Benjamin Prescott Jr.

Family

Sources

1. Shattuck, History of Concord (1835) Appendix HOAR: "John of Concord, who lived in Scituate from 1643 to 1655, came to Concord about 1660; was a lawyer ... d. April 2, 1704; his wife Alice d. June 5, 1697. His daughter Elizabeth m. Jonathan Prescott, and Mary m. Benjamin Graves". Prescott Memorial p. 42: "Elizabeth, dau. of John Hoar, Esq., a lawyer of Concord, Mass., Dec. 23, 1675. She d. Sept. 25, 1687". Concord VR: "mr Jn° Hoar ye husband of mrs Ales his wife dyed, Aprill ye 2d day 1704"; "Alice Hoar ye wife of mr Jn° Hoar her Husband dyed June ye 5th day 1696". Mother (Alice) not named as mother of Elizabeth = LEAD.

   William Prescott, "The Prescott Memorial" (1870), Part I pp. 67-68, 92: "The second child of Benjamin Prescott and Rebecca Minot was 251. 2. Martha,(491) b. Nov. 23, 1744; m. Sept. 29, 1767, Stephen, son of Benjamin Goodhue of Salem, and had twp children." Issue of Martha Prescott (251—2) and Stephen Goodhue of Salem: "490. 1. Benjamin, b. May 28, 1768 ... 491. 2. Martha,(838) b. Feb. 2, 1770; m. 1796, Captain Richard Wheatland of Salem." Salem VR marriages (Essex Institute): "GOODHUE ... Stephen, and Martha Prescott, Sept. 29, 1767 PR 170"; "Martha [daughter Stephen and Martha (Prescott) PR 170], and Richard Wheatland, certif. Oct. 29, 1796*." Exact match to locked martha-prescott-goodhue-bsb (m. Stephen 1767; mother of Martha Goodhue Wheatland b. 2 Feb 1770) and maiden Minot.

2. Salem VR Vol. II Births (1918), PICKERING: "Sarah, d. John, jr. and Sarah (Burrell), July 25, 1686. CT. R." (other Sarahs b. 1703-4 and 1711 too young for the 1707 marriage). Salem VR Marriages: "Joseph [Hardy], and Sarah Pickering, June 25, 1707." Birth of daughter Martha: "Martha, d. Joseph and Sarah (Pickering), Feb. 26, 1710-11."

   Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, Vol. II Births (Essex Institute, 1918), PRESCOT: "Benja[min], s. Rev. Benja[min] and Eliza[beth] (Higginson), Jan. 29, 1716-17." Same block: John (Aug. 2, 1718), Hannah (Dec. 6, 1719), Elizabeth (Sept. 15, 1721), Sarah (Jan. 29, 1722-3), all "d./s. Rev. Benja[min] and Eliza[beth] (Higginson)"; and PRESCOTT "Martha, d. Benj[amin], jr. and Rebecca, Nov. 23, 1744" (already-locked martha-prescott-goodhue-bsb).

3. Shattuck, History of Concord (1835) Appendix HOAR: "John of Concord, who lived in Scituate from 1643 to 1655, came to Concord about 1660; was a lawyer ... d. April 2, 1704; his wife Alice d. June 5, 1697. His daughter Elizabeth m. Jonathan Prescott, and Mary m. Benjamin Graves". Prescott Memorial p. 42: "Elizabeth, dau. of John Hoar, Esq., a lawyer of Concord, Mass., Dec. 23, 1675. She d. Sept. 25, 1687". Concord VR: "mr Jn° Hoar ye husband of mrs Ales his wife dyed, Aprill ye 2d day 1704"; "Alice Hoar ye wife of mr Jn° Hoar her Husband dyed June ye 5th day 1696". Mother (Alice) not named as mother of Elizabeth = LEAD.

