Comments: "In the year 1638 John Thurman and his wife Anne Morecraft
Thurman, and
children, were residents of James City County, Virginia, where
John Sr was
exercising all the rights and privileges of citizenship." John
Sr. and Anne
"probably sailed with his Brother-in-law, Edmund Morecraft, a
Virginia-London
merchant, who was engaged also in transporting immigrants to
America at his own
expense in order to receive the fifty acres headright allowed
each person.
Morecraft died late in the year 1638, and John Thurman was one
of the
executors. John Thurman and members of his family, with
Morecraft's two
sisters, Elizabeth and Marie, who lived in London, were
legattees under the
will. (Source: Descendants of John Thurman of Virginia... by
John D. Humphries,
Atlanta, GA Dec 1 1938.)
This Surname is seen as Thurmer, Thurman, and Thurmond depending
on source! I
use the Will of 18 Dec 1638 of Edmund Morecroft,
(Brother-in-law) as the
source for THURMER.
The descendents are THURMAN in the Humphries book, so I use
THURMAN from this
family forward unless it has specifically changed to THURMOND.
When in doubt...
I use THURMAN.
Source: LDS AFN: 1NZC-C3F. 5 Feb 01. Surname THURMAN. b. abt
1604 England d.
aft 1638 VA.
Spouse: Anne Morecroft (Married)
Children: John I Thurman, Joan Thurmer, Elizabeth Thurmer
John's Heritage
Parents: Richard Thurmer
Siblings: