By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
Winter 2003 and Revised 10 Jun 2004
1. (Unknown) Prentice was probably b. c. 1795-1800 and perhaps in Stonington, New London, CT.
The name of his wife is unclear. She is called Harriet in the 1850 Stonington census, but she is called Hannah in the 1860 Stonington census. Both census records indicate she was b. c. 1800, CT. Children (per 1850 Stonington census):
- William Prentice, b. c. 1825, CT. At home in 1850 census and is called "Sailor." Not at home in 1860 census..
- Nancy Prentice, b. c. 1832, CT. At home in 1850 census.
- Cyrus Prentice, b. c. 1838, CT. At home in 1850 and 1860 census.
- James Prentice, b. c. 1841-2, CT. At home in 1850 and 1860 census.
- John Prentice, b. c. 1840, CT. . . . . . . . . [2]
2. John Prentice, b. c. 1841-2, CT. He may, or may not, be the John W. Prentice, b. c. 1840 in CT, who appears in the 1880 Somers, Tolland Co., CT census with his wife, Irene S. Cooley, who he m. 12 Mar 1874 (per IGI). Irene was b.19 Jan 1838, Springfield, Hampden Co., MA and d. 30 Mar 1894, location not yet known (per IGI). (For Irene's family tree, see Appendix 1 ). Daughter of John and Irene:
- Ednah E. Prentice, b. c. 1875, CT. At home in 1880 census.
We do not yet know the name of John W. Prentice's father, nor do we yet know where in CT John was born. However, John appears in Stonington, CT in 1850 at the age of 10. If John was born in Stonington, then it is a virtual certainty that he is a descendant of Thomas Prentice, The Trooper; in that time frame, all Prentices in Stonington were descendants of his grandson, Samuel Prentice who. m. Esther Hammond.
We do know that Samuel and Esther had a son, Thomas, who m. Anna Downer, and that Thomas and Anna had a son, Thomas Prentice who m. Harriet Ayers and d. in West Hartford, CT, where he resided, on 22 Nov 1847. There seems to be a good chance that John is a son of Thomas and Harriet. Thomas was deceased by the 1850 census and that could explain why Harriet appeared without her husband.
Additional investigation is needed since Binney's 1887 book said on pg. 191, #39a, that Thomas and Harriet "left one son and one dau., both dead", citing C. H. Prentice's letter of 20 Jul 1882, Hartford, CT. The extent of C. H. Prentice's knowledge about that family is unknown.
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Appendix 1: Irene Cooley Family Tree provided by Jim Dlask, email, 6 Dec 2003
Descendants of Jonathan Luke Cooley 1. Jonathan Luke8 Cooley (Jonathan Marsh7, Luke6, Luke5, Eliakim4, Eliakim3, Benjamin2, Earl1) was born 01/22/1809 in MA-Hampden, Hampden Co, and died 11/22/1862 in CT-Somers, Tolland Co. He married Sarah Samantha Kibbe 01/29/1835, daughter of Silas Kibbe and Sarah Waterhouse. She was born 09/18/1815 in CT-Somers, Tolland Co, and died 02/26/1887 in CT-Somers, Tolland Co. Children of Jonathan Cooley and Sarah Kibbe are:
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2 i. Silas B9 Cooley, born 03/01/1836 in MA-Springfield, Hampden Co; died
Aft. 1903 in MA-Monson, Hampden Co.
3 ii. Irene S Cooley, born 01/17/1838; died 03/30/1894. She married John
Watson Prentice 03/12/1874.
4 iii. Lorett N Cooley, born 07/21/1839; died 04/18/1890. She married
Merrick Langdon 03/25/1864.
5 iv. Rodelia Adriel Cooley, born 09/01/1841 in MA-Ludlow, Hampden Co; died
10/17/1911 in CT-Somers, Tolland Co.
6 v. Luvann E Cooley, born 07/30/1844; died 10/10/1885. She married Cyrus
Kibbe 04/28/1864.
7 vi. Rocelia A Cooley, born 07/03/1846 in CT-Somers, Tolland Co; died
03/20/1883.
8 vii. Dallas L Cooley, born 07/07/1849; died 10/01/1864.
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