John Prentice (1682 - 1748)

Born 1682 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Prudence (Foster) Prentice — married 11 Nov 1718 in Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 6 Jan 1748 at about age 66 in Lancaster, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Birth John Prentice was born in 1682 in Newton, Massachusetts. ^[1]

Marriages and Children Rev. John Prentice was married first to Mary Gardner, the widow of Rev. Andrew Gardner, married on 4 Deceember 1705. Rev. Gardner was Rev. Prentice's predecessor in the ministry in Lancaster, Massachusetts. She was Rev. Prentice's first wife. ^[2]

The children of John and Mary were:

1. John Prentice b about 1706^[2]
2. Mary Prentice b 1708^[2]
3. Thomas Prentice bapt. 3 September 1709 or 1710 d 14 November 1775 Cambridge, Massachusetts; m 1) Abigail Willard of Lunenburg, Massachusetts 2) 1751 Mrs. Borodel, daughter of John Jackson, widow of Samuel Jackson (sic?). No issue. ^[2]
4. Dr. Stanton Prentice, M. D. b 1711 d 1769; m Mercy^[2][3]
5. Elizabeth Prentice bapt. 22 November 1713; m 1) Daniel Robbins of Lancaster 2) Capt. Curtis of Worcester^[2]
6. Sarah Prentice bapt. 11 March 1715/16^[2]

Rev. John Prentice of Lancaster, Massachusetts and the widow, Mrs. Prudence Swan of Charlestown, Massachusettswere married by Rev. Jos. Stevens on 11 November 1718 in Charlestown, Massachusetts. ^[4]

Rev. John Prentice and Prudence had these daughters:

1. Dorothy Prentice b 12 January 1717/18 ^[2]
2. Prudence Prentice bapt. 29 November 1719; m. Josiah Brown^[2]
3. Relief Prentice m 27 March 1750 Rev. John Rogers^[2]
4. Rebecca Prentice^[2] b 1727 m. Rev. John Mellen ^[5]

Death

He passed away in 1748 at Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts.

Probate

The will of John Prentice of Lancaster was dated 28 December 1747 and proved on 8 February 1747/48 in Worcester. He mentioned his wife Prudence, his children, Thomas Prentice, Stanton Prentice, Mary Cushing (eldest daughter), Elizabeth Robbins, Sarah Smith, Dorothy Stearns, Prudence Brown, Relief Prentice, and Rebecca Prentice, and his grandchildren, John Prentice, Samuel Prentice, and Anna Prentice (sister to John and Samuel). He appointed Josiah White and Hooker Osgood to be the executors.^[6]

His inventory was taken on 4 May 1748 in Lancaster.^[7]

In 1748, the estate that had been his first wife was settled upon Thomas Prentice, the heirs of John Prentice, decd., Dr. Stanton Prentice, Mary Cushing, wife to Job Cushing, Elizabeth Robbins, wife of Daniel Robbins, Sarah Smith, wife of Dr. Joshua Smith, and Dorothy Stearns, wife of Josiah Stearns.^[8]

In 1748, his estate was divided and set out to Relief Prentice, Rebecca Prentice, Elizabeth Robbins, Sarah Smith, Dorothy Sterns, and Prudence Brown.^[9]

In 1749, an account of his estate by his widow, Prudence was recorded which included debts received, improvement of the real estate, debts paid, gravestones, appraisers, dividing real estate, and administration fees.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ William A. Stanton,A Record of Thomas Stanton and His Descendants (Joel Munsell's Sons. New York. 1891.), page 74.
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10} C.J.F. Binney, The History and Genealogy of the Prentice or Prentiss Family (Boston, Published by Author, 1852). page 168.
3. ↑ Henry S. Nouse, The Birth, Marriage & Death Register , Church Records & Epitaphs of Lancaster, Mass 1643-1850 (1890, J. W. Coulter, Printer, Lancaster, MA), page 401.
4. ↑ Ancestry. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 for Prudence Swan Index: Charlestown> Births Marriages Deaths, 1629-1800; Vol. 3 Image
5. ↑ Stanton does not list Dorothy. William A. Stanton, A Record of Thomas Stanton and His Descendants (Joel Munsell's Sons. New York. 1891.), page 75.
6. ↑ "Probate records v. 2 1739-1748, 1790-1827" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YY-KXYX : 13 March 2024), Film# 007704427, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 373-374, Vol 2, Page 681-683.
7. ↑ "Probate records v. 3 1748-1751, 1793-1837, 1865-1898" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YY-F3XQ : 15 March 2024), Film# 007704428, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 7, Vol 3, Page 2-3.
8. ↑ "Probate records v. 3 1748-1751, 1793-1837, 1865-1898" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YY-F36W-6 : 19 March 2024), Film# 007704428, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 71-74, Vol 3, Page 125-131.
9. ↑ "Probate records v. 3 1748-1751, 1793-1837, 1865-1898" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YY-F3X9-L : 17 March 2024), Film# 007704428, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 26-27, Vol 3, Page 41-44.
10. ↑ "Probate records v. 3 1748-1751, 1793-1837, 1865-1898" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YY-F36P-D : 20 March 2024), Film# 007704428, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 89-90, Vol 3, Page 161-162.

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• The Descendants of Rev. John Eliot, Capt. James Parker, Capt. Thomas Prentice from New England and Pulteney, New York, 1620-1967: Including references to the families of Mullins, Southworth, Bradford, Bridge, Stanton, Lord; compiled by Wilford V. Case; Syracuse, NY; December 15, 1967.

• History of Stonington, etc. (Wheeler, 1900), p. 543, no. 12

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