On 20 Dec 1750 when Prudence was 21, she married John Otis (31420) , son of Nathaniel Otis (28563) (30 Jan 1689/90-15 Apr 1771) & Hannah Thatcher (14145) (9 Oct 1690-6 May 1780), in Colchester, CT.168 Born on 1 Apr 1728 in Colchester, CT.168 John died in Colchester, CT, on 24 Oct 1804; he was 76.168

From William A. Otis’s Memoir of the Otis Family:168
    John was a farmer and surveyor of land, and held numerous town offices. His “list” for 1772 was, “Two heads, one house, two fireplaces, twenty-two acres plow, 80 mow and pasture land, 50 bush pasture, 18 do. Bog meadow, 4 oxen, 8 cows, 3 hourses, 1 colt and one swine”. He took the oath of fidelity Dec. 17, 1782. As is seen from various specimens of his writing now in existence, he was an excellent penman. His right arm was struck with the palsy, and he then wrote by binding a pen to his arm. A manuscript work of his is now said to be in existence on the elements of geometry and surveying, written at the age of twenty. He resided at Colcehster on the estate he received from his parents in 1769, and died of apoplexy. The records of the Daughters of the American Revolution say, “He was unfit for military duty, but gave civil service to the town”. The fif on which he and his son, John, played is in the possession of Mrs. Marion Otis Hotchkiss of Pawtucket, R.I., in 1921, and has twice been on exhibition in the Providence Historical Society.