Samuel Prince, Esq., s. of Elder John Prince and Alice Honor, b. in May 1649 in Boston while his mother was visiting there from Hull, Mass., then bapt. by Rev. Peter Hobart Aug. 19, 1649 in Hingham, Mass. He d. July 3, 1728 in Middleboro, Mass. At the time of his death he and 2nd wife Mary were members of the family of their dau., Mary (Prince) Thacher, at Middleboro.
On Dec. 9, 1674 presumably in Scituate, Mass., Samuel m. 1) Martha Barstow, dau. of William Barstow and Anna Hobart, bapt. Apr. 22, 1655 in Scituate. She d. Dec. 18, 1684 presumably at Hull, Mass. although there is no written record of her death there. This marriage produced five children, but only the two eldest survived to marry: Samuel Jr., Martha, John d.y., Anna d.y., and Nathan d.y.
Following wife Martha's death, Samuel moved to Sandwich, Mass. where son John, by wife Martha, died and was interred in 1689. By late 1686, Samuel m. 2) likely in Barnstable, Mercy Hinckley, the eldest surviving dau. of Thomas Hinckley by his 2nd wife Mary Smith. She was b. in Jan. 1662/3 and d., per her son Rev. Thomas Prince, Apr. 25, 1736 in Middleboro, Mass. At the time of their marriage, Mercy's father was Gov. of the Plymouth Colony, the last such Gov. (1681-1692) before the merger of the Massachusett Bay and Plymouth Colonies into the Province of Massachusetts Bay. This marriage produced ten children: Rev. Thomas, Mary, Enoch, John, Joseph, Moses, Nathan, Mercy, Alice and Benjamin.
That Samuel is interred at this cemetery is based on the partial cemetery reading in the Mayflower Descendant, MD 14(1912):85 [Records of the Old Cemetery, Middleborough] in which the name Prince is represented by two entries:
• Enoch [No date. On stone with Samuel, at entrance of tomb]
• Samuel, Esq. [No date]
The obituary written by his son Rev. Thomas Prince, which appeared in the July 15, 1728 issue of the New England Weekly Journal, with (corrections or insertions) by the author from his own copy of that printing follows [Samuel G. Drake: Some Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Rev. Thomas Prince (Boston, 1851)]. The portion of the first paragraph pertaining to Samuel's parents and his siblings, which is widely known as to the content, is not included here, the intent being to concentrate on what Rev. Thomas Prince wrote regarding his father with [annotations] by the writer for clarity:
• Middleborough, East Precinct. Friday, July 5 [1728]. Last Wednesday Morning, a little after Break of Day, Deceased Here Samuel Prince Esq; one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Plimouth, after about 10 Days Illness of a Fever, in the 80th year of his Age [he was 79 years old at death, and Ætatis suæ 80]; being born at Boston [in] May 1649, & his Remains were decently interred Here this afternoon: 5 of the Justices of the County & an ancient Captain of the Town being Bearers. He was the 4th son of Mr. John Prince Ruling Elder of the Church of Hull, in New England...
• Samuel First liv'd at Hull in 1674, Married Martha a Daughter of Mr William Barstow of Scituate, & by her had 3 Sons & 2 Daughters. He first went Coasting, & then applied himself to Domestic Trade & Merchandise. In 1686 he Married Mercy a dau. of the late Honourable Thomas Hinckley, Esq., Governour of Plimouth Colony, Removed to Sandwich, & by her had 7 Sons & 3 daughters there. Of the first wife, one dau. only now survives [Martha], married to Ezra Bourn Esq., of Sandwich: of the 2nd [wife Mercy] the 3 daughters and 4 of the Sons with their Mother now survive him: and there are 30 of his offspring now living.
