Zachariah Prickett Jr.
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Zachariah Prickett Jr. (abt. 1701 - 1753)

Zachariah Prickett Jr.
Born about in Northampton, Burlington County, New Jerseymap
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Brother of , , and
Husband of — married 22 Mar 1721 (to 30 Jan 1753) in Evesham Twp, Burlington County, New Jerseymap
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Died at about age 52 in Northampton, Burlington County, New Jerseymap
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Biography

Zachariah[1] was born about 1701 in Northampton, Burlington County, New Jersey, the third of five known children and the youngest of three sons of Zachariah and . Ellipha Aletheia Prickett.
Alternate birth date: 1698.[2]
Alternate birth date: c1700.[3]
On 2 January 1720, perhaps when he was in his late teens, Zachariah married Mary Troth in Evesham Township, Burlington County (she was the daughter of William Troth and Elizabeth Field; she was born c1703 in Evesham Burlington County"[4] and they had two known children, a son and a daughter:
  1. Patience (Prickett) Haines
  2. Zachariah Prickett
Alternate marriage date: 1719[5][6]
Alternate marriage date: 22 Mar 1721, Evesham, Burlington County, New Jersey.[7][8][9]
Alternate marriage date: 2 Jan 1721, Evesham, Burlington, NJ.[10]
Alternate marriage date: 1 Mar 1722/23, Haddonfield Monthly Meeting, Gloucester Co., NJ. [11]
Alternate marriage date: 1st mo, 12th da, 1722/3. "In reading a book called Early Church Records of Gloucester County, New Jersey page 66 from minutes of Haddonfield monthly meeting: Marriage1st mo, 12th da, 1722/3. Zachary Prickett, son of Zachariah and Ellington Prickett and Mary Troth, dau of William and Elizabeth (Field) Troth. [12]

Votes in 1739 election

In 1739 Zachary [sic.] Prichet [sic.] voted for one Sam'l Wolman in a Burlington County, New Jersey election.
Three other Pricketts voted in the election: a Jacob and a John for Wolman; a different John for Mahlon Stacy, who lived in Northampton.[13][14]
Look in the rightmost column for John Prickett and in the leftmost column. for John Pricket (one "t") and for Jacob Pricket and Zachary Prichet.

Named executor of father-in-law's will

On 10 March 1739 Zachariah was named executor of the will of William Troth, proved, 10 Mar 1739, Evesham, Burlington County, as well as Troth's friend Thomas Busbey. One James Springer was a witness. Will was made 09 Dec 1738. Inventory was made by Hudson Springer.[15][16]

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Zachariah was named an executor for his father-in-law's will
In 1740, Evesham, Burlington County, New Jersey, Zachariah, as well as Troth's other two sons-in-law, William Garwood and Amos Haines, were named as executors of the will of Willim Troath [sic.], William Troath, of Evesham, Burlington Co., yeoman. To Wife, Elizabeth, rents of plantation in tenure of Richard Burden, containing 250 acres adjoining Jacob Heuling, Thomas Evans and Malta Scoxon. [To] Isaac, son of my son Paul (after decease of my wife), 200 acres, formerly belonging to Henery Manley and leased to Richard Burden. [To] Grandson, William Troth. [To] Children of my daughters— Mary Prickett, Jane Garwood and Rebecca Hains. [To] Brother, Edward Troath, living in Great Britain. Executors— sons-in-law, Zachry Pricket, William Garwood and Amos Hains. Witnesses— Richard Borden, William Whitton, Freem. Lippincott, Jun"r. Proved Aug., 1740.[17]
1740. 9th day, 6th mo. (Aug.). Inventory. £500.9.6; made by Thomas Hooteii and Freedom Lippincott."[18]

Executor and an heir of Robert Stevens will

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Zachariah was named executor and an heir of Robert Stevens wil
18 Sep 1742: Zachariah was named executor of the estate of Robert Stevens, Northampton, Burlington, New Jersey. Stevens, a weaver who left “my negro woman, Rachel, [and] Negroes, Peter, Meriam, Dina, Charles, Deby and John, to have their freedom.” Executor to have two tombstones placed at the graves of "my wife and me" in Burlington churchyard. Remainder of estate, real and personal, to Zachariah Prickett, whom I appoint sole executor. Witnesses— Patrick Byrne, Mary Ogburn, Sam'll Hall. Proved Oct. 11, 1742.[19][20][21] Inventory, £124.8.6; made by Tho: Shinn and John Osmond. Inventory: valued at L443.10.5 by George Briggs & Thos. Budd, 22 Jan 1753, Northampton, Burlington County, New Jersey.
Zachariah inherited the remainder of Robert Stevens's estate.
1742, Oct. 11. Inventory, £124.8.6; made by Tho: Shinn and John Osmond.[22]

For a larger view of the abstract of Zachariah's will, click here.

