Source -Data collected and composed by Timothy W. Tucker
 

Generation No. 1

1.  THOMAS¹ PRATT was born Abt. 1505 in Baldock, Hertford Co., England, and died February 05 in Baldock, Hertford Co., England.  He married JOAN Abt. 1525 in Baldock, Hertford Co., England.

Child of THOMAS PRATT and JOAN is:
2. i. ANDREW² PRATT, b. 1534, Baldock, Hertsfordshire, England; d. November 28, 1599, Hertsfordshire, England.
 

Generation No. 2

2.  ANDREW² PRATT (THOMAS1) was born 1534 in Baldock, Hertsfordshire, England, and died November 28, 1599 in Hertsfordshire, England.  He married <UNNAMED> 1560 in Baldock, Hertsfordshire, England.

Children of ANDREW PRATT and  are:
 i. ELLEN3 PRATT, b. 1561, Baldock, Hertsfordshire, England; d. 1620.
3. ii. WILLIAM (REV) PRATT, b. June 01, 1562, Baldock, Hertfordshire, England; d. October 1629, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England.
 iii. RICHARD PRATT, b. June 27, 1567, Baldock, Hertsfordshire, England.
 

Generation No. 3

3.  WILLIAM (REV)³ PRATT (ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born June 01, 1562 in Baldock, Hertfordshire, England, and died October 1629 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England.  He married ELIZABETH (CLARK) PRIME 1604 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England.

Notes for WILLIAM (REV) PRATT:
William PRATT - b. Oct. 1562, Baldock, Hertfordshire; d. 1629, Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Son of Andrew
PRATT and grandson of Thomas PRATT. Baldock is located less than two miles from Stevenage. William
attended Emmanuel College in Cambridge, and was installed as rector of St. Nicholas, Stevenage on 6
Dec. 1598, by Bishop CHADDERTON. He was married about 1604 at Stevenage, Hertfordshire, and was
succeeded there by Rev. Richard MEREDITH on 27 Oct. 1629. A memorial tablet on the north wall of the
church at Stevenage, Hertfordshire reads as follows (translated from the Latin):

Here lies William Pratt, Bachelor of Sacred Theology, and most illustrious rector of this church during thirty years. He had three sons, John, William, and Richard, and the same number of daughters, Sarah, Mary, and Elizabeth, by his renowned wife, Elizabeth. At length, the course of his life being run, and his age becoming burdensome, he emigrated to the Celestial country in the year of salvation 1629, aged 67.

Rector of Stevenage Parish for 30 Years. Children's names given on a Monument in church. Records from Doctor's Commons. Rectory of Stevenage in the Diocese of Lincoln, Arch Deaconry of Hitchin, England. Attended Emmanuel College in Cambridge. Will found in Doctor's Commons, dated Nov, 1629.

Children of WILLIAM PRATT and ELIZABETH PRIME are:
 i. SARAH⁴ PRATT, b. February 06, 1604/05, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England.
4. ii. JOHN (HARTFORD FOUNDER) PRATT, b. November 29, 1607, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England; d. July 15, 1655, Hartford, Hartford, CT.
5. iii. WILLIAM JR. (LT.) (HART. & SAY. FOUNDER) PRATT, b. June 06, 1609, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England; d. February 20, 1670/71, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
 iv. MARY PRATT, b. 1611, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England.
 v. ELIZABETH PRATT, b. April 02, 1613, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England; m. WILLIAM (HARTFORD & SAYBROOK FOUNDER) PARKER.
6. vi. RICHARD PRATT, b. February 16, 1617/18, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England; d. 1691.
 

Generation No. 4

4.  JOHN (HARTFORD FOUNDER)⁴ PRATT (WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born November 29, 1607 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, and died July 15, 1655 in Hartford, Hartford, CT.  He married ELIZABETH YOUNG 1633 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England.

Notes for JOHN (HARTFORD FOUNDER) PRATT:
John PRATT - bap. 29 Nov. 1607, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England; d. Jul. 8, 1655, Hartford, CT. Son
of Rev. William PRATT and Elizabeth of Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. At Cambridge, MA by 1633,
and at Hartford, CT between 1636 and 1639. Townsman 1641/2 and 1653/4; constable 1644/5; surveyor
of highways 1647/8; several times a juror; and 8 times deputy to the Connecticut General Court
1639-1641. Will dated Oct. 11, 1654, naming wife Elizabeth and two sons. Estate appraised at
£515.02.06 on Sep. 1, 1655. Married in England about 1633.

Elizabeth - Wife of John at time of his will (1654). She may have been the Elizabeth YOUNG who married
a John PRATT in 1626 at Baldock, Hertfordshire.

Sources:  The English Origins of John and William Pratt of Connecticut" Elizabeth Young, b. abt 1610, NEHGR 149:374-378 Matthew J Grow's article " A Belated Reply, The English Origins of John and William Pratt of Connecticut" d. poss Hartford, Ct. John died 15 Jul 1655, Hartford, Ct. In Cambridge, Ma, by 1633, at Hartford, Ct before 1639. Townsman 1641/2; Constable 1644/5; surveyor of highways 1647/8, several time as juror, and 8 times deputy to the Connecticut General Court 1639 - 1641. Will dated 11 Oct 1654, names wife Elizabeth and two sons. Estate valued at £518.02.06 on Sep 2, 1655.

Children of JOHN PRATT and ELIZABETH YOUNG are:
7. i. JOHN (JR)⁵ PRATT, b. 1634, Cambridge, Middlesex, MA; d. November 23, 1687, Hartford, Hartford, CT.
8. ii. DANIEL PRATT, b. 1639, Hartford, Hartford, CT; d. April 24, 1691, Hartford, Hartford, CT (First Church).
 iii. HANNAH PRATT, b. November 25, 1648, Hartford, Hartford, CT; m. CHRISTOPHER COMSTOCK, October 06, 1663, Norwalk, Fairfield, CT.

5.  WILLIAM JR. (LT.) (HART. & SAY. FOUNDER)4 PRATT (WILLIAM (REV)3, ANDREW2, THOMAS1) was born June 06, 1609 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, and died February 20, 1670/71 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.  He married ELIZABETH CLARK June 1636 in Hartford, Hartford, CT, daughter of JOHN CLARK and MARY COOLEY.

Notes for WILLIAM JR. (LT.) (HART. & SAY. FOUNDER) PRATT:
William may have been the William Pratt who together with William Hide, and John Lay, during the mid-17th century, were the three original settlers of Potapoug Point, an area which approximately encompassed the current Essex, CT village.  Most of Essex (as well as Deep River and Chester) was initially known as Potapoug Quarter of the Saybrook Colony.  In 1852, Essex became a town by itself (although called Old Saybrook until 1854 when Essex became the offical name), and in 1859 the Centerbrook (Ivoryton) section was added.

Families of Early Hartford, CT; by Lucius Barnes Barlour; Gen. Pub. Co., 1977, Baltimore; El Paso Public Library, Main Branch, El Paso, TX; pg. 466; William Pratt:  m. Elizabeth Clark; children:  Elizabeth, John, Joseph, William, Samuel, Lydia & Nathaniel; supposed brother of John; 1639, home:  E. side of road to Cow Pasture; served in Pequot War; 1645, moved to Saybrook; 1666-76, deputy from Saybrook; LT in 1661.

