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Thomas Prence, Governor of the Plymouth Colony

Male Abt 1600 - 1673  (~ 73 years)


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  1. 1.  Thomas Prence, Governor of the Plymouth Colony was born about 1600 in Lechlade, Farindon, Gloucestershire, England; died on 29 Mar 1673 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; was buried on 8 Apr 1673 in Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachussets.

    Notes:

    Three-time governor of Plymouth Colony. Wikipedia article here. "A wellwiller to all that feared God and a terrour to the wicked."

    Arrived in 1621 on the Fortune. First at Plymouth, then Duxbury 1637, Eastham 1644, Plymouth by 1655.

    Thomas married Patience Brewster on 5 Aug 1624 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Patience (daughter of William Brewster and Mary) was born about 1603 in England; died in 1634 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Rebecca Prence  Descendancy chart to this point died about 1650.
    2. 3. Hannah Prence  Descendancy chart to this point was born between 22 May 1627 and 12 Dec 1634 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died before 23 Nov 1698 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
    3. 4. Mercy Prence  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1631 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 28 Sep 1711 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

    Thomas married Mary Collier on 1 Apr 1635 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of William Collier and Jane Yates) was born before 18 Feb 1612; was christened on 18 Feb 1612 in St. Olave, Southwark, Surrey, England; died before 1644. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Mary Prence  Descendancy chart to this point

    Thomas married Apphia Quick after 1 Jul 1644. Apphia (daughter of William Quick and Elizabeth) died before 1666. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Sarah Prence  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1646; died on 3 Mar 1707 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
    2. 7. Elizabeth Prence  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1647; died after 1711 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

    Thomas married Mary between 26 Feb 1666 and 1 Aug 1668. Mary died on 9 Dec 1695. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Rebecca Prence Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) died about 1650.

    Rebecca married Edmund Freeman on 22 Apr 1646 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Edmund (son of Edmond Freeman and Bennett Hodsoll) was born before 26 Nov 1620 in Billingshurst, Sussex, England; was christened on 26 Nov 1620 in Billingshurst, Sussex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Patience Freeman  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1647; died before 16 Mar 1715.

  2. 3.  Hannah Prence Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born between 22 May 1627 and 12 Dec 1634 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died before 23 Nov 1698 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate birth: Abt 1629

    Hannah married Nathaniel Mayo on 13 Feb 1650 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Nathaniel (son of Rev. John Mayo and (Unknown first wife of the Rev. John Mayo)) was born before 1627 in England; died after 19 Dec 1661 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Samuel Mayo  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Oct 1655 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 29 Oct 1738 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was buried in Orleans Cemetery, Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

    Hannah married Jonathan Sparrow between 1677 and 1681. Jonathan (son of Richard Sparrow and Pandora) was born about 1629; died on 21 Mar 1707 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Mercy Prence Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born about 1631 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 28 Sep 1711 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

    Mercy married Maj. John Freeman on 13 Feb 1650 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts. John (son of Edmond Freeman and Bennett Hodsoll) was born before 28 Jan 1627; was christened on 28 Jan 1627 in Billingshurst, Sussex, England; died on 28 Oct 1719 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Mercy Freeman  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jul 1659 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 19 Jun 1737 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was buried in Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
    2. 11. Hannah Freeman  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1664 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 15 Feb 1744 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
    3. 12. Bennett Freeman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Mar 1671 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 30 May 1716 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

  4. 5.  Mary Prence Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1)

    Family/Spouse: Lt. John Tracy. John (son of Stephen Tracy and Tryphosa Lee) was born in 1633 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 30 May 1718 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. John Tracy  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1661; died before Jul 1701 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
    2. 14. Stephen Tracy  Descendancy chart to this point was born between 1673 and 1674 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 19 Dec 1769 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut.

  5. 6.  Sarah Prence Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born before 1646; died on 3 Mar 1707 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate birth: Abt 1648

    Sarah married Jeremiah Howes before 1669. Jeremiah (son of Thomas Howes and Mary) was born about 1637; died on 9 Sep 1708 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Sarah Howes  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 7.  Elizabeth Prence Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born about 1647; died after 1711 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

    Elizabeth married Arthur Howland on 9 Dec 1667 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Arthur (son of Arthur Howland and Margaret) died after 1711 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Patience Freeman Descendancy chart to this point (2.Rebecca2, 1.Thomas1) was born about 1647; died before 16 Mar 1715.

    Patience married Joseph Burgess about 1667. Joseph (son of Thomas Burgess and Dorothy) was born about 1642; died between 5 Aug 1695 and 3 Oct 1695. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Dorothy Burgess  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Nov 1670 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died between 10 Apr 1725 and 1 Jun 1727.

