Fall 2003 and Revised 29 Aug 2003
For Prentice researchers searching for sources of information in Preston and Stonington, CT, we have located a highly useful and well organized source of information. It is the website created and administered by Jane Devlin of Lake Orion, MI. You will find it at Rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/.
While her website covers hundreds of different surnames, we have, with her generous and kind permission, excerpted out "Prentice" information for Preston and Stonington from her website.
Please note: "Prentis" and "Prentiss" information, and information for locations other than Preston and Stonington may be found either at her website at the above link or in our Prentice eBook which covers some 35,000 Prentices (including Prentis and Prentiss) and their spouses. For information about our eBook please contact us at the Prentice Newsletter.
"Prentice" information for Preston and Stonington is set out below.
The Bi-Centennial Celebration, First Congregational Church
of Preston, Connecticut, 1698-1898
ADMISSIONS & RENEWALS OF COVENANT, Pages 129 - 198
Mar 14, 1703 - The wife of Joseph PRENTICE owned the covenant&submitted to our discipline Jul 8, 1705 - Hannah PRENTICE, wife of Joseph PRENTICE Sep 4, 1814 - Anna, wife of Tho's PRENTICE Oct 1, 1815 - Wid. Mary PRENTICE Apr 29, 1716 - Joseph PRENTICE Jan 13, 1823 - Amy BROWNING, Susan PRENTICE, Eliza Ann PRENTICE, Mar 8, 1829 - Mrs Katharine PRENTICE, wife of John P. Mar 8, 1829 - Amy PRENTICE, daughter of John P. Mar 8, 1829 - Mary Ann PRENTICE Mar 8, 1829 - Samuel PRENTICE Mar 8, 1829 - Mrs. Amy PRENTICE, wife of Samuel P. Mar 8, 1829 - David N. PRENTICE, son of Sam'l H. PRENTICE Mar 8, 1829 - Samuel PRENTICE, son of Sam'l H. P. Jun 7, 1829 - Charles PRENTICE Jun 7, 1829 - Mrs. Phebe PRENTICE, wife of Charles P. Mar 11, 1838 - Henry PRENTICE & Eliza Ann, his wife by letter Jul 1, 1838 - Samuel Prentice BROWNING Jul 1, 1838 - Alexander S. PRENTICE Jul 1, 1838 - Mary Eaton PRENTICE Jul 1, 1838 - William Henry PRENTICE Jul 7, 1850 - DeWitt C. PRENTICE Mar 1, 1857 - Miss Susan R. PRENTICE, Mr. Wm. H. PRENTICE, 2nd. Mar 3, 1848 - Mr. Samuel PRENTICE to the Church in Greenville Jan 13, 1850 - Mr. Alexander S. PRENTICE to the 2nd Church in Norwich Jun 22, 1851 - Mrs. Catharine PRENTICE to the Church in Greenville Mar 4, 1858 - Mr. DeWitt C. PRENTICE to the 1st Presbyterian Church, City of St. Peter, Minnesota Mar 3, 1867 - Samuel O. PRENTICE _________________
of Preston, Connecticut, 1698-1898
DEATHS, Pages 167
