Mary Prentice

Mary married John Breed on 14 Aug 1725 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut. John (son of John Breed and Mercy Palmer) was born on 26 Jan 1700 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut; was christened on 31 Mar 1700; died on 24 Jan 1781 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut; was buried in Stonington, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mercy Breed was born on 3 Aug 1727 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut; died on 5 Aug 1811; was buried on 5 Aug 1811 in Guilford, Windham, Vermont.

Samuel married Esther Hammond in 1701. Esther (daughter of Nathaniel Hammond and Mary Griffin) was born about 1684 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was probably a trooper in his father's troop of horse.

Thomas married Sarah Stanton on 20 Mar 1675. Sarah (daughter of Thomas Stanton and Anna Lord) was born in 1655 in New London, New London, Connecticut; died on 7 Aug 1713. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: Bef 12 Mar 1643, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Nathaniel married Mary Griffin about 1670. Mary (daughter of Richard Griffin and Mary) was born about 1650; was christened on 17 May 1657 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died after 6 May 1702. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died at age 89 of a fall from his horse.

"CAPT. THOMAS PRENTICE, b. in England about 1621, was a citizen, 'freeman,' and farmer in Newtown [Cambridge] at a very early day, and with his wife, Grace, was a member of the church there previous to 1652. It is not known whether he was related to Valentine Prentice of Roxbury (1631), or Henry Prentice or Prentiss of Cambridge. He was captain of a troop of cavalry and did great execution in the Indian conflicts, particularly in King Philip's war. Yet was so well-disposed toward good Indians that the christian natives petitioned the General Court to appoint him as their 'overseer and magistrate'' in 1691. He was a representative or deputy to the General Court 1772-1774. Was sent with his troop to Kliode Island to arrest and bring back Sir Edmund Andros, and was a prominent figure in his day. He d. July 6, 1710, and was 'buried under arms by the troop,' two days later." [Charles Henry Pope, citation details below]

Thomas married Grace before 1648. Grace died on 9 Oct 1692 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Along with TNH ancestors William Chesebrough, Walter Palmer, and George Denison, he was one of the founders of Stonington, Connecticut. He was also a founder of Hartford; his name is on the Founders Monument there.

From Wikipedia:

Thomas Stanton (1616?-1677) was a trader and an accomplished Indian interpreter and negotiator in the colony of Connecticut. One of the original settlers of Hartford, he was also one of four founders of Stonington, Connecticut, along with William Chesebrough, Thomas Miner, and Walter Palmer.

He first appears in the historical record as an interpreter for John Winthrop, Jr. in 1636. He fought in the Pequot War, nearly losing his life in the Fairfield Swamp Fight in 1637. In 1638 he was a delegate at the Treaty of Hartford, which ended that war. In 1643, the United Colonies of New England appointed Stanton as Indian Interpreter.

Following the war, Stanton returned to Hartford, where he married and became a successful trader. In 1649, Stanton settled a tract of land alongside the Pawcatuck River in what is present-day Stonington. In 1649 or 1650 he was given permission to establish a trading post on the river and was granted a 3 year monopoly over Indian trade in the area. The trading house was built in 1651. During this time, Stanton's family remained in Hartford or New London, joining him in Stonington in about 1657 after the trading venture had become established and a suitable house constructed.

From Eugene C. Zubrinsky, "The Immigration and Early Whereabouts of in America of Thomas Stanton of Connecticut" (citation details below):

The available evidence provides neither complete details nor absolute certainty as to [Thomas] Stanton's immigration to and initial whereabouts in America. We may nevertheless be completely confident in discarding more than 150 years of virtually unsupported (yet, incredibly, uncontested) assertions about these matters. Careful analysis of existing records leads inexorably to the conclusion that Thomas Stanton immigrated directly to Massachusetts by 1635 (ship unknown); landed probably at Boston (the point of all but a handful of Bay Colony arrivals) but went soon (if not immediately) to Cambridge; and after spending time trading with the Indians in Connecticut, migrated to Hartford by June 1636. On 6 February 1649[/50], the General Court granted Stanton "libberty to erect a trading howse" at Pawcatuck, an outlying, practically unpopulated section of Pequot (New London) that would become part of the eventual tow of Stonington. By July 1651, he and, presumably, his family had removed from Hartford to the settlement at Pequot. The grant there of Stanton's six-acre house lot is recorded without date but would have been made no later than 19 October 1650, when he received 20 acres of upland "upen scull plain." His next Pequot grant, two acres of salt marsh "at sandie Coave," was made on 28 March 1651. Other grants followed, including one, dated 18 June (not in March) 1652, of 300 acres near his Pawcatuck trading post. Stanton was of Pawcatuck on 25 or 28 January 1657[ 8?], when he sold his Pequot dwelling house, home lot, and orchard to George Tong[ue]. A founder and leading citizen of Stonington, he died there on 2 December 1677.

Thomas married Anna Lord about 1637. Anna (daughter of Thomas Lord and Dorothy Bird) was born before 18 Sep 1614 in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England; was christened on 18 Sep 1614 in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England; died in 1688 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut; was buried in Wequetequock Burial Ground, Stonington, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Emigrated with her parents after 29 Apr 1635 on the Elizabeth & Ann.

After her husband's death, she lived with her daughter Dorothy Stanton Noyes.

Notes:

One of the first settlers of Hingham. His English ancestry is unknown.

Thomas married Elizabeth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]