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Sarah Prescott 1637–1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1637

Birth Location: Sowerby, Yorks, England

Death Date: 20 Nov 1727

Death Location: Wayland, Massachusetts

Father: John Prescott

Mother: Mary Platts

Spouse(s): Richard Wheeler, Joseph Rice

Children(s): Abraham Wheeler, Isaac Wheeler, Elizabeth Wheeler, Phineas Rice, Zebediah Wheeler, Sarah Wheeler, Jonathan Rice, Mary Stone, Deacon Rice, Joseph Rice, Jacob Wheeler, Samuel Wheeler, Sarah Rice

Sarah Prescott was born in 1637 in Sowerby, Yorks, England, the child of John Prescott And Mary Gawkroger Platts. Sarah Prescott married Joseph Rice, Richard Wheeler, and had children including Abraham Wheeler, Deacon Caleb Rice, Elizabeth Wheeler, Isaac Wheeler, Jacob Wheeler, Jonathan Rice, Joseph Rice, Mary Stone, Phineas Rice, Samuel Wheeler, Sarah Rice, Sarah Wheeler, Zebediah Wheeler. Sarah Prescott passed away in 1727 in Wayland, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Sarah Prescott was born in 1637 in Sowerby, Yorks, England, the child of John Prescott And Mary Gawkroger Platts.
  • Sarah Prescott married Joseph Rice, Richard Wheeler, and had children including Abraham Wheeler, Deacon Caleb Rice, Elizabeth Wheeler, Isaac Wheeler, Jacob Wheeler, Jonathan Rice, Joseph Rice, Mary Stone, Phineas Rice, Samuel Wheeler, Sarah Rice, Sarah Wheeler, Zebediah Wheeler.
  • Sarah Prescott passed away in 1727 in Wayland, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Prescott's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Prescott
1637–1727
Birth Place: Sowerby, Yorks, England
Parents
John Prescott
1604–1681
Shevington, Standish Par, Lancashire, England
Mary (Gawkroger) Platts
1607–1688
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Prescott's Descendants

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Sarah Prescott (16 Apr 1637–20 Nov 1727) m. Richard Wheeler (13 Jun 1614–09 Feb 1675) m. Joseph Rice (13 Mar 1638–23 Dec 1711)
  1. 1. Abraham Wheeler 1659–1695
  2. 2. Isaac Wheeler 1661–1730 m. Experience Metcalfe 1661–1730
  3. 3. Elizabeth Wheeler 1669–1744 m. Jonathan Rice 1654–1725
    1. 1. Hezekiah Rice 1694–1761 m. Mary Haynes 1690–1785
      1. 1. Jonathan Rice 1725–1780 m. Ruth Eames 1727–1805
        1. 1. Katherine Rice 1751–
      2. 2. Peter Rice 1727–1805
  4. 4. Phineas Rice 1684–1768
  5. 5. Zebediah Wheeler 1664–1729
  6. 6. Sarah Wheeler 1666–1766
  7. 7. Jonathan Rice 1679–1772
  8. 8. Mary Stone 1674–1745
  9. 9. Deacon (Caleb) Rice 1665–1738
  10. 10. Joseph Rice 1671–1745
  11. 11. Jacob Wheeler 1663–1664
  12. 12. Samuel Wheeler 1671–1691
  13. 13. Sarah Rice 1680–1717

Sarah Prescott's Timeline

2 Records

1637
16 Apr 1637
Birth of Sarah Prescott in Sowerby, Yorks, England
Sowerby, Yorks, England
1727
20 Nov 1727
Age 90
Death of Sarah Prescott in Wayland, Massachusetts
Wayland, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1637
    Event Place: Sowerby, Yorks, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 525.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: KHG
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1763.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CCC
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2273.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JVG
    [5] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [6] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [7] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [8] Family Data Collection - Births
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [11] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1727
    Event Place: Wayland, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (quarterly-1903) - Extracts; Publication Place: New York; Publisher: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society; Page Number: 8
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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