Benajah Pratt

Other Events and Attributes:

• History: birth to death, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Birth:
Father: Joshua Pratt
Mother: Bathsheba ______

History:
On 13 April 1661, Benajah Pratt deeded to Robert Ransome as follows: Memorandum That Benajah Prat of the Towne of Plymouth in the Jurisdiction of Plymouth in New England in America Planter; Doth acknowlidge that for and in Consideration of the sume of ten pounds to him alreddy payed by Robert Ransome of the towne aforsaid in the Jurisdiction aforsaid planter; hee hath bargained Allianated and sould enfepfed and Confeirmed; and by these prsents Doth bargaine sell erifeofe and Confeirme unto the said Robert Ransome two ptes of three of that his
halfe share pte or portion of land both upland and meddow which hee the said Benajah Prat hath; att Acushenah Coaksett and places adjacent; & a home lote of twenty acrees of land; lying betwixt the home lott of Willam Spooner on the one side and the home lott of Samuell Cutbert on the other side att Acushenah aforsaid; being a pte of the two ptes of three of the halfe share of land aforsaid ; To have and to hold the said two ptes of three of the said halfe share of land the said home lott of twenty acrees of land; being encluded both upland and meddow with all and singulare the appurtenances privilidges and emunities therunto belonging ; unto the said Robert Ransome his heires and assignes forever; The said p'rnises with all and singulare the meddowes woods waters and all other appurtenances and privilidges belonging therunto To appertaine unto the
onely proper use and behoofe of him the said Robert Ransome hee his heires and assignes forever; and Persis the wife of the said Penajah Prat hath Surrendered up all her Right into the said lands sold as abovesaid; with the appurtenances belonging therunto; unto the said Robert Ransome to him and his heires forever.

Benajah married Persis Dunham on 29 Nov 1655 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Persis (daughter of Deacon John Dunham and Abigail Balliou) was born on 17 Jul 1635 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died in 1672 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]