Joseph Pratt

Male 1666 - 1765  (98 years)


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  1. 1.  Joseph Pratt was born on 2 Feb 1665/66 in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Jan 1765 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; was buried after 13 Jan 1765 in First Cemetery, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: LV4B-XN2
    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 22892839
    • Alt. Birth: 28 Feb 1665/66, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

    Notes:

    From FindaGrave:

    Joseph was called "Little-Leg Joe" on account of one leg being a trifle short.

    Joseph married Sarah Benson about 1693. They had 20 children, including:
    Benjamin about 1693 ; married Sarah Kingman in 1719
    Solomon about 1696 ; married Sarah Johnson in 1719
    Joseph about 1697 ; married Lydia Leonard in 1712
    Nathaniel about 1701
    David ; married Joanna Allen in 1722
    Samuel ; married Bethiah Nicholas Byram in 1729
    Sarah ; married Ebenezer Snow about 1728

    Joseph married Anna (Carver) Richards on December 14, 1721 in Weymouth, Suffolk county, Province of Massachusetts Bay. They did not have children.

    Joseph lived in Weymouth, where he held such town offices as fence viewer, surveyor of highways, etc., being styled Junior in the town records. Joseph sold a mill at Abington, 1704 (probably being interested with Matthew Pratt, his cousin, in business). In 1704-5, he moved to Bridgewater with his cousin, William Pratt, where he again held positions of trust in the town affairs, being on the Grand Jury, February 17, 1720, and a selectman, 1739.

    News of Joseph's death was published in the Boston News Letter on January 31, 1765. It stated "On the 14th of Jan. 1765, died at Bridgewater Joseph Pratt, æ. 100 years wanting one month; a man of good character and profession; he had 20 children by his first wife, but none by his second, who still survives him, being about 90 years old."

    Joseph died in Bridgewater, Plymouth county, Province of Massachusetts Bay. His will, dated March 13, 1755, names seven of his children.

    Sources: History of Bridgewater by Nahum Mitchell, page 85 (pub. 1840, 1897, 1970, 1975) and Epitaphs in Old Bridgewater Massachusetts by Williams Latham (pub. 1882).

    Birth:
    From FindaGrave

    FamilySearch ID:
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LV4B-XN2

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22892839

    Joseph married Sarah Benson on 7 May 1694 in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Sarah was born on 20 Feb 1675/76 in Marshfield, Plymouth Colony; died on 14 Dec 1721 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Sarah Pratt  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1710 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 24 Jun 1737 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Sarah Pratt Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born in 1710 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 24 Jun 1737 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: LVS9-4C7

    Notes:

    FamilySearch ID:
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVS9-4C7

    Sarah married Ebenezer "Eleazar" Snow about 1728. Ebenezer (son of Benjamin Snow and Elizabeth Alden) was born on 29 Mar 1701 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 30 Nov 1786 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Ebenezer Snow  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Nov 1729 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 16 Dec 1810 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried after 16 Dec 1810 in North Cemetery, Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Ebenezer SnowEbenezer Snow Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sarah2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 16 Nov 1729 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 16 Dec 1810 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried after 16 Dec 1810 in North Cemetery, Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: KZDM-QPT
    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 142875991
    • Group: Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
    • Group: Mayflower - John Alden & Priscilla Mullins
    • Group: Mayflower - Peter Brown
    • 1790 Census: 1790, Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts
    • 1800 Census: 1800, Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts

    Notes:

    Massachusetts soldiers and sailors of the revolutionary war. A compilation from the archives, Vol. 14m p. 602
    https://archive.org/details/massachusettssolssthmass/page/603

    SNOW, EBENEZER, Bridgewater (probably). Private, Lieut. Samule Dunbar's co., Maj. Eliphalet Cary's regiment.; marches July 30, 1780; discharged Aug. 1, 1780; service 3 days; company marched to Tiverton, R. I., on an alarm; also, Capt. Abram Washburn's co., Col. Theophilus Cotton's regt.; marched March 10, 1781; discharged April 1, 1781; service 22 days; company marched to Newport to serve for 40 days.

    FamilySearch ID:
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KZDM-QPT

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142875991

    Group:
    Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower

    Group:
    Descendant of John Alden and Priscilla Mullin of the Mayflower

    Group:
    Descendant of Peter Brown of the Mayflower

    1790 Census:
    p. 512
    Seth Hall         2-3-4-0-0
    ...
    Nathaniel Hall  2-0-2-0-0
    Abiathar Hall   1-0-3-0-0
    Stephen Hall   3-1-2-0-0
    ...
    Ebenezer Snow           1-0-2-0-0
    ...
    Ebenezer Snow Junr.  2-1-2-0-0

    1800 Census:
    p. 357
    Wid. Hannah Hall     10000 - 22010 - 0
    Seth Hall                  40010 - 10010 - 0
    ...
    Ebenezer Snow Junior  21010 - 11010 - 0
    Ebenezer Snow            00001 - 00001 - 0
    ...
    Stephen Hall     00101 - 01011 - 0
    ...
    Nathaniel Hall   10111 - 00100 - 0

