"Mark4 (Prindle, b. March 9, 1733-4; m. (1) Nov. 3, 1755, Lois Marsh; m. (2) Nov., 1789, Mrs. Hannah (Marsh) Phelps, dau. of Ebenezer Marsh and widow of Ed. Phelps.
He was appointed, January, 1769, Ensign of the middle company or train-band in the town of Litchfield, Conn. He was Deputy Freeman for Harwinton in 1774 and 1775.
'He was one of the most respected and highly esteemed inhabitants of Harwinton, where he resided during the Revolutionary War, but he was obnoxious as a Tory, and, being pursued by his enemies, conealed himself in the hay in his barn. His enemies threatened to seize his son Charles, when he appeared, and they tarred and feathered him, and transported him to Windham, where he was confined in Gaol.'"