Individual Details
Ebeneezer Prindle
(10 Sep 1661 - 1740)
EBENEZER PRINDLE. Ebenezer- Puindle (William^), son of William and Mary (Desborough) Prindle, was born in New Haven, Conn., September 10, 1601 ; married Elizabeth, daughter of John Hubby (or Hobby), whose will, dated Greenwich, Conn., April 24, 1707, and probated May, 1707, was signed John Hobe, and mentions sons Thomas, Benjamin and Jonathan, and daughters Elizabeth Prindle, Hannah Bunckuni, Martha Moris, Mary Holmes and Rachel James, and grandchildren Rebecca and Hannah Hardy (daus. of dee'd dau. Rebecca Hardy), John Hubby and ISIary Holmes. Son Jonathan Hubby and son-in-law Stephen Holmes, executors. (Savage has the name as Hobby.)
They first moved to Milford, Conn., where they and their children, Sarah, Enos, Joseph, Benjamin and Jonathan, were baptized and received into the First (Cong.) Church, July 4, 1703; removed again, about 1709-10, to Newtown, Conn., where he settled, and died there in 1740. From the Milford records the following has been abstracted:
May 3—Deed, Ebenezer Prindel of Milford, to James Prime of Milford, land "being 97 Lott in 3rd Shott in last division 18 acres more or less for 11. March 11, 1703.—"Wee whose names are underwritten being Chosen bv the town this to Inform we have laid out for said Ebenezer Prindle Half an acre of Land at the foot of the hill at the lane end Commonly cal'd Canfields lane in the nor west side of the highway bounded with the Comon East West North & South."
Eliazer Rogers John Smith Joseph Peck Recorded ye of March 1703 by Richard Rvan Register. " 97 Lott is Ebenz Prindles who hath eighteen acres for eleven be it more or less Iving in ye 3rd Shott upon Coney hill so called and is bounded with Sylvanus Baldwins land Southerly with a highway Easterly and James Primes land Northerly and a highway Westerlv. by me Silvanus Baldwin Measurer Sized by Us ' These two Lotts were Recorded Sami Burwell feb 26th 1714-15 John Smith Jo Law Reg"
March 6, 1709—Deed, Ebenezer Prindel of Milford to W Gold of INilford, " certain house and house lott Wing in Milford containing half an acre more or less bounded north south east & west by common land . . . for £24- country pay." May 17, 1713.—Deed, Ebenezer Prindle of Newtown to James Prime of Milford " all my right of lands in Milford Commons as sequestered land, for 42 shillings in currant money."
Witnesses: Theophilus Baldwin & Enos Prindle.
Newtown town records show, among other early transfers, the following: January 19, 1703.—Deed, to Ebenezer Prindle of Milford " from Lemuel Eells of Milford all my right title and interest in and unto a place called Newtown as will more fully appear by the Grant of the General Court."
Also on March 2, 1709-—Deed to Ebenezer Prindle o£ Milford, from Lemuel Eells of Milford; showing that up to this time he had not removed to Newtown. In May, 1708, the Colonial Legislature gave a town grant, leaving it to the people to choose between Preston and Newtown for a name; and In March, 1710, the name of Ebenezer Pringle appears as one of twenty-two proprietors in "
An a count of a Division of Land laid out by the Committee for Newtown, each lot Containing 20 acres," etc., when he was allotted five lots on the west side of the town. In May, 1711, the town was given the right to elect local officers, a town clerk, constable, surveyor, etc., and these officers were obliged to go to Danbury to take the oath of office, and On September 24, 1711, at a meeting of the proprietors, Ebenezer Prindle was appointed surveyor of highways.
In October, 1711, the town was incorporated and granted the right to elect townsmen, or selectmen, and at a meeting held at the house of Daniel Foote, December 4, 1711, Ebenezer Pringle, Samuel Sanford and John Piatt were chosen select men, thus inaugurating the first town government. He was also re-elected in 1712 and following years.
In 1711 he was also appointed surveyor of the land purchased from the Indians. On December 4, 1711, at the second town meeting held that day, he was appointed on a committee of three to consider the matter of establishing a grist mill on Pond brook and to draw articles concerning the same.
Ebenezer Prindle was one of the thirty-seven original proprietors of Newtown in 1710. Each settler had a lot of certain given dimensions on the main street; and it was recorded on November 18, 1713, that " Ebenezer Prindle hath taken his pitch South westerly of Chestnut Ridge, length north and south 140 rods, width 80 rods," which was doubtless the original Prindle home lot.
The minutes of following town meetings contain many references to Ebenezer as a prominent citizen, as well as to his children, as time passed on. The land records show many transfers since then made in the names of Ebenezer, his children and their descendants down to the present time, more than three hundred of which have been examined for data relating to this branch of the family for use in this compilation.
