Joseph Prudden

Joseph Prudden

• Born 4 Nov 1692 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
• Died 25 Sep 1776 at age 83 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
• Son of John Prudden Sr and Grace
• Husband of Joanna Lyon — married 1714 in Lyons Farms, Morristown, Morris, New Jersey

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In 1775, at the age of 82, Joseph served as a Minute Man in the Revolutionary War.

Joseph Prudden was a deacon of the First Presbyterian Church, Morristown, NJ., in 1744, and became an elder in 1748. Before the American Revolution, Negro slavery existed in New Jersey. Joseph Prudden had his slaves baptised. The Reverend Timothy Johns of the Morristown church, in his records of baptisms, gives the following: "1742 March 27, Joseph Prudden's negro's child Violet, 1747, Jan. 15, Joseph Prudden and wife stood for negro's child Titus; 1751, June 21, Deacon Joseph Prudden and wife servants of ch. Daniel.

Joseph Prudden (son of John Prudden and Grace Prudden) was born Abt. 1692 in Milford, New Haven, CT, and died September 25, 1776 in Morristown, NJ. He married Joanna Lyon on 1716, daughter of Benjamin Lyon and Bethia Condit (Lindsley).

Marriage: Abt. 1716 Joseph Prudden and Joanna Lyon.

Children of Joseph Prudden and Joanna Lyon are:

1. Rachel; b. 1718; m. Benjamin Coe.
2. Boice John.
3. Peter; b. 1722, died April 21, 1777.
4. Adoniram; b. 1727; d. 1776.
5. Joseph; b. Sept. 1729; died March 1816.
6. Benjamin.
7. Moses; b. 1732.
8. Isaac; b. 1738.
9. Sarah; m. Capt. Benjamin Halsey.
10. Joanna; m. Demas Lindsley.
11. Keziah, b. 1746; not m.

Joseph is 5x great grandfather of First Lady Barbara Bush and 6x great grandfather of President George W. Bush.

Will

• Will of Joseph Prudden:
• May 17, 1769, Prudden, Joseph, of Morristown, Morris Co., yeoman; *debts to be paid by my sons, Joseph and Isaac.
• Son, Peter, a tract of land, bounded by Thomas Cleverly and Nathan Reeve; also a tract at the corner of Joseph Prudden, Jr., which he bought of Peter Kemble, and contains 56 29/100 acres.
• Son Peter, the land in Yorkshire, Great Britain.
• Daughter Kezia, to be supported by my sons.
• To Peter, Joseph and Isaac I give a town right at Newark, lying by the harbor.
• Son Joseph, land at the corner of Peter Prudden, of 163 acres.
• Son Moses, land bounded by Robert Gobil, of 157 acres.
• Son Isaac, 163 acres.
• Sons Adoniram and Benjamin, L40 each.
• Daughter Rachel, L40.
• Granddaughter, Joanna Ayers, L25.
• To Enos Coe, L15.
• Granddaughter, Joanna Miller, relict of my daughter Sarah, L10, and to her and her other remaining 5 children, L30 each.
• Daughter Joanna Lindsley, L20.
• Grandson Boyse Prudden, L16,
• to John L16,
• to Amos L8.
• Executors-sons, Peter, and Joseph.
• Witnesses: Thomas Cleverly, Timothy Johnes, Robert McCelvy.
• Proved Oct. 25, 1776. [1]

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References

1. Sources used by Paul Prudden on Ancestry.com:
   1. Title: May 1776 Poll List- Mendham Twp. Morris Co., New Jersey,
   2. 1771 Tax List- Morris Co., New Jersey,
   3. Peter Prudden- a story of his life by Lillian E. Prudden 1901 pg. 71, ##Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War- Published 1967
   4. Burial: Unknown, 1st Presbyterian Church, Morristown, Morris, NJ.
2. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=glencoe&i...
3. Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jul 28 2021, 22:27:27 UTC.
4. Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jul 28 2021, 22:44:14 UTC
5. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Prudden-92 cites
   1. Calendar of NJ Wills. https://ia902205.us.archive.org/15/items/calendarofnewjer06newj/cal... page 97
   2. The Ancestors of Helen Pegg :Information about Joseph Prudden. Joseph Prudden Entry - https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/i/m/Karen-M-Simmons/WEBSITE-0001/UH...
6. http://www.condit-family.com/ps77/ps77_280.html cites
   1. 2594. Sidney Elizabeth Lyon, Louise Lyon Johnson, Albert Brown Lyons, Samuel R. Winans (Jr.) , Lyon memorial: Families of Connecticut and New Jersey, Sidney Elizabeth Lyon; Associate Editors: Louise Lyon Johnson, Albert Brown Lyons, Samuel R. Winans (Jr.) , Detroit, Michigan; Press of William Graham Printing Co.; 1907, 84, 12/6/2011.