Ruth Pratt (Stimson) - The various John Pratts - Weymouth, Watertown, and Kingston, RI

Dolores Wood has just created a new Pratt tree that needed to be merged in and that had some discrepancies from the sources I found, namely she had John Pratt, of Kingston, son of John, son of Phineas married to Ruth Stimson.

Erica Howton and Private User curate the two John Pratts, of Weymouth and Watertown. There were also issues with those profiles, both being married to Ruth Stimson.

Only ONE of the John Pratts was married to Ruth Stimson. They have been confused on the Internet, including all being given the same birth date.

Can you Link the John Pratt who was married to Ruth Stimson? If it's the one I curate I'll add to the curator note.

I meant to do that.

John Pratt, of Framingham

John Pratt, of Kingston

I believe it was John Pratt, of Framingham who was married to Ruth Stimson.

It was NOT either John Pratt, of Weymouth or John Pratt, of Kingston.

John Pratt, of Weymouth is the third John Pratt.

John Pratt, of Framingham is a bit of a slippery fellow in records. He was the son of Thomas Pratt & (perhaps) Susannah Gleason. He was born, according to the Millenium File, in 1665. And died either in 1713 or 1733. :). He married Ruth Stimson, daughter of James, so that part is solved.

And he's an ancestor of Sarah Palin.

I've detailed their profiles. He's missing profiles for 4 of his 7 children.

How did you figure out that he was an ancestor of Sarah Palin? I assume through looking for sources for him?

Yes, one of the sources I looked at mentioned it.

Sarah Palin, 9th Governor of Alaska is John Pratt, of Framingham's 8th great granddaughter.
http://www.geni.com/path/John-Pratt-of-Framingham+is+related+to+Sar...

My family may be descended of both John Pratt and his brother Samuel Pratt from different branches of our family. John Pratt, and his brother Samuel Pratt, sons of Phineas Pratt and Mary (Marra) Priest were born at Plymouth, MA.

"An article on John and Ebenezer Pratt of Oyster Bay LI [Long Island] NY by Rodney Macdonough (MD 3:1-8) identifies John Pratt of Kingstown, RI, [Road Island] and Long Island as the son of Phineas and Mary (Priest) Pratt. "

Eight children are listed. Among the "first 6 b. Plymouth," are "John Pratt b. ca. 1631" and his brother "Samuel Pratt b. ca. 1636." The "last 2 b. prob. Charlestown."

Several references are given pertaining to the Pratt family which can be found in Mayflower Families...Five Generations Of Degory Priest, Silver Ed. The sources given therein may be helpful to those researching the Pratt family. The quotes above were taken from the same source.

I no longer think that Ruth Stimson is in my family tree, but I an not ready to count her out until I can find some vital records to say who is in it. I have found that Samuel Pratt and John Pratt, sons of Phineas Pratt and Mary (Marra Priest), married sisters. John married Anna Pratt (born Barker) and Samuel Pratt married Mary Pratt (born Barker), though the surname of Mary's third husband, "Wood" is locked in. John and Samuel were both born in Plymouth, British Colonial America as were 6 of their siblings. Souse: Mayflower Society records.

I found another Pratt in my family tree, Giles Gordon Pratt, who married Cora Bell Dickinson. She was Ernie's 2x great aunt. Cora Bell Pratt (Dickinson) was born in Vermont, but her parents, Asahel Gunn Dickinson (Death) and Amanda O. Dickinson (Keet), were from MA. When Asahel died in VT. Amanda removed with her children, Cora Bell, Georgiana and Emma Jane to MA to live with Amanda's brother. Giles and Cora Bell probably met in MA.