James Pratt

Brief Life History of James

When James Pratt was born about 1699, in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Deacon Thomas Pratt II, was 39 and his mother, Deborah Lovell, was 36. He married Martha Willis on 22 November 1733, in Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 29 October 1774, in Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 76, and was buried in Cynthia Drake Cemetery, Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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James Pratt
1699–1774
Martha Willis
1711–1762
Marriage: 22 November 1733
Seth Pratt
1738–1802

Sources (5)

  • James Pratt, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • Pratt, "Find A Grave Index"
  • James Pratt, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

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1705

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Name Meaning

English: nickname for a clever trickster, from Middle English prat(te), pret ‘cunning, wily, astute’ (a derivative of Old English præt, pret ‘trickery, deception’, which is found in use as a byname in the 11th century). This surname is quite common in southeastern Ireland.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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