Mary <I>Gawkroger-Platts</I> Prescott

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Mary Gawkroger-Platts Prescott

Birth
Sowerby, Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England
Death
20 Oct 1688 (aged 75–76)
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.4485427, Longitude: -71.6732196
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Daughter of Abraham Gawkroger-Platts and Martha (Riley) Gawkroger-Platts of Sowerby, Yorkshire, England.

A 1607 birth/baptism date is sometimes attributed to this Mary. A deposition she made in 1678, at which time she gave her age as 66 years or thereabouts, suggests she was born closer to 1612.
(NEHGR 95:8). The 1607 date is the birth/christening date of the cousin of Mary who has the name of Mary, too. The Mary Gawkroger, daughter of Abraham, christened in 1612, married John Prescott. The Mary Gawkroger, daughter of James, christened 1607, married Dan Eccles.

She married John Prescott on April 11,1629 at Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

Children: Mary Prescott Sawyer, Martha Prescott Rugg, John Prescott, Sarah Prescott Wheeler, Hannah Prescott Rugg, Lydia Prescott Fairbanks Barron, Jonathan Prescott, Joseph Prescott, and Jonas Prescott.
Daughter of Abraham Gawkroger-Platts and Martha (Riley) Gawkroger-Platts of Sowerby, Yorkshire, England.

A 1607 birth/baptism date is sometimes attributed to this Mary. A deposition she made in 1678, at which time she gave her age as 66 years or thereabouts, suggests she was born closer to 1612.
(NEHGR 95:8). The 1607 date is the birth/christening date of the cousin of Mary who has the name of Mary, too. The Mary Gawkroger, daughter of Abraham, christened in 1612, married John Prescott. The Mary Gawkroger, daughter of James, christened 1607, married Dan Eccles.

She married John Prescott on April 11,1629 at Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

Children: Mary Prescott Sawyer, Martha Prescott Rugg, John Prescott, Sarah Prescott Wheeler, Hannah Prescott Rugg, Lydia Prescott Fairbanks Barron, Jonathan Prescott, Joseph Prescott, and Jonas Prescott.


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