 A Gen. Dict. of 1st Settlers of New England, 3 generations who came before May 1692 on Basis of Farmer's Register; by James Savage; pub. by Gen. Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1965; Ctr. Libr., Ft. Bliss, TX; Vol. 3, pgs. 473-6; children of William Pratt & Elizabeth Clark, Hartford:  Elizabeth, John; Saybrook:  Joseph, Sarah, William, Samuel, Lydia, Nathaniel; was Lieutenant in 1661, 1666-1677.

Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families, 1620-1700, compiled by Frank R. Holmes, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1964, pg. cxciii & cxciv; Pratt, William; brother of John, the carpenter; had rank of LT; 1633, came to Cambridge, MA; 1636, Hartford, CT; 1645, Saybrook, CT.

RESIDENCES: A Genealogical Register of the 1st Settlers of New England; by John Farmer; reprinted by Samuel G. Drake; 1964, Genealogical Publishing Co. pg. 234; Pratt, William; 1651, freeman, MA.

One of the original proprietors of Hartford, CT.

William - bap. 6 Jun. 1609, Stevenage, Hertfordshire; d. 1678, Saybrook, CT. William arrived at Hartford, CT with Rev. Thomas HOOKER in 1636. In 1645 he sold his lands and moved to Saybrook, CT. William served in the Pequot Indian War, was named Lt. in 1661, and was representative at the General Court from Saybrook for 23 sessions. William was married in 1636 at Hartford, CT to Elizabeth CLARK, daughter of John CLARK, who was from Great Mindon, Hertfordshire (about two miles from Stevenage). Children: Elizabeth married second William BACKUS, Jr.; John married Sarah JONES; Joseph married first Sarah CHAPMAN, and second Margaret PARKER; Sarah married first
Isaac WATROUS, and second David KNIGHT; William married Hannah Kirtland; Samuel married first Ruth HUNTINGTON, and second Elizabeth PECK; Lydia married John KIRTLAND; and Nathaniel married first Sarah BEAUMONT, second Sarah WILLARD, and third Rebecca.

Children of WILLIAM PRATT and ELIZABETH CLARK are:
9. i. ELIZABETH5 PRATT, b. February 01, 1640/41, Hartford, Hartford, CT; d. February 26, 1725/26, Norwich, New London, CT.
10. ii. JOHN PRATT, b. February 23, 1643/44, Hartford, Hartford, CT; d. 1726, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
11. iii. JOSEPH PRATT, b. August 01, 1648, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; d. August 12, 1703, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
12. iv. SARAH PRATT, b. April 01, 1651, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; d. 1715.
13. v. WILLIAM PRATT, b. May 15, 1653, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; d. March 04, 1716/17, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
14. vi. SAMUEL PRATT, b. October 06, 1654, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; d. 1705, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
15. vii. LYDIA PRATT, b. January 01, 1658/59, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; d. September 13, 1730, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
16. viii. NATHANIEL (DEACON) PRATT, b. 1662, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; d. 1744, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.

6.  RICHARD⁴ PRATT (WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born February 16, 1617/18 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, and died 1691.  He married MARY.

Child of RICHARD PRATT and MARY is:
17. i. MARY⁵ PRATT, b. September 30, 1643, Charlestown, Suffolk, MA; d. March 26, 1704, Colchester, New London, CT.
 

Generation No. 5

7.  JOHN (JR)⁵ PRATT (JOHN (HARTFORD FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born 1634 in Cambridge, Middlesex, MA, and died November 23, 1687 in Hartford, Hartford, CT.  He married (1) HANNAH BOOSEY February 10, 1657/58 in Hartford, Hartford, CT, daughter of JAMES BOOSEY and ALICE BOOSEY.  He married (2) HEPZIBAH WYATT 1676 in Hartford, Hartford, CT, daughter of JOHN WYATT and MARY BRONSON.

Notes for JOHN (JR) PRATT:
John PRATT - b. by 1634, England or Cambridge, MA; d. Nov. 23, 1689, Hartford, CT. Son of John
PRATT and Elizabeth. Will dated Apr. 9, 1687, names wife, two youngest sons, and five daughters. John
administered father's estate in 1655. Freeman 1657; constable 1670. Married first about 1657; and
second about 1676 Hepzibah WYATT (bap. Oct. 23, 1653, Farmington, CT; d. Dec. 20, 1711, Hartford,
CT), daughter of John WYATT and Mary BRONSON. Hepzibah married second about 1690 John SADD,
Jr.

Children of JOHN PRATT and HANNAH BOOSEY are:
18. i. HANNAH⁶ PRATT, b. November 25, 1658, Hartford, Hartford, CT; d. October 22, 1692, Hartford, Hartford, CT.
 ii. JOHN PRATT, b. May 17, 1661; m. HANNAH SANFORD.
 iii. ELIZABETH PRATT, b. October 07, 1664.
19. iv. SARAH PRATT, b. June 20, 1668, Hartford, Hartford, CT.
 v. JOSEPH PRATT, b. March 06, 1670/71, Hartford, Hartford, CT; d. Colchester, CT; m. SARAH COLLIER, July 22, 1697, Hartford, Hartford, CT.

Children of JOHN PRATT and HEPZIBAH WYATT are:
 vi. RUTH⁶ PRATT, b. December 21, 1677, Hartford, Hartford, CT; d. 1706; m. WILTERTON MERRILL, January 01, 1701/02, Hartford, Hartford, CT.
 vii. SUSANNA PRATT, b. October 02, 1680, Hartford, Hartford, CT; d. January 18, 1696/97, Hartford, Hartford, CT; m. DANIEL MERRILL, January 18, 1697/98, Hartford, Hartford, CT.
 viii. JONATHAN PRATT, b. October 06, 1683, Hartford, Hartford, CT; m. MARY BENTON.

8.  DANIEL⁵ PRATT (JOHN (HARTFORD FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born 1639 in Hartford, Hartford, CT, and died April 24, 1691 in Hartford, Hartford, CT (First Church).  He married HANNAH WARNER in Hartford, Hartford, CT, daughter of ANDREW WARNER and MARY HUMPHREY.

Children of DANIEL PRATT and HANNAH WARNER are:
 i. DANIEL⁶ PRATT, b. 1670, Hartford, Hartford, CT; m. ELIZABETH LEE, March 10, 1691/92, Hartford, Hartford, CT.
20. ii. HANNAH PRATT, b. 1657, Hartford, Hartford, CT; d. September 10, 1751, East Windsor, Hartford, CT.
21. iii. ELIZABETH PRATT, b. 1658, Hartford, Hartford, CT; d. Abt. 1724, Hartford, Hartford, CT.
22. iv. SARAH PRATT, b. 1662, Hartford, Hartford, CT; d. February 18, 1758, Centre Church, Hartford, CT.
23. v. MARY PRATT, b. 1664, Hartford, Hartford, CT.
24. vi. RACHEL PRATT, b. 1671, Hartford, Hartford, CT; d. August 17, 1748, Hartford, Hartford, CT.
 vii. ESTHER PRATT.