• In 1710 he moved to Rochester where (He was ye Principal Proprietor of ye Township, & their 1st Representative); & for these 2 Towns successively has serv'd as Representative in the Great & Genl. Court since the Revolution [?referring to the 1682 overthrown of Andros as Royal Gov. of New England?] 19 times; & was oftener chosen, when he excused himself from serving. He was healthy & strong in body, of a vigorous & active spirit, of a thoughtful & penetrating mind, religious from his youth, much improved in Scripture knowledge, esteemed for his Abilities & gifts,and especially his powers of arguing; a zealous Lover & Asserter of the New english Principles & Liberties, with Charity to all; of a Public Spirit, of an open Heart, of an instructive Conversation, of strict integrity; a very affection Husband and Father: In his former years pretty severe in Governing his Family; of later, rul'd them with great ease & Gentleness.
• In 1723 He came with his Consort to sojourn under the roof of the Rev Mr. Thacher Pastor of this Precinct, who is married to one of their Daughters & here he made his exit. He died in Hope of a Glorious Resurrection. He had the Quickness of his Senses & Apprehension to a few Hours before He expired. And as he used to express his Desire to have his Body laid with that of his dear son Enoch, an extraordinary pious knowing & industrious Youth who coming over for a visit died Here [at Middleborough] on August 31, 1713, Æ. 23. It [Samuel's body] was laid by the side of that of his beloved Son, between & under the shade of two pretty tall Oaks at the Western End of the New Burying Place, to sleep together in the same Grave.
Edited 12/28/2017
On Dec. 9, 1674 presumably in Scituate, Mass., Samuel m. 1) Martha Barstow, dau. of William Barstow and Anna Hobart, bapt. Apr. 22, 1655 in Scituate. She d. Dec. 18, 1684 presumably at Hull, Mass. although there is no written record of her death there. This marriage produced five children, but only the two eldest survived to marry: Samuel Jr., Martha, John d.y., Anna d.y., and Nathan d.y.
Following wife Martha's death, Samuel moved to Sandwich, Mass. where son John, by wife Martha, died and was interred in 1689. By late 1686, Samuel m. 2) likely in Barnstable, Mercy Hinckley, the eldest surviving dau. of Thomas Hinckley by his 2nd wife Mary Smith. She was b. in Jan. 1662/3 and d., per her son Rev. Thomas Prince, Apr. 25, 1736 in Middleboro, Mass. At the time of their marriage, Mercy's father was Gov. of the Plymouth Colony, the last such Gov. (1681-1692) before the merger of the Massachusett Bay and Plymouth Colonies into the Province of Massachusetts Bay. This marriage produced ten children: Rev. Thomas, Mary, Enoch, John, Joseph, Moses, Nathan, Mercy, Alice and Benjamin.
That Samuel is interred at this cemetery is based on the partial cemetery reading in the Mayflower Descendant, MD 14(1912):85 [Records of the Old Cemetery, Middleborough] in which the name Prince is represented by two entries:
• Enoch [No date. On stone with Samuel, at entrance of tomb]
• Samuel, Esq. [No date]
The obituary written by his son Rev. Thomas Prince, which appeared in the July 15, 1728 issue of the New England Weekly Journal, with (corrections or insertions) by the author from his own copy of that printing follows [Samuel G. Drake: Some Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Rev. Thomas Prince (Boston, 1851)]. The portion of the first paragraph pertaining to Samuel's parents and his siblings, which is widely known as to the content, is not included here, the intent being to concentrate on what Rev. Thomas Prince wrote regarding his father with [annotations] by the writer for clarity:
• Middleborough, East Precinct. Friday, July 5 [1728]. Last Wednesday Morning, a little after Break of Day, Deceased Here Samuel Prince Esq; one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Plimouth, after about 10 Days Illness of a Fever, in the 80th year of his Age [he was 79 years old at death, and Ætatis suæ 80]; being born at Boston [in] May 1649, & his Remains were decently interred Here this afternoon: 5 of the Justices of the County & an ancient Captain of the Town being Bearers. He was the 4th son of Mr. John Prince Ruling Elder of the Church of Hull, in New England...
