Hepzibah (Unknown) Prentice
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Hepzibah (Unknown) Prentice (abt. 1653 - 1742)

Hepzibah Prentice formerly [surname unknown] aka Dunn
Born about in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusettsmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 1678 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 89 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusettsmap
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Biography

Born about 1653, based on age of 89 at death. She was married to Solomon Prentice. Date of marriage based on Torrey's date of before 1678 and the birth of first child in 1678.[1] They had six children. She died in Cambridge 15 Jan 1742 in her 89th year.[2]

There is no firm evidence of her surname. Torrey's New England Marriages says: "PRENTICE, Solomon (1646-1719) & 2/wf Hepzibah [DUNTON]/DUNN? (1654-1742), of Reading?; b 1678; Cambridge"[3]


Sources

  1. US, New England Marriages Prior to 1700
  2. Mass. Vital Records, Cambridge Deaths
  3. Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012. US, New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Ancestry Record 3824 #163953 Ancestry Sharing Link

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The surname guesses Dunton and Dunn should be removed unless a primary source can be identified and cited. There is no firm evidence of her surname.

Torrey's New England Marriages says: "PRENTICE, Solomon (1646-1719) & 2/wf Hepzibah [DUNTON]/DUNN? (1654-1742), of Reading?; b 1678; Cambridge"

posted on Dunton-255 (merged) by Justin (Howery) Durand
She is not mentioned in Samuel's will, so I doubt if she is his daughter.
posted on Dunton-255 (merged) by Cathy (Kies) Bennett
Agreed; checked for other sources, removed parents
posted on Dunton-255 (merged) by Justin (Howery) Durand

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