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Deborah Pratt (1760 - 1845)

Deborah Pratt
Born in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 26 Feb 1778 in Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 84 in Oneonta, Otsego, New York, United Statesmap
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Biography

Deborah Pratt was born 22 Dec 1760 at Oxford, Massachusetts, to Abraham and Mary Barton Pratt.[1]

Deborah marries Elihu Ward at Belchertown, Massachusetts in 1778.[2][3]

The entry in the family register included in the Kenneth Pratt book states Deborah married Elihu Ward an, simply, had a large family.[4] I think the family must have lost touch with Deborah early on. She was the eldest child of Abraham and was probably already out of the house before the younger children were grown.

Elihu can be found in the 1790 Federal Census for the town of Hebron.[5] His household has eight people living in it, which must have been quite the crowded cabin.

Elihu and Deborah can be found on the 1800 Federal Census for Otego, New York.[6] Elihu's household has ten people living in it, including three males in the 16 to 26 age bracket. I'm having trouble placing the known children of this couple into this household. Perhaps they were just guessing at their children's ages.

E. Ward can be found in Otego, New York for the 1810 Federal Census.[7] The family has drastically changed as now there are only six individuals living in the household.

The 1820 Federal Census finds Elihu Ward still living in Otego, New York.[8]

1830 finds the elderly Elihu and Deborah still living in Otego, New York with their son, Abraham Ward enumerated in the next household over.[9]

The last Federal Census record to enumerate Elihu and Deborah is the 1840 census. The couple are living in the village of Oneonta, New York.[10] This time, their son Obadiah Ward is living next door.

Deborah dies 18 May 1845 in Otsego County, New York.[11]

Pratt, Kenneth Charles. Abraham ... The Father Of Us All. Oxford, CT: Privately Published, 1968

Deborah Pratt and Elihu Ward were married on Feb. 26, 1778 in Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts.[12]

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Sources

  1. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897M-RXZC?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D7-92H%3A353349801%2C353662101%2C1005954301 : 22 October 2020), Worcester > Oxford > Births, marriage intentions, marriages, deaths 1714-1874 > image 95 of 491; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
  2. "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHYM-32Q : 13 May 2021), Elihu Ward, 1778.
  3. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9979-4BFN?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DH-NQM%3A353350301%2C353350302%2C353356601 : 20 May 2014), Hampshire > Belchertown > Births, deaths 1734-1789 > image 85 of 87; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
  4. Pratt, Kenneth Charles. Abraham ... The Father Of Us All. Oxford, CT: Privately Published, 1968
  5. "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB6-9KT1?cc=1803959&wc=3XT9-9PD%3A1584070828%2C1584070905%2C1584070876 : 14 May 2015), New York > Washington > Hebron > image 2 of 2; citing NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  6. "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RZ5-1VV?cc=1804228&wc=3V1X-DRP%3A1585148702%2C1585148956%2C1585148960 : 10 June 2015), New York > Otsego > Otego > image 1 of 6; citing NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  7. "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBH-9QWR?cc=1803765&wc=QZZZ-97F%3A1588180303%2C1588181247%2C1588181252 : 1 December 2015), New York > Otsego > Otego > image 4 of 6; citing NARA microfilm publication M252, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  8. "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YYK-TNG?cc=1803955&wc=3L7F-QST%3A1586986403%2C1586986402%2C1586986407 : 16 July 2015), New York > Otsego > Otego > image 1 of 6; citing NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  9. "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YYT-9DXW?cc=1803958&wc=35YH-LL3%3A1588472203%2C1588474502%2C1588474501 : 14 August 2015), New York > Otsego > Otsego > image 75 of 80; citing NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  10. "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBQ-9VYW?cc=1786457&wc=31S2-WQ5%3A1588666984%2C1588669348%2C1588669797 : 24 August 2015), New York > Otsego > Oneonta > image 17 of 24; citing NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  11. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70230877/deborah-ward
  12. "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHYM-323 : 9 February 2018), Elihu Ward and Deborah Pratt, 26 Feb 1778; citing reference p242; FHL microfilm 1,862,889.
  • Source: S124 Title: Abraham, Father of us All (book)

["United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9WT-CJ9B?cc=2078654&wc=M7HY-G24%3A358136101%2C358780201 : [REFERENCE-ERROR]), Otsego > Deeds 1835-1837 vol 55-57 > image 679 of 895; multiple county courthouses, New York. Otsego Deed Book 57 Page 156]

["United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9WT-965R?cc=2078654&wc=M7H1-1WG%3A358136101%2C358920301 : [REFERENCE-ERROR]), Otsego > Deeds 1847 vol 80-81 > image 410 of 654; multiple county courthouses, New York. Otsego Deed Book 81 Page 185]

Joseph Franklin Fagan and Mary Francell Clark : their descendants and their ancestors Page 357


Acknowledgements

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Pratt-4461 was created by Brandon E Ogden through the import of Ogden-Jones Family Tree.ged on Sep 24, 2015.





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Pratt-4461 and Pratt-2850 are not ready to be merged because: parents are different
posted by Mark Burch
Pratt-4461 has the incorrect parents attributed to Deborah Pratt Ward. She is the eldest child of Abraham and Mary Barton Pratt. As stated below, she is identified as a daughter in Abraham Pratt's will in Washington County, New York.
posted by Tom Pratt
If you have a source for the correct parents, you can detach the incorrect parents and propose the merge.
posted by Mark Burch
Pratt-4461 and Pratt-2850 appear to represent the same person because: Tom Pratt gave source (will of Abraham) and reasoning behind correct parents. These profiles are duplicates.
posted by Nathan Kennedy
Pratt-4461 and Pratt-2850 appear to represent the same person because: I feel the correct set of parents for Deborah Pratt should be Abraham and Mary Barton Pratt. Deborah is identified in her father's will of 1802 as Deborah Ward. The marriage to Elihu Ward in Belchertown also makes sense as there was a spur of the old Albany Post Road that ran from CT to Albany which ran right through the county. It would be likely that the family of Abraham Pratt and that of Elihu Ward met on their journey to NY at that point. I'm also including a link to Crista Cowen's Ancestry tree (she is the chief genealogist for Ancestry.com) which has this family, too. https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/81243453/person/36440652982/facts
posted by Tom Pratt

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