Abstract of will of Zachariah Prickett, Jr., 1701-1753

Makes his will

On 22 January 1753 in Northampton, Zachariah signed a will: [To] Son Richard, to have house and lot in Mount Holly, known by the name of Robert Stevens' place; also the house and 7 acres where I live. [To] Daughters, Patience Smith, Sarah Simons, Mary Paullis Miers, each 5 shillings. [To] Daughter Hannah Prlckett, £60 when 18. [To] Daughter Hope, £100 when 18. [To] Son Zachariah, plantation where he lives, except what I give to my son Richard as above. Executor- brother, Jacob Prickett. Witnesses-'97 William Foster, John Goldy, James Allen. Proved Jan. 30, 1753. 1753, Jan.28. Inventory, £443.10.5, by George Briggs and Thomas Budd. 1755, Oct. 17. Account of Executor.[23]

Death

Zachariah died of unknown causes on 30 January 1753 in Northampton.[24][25]

Settlement of Zachariah's estate

22 Jan 1753. An inventory of Zachariah's estate by George Briggs & Thos. Budd valued it at at £443.10.5. Northampton, Burlington County, New Jersey. [26]

Citations

  1. ↑ Prickett Fence, vol. 8, iss. 2, p. 26, from reprint of ms. of his will.
  2. ↑ Chris M. Prickett <deceased>. "The Prickett / Prickitt Families of Burlington County, NJ Prickett." Genealogy.com. URL: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/p/r/i/Chris-M-Prickett/index.html. Updated 12 Apr 2009. Accessed 18 Mar 2018 by Patricia Prickett Hickin. Zachariah Prickett. For yob only.
  3. ↑ Marks, Michael Morris <tripm@yahoo.com>. Marks Family Tree. As of 25 May 2014 updated 25 Dec 2013). Repository: RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project 20120827 http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=tripm&id=I14290. Accessed on 18 Mar 2018 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
  4. ↑ http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohallen/histories/mpeacock.htm
  5. ↑ Joel Norman Swink <swinkbliss@verizon.net >, "The Joel Norman Swink Home Page" Genealogy.com. URL: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/w/i/Joel-N-Swink/index.html?Welcome=1012357682. Updated June 26, 2006. Accessed 18 Mar 2018 by Patricia Prickett Hickin. Zachariah Prickitt, b c1698. died 30 January 1753.
  6. ↑ Chris M. Prickett <deceased>. "The Prickett / Prickitt Families of Burlington County, NJ Prickett." Genealogy.com. URL: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/p/r/i/Chris-M-Prickett/index.html. Updated 12 Apr 2009. Accessed 18 Mar 2018 by Patricia Prickett Hickin. Zachariah Prickett. For yob only.
  7. ↑ Joel Norman Swink <swinkbliss@verizon.net >, "The Joel Norman Swink Home Page" Genealogy.com. URL: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/w/i/Joel-N-Swink/index.html?Welcome=1012357682. Updated June 26, 2006. Accessed 18 Mar 2018 by Patricia Prickett Hickin. Zachariah Prickitt, b c1698. died 30 January 1753.
  8. ↑ Marks, Michael Morris <tripm@yahoo.com>. Marks Family Tree. As of 25 May 2014 updated 25 Dec 2013). Repository: RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project 20120827 http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=tripm&id=I14290. Accessed on 18 Mar 2018 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
  9. ↑ Source: #S314 n.v. http://books.google.com/books?id=CHXZNnppLqwC&dq=Newton+Township,+nj&source=gbs_navlinks_s
  10. ↑ p. 888: "Notes on the Prichett or Prickett Family of New Jersey," Genealogy of Pennsylvania Families
  11. ↑ Source: #S310 http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/print.cgi?prickett::837.html.
  12. ↑ Kimberlee Miller, "Re: Josiah and Zachariah Prickitt," March 04, 2002. Prickett Family Forum. Genealogy.com. URL: http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/prickett/837/. Accessed 20 Mar 2018 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
  13. ↑ "Poll Book of an Election in 1739," Burlington County, New Jersey, The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, vol.XVIII, p 190. URL: https://books.google.com/books?id=kywXAAAAIAAJ&printsec=toc&dq=Prickett&num=100&sig=gpxoxW9xc9J-F3NChSFhSK-ABMI&hl=en#v=onepage&q=Prickett&f=false. Accessed 18 Mar 2018 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
  14. ↑ "Poll Book of an Election in 1739," Burlington County, New Jersey, The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, vol.XVIII, p 190. https://archive.org/stream/pennsylvaniamaga18hist#page/190/mode/1up/search/Stacy. Accessed 19 Mar 2018 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
  15. ↑ Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administrations. Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, First Series, Vol. XXX, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administrations, Etc., Volume II-1730-1750. Edited by A. Van Doren Honeyman. (Somerville, N. J. The Unionist-Gazette Association, Printers.1918). vol II: p489, Zachariah "Zachry" Prickett
