Mary Prescott

Mary Haynes

• Born 1647 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
• Died 23 Feb 1718 in Lancaster, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
• Daughter of John Haynes and Dorothy (Noyes) Haynes
• Sister of Elizabeth (Haynes) Balcom, John Haynes II, Dorothy (Haynes) Freeman, Peter Haynes Sr., Joseph Haynes, James Haynes, Daniel Haynes, Rachel Haynes, Ruth Haynes and David Haynes
• Wife of Josiah Howe Sr. — married 18 May 1671 in Sudbury, MA
• Wife of John Prescott — married 15 Nov 1710 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
• Mother of Mary Howe, Mary Howe, Dorothy (Howe) Prescott, Josiah Howe Jr., Daniel Howe and Ruth (Howe) Bowker

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Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Haynes-9
Profile last modified 12 Dec 2019 | Created 22 Feb 2010

Birth

No record of Mary's birth was found in Sudbury Vital Records, unlike all her siblings. More research needed.

Marriages

Mary Haynes married Josiah Howe March 18, 1671, in Sudbury, Massachusetts. [1][2]

All of Mary's children were with her first husband Josiah.

She married second, John Prescott on November 15, 1710, in Marlborough, Massachusetts[3][4] [5]
Mary Prescott died at Lancaster, Massachusetts, February 23, 1718.[6]

Children of Josiah Howe and Mary Haynes:

1. Mary, born April 7, 1672 Marlboro MA
2. Mary, born May 4, 1674 Marlboro MA
3. Dorothy
4. Josiah
5. Daniel
6. Ruth, born January 6, 1684, married John Bowker.

Research Notes

NOTE: The following information is here for information only; these children are actually the children of her son, John Prescott, and his wife Dorothy, despite what the linked source says.

Mary and John Prescott had the following known children:[7]

John, m Mary White of Lancaster in 1742; d 1750 Tabitha, m (1) Aaron Sawyer, May 10, 1731 and settled in Shrewsbury; m (2) Silas Brigham who was born Aug 9, 1710

There is no record in Sudbury (Mass.) Vital Records for her birth (pages 62 to 70) <Archive.org>

Sudbury (Mass.) Vital Records has her marriage as "(HAYNES) Mary and Josiah How, May 18, 1671. M.R." <Archive.org>

References

1. GEDCOM Source Book Title: Genealogy of the Wells Family and Families Related 1,61157::3090644
2. Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jun 22 2019, 22:18:06 UTC
3. WikiTree contributors, "Mary (Haynes) Prescott (1647-1718)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Haynes-9 : accessed 16 November 2024).

Middlesex, Massachusetts, Vital Records of Sudbury, p. 219

1. #Torrey Clarence A., New England Marriages prior to 1700 (Baltimore, MD, USA:: Genealogical Publishing Co.,, 2004), p. 392
   1. Middlesex, Massachusetts, Vital Records of Marlborough through 1850, page 270
   2. Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700, (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Reference Page 799
   3. Prescott, William M. D. The Prescott Memorial: Or, A Genealogical Memoir of the Prescott Families in America. In Two Parts, published 1870. Reference pages 45, 49
   4. Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Reference Lancaster Volume 1, page 406. $Subscription
   5. Dutton, H.W., The Prescott Memorial: Or, A Genealogical Memoir of the Prescott Families in America. In Two Parts, published 1870. Reference page 49
   6. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=26914960&pid... (private tree)
   7. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVQ-VM2D : 7 August 2020), Mary Rachel Haynes Prescott, ; Burial, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America, Old Settlers Burial Yard; citing record ID 6238509, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6238509/mary-rachel-prescott
   8. This person was created through the import of 2011-05-03 Family Tree_2011-05-24.ged on 25 May 2011.
2. Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Oct 9 2022, 21:10:57 UTC
3. Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Jan 21 2017, 3:42:43 UTC

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