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Families of the Children of Mary3 Washburn and Daniel3 Pratt

 

 

         The only child of Mary Washburn and Daniel Pratt to leave descendants was their son Benjamin Pratt, who settled in Plympton, Massachusetts. No marriage record has been found for daughter Esther Pratt. Because Mary was a daughter her descendants will not be carried forward further than this file.

 

 

 

 

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Elizabeth1 Risely[?]

 

(210.) Benjamin4 Pratt, only son of (70) Mary3 Washburn, (45) Philip2, (28) John1 (4th); born in Plympton, Massachusetts Colony, in 1707,[1] married Margaret5 Rickard, daughter of John4 and Sarah Rickard (3rd), of Plympton,[2] on 27 Feb. 1728/9 in Plympton.[3] She was born on 5 Apr. 1708 in Plympton,[4] a granddaughter of John3 and Mary3 (Cooke) Rickard (Jr.), of Plymouth,[5] and a great-granddaughter of Jacob2 and Damaris2 (Hopkins) Cooke.[6] They lived in Plympton.

         Benjamin Pratt died testate in ca. 1756 or 1757. His will was dated in Plimpton on 7 Apr. 1755, in preparation for his being “bound out to ware [war] in the present expidition at Meness,” and was probated on 19 May 1757, witnessed by John Lucas, Samuel Lucas and Abigail Faunce. He mentioned his wife Margaret, sons Noah and Daniel Pratt, and daughters Mary Pratt, Margaret Pratt, and Jemima Pratt. His son Noah received a tract of land, and his son Daniel received the homestead, and was ordered to pay the legacies to his daughters and his debts, but his son Noah Pratt was named as his sole executor.[7] (See Appendix [A] for a full transcription of his will.) Margaret (Rickard) Pratt died sometime after 1755.

         Benjamin Pratt and Margaret Rickard had children, order uncertain:

         834      i   Daniel5 Pratt, born say 1730 in Plympton, married Lydia5 Cobb, daughter of Ebenezer4 and Lydia (Stephens) Cobb (Jr.),[8] of Plymouth, on 23 Nov. 1759 in Plymouth.[9] She was born on 26 May 1730 in Plymouth,[10] a granddaughter of Ebenezer3 and Mercy3 (Holmes) Cobb.[11] They lived in Plymouth, MA, but no probate records were found for him in Plymouth Co., MA, and he was not a head of household in Plymouth Co., MA, in the 1790 federal census, and they may have moved to Pomfret, Windham Co., CT. A Daniel Pratt was head of household in Pomfret, CT, in the 1790 federal census.[12] She supposedly died in Pomfret, CT, and he supposedly died in 1819 in Cossayuna, Washington Co., NY.[13] They had children:

a. Lydia6 Pratt, born on 27 Aug. 1760 in Plymouth,[14] supposedly married Daniel Brown on 26 Jan. 1783 in Pomfret, CT.[15] He may have been the Daniel Brown living in Ashford, Windham Co., CT, in the 1790 federal census.[16]

b. Hopefull6 Pratt, a daughter, born on 25 Sept. 1761 in Plymouth,[17] supposedly married 1.) Almon Harris on 25 July 1782.[18] He apparently died soon after, he was not a head of household in Connecticut in the 1790 federal census, and she supposedly remarried to 2.) Jeremiah Durkee (Jr.), son of Jeremiah and Abigail (Adams) Durkee, of Hampton, CT, as his second wife, in ca. 1804.[19] He was born on 7 May 1754 in Hampton, CT, and died on 20 Oct. 1812 in Brooklyn, CT.[20] He was living in Hampton, Windham Co., CT, in the 1790 federal census.[21] Hopefull (Pratt) Durkee supposedly died in 1838.[22]

c. William6 Cobb Pratt, born on 21 Feb. 1764 in Plymouth,[23] supposedly married 1.) Sarah Newcomb in Oct. 1789 in Washington Co., NY.[24] She was born on 30 Nov. 1773 in Cossayuna, Washington Co., NY, or in Dutchess Co., NY,[25] and died in Jan. 1800 in Washington Co., NY.[26] He remarried to 2.) Sarah Morey in ca. 1802.[27] She was born on 15 Mar. 1783 in Whately, MA.[28] They were living in Greenwich, Washington Co., NY, in the 1820 federal census.[29] He died on 12 Feb. 1830 in Cossayuna, Greenwich twp, Washington Co., NY,[30] and Sarah (Morey) Pratt died on 23 Dec. 1849 in Cleveland, Cayahoga Co., OH.[31]

d. Daniel6 Pratt (Jr.), born on 12 Dec. 1765 in Plymouth,[32] supposedly married Elizabeth (Conkey) Safford in Salem, Washington Co., NY, and died on 10 Oct. 1852 in Allegheny, PA.[33]

e. Ruth Pratt, born on 30 Apr. 1768 in Plymouth,[34] marriage not found.

f. Joshua6 Pratt, born on 20 June 1770 in Plymouth,[35] supposedly married Theda Ingalls on 25 Dec. 1783 [sic, 1793?] in Pomfret, CT, and he died ca. 1835 in Truxton, Cortland Co., NY.[36] She was born ca. 1774.[37] He was not a head of household in Connecticut in the 1790 federal census.

g. Jacob6 Pratt, born on 24 Nov. 1774 in Pomfret, CT,[38] married Selina Trowbridge, daughter of William and Susanna (Sessions) Trowbridge, on 18 Mar. 1803 in Pomfret, CT.[39] She was born on 10 Apr. 1781 in Pomfret, CT, and died on 23 May 1856 in Homer, Cortland Co., NY.[40] He died on 6 Oct. 1826 in Scott, Cortland Co., NY.[41]