9.  ELIZABETH⁵ PRATT (WILLIAM JR. (LT.) (HART. & SAY. FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born February 01, 1640/41 in Hartford, Hartford, CT, and died February 26, 1725/26 in Norwich, New London, CT.  She married (1) WILLIAM MACKNS May 11, 1600 in Norwich, New London, CT.  She married (2) WILLIAM JR. (LT) (NORWICH FOUNDER) BACKUS 1664 in Norwich, New London, CT, son of WILLIAM BACKUS and SARAH GARDINER.

Notes for ELIZABETH PRATT:
- (In James Savage, -Vol 1  Dick.  First Settlers of N.E.) it states:
"BACKUS, STEPHEN, Norwich 1660, s. of William, by w. Sarah, d. of Lyon Gardiner, had Sarah, b. Apr. 1668;  Stephen, Oct. 1670;  Mary, Nov. 1672;  Ruth, 19 Dec. 1674;  Lydia, Nov. 1677; and Timothy, 7 Oct. 1682.  WILLIAM, Saybrook 1638, had there William and Stephen, rem. to Norwich a. 1660, was freem. 1663, and d. June 1664, leav. sec. w. Ann, wh. d. May 1670.  WILLIAM, Norwich, s. of the preced. m. Eliz. (prob. the eldest d. of William Pratt of Saybrook), wh. d. 1730, aged 87, had William, b. 1660; John, 1661; perhaps Sarah, 1663; Samuel, 1665; Joseph, 6 Sept. 1667; and Nathaniel, 1669;  and d. a. 1720.  Of this name twelve had, in 1828, been gr. at Yale and Dart. Coll.  Rev. Isaac, disting. min. of Middleborough, d. 1806, aged 82.
 
 

Notes for WILLIAM JR. (LT) (NORWICH FOUNDER) BACKUS:
Lieut. William Backus, son of William Backus, was born about 1638, and died in 1721.  He was an early settler and enterprising citizen of Norwich, Connecticut, and later became one of the proprietors of Windham and one of the legatees of Joshua Uncas, from whose estate he received three shares of a thousand shares each.  He married (first) before 1660, Sarah, daughter of John Charles, born October, 1637, after her death he married (second) before 1665, Elizabeth, daughter of Lieutenant William and Elizabeth (Clark) Pratt.  She was born in 1641 and died in 1730.  The will of Lieut. William Backus, dated February 8, 1693-4, proved April 17, 1721 (Files, New London District No. 228), mentions his (second) wife, Elizabeth, sons Joseph and Nathaniel, son John and grandson William, and daughters Sara, Elizabeth, Hanna, and Mary;  and referred to what son William had received by deed or gift.  Finally, he wrote, concerning his sons William and John and daughter Sarah, "what I have given them formerly with that which I doe give them in this my will shall be the whole of their portions of my estate, anything that I received of their grandfather Charle's estate nothwithstanding".  Since Sarah Charles was born in October, 1637, she was about the age of Lieut. William Backus, and could not possibly have been his mother, and thus the will proves she was his first wife.

MILITARY: Ensign of the Norwich company, May 1680 & Lieutenant in May 1693.

OCCUPATION: Served as Deputy for Norwich to the CT general Assembly, May & October 1680, October & November 1683, October 1684 & October 1689.

- (In James Savage, -Vol 1  Dick.  First Settlers of N.E.) it states:
"BACKUS, STEPHEN, Norwich 1660, s. of William, by w. Sarah, d. of Lyon Gardiner, had Sarah, b. Apr. 1668;  Stephen, Oct. 1670;  Mary, Nov. 1672;  Ruth, 19 Dec. 1674;  Lydia, Nov. 1677; and Timothy, 7 Oct. 1682.  WILLIAM, Saybrook 1638, had there William and Stephen, rem. to Norwich a. 1660, was freem. 1663, and d. June 1664, leav. sec. w. Ann, wh. d. May 1670.  WILLIAM, Norwich, s. of the preced. m. Eliz. (prob. the eldest d. of William Pratt of Saybrook), wh. d. 1730, aged 87, had William, b. 1660; John, 1661; perhaps Sarah, 1663; Samuel, 1665; Joseph, 6 Sept. 1667; and Nathaniel, 1669;  and d. a. 1720.  Of this name twelve had, in 1828, been gr. at Yale and Dart. Coll.  Rev. Isaac, disting. min. of Middleborough, d. 1806, aged 82.

- (From the Abbridged Compendium, Fredrick Vickers)   Baccus, William (d. 1664) from England with his two sons William and Stephen, in the "Rainbow" 1637 to Saybrook, Connecticut a founder of Norwich, 1659 m. Sarah Chodes (Probably Sarah Gardiner, as his son married Sarah Charles) ; m 2nd before 1660, Ann_______(widow of Thomas Bingham).
 
 
 
 
 

Children of ELIZABETH PRATT and WILLIAM BACKUS are:
 i. SAMUEL⁶ BACKUS, b. May 02, 1665, Norwich, New London, CT; d. Norwich, New London, CT (as a child).
25. ii. JOSEPH BACKUS, b. September 06, 1667, Norwich, New London, CT; d. December 23, 1740, Norwich, New London, CT.
26. iii. NATHANIEL BACKUS, b. April 15, 1669, Norwich, New London, CT; d. August 16, 1728, Norwich, New London, CT.
27. iv. ELIZABETH BACKUS, b. 1671, Norwich, New London, CT; d. December 29, 1728, Windham, Windham, CT.
28. v. HANNAH BACKUS, b. 1676, Norwich, New London, CT; d. February 25, 1751/52, Norwich, New London, CT.
29. vi. MARY BACKUS, b. 1677, Norwich, New London, CT; d. March 27, 1752, Norwich, New London, CT.

10.  JOHN⁵ PRATT (WILLIAM JR. (LT.) (HART. & SAY. FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born February 23, 1643/44 in Hartford, Hartford, CT, and died 1726 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.  He married SARAH JONES June 08, 1669 in Guilford, New Haven, CT, daughter of THOMAS JONES and MARY CARTER.

Notes for JOHN PRATT:
John Pratt was a large landholder in Saybrook, CT, and also in the town of Hebron, CT.  On the decease of his father, the paternal homesteas on Essex Point, fell to him.  He was a blacksmith, and Sgt. of the local militia.  He was a man of some distinction, and represented his town in the General Assembly of the State.

Children of JOHN PRATT and SARAH JONES are:
30. i. JOHN (JR)⁶ PRATT, b. September 05, 1671, Lyme, New London, CT; d. September 10, 1744, Guilford, New Haven, CT.
31. ii. ELIZABETH PRATT, b. April 03, 1673, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; d. 1714, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
 iii. THOMAS PRATT, b. October 28, 1675, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
 iv. ISAAC PRATT, b. January 16, 1676/77, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
 v. SARAH PRATT, b. June 05, 1680, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
 vi. LYDIA PRATT, b. February 18, 1681/82, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
 vii. MEHITABLE PRATT, b. September 06, 1685, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; m. WILLIAM HOUGH.
32. viii. MARY PRATT, b. September 06, 1685, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; d. October 29, 1759.
 ix. HANNAH PRATT, b. June 14, 1688, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.

11.  JOSEPH⁵ PRATT (WILLIAM JR. (LT.) (HART. & SAY. FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born August 01, 1648 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT, and died August 12, 1703 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.  He married (1) MARGARET PARKER 1671.  He married (2) SARAH CHAPMAN August 12, 1686 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT, daughter of ROBERT CHAPMAN and ANNE BLISS.

