son of Arthur Prutt; slave of Oliver Warner before the American Revolutionary War; ran away from Elizabeth Porter Aug. 1766, from ad placed in a Hartford, CT newspaper: "about 30 years old, about five Feet high, a whitish Complexion, suppos'd to have a Squaw in Company; Carried away with him, a light brown Camblet Coat, lin'd and trimm'd with the same Colour- a blue plain Cloth Coat, with Metal Buttons, without lining- a new redish brown plain Cloth Coat, with Plate Buttons, no Lining- a light brown Waistcoat, and a dark brown ditto, both without Sleves- a Pair of Check'd, and a Pair of Tow Trowsers- a Pair of blue Yarn Stockings, and a Pair of Thread ditto- two Pair of Shoes- two Hats- an old red Duffel Great Coat.- Whoever will take up said Negro, and bring him to Mrs. Porter, or to Oliver Warner, of said Hadley, shall have Ten Dollars Reward, and all necessasry Charges paid, by OLIVER WARNER "Connecticut Courant" September 8, 1766"; he returned more than 1 year later but Mrs. Porter had sold him to Oliver Warner for $50 (from the diary of Mrs. Porter's daughter Elizabeth ) died Dec. 2, 1802, in Amherst, MA; buried in West Cemetery