         835     ii   Mary5 Pratt, born ca. 1732 in Plympton,[42] married Ebenezer Shurtleff, son of William and Deborah (Ransom) Shurtleff,[43] on 22 Mar. 1759 in Plympton.[44] He was born on 5 June 1736 in Plympton,[45] and they lived in the part of Plympton that later became Carver, MA. He died “at Halfway pond” on 25 Apr. 1776, aged 39 years,[46] but no probate records were found for him in Plymouth County. She was not listed as a head of household in Carver in the 1790 federal census, but she died a widow on 1 Dec. 1812 in Carver, MA, aged 80 years.[47] They probably had at least one son:

a. Deacon Ebenezer Shurtleff (Jr.), born on 10 Apr. 1771 in Carver,[48] married 1.) Ruth Barrows, daughter of Seth and Abigail (Atwood) Barrows,[49] of Carver, on 11 Feb. 1798 in Carver.[50] She was born on 10 Aug. 1771 in Carver,[51] and died on 31 Mar. 1801 in Carver, aged 29 years.[52] He remarried to 2.) Mrs. Mary Shaw, of Middleborough, on 21 Apr. 1803 in Middleborough.[53] She died on 9 Jan. 1844 in Carver, of “stoppage,” aged 76 years.[54] The Ebenezer Shurtleff living in Carver, MA, in the 1800 federal census might have been this man, but there was an older man and an older woman, possibly his widowed mother, living with them in that case.[55] In the 1850 federal census he was living in Carver with the family of his daughter and son-in-law, Martin and Mary Lucas, who were living in the household of Ebenezer and Lucy Cobb.[56] He died a widower on 10 June 1850 in Carver, aged 79 years, of “dropsy in chest,”[57] but no probate records were filed for his estate.

         836    iii   Noah5 Pratt, born ca. 1732 in Plympton,[58] married Macy/Marcy/Mary Cole, daughter of John and Hannah4 (Tilson) Cole (Jr.), of Plympton,[59] on 18 Mar. 1755 in Plympton.[60] She was born on 20 July 1735 in Plympton,[61] a granddaughter of John and Patience (Barber) Cole,[62] and of Ephraim3 and Mercy4 (Rickard) Tilson (Jr.), of Plympton.[63] Noah Pratt was executor of his father’s will in 1757. They lived in the part of Plympton that later became Carver, MA, and they were still living in Carver in the 1790[64] and 1800 federal censuses.[65] Mary, wife of Noah Pratt, died on 27 May 1805 in Carver, aged 69 years,[66] and he died on 11 Aug. 1807 in Carver, aged 75 years,[67] but no probate records were found for him. They had children:

a. Ephraim6 Pratt, born on 19 Aug. 1756 in Plympton,[68] married Keziah Wood, daughter of David and Rebecca (Pratt) Wood,[69] on 16 Mar. 1780 in Plympton.[70] She was born on 9 Apr. 1758.[71] They also lived in Carver, MA. They were living in Carver, MA, in the 1790[72] and 1800 federal censuses.[73] She died on 25 Mar. 1821 in Carver, aged 63 years,[74] and he died on 9 Nov. 1823 in Carver, aged 67 years,[75] but no probate records were found for him. He was the Carver Town Clerk from 1803-1810.[76]

b. Maria6 Pratt, born say ca. 1760 in Plympton, married 1.) (___) Hacket, and 2.) Joshua Wood, son of Edmund and Patience (Tinkham) Wood, of Middleborough,[77] as his second wife, on 27 June 1791 in Carver.[78] He was born on 27 Dec. 1753 in Middleborough,[79] and had married first to Sylvia Fry, of Middleborough, on 12 Oct. 1779 in Middleborough,[80] but Sylvia had died of “consumption” on 10 Nov. 1786 in Middleborough, aged 33 years.[81] Maria Wood was admitted to the First Church of Christ in Middleborough on 29 Nov. 1807, and described as a sister of Benjamin Pratt, wife of Joshua Wood, her first husband a Hacket.[82]

c. Benjamin6 Pratt, born ca. 1763 in Plympton,[83] married Jemima6 Bryant, his first cousin, daughter of Amos5 and (837) Margaret5 (Pratt) Bryant,[84] of Mid­dleborough, on 27 Nov. 1785 in Middleborough.[85] They were living in Middleborough, MA, in the 1790,[86] and 1800 federal censuses.[87] He was admitted to the First Church of Christ in Middleborough on 20 June 1801.[88] He died testate on 18 Oct. 1838 in Middleborough, of “consumption,” aged 75 years,[89] his will dated 29 July 1829, and probated in Dec. 1838, mentioned his wife Jemima Pratt, son Benjamin Pratt, and daughter Elizabeth Packard, and he named his wife as executor of his estate.[90] (See Appendix [B] for a full transcription of his will.) She died a widow on 4 Oct. 1843 in Middleborough, “pauper 2 years,” aged 79 years.[91]

d. (Probably) Hasadiah6 Pratt, born say ca. 1767 in Plympton, married Jacob Veal/Vail on 4 Oct. 1788 in Carver.[92] He was born ca. 1759.[93] They were living in Carver, MA, in the 1790 federal census, next door to her father, Noah Pratt,[94] and next door to her brother Ephraim Pratt in the 1800 federal census.[95] He died intestate on 2 Aug. 1821 in Carver, aged 62 years,[96] and Levi Vaughan, of Carver, Gentleman, was granted administration of his estate on 19 Nov. 1821.[97] She died after 1822, when her dower was set aside for her out of the estate of her late husband, Jacob Vail.[98]

e. (Probably) Ebenezer6 Pratt, born ca. 1769 in Plympton,[99] married Hannah Cobb on 20 Sept. 1789 in Carver.[100] She was born on 4 Nov. 1771.[101] He died on 3 Nov. 1799 in Carver, aged 30 years,[102] but no probate records were found for him. Hannah (Cobb) Pratt was living in Carver, MA, in the 1800 federal census, next door to Isaiah Pratt and Noah Pratt.[103]

f. (Probably) Isaiah6 Pratt, born on 20 Nov. 1771 in Plympton,[104] married Ruth Ransom on 19 May 1793 in Carver.[105] She was born in Oct. 1771.[106] They were living in Carver, MA, in the 1800 federal census, next door to Noah Pratt.[107] An Isaiah Pratt died intestate in 1866 in Carver, who may have been this Isaiah, or his son.[108]

g. (Possibly) Rebecca6 Pratt, born say ca. 1773 in Plympton, married Joseph Atwood on 30 Jan. 1791 in Carver.[109] He was not found in Carver or Plympton, MA, in the 1800 federal census.[110]

h. (Possibly) Mercy6 Pratt, born say ca. 1775 in Plympton, married Daniel Crocker, son of Heman and Lydia (Churchill) Crocker,[111] of Carver, on 6 Mar. 1796 in Carver.[112] He was born on 15 June 1775 in Carver,[113] a “Seafaring man,” and he died intestate on 9 Dec. 1801 [sic] in Carver.[114] His widow, Mercy Crocker, of Carver, was granted administration of his estate on 25 Apr. 1801.[115]

