James Prichard, the first of the line here under consideration of whom we have definite information, was a native of London. England, where he was reared and educated, and from whence he emigrated to this country, settling at Poughkeepsie, New York, prior to the revolutionary war. He was a silversmith by trade, which line of work he followed throughout his active career. He married, and among his children was Benjamin, of whom further.
