John Prescott

1635 - 1718  (~ 83 years)

• Name	John Prescott
  Christening	1 Apr 1635	Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England   [1, 2]
  Occupation	say 1665 (~ 29 years)
  He was a blacksmith.
  Married	11 Nov 1668 (~ 33 years)	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Sarah Haywood, the daughter of George and Mary Haywood. She was born on 19 March 1645 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Her birth was recorded as 19 (1) 1645. She died on Sunday 14 July 1709 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary Prescott (1669-____) 2. John Prescott (1672-____) 3. Joanna Prescott (1676-____) 4. Elizabeth Prescott (1678-____) 5. Martha Prescott (c1680-____) 6. Ebenezer Prescott (1682-____)
  Moved to	1676 (~ 40 years)	Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  After the distruction of Lancaster in 1676, he removed to Concord with many of the other survivors.
  Freeman	1679 (~ 43 years)	Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Land/House	say 1682 (~ 46 years)
  John inherited his father's mills in Lancaster.
  Moved to	Abt 1682 (~ 46 years)	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Married	15 Nov 1710 (~ 75 years)	Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [6, 7]
  Mary Haynes, the daughter of John and Dorothy (Noyes) Haynes. She was born about 1647. On 5 March 1671 Mary, married first, Josiah Howe, in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She died on Wednesday 23 February 1718 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  Military	1711 (~ 75 years)
  He commanded a garrison with three families, four individuals and two soldiers, for a total of fifteen people.
  Death	After 1718
  Siblings	5 brothers and 5 sisters
  + 1. Mary Prescott,   c. 24 Feb 1629/30, Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England d. Apr 1716, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 86 years) ▻ Thomas Sawyer,  m. 2 Jul 1648   2. baby boy Prescott,   b. 7 Mar 1631, Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England d. 7 Mar 1631, Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England  (Age 0 years)   3. Martha Prescott,   c. 11 Mar 1632, Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England d. 24 Jan 1655/56, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 23 years)   4. baby boy Prescott,   b. 1633, Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England d. 3 Jan 1634, Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England  (Age 1 year)   5. John Prescott,   c. 1 Apr 1635, Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England d. After 1718  (Age ~ 83 years) + 6. Sarah Prescott,   c. 16 Apr 1637, Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England d. 25 Aug 1714, Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 77 years) ▻ Richard Wheeler,  m. 2 Aug 1658 ;   Joseph Rice,  m. 23 Dec 1677   7. Hannah Prescott,   c. 16 Apr 1639, Barbadoes d. 11 Sep 1697, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 58 years)   8. Lydia Prescott,   b. 15 Aug 1641, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1712  (Age 70 years)   9. Joseph Prescott,   b. 1645, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 31 Dec 1732  (Age 87 years)   10. Captain Jonathan Prescott,   b. 1646, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 5 Dec 1721, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 75 years)   11. Captain Jonas Prescott,   b. Jun 1648, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 31 Dec 1723, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 75 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Prescott   (3 x Great Grandfather)  Mary Platts,   b. Wygan, Lancashire, England d. After 1678, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I16340
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2018

  
  

  Father	John Prescott,   c. 1604/05, Shevington, Standish Parish, Lancashire, England d. 20 Dec 1681, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 76 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Platts,   b. Wygan, Lancashire, England d. After 1678, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F501	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1John Prescott(1635 – 1718) 2John Prescott(1604/05 – 1681) 4Ralph Prescott(1569 – 1609) 8Roger Prescott(Abt 1532 – 1594) 16James Prescott(1508 – 1568) 17Alice Standish(1510 – 1564) 9Ellen Shaw 18 19 5Helen(Abt 1571 – 1643) 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Mary Platts( – 1678) 6Abraham Gawkroger Platts 12James Gawkroger Platts 24Richard Platts 25unknown wife 13Genet Fairbanke(1552 – ) 26George Fairbanke(Abt 1530 – 1610) 27Sybil Waide(1532 – 1573) 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 1 Apr 1635 - Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England Married - 11 Nov 1668 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved to - 1676 - Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Freeman - 1679 - Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved to - Abt 1682 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 15 Nov 1710 - Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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