On 1 Apr 1635 Mary married Gov. Thomas Prence, son of Thomas Prence (-1630) & Elizabeth Tolderby, in Plymouth, MA.62 Born ca 1600 in Lechdale, Gloucestershire. Thomas died in Plymouth, MA on 29 Mar 1673.62 “Thomas Prence Esquire Gov^r: of the Jurisdiction of New Plymouth Died the 29^th of March 1673 and was Interred the 8^th of Aprill following; after hee had served God in the office of Gov^r:sisteen yeares or neare therunto hee finished his Course in the 73 yeare of his life: hee was a worthy Gentleman very pious: and very able for his office and faithfull in the Discharge therof studious of peace a welwiller to all that feared God; and a terrour to the wicked, his; Death was much lamented, and his body honorably buryed att Plymouth the Day and yeare abovemensioned”. Buried on 8 Apr 1673 in Plymouth, MA.62

From Hills’ Mayflower Planters:146
        “He was another able business man to arrive in Plymouth on the Fortune in 1621, and became Governor of Plymouth Colony for 20 years, serving at times from 1634 to 1673. He followed his father-in-law, William Brewster, to Duxbury in 1632, and finally removed to Nauset (Eastham) in 1644 with six other families, returning later to Plymouth where he died.”

        "Prence arrived at Plymouth Colony in 1621 on the Fortune, and from the beginning seemed to have taken a leading role in Plymouth affairs. Of the eight Plymouth Undertakers, who seemed to be the most important men in the colony in 1627, Prence was the only one who had not arrived on the Mayflower. He became governor in 1634, and was elected an Assistant in 1635, and from then on he was either an Assistant or governor every year for the rest of his life. He also served as treasurer, as president of the Council of WAr, and in various other capacities. With the death of of Bradford in 1657, Prence became without a doubt the most important ind influential man in the colony. He was of a conservative nature, as is shown by his siding with Bradford and Winslow in the 1645 Vassall controversy, and by his actions against the Quakers. He was involved in several law suits which were decided in his favor, ... "147

        "In July 1627, Thomas Prence became one of the eight parnters called undertakers, who guaranteed the purchase of Plymouth Colony from the merchant adventurers. He, with his father-in-law, William Brewster, and brother-in-law, Jonathan Brewster, signed ‘Articles of Agreement’ to have the ‘whole trade consigned to us for some years’ to pay the ‘debts (of the colony) and set them free:’ and to ‘transport as many of our brethern of Leyden over’ to Plymouth. Thomas Prence served Plymouth Colony as Governors Assistant in 1632, 1635-37, and 1639 through 1656. He was the treasurer of Plymouth Colony from 1637 to 1640 and he served as Commissioner of the United Colonies, 1645, 1650 and 1653-56. On 1 January 1633/34, when he was only 34 years old, Thomas Prence was elected as the fourth governor of Plymouth Colony. He served his second term in 1638, during which time he presided over the trial of four men wh had robbed and murdered an Indian near Providence. The evidence presented to the court resulted in them being found guilty and they were hung, one having escaped.
‘On 3 June 1657, Thomas Prence was again elected Governor of the jurisdiction of New Plymouth and served until his death in 1673.’”142

