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Prince Stetson (abt. 1741 - aft. 1805)

Capt. Prince Stetson
Born about in Hanover, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Americamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 6 Feb 1768 in Hanover, Plymouth, Massachusetts Baymap
Husband of — married after 1789 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died after after about age 63 [location unknown]
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Biography

1776 Project
Captain Prince Stetson served with Plymouth County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Prince Stetson is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A108639.

Birth

Prince Stetson was born in Aug 1741 at Hanover, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. [1], The fifth child and son of Abijah and Deborah (Turner) Stetson[2][B].

Marriage

Married First (1) Eunice Sylvester. 6 Feb 1768 at Hanover, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States (as "Unis Sylvester"). [3]

7 Children [C]:
  1. Sophia (Stetson) Perkins,
  2. Joan (Stetson) Leavitt, [4]
  3. Eunice Turner (Stetson) Willet, [5]
  4. Temperance (Stetson) Stetson, m. Jacob Stetson [6]
  5. Nathaniel Stetson.
  6. Penthy (Stetson) Patch [7]
  7. Prince Stetson, b.28 Feb 1784.
  8. Charles Stetson.
  9. Joseph Stetson (twin-9a) [8].
  10. Henry Stetson (twin-9b) [8]

Married Second (2) Widow Jane (Grant) Carver [8][A]

3 Children:
  1. (x) Sage Stetson [D]
  2. (xi) Thomas j. Stetson, b. abt 1800?; m. Sarah Merrill [9]
  3. (xii) Freeman Stetson, died at age 13.

Military Service

Sgt in Capt Amos Turner's Minute Men, Col. John Bailey's Regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775. He was afterward Lieutenant and first Lieutenant of this company, later of the Committee of Safety, and "Captain of Hanover company of Mattross stationed at Hanover[10]

Captain Prince lived in Hanover and moved to Freeport, Maine after the Revolutionary War.[2].

Death

Reported to have died in 1788 [11], but that date is also the date reported for the death of his first wife, and precludes his marriage to Jane (Grant) Stetson. [A]

Research Notes

  • Stetson Kindred Genealogical Index: 1-2-1-7-5
A. From O.F. Stetson: Sarah (Merrill) Stetson, wife of Thomas J, who was living at Freeport, Maine, gave Mr. Barry (reference above) the information concerning the second wife and her 3 children after he had published his book on the Stetson genealogy. There are no dates recorded in "The Descendants..." [8].
B. Parent's marriage info:
Husband (Father) Abijah Stetson.
Wife (Mother) Deborah Turner.
Marriage 5 Jun 1729.Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, British Colonial America. [2].
Child: Prince Stetson.
C. Not all of the Children recorded here [12] have birth dates. Most have been estimated from the date of his first marriage (1768), and the birth order listed in "The Descendants" or in sources listed on the individual child's page.
D. Don't confuse daughter "Sage Stetson" here with Sage Stetson, the daughter of Temperance and Jacob Stetson born in 1799.

Sources

  1. Source: #S6 Ancestral File No:151G-WT7 See Also: Film No: 962062
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Stetson: Vol. 1, no. 1, Page 70
  3. Source: #S6 Ancestral File No:151G-WT7 See Also: Film No: 962062
  4. Listed 2nd in Stetson: Vol. 1, no. 2, Page 134
  5. Listed 3rd in Stetson: Vol. 1, no. 2, Page 134
  6. Stetson: Vol 1, No 3, Pg 63-64
  7. Stetson: Vol. 1, no. 2, Page 134
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Stetson: Vol. 1, no. 2, Page 135
  9. Find A Grave: Memorial #120132496
  10. Massachusetts S and S in Revolutionary War Vol XIV pg 947
  11. No Source Available
  12. Stetson: Vol. 1, no. 2, Page 134 & 135

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Please verify the death and marriage dates. It is showing married after death. Sure it is just a typo.
Please verify the death and marriage dates. It is showing married after death. Sure it is just a typo.