         837    iv   Margaret5 Pratt, born say 1737 in Plympton, married Amos5 Bryant, son of Ebenezer4 and Elizabeth (King) Bryant,[116] on 3 Apr. 1759 in Plympton.[117] He was born on 2 Sept. 1737 in Plympton,[118] a grandson of John3 and Mary (West) Bryant (Jr.), of Plympton,[119] and they settled in Middleborough, MA. He died intestate on 14 Apr. 1789 in Middleborough, of “consumption,” “in his 50s.”[120] No death record was found for Margaret (Pratt) Bryant in Middleborough, but she was still living in Middleborough, MA, in the 1790 federal census.[121] They had children:

a. Abijah6 Bryant, born on 22 July 1760 in Middleborough,[122] married Salome Dunham, daughter of John and Mary (Thomas) Dunham,[123] of Carver, on 28 Dec. 1786 in Plympton.[124] She was born on 12 Apr. 1762 in Carver,[125] a granddaughter of Ebenezer and Abigail (Smith) Dunham, of Plymouth.[126] He served as a private from Middleborough in the Revolutionary War in 1780,[127] and was a Revolutionary War Pensioner in Oxford Co., ME, in 1835.[128] They were living in Carver, MA, in the 1790 federal census,[129] and they moved to Hebron, Cumberland (now Oxford) Co., ME, before 1800. They were living in Hebron, ME, in the 1800 federal census.[130] He died after 1835, supposedly in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME.[131]

b. Jean Bryant, born on 13 May 1762 in Middleborough,[132] marriage not found.

c. Jemima6 Bryant, born on 5 Mar. 1764 in Middleborough,[133] married Benjamin6 Pratt, her first cousin, son of (836) Noah5 and Macy (Cole) Pratt, of Plympton,[134] on 27 Nov. 1785 in Middleborough.[135] He was born ca. 1763 in Plympton,[136] and died testate on 18 Oct. 1838 in Middleborough, of “consumption,” aged 75 years.[137] She died a widow on 4 Oct. 1843 in Middleborough, “pauper 2 years,” aged 79 years.[138]

d. John6 Bryant, born on 13 May 1766 in Middleborough,[139] married 1.) Sarah Mackfun, daughter of Robert and Jemima Mackfun, on 27 Dec. 1792 in Carver, MA.[140] She was born on 23 Mar. 1758 in Middleborough,[141] and she apparently died by 1832. He remarried to 2.) Rhoda Holmes, of Middleborough, in ca. 1833.[142] She was born ca. 1770,[143] and died on 8 Mar. 1848 in Middleborough, aged 77 years, a “pauper 4 years.”[144] He died on 27 Aug. 1849 in Middleborough, aged 82 years, a “pauper 3 years,”[145] but no probate records were found for him.

e. Elisabeth6 Bryant, born on 31 Oct. 1770 in Middleborough,[146] never married, died on 15 Oct. 1843 in Middleborough, aged 73 years, and a “pauper 8 years.”[147]

f. Micah6 Bryant, born on 14 Feb. 1775 in Middleborough, married Drusilla5 Harlow, daughter of Barnabas4 and Mary “Molly” (West) Harlow, of Plympton,[148] on 29 Mar. 1801 in Plympton.[149] She was born on 7 Nov. 1782 in Plympton,[150] a granddaughter of James3 and Mehitabel (Churchill) (Morton) (Finney) Harlow, of Plympton.[151] They were living in Plympton, MA, in the 1810 federal census,[152] and the 1850 federal census, where he was a farmer.[153] She died on 10 Nov. 1852 in Middleborough, aged 70 years, 3 days.[154] He was living in Plympton in the 1855 state census with his son, George Bryant, where he was still a farmer.[155] He probably died by 1865, but no probate records were found for him in Plymouth County.

         838     v   Jemima5 Pratt, born say 1740 in Plympton, named in her father’s will, possibly the Jemima Pratt of Plymouth who married Isaac Morse, son of Jonathan and Martha (King) Morse,[156] of Middleborough,[157] on 8 Jan. 1767 in Plymouth.[158] He was born ca. 1742.[159] They were living in Middleborough, MA, in the 1790,[160] and the 1800 federal censuses.[161] She probably died on 15 Dec. 1820 in Middleborough,[162] and he died a pauper on 28 Sept. 1832 in Middleborough, aged 90 years,[163] but no probate records were found for him. They had children:

a. Elisabeth “Betsey” Morse, a twin, born on 17 Sept. 1766 in Middleborough,[164] probably married John Tomson/Thompson, of Middleborough, in 1791.[165] He died before the 1843 will of her sister Desire Morse, apparently on Long Island, and she was living with the family of her brother, Joseph Morse, in Middleborough in the 1850 federal census. She died on 27 Oct. 1855 in Middleborough.[166]

b. Lydia Morse, a twin, born on 17 Sept. 1766 in Middleborough,[167] supposedly married Samuel Vickery on 31 July 1803 in Sandwich, MA.[168] She was not mentioned in the 1843 of her sister Desire Morse.

c. Isaac Morse Jr., born on 16 June 1769 in Middleborough,[169] married Hannah Besse, of Plymouth, in ca. 1793.[170] They were living in Middleborough, MA, in the 1800 federal census.[171] He died of “bowel complaint” on 8 Oct. 1850 in Middleborough, aged 81 years,[172] intestate. Samuel Thompson, of Middleborough, was granted administration of his estate on 2 Dec. 1850, but he died without completing the administration, and Otis Soule, of Middleborough, was granted administration de bonis non of the estate of Isaac Morse, late of Middleborough, on 26 Jan. 1852.[173]

d. Desire Morse, born on 14 Feb. 1771 in Middleborough,[174] never married. She was living in Middleborough, MA, with the family of Joseph and Lovice Sampson in the 1850 federal census,[175] and she died testate on 30 Nov. 1851 in Middleborough, aged 81 [sic] years, of “fits,”[176] her will dated 26 July 1843, and probated in Feb. 1852, mentioned her sister Betsey Thompson, widow of John Thompson, of Long Island, her three brothers Isaac Morse, Levi Morse, and Joseph Morse, all of Middleborough, and her nephew Ichabod Sampson, whom she appointed as executor of her estate.[177] (See Appendix [C] for a full transcription of her will.)

