Ens. John Pratt

Not the same as John ‘the tailor’ Pratt

Disambiguation

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Not to be confused with John Pratt who married Sarah Jones. There were two men by this name in Saybrook, and were distinguished by the terms "Ensign" and "Tailor"[1]

John "Tailor" Pratt married Mary Andrews August 10, 1676 in Saybrook.[2]Their children were Mary, Martha, Daniel, Jonathan, Hannah & John

Biography

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Ensign John Pratt, son of Lieut. William Pratt, was born February 20, 1644. He first settled on lands in the old parish of Saybrook, given him by his father about 1672. When his father died the homestead on Essex Point fell to him, 1678, and he removed to the latter place. He was a large landholder in Saybrook and also in Hebron, CT

He was a Blacksmith by occupation and his shop was located near the spot now occupied for the same purpose by a descendant. He often appears on the records as "Ensign", more often as "Sergeant" to distinguish him from another of the same name. He was a man of some distinction and represented his town several times in the General Assembly.

He married, 8 Jun 1669 to Sarah, daughter of Thomas Jones of Guilford

He died in the year 1726. The inventory of his estate was presented 31 Aug 1726, and amounted to one hundred and nineteen pounts, sixteen shillings, three pence.

Children born at Saybrook:

1. John - 1 Sep 1671
2. Elizabeth - 3 Apr 1673
3. Thomas - 28 Oct 1675
4. Ysacke (Isaac) - 16 Jan 1677
5. Sarah - 5 Jun 1680
6. Lydia 18 Feb - 1682
7. Mehetable - 6 Sep 1685
8. Mary - 1688[1][2]

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The Pratt family or, The descendants of Lieut. William Pratt, one of the first settlers of Hartford and Say-Brook, with genealogical notes of John Pratt, of Hartford; Peter Pratt, of Lyme; John Pratt (Taylor) of Say-Brook, by F. W. Chapman, Published 1864. Page 68-69. page 72 of PDF < PDF >

References

• Military service: Served as an Ensign
  • Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Aug 31 2020, 2:11:31 UTC

1. Chapman, Frederick William, 1806-1876, The Pratt Family, or the Descendants of Lieut. William Pratt, published by Case, Lockwood & Co., Chapter on 3rd generation
2. [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/119143-town... Town and miscellaneous records of Saybrook, Connecticut. Pg 5.
3. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Author: Ancestry.com. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls
4. Source of conflated profile
5. See also: "Pratt Line", p. 63, John Hooker Williams: his ancestors and descendants, by Elizabeth Carol Cass, Princeton, Ill. : Phillips Letter Shop, 1952; https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062448352
6. John PRATT Torrey's New England Marriages to 1700 Vital Records (incl. Bible, Cemetery, Church and SSDI) Marriage 1669. Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States Volume: Volume 2, Page(s): 1223 PRATT, John (1644-1726?), Saybrook & Sarah JONES (-1726+, at Guilford), Guilford; 8 Jun 1669; Saybrook {McCormick-Hamilton 675; Reg. 49:310; Dawes-Gates 2:680; Saybrook CT VR 151; Noyes-Gilman 116; New Haven Gen. Mag. 846; TAG 10:77, 13:94, 18:26; Braine
7. The Pratt family or, The descendants of Lieut. William Pratt, one of the first settlers of Hartford and Say-Brook, with genealogical notes of John Pratt, of Hartford; Peter Pratt, of Lyme; John Pratt (Taylor) of Say-Brook, by F. W. Chapman, Published 1864. Page 68-69. < archive.org > (poor quality print); page 72 of PDF < PDF >