The Prindle Genealogy

Author : Franklin C. Prindle
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ISBN 13 : 9781332294336
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (943 download)

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Download or read book The Prindle Genealogy written by Franklin C. Prindle and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Prindle Genealogy: Embracing the Descendants of William Pringle, the First Settler, in Part for Six, Seven, and Eight Generations, and Also the Ancestors and Descendants of Zalmon Prindle, for Ten Generations, Covering a Period of Two Hundred and Fifty-Two Years, 1654 to 19 "Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation." - Joel i., 8. In attempting to trace the ancient history of his family the compiler is early confronted with the necessity for sifting facts from tradition, and while many traditions are interesting and fondly cherished, often plausible, as well as suggestive and helpful in research, yet the evidence of recorded facts is the only safe guide in order to make such a compilation of much value. As a matter of fact, however, instances occur in these pages where traditions of Revolutionary service have been clues suggesting investigation which led to their verification by the discovery of recorded facts. The name of Pringle is of great antiquity, and has been historically eminent in Scotland for many centuries. Alexander appears to have been the great progenitor of the family, and he is said to have been one of the promoters of the Fourth Crusade and commanded one of the divisions of the Scottish soldiers engaged in Palestine. Sir James Pringle was a Knight of great courage and discretion, and enjoyed the friendship and favor of King Robert the Bruce; and was one of the Scottish Knights who accompanied the great Lord Douglas on the celebrated pilgrimage of the heart of Robert Bruce. In the arms of all those engaged in that celebrated pilgrimage, a winged heart has been given as a crest, and it appears on some of the Pringle coats of arms. The escallop shells also show that a pilgrimage had been made to Jerusalem. The origin of the Pringles in America is as yet uncertain, although it is known that our progenitor in this country, William Pringle, of New Haven, Conn., in 1654, was of Scottish nationality. No attempt has been made to trace his ancestry across the water. The name of Pringle frequently appears in the Publications of the Scottish History Society; and in Vol. 50, entitled "Records of the Baron Court of Stitchill, 1655-180," - Edinburg, 1905, there is given the genealogy of Pringles of Stitchill, from the Pringles of Snailholm, and Hop Pringle of Craiglatch and Newhall - two generations prior to William Hop Pringle, 1485, from whom the descent follows. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.