• Samuel First liv'd at Hull in 1674, Married Martha a Daughter of Mr William Barstow of Scituate, & by her had 3 Sons & 2 Daughters. He first went Coasting, & then applied himself to Domestic Trade & Merchandise. In 1686 he Married Mercy a dau. of the late Honourable Thomas Hinckley, Esq., Governour of Plimouth Colony, Removed to Sandwich, & by her had 7 Sons & 3 daughters there. Of the first wife, one dau. only now survives [Martha], married to Ezra Bourn Esq., of Sandwich: of the 2nd [wife Mercy] the 3 daughters and 4 of the Sons with their Mother now survive him: and there are 30 of his offspring now living.
• In 1710 he moved to Rochester where (He was ye Principal Proprietor of ye Township, & their 1st Representative); & for these 2 Towns successively has serv'd as Representative in the Great & Genl. Court since the Revolution [?referring to the 1682 overthrown of Andros as Royal Gov. of New England?] 19 times; & was oftener chosen, when he excused himself from serving. He was healthy & strong in body, of a vigorous & active spirit, of a thoughtful & penetrating mind, religious from his youth, much improved in Scripture knowledge, esteemed for his Abilities & gifts,and especially his powers of arguing; a zealous Lover & Asserter of the New english Principles & Liberties, with Charity to all; of a Public Spirit, of an open Heart, of an instructive Conversation, of strict integrity; a very affection Husband and Father: In his former years pretty severe in Governing his Family; of later, rul'd them with great ease & Gentleness.
• In 1723 He came with his Consort to sojourn under the roof of the Rev Mr. Thacher Pastor of this Precinct, who is married to one of their Daughters & here he made his exit. He died in Hope of a Glorious Resurrection. He had the Quickness of his Senses & Apprehension to a few Hours before He expired. And as he used to express his Desire to have his Body laid with that of his dear son Enoch, an extraordinary pious knowing & industrious Youth who coming over for a visit died Here [at Middleborough] on August 31, 1713, Æ. 23. It [Samuel's body] was laid by the side of that of his beloved Son, between & under the shade of two pretty tall Oaks at the Western End of the New Burying Place, to sleep together in the same Grave.
Edited 12/28/2017
Samuel Prince, Esq., s. of Elder John Prince and Alice Honor, b. in May 1649 in Boston while his mother was visiting there from Hull, Mass., then bapt. by Rev. Peter Hobart Aug. 19, 1649 in Hingham, Mass. He d. July 3, 1728 in Middleboro, Mass. At the time of his death he and 2nd wife Mary were members of the family of their dau., Mary (Prince) Thacher, at Middleboro.
On Dec. 9, 1674 presumably in Scituate, Mass., Samuel m. 1) Martha Barstow, dau. of William Barstow and Anna Hobart, bapt. Apr. 22, 1655 in Scituate. She d. Dec. 18, 1684 presumably at Hull, Mass. although there is no written record of her death there. This marriage produced five children, but only the two eldest survived to marry: Samuel Jr., Martha, John d.y., Anna d.y., and Nathan d.y.
Following wife Martha's death, Samuel moved to Sandwich, Mass. where son John, by wife Martha, died and was interred in 1689. By late 1686, Samuel m. 2) likely in Barnstable, Mercy Hinckley, the eldest surviving dau. of Thomas Hinckley by his 2nd wife Mary Smith. She was b. in Jan. 1662/3 and d., per her son Rev. Thomas Prince, Apr. 25, 1736 in Middleboro, Mass. At the time of their marriage, Mercy's father was Gov. of the Plymouth Colony, the last such Gov. (1681-1692) before the merger of the Massachusett Bay and Plymouth Colonies into the Province of Massachusetts Bay. This marriage produced ten children: Rev. Thomas, Mary, Enoch, John, Joseph, Moses, Nathan, Mercy, Alice and Benjamin.