From Josiah Paine’s Early Settlers of Eastham:95
    Thomas Prence was the most distinguished of the settlers of Eastham, though not the best educated. At the time of his removal in 1645, he was holding the position of an assistant ot Gove. Bradford, and had twice been chosen govenor of the infant colony—first election in 1634, and second election in 1638. He was a native of Lechlade, a parish in Gloucestershire, England, it is understood, and born about the year 1600. He came to Plymouth in the ship Fortune, in November, 1621. At the time of his removal he was residing in Duxbury. His farm at Eastham contained many acres. It was situated northwest of Town cove, in that part now include within the present town of Eastham. His house stood on the est side of teh county road, near where Mr. E. Doane’s howse now [1916] stands. It is said his farm comprised teh ‘richest land’ in the place. The famous old pear tree planted by him while a resident, and which was blown down in 1849, stood but a few rods westward from the site of his house. He was a large land-owner. He owned land in what became afterwards Harwich and Truro, besides tracts at Tonset and other localities iin ht Colony. He disposed of most of his landed estate before his death. His tracts at Sauquatucket, now Brewster, which came to him by grant, on the account of haveing been a ‘Purchaser or Old-Comer,’ he sold to his son-in-law, Major John Freeman, in 1672. His ‘half share’ at Paumet, both ‘purchased and unpurchased,’ lying between ‘Bound Brook,’ at Wellfleet, and ‘Eastern Harbor or Lovell’s Creek,’ he sold to Mr. Thomas Paine in 1670.
    Mr. Pratt, in his History of Estham, says the homestead of Gov. Prence was given by will to his son-in-law, Samuel Freeman, but the statement is not supported by documentary evidence. Records show that Gov. Prence did sell to his ‘beloverd son-in-law, Mr. Samuel Freeman, Jan. 12, 1671, for thirty pounds’ his ‘hose lot situated and being in the town of Eastham’ and ‘containing eighteen acres of upland, be it more or less,’ boutnde ‘at the northeasterly end’ by a creek, together with other upland and meadows in other parts of the town. Records also show that Gov. Prence provided a place of abode for his son-in-law, Samuel Freeman and Mercy his wife, soon after thier marrigae, and that in December, 1662, it was conveyed to them. They were then residing upon it. It was the place of the governor purchased of Mr. Josiah Cook, a ‘gentleman’ of Eastham. The position of this house lot the writer cannot give, but undoubtedly it was near Gov. Prence’s place.
        Gov. Prence continued in the office of an assistant by successive elections till 1657, when he was unanimously elected to the office of governor, as successor to Gov. Bradford, who died that eyar. As the law erquired teh governor to reside at the seat of government, a dispensation was obtained from him, and he was allowed to remain at Eastham, as he desired. Mrs. Bardford was engaged to entertain him and his assistants while at Court; and attendant was appointed to attend him in his journey to and from Plymouth, and Mr. Allyn of Barnstable was engaged to accommodate him and his attendant in his house with private rooms when passing ‘to and from’ In 1665, Gov. Prence removed to Plymouth, and occupied the place provided by the government at a place called Plain Dealing, which the late Judge John Davis, a native of Plymouth, says was ‘nearly two miles from the centre of the town on the road to Boston.’ The laste William Russell in his Guide to Plymouth, says the place called Plain Dealing ‘extended it is believed to Kingston line’; and that Gov. PRence’s house was near ‘Mr. Hedges,’ and in the vicinity of ‘Starts Hill.’ At this place, while occupying the gubernatorial chair, he died March 29, 1673, in his 73d year. He was ‘honorably interred at Plymouth, April 8th.’ Judge Davis says: ‘The Plymouth church records, in expressing Mr. Prence’s character and his amiable and pleasant conversation, depart from their usual course by an indication of his personal appearance, from which it may be supposed that it was peculiarly dignified and striking. He was excellently qualified for the office of governor. He had a countenance full of majesty, and therein, as well as otherwise, was a terror to evil doers. Besides holding the office of governor, Mr. Prence was a great number of years an assistant of Gov. Bradford. He was one of the commissioners of the United Colonies many years; coloniah treasurer and one of the council of war. He was one of those who stood bound to the adventures for the payment of the sum they demanded for their interest in the stock, trade, etc., of the Colony, when the purchase was made in behalf of those who came in the three first ships, viz: Mayflower, Fortune and Ann.
        Gov. Prence’s will bears date March 13th, 1673, and codicil march 28th, 1683. He appointed his wife, Mary, executrix, and desired that his brother, Thomas Clark, and Mr. Josiah Winslow be her advisers. To his wife mary, he gave the profits of his part of the mill at Sauquatuckett, now West Brewster, with the land adjacent to it, which he desired at her death to go to his grandson, Theophilus Mayo, who was living with him. This, he said, he gave him for his encourgement to proceed in learning. HE also gave him all his ‘books fit for him in learning. He ennjoined him to ‘carry it well with his grandmother,’ and, in case he did so, to have a ‘bed.’ How dutiful he was to his aged grandparent, we have no means of knowing. He doubtless removed with her to Yarmouth. From what can now be gathered he did not survive her. Hes death, it is supposed, took place about 1678. He was the youngest son of Nathaniel and Hannah (Prence) Mayo, and it would seem, at the death of his father, was taken by the governor into his family. The governor also gave him one-half of his land and meadow near Namassakett, in Middleboro, which if he died without descendants, would be equally divided between Gov. Prence’s daughters. Of his books he gave, among others, ‘to Maj John Freeman, of Eastham, Speed’s, Church’s and Wilson’s Dictionary; Simpson’s History of the Church, and Newman’s Concordance.’ He mande other bequests, but we cannot mention them all.
        The inventory of the governor’s estate shows he owned on the Cape, ‘one fourth of the mill and land adjoining to it at Satuckett,’ now West Brewster; twenty acres of land and three acres of meadow at Tonsett in Eastham, and eighteen acres on Porchy Island. Befre his death Gov. Prence disposed of most of his estate by deeds. Thomas Prence’s descendants are numerous upon the Cape. Thomas Prence, the only son of the governor, died in England, leaving no sons, consequently he has no descendants of the patronymic living.

