Brief Life History of John
When John Prescott Jr was born on 14 October 1770, in Sandwich, Carroll, New Hampshire, United States, his father, John Prescott, was 26 and his mother, Mary Carr, was 23. He married Sally George in 1785, in Sandwich, Carroll, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 7 daughters. He died in 1849, at the age of 79, and was buried in Hovey Cemetery, Albany, Orleans, Vermont, United States.
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- John Prescott, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- John Prescut, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- John Prescott, "Find A Grave Index"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New Hampshire is 9th state.
1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the places so called, in southwestern Lancashire (now Merseyside), Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, and Devon, all of which are named from Old English prēost ‘priest’ + cot ‘cottage’, ‘dwelling’. The surname is most common in Lancashire, and so it seems likely that the first of these places is the most frequent source. It is also present in Ireland, being recorded there first in the 15th century.
History: John Prescott of Standish, Lancaster, England, arrived in NewEngland in 1640 and in 1643 was one of the first settlers ofLancaster, MA. His descendants include several prominent Americans ofthe revolutionary war, including Samuel Prescott, born in Concord, MA,in 1751, whose fame lies in completing the midnight ride of warning in1775 after Paul Revere was captured.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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