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Mary Platts 1607–1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1607

Birth Location: Sowerby, Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1688

Death Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Father: James Gawkroger

Mother: Martha Ainsworth

Spouse(s): John Prescott, John Colony, John Shevington*¥

Children(s): Mary Prescott

The story of Mary Platts began in 1607 in Sowerby, Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England. Mary Platts married John Prescott, John Prescott First Settler Of Lancaster Massachusetts Bay Colony, John Prescott Of Shevington, and had children including Mary Prescott. Mary Platts passed away in 1688 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Platts began in 1607 in Sowerby, Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England.
  • Mary Platts married John Prescott, John Prescott First Settler Of Lancaster Massachusetts Bay Colony, John Prescott Of Shevington, and had children including Mary Prescott.
  • Mary Platts passed away in 1688 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Platts's Ancestors

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Mary Platts
1607–1688
Birth Place: Sowerby, Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Parents
James Platts Gawkroger
1578–1628
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Martha Ainsworth
1580–1632
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
James (Gawkroger of) Platts
1548–1592
Halifax, Yorks, England
Lady (Jennet) Fairbanks
1552–1591
Platts, Yorkshire, England
Robert Hayneworth
1553–1591
Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Margery Farrer of) Farnsworth
1553–1650
Farnworth, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
George Fairbanks
1528–1577
Sybil Wade
1532–1573
Sir Averods
1520–1589
Lady Wilding
1522–1590
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lady HORSFALL
1495–1549

Mary Platts's Descendants

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Mary Platts (1607–1688) m. John Prescott (1604–1681) m. John (Prescott-First Settler of Lancaster, Massachusetts Bay) Colony (May 1604–20 Dec 1681) m. John (Prescott of) Shevington*¥ (May 1604–20 Dec 1681)
  1. 1. Mary Prescott 1629–1705 m. Thomas Sawyer 1616–1706
    1. 1. Nathaniel Sawyer 1670–1756 m. Mary 1675–1713 m. MARY Houghton 1668–1754 m. Elizabeth, (2nd wife of Nathaniel) Sawyer 1675–1768 m. Mary Houghton –1709 m. Mary 1666–1687 m. Mary Sawyer 1654–1697 m. Mary Houghton 1673–1713 m. Mary Carter 1673–1724
      1. 1. John Sawyer 1700– m. Sarah 1715–
        1. 1. Elizabeth Sawyer 1733–1800 m. Thomas Povey 1731–1783

Mary Platts's Timeline

3 Records

1607
1607
Birth of Mary Platts in Sowerby, Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Sowerby, Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
1629
24 Jan 1629
Age 22
Mary Platts was married in Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
1688
1688
Age 81
Death of Mary Platts in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1607
    Event Place: Sowerby, Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1629
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1688
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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