On 15 May 1634 Rebecca married Job Cole, son of Frances, in Plymouth, MA.16 Born ca 1609 in England.16 Job died aft 1683.

From’ Josiah Paine’s article “Early Settlers of Eastham”:95
    “The Coles were among the early settlers of the Old Colony. John, Job and Daniel were brothers, and came over from England quite early. John settled at Plymouth, and died testate about the year 1637. Job and Daniel finally settled in Eastham, where they died.
    “Job Cole married Rebecca, daughter of Mr. William Collier, a resident of that part of the Old Colony now Duxbury, Mary 14, 1634. He lived for awhile near Mr. Collier. In 1638, Mr. Cole had 40 acres of land granted him at Green Harbor, now Marshfield. He was propounded at Plymouth court March 4, 1638-9, and admitted a freeman march 3, 1639-40. It is recorded in 1639 that he paid the passage to this country of Thomas Gray, and found him apparel afterwards and before he became the indentured apprentice of Mr. John Atwood of Plymouth. Mr. Cole’s name appears in the list of those who were able to bear arms in Yarmouth in 1643, which indicates that at that date he was a resident of Yarmouth; but if he were a resident it seems quite certain that he was not long at that place.
    “In 1648, he was residing in Eastham, and was that year chosen constable, and was ordered by the Old Colony court to take the oath at home. In 1650, he conveyed land at Marshfield to Thomas Chillingsworth, a shoemaker. In 1654, he was again constable of Eastham. In 1657, August 13, he sold his house and land at Duxbury to Christopher Wadsworth, for £17 sterling. After this date little appears concerning him, and it is supposed that he died not far from this period.
    “His widow Rebecca died at Eastham Dec. 29, 1698, aged ‘about 88,’ and there was doubtless interred. Of the children of Job and Rebecca Cole, there appears no full list. It is quite certain he had three children, viz: Daniel, Samuel and Rebecca.
    “Job Cole appears to have been a man of good standing in Eastham, though not much honored in public positions. His brother Daniel was the more noted man and of greater influence in the town and colony.”95

Job came to New England in 1633 and resisded first at Plymouth, then Duxbury, Yarmouth by 1643, and settled at Eastham by 1648.16

On 15 May 1634 Sarah first married Love Brewster (3286) , son of Elder William Brewster (1329) (ca 1566-10 Apr 1644) & Mary (ca 1569-17 Apr 1627), in Plymouth, MA.62 Born ca 1611 in Leiden, South Holland. Love died in Duxbury, MA on 31 Jan 1650.