Children of JOSEPH PRATT and SARAH CHAPMAN are:
33. i. ANNE6 PRATT, b. August 07, 1687, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
34. ii. ROBERT PRATT, b. October 26, 1691, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; d. 1754.
 iii. ELIZABETH PRATT, b. September 06, 1695, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
 iv. HANNAH PRATT, b. February 27, 1698/99, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
 v. TEMPERANCE PRATT, b. February 15, 1699/00, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.

12.  SARAH⁵ PRATT (WILLIAM JR. (LT.) (HART. & SAY. FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born April 01, 1651 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT, and died 1715.  She married (1) DAVID KNIGHT.  She married (2) ISAAC WATROUS April 20, 1671 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT, son of JACOB WATROUS and HANNAH.

Child of SARAH PRATT and ISAAC WATROUS is:
35. i. ELIZABETH6 WATROUS, b. March 22, 1671/72, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; d. November 29, 1726.

13***.  WILLIAM⁵ PRATT (WILLIAM JR. (LT.) (HART. & SAY. FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born May 15, 1653 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT, and died March 04, 1716/17 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.  He married (1) ELIZABETH KIRTLAND, daughter of NATHANIEL KIRTLAND and PARNELL RAND.  He married (2) HANNAH HOUGH.  He married (3) MARGARET PARKER September 1671 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT, daughter of WILLIAM PARKER and MARGARET PRICHARD.  He married (4) HANNAH KIRTLAND February 20, 1677/78 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT, daughter of NATHANIEL KIRTLAND and PARNELL RAND.

Children of WILLIAM PRATT and MARGARET PARKER are:
 i. SARAH⁶ PRATT, b. 1676, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; Stepchild; m. THOMAS SLUMAN, January 31, 1702/03.
 ii. EXPERIENCE PRATT, b. 1677; Stepchild; m. JOSEPH EDGERTON, April 30, 1702, Norwich, New London, CT.
 iii. MARGARET PRATT, b. 1678, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; m. PHILLIP SHATTUCK, January 06, 1703/04.

14.  SAMUEL⁵ PRATT (WILLIAM JR. (LT.) (HART. & SAY. FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born October 06, 1654 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT, and died 1705 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.  He married (1) RUTH HUNTINGTON March 26, 1681 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT, daughter of CHRISTOPHER HUNTINGTON and RUTH ROCKWELL.  He married (2) ELIZABETH PECK December 06, 1686 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT, daughter of JOSEPH PECK and SARAH PARKER.

Child of SAMUEL PRATT and RUTH HUNTINGTON is:
36. i. SAMUEL⁶ PRATT, b. February 11, 1682/83, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; d. 1751.

Child of SAMUEL PRATT and ELIZABETH PECK is:
 ii. DAVID⁶ PRATT, b. January 1687/88, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; m. SARAH CHALKER, May 30, 1717, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.

15.  LYDIA⁵ PRATT (WILLIAM JR. (LT.) (HART. & SAY. FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born January 01, 1658/59 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT, and died September 13, 1730 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.  She married JOHN KIRTLAND November 18, 1679 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT, son of NATHANIEL KIRTLAND and PARNELL RAND.

Children of LYDIA PRATT and JOHN KIRTLAND are:
37. i. JOHN⁶ KIRTLAND, b. July 11, 1681, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; d. 1736-1773.
 ii. PRISCILLA KIRTLAND, b. February 01, 1681/82, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; m. THOMAS JONES.
38. iii. LYDIA KIRTLAND, b. October 11, 1685, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; d. January 27, 1742/43.
 iv. ELIZABETH KIRTLAND, b. June 27, 1688, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; m. RICHARD SACKETT, 1710.
 v. NATHANIEL KIRTLAND, b. October 24, 1690, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; m. (1) SARAH CHAPMAN; m. (2) PHEBE MARVIN, August 22, 1716.
 vi. PHILIP KIRTLAND, b. May 28, 1693, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; d. September 23, 1764; m. LYDIA MARVIN, June 16, 1726.
 vii. MARTHA KIRTLAND, b. August 11, 1695, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; m. HENRY (REV) WYLLYS.
 viii. SAMUEL KIRTLAND, b. January 19, 1698/99, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; d. February 1760; m. MARTHA WHITTLESEY, March 31, 1731.
39. ix. DANIEL (REV) KIRTLAND, b. June 17, 1701, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; d. May 17, 1773, Norwich, New London, CT.
 x. PARNELL KIRTLAND, b. October 16, 1704, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; d. July 26, 1748; m. JOHN TULLY.

16.  NATHANIEL (DEACON)⁵ PRATT (WILLIAM JR. (LT.) (HART. & SAY. FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born 1662 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT, and died 1744 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.  He married (1) REBECCA.  He married (2) SARAH BEAUMONT May 02, 1688 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT, daughter of WILLIAM BEAUMONT and LYDIA DANFORTH.  He married (3) SARAH CLARK January 21, 1717/18 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT, daughter of JOHN CLARK and REBECCA PORTER.

Children of NATHANIEL PRATT and SARAH BEAUMONT are:
40. i. SARAH⁶ PRATT, b. February 06, 1688/89, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
 ii. NATHANIEL PRATT, b. March 06, 1690/91, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
 iii. SAMUEL PRATT, b. June 24, 1692, saybrook, Middlesex, CT; d. 1782; m. SUSANNAH.
 iv. ABIGAIL PRATT, b. October 09, 1695, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; m. ABNER PARKER, January 09, 1721/22.
 v. DEBORAH PRATT, b. January 01, 1697/98, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
 vi. HEZEKIAH PRATT, b. July 09, 1701, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
 vii. GIDEON PRATT, b. September 17, 1704, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.

17.  MARY⁵ PRATT (RICHARD⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born September 30, 1643 in Charlestown, Suffolk, MA, and died March 26, 1704 in Colchester, New London, CT.  She married THOMAS SKINNER 1665 in Colchester, New London, CT, son of THOMAS SKINNER and MARY GOODEN.

Children of MARY PRATT and THOMAS SKINNER are:
41. i. EBENEZER⁶ SKINNER, b. April 23, 1684, Malden, Suffolk, MA; d. 1760, Bolton, Tolland, CT.
42. ii. ABIGAIL SKINNER, b. 1691; d. 1765.
 

Generation No. 6

18.  HANNAH⁶ PRATT (JOHN (JR)⁵, JOHN (HARTFORD FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born November 25, 1658 in Hartford, Hartford, CT, and died October 22, 1692 in Hartford, Hartford, CT.  She married JARED SPENCER December 22, 1680 in Hartford, Hartford, CT, son of THOMAS SPENCER and SARAH BEARDING.

