Thomas Pratt (1646 - bef. 1720)

Born 5 May 1646 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Alice Unknown — married about 1679 in Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died before 31 Oct 1720 before age 74 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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Biography

This person was created through the import of Bishop Family Tree.ged on 18 February 2011.

A son Thomas Pratt was recorded in Charlestown, Massachusetts born 5 May 1646 to Richard Pratt.

Thomas Pratt married Alice [Unknown] and they had at least 1 child, Mary.^[1]

Alice died before Thomas wrote his will in June of 1759 where he calls her "my late wife."^[1]

The births of at least three of his children, Mary, Hannah, and Thomas were recorded in Concord, Massachusetts.^[2][3][4] He resided in the Town of Malden when he died.

The will of Thomas Pratt, of Malden, was dated 9 May 1718. He named his wife Allis, his sons John, Richard, and Thomas Pratt, and his daughters Mary, Hannah, and Sarah.

Thomas left his house and land in Malden to his son Richard, on account of this son having lived with him until six and twenty years, and also named Richard his sole executor.

His will was proved 31 Oct 1720 in Middlesex Court by the subscribing witnesses with the named executor, Richard Pratt accepting and being appointed administrator. It was thereon recorded the legatees Thomas Pratt and Sarah Jenkins were present and the widow and others wrote, excepting Hannah Skinner. An approval of "Allas" Pratt, cited her weakness of body for not attending. The second note of approval was signed jointly by legatees John Pratt and Mary Grover. John Pratt was therein said to be of the Town of Attleborough, and Mary Grover was therein said to be wife of Ephraim Grover and a resident of Norton, all of the latter in the County of Bristol, Massachusetts.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Grover, Joel P. The Ancestry and Genealogy of Thomas Grover, Utah Pioneer. Los Angeles, California: J. P. Grover, 1960. Page 73.
2. ↑ [1] 19 Feb 1680 Mary Pratt, dau. of Thomas Pratt. Concord, Mass. Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records
3. ↑ 11 March 1682 Thomas Pratt, son of Thomas Pratt. Concord, Mass. Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records
4. ↑ 14 July 1685 Hannah Pratt, dau. of Thomas Pratt. Concord, Mass. Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records

• [2] C. A. Torrey, NEW ENGLAND MARRIAGES PRIOR TO 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1986. p. 600.
• Will of Thomas Pratt, of Malden, dated 9 May 1718, proved 31 Oct 1720. Docket # 17943. Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Massachusetts County, District and Probate Courts.
• Merrilee Janness, first hand knowledge.