Deacon John Thurstune

1635 - 1712  (~ 76 years)

• Name	John Thurstune
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Christening	13 Sep 1635	Wrentham, Suffolk, England   [1]
  Immigration	Abt Jun 1637  [1]
  He came on board the Mary Ann, William Goose, Master, out of Yarmouth with his parents.
  Married	1660	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [2]
  Mary Wood, the daughter of Nicholas and Mary (Pidge) Wood. She was born, a twin, on 1 October 1642 and was christened on 25 December 1642 both in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Her baptism is recorded as 25 (10) 1642. She died in 1726 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary Thurstune (1665-____) 2. Mehitable Thurstune (1667-____) 3. Hannah Thurstune (1669-____) 4. Bethia Thurstune (1672-____) 5. Esther Thurstune (1674-____) 6. John Thurstune (1677-____) 7. Benjamin Thurstune (1680-____)
  Freeman	1663
  Offices Held	1683
  He was elected the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court. He served again in 1697 and 1702.
  Death	1712	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  Siblings	7 Siblings
  + 1. Thomas Thurstune,   c. 4 Aug 1632, Wrentham, Suffolk, England d. 15 Dec 1704, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 72 years) ▻ Sarah Thaxter,  m. 13 Dec 1655   2. Deacon John Thurstune,   c. 13 Sep 1635, Wrentham, Suffolk, England d. 1712, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 76 years)   3. Benjamin Thurstune,   b. 8 Jul 1640, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 10 Nov 1678, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 38 years)   4. Joseph Thurstune,   c. 13 Sep 1640, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   5. Mary Thurstune,   b. 8 Mar 1643, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   6. Daniel Thurstune,   b. 5 Jul 1646, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 1683, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 36 years)   7. Judith Thurstune,   b. 17 May 1648, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 12 Oct 1726, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  (Age 78 years)   8. Hannah Thurstune,   b. 28 Apr 1650, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 29 Dec 1690, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 40 years)
  Person ID	I19893
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	John Thurstune,   c. 13 Jan 1610/11, Wrentham, Suffolk, England d. 1685, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 73 years)
  Mother	Margaret,   b. Abt 1605, England d. 9 May 1662, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1631	England
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 19 years and 11 months - She : ~ 26 years.
  Family ID	F1240	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 13 Sep 1635 - Wrentham, Suffolk, England Married - 1660 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Death - 1712 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S50] Richardson, Douglas. "English Origins of the Thurston Family of Dedham" , (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, volume LIV, 1978). [S992] Sprague, Waldo Chamberlain. "The Pigg or Pidge Family in England and America" , (New Haven, Conneticut: The American Genealogist, volume XXXVI, 1960).