Isaac Mercy Potter 2 Aug 1733. Mercy 9 Sep 1711; about 1790Probably CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Abraham Turner 3 Jun 1734 New Haven, CT; 3 Jul 1796New Haven, CT.
2. Enoch Turner 2 Nov 1736.
3. Belah Turner 31 Jan 1740.
4. Gordon Turner 7 Sep 1746.

Isaac Abigail about 1700. about 1660; about 1750. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Isaac Mary Todd New Haven, CT. Mary (daughter of Christopher Todd and Grace Middlebrook) 16 Sep 1647 New Haven, CT; 3 May 1676New Haven, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Capt. Nathaniel Turner came from London, England with Governor Wi nthrop in the Arabella, June 12, 1630. He settled in Salem, Mass. whic h town he represented at the general convention 1633-4-5-6. He was a con stable in Lynn, Mass. He was a representative at the first general cour t in Boston. In 1634 he assisted in organizing and building the first Co ngregational Church in America. In 1636-7 he went with Capt. Endicott ag ainst the Pequot Indians. He removed to New Haven with the first colon y in 1638. Here he became a magistrate and an officer of the church whic h he assisted in organizing and had charge of the military stores, etc . He went with the Rev. Davenport, Mr. Eaton (afterward Gov. Eaton), an d others to buy Stamford, Conn. from the indians. In 1647 he went to Eng land to obtain supplies for the colonists and was lost at sea in the shi p Phantom, original of Longfellow's poem.
Nathaniel had been a merchant in London and he brought his wife and fou r children when he came. One daughter, Mary Turner, married Thomas Yal e and became the mother of Elihue Yale, founder of Yale college. Anothe r daughter married Stephen Hopkins, a signer of the Declaration of Indepe ndance. The ouse he lived in at Salem was supposed to be the original o f Hawthorne's "House of Seven Gables". A street is now named for him, al so a hill. The children of Nathaniel and his wife Margaret were Mary, Na thaniel, Rebecca, Abigail, Hannah, and Isaac.
His sword and powder flask were for many years preserved in the Atheneum , Hartford, Conn. They are now in the possession of Noble B. Turner, Hus atonic, Mass. (Helen Lathrop's note)

Nathaniel Margaret Leachland. Margaret (daughter of Roger Leachland and Margaret Jones) 1602 England; about 1640Probably CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Christopher Grace Middlebrook. Grace (daughter of Michael Middlebrook) Hold Mills, Yorkshire, England; 23 Apr 1686New Haven, New Haven Co., CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]