John PrescottAge: 77 years16041681

Name
John Prescott
Given names
John
Surname
Prescott
Birth before 1604 51 42
Death of a motherEllen
1607 (Age 3 years)

Death of a fatherRalph Prescott
about January 24, 1609 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a daughter
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Mary Prescott
1621 (Age 17 years)

Birth of a son
#2
John Prescott
1625 (Age 21 years)

Birth of a son
#3
Jonathan Prescott
1625 (Age 21 years)

Birth of a son
#4
Jonas Prescott
1625 (Age 21 years)

Birth of a daughter
#5
Sarah Prescott
1628 (Age 24 years)
MarriageMary GawkrogerView this family
January 21, 1629 (Age 25 years)

Death of a sonJohn Prescott
1631 (Age 27 years)

Death of a sonJonathan Prescott
1631 (Age 27 years)

Death of a sonJonas Prescott
1631 (Age 27 years)

Birth of a daughter
#6
Lydia Prescott
August 15, 1641 (Age 37 years)
Marriage of a childThomas SawyerMary PrescottView this family
1648 (Age 44 years)

Marriage of a childEllis BarronLydia PrescottView this family
1654 (Age 50 years)

Death of a daughterMary Prescott
1662 (Age 58 years)

Death of a wifeMary Gawkroger
1674 (Age 70 years)
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Death 1681 (Age 77 years)

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Marriage: 1578
27 years
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Marriage: January 21, 1629
13 years
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-20 years
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  1. Generation 1
    1. John Prescott, son of Ralph Prescott and Ellen, was born before 1604 in Standish, Lancashire, England and died in 1681. He married Mary Gawkroger, daughter of James Gawkroger and Martha Ainsworth, on January 21, 1629. She was born in 1608 in Wygan, Lancashire, England and died in 1674 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England at the age of 66.

      Children of John Prescott and Mary Gawkroger:

      1. Lydia Prescott (16411682)
      2. Mary Prescott (16211662)
      3. John Prescott (16251631)
      4. Jonathan Prescott (16251631)
      5. Jonas Prescott (16251631)
      6. Sarah Prescott (16281716)
  2. Generation 2back to top
    1. Lydia Prescott, daughter of John Prescott and Mary Gawkroger, was born on August 15, 1641 in Watertown, MA and died in 1682 at the age of 40. She married Ellis Barron, son of Ellis Barron and Grace, in 1654. He was born about 1633 in Killkenny, Ireland and died in 1712 in Watertown, MA.

      Children of Lydia Prescott and Ellis Barron:

      1. Abigail Barron (16801712)
    2. Mary Prescott, daughter of John Prescott and Mary Gawkroger, was born in 1621 and died in 1662 at the age of 41. She married Thomas Sawyer in 1648. He was born in 1602 and died in 1662 at the age of 60.

      Children of Mary Prescott and Thomas Sawyer:

      1. Caleb Sawyer (16591755)
      2. Mary Sawyer (16531706)
    3. Sarah Prescott, daughter of John Prescott and Mary Gawkroger, was born in 1628 in Groton, MA and died in 1716 at the age of 88. She married John Longley, son of William Longley and Deliverance Crispe, in 1705 in Groton, MA. He was born in 1683 in Groton, MA and died on May 25, 1750 in Groton, MA at the age of 67.

      Children of Sarah Prescott and John Longley:

      1. Lydia Longley (17031718)
      2. Sarah Longley (17061731)
      3. William Longley (17101790)
      4. John Longley (17101790)
      5. Jonas Longley (17101790)
  3. Generation 3back to top
    1. Abigail Barron, daughter of Ellis Barron and Lydia Prescott, was born in January 1680 in Watertown, MA and died on January 30, 1712 in Lancaster, MA at the age of 32. She married Henry Houghton, son of John Houghton and Mary Farrar, in 1695. He was born on February 23, 1676 in Woburn, MA and died on December 17, 1756 in Bolton, MA at the age of 80.

      Children of Abigail Barron and Henry Houghton:

      1. Henry Houghton (17041777)
    2. Caleb Sawyer, son of Thomas Sawyer and Mary Prescott, was born on April 22, 1659 in Lancaster, MA and died in 1755 at the age of 95. He married Sarah Houghton, daughter of Ralph Houghton and Jane Stowe, in 1677. She was born on December 17, 1661 and died on November 15, 1757 in Harvard, MA at the age of 95.

    3. Mary Sawyer, daughter of Thomas Sawyer and Mary Prescott, was born in 1653 and died in 1706 at the age of 53. She married James Houghton, son of Ralph Houghton and Jane Stowe, in 1687. He was born about 1650 in Woburn, MA and died before September 11, 1711 in Lancaster, MA.

      Children of Mary Sawyer and James Houghton:

      1. Thomas Houghton (16961764)
      2. James Houghton (16901738)
      3. Ralph Houghton (16861687)
      4. John Houghton (16971724)
      5. Edward Houghton (17051777)
      6. Hannah Houghton (16881754)
      7. Ephraim Houghton (17001731)
      8. Experience Houghton (16711676)
    4. Lydia Longley, daughter of John Longley and Sarah Prescott, was born in 1703 and died in 1718 at the age of 15. She married Amos Farnsworth in 1718. He was born in 1692 and died in 1718 at the age of 26.

    5. Sarah Longley, daughter of John Longley and Sarah Prescott, was born on March 28, 1706 in Groton, Middlesex, MA and died in 1731 in Groton, Middlesex, MA at the age of 24. She married John Woods, son of Nathaniel Woods and Alice Whitney, on June 3, 1725. He was born on March 4, 1698 in Groton, Middlesex, MA and died on May 7, 1782 at the age of 84.

      Children of Sarah Longley and John Woods:

      1. Sarah Woods (17261790)
      2. John Woods (17281728)
      3. Susannah Woods (17301779)
      4. Alice Woods (1732)
      5. Lucy Woods (17351765)
      6. John Woods (17371823)
      7. Benjamin Woods (17391758)
      8. Abigail Woods (17411810)
      9. David Woods (17461793)
    6. William Longley, son of John Longley and Sarah Prescott, was born about 1710 in Groton, MA and died about 1790 in Shirley, MA. He married Mary Parker in 1727. She was born in 1706 and died in 1727 at the age of 21.

    7. John Longley, son of John Longley and Sarah Prescott, was born about 1710 in Groton, MA and died about 1790 in Shirley, MA. He married 2 times. The first time he married Mary Lawrence, daughter of Thomas Lawrence and Prudence Prudence, on February 1, 1739 in Groton, Middlesex, MA. She was born on September 7, 1718 in Groton, Middlesex, MA and died in 1719 at the age of 3 months. The second time he married Elizabeth Patterson in 1727. She was born in 1706 and died in 1727 at the age of 21.

    8. Jonas Longley, son of John Longley and Sarah Prescott, was born about 1710 in Groton, MA and died about 1790 in Shirley, MA. He married Esther Patterson in 1727. She was born in 1706 and died in 1727 at the age of 21.

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Occupation Blacksmith

Miller May 23, 1654 Lancaster, MA