That Samuel is interred at this cemetery is based on the partial cemetery reading in the Mayflower Descendant, MD 14(1912):85 [Records of the Old Cemetery, Middleborough] in which the name Prince is represented by two entries:
• Enoch [No date. On stone with Samuel, at entrance of tomb]
• Samuel, Esq. [No date]
The obituary written by his son Rev. Thomas Prince, which appeared in the July 15, 1728 issue of the New England Weekly Journal, with (corrections or insertions) by the author from his own copy of that printing follows [Samuel G. Drake: Some Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Rev. Thomas Prince (Boston, 1851)]. The portion of the first paragraph pertaining to Samuel's parents and his siblings, which is widely known as to the content, is not included here, the intent being to concentrate on what Rev. Thomas Prince wrote regarding his father with [annotations] by the writer for clarity:
• Middleborough, East Precinct. Friday, July 5 [1728]. Last Wednesday Morning, a little after Break of Day, Deceased Here Samuel Prince Esq; one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Plimouth, after about 10 Days Illness of a Fever, in the 80th year of his Age [he was 79 years old at death, and Ætatis suæ 80]; being born at Boston [in] May 1649, & his Remains were decently interred Here this afternoon: 5 of the Justices of the County & an ancient Captain of the Town being Bearers. He was the 4th son of Mr. John Prince Ruling Elder of the Church of Hull, in New England...
• Samuel First liv'd at Hull in 1674, Married Martha a Daughter of Mr William Barstow of Scituate, & by her had 3 Sons & 2 Daughters. He first went Coasting, & then applied himself to Domestic Trade & Merchandise. In 1686 he Married Mercy a dau. of the late Honourable Thomas Hinckley, Esq., Governour of Plimouth Colony, Removed to Sandwich, & by her had 7 Sons & 3 daughters there. Of the first wife, one dau. only now survives [Martha], married to Ezra Bourn Esq., of Sandwich: of the 2nd [wife Mercy] the 3 daughters and 4 of the Sons with their Mother now survive him: and there are 30 of his offspring now living.
• In 1710 he moved to Rochester where (He was ye Principal Proprietor of ye Township, & their 1st Representative); & for these 2 Towns successively has serv'd as Representative in the Great & Genl. Court since the Revolution [?referring to the 1682 overthrown of Andros as Royal Gov. of New England?] 19 times; & was oftener chosen, when he excused himself from serving. He was healthy & strong in body, of a vigorous & active spirit, of a thoughtful & penetrating mind, religious from his youth, much improved in Scripture knowledge, esteemed for his Abilities & gifts,and especially his powers of arguing; a zealous Lover & Asserter of the New english Principles & Liberties, with Charity to all; of a Public Spirit, of an open Heart, of an instructive Conversation, of strict integrity; a very affection Husband and Father: In his former years pretty severe in Governing his Family; of later, rul'd them with great ease & Gentleness.
• In 1723 He came with his Consort to sojourn under the roof of the Rev Mr. Thacher Pastor of this Precinct, who is married to one of their Daughters & here he made his exit. He died in Hope of a Glorious Resurrection. He had the Quickness of his Senses & Apprehension to a few Hours before He expired. And as he used to express his Desire to have his Body laid with that of his dear son Enoch, an extraordinary pious knowing & industrious Youth who coming over for a visit died Here [at Middleborough] on August 31, 1713, Æ. 23. It [Samuel's body] was laid by the side of that of his beloved Son, between & under the shade of two pretty tall Oaks at the Western End of the New Burying Place, to sleep together in the same Grave.
Edited 12/28/2017
On Dec. 9, 1674 presumably in Scituate, Mass., Samuel m. 1) Martha Barstow, dau. of William Barstow and Anna Hobart, bapt. Apr. 22, 1655 in Scituate. She d. Dec. 18, 1684 presumably at Hull, Mass. although there is no written record of her death there. This marriage produced five children, but only the two eldest survived to marry: Samuel Jr., Martha, John d.y., Anna d.y., and Nathan d.y.