Children of HANNAH PRATT and JARED SPENCER are:
43. i. HANNAH⁷ SPENCER, b. October 12, 1681, Hartford, Hartford, CT; d. January 05, 1754, Niantic, New London, CT.
44. ii. JARED SPENCER, b. January 15, 1682/83, Hartford, Hartford, CT; d. June 13, 1754.
 iii. NATHANIEL SPENCER, b. February 02, 1684/85, Hartford, Hartford, CT; d. Hartford, Hartford, CT (Died young).
 iv. JOHN SPENCER, b. October 25, 1686, Hartford, Hartford, CT; d. Hartford, Hartford, CT (Died young).
45. v. SARAH SPENCER, b. February 16, 1687/88, Hartford, Hartford, CT.
46. vi. ELIZABETH SPENCER, b. February 16, 1687/88, Hartford, Hartford, CT; d. January 12, 1728/29, Enfield, Hartford, CT.
 vii. NATHANIEL SPENCER, b. December 21, 1690, Hartford, Hartford, CT; d. Hartford, Hartford, CT (Died young).
47. viii. MARY SPENCER, b. September 08, 1692, Hartford, Hartford, CT.

19.  SARAH⁶ PRATT (JOHN (JR)⁵, JOHN (HARTFORD FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born June 20, 1668 in Hartford, Hartford, CT.  She married ISRAEL WYATT 1690 in Hartford, Hartford, CT, son of JOHN WYATT and MARY BRONSON.

Children of SARAH PRATT and ISRAEL WYATT are:
 i. SUSANNA⁷ WYATT, b. 1696, Hartford, Hartford, CT.
 ii. MARY WYATT, b. November 19, 1707, Hartford, Hartford, CT; d. June 06, 1750; m. SAMUEL WOLCOTT, March 11, 1734/35.

20.  HANNAH⁶ PRATT (DANIEL⁵, JOHN (HARTFORD FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born 1657 in Hartford, Hartford, CT, and died September 10, 1751 in East Windsor, Hartford, CT.  She married DANIEL CLARK 1678, son of DANIEL CLARK and MARY NEWBERRY.

Children of HANNAH PRATT and DANIEL CLARK are:
48. i. DANIEL⁷ CLARK, b. 1679, Colchester, New London, CT; d. September 14, 1762.
 ii. MOSES CLARK, b. 1683; d. September 18, 1749; m. ELIZABETH HUNTINGTON, February 23, 1709/10.
 iii. JOHN CLARK, b. 1685.
 iv. AARON CLARK, b. November 13, 1687, Hartford, Hartford, CT; d. September 05, 1744, Lebanon, New London, CT; m. SUSANNA WADE, May 31, 1711, Hartford, Hartford, CT.
 v. NATHANIEL CLARK, b. March 26, 1693, Hartford, Hartford, CT; d. May 20, 1737; m. HANNAH KELLOGG, 1715.
 vi. ABRAHAM CLARK, b. November 10, 1695, Hartford, Hartford, CT.
 vii. NOAH CLARK, b. April 25, 1697, Hartford, Hartford, CT; d. June 01, 1749; m. SARAH TAINTOR, June 10, 1719.

21.  ELIZABETH⁶ PRATT (DANIEL⁵, JOHN (HARTFORD FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born 1658 in Hartford, Hartford, CT, and died Abt. 1724 in Hartford, Hartford, CT.  She married NATHANIEL GOODWIN Abt. 1682, son of OZIAS GOODWIN and MARY WOODWARD.

Children of ELIZABETH PRATT and NATHANIEL GOODWIN are:
 i. SAMUEL⁷ GOODWIN.
 ii. OZIAS GOODWIN.
 iii. HANNAH GOODWIN, b. December 06, 1685, East Hartford, Hartford, CT; d. East Hartford, Hartford, CT.
 iv. MARY GOODWIN, b. 1690, Hartford, Hartford, CT; d. Hartford, Hartford, CT.
 v. ELIZABETH GOODWIN, b. October 14, 1691, Hartford, Hartford, CT; d. December 28, 1773; m. JOHN COLE, September 12, 1713, Hartford, Hartford, CT.

22.  SARAH⁶ PRATT (DANIEL⁵, JOHN (HARTFORD FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born 1662 in Hartford, Hartford, CT, and died February 18, 1758 in Centre Church, Hartford, CT.  She married TIMOTHY (EARLY HARTFORD) PHELPS November 13, 1690 in Hartford, Hartford, CT, son of SAMUEL PHELPS and SARAH GRISWOLD.

Children of SARAH PRATT and TIMOTHY PHELPS are:
 i. MARY⁷ PHELPS, b. August 21, 1692, Hartford, Hartford, CT.
 ii. HANNAH PHELPS, b. September 10, 1694, Hartford, Hartford, CT; m. (1) TIMOTHY LOOMIS; m. (2) RICHARD BURNHAM, April 05, 1722.
 iii. MABEL PHELPS, b. September 26, 1696, Hartford, Hartford, CT.
 iv. ELIZABETH PHELPS, b. September 04, 1699, Hartford, Hartford, CT.
 v. TIMOTHY PHELPS, b. May 24, 1702, Hartford, Hartford, CT; d. September 09, 1756, Hartford, Hartford, CT; m. SARAH BROWN.
 vi. ESTHER PHELPS, b. October 29, 1703, Hartford, Hartford, CT; d. Farmington, CT; m. WILLIAM HOOKER.
 vii. ABIGAIL PHELPS, b. 1690-1713, Hartford, Hartford, CT; d. September 30, 1760, Farmington, Hartford, CT; m. WILLIAM HOOKER, May 20, 1731.

23.  MARY⁶ PRATT (DANIEL⁵, JOHN (HARTFORD FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born 1664 in Hartford, Hartford, CT.  She married ROBERT SANFORD March 03, 1685/86 in Hartford, Hartford, CT, son of ROBERT SANFORD and ANN ADAMS.

Children of MARY PRATT and ROBERT SANFORD are:
 i. HANNAH⁷ SANFORD, b. 1685, Hartford, Hartford, CT; m. JOHN PRATT.
 ii. THOMAS SANFORD, b. 1688, Hartford, Hartford, CT; d. 1693, Hartford, Hartford, CT.
 iii. MARY SANFORD, b. 1692, Hartford, Hartford, CT.
 iv. THOMAS SANFORD, b. 1695, Hartford, Hartford, CT.
 v. ZACHARIAH SANFORD, b. 1699, Hartford, Hartford, CT.

24.  RACHEL⁶ PRATT (DANIEL⁵, JOHN (HARTFORD FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born 1671 in Hartford, Hartford, CT, and died August 17, 1748 in Hartford, Hartford, CT.  She married JOHN SKINNER February 22, 1692/93 in Hartford, Hartford, CT, son of JOHN SKINNER and MARY EASTON.

Children of RACHEL PRATT and JOHN SKINNER are:
 i. RACHEL⁷ SKINNER, b. February 02, 1694/95, Hartford, Hartford, CT; d. January 18, 1787; m. EBENEZER WELLES, May 19, 1726.
 ii. JOHN SKINNER, b. 1697.
 iii. DANIEL SKINNER, b. 1700.
 iv. TIMOTHY SKINNER, b. 1702.
 v. MARY SKINNER, b. 1704.
 vi. DANIEL SKINNER.

25.  JOSEPH⁶ BACKUS (ELIZABETH⁵ PRATT, WILLIAM JR. (LT.) (HART. & SAY. FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born September 06, 1667 in Norwich, New London, CT, and died December 23, 1740 in Norwich, New London, CT.  He married ELIZABETH HUNTINGTON April 09, 1690 in Norwich, New London, CT, daughter of SIMON HUNTINGTON and SARAH CLARK.