    Died:
    Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    Name:      Mr Ebernezer Snow
    Event Type:      Death
    Birth Date:      abt 1728
    Death Date:      16 Dec 1810
    Death Place:      Raynham, Massachusetts
    Death Age:      82

    Mr. Ebenezer Snow died Dec 16th [1810] aged 82 years

    Ebenezer married Elisabeth "Betty" Hooper in 1750 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Elisabeth (daughter of Nathaniel Hooper and Elizabeth Tinkham) was born on 13 Apr 1729 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 11 Dec 1815 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried after 11 Dec 1815 in North Cemetery, Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Ebenezer Snow  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1764 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Jan 1837 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried after 13 Jan 1837 in North Cemetery, Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts.


Generation: 4

  1. 4.  Ebenezer SnowEbenezer Snow Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ebenezer3, 2.Sarah2, 1.Joseph1) was born about 1764 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Jan 1837 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried after 13 Jan 1837 in North Cemetery, Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: K2TN-9XF
    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 200759609
    • Group: Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
    • Group: Mayflower - John Alden & Priscilla Mullins
    • Group: Mayflower - Peter Brown
    • 1790 Census: 1790, Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts
    • 1800 Census: 1800, Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts
    • 1810 Census: 1810, Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
    • 1810 Census: 1810, Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts
    • 1820 Census: 1820, Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts
    • 1830 Census: 1830, Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts

    Notes:

    FamilySearch ID:
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K2TN-9XF

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200759609

    Group:
    Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower

    Group:
    Descendant of John Alden and Priscilla Mullin of the Mayflower

    Group:
    Descendant of Peter Brown of the Mayflower

    1790 Census:
    p. 512
    Seth Hall         2-3-4-0-0
    ...
    Nathaniel Hall  2-0-2-0-0
    Abiathar Hall   1-0-3-0-0
    Stephen Hall   3-1-2-0-0
    ...
    Ebenezer Snow           1-0-2-0-0
    ...
    Ebenezer Snow Junr.  2-1-2-0-0

    1800 Census:
    p. 357
    Wid. Hannah Hall     10000 - 22010 - 0
    Seth Hall                  40010 - 10010 - 0
    ...
    Ebenezer Snow Junior  21010 - 11010 - 0
    Ebenezer Snow            00001 - 00001 - 0
    ...
    Stephen Hall     00101 - 01011 - 0
    ...
    Nathaniel Hall   10111 - 00100 - 0

    1810 Census:
    p. 21
    Ebenezer Snow    00010 - 10100 - 0

    1810 Census:
    p. 633
    Neheh. Hall      12010 - 00111 -0
    ...
    Eben Snow      01202 - 01002 -0
    ...
    Seth Hall         14010 - 10110 - 0

    1820 Census:
    p. 294 (p. 44)
    Snow, Ebenezer    000 101 - 10102 - 0100

    Census Analysis:

    Male       > 45 : Ebenezer Snow, b. c. 1764
    Female   > 45 : Sarah Pool, b. 1760
    Female   > 45 : Elizabeth Hooper, b. 1729
    Male     18-26 : Ebenezer Snow Jr., b. c. 1793
    Female 16-26 : Sophia Lincoln, b. 1796
    Female   < 10 : Sophia Snow, b. c. 1820

    1830 Census:
    p. 142
    Nehemiah Hall             000 100 100 0000 - 001 000 010 0000
    Ebenezer Snow Jun.   000 001 000 0000 - 001 010 100 0000
    ...
    Ebenezer Snow          110 001 001 0000 - 001 001 002 0000
    ...
    Seth Hall                    000 001 001 0000 - 001 011 010 0000
    Barnum Hall               110 001 000 0000 - 001 010 000 0000

    Died:
    Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    Name:      Mr Ebenezer Snow
    Event Type:      Death
    Birth Date:      abt 1764
    Death Date:      14 Jan 1837
    Death Place:      Raynham, Massachusetts
    Death Age:      73

    1837 Deaths
    Jan 14   Mr Ebenezer Snow died  Aet 73
    ___________

    Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    Name:      Mr Ebenezer Snow
    Event Type:      Death
    Birth Date:      abt 1765
    Death Date:      13 Jan 1837
    Death Place:      Raynham, Massachusetts
    Death Age:      72

    1837 Deaths
    Jan. 13   Mr. Ebenezer Snow 72 [years]

    Ebenezer married Sarah Pool on 7 Oct 1783 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Joseph Poole and Rebecca Grisel Hall) was born on 26 Oct 1760 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Sep 1843 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried after 13 Sep 1843 in North Cemetery, Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Ebenezer Snow, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born cal 3 Oct 1793 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 22 Dec 1857 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried after 22 Dec 1857 in North Cemetery, Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
    2. 6. Oren Snow  Descendancy chart to this point was born cal Feb 1799 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 29 Apr 1859 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts.