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Mary Marie Prescott of Sowerby Bridge 1629–1705 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 FEB 1629

Birth Location: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 12 February 1705

Death Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts

Father: John Colony

Mother: Mary Gawkroger-Platts

Spouse(s): Thomas Sr.

Children(s): Mary Sawyer

In 1629, Mary Marie Prescott of Sowerby Bridge entered the world in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, born to John Prescott First Settler Of Lancaster Massachusetts Bay Colony And Mary Gawkroger Platts. Mary Marie Prescott of Sowerby Bridge married Thomas Sawyer Sr, and had children including Mary Marie Sawyer. Mary Marie Prescott of Sowerby Bridge passed away in 1705 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1629, Mary Marie Prescott of Sowerby Bridge entered the world in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, born to John Prescott First Settler Of Lancaster Massachusetts Bay Colony And Mary Gawkroger Platts.
  • Mary Marie Prescott of Sowerby Bridge married Thomas Sawyer Sr, and had children including Mary Marie Sawyer.
  • Mary Marie Prescott of Sowerby Bridge passed away in 1705 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

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Mary Bridge's Ancestors

Self
Mary Bridge
1629–1705
Birth Place: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Parents
John Prescott-First Settler of Lancaster, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1604–1681
Wygan, Lincolnshire, Eng
Mary Gawkroger-Platts
1607–1688
Sowerby, Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Ralph (Prescott of) Shevington
1567–1609
Shevington, Standish, Lancashire, England
Ellen (Shaw of) Standish
1570–1643
Standish, Lancashire, England
Sir (Abraham James Gawkroger) Platts
1574–1628
Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, West Riding, England
Lady (Martha Riley Ainsworth) Gawkroger
1580–1627
Sowerby,Halifax,Yorkshire,England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Shaw
1540–1634
Lady Cowper
1545–1636
James Platts
1540–1592
Lady Fairbankes
1552–1591
Sir 'Ainsworth'
1553–1591
Lady Farnsworth
1553–1650
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Sr.
1523–1578
Richard Cowper
1520–1626
Lady Standish
1527–1593
Sir Averods
1520–1589
Lady Wilding
1522–1590

Mary Bridge's Descendants

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Mary (Marie Prescott of Sowerby) Bridge (24 FEB 1629–12 February 1705) m. Thomas (Sawyer) Sr. (AUG 1616–12 SEP 1706)
  1. 1. Mary (Marie) Sawyer 1652–1711 m. Capt. (Nathaniel Wilder I) KIA 1655–1704
    1. 1. Capt. (Ephraim) Wilder 1677–1769 m. Elizabeth (Woodman) Stevens 1680–1769

Mary Bridge's Timeline

2 Records

1629
24 FEB 1629
Birth of Mary Marie Prescott of Sowerby Bridge in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
1705
12 February 1705
Age 76
Death of Mary Marie Prescott of Sowerby Bridge in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 FEB 1629
    Event Place: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 February 1705
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts

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