From: Powers - Banks Ancestry, by William H. Powers, John Leslie PowersPublishers, Ames, Iowa 1921.The name of Roger Prichard appears a number of times in the Springfield town records. Burt, in First Century of the History of Springfield, says he came there in 1643. On 6 April, 1643, he was number twenty-two in the lots for drawing of lands and received five acres. His portion of a rate in 1644 was 8s, this being among the least amounts. In 1645 he was a collector of fines, called "goodman."There are a few other entries concerning lands and rates. He appears to have been a staunch upholder of the Church; in an entry "ffebr 10th 1647" relative to the maintenance of "mr moxon" he is one among those who agree "to add 5 more soe ye wholl some is 60." His wife Frances died 9 March, 1651.1 His son Nathaniel (Burt) came to Springfield in 1651 and left in 1691. His name appears a good many times on the records. Roger, the father, went to Milford, Connecticut, there married Elizabeth, widow of William Slough, daughter of James Pruden (Burt). He then went to New Haven and died there in 1681. His daughter Joan married John Lombard, 1 September, 1647, and died 19 May, 1690; these were of Springfield. His daughter Alice was married to William Bradley, 15 February, 1644