Descendants of William Pitts
Jenks Lineage
1. William Pitts born 1592, Old Hingham, Norfolk, England, married (1) Dec 7, 1655, in Scituate, MA, Elizabeth (?), born 1596, married (2) Susanna (?). says of Weymouth Susanna: widow of (?) Alley
Children by Elizabeth (?):
+2. i Elizabeth Pitts born 1624.
Second Generation
2. Elizabeth Pitts (1.William1) born 1624, England, married c. 1643/5, William Holbrook, born c. Jun 6, 1620, Glastonbury, Somerset, England, baptized: Jun 12, 1620, Glastonbury, Somerset, England, (son of Thomas Holbrook and Jane (Thayer?) Powyes) died Jul 3, 1699, Scituate, Plymouth Co, MA. Elizabeth died 1696, Scituate, Plymouth, MA.
Children:
+3. i Methitable Holbrook born c.1659/78.
4. ii Elizabeth Holbrook born 1645, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA.
5. iii Hopestill Holbrook born c. 1647, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA, married Samuel Read. Hopestill died Jan 12, 1705/6.
6. iv Jane Holbrook born c. 1652, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA, married (?) Balcome. Jane died 1696.
7. v William Holbrook born c. 1657, Weymouth, MA, married Margaret Fairbanks. William died Nov 19, 1710.
8. vi Persis Holbrook born c. 1660, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA, died 1696.
9. vii Cornelius Holbrook born Nov 19, 1662, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA, married (1) Margery (?), married (2) Experience (?). Cornelius died Dec 14, 1742.
10. viii John Holbrook born c. 1664, Mendon, Worcester, MA, died May 3, 1721.
11. ix Millicent Holbrook born c. 1667, Mendon, Worcester, MA.
12. x Experience Holbrook born c. 1670, Mendon, Worcester, MA.
Third Generation
3. Methitable Holbrook (2.Elizabeth2, 1.William1) born c.1659/78, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA, married Jul 20, 1670, in Weymouth, Norfolk, MA, Jonathan Sprague, born Mar 28, 1648, MA, (son of William Sprague and Millicent Eames) died Mar 1, 1741, RI. Methitable died Feb 17, 1740, RI. Jonathan: Poss Colonial Clergy link
Children:
13. i Joanna Sprague born 1670, married c. 1698, John Tefft.
14. ii Mary Sprague married (1) c. 1714, Daniel Brown, born Providence RI, (son of Daniel Brown and Alice Hearndon) died bf 1745, married (2) Feb 3, 1726/7, in Providence, RI, William Jenks, born 1674, Providence, RI, (son of Joseph Jenks and Ester ( Hester) Ballard) occupation Judge, died Oct 2, 1765, Providence, RI. Mary died Aug 29, 1770.
15. iii Jonathan Sprague born c. 1672/80, E. Greenwich, RI, married (1) Sep 17, 1713, in Warwick, RI, Hannah Coggeshall, born Feb 6, 1675/6, Portsmouth, RI, (daughter of William Coggeshall and Rachel (?)) married (2) Nov 28, 1699, Bethia Mann. Jonathan died Apr 22, 1764, Providence, RI.
16. iv William Sprague born Feb 2, 1690/1, married (1) Sep 16, 1714, Alice Brown, born May 31, 1691, (daughter of Daniel Brown and Alice Hearndon) married (2) Aug 26, 1744, Mercy Walling. William died Oct 20, 1778.
17. v Patience Sprague married William Jenks, born 1674, Providence, RI, (son of Joseph Jenks and Ester ( Hester) Ballard) occupation Judge, died Oct 2, 1765, Providence, RI. Patience died Aug 20, 1770.
18. vi Persis Sprague married bf Nov 9, 1719, Ebenezer Cook.
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