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Prudence White 1714–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 August 1714

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1 November 1793

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Edward White

Mother: Sarah Wilson

Spouse(s): Nathan Hancock

Children(s): John Hancock, Prudence Hancock

Prudence White was born in 1714 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Edward White And Sarah Wilson. In 1790, Prudence White resided in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. Prudence White married Nathan Hancock, and had children including John Hancock, Prudence Hancock. Prudence White passed away in 1793 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Prudence White was born in 1714 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Edward White And Sarah Wilson.
  • In 1790, Prudence White resided in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Prudence White married Nathan Hancock, and had children including John Hancock, Prudence Hancock.
  • Prudence White passed away in 1793 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward White
1687–
Birth Location: Boston Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Sarah Wilson
1687–
Birth Location: Billerica, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nathan Hancock
1716–1765
Birth Location: Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

John Hancock
1738–1819
Birth Location: Boston Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Prudence Hancock
1740–1816
Birth Location: –
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Prudence White's Ancestors

Self
Prudence White
1714–1793
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Edward White
1687–
Boston Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Wilson
1687–
Billerica, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Sarah (Baker) White
1645–1688
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
John (Wilson) Jr
1651–1735
Joanna Carter
1649–1698
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Prudence White's Descendants

1.
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Prudence White (21 August 1714–1 November 1793) m. Nathan Hancock (12 July 1716–1765)
  1. 1. John Hancock 1738–1819 m. Mary Walker 1739–1816
    1. 1. Nancy Hancock 1785–1851 m. 1778–1850
      1. 1. Samuel (Wentworth Downs) Jr 1808–1893 m. Irene (J Hancock (Pocahontas line#2) ) 1806–1896
        1. 1. Frances (Downs (Pocahontas line#1) ) 1835–1922 m. Pliny (Davison) lll 1840–1909
        2. 2. Adelia (I) Downs 1838–1850
        3. 3. Georgiana Downs 1842–1866
        4. 4. Catherine ("Kate' Downs) Marion 1845–1901 m. Charles (Edward) Marion 1846–1905
        5. 5. Nancy (J) Downs 1849–1850
        6. 6. Emily (R) Downs 1840–1856
      2. 2. Caroline Downs 1804–1862 m. Rufus Trussell 1805–
        1. 1. Helen (M) Trussell 1841–
      3. 3. Harriet Downs 1805–1891 m. Nathaniel Drew 1802–1847
        1. 1. Nathaniel (Edward) Drew 1839–1924 m. Anna Drew 1853–
        2. 2. Hannah (H.) Carter 1837–1919
        3. 3. Caroline Drew 1832–1914 m. William Stone 1829–
      4. 4. John (Hancock) Downs 1809–1891 m. Sarah Briley 1830–1903 m. Ethelinda (Getchell Wife #1) ? 1821–1859
        1. 1. Marie Down 1859–
        2. 2. Linde Down 1864–1958
        3. 3. Albert Down 1869–
        4. 4. Oscar Downs 1838–1920 m. Groenthlean ("Gwinnie") Beaubien 1838–
        5. 5. Charles Downs 1845–1897 m. Anna Downs 1847–1923
        6. 6. Orren (S) Downs 1840–1841
        7. 7. Frank Downs 1867–1869
      5. 5. Hannah Downs 1811–1890 m. Henry Knowlton 1806–1889
        1. 1. Mariah Knowlton 1832–1903
        2. 2. Harriet (E) Knowlton 1836–1860
        3. 3. Harrison Knowlton 1840–1852
        4. 4. Margaret ("Maggie") Knowlton 1843–1901
        5. 5. Amelia Knowlton 1848–1870
      6. 6. Aubury Downs 1813–