Notes for JOSEPH BACKUS:
MILITARY: Confirmed Lieutenant of the second Company in Norwich, under Captain
Samuel Griswold, with Thomas Waterman as Ensign.

OCCUPATION: Had a long term as Justice of the Peace, from 1719 to 1722
inclusive & from 1725 until his death in 1740.

Lieut. William Backus, son of William Backus, was born about 1638, and died in 1721.  He was an early settler and enterprising citizen of Norwich, Connecticut, and later became one of the proprietors of Windham and one of the legatees of Joshua Uncas, from whose estate he received three shares of a thousand shares each.  He married (first) before 1660, Sarah, daughter of John Charles, born October, 1637, after her death he married (second) before 1665, Elizabeth, daughter of Lieutenant William and Elizabeth (Clark) Pratt.  She was born in 1641 and died in 1730.  The will of Lieut. William Backus, dated February 8, 1693-4, proved April 17, 1721 (Files, New London District No. 228), mentions his (second) wife, Elizabeth, sons Joseph and Nathaniel, son John and grandson William, and daughters Sara, Elizabeth, Hanna, and Mary;  and referred to what son William had received by deed or gift.  Finally, he wrote, concerning his sons William and John and daughter Sarah, "what I have given them formerly with that which I doe give them in this my will shall be the whole of their portions of my estate, anything that I received of their grandfather Charle's estate nothwithstanding".  Since Sarah Charles was born in October, 1637, she was about the age of Lieut. William Backus, and could not possibly have been his mother, and thus the will proves she was his first wife.
 
 

Children of JOSEPH BACKUS and ELIZABETH HUNTINGTON are:
49. i. JOSEPH⁷ BACKUS, b. March 1690/91, Norwich, New London, CT; d. 1762, Norwich, New London, CT.
50. ii. SAMUEL BACKUS, b. January 06, 1692/93, Norwich, New London, CT; d. November 24, 1740, Norwich, New London, CT.
51. iii. ANN BACKUS, b. January 27, 1694/95, Norwich, New Londn, CT; d. 1761.
52. iv. SIMON (REV) BACKUS, b. February 11, 1700/01, Norwich, New London, CT; d. 1746.
 v. JAMES BACKUS, b. August 14, 1703, Norwich, New London, CT.
 vi. ELIZABETH BACKUS, b. October 27, 1705, Norwich, New London, CT; m. NATHANIEL RUDD.
 vii. SARAH BACKUS, b. July 1709, Norwich, New London, CT.
 viii. EBENEZER BACKUS, b. March 30, 1712, Norwich, New London, CT.

26.  NATHANIEL⁶ BACKUS (ELIZABETH⁵ PRATT, WILLIAM JR. (LT.) (HART. & SAY. FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born April 15, 1669 in Norwich, New London, CT, and died August 16, 1728 in Norwich, New London, CT.  He married (1) ELIZABETH TRACY March 22, 1691/92 in Norwich, New London, CT, daughter of JOHN TRACY and MARY WINSLOW.  He married (2) LYDIA EDGERTON March 22, 1693/94 in Norwich, New London, CT, daughter of RICHARD EDGERTON and MARY SYLVESTER.

Notes for NATHANIEL BACKUS:
Lieut. William Backus, son of William Backus, was born about 1638, and died in 1721.  He was an early settler and enterprising citizen of Norwich, Connecticut, and later became one of the proprietors of Windham and one of the legatees of Joshua Uncas, from whose estate he received three shares of a thousand shares each.  He married (first) before 1660, Sarah, daughter of John Charles, born October, 1637, after her death he married (second) before 1665, Elizabeth, daughter of Lieutenant William and Elizabeth (Clark) Pratt.  She was born in 1641 and died in 1730.  The will of Lieut. William Backus, dated February 8, 1693-4, proved April 17, 1721 (Files, New London District No. 228), mentions his (second) wife, Elizabeth, sons Joseph and Nathaniel, son John and grandson William, and daughters Sara, Elizabeth, Hanna, and Mary;  and referred to what son William had received by deed or gift.  Finally, he wrote, concerning his sons William and John and daughter Sarah, "what I have given them formerly with that which I doe give them in this my will shall be the whole of their portions of my estate, anything that I received of their grandfather Charle's estate nothwithstanding".  Since Sarah Charles was born in October, 1637, she was about the age of Lieut. William Backus, and could not possibly have been his mother, and thus the will proves she was his first wife.
 

Child of NATHANIEL BACKUS and ELIZABETH TRACY is:
53. i. NATHANIEL⁷ BACKUS, b. April 05, 1704, North King's Towne, RI; d. Abt. 1765, Norwich, New London, CT.

27.  ELIZABETH⁶ BACKUS (ELIZABETH⁵ PRATT, WILLIAM JR. (LT.) (HART. & SAY. FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born 1671 in Norwich, New London, CT, and died December 29, 1728 in Windham, Windham, CT.  She married THOMAS (CAPT) (DEACON) HUNTINGTON February 10, 1685/86 in Norwich, New London, CT, son of CHRISTOPHER HUNTINGTON and RUTH ROCKWELL.

Notes for ELIZABETH BACKUS:
Lieut. William Backus, son of William Backus, was born about 1638, and died in 1721.  He was an early settler and enterprising citizen of Norwich, Connecticut, and later became one of the proprietors of Windham and one of the legatees of Joshua Uncas, from whose estate he received three shares of a thousand shares each.  He married (first) before 1660, Sarah, daughter of John Charles, born October, 1637, after her death he married (second) before 1665, Elizabeth, daughter of Lieutenant William and Elizabeth (Clark) Pratt.  She was born in 1641 and died in 1730.  The will of Lieut. William Backus, dated February 8, 1693-4, proved April 17, 1721 (Files, New London District No. 228), mentions his (second) wife, Elizabeth, sons Joseph and Nathaniel, son John and grandson William, and daughters Sara, Elizabeth, Hanna, and Mary;  and referred to what son William had received by deed or gift.  Finally, he wrote, concerning his sons William and John and daughter Sarah, "what I have given them formerly with that which I doe give them in this my will shall be the whole of their portions of my estate, anything that I received of their grandfather Charle's estate nothwithstanding".  Since Sarah Charles was born in October, 1637, she was about the age of Lieut. William Backus, and could not possibly have been his mother, and thus the will proves she was his first wife.

Her monument at Windham calls her "that Gracious Saint of Christ".
 

Children of ELIZABETH BACKUS and THOMAS HUNTINGTON are:
 i. THOMAS⁷ HUNTINGTON, b. April 22, 1688, Norwich, New London, CT; m. (1) ELIZABETH ARNOLD; m. (2) MEHITABLE JOHNSON.
 ii. JEDEDIAH HUNTINGTON, b. March 14, 1692/93, Norwich, New London, CT.
 iii. ELIZABETH HUNTINGTON, b. April 17, 1695, Windham, Windham, CT; m. (1) JOSEPH HUNT; m. (2) CALEB CHAPPEL.
 iv. ELEAZER HUNTINGTON, b. July 28, 1697, Windham, Windham, CT; m. DEBORAH HOVEY, February 25, 1717/18.
54. v. RUTH HUNTINGTON, b. August 08, 1699, Windham, Windham, CT; d. October 06, 1757, Windham, Windham, CT.
 vi. LYDIA HUNTINGTON, b. February 1700/01, Windham, Windham, CT; m. NATHANIEL WALES.
55. vii. WILLIAM HUNTINGTON, b. March 27, 1705, Windham, Windham, CT.
 viii. CHRISTOPHER HUNTINGTON, b. October 03, 1707, Windham, Windham, CT.
 ix. SIMON HUNTINGTON, b. July 16, 1710, Windham, Windham, CT; m. AMY STANDISH.