e. Joseph Morse, born on 10 Apr. 1773 in Middleborough,[178] married Abiah Bent, of Middleborough, daughter of William and Sarah5 (Sampson) Bent,[179] on 18 Feb. 1796 in Carver.[180] She was born ca. 1777,[181] a granddaughter of Zabdiel4 and Abigail5 (Cushman) Sampson.[182] They were living in Middleborough, MA, in the 1800 federal census,[183] and the 1850 federal census, where he was a farmer, and his sister Elisabeth Thompson was living with them.[184] He died on 19 Apr. 1853 in Middleborough, “a stammerer & lived near the Rock,”[185] but no probate records were filed for his estate. She died a widow on 24 Apr. 1854 in Salem, MA, aged 76 years.[186]

f. Zilpha Morse, born on 8 Apr. 1775 in Middleborough,[187] never married, died on 19 May 1800 in Middleborough, aged 26 years, “worked at Foster Tavern, W. Ponds, and died there.”[188]

g. Levi Morse, born on 2 Apr. 1777 in Middleborough,[189] married Ruth Savery, of Carver, on 11 Aug. 1799 in Carver.[190] They were living in Middleborough, MA, in the 1800,[191] and the 1850 federal census, where he was a farmer.[192] He died intestate on 4 May 1857 in Middleborough, aged 80 years,[193] and William S. Savery, of Carver, was granted administration of his estate on 18 May 1857.[194] She died on 3 Jan. 1864 in Middleborough, aged 83 years, 3 days.[195]

h. Samuel Morse, born on 2 Feb. 1779 in Middleborough,[196] married Jemima Bent, daughter of William and Sarah5 (Sampson) Bent,[197] in 1801.[198] She was born ca. 17 Jan. 1781,[199] a granddaughter of Zabdiel4 and Abigail5 (Cushman) Sampson.[200] He died intestate on 26 Oct. 1836 in Middleborough, of “measles,” aged 56 years,[201] his widow declined as administrator, and Nathaniel Eddy, of Middleborough, was granted administration of his estate on 5 Dec. 1836.[202] She was living in Middleborough, MA, with the family of Edward and Lucy W. Adams in the 1850 federal census,[203] and she died a widow on 30 July 1856 in Middleborough, aged 75 years, 6 months, 13 days.[204]

i. Daniel Morse, born on 8 July 1781 in Middleborough,[205] “idiotic,” died on 15 Aug. 1840 in Middleborough, aged 58 years, unmarried.[206]

 

 

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    [1] Vital Records of Plympton, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1923, [hereinafter Plympton VRs], p. 157. The birth date is listed as “____ 28, 1707.”

    [2] Wood, Ralph V., Jr., Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Volume 12: Francis Cooke of the Mayflower, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA, 1996, [hereinafter MF5G: Cooke], p. 165.

    [3] Plympton VRs, p. 364.

    [4] Plympton VRs, p. 164.

    [5] MF5G: Cooke, p. 85.

    [6] MF5G: Cooke, pp. 46-54.

    [7] Plym­outh Co. Probate Docket #16064; Vol. 14, p. 324.

    [8] Davis, William T., Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, reprint, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1994, originally published as Part II of Ancient Landmarks of Plymouth, Boston, 1899, [hereinafter Davis, Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families], p. 63, under Ebenezer Cobb; Van Antwerp, Lee D., Vital Records of Plymouth, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, Picton Press, Camden, ME, 1993, [hereinafter Plymouth VRs], p. 95: marriage of Ebenezer Cobb Jr. and Lydia Stephens on 14 Dec. 1727 in Plymouth.

    [9] Plymouth VRs, p. 350; Plympton VRs, p. 365.

    [10] Plymouth VRs, p. 69.

    [11] Davis, Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, p. 63; Plymouth VRs, p. 15: birth of Ebenezer Cobb (Jr.); Plymouth VRs, p. 86: marriage of Ebenezer Cobb and Mercy Holmes on 1 June 1693 in Plymouth.

    [12] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Connecticut, Bountiful, UT, 1993, p. 149, Pomfret town, Windham Co., the Danl Pratt household had 2 free white males aged 16 or older and 1 free white female.

    [13] Per the Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted on 14 Oct. 2002 by Diana Milne.

    [14] Plymouth VRs, p. 198.

    [15] Per the Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted on 7 Apr. 2003 by Richard von Briesen.

    [16] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United State Taken in the Year 1790: Connecticut, Bountiful, UT, 1993, p. 141, Ashford Town, Windham County, the Danl Brown household had 1 free white male aged 16 or over, 4 free white males under 16, and 1 free white female.

    [17] Plymouth VRs, p. 198.

    [18] Per the Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted on 7 Apr. 2003 by Richard von Briesen.

    [19] Per the Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted on 25 Aug. 2001, the name of the submitter not given. The first wife of Jeremiah Durkee (Jr.) was listed as Mary Simons, whom he had married on 26 Nov. 1778.

    [20] Per the Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted on 25 Aug. 2001, the name of the submitter not given.

    [21] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Connecticut, Bountiful, UT, 1993, p. 143, Hampton town, Windham County, the Jereh Durke household had 2 free white males aged 16 or over, 3 free white males under 16, and 3 free white females.

    [22] Per the Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted on 25 Aug. 2001, the name of the submitter not given.

    [23] Plymouth VRs, p. 198.

    [24] Per the Ancestry.com World Tree files submitted on 13 Apr. 2003 by Kenneth Shaw III, and on 7 Apr. 2003 by Richard von Briesen. He was “of Pomfret, Connecticut” in the marriage record.

    [25] Per the Ancestry.com World Tree files submitted on 13 Apr. 2003 by Kenneth Shaw III, and on 7 Apr. 2003 by Richard von Briesen.

    [26] Per the Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted on 13 Apr. 2003 by Kenneth Shaw III.

    [27] Per the Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted on 7 Apr. 2003 by Richard von Briesen.

    [28] Per the Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted on 7 Apr. 2003 by Richard von Briesen.

    [29] 1820 Federal Census, Greenwich twp, Washington Co., NY, p. 200, the William Pratt household had 1 male under 10, 2 males aged 10-15 years, 2 males aged 45 or over, 2 females under 10, 1 female aged 10-15 years, 1 female aged 16-25 years, 2 females aged 26-44 years, 1 female aged 45 or over, and had 1 person engaged in agriculture.

