Source 1: Vital Records of Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts to the year 1850;
Luke married Azuba Adams on 26 September 1805; They have children documented in Northbridge Vital Records;
Source 2: The History and Genealogy Of The Prentice Family by Binney: This source states:In Northbridge, Luke kept the school two years when young, then one at May River, St Lukes Parish, SC and after marriage taught a year in Worcester, Massachusetts. In 1806 was in business tow years with Charles Prentice (later Grafton town clerk.) Learned the watch-making business. Traded in Savannah, Georga in 1803 and 1826. Owned a farm of 150 acres in Northbridge. In 1852 he paatitioned the Massachusetts Legislature for the $10,000 reward offered for discovery of a remedy for the potato rot, and which he thought he had made. It is not knowf inf he received the money. In 1852 he had 24 grandchildren, 8 of whom had died. his house was at Prentices Corner about a mile West of Whitinsville. In 1882 his house was owned and occupied by his son Marvel Prentice; he had 6 children all documented in this source;
Luke Prentice furnished Binny data for his book on the Prentice Family; He gave important date on our John Prentice & Mary McClellan Family; James, his father, was the son of Samuel Prentice of Sutton, who was brother to our John Prentice who married Mary McClellan. He told Mr. Binney data that he remembered being told by his father James Prentice concerning his fathers uncle John Prentice. His family traditions which he passed on to Mr. Binny is all the data we have concerning the family of John Prentice & Mary McClellan. He remembered John Prentices three sons: Elkannah, Thadeus, Shuabel;
He remembered that John had at least three other children, several of which were daughters who went to Vermong. (Our Chloe, we believe is one of the daughters who went to Vermont.)