28.  HANNAH⁶ BACKUS (ELIZABETH⁵ PRATT, WILLIAM JR. (LT.) (HART. & SAY. FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born 1676 in Norwich, New London, CT, and died February 25, 1751/52 in Norwich, New London, CT.  She married (1) THOMAS (3) BINGHAM February 17, 1691/92 in Norwich, New London, CT, son of THOMAS BINGHAM and MARY RUDD.  She married (2) DANIEL TRACY March 04, 1710/11 in Norwich, New Londn, CT, son of THOMAS TRACY and MARY MASON.  She married (3) SAMUEL GRISWOLD November 18, 1729 in Norwich, New Londn, CT, son of FRANCIS GRISWOLD and MARY TRACY.

Notes for HANNAH BACKUS:
Lieut. William Backus, son of William Backus, was born about 1638, and died in 1721.  He was an early settler and enterprising citizen of Norwich, Connecticut, and later became one of the proprietors of Windham and one of the legatees of Joshua Uncas, from whose estate he received three shares of a thousand shares each.  He married (first) before 1660, Sarah, daughter of John Charles, born October, 1637, after her death he married (second) before 1665, Elizabeth, daughter of Lieutenant William and Elizabeth (Clark) Pratt.  She was born in 1641 and died in 1730.  The will of Lieut. William Backus, dated February 8, 1693-4, proved April 17, 1721 (Files, New London District No. 228), mentions his (second) wife, Elizabeth, sons Joseph and Nathaniel, son John and grandson William, and daughters Sara, Elizabeth, Hannah, and Mary;  and referred to what son William had received by deed or gift.  Finally, he wrote, concerning his sons William and John and daughter Sarah, "what I have given them formerly with that which I doe give them in this my will shall be the whole of their portions of my estate, anything that I received of their grandfather Charle's estate nothwithstanding".  Since Sarah Charles was born in October, 1637, she was about the age of Lieut. William Backus, and could not possibly have been his mother, and thus the will proves she was his first wife.
 

Children of HANNAH BACKUS and THOMAS BINGHAM are:
 i. THOMAS (4)⁷ BINGHAM, b. November 20, 1692, Norwich, New Londn, CT; m. (1) HANNAH EDGERTON; m. (2) SARAH HUNTINGTON, April 23, 1724.
 ii. JEREMIAH BINGHAM, b. July 04, 1694.
 iii. HANNAH BINGHAM, b. March 31, 1696, Norwich, New London, CT; d. 1787; m. JOSEPH REYNOLDS, November 10, 1717.
 iv. MARY BINGHAM, b. February 20, 1696/97; m. JOHN BISHOP.
 v. DOROTHY BINGHAM, b. January 24, 1699/00, Norwich, New London, CT; m. JOSIAH KINGSLEY.
 vi. JABEZ BINGHAM, b. November 20, 1701; m. BETHIA WOOD.
 vii. ELIZABETH BINGHAM, b. August 08, 1703.
 viii. NATHANIEL BINGHAM, b. June 03, 1704; m. MARY SAFFORD.
56. ix. JOSEPH BINGHAM, b. June 04, 1709, Norwich, New London, CT; d. November 04, 1787, Bennington, VT.
 x. MARTHA BINGHAM.
 xi. THOMAS BINGHAM, b. April 01, 1710.

Children of HANNAH BACKUS and DANIEL TRACY are:
 xii. ELIZABETH7 TRACY, b. February 10, 1711/12, Norwich, New London, CT.
 xiii. SAMUEL TRACY, b. March 12, 1713/14, Norwich, New London, CT.

29.  MARY6 BACKUS (ELIZABETH5 PRATT, WILLIAM JR. (LT.) (HART. & SAY. FOUNDER)4, WILLIAM (REV)3, ANDREW2, THOMAS1) was born 1677 in Norwich, New London, CT, and died March 27, 1752 in Norwich, New London, CT.  She married THOMAS HYDE December 1697 in Norwich, New London, CT, son of SAMUEL HYDE and JANE LEE.

Notes for MARY BACKUS:
Lieut. William Backus, son of William Backus, was born about 1638, and died in 1721.  He was an early settler and enterprising citizen of Norwich, Connecticut, and later became one of the proprietors of Windham and one of the legatees of Joshua Uncas, from whose estate he received three shares of a thousand shares each.  He married (first) before 1660, Sarah, daughter of John Charles, born October, 1637, after her death he married (second) before 1665, Elizabeth, daughter of Lieutenant William and Elizabeth (Clark) Pratt.  She was born in 1641 and died in 1730.  The will of Lieut. William Backus, dated February 8, 1693-4, proved April 17, 1721 (Files, New London District No. 228), mentions his (second) wife, Elizabeth, sons Joseph and Nathaniel, son John and grandson William, and daughters Sara, Elizabeth, Hanna, and Mary;  and referred to what son William had received by deed or gift.  Finally, he wrote, concerning his sons William and John and daughter Sarah, "what I have given them formerly with that which I doe give them in this my will shall be the whole of their portions of my estate, anything that I received of their grandfather Charle's estate nothwithstanding".  Since Sarah Charles was born in October, 1637, she was about the age of Lieut. William Backus, and could not possibly have been his mother, and thus the will proves she was his first wife.
 

Children of MARY BACKUS and THOMAS HYDE are:
 i. MARY⁷ HYDE, b. February 1697/98, Norwich, New London, CT.
 ii. THOMAS HYDE, b. July 29, 1699, Norwich, New London, CT.
 iii. PHEBE HYDE, b. March 16, 1701/02, Norwich, New London, CT.
57. iv. JACOB (CAPT) HYDE, b. January 20, 1702/03, Norwich, New London, CT; d. January 22, 1782.
 v. JANE HYDE, b. December 04, 1704, Norwich, New London, CT.
 vi. ABNER HYDE, b. September 12, 1706, Norwich, New London, CT.

30.  JOHN (JR)⁶ PRATT (JOHN⁵, WILLIAM JR. (LT.) (HART. & SAY. FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born September 05, 1671 in Lyme, New London, CT, and died September 10, 1744 in Guilford, New Haven, CT.  He married HANNAH WILLIAMS November 20, 1697 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.

Children of JOHN PRATT and HANNAH WILLIAMS are:
 i. ELIZABETH⁷ PRATT, b. 1698, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
58. ii. THOMAS PRATT, b. April 23, 1701, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
 iii. JOHN (III) PRATT, b. September 26, 1703, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
 iv. NEHEMIAH PRATT, b. January 26, 1705/06, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
 v. LEMUEL PRATT, b. 1709, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
59. vi. AZARIAH PRATT, b. August 1710, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
 vii. LYDIA PRATT, b. 1713, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
 viii. HANNAH PRATT, b. 1716, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.