  2. 9.  Samuel Mayo Descendancy chart to this point (3.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 12 Oct 1655 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 29 Oct 1738 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was buried in Orleans Cemetery, Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Both Mayflower Descendants Through Five Generations, volume 6, by John D. Austin (1995), and William Brewster--Mayflower Families in Progress by Barbara Lambert Merrick (2001), state that no proof has been found that Samuel Mayo's first wife was Ruth Hopkins, daughter of Giles Hopkins and Catherine Whelden.

    However, Samuel Mayo was definitely the father of Hannah Mayo who was the first wife of Judah Hopkins. (Not to be confused with Hannah Mayo, the second wife of Judah Hopkins.) George Ernest Bowman's abstract of the will of Samuel Mayo of Eastham was published in The Mayflower Descendant, volume 36, number 2, July 1986, page 161. Dated 9 Apr 1734 and probated 15 Nov 1738, among its legatees are "Heirs of Dau. Hannah Hopkins deceased", to which is added the note "wife of Judah".

    Family/Spouse: (Unknown first wife of Samuel Mayo). (Unknown died before 15 Jul 1727 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Hannah Mayo  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 5 Jul 1719 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

  3. 10.  Mercy Freeman Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mercy2, 1.Thomas1) was born in Jul 1659 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 19 Jun 1737 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was buried in Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

    Mercy married Samuel Knowles in Dec 1679 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Samuel (son of Richard Knowles and Ruth Bower) was born on 17 Sep 1651 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 19 Jun 1737 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was buried in Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Mercy Knowles  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Sep 1681 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 5 Jun 1732 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was buried in Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
    2. 19. Col. Samuel Knowles  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jan 1682 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 30 Jan 1751 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried on 1 Feb 1751 in Old Granary Burial Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

  4. 11.  Hannah Freeman Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mercy2, 1.Thomas1) was born about 1664 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 15 Feb 1744 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

    Family/Spouse: John Mayo. John (son of Samuel Mayo and Tamzin Lumpkin) was born about 1656; died on 1 Feb 1726 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Hannah Mayo  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jan 1682 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died after 20 Jan 1747 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
    2. 21. Mercy Mayo  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Apr 1688 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died after 25 Mar 1765.

  5. 12.  Bennett Freeman Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mercy2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 5 Mar 1671 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 30 May 1716 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

    Bennett married John Paine on 14 Mar 1689 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. John (son of Thomas Paine and Mary Snow) was born on 14 Mar 1661 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 18 Oct 1731 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. John Paine  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Sep 1690 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in Nov 1771 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

  6. 13.  John Tracy Descendancy chart to this point (5.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born about 1661; died before Jul 1701 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

    Family/Spouse: Deborah. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Thomas Tracy  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1688; died on 8 Dec 1755 in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

  7. 14.  Stephen Tracy Descendancy chart to this point (5.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born between 1673 and 1674 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 19 Dec 1769 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut.

    Stephen married Deborah Bingham on 26 Jun 1707 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. Deborah (daughter of Deacon Thomas Bingham and Mary Rudd) was born on 18 Dec 1683 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 6 Dec 1735. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Thomas Tracy  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Aug 1725 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 28 Jan 1821 in Hartford, Windsor, Vermont; was buried in Centre Town Cemetery, Hartford, Windsor, Vermont.

  8. 15.  Sarah Howes Descendancy chart to this point (6.Sarah2, 1.Thomas1)

    Sarah married Daniel Mayo between 1694 and 1696 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Daniel was born in 1664; died after 1715. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Jeremiah Mayo  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1700; died on 9 Nov 1765 in Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was buried in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts.


Generation: 4

  1. 16.  Dorothy Burgess Descendancy chart to this point (8.Patience3, 2.Rebecca2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 12 Nov 1670 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died between 10 Apr 1725 and 1 Jun 1727.

    Notes:

    Also spelled Dorite; Dorrity; Burge.

    According to Mayflower Families in Progress: William Brewster (citation details below), she probably died in Rochester, Massachusetts, and her marriage to Savory Clifton probably took place in Sandwich around 1689.

    "On 10 Apr 1725, (her mother) 'Patience Burge of Rochester, widow of Joseph Burge,' acquitted and discharged to (her son) Benjamin Burge, yeoman, and (her daughter) Dorothy, the wife of Clifton Savory, 'my right in a share of land in Middleboro, which was formerly in the right of Governor Prence...I am heir to a part of the same.'" [Mayflower Families in Progress: William Brewster, citation details below.]

    Dorothy married Savory Clifton about 1689. Savory was born about 1665 in England; died after 25 Oct 1753 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. Jane Clifton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Feb 1697 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

  2. 17.  Hannah Mayo Descendancy chart to this point (9.Samuel3, 3.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 5 Jul 1719 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    For proof of her parentage, see the entry for her father Samuel Mayo. Additionally, the Stephen Hopkins Mayflower Families Through Five Generations book calls her "a descendant of Pilgrim William Brewster."

    Hannah married Judah Hopkins on 14 Apr 1702 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Judah (son of Stephen Hopkins and Mary Merrick) was born in Jan 1677 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 7 Jan 1748 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. Sylvanus Hopkins  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Feb 1717 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in Connecticut.

