Elizabeth Prescott

could not have been Susanna Pulsifer's child

Biography

Elizabeth Pulsifer was born 4 Dec 1669 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts,
the daughter of Benedict Pulsifer and his first wife. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Elizabeth married Isaac Clifford on 13 Aug 1693 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. [5] [6] [7] [4] Together, they had one child: [7]

Elizabeth Clifford, b 1694

Elizabeth's husband, Isaac, then died on 2 May 1694 in Hampton. [7] [8] After Isaac's death, Elizabeth then remarried to Jonathan Prescott (aka Pressall) [6] [7] on 23 Dec 1695. [8] [9]
Shortly after Elizabeth's marriage to Jonathan Prescott, a Mary Cram accused him of fathering her child in June 1696. [4]
The children of Elizabeth and Jonathan Prescott born in Hampton, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire, are as follows: [10] [11]
Jonathan Prescott, b 16 JUL 1696
Jeremiah Prescott, b 8 OCT 1698
Benjamin Prescott, b 2 NOV 1700
Abigail Prescott, b 23 MAR 1702/03
Joseph Prescott, b 27 DEC 1705
Mary Prescott, b 8 SEP 1709
Elizabeth wrote her will and dated it 24 Jan 1755 in Hampton. It was probated on 30 May 1755. [7] [4] [8] [10]

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Elizabeth (Pulsifer) Prescott (1669 - bef. 1755)

Elizabeth Prescott formerly Pulsifer aka Clifford

Born 4 Dec 1669 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts

Daughter of Benedictus Pulsifer and Unknown (Unknown) Pulsifer

Sister of John Pulsifer, Richard Pulsipher [half], William Pulcifer [half], Susanna (Pulcifer) Sutton [half], Joseph Pulcifer [half], Benjamin Pulcifer [half], David Pulcifer [half], Jonathan Pulcifer [half], Joanna (Pulcifer) Harris [half] and Margaret (Pulsipher) Lakeman [half]

Wife of Isaac Clifford — married 13 Aug 1693 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts

Wife of Jonathan Prescott — married 23 Dec 1695 in Hampton, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire

Mother of Elizabeth (Clifford) Garland, Jonathan Prescott, Jeremiah Prescott, Benjamin Prescott, Abigail (Prescott) Locke and Joseph Prescott

Died before 30 May 1755 before age 85 in Hampton, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire

Profile last modified 16 Aug 2021 | Created 30 Apr 2012

Origins

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This person, whose name has yet to be identified, was the first wife of Benedict Pulsifer. They were married certainly before about 1662 when their first child was born, and it has been speculated possibly as early as 1657. She was the mother of his first three children:
Benedict Pulsifer II, b abt 1662; d 1690;
John Pulsifer, b 1667; d 1737
Elizabeth Pulsifer, b 4 Dec 1669
Benedict Pulsifer had settled in Ipswich, Massachusetts, according to his own statement, by 1659. He was probably married a year or two before coming to this country. [1]
He very likely brought his wife and infant son, Benedict II, or Junior. (b 1662; d 1690) [2]
We have no record of the birth of the son or of another son, John Pulsifer, b 1667; d 1737 [2],
but Elizabeth Pulsifer's birth on 4 Dec 1669 is recorded in the town records of Ipswich [3]; d This person, whose name has yet to be identified, was the first wife of Benedict Pulsifer. They were married certainly before about 1662 when their first child was born, and it has been speculated possibly as early as 1657. She was the mother of his first three children:

1. Benedict Pulsifer II, b abt 1662; d 1690;
2. John Pulsifer, b 1667; d 1737
3. Elizabeth Pulsifer, b 4 Dec 1669

Benedict Pulsifer had settled in Ipswich, Massachusetts, according to his own statement, by 1659. He was probably married a year or two before coming to this country. [1]
He very likely brought his wife and infant son, Benedict II, or Junior. (b 1662; d 1690) [2]
We have no record of the birth of the son or of another son, John Pulsifer, b 1667; d 1737 [2],
but Elizabeth Pulsifer's birth on 4 Dec 1669 is recorded in the town records of Ipswich [3]; d 1755
William Henry Pulsifer, b 1671 [2]

His first wife, of whose maiden name we are ignorant, died at Ipswich July l6, 1673 (recorded as ____, w. Benedict).