31.  ELIZABETH⁶ PRATT (JOHN⁵, WILLIAM JR. (LT.) (HART. & SAY. FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born April 03, 1673 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT, and died 1714 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.  She married BENJAMIN LORD April 13, 1693 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT, son of WILLIAM LORD and LYDIA BUCKLAND.

Children of ELIZABETH PRATT and BENJAMIN LORD are:
60. i. BENJAMIN (REV)⁷ LORD, b. May 31, 1694, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; d. March 31, 1784, Norwich, New London, CT.
 ii. LYDIA LORD, b. November 13, 1695, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
 iii. ANDREW (DEACON) LORD, b. May 09, 1697, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
 iv. ELEAZER LORD, b. December 23, 1699, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; m. ZERVIAH LEFFINGWELL, April 30, 1728, Norwich, New London, CT.
 v. CYPRIAN LORD, b. March 20, 1701/02, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
 vi. ANNE LORD, b. May 18, 1705, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; d. May 06, 1784, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; m. JOSEPH LYNDE, 1730, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
61. vii. ELIZABETH LORD, b. June 08, 1708, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; d. Norwich, New London, CT.
 viii. ABIGAIL LORD, b. August 29, 1711, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.

32.  MARY⁶ PRATT (JOHN⁵, WILLIAM JR. (LT.) (HART. & SAY. FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born September 06, 1685 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT, and died October 29, 1759.  She married JOHN WORTHINGTON May 22, 1713, son of NICHOLAS WORTHINGTON and SUSANNA ROGERS.

Child of MARY PRATT and JOHN WORTHINGTON is:
62. i. SARAH⁷ WORTHINGTON, b. January 27, 1731/32, Springfield, Hampden, MA; d. April 05, 1817, Northampton, Hampshire, MA.

33.  ANNE⁶ PRATT (JOSEPH⁵, WILLIAM JR. (LT.) (HART. & SAY. FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born August 07, 1687 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.  She married NICHOLAS BOND September 10, 1717.

Child of ANNE PRATT and NICHOLAS BOND is:
 i. STEPHEN⁷ BOND, b. February 20, 1727/28, Hebron, Tolland, CT; d. November 28, 1815; m. MARY YEMMONS, November 09, 1752.

34.  ROBERT⁶ PRATT (JOSEPH⁵, WILLIAM JR. (LT.) (HART. & SAY. FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born October 26, 1691 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT, and died 1754.  He married PHEBE SHAYLER November 28, 1717, daughter of THOMAS SHAYLER and KATHERINE CLARK.

Child of ROBERT PRATT and PHEBE SHAYLER is:
 i. ALICE7 PRATT, b. 1734; d. June 19, 1812; m. JOHN SPENCER, February 25, 1759, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.

35.  ELIZABETH⁶ WATROUS (SARAH⁵ PRATT, WILLIAM JR. (LT.) (HART. & SAY. FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born March 22, 1671/72 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT, and died November 29, 1726.  She married JOSEPH LATHROP, son of SAMUEL LATHROP and ELIZABETH SCUDDER.

Child of ELIZABETH WATROUS and JOSEPH LATHROP is:
 i. TEMPERANCE⁷ LATHROP, b. October 06, 1704, Wallingford, New Haven, CT; m. JOHN BISHOP.

36.  SAMUEL⁶ PRATT (SAMUEL⁵, WILLIAM JR. (LT.) (HART. & SAY. FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born February 11, 1682/83 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT, and died 1751.  He married MARTHA GRISWOLD.

Child of SAMUEL PRATT and MARTHA GRISWOLD is:
63. i. EBENEZER⁷ PRATT, b. Somers, CT; d. September 02, 1769, Somers, CT.

37.  JOHN⁶ KIRTLAND (LYDIA⁵ PRATT, WILLIAM JR. (LT.) (HART. & SAY. FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born July 11, 1681 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT, and died 1736-1773.  He married (1) TEMPERANCE BUCKINGHAM March 03, 1702/03 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT, daughter of THOMAS BUCKINGHAM and HESTER HOSMER.  He married (2) LYDIA BELDEN August 19, 1716.

Children of JOHN KIRTLAND and TEMPERANCE BUCKINGHAM are:
 i. HESTHER⁷ KIRTLAND, b. March 19, 1703/04, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; d. 1732-1798; m. (1) JEDEDIAH CHAPMAN; m. (2) ROBERT CHAPMAN, June 06, 1723.
 ii. JOHN KIRTLAND, b. July 05, 1708, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; m. LYDIA GILBERT.
 iii. TEMPERANCE KIRTLAND, b. November 10, 1710, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; m. ANDREW SOUTHWORTH, December 27, 1731.

Children of JOHN KIRTLAND and LYDIA BELDEN are:
 iv. ELIAS7 KIRTLAND, b. January 21, 1717/18, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; d. April 1718, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
 v. ELISHA KIRTLAND, b. August 11, 1719, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; m. DEBORAH LAY.
 vi. LYDIA KIRTLAND, b. October 28, 1721, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; m. NATHAN DEWOLFE.
 vii. PARNELL KIRTLAND, b. January 29, 1723/24, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
 viii. CONSTANT KIRTLAND, b. January 24, 1725/26, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; d. February 1726/27.
 ix. CONSTANT KIRTLAND, b. December 28, 1727, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; d. February 03, 1792, Wallingford, New Haven, CT; m. RACHEL BROCKETT, April 19, 1753.
 x. EZRA KIRTLAND, b. October 11, 1728, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; d. August 22, 1800; m. OLIVE WALKLEY.
 xi. ELISABETH KIRTLAND, b. September 01, 1732, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; d. September 1739.
 xii. DOROTHA KIRTLAND, b. April 21, 1735, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; d. 1739.

38.  LYDIA⁶ KIRTLAND (LYDIA⁵ PRATT, WILLIAM JR. (LT.) (HART. & SAY. FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born October 11, 1685 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT, and died January 27, 1742/43.  She married (1) ROBERT GRIFFING 1708.  She married (2) JOSEPH CONKLING April 25, 1732.

Children of LYDIA KIRTLAND and ROBERT GRIFFING are:
 i. SAMUEL⁷ GRIFFING.
 ii. ELIZABETH GRIFFING.
 iii. LYDIA GRIFFING.
 iv. WILLIAM GRIFFING.
 v. JOHN GRIFFING.
 vi. ROBERT GRIFFING.
 vii. JASPER GRIFFING.

39.  DANIEL (REV)⁶ KIRTLAND (LYDIA⁵ PRATT, WILLIAM JR. (LT.) (HART. & SAY. FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born June 17, 1701 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT, and died May 17, 1773 in Norwich, New London, CT.  He married MARY PERKINS July 15, 1723 in Norwich, New London, CT, daughter of JABEZ PERKINS and HANNAH LATHROP.

Child of DANIEL KIRTLAND and MARY PERKINS is:
64. i. JOSEPH⁷ KIRTLAND, b. March 18, 1743/44, Norwich, New London, CT; d. 1773.

40.  SARAH⁶ PRATT (NATHANIEL (DEACON)⁵, WILLIAM JR. (LT.) (HART. & SAY. FOUNDER)⁴, WILLIAM (REV)³, ANDREW², THOMAS¹) was born February 06, 1688/89 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.  She married NATHANIEL LYNDE December 12, 1716 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT, son of NATHANIEL LYNDE and SUSANNA WILLOUGHBY.

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