Nov 7, 1789 - The wife of Peris PRENTICE, 28 ys (b. c. 1761), The Dropsy Jul 31, 1790 - A child of Thomas PRENTICE, Stonington -- 5½ ms, Fits Sep 30, 1791 - ___ PRENTICE, son of Elisha PRENTICE, 17 ys, Putrid Fever Apr 18, 1796 - Wife of Lem'l TYLER, Pastor, 34, Measles _________ Child of Daniel MEECH _________ Child of Thomas PRENTICE May 21, 1813 - Wid. Sally PRENTICE, Epidemic Fever Nov 18, 1813 - A child of Abery PRENTICE aged twelve days Jul 6, 1815 - A child of Sam'l PRENTICE, N. Stonington, 8 months, Bowel complaint Nov 23, 1819 - Amy, wife of John PRENTICE, 33, Fever Oct 13, 1822 - Amos PRENTICE, 30, Typus fever Dec 25, 1829 - Mrs. Phebe PRENTICE ____, 1831 - Charles F. PRENTICE Feb 23, 1833 - Emily Williams PRENTICE, a child of Charles PRENTICE May 25, 1837 - Samuel PRENTICE Apr 30, 1839 - Thomas PRENTICE, Esqr Sep 27, 1840 - Widow Polly PRENTICE Aug 1, 1848 - Mrs. Anna PRENTICE, aged 79 years Feb 12, 1853 - Mr. Asher PRENTICE (N. Stonington), aged 84 years May 31, 1853 Mrs. Elizabeth PRENTICE, relict of Mr. Asher PRENTICE, aged 84 years Mar 3, 1854 - Mrs. Susan PRENTICE, aged 59 years Sep 30, 1855 - Ida Maria PRENTICE, daughter of W'm H. PRENTICE, aged 3 mo 9 das Dec 9, 1857 - Chester Franklin, son of Chester S. & Lucy PRENTICE, aged 12 days Aug 16, 1865 - Wid. Mara PRENTICE Apr 25, 1868 - Henry PRENTICE, age 65 yrs Feb 15, 1870 - Wid. Amy PRENTICE _____, 1897 - Mr. Chester S. PRENTICE ______________
Vital Records from Barbour, 1668-1852
Transcribed by Coralynn Brown
P through Q
Ref: Barbour: P - Q Generally
PRENTICE Abigail, dau Samuel, b Dec 12, 1734 Abigail, dau Samuell & Abigail, b Dec 12, 1734 Abigail, m Eleazer WILLIAMS, b of Stonington, Mar 14, 1754, by Rev Joseph Fish Abigail, wid., died oct 31, 1789 Alexander, of Warwick (R.I.), m Sarah PULSIFER of Stonington, Oct 18, 1847, by W Clift Amos, son Samuell & Abigail, b Apr 24, 1748 Amy, dau Joshua & Polly, b Sept 10, 1792 Asa, son Deac. Samuel & Abigail, b Sept 6, 1740 Asa, son Samuell & Abigail, b Sept 7, 1740; died Feb 7, 1742/43 Asa, son John & Mary, b Sept 5, 1763 Asa, of Stonington, m Mrs. Lucy PARK of Preston, Sept 30, 1791, by Paul Park, Clerk, of Preston Asa, son Asa & Lucy, b Feb 13, 1792 Asher, son John & Mary, b Jan 29, 1769 Asher, of Stonington, m Elizabeth HIX of Preston, Sept 27, 1798, by Rev Levi Hart Asher, son Asher & Elizabeth, b Jan 1, 1802 Avery, son John & Sarah, b Apr 29, 1791 Charles, son Thomas & Anna, b Apr 26, 1797 Daniel, son Jonas, b Jan 31, 1740/41 Daniel, m Mrs. Mary BILLINGS, b of Stonington, Jan 10, 1765, by Rev Joseph Fish. Witnesses: Jesse Prentice & Thomas Wheeler Dorcas, dau Oliver & Eliphal, b Dec 6, 1751 Dorothy, dau Samuell, b Dec 13, 1723 Dorothy, dau Samuel & Abigail, b Jan 7, 1727/28 Ebenezer, son Samuel, b Oct 25, 1731 Ebenezer, son Samuel & Abigail, b Oct 5, 1731 Ebenezer, of Stonington, m Lucy CRARY of Preston, Apr 22, 1762, by Asher Rosseter, Clerk, of Preston Eliza, dau Asher & Elizabeth, b Oct 19, 1799 Eliza, m Prentice HEWETT, b of Stonington, Mar 27, 1802, by Samuel Prentice, J.P. Elizabeth, dau Thomas & Elizabeth, b July 25, 1751 Elizabeth, wife Joshua, b Dec 10, 1776 Easter, dau Samuel, b Dec 12, 1713 Easther, m Christopher PALMER, b of Stonington, Oct 27, 