1. | Thomas Prence was born on 6 Aug 1599 in Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England (son of Thomas Prence and Elizabeth Tolderby); died on 29 Mar 1673 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Departure: 1621
- Residence: 1632, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
- Residence: 1649, Nauset, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
- Residence: 1665, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Notes:
Thomas Prence --- from
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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
Thomas married Patience Brewster on 5 Aug 1624 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Patience (daughter of William Brewster, IV and Mary Love Wentworth) was born in 1600 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 12 Dec 1634 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Sarah Prence was born in 1622.
- Elizabeth Prence was born in 1624; died in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
- James Prence was born in 1625 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
- Robert Prence was born in 1626 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1692.
- Thomas Prence was born on 22 May 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 13 Mar 1672 in , , , England.
- Rebecca Prence was born on 22 May 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 18 Jul 1651 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.
- Hannah Prince was born in 1628.
- Mercy Prence was born on 4 Jan 1631 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 28 Sep 1711 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.
Thomas married Mary Collier on 1 Apr 1635 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Mary (daughter of William Collier and Jane Clarke) was born on 18 Feb 1612 in St Olave, Southwark, Surrey, England; died on 5 Apr 1670 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Hannah Prence was born in 1635 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 23 Nov 1698 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.
- Judith Prence was born in 1637 in , , Massachusetts, USA; died in 1665.
- Sarah Prence was born on 1 Nov 1637 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 3 Mar 1706 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.
- Jane Prence was born on 1 Nov 1637 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died in May 1712 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.
- Jane Prence was born in 1643 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 3 Mar 1706 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.
- Judith Prence was born in May 1645 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1728 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
Thomas married Apphia Quick on 15 Oct 1646 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Apphia was born in 1617 in Mawlyn, Kent, England; died in 1667 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Rebecca Prence was born on 22 Apr 1646 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died on 18 Jul 1681 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.
- Judith Prence was born in 1647 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1685 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
- Elizabeth Prence was born in Apr 1647 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 9 Dec 1667 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
- Judith Prence was born in 1655 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1691 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
Thomas married Mary Burr on 1 Aug 1668 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Mary was born in 1603 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died on 9 Dec 1695 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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