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Status summary

Completed as of March 3, 2023:

• Recruiting matrilineal (all female-line) descendants of Anne BARKER Pratt for full mtDNA testing - anyone interested in submitting their DNA for testing should contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com

Biography

For further information see Mrs. Charles Delmar Townsend, Robert S. Wakefield, FASG and Margaret Harris Stover, ed. by Margaret Harris Stover, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Vol. 8 Pratt, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA 2nd edition 2008.

First Generation

Anna Williams, daughter of John Williams and Ann ___ was born presumably in England abt 1612 and died Scituate 16 Feb 1657. She married twice, first 1632 John Barker and second Barnstable 26 May 1653 Abraham Blish (no Mayflower line). By her first husband she had among others two daughters who married Mayflower descendants: Anna (1643) and Mary (1647).

Second Generation

Ann Barker was born abt 1643 and died aft 27 Apr 1695. She married abt 1663 John Pratt and they had eight children (Kingstown, RI): Deliverance (1664), Mary (1666 n.f.r.), John (1667), Ebenezer (1669), Phineas (1671), Joshua (1672/3), Jeremiah (1674) and Mercy (1676 n.f.r.)

Mary Barker was born Scituate about 1647 and died Rehoboth 11 May 1711. She married three times: first Scituate 1668 Samuel Pratt, next Middleborough 1678 Francis Coombs and last Middleborough 5 Mar 1685 David Wood (no Mayflower link). By her first husband she had two children: Sarah (c1668) and Samuel (c1670). By her second husband she had three more children: Lydia (1679), Ruth (1681) and Frances (1682/3).

Third Generation

Deliverance Pratt was born Kingstown, RI 13 Nov 1664 and died aft 14 Mar 1726/7. She married abt 1686 James Townsend and they had six children (Oyster Bay, NY): Daniel (c1688), Joseph (c1690), Patience (c1692), Joshua (c1694), Deborah (c1696 unm.) and Ruemourn (son, c1698).

either Mary or Mercy Pratt poss. married Richard Latting and they may have had at least: John. More research is needed.

Sarah Pratt was born Scituate abt 1668 and died Middleborough 14 May 1702. She married Taunton 30 Jul 1691 William Thomas and they had six children (Middleborough): Joanna (1693), Susanna (1694/5), Sarah (1696), Elizabeth (1698-1703), William (1699/1700) and Mary (1701).

Lydia Coombs

Ruth Coombs

Frances Coombs

Fourth Generation

Patience Townsend was born Oyster Bay, NY abt 1692 and died aft 4 Jan 1741/2. She married John Lovell and they had seven children: Deborah (m ___ Ayres), Barzilla, Rachel (m James Wills), Ann (m ___ Harker), Patience (1725 m Joseph Wright), John and Rosine/Rezine (m Ephraim Anderson & Ephraim Harris. her will apparently failed to name any children).

mtDNA results TBD

To date, no known matrilineal descendants of Ann BARKER Pratt have taken a full mtDNA test and published their results. Matrilineal descendants are encouraged to contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com

References & External Links

• Mrs. Charles Delmar Townsend, Robert S. Wakefield, FASG and Margaret Harris Stover, ed. by Margaret Harris Stover, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Vol. 8 Pratt, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA 2nd edition 2008.