Sarah Prescott

1637 - 1714  (~ 77 years)

• Name	Sarah Prescott
  Christening	16 Apr 1637	Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Moved to	Mar 1676 (~ 38 years)	Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  After her husband's death, she and her surviving children were escorted by soldiers along with the other survivors of Lancaster to Concord. The family then removed to Dedham.
  Death	25 Aug 1714	Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4]
  Siblings	6 brothers and 4 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	I491	Roy Line
  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)
  Mother	Mary Platts,   b. Wygan, Lancashire, England d. After 1678, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Family ID	F501	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Richard Wheeler,   b. Abt 1611, England d. 9 Feb 1675/76, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 65 years)  Other Partners: Elizabeth Turner  m. 4 May 1644
  Marriage	2 Aug 1658	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  (2) Richard Wheeler (1) Sarah Prescott Their marriage date was recorded as 2 (6) 1658.
  Age at Marriage	She : 21 years and 4 months - He : ~ 47 years and 8 months.
  Children	6 sons and 2 daughters
  1. Abraham Wheeler,   b. 7 Dec 1659, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Oct 1695, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 35 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   2. Isaac Wheeler,   b. 1661, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 8 Feb 1730/31, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 70 years) ▻ Experience Metcalfe  m. 1682/83     3. Jacob Wheeler,   b. 25 Nov 1663, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 21 Feb 1663/64, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Zebediah Wheeler,   b. 02 Jan 1664/65, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 16 Dec 1729, Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 64 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Sarah Wheeler,   b. 1 Feb 1666/67, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. After 1742 (Age 75 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Elizabeth Wheeler,   b. 24 May 1669, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Samuel Wheeler,   b. 29 Apr 1671, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1691 (Age 19 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     8. Daniel Wheeler,   b. Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F504	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2019

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Joseph Rice,   c. 13 Mar 1637/38, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England d. After 1700 (Age ~ 62 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1677	Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [10]
  MacKenzie (1966) gives their marriage date as 26 February 1677. [7] Wheeler (1924) and Holman (1948) give their marriage date as 22 February 1677/78. [1, 9]
  Age at Marriage	She : 40 years and 8 months - He : 39 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F505	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2018

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Sarah Prescott(1637 – 1714) 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 - 16 Apr 1637 - Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England Marriage - 2 Aug 1658 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved to - Mar 1676 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 23 Dec 1677 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 25 Aug 1714 - Stow, 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

  [S485] Wheeler, Daniel Merrick. The Wheeler Family of Rutland, Mass. and Some of their Ancestors, (Pittsfield, Massachusetts: by the author, 1924). [S1048] Potter, Charles Edward. Genealogies of Some Old Families of Concord, Mass. and Their Descendants in Part to the Present Generation, (Boston: Alfred Mudge & Son, 1887). [S1095] Nourse, Henry S. The Early Records of Lancaster, Massachusetts 1643-1725, (Lancaster, Massachusetts: Henry S. Nourse, 1884). [S67] Ancestral File (LDS), (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), Questionnable Source. [S72] Pope, Charles Henry, The Pioneers of Massachusetts , (Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1900). [S464] Nourse, Henry S. The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts 1643-1850, (Lancaster, Massachusetts: Henry S. Nourse, 1890). [S804] MacKenzie, George Norbury. Colonial Families of the United States of America, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1966). [S994] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. "Lancaster Records", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XVI, 1862). [S1037] Holman, Mary Lovering. The Stevens Miller Ancestry , (Concord, New Hampshire: Rumford Press, 1948). [S484] Wheeler, Albert Gallatin Jr. The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America, ( Boston: American College of Genealogy, 1914). [S1003] Bullard, Edgar J. Bullard and Allied Families: The American Ancestors of George Newton Bullard and Mary Elizabeth Bullard, (Detroit, Michigan: Edgar J. Bullard, 1930).