Benajah Pratt

• Name	Benajah Pratt
  Birth	Father: Joshua Pratt Mother: Bathsheba ______ [5]
  History	birth to death	Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  On 13 April 1661, Benajah Pratt deeded to Robert Ransome as follows: Memorandum That Benajah Prat of the Towne of Plymouth in the Jurisdiction of Plymouth in New England in America Planter; Doth acknowlidge that for and in Consideration of the sume of ten pounds to him alreddy payed by Robert Ransome of the towne aforsaid in the Jurisdiction aforsaid planter; hee hath bargained Allianated and sould enfepfed and Confeirmed; and by these prsents Doth bargaine sell erifeofe and Confeirme unto the said Robert Ransome two ptes of three of that his halfe share pte or portion of land both upland and meddow which hee the said Benajah Prat hath; att Acushenah Coaksett and places adjacent; & a home lote of twenty acrees of land; lying betwixt the home lott of Willam Spooner on the one side and the home lott of Samuell Cutbert on the other side att Acushenah aforsaid; being a pte of the two ptes of three of the halfe share of land aforsaid ; To have and to hold the said two ptes of three of the said halfe share of land the said home lott of twenty acrees of land; being encluded both upland and meddow with all and singulare the appurtenances privilidges and emunities therunto belonging ; unto the said Robert Ransome his heires and assignes forever; The said p'rnises with all and singulare the meddowes woods waters and all other appurtenances and privilidges belonging therunto To appertaine unto the onely proper use and behoofe of him the said Robert Ransome hee his heires and assignes forever; and Persis the wife of the said Penajah Prat hath Surrendered up all her Right into the said lands sold as abovesaid; with the appurtenances belonging therunto; unto the said Robert Ransome to him and his heires forever. [1]
  Person ID, Branch	I23795
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2020

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Persis Dunham,   b. 17 Jul 1635, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1672, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 36 years)  Other Partners: Jonathan Shaw  m. 15 Oct 1667
  Marriage	29 Nov 1655	Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Age at Marriage	He : ?? - She : 20 years and 4 months.
  Children	From 1657 to 1667  [3, 5, 10, 11]
  1. Abigail Pratt (1657-1658) 2. Joshua Pratt (1658-1697) 3. John Pratt (1661-____) 4. Benajah Pratt (1663-1682) 5. Joseph Pratt (1665-1713) 6. Eleazer Pratt (1665-1672) 7. Mehitable Pratt (1667-1712)
  Family ID	F8309	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

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• Event Map		History - birth to death - Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 29 Nov 1655 - Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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