By the will of Ebenezer Pringle (signed Prindle) of Newtown, Conn., dated June 26, 1740, and probated August 8, 1740, he gives to his "son Joseph one acre of Land adjoining to his house lot, bounded north on the highway South on his Brother Ephraim's land and west on his Brother Jehoshajhat's land; also my Dwelling House and my house lot or Home lot, . . . excepting two acres at the West Side or end, and that my Son Jehoshaphat shall have the privilege of passing and repassing and laying wood on the west side of his dwelling house, Home Lot is bounded Northerly by the home Meadow, Easterly and southerly by common land or the highway.
Provided he shall pay all my Debts and Legacies hereafter mentioned for which my movable Estate is not sufficient. To my son Jonathan, £00-05-00. To my son Nathan, £10-00-00. To my son Ephriam, two acres of meadow land adjoining the North end of my home lot which two acres I bought of Edward Fairchild. To my son Jehoshaphat, my Barn and two acres of Land being the westerly side or end of my Home lot and meadow, which two acres is bounded northerly on the home meadow. Westerly on Sloses Stilson's land Southerly on the highway and Easterly on that part of my home lot I above gave to my son Joseph. To the children of my son Benjamin Pringle Deceased twenty shillings to each of them when they come to the age of 26 years."
His sons Joseph and Jehoshaphat were named as executors. The inventory of his estate, dated August 16, 1740, made by Samuel Ferris and John Northrop, amounted to ,£263-11-10. Children: i. Ebenezer", b. ; d. 1758, unm. (prob.). The town records of Fairfield, Conn., show: March 15, 1756.—Deed, Robert Meeker to Ebenezer Prindle, of Fairfield, acres in Adams Long Lot in Fairfield, also April 27, 1757.—Ebenezer Prindle, of Fairfield, to Ebenezer Lyon, of Fairfield, 8J4 acres, a part of Adams Long Lot, for £42 New York money. His will, dated Fairfield, Conn., May 17, 1758, and probated November 6, 1758, gives To " Mr. William Stevens of Fairfield Twenty Pounds and all of ye remainder of my Estate real & personal I Give and bequeath to my Brother Enos Pringle and to my sister Elizabeth Roots."
William Stevens was named as executor; and the inventory, dated December 1, 1758, made by William Hall and Jonathan Walker, was valued at £69-12-01. All of the land in said inventory was located in the Parish of Redding, Conn, ii. Sarah', bapt. Milford, Conn., July 4, 1703; m. July 19, 1715, John Foote, son of Daniel and gr. son of Nathaniel Foote, of Stratford, the first settler.
They first moved to Milford, Conn., where they and their children, Sarah, Enos, Joseph, Benjamin and Jonathan, were baptized and received into the First (Cong.) Church, July 4, 1703; removed again, about 1709-10, to Newtown, Conn., where he settled, and died there in 1740. From the Milford records the following has been abstracted:
May 3—Deed, Ebenezer Prindel of Milford, to James Prime of Milford, land "being 97 Lott in 3rd Shott in last division 18 acres more or less for 11. March 11, 1703.—"Wee whose names are underwritten being Chosen bv the town this to Inform we have laid out for said Ebenezer Prindle Half an acre of Land at the foot of the hill at the lane end Commonly cal'd Canfields lane in the nor west side of the highway bounded with the Comon East West North & South."
Eliazer Rogers John Smith Joseph Peck Recorded ye of March 1703 by Richard Rvan Register. " 97 Lott is Ebenz Prindles who hath eighteen acres for eleven be it more or less Iving in ye 3rd Shott upon Coney hill so called and is bounded with Sylvanus Baldwins land Southerly with a highway Easterly and James Primes land Northerly and a highway Westerlv. by me Silvanus Baldwin Measurer Sized by Us ' These two Lotts were Recorded Sami Burwell feb 26th 1714-15 John Smith Jo Law Reg"
March 6, 1709—Deed, Ebenezer Prindel of Milford to W Gold of INilford, " certain house and house lott Wing in Milford containing half an acre more or less bounded north south east & west by common land . . . for £24- country pay." May 17, 1713.—Deed, Ebenezer Prindle of Newtown to James Prime of Milford " all my right of lands in Milford Commons as sequestered land, for 42 shillings in currant money."
Witnesses: Theophilus Baldwin & Enos Prindle.
Newtown town records show, among other early transfers, the following: January 19, 1703.—Deed, to Ebenezer Prindle of Milford " from Lemuel Eells of Milford all my right title and interest in and unto a place called Newtown as will more fully appear by the Grant of the General Court."