Following wife Martha's death, Samuel moved to Sandwich, Mass. where son John, by wife Martha, died and was interred in 1689. By late 1686, Samuel m. 2) likely in Barnstable, Mercy Hinckley, the eldest surviving dau. of Thomas Hinckley by his 2nd wife Mary Smith. She was b. in Jan. 1662/3 and d., per her son Rev. Thomas Prince, Apr. 25, 1736 in Middleboro, Mass. At the time of their marriage, Mercy's father was Gov. of the Plymouth Colony, the last such Gov. (1681-1692) before the merger of the Massachusett Bay and Plymouth Colonies into the Province of Massachusetts Bay. This marriage produced ten children: Rev. Thomas, Mary, Enoch, John, Joseph, Moses, Nathan, Mercy, Alice and Benjamin.
That Samuel is interred at this cemetery is based on the partial cemetery reading in the Mayflower Descendant, MD 14(1912):85 [Records of the Old Cemetery, Middleborough] in which the name Prince is represented by two entries:
• Enoch [No date. On stone with Samuel, at entrance of tomb]
• Samuel, Esq. [No date]
The obituary written by his son Rev. Thomas Prince, which appeared in the July 15, 1728 issue of the New England Weekly Journal, with (corrections or insertions) by the author from his own copy of that printing follows [Samuel G. Drake: Some Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Rev. Thomas Prince (Boston, 1851)]. The portion of the first paragraph pertaining to Samuel's parents and his siblings, which is widely known as to the content, is not included here, the intent being to concentrate on what Rev. Thomas Prince wrote regarding his father with [annotations] by the writer for clarity:
• Middleborough, East Precinct. Friday, July 5 [1728]. Last Wednesday Morning, a little after Break of Day, Deceased Here Samuel Prince Esq; one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Plimouth, after about 10 Days Illness of a Fever, in the 80th year of his Age [he was 79 years old at death, and Ætatis suæ 80]; being born at Boston [in] May 1649, & his Remains were decently interred Here this afternoon: 5 of the Justices of the County & an ancient Captain of the Town being Bearers. He was the 4th son of Mr. John Prince Ruling Elder of the Church of Hull, in New England...
• Samuel First liv'd at Hull in 1674, Married Martha a Daughter of Mr William Barstow of Scituate, & by her had 3 Sons & 2 Daughters. He first went Coasting, & then applied himself to Domestic Trade & Merchandise. In 1686 he Married Mercy a dau. of the late Honourable Thomas Hinckley, Esq., Governour of Plimouth Colony, Removed to Sandwich, & by her had 7 Sons & 3 daughters there. Of the first wife, one dau. only now survives [Martha], married to Ezra Bourn Esq., of Sandwich: of the 2nd [wife Mercy] the 3 daughters and 4 of the Sons with their Mother now survive him: and there are 30 of his offspring now living.
• In 1710 he moved to Rochester where (He was ye Principal Proprietor of ye Township, & their 1st Representative); & for these 2 Towns successively has serv'd as Representative in the Great & Genl. Court since the Revolution [?referring to the 1682 overthrown of Andros as Royal Gov. of New England?] 19 times; & was oftener chosen, when he excused himself from serving. He was healthy & strong in body, of a vigorous & active spirit, of a thoughtful & penetrating mind, religious from his youth, much improved in Scripture knowledge, esteemed for his Abilities & gifts,and especially his powers of arguing; a zealous Lover & Asserter of the New english Principles & Liberties, with Charity to all; of a Public Spirit, of an open Heart, of an instructive Conversation, of strict integrity; a very affection Husband and Father: In his former years pretty severe in Governing his Family; of later, rul'd them with great ease & Gentleness.
• In 1723 He came with his Consort to sojourn under the roof of the Rev Mr. Thacher Pastor of this Precinct, who is married to one of their Daughters & here he made his exit. He died in Hope of a Glorious Resurrection. He had the Quickness of his Senses & Apprehension to a few Hours before He expired. And as he used to express his Desire to have his Body laid with that of his dear son Enoch, an extraordinary pious knowing & industrious Youth who coming over for a visit died Here [at Middleborough] on August 31, 1713, Æ. 23. It [Samuel's body] was laid by the side of that of his beloved Son, between & under the shade of two pretty tall Oaks at the Western End of the New Burying Place, to sleep together in the same Grave.
Edited 12/28/2017
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