Individual Details
Jacob Prouty Jr.
(11 Apr 1752 - 28 Feb 1831)
Jacob and Rachel decided to leave Spencer and develop their own residence elsewhere. Land records which appear to show this Jacob Prouty, show him buying property in various places and his struggle to establish himself. "Jacob Proute of Spencer, husbandman", bought a farm in Pelham [New York], 95 acres, April 11, 1780. "Jacob Prouty of Brookfield" lost 65 acres of this farm in Pelham in a lawsuit April 16, 1783. "Jacob Prout of Longmeadow yeoman" bought 71 acres in Longmeadow, April 6, 1784. "Jacob Prouty of Windsor, Conn., yeoman," sold land in Pelham, September 25, 1784. He seems to be the Jacob Prouty who removed to Westmoreland, New Hampshire, and later to Janesville, New York. (Pope, 35). [Janesville is now called Granville.]
The family finally settled in Washington County, New York. The 1800 census shows a Jacob Prouty in Crown Point and the 1803 Granville tax list shows both Jacob and his son Abijah. Jacob and Rachel lived the rest of their lives in Granville on their farm, Jacob dying in 1831 and Rachel in 1833. [His wife Rachel died June 10, 1831] Both were buried on their farm in the Prouty Cemetery, and their graves are marked with nice tombstones. They had several children some of whom were named Abijah, Squire (our ancestor), James Lycurgus, Lovi and others." (Aline Vaughn and Richard South) Their son Abijah stayed in Granville, raising a large family and farming until his death in 1853.
Events
| Birth | 11 Apr 1752 | Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British America |  | ||
| Baptism | 11 Apr 1752 | Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British America | | ||
| Marriage | 29 Sep 1774 | Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British America - Rachel Eddy |  | | |
| Census (family) | 1800 | Crown Point, Essex, New York, United States - Rachel Eddy | | | |
| Tax List | 1803 | Granville, Washington, New York, United States | | ||
| Census (family) | 1810 | Granville, Washington, New York, United States - Rachel Eddy | | | |
| Census (family) | 1820 | Granville, Washington, New York, United States - Rachel Eddy | | | |
| Census (family) | 1830 | Granville, Washington, New York, United States - Rachel Eddy | | | |
| Death | 28 Feb 1831 | Granville, Washington, New York, United States | | ||
| Burial | Aft 28 Feb 1831 | Prouty Cemetery, Granville, Washington, New York, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Rachel Eddy (1754 - 1833) |
| Child | Abijah Prouty (1775 - 1853) |
| Child | Squire Adolphus Prouty (1777 - 1854) |
| Child | Betsy Prouty (1782 - 1832) |
| Child | Levi Prouty ( - ) |
| Child | James Lycurgus Prouty ( - ) |
| Father | Jacob Prouty (1715 - 1789) |
| Mother | Anna Capen (1724 - 1781) |
| Sibling | Deborah Prouty (1742 - 1795) |
| Sibling | Phebe Prouty (1744 - ) |
| Sibling | Lydia Prouty (1747 - 1781) |
| Sibling | Anna Prouty (1748 - 1825) |
| Sibling | Deacon Samuel Prouty (1750 - 1819) |
| Sibling | Hannah Prouty (1754 - 1838) |
| Sibling | Caleb Prouty (1756 - ) |
| Sibling | Lucy Prouty (1756 - ) |
| Sibling | Joshua Prouty (1759 - 1838) |
| Sibling | Nathan Prouty (1761 - 1844) |
| Sibling | Mercy Prouty (1763 - ) |
Notes
Marriage
Early Massachusetts Marriages Prior to 1800Worchester County
Spencer
page 65
Jacob Prouty, Jr., & Rachel Eddy, Sept. 29, 1774
Census (family)
This household had four people, 1 male and 3 females.1 male of 26 and under 45
1 female under 10,
1 female of 10 to under 16,
1 female of 26 and under 45
It does not seem to match Jacob Prouty's family, but is the only Jacob Prouty listed in the 1800 census.
Tax List
Prouty Jacob value of real estate 258 value of personal estate 1 D, 65.2 CmProuty Abijah value of real estate 972 value of personal estate 183, 0 D, 75 Cm
Census (family)
000 1 000 2 1? 1? 1 0Census (family)
Jacob's household contained 3 people. One male, two females.00000 1 0000 1 0 1
Census (family)
Jacob Prouty1 male 70-80
1 female 70-80
Abijah Prouty
1 male 5-10
1 male 50-60
1 female 5-10
1 female 15-20
1 female 30-40
1 female 40-50
Burial
This cemetery is on Prouty road which fronts State Hwy 22Am north of Granville, NY and south of Poultney, VT.Endnotes
1. Draper, James., History of Spencer, Massachusetts, from its earliest settlement to the year 1860 : including a brief sketch of Leicester, to the year 1753. (Worcester: Printed by H.J. Howland, 1860?, 279 pgs.), p. 237.
2. , "Prouty Cemetery," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 3 November 2011), .
3. "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch, (https://familysearch.org: accessed 21 August 2012), Jacob Prouty, 11 Apr 1752.
4. "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch, (https://familysearch.org: accessed 21 August 2012), Jacob Prouty, 11 Apr 1752.
5. Draper, James., History of Spencer, Massachusetts, from its earliest settlement to the year 1860 : including a brief sketch of Leicester, to the year 1753. (Worcester: Printed by H.J. Howland, 1860?, 279 pgs.), p. 237.
6. William Richard Cutter, Historic homes and places and genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts: Volume 4 (New York: Lewis historical publishing company, 1908), p 1790; digital images, Google, Google Books (http://books.google.com : accessed .
7. Bailey, Frederic William (ed), Early Massachusetts Marriages Prior to 1800 . As found in the records of Worcester County (New Haven, CT: Bureau of American Ancestry, 1897), p 65.
8. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1800 > New York > ESSEX > CROWN POINT Series: M32 Roll: 22 Page: 295.
9. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1810 > New York > WASHINGTON > GRANVILLE Series: M252 Roll: 30 Page: 330.
10. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1820 > New York > WASHINGTON > GRANVILLE Series: M33 Roll: 76 Page: 241.
11. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1830 > NEW YORK > WASHINGTON > GRANVILLE Series: M19 Roll: 111 Page: 264.
12. , "Prouty Cemetery," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 3 November 2011), .
13. Prouty, Louise., Emails on Prouty genealogy, re desendants of James Prouty. (
14. Prouty tombstones, Prouty Cemetery, USA, New York, Washington Co., Granville (); Louise Prouty
15. , "Prouty Cemetery," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 3 November 2011), .