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Mary Pratt (Gale)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Death: October 09, 1769 (58)
Watertown, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts
Immediate Family:

Wife of Micah Pratt
Mother of Abigail Pierce; Abraham Pratt; David Pratt; Abraham Pratt; Micah Pratt, Jr. and 6 others

Managed by: Erica Howton
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About Mary Pratt



Parents? Same as Mary Gale?

“Mary Gale Pratt, sister of Ebenezer Gale, married Michael Pratt of Oxford at Watertown in 1731.” The Oxford location is in line with that Mary Gale. But if Michael Pratt = Micha Pratt b 1706 and he married that Mary Gale, daughter of Abraham Gael, Sr., baptized 1689, then the younger children of Micah Pratt were product of a 2nd wife, as that Mary would have been too old.

Perhaps Micah Pratt’s wife was the daughter of Richard Gale. He had a Mercy / Mary born at Watertown on December 4, 1710. However, that woman is usually seen as Mercy Wheat, and the Connecticut location for Mercy is more in line with Richard’s family.



This Mary Gale?

https://www.innsbruckprinting.com/family_history/showmedia.php?medi...

GALE, -L. & Bethia CHIPMAN (1666-1702+), m/2 Timothy DIMMOCK; ca 16907, ca 16827;
?Barnstable (had daughter Mary GALE)


Family

MICAH PRATT, son of Jonathan (1), m. 3 Nov., 1731, Mary, sister of Ebenezer Gale of Watertown, settled near his father, northwest of Town's Pond. He d. 1769, appraisal of estate 4 March. . . .

Michael Pratt and Mary (Mariah) Gale were married on November 3, 1731 in Watertown, Mass.

Children:

  • Hannah, b. 1733, d. 1734;
  • Abraham, b. 1735, d. 1787;
  • David, b. 16 April, 1738, soldier in the French war;
  • Abraham, b. 26 Feb., 1740;
  • Micah, b. 15 Aug., 1742, m. 23 Feb., 17(59, Lucy Shumway;
  • Asa, b. 27 July, 1744, m. 6 Sept., 1769, Susanna Bemis of Charlton;
  • Mary, b. 24 Feb., 1747;
  • Isaac, b. 27 June, 1749, Revolutionary soldier;
  • Meucknt, b. 15 Aug., 1751;
  • Lydia, b. 24 Dec., 1752.

Source: History of the Town of Oxford, Massachusetts: With Genealogies and Notes on Persons and Estates, Volume 2, page 652


Warning - there are two Micah Pratts living at the same time in Massachusetts. One is born 1706 and is the son of Jonathan Pratt. He comes from Watertown to Framingham to Oxford. The other Micah Pratt is b. 1691 and marries Mercy Burt. These two individuals are distinct and separate.

This Micah Pratt dies at Oxford, Worcester, MA before 4 Mar 1769 which is when his two sons, Micah, Jr and Abraham, sign over administration of Micah's estate to Ephraim Ballard. Micah's estate is declared insolvent. The Worcester county case file is #47741. Micah's wife apparently dies around the same time as Micah but she is never named in his estate papers.


From https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128552885/mary-pratt#view-photo...

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Comment: Mary's Husb. can't be Dr. MIcah Pratt of Taunton, Mem. ID: 34844846, whose will states he has only one son, Micah, Jr. Unknown where the Micah Pratt is, that fathered all these children with Mary 9Gale) in Oxford, Worcester County, MA.


References

  • < “McPherson-Strong History.” >
  • Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 < link > . [5th down, top left.] December 4, 1710. “Mercy Gale, the daughter is Richard Gage & Sarah his wife was born December 4, 1710.”
  • https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L6DY-7RP
  • Bond, Henry (1860). Genealogies of the families and descendants of the early settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, including Waltham and Weston. Page 229. < Archive.Org >. (H.) ABRAHAM GALE. adm. freeman Oct. 11, 1682 : m., Sept. 3, 1673, SARAH FISKE. [N. Fiske, 5i.] She d. May 14, 1728. [Children] 10. Mary, bap. Ap. 1689 ; (?) m., Nov. 3, 1731. Michael Pratt, of Oxford. Page 230. < Archive.Org > (III.) RICHARD GALE, m., Jan. 7, 1705-6, SARAH KNIGHTS. No daughter Mary listed.
  • Gale, George. (1863) Genealogy of the Gale family. Page 2. < Archive.Org > 3. Abraham- Gale was adm. freeman Oct. 11, 1682 ; was selectman of Watertown, 1706 and died Sept, 15, 1718, aged 75. His wife, Sarah, died May 14, 1728, aged about 72 years. He was a quiet farmer, and member of the church). His faithful wife, Sarah, blessed him witli the following 16 children: … (16) Mary, bp. Apl. 1689, m. Nov. 3, 1731, Michael Pratt, of Oxford. “Mary Gale Pratt (1689, married Michael Pratt).” [I believe this could be a mixup with Mary / Mercy Gale, daughter of Richard, and she’s the one who married Micah Pratt of Oxford at Watertown in 1731. But this is not proven.]
  • https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/L6DY-7PY
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Mary Pratt's Timeline

1710
December 4, 1710
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1725
November 28, 1725
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
1735
July 19, 1735
Oxford, Mass
1738
April 16, 1738
Oxford, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts
1739
February 26, 1739
Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
1742
August 15, 1742
Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
1744
July 22, 1744
Oxford, Worcester, MA
1747
October 24, 1747
Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
1749
June 27, 1749
Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States