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- Joseph his wife and children and all their info were obtained from a 1898 genealogy:
Branch of the Beecher Family
Reuben Beecher Hughes
New Haven, Conn. November, 1898
6. JOSEPH PRINDLE.
Joseph- Prindle, son of William and Mary (Desborough) Prindle, was born in New Haven, Conn., June 11, 1663.
He married August 19, 1686, Mary Brown, daughter of John-
(Francis^) and Mary (Walker) Brown, of New Haven, Mr. James
Bishop officiating, who was born there May 2, 1664.
His father deeded him, in 1689, one acre of land at the N.E.
corner of his homestead, near the corner of what is now Elm
Street and Second Avenue, in W^est Haven, and also one-fourth
acre on the S.W. corner. On December 10, I69I, he bought of
Peter Mallary, Sr., six acres near Elm Street and Union Avenue,
where is now the residence of Mr. Edw. G. Mansfield, and there
built a house. He describes himself as a house carpenter, as dis-
tinguished from a ship carpenter. He sold this shortly after to
Peter Mallary, Jr., and on February 8, 1697-8, bought of Jonathan
Atwater, for 24 pounds, a tract of 88 acres located about two and
one-half miles from West Haven, and which is described in the
deed as lying "upon ye hill commonly called the half way liill as
they goe to Milford." A part of this land is believed to have
been the nucleus of the homestead, which remained in the Prindle
family for 173 years.
The hill naturally took the name of "Prindle Hill," and the
farm came to be called "Scotland," at just what time is now un-
certain, but it was so named and known for at least the last 7-')
years of the Prindle occupancy. He is belicA'cd to have been, with
Rev. Samuel Johnson, one of the founders of the Episcopal Church
in West Haven.
He died :March 18, 1737-8, and in the record of his death is
called "Mr. Joseph Prindle," a title of distinction in tliose days.
A small red sandstone slab marks his grave, the inscription now
being nearly illegible, whereon he is entitled "Serjeant."
In his will, dated December 12, 1728, and probated May 29,
1738, he gives to his wife the use of the whole of his estate, and
after her death to Joseph, he to pay the following legacies:
To Samuel, 100 pounds above what he has had already; Tn
Hepzibah and Mary, 50 pounds each; and to the children of Joel,
40 pounds, or 10 pounds each. His son Joseph, Jr., was named
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executor. John Trowbridge, Jos. Whiting and Hannah Whiting
were witnesses. His estate was valued at 808 pounds.
Children, horn in West Haven:
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1663 - 1738 (74 years)
