Pritchard, William

Birth Name Pritchard, William 1a 2a
Gramps ID I143349
Gender male
Age at Death unknown

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E216160] WFT 1601-1634    
1b 2b
Death [E216161] 1675-08-02 Brookfield, Massachusetts  
1c 2c

Families

    Family of Pritchard, William and Unknown, Hannah [F44415]
Married Wife Unknown, Hannah [I143350] ( * WFT 1608-1634 + WFT 1664-1703 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E341992] WFT 1627-1667    
1d 2d
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Pritchard, Hannah [I143354]WFT 1630-16571683-05-21
Pritchard, Samuel [I143352]WFT 1631-16711675-08-02
Pritchard, Mary [I143353]WFT 1631-16721722-06-06
Pritchard, Esther [I143355]WFT 1633-16601711-11-29
Pritchard, John [I143351]16451730/1-02-07 (Julian)
Pritchard, William [I143324]about 16561698
Pritchard, Joseph [I143357]1657/8-03-01 (Julian)1732
Pritchard, Elizabeth [I143294]about 16611704-05-11
Pritchard, Sarah [I143358]1661/2-01-22 (Julian)1739-06-30

Narrative

[phelps.FTW]

[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 22, Ed. 1, Tree #3242, Date of Import: Dec 1, 1998]

William Pritchard:
Sergeant William Pritchard of Ipswich and Brookfield, Massachusetts, Frederick C. Warner, The American Genealogist, V38, pg 129-139.

William possessed a house lot and other lands on the south side of the river in Ipswich 9 Apr 1639. Was lving in Lynn on 9 Jul 1645. Was captain of a boat and made a trip to Barbados about 1647. Had a house and lot near the meeting house in Ipswich in 1654. In 1667 William moved his family to the new town of Brookfield where he had the 11th house in the original layout on Foster's Hill. He was chosen Clerk of the Writs. He was 1 of 17 signers of the deed transferring the town's land from the Indians. He was sergeant in the town's militia during the King Phillip's War. William was killed by Indians 2 Aug 1675 when Capt. Thomas Wheeler's Company was ambushed, his son, Samuel, was also killed in the attack outside his father's house. Owned 1/4 of the mill at Brookfield.

Pedigree

    1. Pritchard, William
      1. Unknown, Hannah [I143350]
        1. Pritchard, Hannah [I143354]
        2. Pritchard, Samuel [I143352]
        3. Pritchard, Mary [I143353]
        4. Pritchard, Esther [I143355]
        5. Pritchard, John [I143351]
        6. Pritchard, William [I143324]
        7. Pritchard, Joseph [I143357]
        8. Pritchard, Elizabeth [I143294]
        9. Pritchard, Sarah [I143358]

Source References

  1. Brøderbund Software, Inc.: World Family Tree Vol. 22, Ed. 1 [S2771]
      • Page: Tree #3242
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        Date of Import: Dec 1, 1998

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        Date of Import: Dec 1, 1998

      • Page: Tree #3242
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  2. phelps.FTW [S2927275]
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        Date of Import: Dec 2, 1998

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        Date of Import: Dec 2, 1998