  3. 18.  Mercy Knowles Descendancy chart to this point (10.Mercy3, 4.Mercy2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 13 Sep 1681 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 5 Jun 1732 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was buried in Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

    Mercy married Thomas Rich in 1702. Thomas (son of Richard Rich and Sarah Roberts) was born in Feb 1671 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; died on 5 Sep 1753 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was buried in Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Mercy Rich  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Aug 1704 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in Sep 1743 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

  4. 19.  Col. Samuel Knowles Descendancy chart to this point (10.Mercy3, 4.Mercy2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 15 Jan 1682 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 30 Jan 1751 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried on 1 Feb 1751 in Old Granary Burial Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Eastham selectman, 1722-28, then moderator of the town meeting. Colonel of the Second Barnstable Regiment. Justice of the sessions court. Guardian of the native Americans in the lower part of Barnstable County. After his father retired, he was often a representative in the Massachusetts general court, and he died during a session of the court in Boston.

    "On Wednesday the 30th of January died at his Lodgings in this Town, Samuel Knowles, Esq; One of the Members of the Honourable House of Representatives, from the Town of Eastham; in the County of Barnstable; and on Friday was decently interr'd, attended by the Honourable House of Representatives, and others. A Gentleman who was greatly belov'd and respected, and will be much lamented: As one of His Majesty's Justices, Col. Knowles was strictly Impartial in the Administration of Justice; was always for making up of Differences between Man and Man as soon as possible, and with as little Charge as might be; and was remarkable both for preventing and healing of any long and uncomfortable Debates among his Neighbours and others; and his Judgment greatly sett by; and that which crown'd all, A Man of strict Piety and Integrity." [Boston Weekly News-Letter, 7 Feb 1751]

    Samuel married Bethia Brown on 7 Nov 1709 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Bethia (daughter of Samuel Brown and Martha Harding) was born on 9 Sep 1685 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died after 13 Jan 1751. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Enos Knowles  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Apr 1712 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in 1784 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
    2. 30. Azuba Knowles  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Feb 1714 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in Mar 1762 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

  5. 20.  Hannah Mayo Descendancy chart to this point (11.Hannah3, 4.Mercy2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 8 Jan 1682 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died after 20 Jan 1747 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

    Hannah married Judah Hopkins on 12 May 1720 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Judah (son of Stephen Hopkins and Mary Merrick) was born in Jan 1677 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 7 Jan 1748 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 21.  Mercy Mayo Descendancy chart to this point (11.Hannah3, 4.Mercy2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 23 Apr 1688 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died after 25 Mar 1765.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: Aft 26 Mar 1765

    Mercy married Nathaniel Hopkins on 26 May 1707 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Nathaniel (son of Stephen Hopkins and Mary Merrick) was born in Mar 1684 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 17 Sep 1766 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was buried in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 31. Theophilus Hopkins  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Mar 1729 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in 1819 in Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

  7. 22.  John Paine Descendancy chart to this point (12.Bennett3, 4.Mercy2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 18 Sep 1690 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in Nov 1771 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

    John married Thankful Hopkins on 8 Dec 1743 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Thankful (daughter of Stephen Hopkins and Sarah Howes) was born in Apr 1700 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died before 26 Oct 1754. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 32. Elizabeth Paine  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 23.  Thomas Tracy Descendancy chart to this point (13.John3, 5.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born about 1688; died on 8 Dec 1755 in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

    Thomas married Lydia Randall on 28 May 1733. Lydia (daughter of Job Randall and Elizabeth Doughty) was born on 24 Oct 1690 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 24.  Thomas Tracy Descendancy chart to this point (14.Stephen3, 5.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 19 Aug 1725 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 28 Jan 1821 in Hartford, Windsor, Vermont; was buried in Centre Town Cemetery, Hartford, Windsor, Vermont.

    Notes:

    An original proprietor of Hartford, Vermont.

    Thomas married Elizabeth Warner on 28 Oct 1751 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. Elizabeth (daughter of Joseph Warner and Elizabeth Allen) was born on 9 Nov 1727 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 25 Mar 1801 in Hartford, Windsor, Vermont; was buried in Centre Town Cemetery, Hartford, Windsor, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 33. Susanna Tracy  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Jul 1758 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 30 Nov 1820 in Hartford, Windsor, Vermont; was buried in Christian Street Cemetery, Hartford, Windsor, Vermont.

  10. 25.  Jeremiah Mayo Descendancy chart to this point (15.Sarah3, 6.Sarah2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1700; died on 9 Nov 1765 in Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was buried in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

    Jeremiah married Elizabeth Mulford on 17 Jun 1725 in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Mulford and Mary Bassett) was born on 30 Jun 1701 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 14 Jun 1761 in Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was buried in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Jemima Mayo  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1729; died on 7 Oct 1757; was buried in Old North Cemetery, Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts.


 

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