Also on March 2, 1709-—Deed to Ebenezer Prindle o£ Milford, from Lemuel Eells of Milford; showing that up to this time he had not removed to Newtown. In May, 1708, the Colonial Legislature gave a town grant, leaving it to the people to choose between Preston and Newtown for a name; and In March, 1710, the name of Ebenezer Pringle appears as one of twenty-two proprietors in "
An a count of a Division of Land laid out by the Committee for Newtown, each lot Containing 20 acres," etc., when he was allotted five lots on the west side of the town. In May, 1711, the town was given the right to elect local officers, a town clerk, constable, surveyor, etc., and these officers were obliged to go to Danbury to take the oath of office, and On September 24, 1711, at a meeting of the proprietors, Ebenezer Prindle was appointed surveyor of highways.
In October, 1711, the town was incorporated and granted the right to elect townsmen, or selectmen, and at a meeting held at the house of Daniel Foote, December 4, 1711, Ebenezer Pringle, Samuel Sanford and John Piatt were chosen select men, thus inaugurating the first town government. He was also re-elected in 1712 and following years.
In 1711 he was also appointed surveyor of the land purchased from the Indians. On December 4, 1711, at the second town meeting held that day, he was appointed on a committee of three to consider the matter of establishing a grist mill on Pond brook and to draw articles concerning the same.
Ebenezer Prindle was one of the thirty-seven original proprietors of Newtown in 1710. Each settler had a lot of certain given dimensions on the main street; and it was recorded on November 18, 1713, that " Ebenezer Prindle hath taken his pitch South westerly of Chestnut Ridge, length north and south 140 rods, width 80 rods," which was doubtless the original Prindle home lot.
The minutes of following town meetings contain many references to Ebenezer as a prominent citizen, as well as to his children, as time passed on. The land records show many transfers since then made in the names of Ebenezer, his children and their descendants down to the present time, more than three hundred of which have been examined for data relating to this branch of the family for use in this compilation.
By the will of Ebenezer Pringle (signed Prindle) of Newtown, Conn., dated June 26, 1740, and probated August 8, 1740, he gives to his "son Joseph one acre of Land adjoining to his house lot, bounded north on the highway South on his Brother Ephraim's land and west on his Brother Jehoshajhat's land; also my Dwelling House and my house lot or Home lot, . . . excepting two acres at the West Side or end, and that my Son Jehoshaphat shall have the privilege of passing and repassing and laying wood on the west side of his dwelling house, Home Lot is bounded Northerly by the home Meadow, Easterly and southerly by common land or the highway.
Provided he shall pay all my Debts and Legacies hereafter mentioned for which my movable Estate is not sufficient. To my son Jonathan, £00-05-00. To my son Nathan, £10-00-00. To my son Ephriam, two acres of meadow land adjoining the North end of my home lot which two acres I bought of Edward Fairchild. To my son Jehoshaphat, my Barn and two acres of Land being the westerly side or end of my Home lot and meadow, which two acres is bounded northerly on the home meadow. Westerly on Sloses Stilson's land Southerly on the highway and Easterly on that part of my home lot I above gave to my son Joseph. To the children of my son Benjamin Pringle Deceased twenty shillings to each of them when they come to the age of 26 years."
His sons Joseph and Jehoshaphat were named as executors. The inventory of his estate, dated August 16, 1740, made by Samuel Ferris and John Northrop, amounted to ,£263-11-10. Children: i. Ebenezer", b. ; d. 1758, unm. (prob.). The town records of Fairfield, Conn., show: March 15, 1756.—Deed, Robert Meeker to Ebenezer Prindle, of Fairfield, acres in Adams Long Lot in Fairfield, also April 27, 1757.—Ebenezer Prindle, of Fairfield, to Ebenezer Lyon, of Fairfield, 8J4 acres, a part of Adams Long Lot, for £42 New York money. His will, dated Fairfield, Conn., May 17, 1758, and probated November 6, 1758, gives To " Mr. William Stevens of Fairfield Twenty Pounds and all of ye remainder of my Estate real & personal I Give and bequeath to my Brother Enos Pringle and to my sister Elizabeth Roots."
William Stevens was named as executor; and the inventory, dated December 1, 1758, made by William Hall and Jonathan Walker, was valued at £69-12-01. All of the land in said inventory was located in the Parish of Redding, Conn, ii. Sarah', bapt. Milford, Conn., July 4, 1703; m. July 19, 1715, John Foote, son of Daniel and gr. son of Nathaniel Foote, of Stratford, the first settler.
Events
| Birth | 10 Sep 1661 | New Haven, CT, British America | |||
| Death | 1740 | New Haven, Connecticut, British America | |||
| Marriage | Elizabeth Hubby |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Hubby ( - ) |
| Child | Ephraim Prindle Sr. (1707 - 1756) |
| Father | William Prindle (1628 - 1690) |
| Mother | Mary Desborough (1642 - ) |