Sarah Prescott

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• Moved to: Mar 1676, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; After her husband's death, she and her surviving children were escorted by soldiers along with the other survivors of Lancaster to Concord. The family then removed to Dedham.

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Sarah married Richard Wheeler on 2 Aug 1658 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Richard was born about 1611 in England; died on 9 Feb 1675/76 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married Joseph Rice on 23 Dec 1677 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Joseph (son of Deacon Edmund Rice and Thomasine Frost) was christened on 13 Mar 1637/38 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England; died after 1700. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: 1676; After the destruction of Lancaster in 1676, he went with his mother to Concord, and later to Dedham. Finally he returned to the reconstructed Lancaster.
• Military: say 1680; Abraham was a member of the Western Regiment of Middlesex County, his name appearing on the rolls as late as 18 March 1691/92.
• Married: 1682 to 1683; Tabitha ______. She was captured by Indians during the attack on Lancaster in November 1695. A Tabitha Wheeler married 5 April 1715 at Concord, Samuel Bennett. Issue: 1. Abigail Wheeler (1684-1711) 2. Jonathan Wheeler 3. Samuel Wheeler (____-1781) 4. daughter Wheeler
• Inventory: 6 Nov 1695, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Abraham's estate was inventoried.

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Birth:
His birth date was recorded as 7 (10) 1659.

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Died:
He was shot by an Indian on a Sunday morning while going between the fort and his house. Although mortally wounded, he succeeded in wresting the gun from the Indian and ran with it toward the fort until he was met by a party who went out to his rescue.

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• History: 1680; In 1680, he chose his step father as his guardian.
• Proprietor: 1682, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Occupation: say 1700; He was a carpenter or housewright.
• Offices Held: 1713, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman.
• Moved To: 1714, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Moved to: Abt 1721, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Will: 1 Dec 1725, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He mentions his wife, Experience, and his children: Isaac, Experience, Mary, Richard, and Abraham.

Isaac married Experience Metcalfe in 1682/83. Experience (daughter of John Metcalfe and Mary Chickering) was born on 16 Oct 1661 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 18 Feb 1730/31 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
His birth date was recorded as 25 (9) 1663.

Died:
His death date was recorded as 21 (12) 1663.

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• History: 1676; With the first destruction of Lancaster, he removed to Concord with the survivors. He joined his brothers in returning to Lancaster and survived the second destruction and again went to Concord, where his first two children were born. He later removed to Stow.
• Married: say 1685; Mary ______. She died on Sunday 26 September 1728 in Stow, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Joseph Wheeler (1696-____) 2. Mary Wheeler (1699-____) 3. Sarah Wheeler 4. William Wheeler (____-1729) 5. Zebediah Wheeler (1700-1760)

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Birth:
His birth date was recorded as 2 (11) 1664.

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• Married: say 1686; _____ Taylor.

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Birth:
Her birth date was recorded as 1 (12) 1666.

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• Married: 12 Feb 1691, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Jonathan Rice, the son of Henry and Elizabeth (Moore) Rice. He was born on 3 July 1654 in Sudbury, Massachusetts. On 23 March 1674/75 Jonathan, at age 20, married (1) Martha Eames, in Sudbury, Massachusetts. The marriage has been erroneously recorded as 23 March 1675/76. On 1 November 1677 Jonathan, at age 23, married (2) Rebecca Watson, in Sudbury, Massachusetts. He was a tavern owner in East Sudbury, and later in Framingham. He moved about 1707 to Framingham, Massachusetts. He served between 1708 and 1717 in Framingham, Massachusetts, as a Selectman. He served in 1711 as the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court from Framingham. He served again in 1720. He left a will on 15 March 1724/25 in Framingham, Massachusetts. He died on Thursday 12 April 1725 in Framingham, Massachusetts. Jonathan's will was proved on 21 May 1725 in Framingham, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Martha Rice 2. Hezekiah Rice (1694-1761) 3. Abraham Rice (1697-1777) 4. Ezekiel Rice (1700-____) 5. Elizabeth Rice (1703-____) 6. Phineas Rice (1705-1760) 7. Sarah Rice (1707-1727) 8. Richard Rice (1710-1737) 9. Abigail Rice (1714-____)
• Probate/Proved: 1744, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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Birth:
Pope (1900) gives her birth date as 22 May 1669, an error.

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• Military: 1690; He was a soldier in the expedition to Canada of 1690 of Sir William Phips, under Major Wade.
• Inventory: 7 Apr 1691, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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Birth:
His birth date was recorded as 29 (2) 1671.

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Died:
He died after his return from the Canada Expedition.

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Birth:
He was a twin.

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Birth:
She was a twin.

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• Married: 14 Dec 1713, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Joseph Boyden, the son of Captain Jonathan and Mary (Clark) Boyden. He was born on 1 February 1687 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He died on Sunday 16 April 1758 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Joseph Boyden (1715-1715) 2. Isaac Boyden (1717-1758) 3. Mary Boyden (1726-1779)

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• Married: 3 Apr 1718, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Joseph Clark, the son of Joseph and Mary (Wright) Clark. He was born on 9 January 1697 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He died on Tuesday 27 March 1731 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Joseph Clark (1719-1719) 2. Joseph Clark (1720-1780) 3. Rowland Clark (1722-1790) 4. Hephsibah Clark (1725-1811) 5. Jepthah Clark (1727-1736) 6. Experience Clark (1730-____)
• History: say 1770; In her old age she was called "Old Pedy."

