John Pratt Jr. (1638 - 1689)

Born 1 Aug 1638 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Boosey) Pratt — married 25 Nov 1658 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Husband of Hepzibah Elizabeth (Wyatt) Sadd — married before 1677 in Hartford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 23 Nov 1689 at age 51 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut

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Biography

John PRATT - b. by 1634, England or Cambridge, MA, son of John PRATT and Elizabeth^[1]

John administered his father's estate in 1655.

John was made Freeman at a court called by the Governor and Magistrate at Hartford 26 February, 1656. [Colonial Rcds, CT]

He was chosen Constable for the years of 1660, 1669, 1678, 1682 and chosen "to order the affayrs of the town from 1653-1665. [Htfd. Town Votes] John Pratt's name appears on the list of "Freeman" on the north side of the river, taken 13 Oct, 1669. [Colonial Rcds, CT., p. 518]

He d. Nov. 23, 1689, Hartford, CT.

Will witnessed 9 Apr 1687: "... To my son John, besides what he receives of my Estate by my Father's will, 20 shillings; To my sons Joseph & Jonathan I give my now dwelling house & Barne, wth the Nine acres of Land upon which it stands, & the thirteen acres of Land in the neck, to be equally divided between them. And for the remainder of my personal Estate, it is my will that it be equally divided between my five daughters & Two younger sons, and delivered to them as they come of age if my wife can spare it, or Else at her Marriage or decease. ..."^[2]Inventory of property was presented in the Court of Probate, 27 Dec 1687. [doesn't make sense that inventory was taken two years BEFORE he died.]

He married first about 1657, Hannah BOOSEY - b. Feb. 10, 1641/2, Wethersfield, CT; d. 1671-1676, Hartford, CT. Daughter of James BOOSEY and Alice; and second about 1676 Hepzibah WYATT (bap. Oct. 23, 1653, Farmington, CT; d. Dec. 20, 1711, Hartford, CT), daughter of John WYATT and Mary BRONSON. Hepzibah married second about 1690 John SADD, Jr..

Children

Children of John Pratt, born in Hartford:^[1]

1. Hannah, b. 25 November 1658, m. Jaret Spencer
2. John, b. 17 May 1661, m. Hannah Sanford
3. Elizabeth, b. 7 October 1664, d. unmarried
4. Sarah, b. 20 June 1668, m. Timothy Phelps
5. Joseph, b. 6 March 1671, m. Sarah Colyer
6. Ruth, b. 21 December 1677, m. 1 January 1700 Willerton Merrill
7. Susannah, b. 2 October 1680, m. Daniel Merrill
8. Jonathan, b. 6 October 1683, m. 2d Mary Benton

Research notes

Although its agreed upon that John Pratt had eight children, sources disagree as to which wife he had them with. Whittelsey's Ancestry claims all eight children were by Hepzibah,^[1] whereas Whittemore's Heroes claims most of the children were probably by his first wife Hannah.^[3]

In her will, Hepzibah Sadd leaves only to her sons Jonathan Pratt and Thomas Sadd, her daughter Susannah Merrills, her granddaughter Susannah Merrills, her kinswoman Mary Graves and to Lydia Graves.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Whittelsey, Charles B. The Ancestry and the Descendants of John Pratt of Hartford, Conn. Hartford, CT: The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1900. Page 13-14.
2. ↑ Manwaring, Charles William. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records.Volume 1. Hartford District 1635-1700. Hartford, Conn., R.S. Peck & Co., Printers, 1904.) p. 500
3. ↑ Whittemore, Henry. The Heroes of the American Revolution and Their Descendants. Heroes of the Revolution Publishing Co., 1897. Page 70.
4. ↑ A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. Page 128.

See also

• The Pratt Directory (2000) Ancestor House. Compiled by Jayne Pratt Lovelace
• "The. Pratt family" by Rev. F.W. CHAPMAN A.M. 1864