Benjamin Prichard

Benjamin Prichard

• Birth: ABT 1684 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, British Colonial America
• Death: 21 July 1739 Pasquotank, North Carolina, British Colonial America
• Father: Henry Thomas PRITCHARD b: ABT 1650 in Wales; Mother: Barbara b: ABT 1650 in Wales
• Also known as Prichard

Benjamin Prichard was born about 1684 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. His father arrived in Philadelphia from Wales in about Nov 1683. Benjamin along with his brother Matthew removed to Pasquotank, North Carolina in 1701.

Family

Marriage 1 Sarah Culpeper b: About 1689 Married: 09 FEB 1703/1704 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. She was the daughter of John Culpepper and Sarah Mayo.

Children of Benjamin Prichard and Sarah Culpeper born at Pasquotank NC

1. Mary b 28 JUL 1707 d 12-10-1791 m Aaron Morris
2. Elizabeth b 19 MAR 1709/1710
3. Martha b 11-11-1712 d 5-19-1788 m 1) Nehemiah White 2) Joseph Overman
4. Joseph 9-1-1715
5. Benjamin 2-1719
6. Sarah 10-10 or 12-1723 m William Albertson

Sarah died on 5 Jan 1724.

Benjamin Pritchard married 2nd to Isabel Newby (b: 28 DEC 1697 in Perquimans MM, Perquimans, NC) on 7 AUG 1729 as recorded at the Pasquotank MM, Pasquotank, NC. She was the daughter of Gabriel Newby and Mary Tom, and John Henley’s widow. Isabel would later marry again to Thomas Pierce in 1744.

Children of Benjamin Prichard and Isabel Newby:

1. Matthew b: 07 FEB 1731/1732 m 1) Rosannah Benston 2) Sarah Symons

Isabel died 3 August 1758 at Perquimans, the widow of Thomas Pierce.

Life Sketch

Birth: ABT 1684 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Death: 21 JUL 1739 in Pasquotank MM, Pasquotank, NC , "Encycl. of American Quaker Genealogy" by Wm. W. Hinshaw Pasquotank (Symons Creek) Mo. Mtg., Pasquotank, NC

Benjamin & Sarah Culpeper.

Deeds, 1700-1751 (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1990) p. 274.

Benjamin PRITCHARD Senr departed this Life the 21 day of Sept 1739.

Benjamin, produced a certificate at Pasquotank Monthly Meeting signed Nov 18, 1700 at Philadelphia. He married Sarah Culpepper daughter of John Culpepper and Sarah Mayo ( on 2 Nov 1704 at Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Mathew and Benjamin were mentioned in a list of sufferings on account of church rates or priest's dues. June 21, 1722, Benjamin was chosen to be an overseer at Pasquotank MM. He was widowed by the death of Sarah Culpepper (316) on 25 Dec 1723 at North Carolina.

He married Isabel Henley (2015) on 7 Jul 1729 at Pasquotank County, North Carolina.

He died on 21 Jul 1739 at Pasquotank County, North Carolina. Benjamin and family were members of the Society of Friends known as Quakers.

At a meeting held at Cale Bundy's, in the precinct of Pasquotank, on the 1st day and the 9th month, 1702-3. the record says:

"It is also generally agreed by Friends of this meeting that a general collection be made for any occations that may happen amongst Friends; also it is concluded on that it be in silver money twice in a year, viz: on the 1st and 7th month, and Friends appoint Benjamin Pritchard to receive the aforesaid collection and dispose thereof as need shall require and Friends may order."

References

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Prichard-378
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVCR-ZNK
• Benjamin Prichard in U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943 Page 115. HathitrustImage, AncestryImage Death Date on Image 21 Fifth 1739 Translated Death Date [2 Oct 1739] 21 Jul 1739 Death Place Pasquotank, North Carolina Monthly Meeting Pasquotank Monthly Meeting Volume Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. I

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