QUINTON1 PRAY born near 1595, died Jun. 17, 1667 at Braintree and is first of record at Lynn where about 1646 he was employed in the Iron Works as a "fineryman". He deposed Oct. 27, 1653 aged 58 in the case of John Giffard vs. the Iron Works Co., and again at other times in the litigation concerning that company. He was in Braintree about 1651 and resided close by the site of the forge on Monatiquot River near Elm, Adams, & Middle Sts. next east of the Thomas Thayer homestead grant, and his property became involved in the lawsuits that followed bankruptcy in 1653. "Goodwife Prey" deposed Apr. 27, 1652 in the case of Wilson vs. Faxon (Court Rec. #142 & 184) (See under Leonard family) and "Quinton Pray finer" sold or mortgaged all his personal property to pay a debt of £40 owed to Thomas Savage and John Payne, to his sons Richard Thayer, John Pray, and Henry Neale, including "my right of cattle bred of the cows which was sometimes my son John Heardmans, and also my right of said Herdmans lands in Braintree", etc., Dec. 26, 1664 (Court Rec. #2053-(3)

His wife, Joan survived him and was made administrator of his estate but her death is not found. See Reg. 55:280 for some account of this family.

[3942] S. P. 5:44 - Joan, relict of Quinton Pray made administrator Jul. 4, 1667.

5:43, Inventory, Jul. 29, 1667 - Household goods, cattle, corn in the ground, etc. No real estate mentioned. £74/03/, taken by Samuel Bass & William Needham.