After the death of his first wife, July l6, 1673, Benedict, Senior, married in the succeeding February, Susana A. Waters of Salem, Massachusetts.

Sources

References

1. WeRelate Profile of Benedict Pulsifer (1639 - 1695)
2. Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - Ipswich Vital Records
3. Wood, Adah Mackleprang, "The Early Pulsipher Family History," Published at FamilySearch.org 20 Apr 2015.
4. Kristin C. Hall Genealogy (2002) - Profile of John Clifford (c 1609 - 1678) - See son, Isaac.
5. Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Vital Records
6. Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD (1985 - 2004) 1009 pages - Clifford, Page 162
7. Nicely, Charlotte A.E.. The Clifford Family and A Few Allied Families (Published Privately, Dover, New Hampshire, 1973, 33 pages) - See Person No. 9, Pages 2
8. Ancestry.com - User Family Trees - Pulsifer Family Tree by clcarcher - Profile for Elizabeth Pulsifer Prescott
9. Dow, Joseph. History of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire (Salem, MA, 1893) Vol. 2 (581-1104): genealogical and biographical; Page 638-640; 929
10. Probate Records of the Province of New Hampshire Vol 5, 1754-1756 by Otis G. Hammond (1936) pp 211-12 - Will of Elizabeth Pulsifer Prescott - written 24 Jan 1755; proved 30 May 1755
11. Prescott, William. The Prescott Memorial (Printed by H. W. Dutton & son, 1870) - Pages 231, 235-236
12. Nicely, Charlotte A.E.. The Clifford Family and A Few Allied Families (Published Privately, Dover, New Hampshire, 1973, 33 pages) - See Person No. 9, Pages 2
13. Kristin C. Hall Genealogy (2002) - Profile of John Clifford (c 1609 - 1678) - See son, Isaac.
14. WeRelate Profile for Elizabeth Pulsifer (1669 - 1755)
15. Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - Ipswich Vital Records - showing Elizabeth Pullsifer, d. Benedict. born Dec. 4, 1669
16. Dow, Joseph. History of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire (Salem, MA, 1893) Vol. 2 (581-1104): genealogical and biographical; Page 638-640; 929
17. Stearns, Ezra S. Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire (Lewis Publishing Company, 1908) Vol. 2, Page 878
18. Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD (1985 - 2004) 1009 pages - Clifford, Page 162 - showing Isaac Clifford (1664 - 1694) m Elizabeth Pulsifer / Pulcefer ( - 1755) on 13 Aug 1693; Elizabeth m2 1696? Jonathan Prescott
19. WeRelate Profile of Benedict Pulsifer (1639 - 1695)
20. Wood, Adah Mackleprang, "The Early Pulsipher Family History," Published at FamilySearch.org 20 Apr 2015.
21. Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Vital Records - showing Elizabeth Pulsifer, and Isack Clefford, married Aug. 13, 1693
22. Prescott, William. The Prescott Memorial (Printed by H. W. Dutton & son, 1870) - Pages 231, 235-236
23. Probate Records of the Province of New Hampshire Vol 5, 1754-1756 by Otis G. Hammond (1936) pp 211-12 - Will of Elizabeth Pulsifer Prescott - written 24 Jan 1755; proved 30 May 1755 - mentions children: Elizabeth Garland, Abigail Lock deceased, Mary Hilyard deceased, Jeremiah Prescut, Joseph Prescut, Joseph Prescut, Jonathan Prescut deceased, Benjamin Prescut
24. Ancestry.com - User Family Trees - Pulsifer Family Tree by clcarcher - Profile for Elizabeth Pulsifer Prescott - showing b 4 Dec 1669; d 30 May 1755; m1 Isaac Clifford (1663 - 1694); m2 Jonathan Prescott (1675 - 1755)
25. Acknowledgements: Janice Hardin, Apr 30, 2012.