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John Prescott 1599–1683 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1599

Birth Location: Standish Par, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1683

Death Location: Lancaster, MA, USA

Father:

Mother: Ellen Shaw

Spouse(s): Mary Platts

Children(s): Mary Prescott

The story of John Prescott began in 1599 in Standish Par, Lancashire, England. John Prescott married Mary Platts, and had children including Mary Marie Prescott. John Prescott passed away in 1683 in Lancaster, MA, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Prescott began in 1599 in Standish Par, Lancashire, England.
  • John Prescott married Mary Platts, and had children including Mary Marie Prescott.
  • John Prescott passed away in 1683 in Lancaster, MA, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Prescott's Ancestors

Self
John Prescott
1599–1683
Birth Place: Standish Par, Lancashire, England
Parents
Ellen Shaw
–1634
Grandparents
Lady (Margaret) Cowp
1542–1636
Standish, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Margaret Midleton
1527–1634
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Prescott's Descendants

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John Prescott (1599–1683) m. Mary Platts (1596–Aug 1676)
  1. 1. Mary (Marie) Prescott 1630–1705 m. Thomas Sawyer 1616–1706
    1. 1. James (Coronet) Sawyer 1657–1753 m. Mary Marble 1658–1709
      1. 1. Ephriam Sawyer 1678–1708 m. Elizabeth George 1671–1761
        1. 1. Elijah Sawyer 1708–1792 m. Hannah Terrill 1709–1801

John Prescott's Timeline

5 Records

1599
1599
Birth of John Prescott in Standish Par, Lancashire, England
Standish Par, Lancashire, England
1604
1604
Age 5
John Prescott was baptized in Standish, Lancs, England
Standish, Lancs, England
1605
1605
Age 6
John Prescott was baptized in Standish
Standish
1669
1669
Age 70
John Prescott resided here in Freeman 19 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
Freeman 19 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
1683
1683
Age 84
Death of John Prescott in Lancaster, MA, USA
Lancaster, MA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1599
    Event Place: Standish Par, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Births
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Colonial Families of the USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1604
    Event Place: Standish, Lancs, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1605
    Event Place: Standish
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Ancestors of the John Lowe Family Circle and their descendants

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1669
    Event Place: Freeman 19 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Number: T288

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Early New England people : some account of the Ellis, Pemberton, Willard, Prescott, Titcomb, Sewall and Longfellow

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1683
    Event Place: Lancaster, MA, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Ancestors of the John Lowe Family Circle and their descendants
    [4] Colonial Families of the USA

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