116 Pratt. 



Ply., was Mary Cuthbert or Cuthbertson. Aaron, 2 son of Phineas 1 

 and Mary, settled in Hing. sec. pre., and prob. all who have borne this 

 surname by birth in Hing. and Coh. are his lineal descendants. 



2. Aaron 2 (Phineas 1 ), became a resident of Hing. ab. 1683, at 

 which time he purchased a tract of land in the sec. pre. of Capt. 

 Joshua Hobart. He was twice m. ; first to Sarah Pratt, a dau. of 

 Joseph Pratt of Wey. She d. 22 July, 1706, set. 42 yrs. For his 

 second w. he m. (pub. Aug. 9, 1707) Mrs. Sarah (Wright) Cum- 

 mings, of Charlestown. She d. 13 Dec. 1752, ret. 84 yrs. He d. 23 

 Feb. 1735-36, set. 87 yrs. Will dated 1 June, 1730 ; proved 9 March 

 1736. " Farmer." Constable 170(5. Resided in the sec. pre., on what 

 is now South Main St. 



Ch., b. in Hing., by his first w., were — 



i. Henky, June 5, 1685. Resided at Newton, Mass. 



ii. Daniel, Feb. 2, 1687-88, settled at Needham, Mass. 



3. iii. Aaron, March 10, 1690-91. 



4. iv. Jonathan, Nov. 6, 1692. 



v. John, March 4, 1693-94. Removed to Rehoboth. 



vi. Sarah, Oct. 23, 1695. m. Webb of Scit. 



vii. Elizabeth, Dec. 5, 1697. m. (1) Apr. 5, 1739, Rev. Nehemiah Hobart, 



wid^;and (2) Apr. 6, 1742, Dea. Jonathan Merritt of Scit. 

 viii. Moses, Dec. 31, 1699. m. Oct. 5, 1732, Jane, dau. of Thomas and Jane 

 Oicutt. Removed to Boston, 

 ix. Mary, Dec. 10, 1701, d. soon. 

 x. Mekcy, Dec. 6, 1703. m. (1) (pub. Sept. 12,1724) Samuel Orcutt, and (2) 



Oct. 26, 1747, Nathaniel Nichols, wid* 

 xi. Hannah, Apr. 1706. m. Amos Hovey, of Boston. 



Ch., b. in Hing., by his sec. w., were — 



xii. Abigail, Aug. 4, 1708. m. Dec. 8, 1741, Jonathan Neal. 



5. xiii. Phineas, Dec. 31, 1709. 



xiv. Benjamin, March 13, 1710-11; Har. Coll. 1737; was a distinguished law- 

 yer, and chief-justice of the Colony of New York. He d. at New York, 

 5 Jan. 1763, set. 52 yrs. 

 xv. Nathaniel (birth not recorded), was a "blacksmith." Hem. Nov. 27, 

 1735, Rachel, dau. of James Macvarlo. 



3. Aaron 8 (Aaron 2 Phineas *), b. in Hing. March 10, 1690-91. m. 

 1724, Mary Whitcomb, dau. of Israel and Mary (Stodder) Whitcomb. 

 She was b. at Scit. 1703, and d. in Hing. 8 Aug. 1776, set. 73 yrs. 

 He d. 28 March, 1767, set. 76 yrs. Will dated 10 June, 1760, proved 

 17 Apr. 1767. "Farmer;" having also an interest in navigation. 

 Constable 1723. He was an energetic, persevering man, and the 

 proprietor of a large taxable estate. Resided on Beechwood St. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



i. An infant, Apr. 11, 1725, d. in two weeks. 



ii. Mary, June 13, 1726, d. at Boston of small-pox, May, 1730. 



iii. John, Dec. 17, 1728. m. (1) March 14, 1765, Bethia, dau. of Daniel 

 Tower. She d. 17 Dec. 1766, aet. 20th yr. He m. (2) Jan. 11, 1774, 

 Susanna, dau. of Isaac Simmons of Dux. She outlived him, and d. 25 

 Jan. 1839, set. 89 yrs. He d. 19 Aug. 1775, set. 47th yr. Their s. 

 Major John Pratt (fa. of Aaron, and of the late Marshall Pratt of Coh.) 

 d. 29 Nov. 1824, set. 50th yr. 



iv. Mary, 1730. m. Job Tower, wid*. 



v. Sarah, Dec. 27, 1731. m. Dec. 30, 1765, Jazaniah Nichols, wid?. 



6. vi. Aaron, Apr. 8, 1734. 



7. vii. Thomas, Nov. 14, 1736. 