Love came on the Mayflower with his parents William and Mary Brewster.

    “A passenger of the Mayflower, Love Brewster was admitted freeman of the Colony 2 March 1635/6. He served as a Pequot War volunteer in 1637, and was a member of Capt. Myles Standish's Duxbury Company in 1643. He served on the grand jury from Duxbury 1648, and was also one of the proprietors of Bridgewater.”142

Will: The last Will and Testament of Love Brewster Deseassed exhibited at the generall Court holden at New Plym: the 4th of March 1650 upon the oath of Captaine Miles Standish

Witnesseth these psents that I Love Brewster of Duxburrow in New England and in the goverment of New Plym: being in pfect memory doe ordeaine & appoint this to bee my last will and Testamente And first my will is that if the lord shall please to take mee out of this life that my body bee buried in a decent mannor and that my funerall expences bee taken out of my whole estate; Next my will is; That all my Just and lawfull debts bee paied out of the Remainder of my said estate allso I give unto my Children that is to say Nathaniell Willam Wrasteling and Sara each of them a kettle and further my will is that my three sonns shall have each of them a peece that is to say a gun; allso I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Sara Brewster all the Residue of my whole estate both goods and Chattles and land at Duxburrow for her bringing up of her and my Children the time of her life and after her decease I doe give the aforsaid lands to my eldest sonn and heire apparent Nathaniell Brewster and in Case god should take him away out of this life without Issew I give and bequeath the said lands at Duxburrow to my second sonn Willam Brewster and in like case to my youngest sonn Wresteling Brewster; And for those books I have that my wife would destribute them to herselfe and Children at her discresion allso my will is and I doe by the same give unto my three sonns equally to be devided amongst them all such land as of Right due to mee by Purchase and first coming into the land Which was in the yeare 1620 allso I doe make Constitute and appoint my beloved wife Sara Brewster sole executrix of this my last will and Testament in Witnes Wherof I have put to my hand and Seale this sixt of october 1650

Witness heerunto Love Brewster

Myles Standish

On 1 Sep 1656 Sarah second married Richard Parke. Born ca 1602. Richard died in Newton, MA in 1665.

On 2 Nov 1637 Elizabeth married Constant Southworth (1848) , son of Edward Southworth (ca 1590-1621) & Alice Carpenter (740) (ca 1590-26 or 27 Mar 1670/1), in Duxbury, MA.62 Born ca 1612 in Leiden, South Holland.16 Constant died in Duxbury, MA 11 Mar 1678/9.16

Constant was admitted as freeman of the colony in 1636/7.33

From the Southworth Genealogy:33
    Beside the land he owned in Duxbury, he owned land also in Tiverton and in Little Compton. From his position as treasurer he had an opportunity to know what land was of value, and had opportunities to select land. He dealt considerably in land.