    [30] Per the Ancestry.com World Tree files submitted on 13 Apr. 2003 by Kenneth Shaw III, and on 7 Apr. 2003 by Richard von Briesen.

    [31] Per the Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted on 17 Jan. 2003 by Craig E. Bryant.

    [32] Plymouth VRs, p. 198.

    [33] Per the Ancestry.com World Tree files submitted on 7 Apr. 2003 by Richard von Briesen, and on 14 Oct. 2002 by Diana Milne.

    [34] Plymouth VRs, p. 198.

    [35] Plymouth VRs, p. 198.

    [36] Per the Ancestry.com World Tree files submitted on 7 Apr. 2003 by Richard von Briesen, and on 14 Oct. 2002 by Diana Milne.

    [37] Per the Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted on 14 Oct. 2002 by Diana Milne.

    [38] Per the Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted on 7 Apr. 2003 by Richard von Briesen, taken from Chapman, Trowbridge Family, p. 268-269, and from Trowbridge, Francis Bacon, Trowbridge Genealogy, p. 519-520.

    [39] Per the Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted on 7 Apr. 2003 by Richard von Briesen.

    [40] Per the Ancestry.com World Tree files submitted on 7 Apr. 2003 by Richard von Briesen, and on 14 Oct. 2002 by Diana Milne.

    [41] Per the Ancestry.com World Tree files submitted on 7 Apr. 2003 by Richard von Briesen, and on 14 Oct. 2002 by Diana Milne.

    [42] Calculated from her age at death.

    [43] Plympton VRs, p. 392, marriage of William Shurtleff and “Deberough” Ransum both of Plympton on 2 Apr. 1734 in Plympton.

    [44] Plympton VRs, p. 366.

    [45] Vital Records of Carver, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1911, [hereinafter Carver VRs], p. 65.

    [46] Carver VRs, p. 172, buried in Wenham Cemetery in East Carver, MA.

    [47] Carver VRs, p. 172, buried in Wenham Cemetery in East Carver.

    [48] Carver VRs, p. 65, recorded as a child of Ebenezer Shurtleff deceased, evidently some year after the actual birth.

    [49] Plympton VRs, p. 250, marriage of Seth Barowes and Abegail Atwood on 20 Dec. 1770 in Plympton.

    [50] Carver VRs p. 128.

    [51] Carver VRs, p. 16.

    [52] Carver VRs, p. 173.

    [53] Merrick, Barbara Lambert, and Alicia Crane Williams, Middleborough, Massachusetts, Vital Records, The Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, Boston, Volume One: 1986, Volume Two: 1990, [hereinafter Middleborough VRs], Vol. 2, pp. 169, 173; Carver VRs, p. 128, marriage intentions recorded 12 Mar. 1803 in Carver.

    [54] Carver VRs, p. 172.

    [55] 1800 Federal Census, Carver, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 325, the Ebenezer Shurtleff household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female aged 26-44 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over.

    [56] 1850 Federal Census, Carver, Plymouth Co., MA, pp. 186-187, dwelling #90, family #115:

            Ebenezer Cobb, 68, male, farmer, $1200, born MA

            Lucy Cobb, 63, female, born MA

            Phebe S. Cobb, 36, female, born MA

            Martin L. Lucas, 50, male, farmer, $2000, born MA

            Mary Lucas, 40, female, born MA

            Ebenezer S. Lucas, 19, male, farmer, born MA

            Rebecca E. Lucas, 16, female, born MA, attending school

            Henry M. Lucas, 14, male, born MA, attending school

            Elisha S. Lucas, 11, male, born MA, attending school

            Sarah E. Lucas, 9, female, born MA, attending school

            Eudora C. Lucas, 5, female, born MA, attending school

            Ebenezer Shurtliff, 79, male, farmer, born MA

    [57] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 49, p. 150, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a farmer, his birth place Carver, but his father’s name was given as William Shurtleff [sic].

    [58] Calculated from his age at death.

    [59] Plympton VRs, p. 317, under “Faunce,” the marriage of John Fance “(John Faunce is probably mistaken for John Cole Jr.)” and Hannah Telson on 18 Feb. 1733 in Plympton, with a note that the names in the marriage intentions are recorded as John Cole Jr. of Plympton and Hannah Tilson of Plympton.

    [60] Plympton VRs, p. 366.

    [61] Plympton VRs, p. 76.

    [62] Plympton VRs, p. 75, birth of John, son of John Jr. and Patience Cole, on 16 Oct. 1713 in Plympton; p. 292, marriage of John Cole of Plympton and Patience Barber of Bridgewater on 10 Jan. 1709 in Bridgewater.

    [63] Plympton VRs, p. 213, birth of Hanah, daughter of Ephraim Jr. and Marcy Tilson on 3 June 1713 in Plympton; p. 411, marriage of Ephraim Tilson and Marcy Rickard on 14 Apr. 1709 in Plympton.

    [64] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 168, Carver Town, Plymouth County, the Noah Prat household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older and 2 free white females.

    [65] 1800 Federal Census, Carver, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 326, the Noah Pratt household had 1 male aged 45 or over, and 1 female aged 45 or over.

    [66] Carver VRs, p. 164.

    [67] Carver VRs, p. 164.

    [68] Per Carver VRs, p. 50, but his parents are not named.

    [69] Per parents per the Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted on 1 Mar. 2003 by Martha S. Winters.

    [70] Plympton VRs, p. 365.

    [71] Carver VRs, p. 50.

    [72] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 168, Carver Town, Plymouth County, the Ephm Pratt household had 1 free white male aged 16 or over, 4 free white males under 16, and 2 free white females.

    [73] 1800 Federal Census, Carver, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 325, the Ephraim Pratt household had 3 males under 10, 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 1 female under 10, 1 female aged 10-15 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

    [74] Carver VRs, p. 164.

    [75] Carver VRs, p. 164.

    [76] Per the Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted on 1 Mar. 2003 by Martha S. Winters.

    [77] Wood, Deacon Alfred, Record of Deaths, Middleboro, Massachusetts, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Boston, 1947, [hereinafter Wood, Middleboro Deaths], p. 234, 237; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 85, marriage of Edmond Wood and Patience Tinkham on 20 June 1744 in Middleborough.

