Captain Jonathan Prescott

Other Events and Attributes:

• Offices Held: say 1670, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Jonathan served as a constable.
• Married: 3 Aug 1670, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Dorothy ______. She died on Monday 8 October 1674 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Samuel Prescott (1671-1671) 2. Jonathan Prescott (1671-1671) 3. Jonathan Prescott (1672-____) 4. Samuel Prescott (1674-____)
• Married: 23 Dec 1675, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Hoar, the daughter of John and Alice Hoar. She was born about 1650 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. She died on Thursday 25 September 1687 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Jonathan Prescott (1677-1729) 2. Elizabeth Prescott (1678-____) 3. Dorothy Prescott (1681-1748) 4. John Prescott (1683-1706) 5. Mary Prescott (1685-____) 6. Benjamin Prescott (1687-1777)
• History: 1676; After the massacre, he along with two others were sent as messengers to the Indians to try and obtain the captive's release.
• Married: 18 Dec 1689, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Rebecca Wheeler, the daughter of Lt. Joseph and Sarah (Goldstone) Wheeler. She was born on 6 September 1645 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Her birth was recorded as 6 (7) 1645. On 16 April 1667 Rebecca, at age 21, married first, the Hon. Peter Buckley, at age 23 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She died on Saturday 20 February 1717/18 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
• Freeman: 1690
• Offices Held: 1692; He was a Representative to the General Court and for nine years after.
• Living: Feb 1707
• Married: 18 Aug 1718, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Ruth Wheeler, the daughter of Capt. Thomas and Ruth (Wood) Wheeler. She was born about 1653 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.Ruth, married first, ______ Brown. She died on Tuesday 9 February 1740 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Notes:

Birth:
Potter (1887) states he was born in 1643.

Married:
Their marriage date was recorded as 3 (6) 1670.