Capt. Thomas Prentice

1621 - 1710  (89 years)

• Name	Thomas Prentice
  Prefix	Capt.
  Birth	1621  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Jul 1710	Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Alternate death	7 Jul 1710	Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts   [6]
  Burial	East Parish Burying Ground, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts   [6]
  Person ID	I11437	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2024

  
  

  Family	Grace   d. 9 Oct 1692, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  Marriage	Bef 1648  [2]
  Children	+ 1. Thomas Prentice,   b. 22 Jan 1649   d. 19 Apr 1685 (Age 36 years)
  Family ID	F6794	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Died of a fall from his horse while returning from public Sunday worship. It’s notable that gravestone as shown on his Find a Grave page (citation details below) would appear to be contemporary with his death, and it very clearly says that he died "JULY THE 7th 1709", as opposed to the many sources that say he actually died on the 6th. See our page for his wife Grace for notes on his and her often-claimed origins. "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]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1366] The History and Genealogy of the Prentice, or Prentiss Family in New England by C.J.F. Binney. Boston, 1883. [S2203] New England Marriages Prior to 1700 by Clarence A. Torrey. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. [S4976] The Cheney Genealogy by Charles Henry Pope. Boston, 1897. [S715] History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, from its First Settlement in 1649 to 1900 by Richard Anson Wheeler. New London, Connecticut: Press of the Day Publishing Company, 1900. [S2203] New England Marriages Prior to 1700 by Clarence A. Torrey. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015., year only. [S7879] Find a Grave page for Cpt Thomas Prentice.