Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Capt. Jonathan Prescott
Abt 1645 - 1721 (~ 76 years)1. Capt. Jonathan Prescott was born about 1645 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts (son of John Prescott and Mary Gawkroger alias Platt); died on 5 Dec 1721 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: Abt 1643
Jonathan married Elizabeth Hoar on 23 Dec 1675. Elizabeth (daughter of John Hoar and Alice) was born about 1650 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 25 Sep 1687 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Dr. Jonathan Prescott was born on 5 Apr 1677 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 28 Oct 1729 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
- Rev. Benjamin Prescott was born on 16 Sep 1687 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 27 May 1777 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
Jonathan married Rebecca Wheeler on 18 Dec 1689 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Rebecca (daughter of Joseph Wheeler and Sarah Goldstone) was born on 6 Sep 1645 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 20 Feb 1718 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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:
- 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.
- 1. Capt. Jonathan Prescott was born about 1645 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 5 Dec 1721 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.