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Thomas Prence[1, 2]

Male 1599 - 1673  (73 years)


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  • Name Thomas Prence  [3] 
    Birth 6 Aug 1599  Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Gender Male 
    Departure 1621  [5] 
    Residence 1632  Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Residence 1649  Nauset, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Residence 1665  Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Death 29 Mar 1673  Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14] 
    Person ID I30835  Master
    Last Modified 30 Aug 2018 

    Father Thomas Prence,   b. 1575, Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Aug 1630, Barking, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Tolderby,   b. 1577, Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1630, London, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Marriage 1600  Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7612  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Patience Brewster,   b. 1600, Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Dec 1634, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years) 
    Marriage 5 Aug 1624  Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7] 
    Children 
     1. Sarah Prence,   b. 1622
     2. Elizabeth Prence,   b. 1624   d. Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
     3. James Prence,   b. 1625, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
     4. Robert Prence,   b. 1626, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1692 (Age 66 years)
     5. Thomas Prence,   b. 22 May 1627, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Mar 1672, , , , England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)  [Father: natural]
    +6. Rebecca Prence,   b. 22 May 1627, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jul 1651, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years)  [Father: natural]
     7. Hannah Prince,   b. 1628
     8. Mercy Prence,   b. 4 Jan 1631, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Sep 1711, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F7610  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Family 2 Mary Collier,   b. 18 Feb 1612, St Olave, Southwark, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Apr 1670, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Marriage 1 Apr 1635  Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16] 
    Children 
    +1. Hannah Prence,   b. 1635, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Nov 1698, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     2. Judith Prence,   b. 1637, , , Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1665 (Age 28 years)  [Father: natural]
    +3. Sarah Prence,   b. 1 Nov 1637, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 1706, Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
    +4. Jane Prence,   b. 1 Nov 1637, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1712, Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]
     5. Jane Prence,   b. 1643, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 1706, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    +6. Judith Prence,   b. May 1645, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1728, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F7611  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Aug 2018 

    Family 3 Apphia Quick,   b. 1617, Mawlyn, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1667, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Marriage 15 Oct 1646  Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Rebecca Prence,   b. 22 Apr 1646, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jul 1681, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)
     2. Judith Prence,   b. 1647, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1685, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)  [Father: natural]
     3. Elizabeth Prence,   b. Apr 1647, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Dec 1667, Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years)  [Father: natural]
     4. Judith Prence,   b. 1655, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1691, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years)
    Family ID F7838  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Aug 2018 

    Family 4 Mary Burr,   b. 1603, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Dec 1695, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage 1 Aug 1668  Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7839  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 6 Aug 1599 - Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 5 Aug 1624 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1632 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1 Apr 1635 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 Oct 1646 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1649 - Nauset, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1665 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1 Aug 1668 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 29 Mar 1673 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Thomas Prence --- from
      http://www.caskey-family.com/genealogy/ThomasPrence.htm
      Born: 1600 Near Cricklade In Wilts, Leclade, CG, England
      Name Var: Prince
      Note: Thomas Prince, Senior, carriage maker of All Hallows, Dorking, London, England, in his will of 1630 mentions, "my son Thomas Prence now remayninge in New England in parts beyond seas." The proper spelling of this surname is Prince and it was so written by his immediate and collateral forebares, but Gov. Thomas chose to write it as Prence.

      Immigration: 1621
      Note: Came to Plymouth Colony in the "Fortune".

      Occupation: 1633
      Note: Was the first elected Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony. Served either as Governor or Assistant Governor for the remainder of his years.

      1st Marriage: 01 APR 1635 to Patience Brewster, daughter of Elder Brewster

      Note: 1637 Details: He raised a corps of volunteers to assist the Connecticut and Massachusetts Bay Colonies in defeating the Pequot Indians. In 1638, he was active in the capturing, trial, and execution of four young servant men of Plymouth who attacked a solitary Indian at Pawtucket, within the Colony limits, robbing and mortally wounding him."

      Birth of Daughter: Rebecca Prence
      Birth of Daughter: Mary Prence
      Birth of Daughter: Hannah Prence
      Birth of Son: Thomas Prence

      2nd Marriage: 01 APR 1635 to Mary Collier in Plymouth, Massachusetts

      Birth of Daughter: Jane Prence
      Birth of Daughter: Mary Prence
      Birth of Daughter: Sarah Prence
      Birth of Daughter: Elizabeth Prence
      Birth of Daughter: Judith Prence

      Note: 1644
      Details: "He was the first of a group of Plymouth residents to settle at Eastham on Cape Cod in 1644, where he built his home in 1646. Legend, woodcut and poem testify to the pear tree which he brought from England and planted on his Eastham farm. . . He again became Governor in 1657, stipulating that he must continue to reside in Eastham, contrary to the usual requirement of Plymouth residence for Governors of the Colony. In October of 1665, the Colony finally requested his removal to Plymouth 'for the more convenient administration of justice'. The Colony purchased of Edward Gray the residence 'Plain Dealing' for the Governor's use, located nearly two miles from the center of town on the road to Boston."

      Note: It was in 1660 when Thomas Prence was Governor of the Colony, and concerned his daughter. "The tolerant course of the elder Arthur Howland toward Quakers had earned the ill will of Gov. Prence, and when in 1660 he found Arthur Howland, Jr., had woed his daughter Elizabeth, he had the swain before the General court, where he was fined œ5 because he had disorderly and unrighteously endeavored to obtain the affections of Mistress Elizabeth Prence, and was put under a bond of œ50 to refrain and desist. But Prence, like Canute, was unable to control the forces of nature. This action was in July, but before the next spring the imperious Governor seems to have been forced to capitulate, for Arthur, Jr., and Elizabeth were united and in the course of events there was a Thomas Howland and a Prence Howland. Governor Prence's friend and neighbor, Constant Southworth, had a like experience with his daughter Elizabeth. In his will, 1679, he gave her "My next best bed and furniture, with my wife's best bed, provided she do not marry Wm. Fobes, but if she do, then to have 5s." The bed and adjuncts were then worth thirty times 5s, for a fine bed was thought a goodly bequest; but it was the grand old story; Elizabeth chose to have 5s with William, to two beds without him, and provided her own beds." - Lysander Salmon Richards, History of Marshfield, Volume One

      3rd Marriage: BEF 08 DEC 1662 Apphia (Quick) Freeman
      4th Marriage: BET 1665 - 1668 to Mary Howes, widow of Thomas Howes
      Death: 29 MAR 1673 Plymouth, Massachusetts
      Note: The Plymouth Church Records said of him, 'He was excellently qualifyed for the office of a Governour, he had a countenance full of majesty and therein as well as otherwise a terrour to evil doers'. (see also his will on page 74)."

      Burial: 08 APR 1673 Plymouth, Massachusetts

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