (1861-1930), American astronomer
Stansfield M. Turner (b. 1923), American Rhodes Scholar and head of CIA from 1977 to 1981
Julia Jean Mildred Frances Turner (1920-1995), original name of Lana Turner, the American actress
Frederick Jackson Turner (1861-1932), American historian
Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III (b. 1938), American businessman, philanthropist, and yachtsman, founder of CNN television in 1980
Sergeant Day G Turner (1921-1945), American Army soldier awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1945
Private First Class George B Turner (1899-1963), American soldier awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1945
Sergeant Harold Leo Turner (1898-1938), United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor during World War I

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References

Reaney P.H and R.M. Wilson. A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X).
Shirley, Evelyn Philip. Noble and Gentle Men of England Or Notes Touching The Arms and Descendants of the Ancient Knightley and Gentle Houses of England Arranged in their Respective Counties 3rd Edition. Westminster: John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, 1866. Print.
Library of Congress. American and English Genealogies in the Library of Congress. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. Print.
Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
Humble, Richard. The Fall of Saxon England. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-88029-987-8).
Burke, Sir Bernard. General Armory Of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. Print.
Papworth, J.W and A.W Morant. Ordinary of British Armorials. London: T.Richards, 1874. Print.
Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
Burke, Sir Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry: Including American Families with British Ancestry. (2 Volumes). London: Burke Publishing, 1939. Print.
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X).
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The Turner Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Turner Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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