Humphrey Turner was born about 1593 in England. He signed a will on 28 Feb 1669. He died in 1673 in Scituate, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. He was a tanner. He was a constable in Scituate, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.
HUMPHREY TURNER with his wife and two young sons came to New England in 1628 and at Plymouth a house lot was assigned to him in 1629. He was one of the first Plymouth settlers to take up land at Scituate and removed there in 1633. He was one of the founders of the church, January 1634/5 and (Savage says) one of the earliest prominent men. He served as constable, surveyor of highways, grand and traverse juryman, and was deputy many times to the Plymouth Colony General Court. The first tannery in the colony was erected on his land.

His wife was Lydia Gamer (perhaps Garner) and she was not living when he made his will the last day of February 1669. He died in 1673, aged about seventy-nine. Their graves are in the old burying ground in Meeting House Lane but none of the old stones remain. A modern monument has been erected, and another in Norwell (North Scituate). His will was probated the 5th of June 1673 and named in it are: Eldest son John, Young son John, sons Thomas, Joseph, Daniel and Nathaniel, daughter Mary Parker, daughter Lydia Doughty and granddaughter Mary Doughty, grandsons Jonathan, Joseph and Ezekiel (sons of eldest son), Humphrey (son of Thomas), and granddaughter Abigail (daughter of Nathaniel). Young son John and Nathaniel were named joint executors.

He was married to Lydia Gamer between 1615 and 1621 in Sandon, co. Essex, England.

Lydia Gamer was born about 1602 in England. She was baptized on 18 May 1602 in Terling, co. Essex, England. She died before 1673 in Scituate, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. She was also known as Lydia Garner. She was also known as Lydia Gamen. Children were:

i. John Turner Sr. was born about 1620 in Co. Essex, England. He took the oath of freeman in 1643 in Scituate, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. He signed a will on 4 Mar 1695 in Scituate, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. He died between 4 Mar 1695 and 20 May 1697 in Scituate, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. His estate inventory was taken on 20 May 1697. He was a tanner.
ii. John Turner Jr..
iii. Thomas Turner was born about 1630 in Scituate, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. He died in Nov 1688 in Scituate, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.
iv. Daniel Turner was born in 1630 in Scituate, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. He died after 1699.
v. Lydia Turner was born in 1632 in Scituate, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.
vi. Mary Turner was baptized on 25 Jan 1634/35 in Scituate, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. She died between 1703 and 1706 in Scituate, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.
vii. Joseph Turner was born before 1 Jan 1637 in Scituate, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. He was baptized on 1 Jan 1637 in Scituate, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. He died in 1647 in Scituate, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.
viii. Nathaniel Turner was born before 10 Mar 1639 in Scituate, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. He was baptized on 10 Mar 1639 in Scituate, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. He died on 31 Jan 1715 in Scituate, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.