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NOTE: We had originally posted this article with the thought that William Prentup/Printup was a misspelling of William Prentiss. However, reference to microfilm copies of the original census handwritten records seems to confirm that the surname was, in fact, Prentup/Printup. This article should therefore be disregarded.

The following material comes from "Obadiah Cooper, Tailor at Albany, N. Y. from 1713-1742, & His Wife, Cornelia (Gardenier) Cooper, and their Descendants" by M. Grace Wilmarth which can be found at Ancestry.com , and from Ancestry.com .

1. William Prentiss (erroneously shown in Ancestry.com as William Printup , b. c. 1695.

He m. Unknown. Known children:

1. Isabella Prentiss (Printup).
2. Maria Prentiss (Printup).
3. William Prentiss (Printup) , b. c. 1733. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [2]

2. William Prentiss (Printup) , b. c. 1733 and d. 1789.

He m. Sarah. Known children per Ancestry.com, above:

1. William Prentiss (Printup) , b. c. 1730-1740, and d. 1797. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [3]
2. Alida Prentiss (Printup). b. 28 Sep 1740 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [4]
3. Susannah Prentiss (Printup), b. 17 Jul 1743
4. Joseph Prentiss, b. 3 Apr 1746 , Ancram, Columbia Co., NY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[5]

3. William Prentiss (Printup) , b. c. 1730-1740, and d. 1797.

He m. Catrins. They h ad 1 or more children, including:

1. Margaret Anna Prentiss (Printup).

4 Alida Prentiss (Printup). b. 28 Sep 1740

She m. John Philipse. Known children:

1. William Philipse M
2. Jane Philipse F 21 Apr 1772 in Montgomery, New York, USA
3. Joseph Philipse M 25 Oct 1780 in Montgomery, New York, USA

5. Joseph Prentiss, b. 3 Apr 1746 , Ancram, Columbia Co., NY, and d. 12 Sep 1831. He appears in the 1790 census in Mohawk, Montgomery Co., NY where he appears in the index as "Joseph Prentup". That mistake is not uncommon because the handwriting of that period made the "ss" at the ending appear to be a "p".

He m. Hannah Frank. She was b. c. 1740 and d. 1 May 1823, Fultonville, Montgomery Co., NY.

1. William Prentiss (Printup), b. 17 Apr 1766, NY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [6]
2. Sarah Prentiss (Printup), b. 15 Jan 1773 in Montgomery, NY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [7]
3. John Prentiss, (Printup), b. 15 Nov 1778 in Montgomery, NY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [8]
4. Jane Prentiss (Printup), b. 2 Feb 1783 in Montgomery, NY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [9]

1790 Census: The 1790 household was shown as 1 male under 16, 3 males over 16, and 4 females of unspecified age. Relationship were not indicated, but likely were a mother and father with their children: 3 sons and 3 daughters.

Although only an educated guess, the 2 older boys were probably not older than about 20, which would give Joseph a birth date of b. c. 1750, give or take up to 10 years. In view of the foregoing, we can show the children as follows:

1. Son Prentiss, b. bef. 1774
2. Son Prentiss, b. bef. 1774
3. Son Prentiss, b. 1774-1790
4. Dau. Prentiss
5. Dau. Prentiss
6. Dau. Prentiss

Also living in Mohawk, Montgomery Co., NY in 1790 and shown in that census is William Prentup (probably Prentiss), older than 16, with a female, older than 16, and 4 slaves. William is likely brother to, Joseph Prentiss.

6. William Prentiss (Printup), b. 17 Apr 1766, NY, and d. 11 Apr 1842, Glen, Montgomery Co., NY.

He m. Ann Van Voorhees on 13 Jun 1794, She was b. 16 Apr 1774 in Burlington, NJ, and d. 11 Sep 1842 in Glen, Montgomery Co., NY. Childreh per Ancestry.com .

