Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Mary Prescott
Bef 1630 - Abt 1716 (> 86 years)
Generation: 1
1. Mary Prescott was born before 24 Feb 1630; was christened on 24 Feb 1630 in Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England (daughter of John Prescott and Mary Gawkroger alias Platt); died about Apr 1716. Mary married Thomas Sawyer in 1648 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts. Thomas was born about 1616; died on 12 Sep 1706 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Thomas Sawyer was born on 2 May 1649 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 5 Sep 1736 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts.
- James Sawyer was born on 22 Mar 1657 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 27 Jan 1753 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut.
2. John Prescott was born about 1604 in Lancashire, England; died about 1681 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: Dec 1681
Notes:
He came to New England in about 1636 and settled in Watertown. He was a blacksmith.
John married Mary Gawkroger alias Platt on 11 Apr 1629 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. Mary was born between 1611 and 1612; died in 1674. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Mary Gawkroger alias Platt was born between 1611 and 1612; died in 1674. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: Abt 1607
Notes:
Her odd surname means "left-handed Roger." Many of her relatives appear to have used Platt or Platts as an alternative surname, after the area of Yorkshire the family was associated with. But she appears to have used Gawkroger or Gawroger during the periods of her life when she was unmarried. The exact identity of her parents, however, is unclear. Mary Lovering Holman (citation details below) says she was "possibly daughter of Abraham and Martha (Riley) Gawkroger, who was living in 1678."
Children:
- 1. Mary Prescott was born before 24 Feb 1630; was christened on 24 Feb 1630 in Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England; died about Apr 1716.
- Sarah Prescott was born about 1637 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
- Capt. Jonathan Prescott was born about 1645 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 5 Dec 1721 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.