      7. 7. Zelotes Downs 1814–1850 m. Emmaline (Almeda) Burrill 1814–1852 m. Catharine (Farnham) #2 1818–
        1. 1. Caroline Downs 1842–
        2. 2. Mary (D) Downs 1844–1870
        3. 3. George (H) Downs 1847–1865
      8. 8. Ozro Downs 1816– m. Rosalind Hickey 1825–
        1. 1. Edward Downs 1847–
        2. 2. Emma (A) Downs 1846–
        3. 3. George Downs 1848–
        4. 4. William Downs 1850–
      9. 9. Colin (L) Downs 1818–1894 m. Elmira (\ Almira Dow \) Dorr 1819–
        1. 1. Nellie (W) Downs 1857–
        2. 2. Sewall (H) Downs 1841–1890
      10. 10. William (D) Downs 1821–1903 m. Mary ("Marie" E) Davis 1832–1894
      11. 11. Joseph (Downs Civil War) Soldier 1823–1879 m. Ann (Elizabeth) Wiggin 1828–1921
        1. 1. Octavia Downs 1847–1883
        2. 2. Walter (J) Downs 1849–1920
        3. 3. Nancy Downs 1850–
        4. 4. Arthur Downs 1857–1920
        5. 5. Ellen (Maria Downs) Richardson 1870–
      12. 12. Nancy Downs 1825–1888 m. Moses Goodrich 1817–1880
        1. 1. George (D) Goodrich 1852–1933 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Goodrich 1855–1925
        2. 2. Nellie (M) Goodrich 1854–1943 m. Eugene (O Mc) Glauflin 1857–
        3. 3. Albert (M) Goodrich 1860–1935 m. Hattie (Eloise) Goodrich 1865–1929
        4. 4. Rufus (S) Goodrich 1864–
      13. 13. Rufus (T Downs Civil War) Soldier 1829–1902 m. Myrtle (Bell Hyatt) #2 1866–1937 m. Lucy (Marie Libby) #1 1830–1894
        1. 1. Roy (R) Downs 1897–1902
      14. 14. Sarah (Elizabeth) Downs 1832–1903 m. Ambros Lincoln 1820–1898
        1. 1. Caroline (Augusta "Carrie") Lincoln 1859–1953 m. Charles (Stuart) Seelye 1861–1903
        2. 2. Lena Lincoln 1865– m. Frank (T) Thompson 1867–
    2. 2. Nathan Hancock 1762–1823 m. Sarah Craige 1764–1840
    3. 3. Frances ("Fanny") Hancock 1767–1832 m. Rogers Lawrence 1763–1836
      1. 1. Elizabeth Lawrence 1789–1872
      2. 2. Frances (Hancock) Lawrence 1803–1888
      3. 3. Colin Lawrence –1821
    4. 4. Mary Hancock 1765–
    5. 5. John (Sewell) Hancock 1770–1813
    6. 6. Prudence Hancock 1771–1860
    7. 7. Sarah ("Sally") Hancock 1773–1859 m. Joseph Viles 1770–1848
      1. 1. Alfred Viles 1797–1881 m. Thankful (Lavinia) Norton 1796–1868
        1. 1. Naomi Viles 1825– m. Levi Gardner 1825–1849
        2. 2. Alfred (Viles) ll 1818–1877
        3. 3. Serena (Norton) Viles 1822–1891
        4. 4. Jotham (Sewall) Viles 1827–1890
        5. 5. Eunice (W) Viles 1828–
        6. 6. John (G) Viles 1829–1852
        7. 7. Benjamin (Warren) Viles 1831–1908
        8. 8. Zebulon (M) Viles 1834–1854
        9. 9. Thankful (Lavena) Viles 1836–1918
      2. 2. Deacon. (Rufus H) Viles 1790–1873
      3. 3. Joseph Viles 1792–1874
      4. 4. Leonard Viles 1795–1864
      5. 5. Naomi (Viles) TWIN 1800–1882
      6. 6. Wentworth (Viles) TWIN 1800–1876
      7. 7. Sarah ("Sally") Viles 1802–1887
      8. 8. Fisher Viles 1804–1882
      9. 9. George Viles 1809–
      10. 10. Frances (L) Viles 1813–1883
      11. 11. Martha (Dinsmore) Viles 1818–1887
      12. 12. John (Hancock) Viles 1818–1887
    8. 8. William Hancock 1775–
    9. 9. Lydia Hancock 1777–1840
    10. 10. Samuel Hancock 1779–1787
    11. 11. Thomas Hancock 1782–1872
  2. 2. Prudence Hancock 1740–1816

Prudence White's Timeline

3 Records

1714
21 August 1714
Birth of Prudence White in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1790
2 Aug 1790
Age 76
Prudence White resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1793
1 November 1793
Age 79
Death of Prudence White in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 August 1714
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Boston, Massachusetts, Birth Index
    [2] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Series: M637; Roll: 4; Page: 42; Family History Library Film: 0568144

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 November 1793
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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