    [78] Carver VRs, p. 106; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 117, marriage intentions recorded 29 May 1791 in Middleborough. The name of Maria’s first husband has not been discovered.

    [79] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 113.

    [80] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 139.

    [81] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 237.

    [82] Book of the First Church of Christ, in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Mass., Boston, 1852, p. 103, Maria Wood is member #713.

    [83] Calculated from his age at death.

    [84] Plympton VRs, p. 270, marriage of Amos Bryant and Margret Pratt on 3 Apr. 1759 in Plympton.

    [85] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 106, 149.

    [86] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, UT, 1993, p. 172, Middleborough town, Plymouth County, the Benjn Pratt household had 1 free white male aged 16 or over and 2 free white females.

    [87] 1800 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 88, the Benjamin Pratt household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 1 female aged 10-15 years, 2 female aged 26-44 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over.

    [88] Book of the First Church of Christ, in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Mass., Boston, 1852, p. 101, Benjamin Pratt is member #646, described as son of Noah Pratt of Plympton, married Jemima Bryant in 1785.

    [89] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 136, “son of Noah Pratt of Plympton.”

    [90] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #16066, Vol. 80, p. 479-480, from FHL microfilm #0555265, witnessed by Zechariah Eddy, Wm. F. H. Weld, and William Latham.

    [91] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 136, called “sister of John Bryant.”

    [92] Carver VRs, p. 119.

    [93] Calculated from his age at death.

    [94] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 168, Carver Town, Plymouth County, the Jacob Veal household had 1 free white male aged 16 or over, and 2 free white females.

    [95] 1800 Federal Census, Carver, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 325, the Jacob Vale household had 2 males under 10, 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female under 10, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

    [96] Carver VRs, p. 176.

    [97] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #21486, Vol. 52, p. 153, from FHL microfilm #0550907.

    [98] Plymouth County Probate, Vol. 54, p. 419-420.

    [99] Calculated from his age at death.

    [100] Carver VRs, p. 119.

    [101] Carver VRs, p. 50.

    [102] Carver VRs, p. 164.

    [103] 1800 Federal Census, Carver, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 326, the Hannah Pratt household had 1 male aged 10-15 years, 2 females under 10, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

    [104] Per Carver VRs, p. 50, which doesn’t name his parents.

    [105] Carver VRs, p. 119.

    [106] Carver VRs, p. 51.

    [107] 1800 Federal Census, Carver, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 326, the Isaiah Pratt household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 2 females under 10, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

    [108] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #16119.

    [109] Carver VRs, p. 119.

    [110] There was an older Joseph Atwood living in Carver in the censuses.

    [111] Plympton VRs, p. 297, the marriage of Heman Crocker and Lydia Churchill on 13 Oct. 1774 in Plympton.

    [112] Carver VRs, p. 119.

    [113] Carver VRs, p. 27.

    [114] Carver VRs, p. 152, the year must have been 1800, since the probate was in April of 1801.

    [115] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #5214, Vol. 34, p. 271, from FHL microfilm #0550718.

    [116] Plympton VRs, p. 270, marriage of Ebenezer Bryant and Elizabeth King on 19 Mar. 1729/30 in Plympton.

    [117] Plympton VRs, p. 366; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 54, marriage intentions recorded 5 Mar. 1759 in Middleborough.

    [118] Plympton VRs, p. 44.

    [119] Plymouth VRs, p. 87, the marriage of John Bryant Jr. and Mary West on 11 July 1700 in Plymouth; Davis, Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, p. 46.

    [120] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 28; Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #3112.

    [121] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 172, Middleborough Town, Plymouth County, the “Margit” Bryant household had 2 free white males aged 16 or older and 2 free white females.

    [122] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 189.

    [123] Plymouth VRs, pp. 245, 348, marriage of John Donham and Mary Thomas, both of Plymouth, on 13 Nov. 1755 in Plymouth.

    [124] Plympton VRs, p. 269.

    [125] Carver VRs, p. 31.

    [126] Plymouth VRs, p. 176, marriage intentions recorded between Ebenazar Dunham and Abigaiel Smith on 12 Dec. 1719 in Plymouth; Davis, Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, p. 96.

    [127] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 Volumes, Vol. 2, p. 723.

    [128] Ancestry.com database of 1835 Maine Revolutionary War pensioners.

    [129] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, UT, 1993, p. 168, Carver town, Plymouth County, the Abijah Bryant household had 1 free white male aged 16 or over, 1 free white male under 16, and 2 free white females.

    [130] 1800 Federal Census, Hebron, Cumberland Co., ME, p. 222, the Abijah Bryant household had 3 males under 10, 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 1 female under 10, 1 female aged 10-15 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

    [131] Per the Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted on 17 Jan. 2003 by Craig E. Bryant.

    [132] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 189.

    [133] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 189.

    [134] Plympton VRs, p. 366, marriage of Noah Pratt and Macy Cole on 18 Mar. 1755 in Plympton.

    [135] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 106, 149.

    [136] Calculated from his age at death.

    [137] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 136, “son of Noah Pratt of Plympton;” Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #16066.

    [138] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 136, called “sister of John Bryant.”

    [139] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 189.

    [140] Carver VRs, p. 92; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 120, marriage intentions recorded 8 Dec. 1792 in Middleborough.

    [141] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 97.

    [142] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 250, marriage intentions recorded 9 Dec. 1832 in Middleborough.

    [143] Calculated from her age at death.

    [144] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 28.

    [145] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 28.

    [146] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 189.

    [147] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 29.

    [148] Plympton VRs, p. 327, marriage of Barnebas Harlow and Molley West on 22 Dec. 1779 in Plympton.

    [149] Plympton VRs, p. 272.

    [150] Plympton VRs, p. 111, with added information that she was the wife of Micah Bryant, son of Amos Bryant of Middleborough.

    [151] Williams, Alicia Crane, ed., Harlow Family, Descendants of Sgt. William Harlow [1624/5-1691] of Plymouth, Massachusetts, Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1997, [hereinafter Williams, Harlow Family], pp. 66-68.

    [152] 1810 Federal Census, Plympton, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 134, the Micah Bryant household had 3 males under 10, 1 male aged 26-44 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

    [153] 1850 Federal Census, Plympton, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 49, dwelling #74, family #81:

            Micah Bryant, 75, male, farmer, $1300, born MA

            Drusilla Bryant, 67, female, born MA

            George Bryant, 32, male, shoemaker, $700, born MA

            Joan Bryant, 30, female, born MA

            Barnabas H. Bryant, 48, male, moulder, $1000, born MA

    [154] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 29.