   William Prescott, "The Prescott Memorial" (1870), p. 52: "Issue of Rev. Benjamin Prescott (54-9) and Elizabeth Higginson of Salem Village. 98. 1. Benjamin,(250) b. Jan. 29, 1717; grad. Harv. Coll. in 1736; m. Aug. 12, 1741, Rebecca, dau. of James and Martha (Lane) Minot, b. May 15, 1720. He was a justice of the peace and an enterprising merchant in Salem, where he d. Aug. 18, 1778, in his 62d year. She d. Oct. 8, 1761, in her 42d year." p. 46: "54. 9. Rev. Benjamin,(98-1) b. Sept. 16, 1687, graduated at Harvard College in 1709 ... ordained over the church at the Second Precinct, in Salem, subsequently Danvers ... Sept. 23, 1713 ... He m. for his first wife, Elizabeth, daughter of John Higginson, Esq., of Salem, Oct. 20, 1715. She was b. June 28, 1696, and d. March 20, 1723 ... The Rev. Benjamin Prescott d. May 27, 1777, ae. 90."

4. Vital Records of Danvers, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, Vol. I Births (Topsfield Historical Society, 1909), PRESCOTT: "Martha, d. Benjamin, jr. and Rebecca, Nov. 23, 1744." Same block: Rebecca (May 20, 1742), Benjamin (Mar. 14, 1746), James (Mar. 16, 1748), Elizabeth (Dec. 1, 1752), Mercy (Feb. 5, 1755), Benjamin (Oct. 22, 1757), Mary (May 9, 1760) — all "Benjamin, jr. and Rebecca" / "Benjamin and Rebecca".

   Vital Records of Danvers, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, Vol. I Births (Topsfield Historical Society, 1909), PRESCOTT: "Martha, d. Benjamin, jr. and Rebecca, Nov. 23, 1744." Same block: Rebecca (May 20, 1742), Benjamin (Mar. 14, 1746), James (Mar. 16, 1748), Elizabeth (Dec. 1, 1752), Mercy (Feb. 5, 1755), Benjamin (Oct. 22, 1757), Mary (May 9, 1760) — all "Benjamin, jr. and Rebecca" / "Benjamin and Rebecca".

5. Shattuck, History of Concord (1835) Appendix HOAR: "John of Concord, who lived in Scituate from 1643 to 1655, came to Concord about 1660; was a lawyer ... d. April 2, 1704; his wife Alice d. June 5, 1697. His daughter Elizabeth m. Jonathan Prescott, and Mary m. Benjamin Graves". Prescott Memorial p. 42: "Elizabeth, dau. of John Hoar, Esq., a lawyer of Concord, Mass., Dec. 23, 1675. She d. Sept. 25, 1687". Concord VR: "mr Jn° Hoar ye husband of mrs Ales his wife dyed, Aprill ye 2d day 1704"; "Alice Hoar ye wife of mr Jn° Hoar her Husband dyed June ye 5th day 1696". Mother (Alice) not named as mother of Elizabeth = LEAD.

   William Prescott, "The Prescott Memorial" (1870), Part I pp. 67-68, 92: "The second child of Benjamin Prescott and Rebecca Minot was 251. 2. Martha,(491) b. Nov. 23, 1744; m. Sept. 29, 1767, Stephen, son of Benjamin Goodhue of Salem, and had twp children." Issue of Martha Prescott (251—2) and Stephen Goodhue of Salem: "490. 1. Benjamin, b. May 28, 1768 ... 491. 2. Martha,(838) b. Feb. 2, 1770; m. 1796, Captain Richard Wheatland of Salem." Salem VR marriages (Essex Institute): "GOODHUE ... Stephen, and Martha Prescott, Sept. 29, 1767 PR 170"; "Martha [daughter Stephen and Martha (Prescott) PR 170], and Richard Wheatland, certif. Oct. 29, 1796*." Exact match to locked martha-prescott-goodhue-bsb (m. Stephen 1767; mother of Martha Goodhue Wheatland b. 2 Feb 1770) and maiden Minot.