Individual Details

Dorothy married 24 Dec 1661, at Braintree, to Richard Thayer, Jr.


p.198 Court at Ipswich, 24:7:1650
Dorothy Prey, age about 16 years, deposed against John Bond. He had come to Jno. Herdman's and had too much wine or beer so he could not sit upon his stool. He confessed he was overcome with drink and fined 10s. Dorothy also said that Bond, at Hardman's house last Lord's day seven-night, had taken her in his arms out of the kitchen into another room on the same. floor. She bade him let her alone, and hung to one of the doorpost, calling for goodwife Loose [Lucy?] but he carried her forcibly into the room and shut the door. There was a ladder that went into the room overhead, she ran up the ladder, and the boards not being laid on the upper floors, she went down into the room from which she was taken.

Found online:
which matches the deposition above.
Dorothy Pray was baptized 26 Oct 1634, Frant, Sussex, England. She married Richard Thayer, son of Richard Thayer & Dorothy Mortimor, 24 Dec 1651, in Braintree. Dorothy died 11 Dec 1705, Braintree at age 71.
Richard Thayer was baptized 10 Feb 1625, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England and died 27 Aug 1695 in Quincy, Norfolk Co MA; buried in the Hancock Cemetery there.


"Dorothy Thayer dyed ye fourth day of December 1705." Records of the Town of Braintree, Massachsetts 1640-1794, p. 695

She is said buried Elm Street Cemetery, Braintree, Norfolk Co, MA. There is no stone.

Birth	1634	England
Christen	26 Oct 1634	St Albans, Frant, Sussex, England
Death	4 Dec 1705	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Father	QUINTON PRAY (1595 - 1667)
Mother	Joan Valiance (1599 - 1672)
Sibling	Elizabeth Pray ( - )
Sibling	Quinton Pray (1624 - )
Sibling	RICHARD PRAY (1626 - 1693)
Sibling	Hugh Pray ( - )
Sibling	Sarah Pray ( - )
Sibling	John PRAY ( - 1676)
Sibling	Hannah/Anna PRAY (1638 - 1718)
Sibling	William Pray ( - )
Sibling	Thomas Pray ( - )