Will: The last will and testament of Mr. Constant Southworth, deceased:33

        To all to whom these Presents shalt come &c; Know yee that I Constant Southworth of the Towne of Duxburrow in the Collonie of New Plymouth in new England being weake of Body through sickness, Not Knowing how soon it may please God to change my temporall Life to death but Att the day of the date herof of whole perfect and sound understanding and Memory, have made and ordained & by these presents I doe make and ordain this To be my Last will and Testament to continue for ever ffirme and Inviolable as followeth;
    Imps: I Will and bequeath my body to the dust and my soule to God that gave it mee, in hopes of a Joyful Resurrection, only by and thorow the Merretts of my Redemer.
    Item I will and bequeath vnto my deare and loving wife Elizabeth Southworth for and dureing the tearme of her Naturall Life my dwellinghouse with the out housing and Mill belonging vnto it, and all my vplands and Meddowes; Lying and being within the towne of Duxburrow or Marshfield for her support & comfort
    Item I will and bequeath vnto my son Edward Southworth, after the decease of my aforesaid Wife Elizabeth my aforesaid dwelling hose with the out housing, and Mill belonging to it: and all my vplands and Meddowes lying within the Towne of Duxburrow and Marshfield; To belong to him and his heires forever: Alsoe I Give and bequeath vnto my said son Edward twellve, pounds in Mony that is in John Tracyes Hands.
    Item I Will and Bequeath vnto my son Nathaniel Southworth the one halfe of Share of Lands that lyeth neare Taunton by name of the ffreemans Lands: With the appurtenances and privilidges therevnto belonging. To belong to my said son Nathaniel and to his heires for ever:
    Item I Will and bequeath vnto my three Daughters Marcye ffreeman Allice Church and Mary Alden: my other one halfe Share of the ffreemans Lands with the appurtenances and privilidges therevnto belonging, to be sold by or for them when they have opportunitie:
    Item I will and bequeath vnto my Daughter Elizabeth Southworth my Next best bed and furniture, vnto my wifes bed. Provided Shee doe not Marry William Vobbes but if Shee doe then to have five shillings: and the bed and furniture to Returns to my wife:
    Item I will and bequeath vnto my Daughter Prissila Southworth my next best bed and furniture:
    Item I will and bequeath vnto my son William Southworth: my next best bed and furniture:
    Item I will and bequeath vnto my Grandson Constant ffreeman; all those my lands and Meddows that I have at a place comonly Called Pawomett in the towne of Eastham with the appurtenances therevnto belonging: To belong to him the said Constant: and his heires forever:
    Item I will and bequeath; vnto my sonnes Edward and nathaniell and Daughters Elizabeth and Pesilla, equally all my parte of the proffitts that shall or may arise by the ffishing at the Cape:
    Item I will and bequeath vnto my Cosen Elizabeth Howland My brother Thomas his daughter five pounds in Silver Money:
    Item I will and bequeath vnto my deare'and Loving wife Elizabeth Southworth (my Debts and Legacyes being first payed) All the Rest of my estate be it Mony Goods Cattle and Debts owing me; and any other estate in whatsoever it is or wheresoever it maybe found I Give it all vnto her my aforesaid Dears and Loving wife And I doe by these presents appoint make ordaine my Deare and Loving wife Elizabeth Southworth my full Lawfull and sole Executrix of this My Last Will and Testament To administer on my said Estate To pay all Debts as I owe And to Receive all such Debts as are Due vnto mee: To see that my body be Decently Buried: And to Defray the Charge thereof: And my Will and Charge is to my two sonnes Edward and Nathaniell, That they Doe healp and Assist theire Mother, in the Management of her affairs or business that shee may Imploy them in, and Also I Give vnto my son Edward and my son Nathaniell each of them one of my Musketts or Guns And I Give to my son William my . . . . . . and one of Gunnes or Musketts.
    Thuse hopeing that this my Last Will and Testament Will be performed and Kept; Repealing All former Wills; either verball or written: In Witness Wherof I the said Constant Southworth have
heervnto sett my hand and Seale; This twenty seauenth Day of ffebuary; one Thousand six hundred seauenty and eight; And my Will is that my aforesaid wife with the advice of my two sonnes Edward and Nathaniell, Doe out of my Debts make up to such of My children as are short of what some have had; A Due proportion of Goods; and Not of Lands to them:
        CONSTANT SOUTHWORTH.
        Signed Sealed and his - Seale
Delivered to be his last Will
and Testament In the
presence of John Alden Senir
        William Crow

        An inventory of the estate of Constant Southworth Esqr of the
Towne of Duxburrow, in the Collonie of New Plymouth deceased
Taken and Apprised, by Cornett Robert Studsen George Watson
and William Crow, this 15th day of March, 1678-79, and exhibited
to the Court held att Plymouth the 7th day of June Anno: Dom:
1679 on the oath of Mistress Elizabeth Southworth as followeth:

