The Planter Families Pritchard

Quaboag Plantation Section

A Brookfield Planter Family

William Henry Pritchard 1604-1675

William Pritchard was killed by Indians near present day New Braintree, MA on August 2, 1675, at the ambush known as Wheeler's Surprise during the Siege of Brookfield, King Philip's War.

His Family

Order	Name	Birth Date	Age at Siege	Marriages	Final Settlement	Death Date	# of Children
	William H. Pritchard	1604		1645 - Hannah Langton @ Lynn, MA	Brookfield, MA	8/2/1675, Killed
wife	Hannah Langton Pritchard	1618	57	(2) John Lovejoy on Nov. 12, 1676	Andover, MA	1705	9
1	John Prichard, I	1646	29	(1) Mary Towne (2) Denison	Topsfield, MA	1731	4
2	Samuel Prichard	1648	27		Brookfield, MA	1675, Killed at the Siege of Brookfield
3	Hannah Pritchard	1650	25	Elizer Weller	Westfield, CT.		4
4	William Prichard, Jr.	1652	23	(1) Elizabeth Allen (2) Elizabeth Palmer (3) Rebecca Taylor	Suffield, CT.	1698	4
5	Mary Prichard	1654	21	(1) Judah Trumble (2) Victory Sikes	Suffield, CT.	1722	8
6	Elizabeth Prichard	1656	19	John Allen	Suffield, MA	1704, Killed at the Raid on Deerfield	8
7	Ester Prichard	1656	19	Deacon Daniel Hanchett	Suffield, MA.	1711	9
8	Joseph Prichard	1658	17	Frances Colby	Annsbury, MA	1732	3
9	Sarah Prichard	1662	13	Joseph Lovejoy	Andover, MA	1739	6

Notes: All siblings were born in Ipswich to William & Hannah and moved with their father and mother to the "Quaboag Plantation" in 1665. William, his son, and future son-in-law Judah Trumble, were signers of the incorporation of the Towne of Brookefeild.

All of the siblings except William and Hannah were in Ayer's Fortified house during the Siege by the Quaboag Indians. Samuel was killed, all of the remaining siblings fled from Brookfield and scattered. William's wife Hannah moved with her youngest daughter Sarah to Andover, MA. She remarried and lived until 1705.

Courtesy of Chuck Pritchard, direct descendant of William Pritchard. Thank you, Chuck