Selected Families and Individuals from the Edwards ancestry and their descendants.


Stephen PRATT [Parents] 1 was born on 30 Jun 1740 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. He died in 1823. Stephen married Hannah DAVIDSON in 1728.

Other marriages:
ANDREWS, Phebe
ATKINS, Phebe

SOURCE:  Marriage date from the Ancestral File.

PROBLEM:  With date of marriage as shown, birth is 12 years later than
marriage.  Research is needed to verify the dates.

Hannah DAVIDSON 1. Hannah married Stephen PRATT in 1728.


Christopher PRATT [Parents] 1 was born on 14 Nov 1712 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. He died in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Christopher married Sarah PRATT on 14 Jun 1739 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

SOURCE:  Data for the family of Christopher Pratt and Sarah Pratt are taken
from a FGRC Archive Record submitted by Wayne LaMar Barker, 1737 West 65th
Street, Los Angeles, California, which lists:
 - Gen. of William Pratt;
 - R 9B1 vol. 27 p 118;
 - B3E14 p 142;
Also from the Jared Pratt Family Association, Percy W. Pratt, President, 290
East 1100 South, Bountiful, Utah 84010; GS Film #1036942, which lists:
 - Temple Index Bureau;
 - Saybrook Vital Rec, (SLGL) 974.66/01 V2h;
 - Births of Wallingford, Film Ser #2178 (SLGL);
 - Desc. of Wm. Pratt, by F. W. Chapman (SLGL) 929.273 p 888w.

NOTE:  Christopher Pratt was also sealed to his parents on 22 Sep 1930 SL.

Sarah PRATT [Parents] 1 was born on 17 Jun 1718 in Colchester, New London, Middlesex, Connecticut,United States of America. Sarah married Christopher PRATT on 14 Jun 1739 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

Other marriages:
JONES, Daniel
BROCKET, Mr.

SOURCE:  Endowment date from the Ancestral File.

NOTE:  Also endowed 4 Jun 1930. Also baptized 14 Sep 1925, per the AF.

They had the following children.

  M i Stephen PRATT was born on 30 Jun 1740. He died in 1823.
  M ii Obadiah PRATT was born on 14 Sep 1742. He died on 02 Mar 1797.
  F iii Sarah PRATT was born on 28 Mar 1745.
  F iv Hannah PRATT was born on 16 Aug 1747. She died on 14 Feb 1828.
  M v Chalker PRATT was born on 14/14 Feb 1749/1750. He died on 14 Feb 1828.
  M vi
Samuel PRATT 1 was born about 1752 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He died in 1796.
  F vii
(Miss) PRATT 1 was born about Oct 1754 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

Allen PRATT [Parents] 1 was born on 13 May 1793 in Canaan, Columbia, New York, USA. He died after 1864. Allen married Mary CHAPMAN on 21 Sep 1848.

Other marriages:
PALMITER, Betsey

Mary CHAPMAN 1. Mary married Allen PRATT on 21 Sep 1848.


Allen PRATT [Parents] 1 was born on 13 May 1793 in Canaan, Columbia, New York, USA. He died after 1864. Allen married Betsey PALMITER on 27 Feb 1811.

Other marriages:
CHAPMAN, Mary

Betsey PALMITER 1. Betsey married Allen PRATT on 27 Feb 1811.


Ira PRATT (twin) [Parents] 1 was born on 10 Oct 1789 in Canaan, Columbia, New York, USA. He died after 1864. Ira married Jerusha WOODWARD in 1809.

Jerusha WOODWARD 1. Jerusha married Ira PRATT (twin) in 1809.


Losee VANCOTT 1. Losee married Lovinia Jemima PRATT on 05 Sep 1812.

Lovinia Jemima PRATT [Parents] 1 was born on 06 Aug 1787 in Canaan, Columbia, New York, USA. She died on 18 May 1878 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA. Lovinia married Losee VANCOTT on 05 Sep 1812.

NOTE:  Lovinia was rebaptized 19 May 1870.  All previous Church blessings for
Lovinia Jemima Pratt were reconfirmed and ratified on 3 Nov 1967.


Obadiah PRATT [Parents] 1 was born on 03 Jul 1784 in Canaan, Columbia, New York, USA. He died on 17 Sep 1816. Obadiah married Lydia CONANT in 1804.

Lydia CONANT 1. Lydia married Obadiah PRATT in 1804.


Barnabas PRATT [Parents] 1 was born on 04 Mar 1771 in Canaan, Columbia, New York, USA. He died on 05 May 1795. Barnabas married Phebe BENNETT in 1794.

Phebe BENNETT 1. Phebe married Barnabas PRATT in 1794.


Christopher DICKINSON [Parents] 1 was born on 24 May 1729. He was christened on 02 Nov 1729 in Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island, USA. Christopher married Mary.

SOURCE:  Data for the family of Christopher Dickinson and his wife Mary are
taken from an FGRC Archive Record submitted to the Genealogical Society by Mrs.
Louise D. Roberts, Route #2, Box 30, Vernal, Utah, which lists:
 - TIB Rec of Orson Pratt by Charity Dickinson Pratt.

SOURCE:  (Per Amy Cardon Odell, Walnut Creek, CA):
 - Wilkins, History of Narraganset.
 - Updike, "History of St. Paul's Church, Narraganset, Rhode Island "11,99 (GS
    VII);
 - Rhode Island (GS no N1b);
 - Orson Pratt's own manuscript record (in back portion of F. W. Chapman's
    "The Pratt Family; or the Descendants of Lieutenant William Pratt,"
    Hartford, Conn., Case, Lockwood, 1864d (GS Film 599,765).
 - Endowment House sealings, Book G, p 156; TIB.

NOTE:  Also baptized 25 Sep 1956 SL and endowed 20 Aug 1987 SL.

NOTE:  Children Nos. 2-9 also sealed to parents 29 Jan 1957 SL, per the AF.

NOTE:  A search of the TIB for Christopher Dickinson turned up negative.

NOTE:  Christopher was sealed to Jonathan Dickinson (uncle) and Mary Cole on
30 Nov 1976 SL; Mary was married to Jonathan before she was married to Samuel.
See the IGI for Rhode Island, P-0793 (as of May 1988).

Mary 1 was born about 1733 in Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island, USA. Mary married Christopher DICKINSON.

NOTE:  Birth place given in some sources as Canaan, Columbia, New York.

NOTE:  The 31 Oct 1989 Ancestral File gives Mary's surname as COLE.  This may
be a confusion with her mother-in-law, wife of Samuel Dickinson.

They had the following children.

  M i Samuel DICKINSON was born about 1750.
  M ii John DICKINSON was born about 1752.
  M iii Charles DICKINSON was born about 1754.
  M iv Philemon DICKINSON was born about 1756.
  M v Christopher DICKINSON was born about 1758.
  M vi James DICKINSON was born about 1760.
  M vii Gilbert DICKINSON was born about 1762.
  F viii Deborah DICKINSON was born about 1764.
  F ix Polly DICKINSON was born about 1766.

Gale BIGELOW 1. Gale married Sarah PRATT on 31 Dec 1798.

Sarah PRATT [Parents] 1 was born on 03 Sep 1781 in Canaan, Columbia, New York, USA. She died in 1822. Sarah married Gale BIGELOW on 31 Dec 1798.

NOTE:  Sarah Pratt was also baptized 18 Jan 1926 and endowed 20 Jan 1926.

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