Edward THURSTON

Male 1617 - 1707  (90 years)

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  • Name Edward THURSTON 
    Birth 1617  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1 Mar 1706/07  Newport, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Burial Coddington Burial Ground, Newport, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I05330  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Family Elizabeth MOTT,   b. 1627 
    Marriage 1647  Newport, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Edward Thurston, Jr.,   b. Abt 1648   d. Bef Jan 1703/04 (Age < 55 years)
     2. Samuel Thurston,   b. Abt 1650
     3. Thomas Thurston,   b. Abt 1653
     4. Rebecca Thurston,   b. Abt 1655
     5. Mary THURSTON,   b. Feb 1656/57, Newport, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Nov 1732, Jamestown, RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     6. Jonathan Thurston,   b. 4 Jan 1658/59, Newport, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Daniel Thurston,   b. Abt 1661
    Family ID F00509  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

  • Notes 
    • Edward Thurston was a Quaker at Newport, RI, prior to 1647. He was a freeman at Newport in 1655. On 26 August 1688, Edward was one of a number of Quakers who signed a request addressed to the King asking to be excused from bearing arms because they were peaceable people, but promising to fulfill all other obligations of taxes and duties. In 1690 he was one of five signers of a letter to King William & Queen Mary, congratulating them on their accession to the Crown.

      I have very roughly estimated the birth years of some of Edward's children.

  • Sources 
    1. [S012689] Keith M. Sheldon, Sheldons at Bicentennial, 133.

    2. [S012573] Alden G. Beaman, Ph. D., editor, RI Genealogical Register, Vol. 14, 38.