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About Sgt. William Pritchard, of Ipswich and Brookfield
William Pritchard, England/Braintree, MA/Suffield, CT
Born circa 1617, England. Died 2 Aug 1675, New Braintree, MA, Son of William Prichard. Married circa 1644, Lynn, MA, Hannah Langton. Hannah Langton was born Essex Co., MA and died 1 Aug 1705, Andover, MA.
Children:
- John Prichard, b. ca. 1646, Lyn, Ma; m. (1) nfn Denison; m. (2) Mary Towne.
- Samuel Prichard, b. ca. 1648, Ipswich, Ma; d. 2 Aug 1675, Brookfield, Ma.
- Hannah Prichard, b. 20 Nov 1650, Ipswich, Ma; m. Eleazur Weller.
- William Prichard, b. ca. 1652, Ipswich, Ma; m. (1) Elizabeth Allen; m. (2) Elizabeth Palmer; m. (3) Rebecca Taylor.
- Mary Pritchard, b. ca. 1654, Ipswich, Ma; m. (1) Judah Trumble; m. (2) Victory Sikes.
- Esther Pritchett, b. ca. 1656, Ipswich, Ma; m. John Hanchett.
- Elizabeth Prichard, b. ca. 1656, Ipswich, Ma; m. John Allen.
- Joseph Prichard, b. 1 Mar 1658, Ipswich, Ma; m. Frances Colby.
- Sarah Prichard, b. 22 Jan 1662, Ipswich, Ma; m. Joseph Lovejoy.
There was a William before the court in Salem on 9 July 1645, Timothy Tomlins deposed of William Prichett that "my wife and I were out of the house, and he drew more wine himself and drank to much".
William Pritchett/Pritchard/Prichard removed from Lynn to Ipswich, Mass. He was one of the founders of Brookfield, Mass., along with Daniel Hovey, Judah Trumble, Samuel Kent, & John Younglove, all of these families and/or their children ended up in Suffield.
On August 2, 1675 he was killed at the ambush in New Braintree, known as "Wheeler's Surprise". Later that day his son Samuel also died at Brookfield at the very beginning of the King Philip's War. After this all the families of Brookfield left, most never to return.
Information on this family can be found in "Sergeant William Pritchard of Ipswich and Brookfield, Mass.", by Frederick C. Warner, 1926, TAG 1962 p129‑139.
Notes
Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Name: William Pritchett Year: 1648 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts Source Publication Code: 1936 Primary Immigrant: Pritchett, William Annotation: Excellent directory of the first settlers of New England. Drake's additions and corrections (no. 1666) are found in the G.P.C. reprint and in no. 9151, Tepper, Passengers to America, pp. 468-470. Source Bibliography: FARMER, JOHN. A Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New-England; Containing an Alphabetical List of the Governours, Deputy-Governours, Assistants or Counsellors, and Ministers of the Gospel in the Several Colonies, from 1620 to 1692; Graduates of Harvard College to 1662; Members of the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company to 1662; Freemen Admitted to the Massachusetts Colony from 1630 to 1662; With Many Other of the Early Inhabitants of New-England and Long-I Page: 236 Source Citation: Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts; Year: 1648; Page Number: 236. Source Information: Gale Research. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. Original data: Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2010.
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Sgt. William Pritchard, of Ipswich and Brookfield's Timeline
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1617
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England
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November 1647
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Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, (Present USA)
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1652
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Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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1652
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Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
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1654
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Ipswich, Essex County, MA, United States
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March 1, 1658
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Westfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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August 2, 1675
Age 58
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Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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