  16. ↑ Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administrations. Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, First Series, Vol. XXX, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administrations, Etc., Volume II-1730-1750. Edited by A. Van Doren Honeyman. (Somerville, N. J. The Unionist-Gazette Association, Printers.1918). URL: http://ia802700.us.archive.org/1/items/calendarofnewjer01newj/calendarofnewjer01newj.pdf.Accessed 18 Mar 2018 by Patricia Prickett Hickin. vol XXX;II Zachariah Prickett: XXX,II Zachariah Prickett: 455.
  17. ↑ Lib. 4, p. 252.
  18. ↑ Honeyman, A. Van Doren, ed. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administrations. Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, First Series, Vol. XXX, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administrations, Etc., Volume II-1730-1750. Edited by A. Van Doren Honeyman. (Somerville, N. J. The Unionist-Gazette Association, Printers.1918). Vol II:489. Zachariah Prickett. URL: http://ia802700.us.archive.org/1/items/calendarofnewjer01newj/calendarofnewjer01newj.pdf.Accessed 18 Mar 2018 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
  19. ↑ NJ, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administrations, E, II: 455, Zachariah Prickett; USGenWeb Archives; http://ia600306.us.archive.org/13/items/calendarofnewjer01newj/calendarofnewjer01newj.pdf
  20. ↑ Lib. 4, p. 349. 1742, Oct. 11.
  21. ↑ Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administrations. Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, First Series, Vol. XXX, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administrations, Etc., Volume II-1730-1750. Edited by A. Van Doren Honeyman. (Somerville, N. J. The Unionist-Gazette Association, Printers.1918). URL: http://ia802700.us.archive.org/1/items/calendarofnewjer01newj/calendarofnewjer01newj.pdf.Accessed 18 Mar 2018 by Patricia Prickett Hickin. vol XXX;II Zachariah Prickett: 489. II Zachariah Prickett: 455.
  22. ↑ Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administrations. Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, First Series, Vol. XXX, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administrations, Etc., Volume II-1730-1750. Edited by A. Van Doren Honeyman. (Somerville, N. J. The Unionist-Gazette Association, Printers.1918). Vol. II: 455, Zachariah Prickett. URL: http://ia600306.us.archive.org/13/items/calendarofnewjer01newj/calendarofnewjer01newj.pdf
  23. ↑ Burl. Wills 5221C, 5637 C: Volume XXXII, Abstracts of Wills, 1751-1760 > 261, Record for Zachariah Prickitt, 1/22/1753; accessed 4 Jul 2012. Ancestry.com. New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: New Jersey State Archives. New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series. Trenton, New Jersey: John L Murphy Publishing Company
  24. ↑ Joel Norman Swink <swinkbliss@verizon.net >, "The Joel Norman Swink Home Page" Genealogy.com. URL: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/w/i/Joel-N-Swink/index.html?Welcome=1012357682. Updated June 26, 2006. Accessed 18 Mar 2018 by Patricia Prickett Hickin. Zachariah Prickitt, b c1698.
  25. ↑ Marks, Michael Morris <tripm@yahoo.com>. Marks Family Tree. As of 25 May 2014 updated 25 Dec 2013). Repository: RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project 20120827 http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=tripm&id=I14290. Accessed on 18 Mar 2018 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
  26. ↑ Source: #S569 Burl. Wills 5221C, 5637 C: Volume XXXII, Abstracts of Wills, 1751-1760 > 261, Record for Zachariah Prickitt, 1/22/1753; accessed 4 Jul 2012 Certainty: 4 Ancestry.com. New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: New Jersey State Archives. New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series. Trenton, New Jersey: John L Murphy Publishing Company

Acknowledgments

Sources

  • Clement, John. Sketches of the First Immigrant Settlers Newton Township, Old Gloucester. n.l., n.s.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1 Jan 1877. Repository: Google eBooks.
  • Haines, George and Richard, comp. Ancestry of the Haines, Sharp, Collins, Wills, Gardiner, Prickitt, Eves, Evans, Moore, Troth, Borton and Engle families. Camden, NJ: S. Chew & Sons Co, 1902. Repository: US.Archive.org.
  • Karus, Linda, email from Linda Karus to PPH, 8/30/2006 <LKarus2764@aol.com> (near Fairmont WV).
  • Norman, Don, comp. "Descendants of Howell Prickett." (formerly on Rootsweb). Repository: Hackers Creek Pioneer Descendants. Http://hackerscreek.com/norman/PRICKETT.htm.
  • Prickett Fence, vol. 8, iss. 2, p. 26. Information is from reprint of ms. of his will.
  • Snyder, Horatio Connell Snyder. The Pennocks of Primitive Hall (Update 2 Jan 2013). Repository: Independent website, URL: http://www.pennock.ws/.




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Abstract of will of Zachariah Prickett, Jr., 1701-1753
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