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Frances b. 1602? d. 1630? Springfield MA emigr. 1636 Boston MA |
Alice b. 1625 England? d. 1692? New Haven CT |
Joan b. 1626? Bingley, Yorkshire, England d. May 19, 1690 |
Nathaniel b. 1629? Bingley, Yorkshire, England d. Nov 11, 1710 |
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Elizabeth (Prudden) Slough m. Dec 18, 1653 Milford CT b. Dec 17, 1615 d. 1674 |
Joseph b. Oct 2, 1654 Milford CT d. Aug 2, 1675 killed King Philip's War |
Benjamin b. Jan 1, 1657/8 Milford CT |
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Roger with wife Frances, and children Alice, Joan, and Nathaniel, arrived in
Boston harbor in 1636. On page 19 of the Historical Sketch of the Founding of
Springfield, Massachusetts is found: "Most of those who came in 1636 were
young unmarried men. Of the few who were already married and came with families,
several were from Wales or of Welsh descent, including Thomas Menich, Alexander
Edwards, and Roger Prichard.". Roger was Collector Officer for Springfield in
1642, and a freeman in 1643. |
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In 1640, Sir Henry Smith was appointed governor of this new jurisdiction of
Connecticut; Roger went with him to Wethersfield. He was allotted five acres
of land along the Agawam River on February 23,1643, allotted another 23
acres on April 6, 1643, and again given an extra allotment in Large Meadow
(now Longmeadow) on May 7, 1645. |
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On August 2, 1675, during King Philip's War, Sgt. William Prichard (likely Roger's
brother), his son Samuel, and Roger's son Joseph were all killed on the same day
during an attack by the Wimmeset Indians. |
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Sources: Bateman, Colonial and Revolutionary families of Pennsylvania, New York NY, 1965. Burt, Henry M., The First Century of the History of Springfield: The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, v. 1, pp. 170-174. Bradley, Leonard Abram, Descendants of Isaac Bradley of Branford & East Haven, Conn., 1650-1898, privately printed, New York, 1917, pp. 38,41. Daughters of the American Colonists, Lineage # 4572. |
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