    [155] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Plympton, Boston, 1988, p. 22, dwelling #155, family #186:

            Micha Bryant, 80, male, white, farmer, born MA

            George Bryant, 36, male, white, farmer, born MA

            Joanna Bryant, 34, female, white, born MA

    [156] Plympton VRs, p. 351, marriage of Jonathan Morce of Middleborough and Martha King of Plympton on 7 Mar. 1737 in Plympton.

    [157] His parents per the Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted on 25 Aug. 2001 by Elizabeth Lowell.

    [158] Plymouth VRs, pp. 255, 357; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 63, marriage intentions recorded 24 Oct. 1766 in Middleborough.

    [159] Calculated from his age at death.

    [160] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, UT, 1993, p. 172, Middleborough town, Plymouth County, the Isaac Morse household had 1 free white male aged 16 or over, 4 free white males under 16, and 3 free white females.

    [161] 1800 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 90, the Isaac Morse household had 2 males aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, and 1 female aged 26-44 years [sic].

    [162] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 115.

    [163] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 115.

    [164] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 195.

    [165] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 117, marriage intentions recorded 7 Apr. 1791 in Middleborough.

    [166] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 197.

    [167] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 195.

    [168] Per the Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted on 26 Aug. 2001 by Elizabeth Lowell.

    [169] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 195.

    [170] Plymouth VRs, p. 279, marriage intentions recorded 5 Dec. 1792 in Plymouth; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 120, marriage intentions recorded 8 Dec. 1792 in Middleborough.

    [171] 1800 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 90, the Isaac Morse Jr. household had 1 male aged 10-15 years [sic], 2 females under 10, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

    [172] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 116.

    [173] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #14198.

    [174] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 195.

    [175] 1850 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 240, dwelling #678, family #799:

            Joseph Sampson, 78, male, farmer, born MA

            Lovice Sampson, 81, female, born MA

            Ichabod Sampson, 37, male, farmer, $1200, born MA

            Hannah Sampson, 42, female, born MA

            Ruth S. Sampson, 14, female, born MA, attending school

            Josephus Sampson, 13, male, born MA, attending school

            Thomas W. Sampson, 10, male, born MA, attending school

            Desire Morse, 79, female, born MA

            (Living next door was the family of Samuel Morse and his wife Mahala, who was the son of Desire’s brother Samuel and Jemima (Bent) Morse.)

    [176] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 58, p. 181, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her parents Isaac & Jemima Morse; Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 116, gives the date as 29 Dec. 1851.

    [177] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #14186, Vol. 94, p. 73-74, from FHL microfilm #0555641.

    [178] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 195.

    [179] Plympton VRs, p. 254, marriage of William Bent and Sarah Samson on 29 Aug. 1768 in Plympton.

    [180] Carver VRs, p. 114; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 125, marriage intentions recorded 15 Aug. 1795 in Middleborough.

    [181] Calculated from her age at death.

    [182] Davis, Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, p. 229.

    [183] 1800 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 90, the Joseph Morse household had 2 males under 10, 1 male aged 26-44 years, and 1 female aged 16-25 years.

    [184] 1850 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 255, dwelling #905, family #1055:

            Joseph Morse, 77, male, farmer, $400, born MA

            Abiah Morse, 72, male [sic], born MA

            Joanna C. Morse, 29, female, born MA

            Elisabeth Thompson, 83, female, born MA

    [185] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 116.

    [186] Per Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 116, which describe her as a daughter of William and Sarah Bent.

    [187] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 5.

    [188] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 115.

    [189] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 6.

    [190] Carver VRs, p. 114.

    [191] 1800 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 90, the Levi Morse household had 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 1 female under 10, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

    [192] 1850 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 240, dwelling #671, family #701:

            Levi Morse, 72, male, farmer, $800, born MA

            Ruth Morse, 69, female, born MA

            Cephas Morse, 26, male, shoemaker, born MA

            Lusannah E. Morse, 24, female, born MA

    [193] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 116.

    [194] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #14213, Vol. 13D, p. 415, with E. D. Barrows and Charles Chase, of Carver, as sureties on the bond of William S. Savery.

    [195] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 117.

    [196] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 6.

    [197] Plympton VRs, p. 254, marriage of William Bent and Sarah Samson on 29 Aug. 1768 in Plympton.

    [198] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 73, marriage intentions recorded 12 Sept. 1801 in Middleborough.

    [199] Calculated from her age at death.

    [200] Davis, Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, p. 229.

    [201] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 116; Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #14223.

    [202] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #14223, Vol. 10A, p. 49, with Joshua Eddy, of Middleborough, and Jonathan Parker, of Plympton, as sureties.

    [203] 1850 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 238, dwelling #653, family #768:

            Edward Adams, 37, male, farmer, $1000, born MA

            Lucy W. Adams, 37, female, born MA

            Jemima Morse, 68, female, born MA

            William M. McMahan, 12?, male, born MA, attending school

            Emerson P. Morse, 29, male, laborer, born MA

            Marston S. Morse, 24, male, fisherman, born MA

            Vesta H. Morse, 23, female, born MA

    [204] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 116, described as a daughter of William Bent and Sarah Sampson.

    [205] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 6

    [206] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 116.


[A] The Will of Benjamin Pratt, of Plympton, Massachusetts (1755): *

In the Name of God Amen,

Benjamin Pratt of the town of Plimton in the County of Plimouth Yeoman being Bound Out to Ware in the present Expidition at Meness and being Sensible of the mortality of my body and beleiving that it is appointed for all men once to dye; yet now in Helth and have my Understanding, and thanks be Given to Almighty God therefore, the same I doe make & ordain this My last Will and Testament

Imprs. I Will & Bequeath my soule to God that gave it me, and my body to the dust to be decently Buried at the Discretion of my Execr. hereafter named nothing Doubting but at the Generall Resurrection I Shall Receive the same again by the mighty power of God

Item, I Will and Bequeath unto my Loving wife Margarett Pratt one third part of my indore moveable estate, and also one Cow & also one third part of the Improvement of my Real Estate So Long as She Shall remain my Widow, all which I Give to my Loving wife so long as She Shall remain my Wido, but if in case She shall marry again my Will is that She Shall have onely the third part of my indore Moveables afore mentioned & no more –