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• Military: 11 Oct to 31 Oct 1723; His name appears on the muster roll of Capt Eleazer Wheelock's Company from 11 October to 31 October 1723 as a "Pilot".
• Married: Abt 1717; Sarah _____. Issue: 1. Jonathan Wheeler (1718-1796) 2. Experience Wheeler (1720-____) 3. Richard Wheeler (1721-____) 4. Moses Wheeler (1723-____) 5. Isaac Wheeler (1725-____)
• History: say 1720; He settled in Worcester, though he was a proprator of Pequoig, now Athol, and owned land on the Millers River.

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• History: 1731; In 1731, when his sister, Experience's husband died, Isaac was appointed guardian of all her children.
• Land/House: 25 Apr 1755; He sold his farm and all of its buildings to Seth Clark.
• Moved To: Jun 1755, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He settled in that part of Rutland, which in 1759, became Princeton. In April 1756, he bought a farm in Rutland. On 21 September 1761, he sold his farm in Princeton, and moved to his farm in Rutland.

Isaac married Sarah Lawrence on 8 May 1734 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Ebenezer Lawrence and Mary Partridge) was born on 30 May 1709 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: say 1727; Hannah _____. Issue: 1. Thomas Wheeler (1728-____) 2. Jabez Wheeler (1731-____) 3. Mary Wheeler (1733-____) 4. Abraham Wheeler (1735-____)
• Offices Held: say 1730, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was the Surveyor of Highways.
• History: 1737; Abraham built a bridge across the Blackstone River on the road to Sutton.
• Land/House: say 1740; He owned much land in Holden that he had inherited from his father.

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• Married: 14 Mar 1765, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Stone, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Farwell) Stone. She was born on 29 March 1743 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Wednesday 22 December 1813 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Dorcas Wheeler (1766-____) 2. Katee Wheeler (1767-____) 3. Elizabeth Wheeler (1769-____) 4. Isaac Wheeler (1771-____) 5. Jacob Wheeler (1774-____) 6. Sibyl Wheeler (1775-____) 7. Sarah Wheeler (1779-____) 8. Reuben Wheeler (1782-____) 9. Eli Wheeler (1784-1861)
• Military: 19 Apr 1775; He was a Sargeant in the Rutland Minute Men before the Revolution. On 19 April 1775, he marched with the company to Cambridge to join in the siege of Boston. He was there throughout the siege from 1775 to 1776.

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Died:
Murphy (1928) gives his death date as 2 April 1817.

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• Married: Jul 1772, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Col. John Watson. He was born about 1750 based on age at death. He and Sarah Wheeler filed marriage intentions on 26 June 1772 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He and Sarah Wheeler filed marriage intentions on 27 June 1772 in Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He died on Saturday 14 March 1829 in Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Sarah Watson (1773-____) 2. John Watson (1774-1785) 3. Jacob Wheeler Watson (1777-____)

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• Married: 17 Nov 1763, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Capt. Adam Wheeler, the son of Ephraim and Miriam (Martin) Wheeler. He was born on 29 April 1732 in Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He served in the French and Indian War, and was a Captain during the Revolution, having served at Lexington, Charlestown, Bunker Hill, Newark, Stillwater, Albany, and White Plains. He was ordained a deacon in Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. After the war, he felt the injustice of the Massachusetts government and raised a company of 100 men, and with 80 of them, marched to Worcester where he took control of the courthouse. By this action, he became the number two man of Shay's Rebellion, and fled to Canada upon its collapse. In 1791, he petitioned the town of Hubbardston to help him pay his debts incurred in the revolt. The town happily complied. He died on Tuesday 24 August 1802 in Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Silas Wheeler (1764-1826) 2. Ede Wheeler (1766-____) 3. Asa Wheeler (1768-1831) 4. Joel Wheeler (1771-____) 5. Rhoda Wheeler (1774-____) 6. Jacob Wheeler 7. Daniel Wheeler (1780-1810)
• Moved To: Abt 1766, Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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• History: 1755 to 1817, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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History:
In 1755, when he was 9, he moved to Rutland from Medfield with his father. He lived for some time in Hubbardston, Massachusetts on a farm acquired from his father. He returned to Rutland and bought a farm near New Boston. He lived there the rest of his life.

He was a member of the Rutland Minute Company and marched to Cambridge after the Alarm in 1775.

Abraham married Jemima Walker on 22 Aug 1770 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Jemima (daughter of Captain Phineas Walker and Beulah Clap) was born on 3 Oct 1747 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Dec 1802 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abraham married Katy Muzzy on 30 May 1803 in Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Katy was christened on 3 Jul 1763 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Sep 1822 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: say 1770; Read (1836), in his History of Rutland, says that he was "Believed to be pious."

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Died:
He never married.

Wheeler (1924) gives his death date as 30 May 1775.