|
|
Facts and Events
| Name[3][5] |
Thomas Prentice |
| Gender |
Male |
| Christening[1] |
3 Sep 1710 |
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States |
| Marriage |
2 Aug 1737 |
Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesto Abigail Willard |
| Marriage |
27 Jun 1751 |
Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Statesto Borridel Jackson |
| Marriage |
4 May 1758 |
Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Statesto Esther Green |
| Death[2] |
4 Apr 1760 |
Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States |
References
- ↑ Nourse, Henry Stedman. Birth, Marriage, and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1643-1850. (Clinton, Massachusetts: W.J. Coulter, 1890)
p. 274.
1710 ... Sept. 3, Thomas Son of John Prentice [baptized].
- ↑ Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Record of births, marriages, and deaths to January 1, 1898. (Boston, Massachusetts: Wright and Potter Printing, 1898)
p. 195.
Prentice, Prentiss.
Thomas, Esq., [died] Apr. 4, 1760.
- ↑ Binney, C. J. F. (Charles James Fox). The History and Genealogy of the Prentice or Prentiss Family in New England, etc., from 1631 to 1883. (Boston, Mass.: C. J. F. Binney, 1883)
p. 167.
Thomas Prentice, s/o Rev. John Prentice Mary (---) Gardner, bp. Lancaster "Sept. 3, 1709-10" [sic, ??], m. (1) (int.) 15 Jun 1737 Abigail Willard of Lunenburg, m. (2) 1751 Borodel (Jackson) Jackson.
[Note: also speculates "may be" a Thomas Prentice d. 1775 age 67, see note.]
- Massachusetts. Probate Court (Middlesex County). Probate records, 1648-1924. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1964-1967)
Case 18035:Thomas Prentice 1760.
14 Apr 1760: Bond of Esther Prentice Widow of Lexington to administer "the Estate of her late husband Thomas Prentice late of Lexington aforesaid Esq'r Deceased Intestate".
22 Aug 1760: "Inventory of ye Estate of Thomas Prentice Esq'r Late of Lexington Dec'd": £495-1-5
25 Aug 1760: "The acco't of Esther Prentice Widow & administ'x of the Estate of Thomas Prentice late of Lexington": Interesting items include payments to "Jon'a Harrington as Guardian of Amos Muzzy", "W'm Cutler as Guardian for W'm Muzzy", "to the accountant for mony Lent to the Dece'd, which she had of her former Husband - and which s'd Deceas'd promoised to repay to her".
17 Apr 1773: "The additional acco't of Esther Whittemore (lately widow of Thomas Prentice late of Lexington in the County of Middlesex Esq'r Dece'd Intestate". Interesting item is payment "to Prentice of Newton for boarding a Child (named Hode[?? presumed to refer to Borodel Jackson, the daughter of his second wife by her earlier marriage]) due from the Decde'd as Guardian to said Hode[?? same name as before]", allowance for "6 Silver Tea Spoons (which belonged to the s'd Deced's former wife) given to the accountant before her Intermarriage with Mr Prentice".
[Note: Case 12453: Samuel Jackson & al 1751:
13 May 1751: Borridel Jackson Widow bond as guardian for "Samuel, Abigail, and Borridel all minors under the age of fourteen years Children of Sam'll Jackson Esqr"
30 Sep 1754: Thomas Prentice Esq'r bond as guardian for "Samuel and Abigail (at their own election)".
28 Jun 1756: Thomas Prentice of Newton Esq'r bond as guardian of "Borridel Jackson a Minor under the age of fourteen years Daughter of Samuel Jackson"
14 Jul 1756: Contract between Thomas Prentice and Abigail Hilyard of Boston to board and teach Borredel Jackson wax working and other arts.
3 Dec 1756: Borredell Jackson "in the Fifteenth Year of my Age (Daughter of Sam'll Jackson Esq'r" makes choice of Thomas Greenwood for guardian. Bond dated same day.
13 Dec 1756: Isaac Jackson housewright bond as guardian for Samuel Jackson in his eighteenth year.
Account of "Thomas Prentice Guardian of Samuel, Abigail & Borridell Jackson minors & Children of Samuel Jackson" charges himself with "two thirds of the Ballance which rested in the Hans of his late wife Mrs Borridell Printice (formerly Jackson, and administr'x of the Estate of the beforenamed Deceased)", list various expenses for the three children.]
- ↑ Both Binney, p. 183, and Source:Jackson, Francis. History of the Early Settlement of Newton, County of Middlesex, Massachusetts, from 1639 to 1800, p. 395, show Thomas Prentice, s/o Edward, b. 30 Oct 1732, marrying Esther Muzzy. This is unlikely to anyone who studied Esther Muzzy, who was a widow with several children, and 16 years older than the Thomas b. 1732. In fact, she had a daughter only 3 years younger than this Thomas! So it is unlikely she would be marrying a 26 year old man, whereas she would be likely to be marrying a twice widowed man 6 years older than herself. The probate of Thomas Prentice shows that not only was Esther married (referring to money she had by a former husband), but so was Thomas (silver tea spoons belonging to a former wife). Binney even mentions the probate item about spoons belonging to a former wife and still matches her with a Thomas of no known previous marriage, and almost too young to have even had one? Thomas was called Esq. when he married his second wife Borodel, who died in 1756, also when he married Esther in 1758, and also in his probate. Such a title is unlikely for a man just born in 1732.
|
|
