PRIOR FAMILY

John and Daniel Prior, sons of John Prior, late of Watford, Hertford Co. England were at Scituate Massachusetts from 1638 to 41.

MATTHEW1 PRIOR and Mary came from Setauket to Matinecock before 1670, she d. 1700. Their children were:

  John2 b. 1651, m. 1678, Elisabeth Bowne, he d.
    1698.
  Mary2 b. 1652, m. 1668, John2 Underhill.
  Elisabeth2 b. 1656, m. 1673, John Feaks.
  Sarah2 b. 1664, m. 1685, John Gould, son of
    Daniel and Wait of R. I.
  Martha2 b. 1672, m. 1693, Simeon Cooper.
Children of JOHN2 PRIOR and Elisabeth:

  John3 b. 1679, d.
  Hannah3 b. 1681, m. William Frost.
  Elisabeth3 b. 1683, m. William Carpenter.
  Mary3 b. 1685, Sarah3 b. 1687.
  Matthew3 b. 1690, m. Hannah Cock, dau. of John
   and Dorothy.
  Samuel3 b. 1692, m. 1728, Mary Powell, dau. of
   Thomas.2
  Joseph3 b. 1695.
MATTHEW3 PRIOR (John2 Matthew1) and Hannah (Cock) had:

  Hannah4 b. 1720.
  Mary4 b. 1723.
Matthew4 b. 1729, m. Ann b. 1722 (Pearsall)
   widow of Silas Willis and had:
  Henry5 b. 1755, no children.
  James5 b. 1757, m. Theodosia Derby.
SAMUEL3 PRIOR (John2 Matthew1) and Mary (Powell) had:

  Samuel4 b. 1729, d. 1732.
  Joseph4 b. 1732, m. 1753, Phebe Titus, dau. of
    Edmond.
  Thomas4 b. 1734, m. 1756, Martha Willets.
  Mary4 b. 22, 3, 1738, m. 1765, John Searing, son of
   John.
JOSEPH4 PRIOR and Phebe Titus had:

  Sarah5 b. 1753.
  Edmond5 b. 1755, m. Phebe she d. 1791.
Thomas4 Prior and Martha (Willets) had:

  THOMAS.4
  Hannah6 b. 1757, m. Benjamin Cock.
  Phebe6 b. 1759.
  Elisabeth6 b. 1761, m. 1781, John Underhill of
    O. B.
  Sarah6 b. 1765. Samuel6 b. 1770.



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