Family Migrations XVI

A post with an early Thanksgiving twist looks at the family migrations of the Hazen, Grant, Keeney, Douglas, Turner and Brewster clans.

Hazen: Edward Hazen of Lincolnshire, England had settled at Rowley, Massachusetts by 1647. Son Thomas removed to Boxford about 1684 and to Norwich, Connecticut in 1711/2. John, the third generation of Hazens in America, lived in Lyme, but may have moved to New Jersey about 1740, only to return to Connecticut prior to his death in 1772. John's daughter, Mary married Seth Huron and spent her last years in Ulster County, New York. England, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, (Connecticut,) New York

Grant: Thomas Grant left Yorkshire for New England about 1638. He resided in Rowley, Massachusetts. Daughter Hannah married Edward Hazen, She died in Haverhill, Massachusetts. England, Massachusetts

Keeney: William Keeney arrived in Massachusetts from England in 1640. He may have been part of Rev. Blinman's "Welsh Party." Keeney lived at Cape Ann [Gloucester], Massachusetts and later Pequot [New London], Connecticut. Son John and granddaughter Susanna continued to lived in New London. Susanna married Ezekiel Turner. England, Massachusetts, Connecticut

Douglas: William Douglas was supposedly born in Scotland, but was married in England. Douglas left for America during the early 1640s. His Massachusetts residences were numerous: Cape Ann [Gloucester], Boston, Ipswich, and again to Boston. He then moved to New London, Connecticut, where he died in 1682. Daughter Sarah married John Keeney. Scotland, England, Massachusetts, Connecticut

Turner: Humphrey Turner grew up in England and later settled in Plymouth and Scituate. John Turner "the Elder" stayed in Scituate, but son Ezekiel removed to New London, Connecticut. Daughter Elizabeth married John Hazen. It is not yet proven if she died in Connecticut or New Jersey. England, Plymouth Colony/Massachusetts, Connecticut, (New Jersey)

Brewster: Elder William Brewster of Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, was one of the leaders of the Pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower from Leiden, The Netherlands in 1620. He established first at Plymouth, then Duxbury. Son Jonathan arrived  a year later. He later settled in New London, Connecticut, passing there in 1659. Jonathan's daughter Mary married John "the Elder" Turner and lived in Scituate. England, The Netherlands, Plymouth Colony, Connecticut

An early "HAPPY THANKSGIVING" from a Mayflower descendant!!!!