Imps his house and furniture and his wearing apparrell 14-00-00
Item 1 Court Cubbert 2 Cubbert clothes plate and 1
        cushen 27-00-00
Item Table and forme cash stooles chaires and cushens 152-00-00
Item Red stooles covers 01-00-00
Item 1 looking Glasse pictures and drinking Glasses 00-12-00
Item 1 paire of anjrons 1 paire of tongs fier shouell and
        1 glasse Casse 00-12-00
Item a winescott bedsteed with curtaines & vallence
        1 bed bolster and pillowes 08-00-00
Item 1 Rugg and Quilt and a blanket 02-00-00
Item 2 Chests 2 chaires and a Trunk 01-07-00
Item 3 yards & half of broad cloth 9 yards of serge 03-06-06
Item 8 yards of Grogorum I yard course cloth & 3
        quarters 02-03-06
Item 2 Beds & Boding I Trundle bed stead 04-00-00
Item Seuerall sorts of Bookes 04-15-00
Item 1 Curtaine and lumber 00-07-00
Item in table Linnins and sheets 12-04-00
Item towells Pillowbeers 1 pillow beer and some
        other smale litinins 01-09-00
Item 6 Guns 1 Rapier 1 Cuttle axe 1 Tucke 1 paire of
        Stillyards powder shott & fflints 03-13-00
Item in pewter Iron brasse and ten and baggs belong-
        in to the kitchen 22-18-06
Item earthen and wooden vessells and other thinges 01-00-00
Item 1 bed & bedsted Rugg blanket and curtaines 02-00-00
Item 1 Table with some old caske and lumber 01-08-00
Item 1 Table & carpett and bedsteed 02-05-00
Item 1 chaire 2 stooles and one dozen cushens 01-04-00
Item 1 feather bed and bedstead & furniture 07-06-00
Item 2 stooles and one bed and furniture 07-05-00
Item 1 liveing cobbert 8 chaires 3 stooles 02-10-00
Item carpett and 2 beeds 10-10-00
Item 1 smale bed with 2 blankett & coverlid 10-00-00
Item 1 case of Glasses with other Glasses 01-00-00
Item 1 dozen of cushens 01-04-00
Item bookes spoons & smale thinges 00-10-00
Item 2 carpetts and 1 Cubbert cloth 01-05-00
Item 1 looking Glasse trancher & smale thinges 00-07-00
Item 1 chaire some wooden & earthen vessells 01-07-00
Item Iron things & lumber 2 barrells som tubbs 01-07-00
        There were some provisions of meat & som
        wheat and some other smale Matts for family ex-
        pence which wee valued Not
Item 16 bushells of Mault 02-08-00

32 SOUTHWORTH GENEALOGY

Item In Neat Cattle & six swine 16-04-00
Item seuerall sorts of Iron Tooles or tackling for hus-
        bandry and old Iron 02-18-00

        325-12-00
        Debts due to the estate ffrom William Har-
        low Sen. 06-00-00
        John Tracye of Duxburrow 11-00-00
        Joseph howland of Plymouth
        William Crow
        Marke howland
        Mark Barker
        Benjamin Church

Item an Indian boy
There are some other debts due the estate but how much
        att present is not certainly knowne there hath bine
        disbursements that is to be taken out of the estate
        to value of about 20-00-00
Wee find that the Treasurer died possessed of about
        twenty five acres of Land in the Towne of Dux-
        borrow whereon standeth big dwelling house one
        Barne and one Grist mill
Item a parsell of Land att the North hill the quantity
        wee know not
Item seuerall parcells of Meddow lying in the towne of
        Duxburrow and Marshfield about 12 acres
Item one share of land at a place Commonly Called the
        ffreemans land near Taunton
Item 1 parsell of land and meddow att a place Com-
        monly Called Paonett in the Towne of Eastham