Captain Jonas Prescott

1648 - 1723  (75 years)

• Name	Jonas Prescott
  Birth	Jun 1648	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Married	14 Nov 1672 (24 years)	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 4, 5, 6]
  Mary Loker, the daughter of John and Mary (Draper) Loker. She was born on 28 September 1653 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Her birth date was recorded as 28 (7) 1653. She died on Thursday 20 October 1735 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary Prescott (1674-____) 2. Elizabeth Prescott (1676-____) 3. Jonas Prescott (1678-____) 4. Dorothy Prescott (1681-____) 5. James Prescott (1684-____) 6. Sarah Prescott (1686-____) 7. Abigail Prescott (1688-____) 8. Martha Prescott (1690-____) 9. Deborah Prescott (1694-____) 10. Benjamin Prescott (1696-1738)
  Their marriage date was recorded as 14 (9) 1672. Wheeler (1924) gives the marriage date as 0 December 1672. [3]
  Freeman	1678 (29 years)	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  He was first in Sudbury, where he took the freeman's oath.
  Moved To	1678 (29 years)	Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Jonas was a blacksmith and one of the largest landowners in town.
  History	1682 (33 years)
  Jonas owned a mill in Lancaster, which he received from his father.
  Military	say 1690 (41 years)
  He was a captain in the militia.
  Married	5 Oct 1699 (51 years)	Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [7]
  Thankful Wheeler.
  Offices Held	say 1700 (51 years)
  He a Justice of the Peace.
  Death	31 Dec 1723	Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3, 4]
  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	I16345
  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 1Captain Jonas Prescott(1648 – 1723) 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		Birth - Jun 1648 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 14 Nov 1672 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Freeman - 1678 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved To - 1678 - Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 5 Oct 1699 - Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 31 Dec 1723 - Groton, 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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