PRATT, Macuth
1595 - 1672 (76 years)Set As Default Person
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Name PRATT, Macuth [1, 2] Birth 15 Nov 1595 Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Gender Male Arrival 1623 Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA [2] Probably came with the Gorges Company Differentiator The Great Migration; Immigrant; probably came with the Gorges Company to present-day Weymouth Great Migration Macuth Pratt came to Weymouth, Massachusetts, 1637-1639 Public Service 13 May 1640 Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Made a Freeman of Massachusetts Bay Colony Web Address https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Pratt-1018 Name // Name Macute, Macuth, Macaeth, Micareth, Matthew _ELEC Feb 1648 Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Selectman Death 29 Oct 1672 Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA [1] Burial Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA [1] Patriarch & Matriarch PRATT, Thomas, b. 14 Mar 1564, Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England d. 2 Oct 1616, Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England (Age 52 years) (Father)
HUNT, Elizabeth, b. 1566, Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England d. 1616, Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England (Age 50 years) (Mother)Person ID I7880 My Genealogy Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
Father PRATT, Thomas, b. 14 Mar 1564, Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England d. 2 Oct 1616, Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England (Age 52 years) Relationship natural Mother HUNT, Elizabeth, b. 1566, Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England d. 1616, Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England (Age 50 years) Relationship natural Marriage Abt 1584 England Family ID F2025 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family KINGHAM, Elizabeth, b. 17 Aug 1600, Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England d. 25 Mar 1672, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 71 years) Marriage 9 Nov 1619 Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England Children 1. PRATT, Matthew, b. 7 Jun 1629, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 Jan 1713, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 83 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] ▻ HUNT, Sarah m. 1 Aug 16612. PRATT, Edward, b. 1624, Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England d. 29 Oct 1672, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 48 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 3. PRATT, Benajah, b. 1630, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 17 Mar 1682, Trabzon, Trabzon, Turkey (Age 52 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 4. PRATT, Hannah, b. 1631, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 1684, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 53 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 5. PRATT, Elizabeth, b. 12 Feb 1632, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 Feb 1726, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 94 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 6. PRATT, John, b. 1622, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 3 Oct 1716, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 94 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 7. PRATT, Mary, b. 22 Oct 1620, Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England d. 1641, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 20 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 8. PRATT, Joseph, b. 10 Jun 1639, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 24 Dec 1720, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 81 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 9. PRATT, Sergeant Thomas, b. 2 Mar 1623, Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England d. 19 Apr 1676, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 53 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 10. PRATT, Samuel, b. 22 Jan 1636, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 5 Sep 1679, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 43 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F2024 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
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Documents English Origins Edward Bates and Matthew Pratt
Histories Matthew Pratt Coming to America 1633 Matthew Pratt
External Links WikiTree: Macuth Pratt (1595-1672)
Macuth (aka Matthew) and Elizabeth (Kingham) Pratt emigrated to Weymouth, Massachusetts, between the baptism of their son John in Aston Clinton in 1634 and the birth of their son Samuel in Weymouth in 1636. They were one of the first settlers and his name is found on the list of land-owners in about 1643, the first recorded list in the town.We are descended through the Laviolette (DeRochemont-Shorey) line from their son Matthew who, we know from a written description from Cotton Mather, had become deaf during an illness when he was 12. Matthew married Sarah Hunt who was also deaf from an illness at the age of 3.
Albums Founding Families of Weymouth (6)
Weymouth, Massachusetts, originally known as Wessagusset Colony, is the second oldest town in the Commonwealth. The recorded history of Weymouth begins in 1622, not long after the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth.
The Wessagusset Colony was a short-lived English trading colony in New England located in Weymouth, Massachusetts. It was settled in August 1622 by between 50 and 60 colonists who were ill-prepared for colonial life.
The colony was established by Thomas Weston, a London merchant who had helped finance the Pilgrims and the Mayflower. Weston believed there was potential for a lucrative business based on trade with the New World. However, the colonists were not well-prepared for the challenges of colonial life, and the colony was settled without adequate provisions.
Tensions built throughout the winter between the settlers and the local Native American tribes, leading to instances of theft and hostility. One colonist fled to Plymouth to warn of an imminent attack, leading to a violent confrontation in which several Native Americans were killed.
The Wessagusset Colony disbanded after this violent incident. Many of the survivors returned to England, others joined Plymouth, and a few sailed up the coast to settle in Maine. In 1635, 21 new families arrived from Weymouth, England, and the town was renamed Weymouth. The settlers lived primarily on fishing and farming, and they also harvested lumber from the forests and salt and thatch from its salt marshes.
The Plymouth Council for New England gave Robert Gorges a patent for a settlement covering 300 square miles. This settlement was intended to be a spiritual and civic capital of the New England colonies. The town slowly grew, and by 1633 it was described as a small village with a spacious harbor for shipping, good ground for farming, and a good store of fish and swine.
In the 1630s, Wessagusset became recognized as part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The town continued to grow and develop, with its population expanding rapidly in the post-World War II era. Today, Weymouth is a thriving city that retains its historical charm while offering modern amenities and services.Great Migration (119)
The "Great Migration," as defined by the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS), encompasses the English Puritan migration to New England from 1620 to 1640. This movement primarily involved English Puritans who relocated in family units, driven by a quest for religious freedom and the aspiration to establish a Puritan commonwealth. These migrants originated from various regions of England and settled in areas that now form Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine, including the Plymouth Colony and the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
An individual's inclusion in the Great Migration Study Project requires evidence of migration to New England within the specified period of 1620 to 1640. The project's objective is to compile biographical and genealogical profiles of all immigrants who arrived in New England during these two decades. The NEHGS has produced extensive volumes and directories, providing details about the lives of these immigrants. This collection presents research on many ancestors who were part of this significant historical migration.
You may be shocked by how many there are. Even I was at first. However, most of these Great Migration ancestors are my 9th and 10th great-grandparents, and in some cases 11th and 12th, and with the number of great-grandparents doubling with each generation, the possibilities quickly become immense. We have a total of 1024 sets of 9th great-grandparents and 2048 sets of 10th great-grandparents. This makes finding so many Great Migration ancestors more understandable.
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Sources - [S1363] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
- [S1691] Ancestry.com, U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Place: Weymouth, Massachusetts; Year: 1640; Page Number: 234.
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- [S1363] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).