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John Prescott 1605–1683 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1605

Birth Location: Standish, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1683

Death Location: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Ralph Prescott

Mother: Ellen Shaw

Spouse(s): Mary Platts

Children(s): Mary Prescott, Jonas Prescott, Martha Prescott, Joseph Prescott, Jonathan Prescott, Lydia Prescott

John Prescott was born in 1605 in Standish, Lancashire, England, the child of Ralph Prescott And Ellen Shaw. John Prescott married Mary Platts, and had children including Hannah Prescott, John Prescott, Jonas Prescott, Jonathan Prescott, Joseph Prescott, Lydia Prescott, Martha Prescott, Mary Marie Prescott, Sarah Prescott. John Prescott passed away in 1683 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Prescott was born in 1605 in Standish, Lancashire, England, the child of Ralph Prescott And Ellen Shaw.
  • John Prescott married Mary Platts, and had children including Hannah Prescott, John Prescott, Jonas Prescott, Jonathan Prescott, Joseph Prescott, Lydia Prescott, Martha Prescott, Mary Marie Prescott, Sarah Prescott.
  • John Prescott passed away in 1683 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Prescott's Ancestors

Self
John Prescott
1605–1683
Birth Place: Standish, Lancashire, England
Parents
Ralph Prescott
1571–1609
Ellen Shaw
1570–
Grandparents
Robert (Sheivington) Shaw
1540–1634
Standish, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Prescott's Descendants

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John Prescott (1605–1683) m. Mary Platts (07 Feb 1607–Aug 1676)
  1. 1. Mary ((Marie)) Prescott 1630–1706 m. Thomas Sawyer 1616–1691
    1. 1. James Sawyer 1657–1753 m. Mary Marble 1658–1709 m. Mary Prescott 1678–1763
      1. 1. Jonas Sawyer 1716–1791 m. Lydia Sawyer 1728–1781
        1. 1. Cornelius Sawyer 1748–1823 m. Anna Williams 1749–1807
        2. 2. William Sawyer 1754–1845
        3. 3. Prescott Sawyer 1761–1831
        4. 4. James Sawyer 1747–1828
        5. 5. Sibbel Sawyer 1756–1777
      2. 2. Benjamin Sawyer 1698–1761 m. Mary Elmar 1700–1774
      3. 3. Ephraim Sawyer 1678–1708 m. Elizabeth George 1671–1761
      4. 4. Mary Sawyer 1696–1696
      5. 5. James Sawyer 1686–
    2. 2. Ephraim Sawyer 1651–1676
    3. 3. Mary Sawyer 1653–1740 m. Nathaniel Wilder 1659–1704
    4. 4. Nathaniel (Sawyer) Sr 1670–1756 m. Mary Carter 1673–1709
      1. 1. Phinihas Sawyer 1713–1787 m. Mary Sawyer 1715–1794
    5. 5. Elizabeth Sawyer 1663–1745 m. James (Hosmer) III 1660–1728
      1. 1. Ephraim Hosmer 1704–1784
    6. 6. Deborah Sawyer 1666–1666
    7. 7. John Sawyer 1661–1750 m. Mary Ball 1665–1750
    8. 8. Joshua Sawyer 1655–1738 m. Sarah Wright 1653–1698
      1. 1. Sarah Reed 1687–1737
      2. 2. Joshua Sawyer 1684–1737
    9. 9. Caleb Sawyer 1659–1755 m. Sarah Houghton 1662–1751
      1. 1. Hepzebeth Sawyer 1692–1789
      2. 2. Beulah Sawyer 1699–1699
      3. 3. Abigail Sawyer 1689–1760
      4. 4. Seth Sawyer 1705–1768
      5. 5. Joseph Sawyer 1709–1775 m. Abigail Foskett 1709–1793
        1. 1. Abigail Sawyer 1735–1740
      6. 6. Hepzibah Sawyer 1708–1789
      7. 7. Jonathan Sawyer 1690–1746
    10. 10. Martha Sawyer 1673–1740
    11. 11. Thomas Sawyer 1649–1736 m. Hannah Sawyer 1649–
      1. 1. Joseph (Sawyer) I 1683–1737 m. Sarah (Thornton) Sawyer 1681–1718
        1. 1. Thomas (Sawyer) I 1710–1797
        2. 2. Asenath Sawyer 1714–1753
        3. 3. Abner Sawyer 1711–1758
        4. 4. Mary Sawyer 1715–1794 m. Phinihas Sawyer 1713–1787
  2. 2. Jonas Prescott 1648–1723
  3. 3. Martha Prescott –1656
  4. 4. Joseph Prescott 1645–
  5. 5. Jonathan Prescott 1643–1721
  6. 6. Lydia Prescott 1641–1712 m. Jonas Fairbanks 1625–1676
    1. 1. Mary Fairbanks 1659–1681 m. Moses Adams 1654–1724
      1. 1. Benoni Adams 1681–1748

John Prescott's Timeline

5 Records

1605
1605
Birth of John Prescott in Standish, Lancashire, England
Standish, Lancashire, England
1605
1605
John Prescott was baptized in Standish
Standish
1681
20 Dec 1681
Age 76
Death of John Prescott in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1683
1683
Age 78
Death of John Prescott
None
1683
1683
Age 78
Death of John Prescott
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1605
    Event Place: Standish, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Colonial Families of the USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    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 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: About 1638
    Event Place: Barbadoes, British West Indies

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: About 1643
    Event Place: The Nashaway Purchase, Lancaster, WorcesterCounty, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1681
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Ancestors of the John Lowe Family Circle and their descendants
    [4] Colonial Families of the USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1683
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1683
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Ancestors of the John Lowe Family Circle and their descendants

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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