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Mary Prescott 1630–1706 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1630

Birth Location: Lancaster, Massachusetts

Death Date: 4 Feb 1706

Death Location: Essex, England

Father: John Prescott

Mother: Mary Gawkroger

Spouse(s): Thomas Sawyer

Children(s): Thomas Sayer

The story of Mary Prescott began in 1630 in Lancaster, Massachusetts. Mary Prescott married Thomas Sawyer, and had children including Thomas Sawyer Sayer. Mary Prescott passed away in 1706 in Essex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Prescott began in 1630 in Lancaster, Massachusetts.
  • Mary Prescott married Thomas Sawyer, and had children including Thomas Sawyer Sayer.
  • Mary Prescott passed away in 1706 in Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Prescott's Ancestors

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Mary Prescott
1630–1706
Birth Place: Lancaster, Massachusetts
Parents
John Prescott
1604–1681
Eng, Barbados, Massachusetts, planter, orig. settler Lancaster, Massachusetts.
Mary Gawkroger
1607–1681
Sowerby, Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Ralph Prescott
1569–1608
Shevington, Standish, Lancashire, England
Ellen Shaw
1570–1643
Shevington, Standish, Lancashire, England
Sir (Abraham James Gawkroger) Platt
1574–1628
Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, West Riding, England
Lady (Martha Riley Ainsworth) Gawkroger
1580–1632
Sowerby,Halifax,Yorkshire,England
Great-Grandparents
Roger Prescotte
1528–1594
Hellena Shawe
1530–1579
Robert Sherington
1540–1634
Lady Cowp
1542–1774
James Platts
1540–1592
Lady Farnsworth
1553–1650
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Prescott's Descendants

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Mary Prescott (1630–4 Feb 1706) m. Thomas Sawyer (1616–12 September 1706)
  1. 1. Thomas (Sawyer \) Sayer 1649–1736 m. Hannah Lewis 1649–1720
    1. 1. Joseph Sawyer 1683–1737 m. Sarah (Thornton) Beaman 1682–1718
      1. 1. Thomas Sawyer 1710–1797 m. Elizabeth Houghton 1710–1760
        1. 1. Abner (Sawyer) Lt 1742–1779 m. Hannah Lamb 1744–1836

Mary Prescott's Timeline

6 Records

1629
24 Feb 1629
Mary Prescott was baptized in Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
1630
1630
Birth of Mary Prescott in Lancaster, Massachusetts
Lancaster, Massachusetts
1630
24 Feb 1630
Mary Prescott was baptized in Sowerby
Sowerby
1706
4 Feb 1706
Age 76
Burial of Mary Prescott in Essex, England
Essex, England
1718
23 Feb 1718
Age 88
Death of Mary Prescott in Lancaster, Massachusetts
Lancaster, Massachusetts
1812
26 May 1812
Age 182
Mary Prescott was baptized in Aston-by-Sutton, Cheshire, England
Aston-by-Sutton, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Lancaster, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [6] Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts
    [7] Colonial Families of the USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1629
    Event Place: Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812
    [2] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1630
    Event Place: Sowerby
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 May 1812
    Event Place: Aston-by-Sutton, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1643
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Sawyers in America, or, A history of the immigrant Sawyers who settled in New England
    [2] 80 immigrants : our Merrill-Covell pedigree

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1718
    Event Place: Lancaster, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1706
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

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