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Subject: [NEW-HAMPSHIRE-L] PRESCOTT, Groton, MA and Jaffrey, Cheshire Co., NH
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 12:58:15 EST

Subject: PRESCOTT, Colonel Benjamin
Source: Farnsworth Memorial

John Farnsworth/Hannah Aldis Line, Groton, MA

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Colonel Benjamin Prescott b. Mar 15, 1754 son of Oliver
Prescott and his wife, Bethia Underwood of Groton, MA

Colonel Benjamin Prescott m. Dec 5, 1775 Rachel Adams
of Chelmsford, MA b. Aug 19, 1757. While acting as a
spy for the Patriots, the day before the battle of
Bunker Hill, he was captured by the British, but made
his escape the same day. He was ever an active, energ-
etic and influential man, highly esteemed for his in-
tegrity, uprightness and sound judgement. They removed
to Jaffrey, NH where he represented th town of Jaffrey
in the New Hampshire Legislature for eleven years (from
1790 to 1796 and 1809 to 1814); he also was justice of
the peace; he was Deacon of the Baptist Church. He d.
1839. (p.190 for their children)

p.190
Colonel Benjamin Prescott and his wife, Rachel Adams had
issue at Jaffrey, NH:
1. Benjamin Prescott Jr. b. Dec 2, 1776 d. Sep 16, 1777.
2. Benjamin Prescott 2nd, b. Sep 1, 1778 m. May 17, 1830
the widow, Sally Hodge, b. Nov 26, 1781. Res: Jaffrey
NH; no children. He d. 1852.
3. Oliver Prescott b. Feb 9, 1781 m. May 23, 1811 Mary
Clay of Putney, VT, dau of James and Betsey Clay b.
Mar 12, 1782, d. Mar 31, 1839; m. (2) Jan 7, 1841,
the widow, Phebe (Coffin) Brown b. Apr 14, 1795; she
d. Aug 11, 1844 and he m. (3) Mar 27, 1845 the widow
Mary (Bonner) Stratton b. June 23, 1789 of Winchester
NH. He d. Nov 25, 1850.
4. Rachel Prescott b. Aug 30, 1783 m. Nov. 14, 1815
James Clay, brother of Mary (above) b. Dec 17, 1783
at Putney; resided at Rindge, NH and d. Jan 4, 1838.
5. Eldad Prescott b. Nov 18, 1786 m. Mar 27, 1816 Clarissa
Hunt b. Oct 4, 1791 at Jaffrey, NH; d. Sep 20, 1826;
he m. (2) Betsey Hunt, her sister b. July 5, 1793; she
d. Oct 1, 1852.
6. Nabby Prescott b. Sep 13, 1789 d. Aug 24, 1800.
7. John Adams Prescott b. Nov 7, 1793 m. Apr 10, 1828
Martha Ryan b. June 1, 1806; resided at Jaffrey, NH;
was a farmer; manufacturer; Representative; and
Justice of the Peace; d. Oct 7, 1860.
8. Susanna Prescott b. Sep 8, 1797 d. 1800
9. Bethia Prescott b. Apr 10, 1800 d. Jan 5, 1807.

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David Prescott b. 1728 at Lancaster, MA son of Ebenezer
Prescott and his wife, Hannah Farnsworth of Lancaster.

David Prescott m. Abigail Wright and resided at Jaffrey
NH; he d. Feb 1774.

David Prescott and his wife, Abigail Wright had issue at
Jaffrey, NH:
1. David Prescott Jr. b. Nov 2, 1753 m. Sep 1779 Mary
Blood b. Sep 1779 dau of Joseph and Hannah (Blood)
Blood, b. Sep 12, 1754 at Groton, MA. He resided at
Westford, MA; he d. 1813; she d. 1843; He was a
soldier in the Revoltion and was wounded at Bunker
Hill.
2. Abigail Prescott b. Jan 22, 1755.
3. Ezra Prescott b. Apr 30, 1756 m. June 29, 1780 Dolly
Wright b. July 1761; he d. Apr 29, 1787; she m. (2)
Oliver Wright by whom she had 3 children:
1. Oliver Wright
2. Sarah Wright
3. Jesse Wright.
4. Dr. Joel Prescott b. June 20, 1759; m. Sep 8, 1793
Lucy Reed of Geneva, NY. She was his 2nd wife; she
was b. Mar 10, 1773; his 1st wife was Philelia Reed
who died without issue. He was a physician at Phelphs
NY; he d. Oct 1811 and his widow m. (2) John Taylor
She d. Sep 30, 1819
5. Eunice Prescott b. Mar 9, 1761 d. 1770.
6. Sampson Prescott b. Nov 22, 1762 m. Lucy Blood,
sister of Mary (who m. his brother David); she b.
May 20, 1673 at Groton, MA. He was a soldier in
the Battle of Bunker Hill.
7. Azubah Prescott b. July 24, 1764.
8. Rachel Prescott b. Mar 17, 1766.
9. Amos Prescott b. Aug 10, 1768.
10. Zaccheus Prescott b. May 22, 1773.

