THURBER, John

Abt 1649 - 1717  (68 years)

• Name	THURBER, John
  Birth	Abt 1649	Stanton, Linconlnshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Burial	1717	Kirkemuit Cemetery, Warren, , RI
  Death	24 Nov 1717	Warren, Bristol, RI
  Person ID	I637	Ruth's Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2015

  
  

  Father	THURBER, John,   b. Abt 1625, Stanton, Linconlnshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	ALDEN, Priscilla,   b. Abt 1627, Stanton, Linconlnshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	TUCKER, Mary,   b. Abt 1644, South Molton, Devonshire, England d. 25 Mar 1718 (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	1 Sep 1671	St. Dubstan, Stepney, London, England
  Children	1. THURBER, Mary,   b. 10 Jul 1674, Warren, Bristol, RI d. Yes, date unknown   2. THURBER, Elizabeth,   b. 24 Aug 1678, Swansea, Bristol, MA, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F229	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2008

  
  

• Headstones

  John Thurber (1648-1717) Kickemuit Cemetery Warren, RI

  
  

• Notes

  John Thurber is also referred to as John Thurber, Jr. Without knowing the name of the father of the elder John, it is better not to use the suffix "Jr." He was a sea Captain. In 1685, Capt. John Thurber, master of a brigantine, was sailing from Madagascar to America when his ship was blown off course by a storm. He sailed his damaged ship into the harbor of the settlement of colonial Carolina now known as Charleston, SC. Capt. John Thurber expressed his thanks for the kindness of settlers there by giving them about a bushel of seed rice from Madagascar. Rice had been introduced as a crop in the area previously without success. However, when the rice supplied by John Thurber was planted in the rich black soil of swamplands in the area, the crop grew well. Within a few years, rice was one of the most important crops in South Carolina, which led the states in rice production for the next 200 years' «b»Gargaro, Florence Thurber website«/b» [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S115] Florence Thurber Gargaro, Descendants of John and Priscilla Thurber (6 Mar. 2006), (Thurber and Dow Family Home Page, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/g/a/r/Florence-T-Gargaro/index.html).