Item I Will and Bequeath unto my Loving son Noah Pratt a certain piece of Land begining at apine tree at the North East end of Daley’s pond thence Bounded by the Sheep Common land untill it comes to the Cart Way and then by sd Cart Way unto the Old Cosse way then by the swamp untill it comes to a Ceader Stake & stones, then to extend across the Swamp to a stak Standing in the Range of Thomas Pratts Land then by said Range to the pond Then by said Pond to the Bounds first mentioned all this I Give to my Loving son Noah Pratt Provided he Shall pay the sum of five pounds Six Shillings and eight pence lawfull money, towards my debts besides what he hath already paid, unto him & his Heirs & assigns forever

Item I give and Bequeath unto my Loving Son Daniel Pratt all my lands which I have not Given to my son Noah Pratt in this Will & also my Buildings, & also all my moveable Estate besides what I have given in this Will to my Loving wife Margarett I doe Give unto my said son Daniel Pratt the aforesaid lands and Buildings and Moveable Estate unto him & his Heirs and assigns forever, Provided he Shall pay out Debts and Legacys as I Shall appoint him in this Will hereafter –

Item, I Will and Bequeath unto my Loving Daughter Mary Pratt the Sum of Sixteen Shillings Lmy. or moveable estate to the value thereof To be paid her by my son Daniel Pratt within two years after my decease the abovesaid sum I doe give unto my loving Daughter Mary Pratt and unto her Heirs and assigns forever

Item I Will and Bequeath unto my Loving Daughter Margrett Pratt ye sum of Sixteen Shillings Lmy., or moveable estate to the value thereof to be paid her by my son Daniel Pratt within Two Years after my Decease the abovesd Sum I do Give unto my Loving Daughter Margerett Pratt and to her Heirs & assigns forever

Item I Will and Bequeath unto my Loving Daughter Jemima Pratt the Sum of Sixteen Shillings Lmy. or Moveable Estate To the value thereof to be paid her by my Loving son Daniel Pratt within two years after my decease the aforesaid Sum I Give unto my Loving Daughter Jemimah Pratt, and to her Heirs & assigns forever –

Item I order and appoint my son Daniel Pratt To pay all my Just Debts and Funerall charges, as also to pay the Legacys mentd in this Will that I have ordered and appointd to my three Daughters Besides what I have ordered my son Noah Pratt in this my Will to pay them or their Heirs or assigns –

Lastly I nominate and appoint my Loving son Noah Pratt to be the sole Execr. of this my last Will and Testament Hereby Revoking all other & former Wills either writen or Verball by me heretofore made or done hereby ratifying & Confirming this my last Will and Testament a Remain firm, and in Testimony Whereof I the aforesaid Benjamin Pratt have hereunto Sett my hand and Seal the Seventh day of Aprill in the year of our Lord 1755.

Signed Sealed and Declared                                                                                                              his

By the said Benjamin Pratt                                                                                                Benjamin + Pratt                                 (seal)

to be his last Will & Testamt.                                                                                                          mark

In Presence of us

John Lucas

Saml Lucas

Abigail Faunce

 

Probated on 19 May 1757, presented by the executor herein named, and proved by John Lucas, one of the witnesses. Letter of administration to the executor Noah Pratt dated 19 May 1757.

 

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Plymouth County Probate Vol. 14, p. 324-325, from FHL microfilm #0551542.

 

 

[B] The Will of Benjamin Pratt of Middleborough, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1829) *

        In the name of God amen. I Benjamin Pratt of Middleborough in the County of Plymouth, yeoman, do make and publish this my last Will and Testament.

        I hereby constitute and appoint my beloved wife Jemima Pratt Executor of this my last Will and Testament

        I give, devise and bequeath to my said wife Jemima Pratt all my messuages, lands and tenements, whereosever situated: to have and to hold to her the said Jemima and to her heirs and assigns forever.

        I give and bequeath to my son Benjamin Pratt five dollars, and to my daughter Elizabeth Packard five dollars, and the rest and residue of my personal Estate after paying my just debts and funeral charges, I devise and bequeath to my said wife, Jemima Pratt.

        Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named Benjamin Pratt, as and for his last Will and testament in the presence of us, who at his request and in his presence have subscribed our names as witnesses.

                Zech. Eddy                                                                                                           Benjamin Pratt                                 (seal)

                Wm. F. H. Weld

                William Latham                                                                                                  Middleborough July 29, 1829

 

Presented for probate on the first Monday of Dec. 1838, by Jemima Pratt, the Executor therein named, and proved by Zechariah Eddy and William Latham, two of the witnesses.

 

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Plymouth County Probate Vol. 80, p. 479-480, from FHL microfilm #0555265.

 

 

[C] The Will of Desire Morse of Middleborough, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1843) *

        In the name of God Amen.  I Desire Morse of Middleborough in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Singlewoman, being of sound and disposing mind and memory do make and publish this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking and making void all former Wills by me at any time heretofore made

Imprimis – I give and bequeath unto my sister Betsey Thompson widow of John Thompson of Long Island, deceased, one half of my wearing apparel.

Item Item  I give and bequeath unto unto my three brothers Isaac Morse, Levi Morse, and Joseph Morse all of Middleborough, aforesaid, One Dollar each, to be paid unto them in one year from my decease.

Item,  I give and bequeath unto Ichabod Sampson, my nephew all the rest and residue of my property of whatsoever name and nature.

Lastly  I appoint Ichabod Sampson to be Executor of this my last Will and Testament

        In witness whereof I the said Desire Morse have to this my last Will and Testament, set my hand and seal this twenty sixth day of July, in the year Eighteen hundred and forty three

                                                                                                                                                            her

                                                                                                                                                Desire  X  Morse                 (seal)

                                                                                                                                                          mark

        Signed sealed published and declared

by the said Desire Morse as her last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in her presence and in the presence of each other and at her request have hereunto set our names as Witnesses

                                Eliab Ward

                                Allen Shaw

                                Andrew Cole

 

Presented for probate on the third Monday of Feb. 1852 by Ichabod Sampson, the Executor therein named, and proved by Eliab Ward, one of the witnesses. Letters Testamentary were granted to Ichabod Sampson.

 

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Plymouth County Probate Vol. 94, p. 73-74, from FHL microfilm #0555641.