1731, by Daniel Palmer, J.P. Esther, dau Jonas, b Sept 1, 1738 Esther, dau Samuell & Abigail, b Jan 31, 1745/46; died Mar 25, 1751 Esther, dau Thomas & Elizabeth, b Jan 14, 1754; died Feb 2, 1761 Uness (Eunice), dau Samuel, b Dec 8, 1717 Eunice, m William WILLIAMS Jr, b of Stonington, Oct 25, 1764, by Rev Joseph Fish Frances, m Joseph PALMER, Nov 12, 1687 Grace, m Josiah GRANT, Nov 30, 1721, by Rev Salmon Treat Grace, dau Samuell & Abigail, b Dec 4, 1750 Hannah, m John FRINK, Feb 15, 1694 James, son Samuel, b Sept 28, 1710 James, son Oliver & Eliphal, b Jan 2, 1743/44 Jesse, son Samuell & Abigail, b Jan 24, 1743/44 John, son Samuell & Abigail, b May 11, 1733 John, of Stonington, n Mary HASCALL of Norwich, Dec 1, 1757, by Rev Jabez White of Norwich John, son John & Mary, b June 22, 1761, in Norwich John Jr, of Stonington, m Sarah LEONARD, July 7, 1787, by Joshua Prentice, J.P. John, son John & Sarah, b May 31, 1789 Jonas, m Lucy DENISON, Nov 29, 1733, by Rev Ebenezer Rosseter. Witnesses: Mr Breed & Christopher Palmer Jonas, son Deac. Samuell, b Jan 9, 1741/42 Jonas, son Samuell & Abigail, b Feb 9, 1741/42 Jonas, died June 7, 1766, age 56y Joseph, m Hannah CHEESEBROUGH, Nov 25, 1700 Joseph*, of Stonington, m Polly SHEPPARD of Canterbury (R.I.), Apr 25, 1789, by David Paine, J.P., of Canterbury. (*"Joshua corrected by Judge S O Prentice" written in margin) Joshua, son Deac. Samuel & Abigail, b July 2, 1737 Joshua, m wid. Elizabeth STANTON, b of Stonington, Jan 14, 1776, by Rev Joseph Fish Joshua, son Thomas & Anna, b June 12, 1795; died July 17, 1796 Julia A, m George VANBUREN, b of Stonington, July 22, 1849, by Rev Sanford Benton of Mystic Bridge Lucy, dau Samuel, b May 20, 1727; died June 11, 1727 Lucy, dau Jonas & Lucy, b mar 22, 1746(?) Lucy, m Thomas WHEELER, b of Stonington, Jan 17, 1765, by Rev Joseph Fish. Witnesses: Daniel Prentice & Jesses Prentice Lucy, dau Asa & Lucy, b Aug 28, 1796 Mary, m Stephen HALL, b of Stonington, Oct 4, 1781, by Simeon Brown, Elder Martha, dau Thomas & Elizabeth, b Oct 4, 1759 Mary, m John BREED, Oct 14, 1725, by Rev Ebenezer Rossiter Mary, dau Jonas, b Sept 6, 1734 Mary, m John SWAN Jr, b of Stonington, May 17, 1753, by Rev Joseph Fish. Witnesses: John Prentice & Phebe Prentice Mary, dau Thomas & Elizabeth, b Sept 31 (sic), 1756 Mary, dau Daniel & Mary, b Sept 2, 1769 Nancy, dau Thomas & Anna, b Feb 16, 1790; died July 13, 1790 Nancy, m Paul WHEELER Jr, b of Stonington, Oct 23, 1799, by Lemuel Tyler, Clerk Nathan, son Jonas & Lucy, b May 4, 1745 Nathan, son Daniel & Mary, b Feb 5, 1766 Oliver, son Samuel, b Oct 2, 1720 Oliver, m Eliphal NOYES, b of Stonington, Apr 7, 1743, by Joseph Palmer, J.P.; died Oct 25, 1755 Oliver, son Oliver & Eliphal, b Sept 8, 1746 Phebe, dau Deac. Samuel & Abigail, b Feb 22, 1738/39 Polly, dau Joshua & Polly, b Apr 24, 1791 Rebeckah, dau Thomas & Elizabeth, b Sept 31(sic), 