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Capt. Thomas Prentice

Male 1621 - 1710  (89 years)


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  • Name Thomas Prentice 
    Prefix Capt. 
    Birth 1621  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Death 6 Jul 1710  Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5
    Person ID I11437  Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of TNH
    Last Modified 22 Nov 2020 

    Family Grace   d. 9 Oct 1692, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 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]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1366] The History and Genealogy of the Prentice, or Prentiss Family in New England by C.J.F. Binney. Boston, 1883.

    2. [S2203] New England Marriages Prior to 1700 by Clarence A. Torrey. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.

    3. [S4976] The Cheney Genealogy by Charles Henry Pope. Boston, 1897.

    4. [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.

    5. [S2203] New England Marriages Prior to 1700 by Clarence A. Torrey. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015., year only.