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Mary Platts 1607–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Feb 1607

Birth Location: Sowerby, Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Aug 1676

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

Father: Sir Platt

Mother: Lady Ainsworth

Spouse(s): John Prescott

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

The story of Mary Platts began in 1607 in Sowerby, Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England. Mary Platts married John Prescott, and had children including Hannah Prescott, John Prescott, Jonas Prescott, Jonathan Prescott, Joseph Prescott, Lydia Prescott, Martha Prescott, Mary Marie Prescott, Sarah Prescott. Mary Platts passed away in 1676 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Platts began in 1607 in Sowerby, Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England.
  • Mary Platts married John Prescott, and had children including Hannah Prescott, John Prescott, Jonas Prescott, Jonathan Prescott, Joseph Prescott, Lydia Prescott, Martha Prescott, Mary Marie Prescott, Sarah Prescott.
  • Mary Platts passed away in 1676 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Platt
1578–1628
Birth Location: Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, West Riding, England
SP
Lady Ainsworth
1580–1632
Birth Location: Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
LA

Spouses(s)

John Prescott
1605–1683
Birth Location: Standish, Lancashire, England
JP

Children(s)

Mary Prescott
1630–1706
Birth Location: Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Jonas Prescott
1648–1723
Birth Location: Massachusetts, United States of America
JP
Martha Prescott
–1656
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Prescott
1645–
Birth Location: –
JP
Jonathan Prescott
1643–1721
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
JP
Lydia Prescott
1641–1712
Birth Location: Watertown
LP

Mary Platts's Ancestors

Self
Mary Platts
1607–1676
Birth Place: Sowerby, Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Abraham James Gawkroger Platt
1578–1628
Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, West Riding, England
Lady (Martha (Riley)) Ainsworth
1580–1632
Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James Gawkroger
1548–1592
Sowerby
Jenet Fairbank
1552–1591
Platts, Yorkshire, England
Sir (John Robert Hayneworth) 'ainsworth'
1553–1591
Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Margery Farrer of) Farnsworth
1553–1650
Farnworth, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
George Sr
1529–1610
Cibella Waide
1532–1573
Sir Ainsworth
1520–1573
Dorothy Grimshaw
1526–1587
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Fairbanke
1505–1578
Jenet Brodly
1512–1579
John GGF
1500–1530
Alice Radcliffe
1502–1545
Sir Grimshaw
1490–1539
Margaret Stanley
1480–1549

Mary Platts's Descendants

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Mary Platts (07 Feb 1607–Aug 1676) m. John Prescott (1605–1683)
  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

Mary Platts's Timeline

4 Records

1607
07 Feb 1607
Birth of Mary Platts in Sowerby, Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England
Sowerby, Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England
1676
Aug 1676
Age 69
Death of Mary Platts
None
1688
20 October 1688
Age 81
Death of Mary Platts in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1821
8 Jul 1821
Age 214
Mary Platts was baptized in Saddleworth, St Chad, Yorkshire, England
Saddleworth, St Chad, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Feb 1607
    Event Place: Sowerby, Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1821
    Event Place: Saddleworth, St Chad, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Manchester, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1688
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Mary Gawkroger-Platts Prescott 20 Oct 1688

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 October 1688
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Ancestors of the John Lowe Family Circle and their descendants

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1676
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Ancestors of the John Lowe Family Circle and their descendants

    Genealogy Event 6
    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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