Elizabeth (Higginson) Prescott

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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), 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."

2. Salem VR Vol. I Births, GARDNER: "Hanna, d. Samuell, jr. and Elizabeth, Apr. 4, 1676."; siblings "George, s. Samuell, jr. and Elizabeth, 28: 11 m: 1674", "George, 2d s. Samuell, jr. and Eliza[beth], Sept. 9, 1679", "John, s. Samuell, jr. and Eliza[beth], Apr. 14, 1681".

   Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, Vol. I Births (1916), HIGGINSON: "Elizabeth, d. John, 3d and Hannah (Gardner), June 28, 1696."; siblings "John, s. John, 3d and Hannah (Gardner), Jan. 10, 1697-8", "Samuel ... Feb. 5, 1699-1700", "Sarah ... Feb. 13, 1702-3", "Francis ... Nov. 29, 1705", "Henry ... Sept. 23, 1707". Matches elizabeth-higginson-prescott-bsb b. 28 Jun 1696.

3. Higginson Desc. (1910) p. 1: "Rev. Francis1 Higginson, son of Rev. John Higginson, Vicar of Claybrooke, Leicestershire, England, was baptized Aug. 6, 1586, at Claybrooke". Wikipedia "Francis Higginson": "The son of a minister" (Claybrooke, Leicester).

   T. W. Higginson, "Descendants of the Reverend Francis Higginson" (1910), p. 13: "10 John4 Higginson (John3, John2, Francis1), born Aug. 20, 1675, at Salem, Mass.; died Apr. 26, 1718, at Salem; married 1st, Sept. 11, 1695, at Salem, Hannah Gardner, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Brown) Gardner, born Apr. 4, 1676, at Salem; died June 24, 1713 ... John Higginson was a merchant. He held the office of registrar of probate, 1698-1702 ... Children, born at Salem: 13 Elizabeth, b. June 28, 1696." p. 14: "13 Elizabeth5 Higginson ... born June 28, 1696, at Salem, Mass.; died Mar. 20, 1722-3, at Salem; married Oct. 20, 1715, at Salem, Rev. Benjamin Prescott, son of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Hoar) Prescott, born Sept. 16, 1687, at Concord". Gardner Memorial (1933) #20: "Hannah, b. Apr. 4, 1676; d. June 24, 1713; m. Salem, Sept. 11, 1695, Capt. John Higginson ... Children by Hannah, all b. in Salem: 1, Elizabeth, b. June 28, 1696; d. Mar. 20, 1722-23; m. Oct. 20, 1715, Rev. Benjamin [Prescott]".

4. 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).

5. Salem VR Vol. I Births, GARDNER: "Hanna, d. Samuell, jr. and Elizabeth, Apr. 4, 1676."; siblings "George, s. Samuell, jr. and Elizabeth, 28: 11 m: 1674", "George, 2d s. Samuell, jr. and Eliza[beth], Sept. 9, 1679", "John, s. Samuell, jr. and Eliza[beth], Apr. 14, 1681".

   Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, Vol. I Births (1916), HIGGINSON: "Elizabeth, d. John, 3d and Hannah (Gardner), June 28, 1696."; siblings "John, s. John, 3d and Hannah (Gardner), Jan. 10, 1697-8", "Samuel ... Feb. 5, 1699-1700", "Sarah ... Feb. 13, 1702-3", "Francis ... Nov. 29, 1705", "Henry ... Sept. 23, 1707". Matches elizabeth-higginson-prescott-bsb b. 28 Jun 1696.