1. Jane Prentiss (Printup), b. 28 Apr 1795 in Montgomery, Ny. She m. 1st Charles Gardiner. She m. 2nd. Cornelius Smith on 19 Nov 1812 and had a daughter, Caty Ann Smith , b. 15 Nov 1814 , Montgomery Co., NY. Caty m. Pomeroy Hamilton and had 2 daughters.
2. Joseph Prentiss (Printup), b. 26 Jan 1797. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [10]
3. Nancy Prentiss (Printup), b. 11 Apr 1798 in Montgomery, NY, and d. 3 years later on 5 Sep 1801.
4. Sally Prentiss (Printup), b. 19 Nov 1800 in Montgomery, NY, and d. 1 year later on 15 Sep 1801.
5. Sarah Prentiss (Printup), b. 20 Nov 1801 in Montgomery, New York, USA
6. William Henry Prentiss (Printup), b. 7 May 1812. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [11]
7. Ann Lesley Prentiss (Printup), b. 14 Jan 1815 and d.16 Mar 1831, age 16 years.

7. John Prentiss, b. 15 Nov 1778 in Montgomery, NY. Although further investigation is needed for confirmation, it seems likely that he is the same person as John Joseph Prentiss (spelled "Prentup") who appears in the "Obadia Cooper" genealogy, mentioned above. He appears to the the same person shown in the Ancestral File as "John Printup" (note different surname spelling), b. 15 Nov 1778 in NY and d. 26 Jul 1845 in Fonda, NY.

John Joseph Prentiss m. Cornelia Schermerhorn on 22 Aug 1801 in Fonda, Montgomery Co., NY. Cornelia is called "of Rensselaer Colony, Albany, NY." Children listed in the Cooper genealogy:

1. Peter Winne Prentup/Prentiss, b. 27 Feb 1815 in Fonda, Montgomery, NY. He does not appear in the 1850, 1860 or 1870 census.
2. Evert Lansing Prentup/Prentiss, b. 16 Feb 1817 in Fonda, Montgomery, NY. He does not appear in the 1850, 1860, 1870 or 1880 census.
3. William Prentup/Prentiss, b. 27 Jan 1821 in Fonda, Montgomery, NY. William Prentup is shown as dying on 24 Feb 1893 in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia and buried at the Thomason Mem Cem, Thomson Mcduffie, Georgia. (per Sally Shreeve, email, 20 Jul 2004) He may, or may not, be the William Prentice shown in the 1860, 1870 and 1880 census in Albany, Albany Co., NY, as b. c. 1821, NY with his wife, Mary, b. c. 1824. Daughter:
   1. Mary C.(?) Prentice, b. c. 1850, NY (note different surname spelling). Not home in 1880 census.
4. Daniel Prentup/Prentiss, b. 22 Jan 1823 in Fonda, Montgomery, NY. He does not appear in the 1860 or 1870 census.

8. John Prentiss, (Printup), b. 15 Nov 1778 in Montgomery, NY.

9. Jane Prentiss (Printup), b. 2 Feb 1783 in Montgomery, NY.

10. Joseph Prentiss (Printup), b. 26 Jan 1797 and d. 13 Dec 1837.

He m. 1st. Lucretia Hugimen

He m. 2nd Catalina Hugunin. She was b. 13 Dec 1809 in Montgomery, NY, and d. 10 Aug 1853. Children:

1. Ann Lesley Prentiss (Printup), b. 21 Mar 1832
2. Catherine Prentice (Printup), b. 18 Mar 1836

He m. 3rd Christiana Lucretia Hugunin on 22 May 1831. She was b. 9 Jan 1785 in New York, NY, and d. 24 May 1858 in Glen, NY.

11. William Henry Prentiss (Printup), b. 7 May 1812 , Fultonville, Montgomery Co., NY, and d. 3 Jan 1845.

He m. Deborah Smith on 8 Sep 1830. They had 1 or more children, including:

1. William Henry Prentiss (Printup), b. 7 Sep 1835, Fultonville, Montgomery Co., , and d. there 23 May 1873. Children per Ancestry.com :
   1. Emma Printup 1859 – 1936
   2. Charles E Printup 1861 – 1921
   3. William Henry Printup 1863 – 1912

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