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Sarah Prescott 1637–1714 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1637

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

Death Date: 25 Aug 1714

Death Location: Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John Prescott

Mother: Mary Platt

Spouse(s): Joseph Rice, Richard Wheeler

Children(s): Isaac Wheeler, Abraham Wheeler, Jacob Wheeler, Zebediah Wheeler, Deborah Wheeler, Sarah Wheeler, Elizabeth Wheeler, Daniel Wheeler

Sarah Prescott was born in 1637 in Sowerby, Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, the child of John Prescott And Mary Gawkroger Platt. Sarah Prescott married Joseph Rice, Richard Wheeler, and had children including Abraham Wheeler, Daniel Wheeler, Deborah Wheeler, Elizabeth Wheeler, Isaac Wheeler, Jacob Wheeler, Sarah Wheeler, Zebediah Wheeler. Sarah Prescott passed away in 1714 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Sarah Prescott was born in 1637 in Sowerby, Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, the child of John Prescott And Mary Gawkroger Platt.
  • Sarah Prescott married Joseph Rice, Richard Wheeler, and had children including Abraham Wheeler, Daniel Wheeler, Deborah Wheeler, Elizabeth Wheeler, Isaac Wheeler, Jacob Wheeler, Sarah Wheeler, Zebediah Wheeler.
  • Sarah Prescott passed away in 1714 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Prescott
1604–1681
Birth Location: En
JP
Mary Platt
1607–1688
Birth Location: Sowerby, Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Joseph Rice
1638–1711
Birth Location: Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England
JR
Richard Wheeler
1614–1676
Birth Location: Canfield, Bedfordshire, , England
RW

Children(s)

Isaac Wheeler
1661–1730
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
IW
Abraham Wheeler
1659–1695
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
AW
Jacob Wheeler
1663–1663
Birth Location: Lancaster, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
JW
Zebediah Wheeler
1663–1729
Birth Location: Lancaster, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
ZW
Deborah Wheeler
1663–1764
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
DW
Sarah Wheeler
1665–1766
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
SW
Elizabeth Wheeler
1669–1744
Birth Location: Lancaster, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
EW
Daniel Wheeler
1673–
Birth Location: –
DW

Sarah Prescott's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Prescott
1637–1714
Birth Place: Sowerby, Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Parents
John Prescott
1604–1681
En
Mary (Gawkroger) Platt
1607–1688
Sowerby, Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Ralph (Prescott of Shevington*Named in his father's will) 'Angsax
1567–1609
Shevington, Standish, Lancashire, England
Ellen (Shaw of Standish*Mrs Prescott of Shevington) 'angsax
1570–1643
Standish, Lancashire, England
Abraham (James) Platts
1578–1628
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Martha (Riley)) Ainsworth
1580–1632
Warley, Halifax, England
Great-Grandparents
Roger Prescott
1528–1594
Lady Shaw
1549–1577
Robert Shaw
1540–1634
James Gawkroger
1548–
Sir 'Ainsworth'
1541–1591
Lady Farnsworth
1553–1650
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Lincolnshire
1510–1583
Alice Standish
1510–1564
Sir Sr.
1523–1578
Margaret Standish
1527–1593
Lawrence Ainsworth
1520–1573
Dorothy Grimshaw
1526–1600

Sarah Prescott's Descendants

1.
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Sarah Prescott (16 Apr 1637–25 Aug 1714) m. Joseph Rice (1638–23 Dec 1711) m. Richard Wheeler (13 Jun 1614–10 Feb 1676)
  1. 1. Isaac Wheeler 1661–1730
  2. 2. Abraham Wheeler 1659–1695
  3. 3. Jacob Wheeler 1663–1663
  4. 4. Zebediah Wheeler 1663–1729
  5. 5. Deborah Wheeler 1663–1764
  6. 6. Sarah Wheeler 1665–1766
  7. 7. Elizabeth Wheeler 1669–1744
  8. 8. Daniel Wheeler 1673–

Sarah Prescott's Timeline

2 Records

1637
16 Apr 1637
Birth of Sarah Prescott in Sowerby, Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Sowerby, Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
1714
25 Aug 1714
Age 77
Death of Sarah Prescott in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1637
    Event Place: Sowerby, Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1714
    Event Place: Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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