1748; died July 25, 1752 Rebecca, of N Stonington, m Samuel WHEELER of Stonington, Oct 15, 1809, by Thomas Prentice, J.P., of N. Stonington Rebecca, m Calvin RATHBONE, b of Groton, Jan 3, 1841, by Charles Bennett, J.P. Samuel, m Abigail BILLINGS, Sept 22, 1725, by Rev Ebenezer Rosseter Samuel, died Apr 24, 1728 Samuel, son Samuel & Abigail, b Aug 24, 1729; died Jan 15, 1734/35 Samuel, son Jonas, b Oct 25, 1736 Samuel, son John & Mary, b Oct 8, 1758 Samuel, died Oct 11, 1773 Samuel, son Joshua & Polly, b Apr 22, 1788 Samuel Haskell, son Asa & Lucy, b May 31, 1794 Sophia, dau Thomas & Anna, b May 31, 1791 Thomas, son Samuel, b Oct 25, 1719 Thomas, son John, b Apr 7, 1743 Thomas, m Elizabeth BALDWIN, f of Stonington, Feb 1, 1743/44, by Simeon Minor, J.P. Witnesses: Theophilos Baldwin Jr & Oliver (sic) Prentice Thomas, son Thomas & Elizabeth, b Aug 25, 1765 Thomas, of Stonington, m Anna DOWNER of Preston, Apr 19, 1787 Thomas, son Thomas & Anna, b July 7, 1793 William R, of Norwich, m Sarah C HALL of Stonington, Nov 14, 1846, by Rev W Clift ----, son Samuell, b Nov 7, 1726; died Jan 1, 1726(sic) ----, 1st child of Thomas & Anna, b Dec 18, 1787; died Feb 23 ___. ________________________
First Congregational Church of Preston, Connecticut, 1698-1898
Baptisms Pages 158 - 195
Mar 8, 1829 - Mrs. Katharine PRENTICE, Mary Ann PRENTICE, Amy PRENTICE, Mrs. Amy PRENTICE, w. of Sam'l P., Chester Smith PRENTICE, David N. PRENTICE & Samuel PRENTICE Jun 7, 1829 - Charles PRENTICE Jul 12, 1829 - Charles Franklin, Mary Eaton, & William Henery, children of Samuel & Amy PRENTICE. --- --, 1829 - Harriet Tyler, Mary Elizabeth & Emily Williams, all three children of Mr. Charles & Phebe PRENTICE. Sep 6, 1835 - Charles Henery, son of Charles PRENTICE Jul 1, 1838 - Samuel Prentice BROWING, Alexander S. PRENTICE Jul 7, 1850 - DeWitt Clinton PRENTICE Mar 1, 1857 - Miss Susan Russ PRENTICE Mar 3, 1867 - Samuel O. PRENTICE _________________
of Preston, Connecticut, 1698-1898
Marriages, Pages 129 - 198
Apr 22, 1762, Ebenezer PRENTICE & Lucy CARY Aug 29, 1771, Samuel PRENTICE & Anne BENJAMIN Nov 23, 1812, Thomas BROWNING & Amy PRENTICE of North Stonington Jan 31, 1813, John PRENTICE & Amy MEECH of North Stonington Feb 14, 1813, Avery PRENTICE of North Stonington & Fanny JOHNSON of Preston Nov 27, 1814, Samuel H. PRENTICE & Susan BALDWIN, of North Stonington Dec 11, 1814, John Denison WHEELER & Lucy PRENTICE of North Stonington Nov 8, 1818, Lathrop WILLIAMS & Abby PRENTICE of North Stonington Jan 21, 1819, Chs PRENTICE of North Stonington & Phebe P. AMES of Preston Dec 11, 1820, George PRENTICE & Olive A. MOTT Aug 7, 1823, Rufus PRENTICE Junr of Griswold & Wealthy STARKWEATHER of Preston Dec 30, 1840, Wm. R. PRENTICE & Frences M. AVERY, both of Preston Dec 13, 1843, Chester PRENTICE of Grotton & Lucy CRAIRY of Preston
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