p.190
Oliver Prescott and his wife, Kezia Howard had first
three children born at Jaffrey, NH:
1. Oliver Prescott, Jr. b. 1789 m. 1811 Ruth Morgan
and resided at New Hartford, NY; Justice of the
Peace; Member of the House of Assembly in 1848
2. Kezia Prescott b. Oct 19, 1790 d. 1793
3. Bethia Prescott b. July 22, 1792; m. 1812 Jared P.
Todd, b. June 23, 1791 at New Haven, CT; resided at
Paris, Oneida Co., NY
4. Benjamin Prescott b. 1794 m. 1819, Experience Huntley
b. 1799; resided at Hastings, Oswego Co., NY; he d.
1847; she moved to Ann Arbor, MI
5. Polly Prescott b. 1796 m. 1819 Allen Harrison b.
1789; resided at Grand Rapids, MI; he d. 1850.
6. Anson Prescott b. 1797 m. (1) 1820 Hannah Paddock
who d. 1826; he m. (2) 1827 Nancy Campbell who d.
1854; he m. (3) 1854, Alma Cole.
7. Anna Prescott b. 1800 m. 1817 William Dixon who d.
1830; she d. 1831
8. Susan Prescott b. 1802; m. 1825, Samuel Mallory.
9. John Prescott b. 1804 m. 1827 Julia Haven; he d. 1850
10. Jeremiah Prescott b. 1806 m. 1831 Deborah Linman b.
1805; resided at Rome, NY
11. Phebe Prescott b. 1808 m. 1828 Benjamin Mallory;
she d. August, 1830.
12. Price Howard Prescott b. 1811 m. 1828 Rebecca W.
Thomas b. 1804; she d. 1862 and he m. (2) 1866
Olive L. the widow of his brother, Rev. Francis
Prescott; resided at Grand Rapids, MI
13. Rev. Francis Prescott b. 1813; m. (1) 1837 Mary
Bond b. 1807; d. 1861; he m. (2) 1844 Olive Wright
b. 1818 at Westford, Otswego Co., NY. He grad
Hamilton Lit & Theological Inst., NY; ordained a
minister of the Baptist Church, Middlefield, NY
1847; Grand Rapids, MI 1851; where in Kent Co. he
continued his labors. He d. Jan 7, 1864 and his
widow m. (2) his brother, Price Howard Prescott
Dec. 5, 1866.
14. Sarah Prescott b. 1815 m. 1836 Cram Cole; he d.
of cholera Jan 3, 1854; one child: Lydia Cole.

p.192
David Prescott and his wife, Mary Blood had issue at
Jaffrey, NH:
1. David Prescott Jr. b. Dec 30, 1780
2. Mary Prescott b. 1782 m. 1807 John Blodgett b. 1782
at Groton, MA; he d. 1829 and she d. 1858.
3. Hannah Prescott b. 1785 m. 1809 Levi Prescott son of
Jonas and Rebecca (Bulkley) Prescott; b. 1771; he d.
1839; she d. 1866.
4. Benjamin Jaquith Prescott b. 1787
5. Hepzibah Prescott b. 1788 m. 1808 Silas Lawrence a
farmer of Groton, MA b. 1782.
6. Sampson Prescott b. 1790; m. 1813, Sally Lawrence
b. 1784; d. 1822; m. (2) 1845, Susanna Blood of
Groton, MA
7. Abigail Prescott b. 1793 m. Luther Trowbridge and
settled at Warren, MA thence to Tennessee.

p.193
Ezra Prescott and his wife, Dolly Wright of Jaffrey, NH
had issue:
1. Ezra Prescott Jr. b. 1781 m. Elizabeth Hardy; he was
a lawyer. He was Registra of Probate for Hillsborough
Co., NH and Resided at Amherst; he d. 1845 no issue
2. Eunice Prescott b. 1782 d. 1865 unm.
3. Dr. Joel Prescott b. 1784 m. 1814 Clamira Stearns
Resided at Phelps, NY
4. Dolly Prescott b. 1786 m. Mr. Hardy
5. Phebe Prescott b. 1788 m. Mr. Green and resided at
Lowell, MA
6. Abigail Prescott b. 1789 m. Mr. Dadman and resided
at Lowell, MA.

p.196
Oliver Prescott and his wife, Mary Clay had issue at
Jaffrey, NH:
1. Oren Prescott b. 1813 d. 1816
2. Daniel C. Prescott b. 1815; m. 1841 Abigail Davidson
b. 1814 at Fitzwilliam, NH and resided there.
3. Elizabeth Prescott b. 1817 d. 1818
4. Elizabeth Prescott 2nd b. 1819 m. 1841, Rufus Haywood
b. 1820. He was appointed by the President, Abraham
Lincoln, Feb 26, 1864, and confirmed by the U.S.
Senate, Paymaster in the Union Army with the rank of
Major. He was Brevet Lieut. Colonel appointed Nov
15, 1865 by the President, and confirmed by the Senate.
He was honorably discharged Dec 1, 1865 and resided
at Fredonia, NY
Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth
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