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Esther "Heaster" Prentice 1660–1751 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jul 1660

Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 18 May 1751

Death Location: Mystic, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: John Prentice

Mother: Hester Nichols

Spouse(s): Col. Sr.

Children(s): Mercy Gallup, Benadam Gallup, Capt. Gallup, Margaret Gallup, Lucy Gallup, Hannah Gallup, Esther Gallup, Mary Gallup, Charles Gallup

The story of Esther "Heaster" Prentice began in 1660 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. Esther "Heaster" Prentice married Col Benadam Gallup Sr, and had children including Benadam Gallup, Capt Joseph Gallup, Charles Gallup, Esther Gallup, Hannah Gallup, Lucy Gallup, Margaret Gallup, Mary Gallup, Mercy Gallup. Esther "Heaster" Prentice passed away in 1751 in Mystic, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Esther "Heaster" Prentice began in 1660 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Esther "Heaster" Prentice married Col Benadam Gallup Sr, and had children including Benadam Gallup, Capt Joseph Gallup, Charles Gallup, Esther Gallup, Hannah Gallup, Lucy Gallup, Margaret Gallup, Mary Gallup, Mercy Gallup.
  • Esther "Heaster" Prentice passed away in 1751 in Mystic, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Esther Prentice's Ancestors

Self
Esther Prentice
1660–1751
Birth Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Prentice
1628–1691
Chelmsford, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
Hester Nichols
1635–1679
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Valentine (Prentice) (Prentys)
1599–1633
Chelmsford, Felsted, Essex, Eng.
Alice (Margaret) Bredda
1609–1643
Chelmsford, Essex, England
John Nichols
1601–1655
Sedgberrow, Wychavon District, Worcestershire, England
Grace Dowife
1607–1680
London, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Valentine (Prentys)
1561–1631
Marie Luke
1565–1605
Charles Bredda
1588–1655
Isabell Clements
1590–
Francis II
1575–1650
Frances (Wymarke)
1577–1634
Nichols Dowife
1590–
Elvey Rowland
1580–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Prentyce)
1540–1597
Elizabethe Horrolde
1547–1597
John Luke
1540–1580
Johana (Pinney)
1548–1586
Agnes Fellows
1572–1614
John Nichols
1543–1598
Joan Nichols
1542–1627
Robert Wimarke
1557–1577
Isabelle King
1555–1625

Esther Prentice's Descendants

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Esther ("Heaster") Prentice (20 Jul 1660–18 May 1751) m. Col. (Benadam Gallup) Sr. (December 1655–2 AUG 1727)
  1. 1. Mercy Gallup 1690–1724
  2. 2. Benadam Gallup 1693–1755 m. Eunice Cobb 1693–1759
    1. 1. Thomas Gallup 1733–1813
    2. 2. Hannah Gallup 1732–1820
    3. 3. Nathan Gallup 1727–1799
    4. 4. Henry Gallup 1725–1811
    5. 5. Eunice Gallup 1721–1791
    6. 6. Esther Gallup 1718–1779
    7. 7. Benadam Gallup 1716–1800
  3. 3. Capt. (Joseph) Gallup 1695–1760
  4. 4. Margaret Gallup 1698–1761 m. Nathaniel Gallup 1692–1739
    1. 1. Pvt. (Benjamin) Gallup 1735–1824
    2. 2. Margaret Gallup 1730–1817
    3. 3. Capt. (Nathaniel) Gallup 1718–1786 m. Hannah Gore 1720–1810
      1. 1. Ezra Gallup 1763–1846
      2. 2. Levi Gallup 1760–1850
      3. 3. Amos Gallup 1755–1843
      4. 4. Margaret Gallup 1753–1754
      5. 5. Silas Gallup 1748–1796
      6. 6. George Gallup 1750–1781
      7. 7. Samuel Gallup 1746–1826
      8. 8. Hannah (Gore) Gallup 1757–1848
      9. 9. Nathaniel Gallup 1744–1764
      10. 10. Silence Burrows 1741–1820
    4. 4. Martha Gallup 1733–1795
    5. 5. Lt. (Thomas) Gallop 1727–1778
    6. 6. Mercy Gallup 1725–1775
    7. 7. Thomas Gallup 1722–1725
    8. 8. John Gallup 1720–1801
    9. 9. William Gallup 1739–1841
  5. 5. Lucy Gallup 1701–1793
  6. 6. Hannah Gallup 1683–1754
  7. 7. Esther Gallup 1685–1752
  8. 8. Mary Gallup 1687–1724
  9. 9. Charles Gallup 1683–

Esther Prentice's Timeline

2 Records

1660
20 Jul 1660
Birth of Esther "Heaster" Prentice in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1751
18 May 1751
Age 91
Death of Esther "Heaster" Prentice in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1660
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3419.008; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 10
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1751
    Event Place: Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Public Records Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The genealogical history of the Gallup Family in the United States : also, biographical sketches of
    [4] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mystic, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

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