James Prescott, Esquire

• The Prescott memorial, or, A genealogical memoir of the Prescott families in America, in two parts by Prescott, William
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• .... By the kindness of F. W. Prescott, Esq., of Brookline, Mass., a Genealogical Chart was obtained, which gave the lineal descent of John Prescott, who came to Massachusetts in 1640, from James Prescott of Standish, in Lancashire, Eng., who was required by an order of Queen Elizabeth, dated Aug., 1564, to keep in readiness horsemen and armor. From this James, John of Watertown and Lancaster, Mass., was of the fourth generation, through his second son, Roger, and grandson, Ralph.
• The oldest son of the above James was James, Jr., who married Allice Mollineaux. By sending to England for a further investigation, the author has ascertained that James Prescott, that emigrated to America and settled at Hampton, N. H., was also a descendant of James, sen or, by wife Standish, from whom he was of the fifth generation, and the fourth generation from James, Jr., and Alice, through their son John, and grandson James, as will be more fully illustrated and explained in the genealogical arrangement, hereafter. .... etc.
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• .... from whom descended JAMES PRESCOTT of Standish, in Lancashire, one of the gentlemen of Lancashire who were required by an order of Queen Elizabeth, dated August, 1564, to keep in readiness horsemen and armor.
• He married a daughter of Roger Standish, Esq., of Standish, and sister to Ralph Standish, by whom he had the following issue :
  • SECOND GENERATION.
• Issue of James Prescott, senior, and —— Standish.
  • 2. 1, JAMES, bap. ; m. Alice Molineaux. For his bravery and military prowess and achievements he was created lord of the
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  • manor of Dryby in Lincolnshire, and had new arms granted to him, described above (for which see the title page to Part II. of this Memorial), and was afterward known as Sir James Prescott. He d. March 1, 1583, leaving a son John and a daughter Anne.
  • 3. 2. ROGER, bap.; m. 1st, Elizabeth —— , in 1563, She dying soon, he m. 2d, Ellen (?) Shaw of Standish, Aug. 20, 1568. He resided in Shevington in the parish of Standish. His will was dated Sept. 26, 1594, and he was buried in the church at Standish.
  • 4. 3. RALPH, bap. ; d. young.
  • 5. 4. ROBERT, bap. ; m. Feb. 3, 1565, Elizabeth Nightingale. He resided at Standish, where he d. in 1576, leaving sons John and Robert, and dau. Elizabeth, who m. Alex. Standish.(?)
  • 6. 5. WILLIAM, bap. ; he had three wives ; by his 2d wife, Margaret, he had, with others, Alexander Prescott of London, who was the father of Sir John Prescott, lord of the manors of Radwington in Essex, and Bromley in Kent counties. Sir John died in 1640, leaving two daughters, co-heiresses. William (6-5) resided at Copley in the parish of Standish, in Lancashire.
  • 7. 6. JOHN, bap. ; m. Anne —— ; resided at Sutterby in the county of Lincoln ; by his wife Anne he had an only daughter, Anne, who m. William Boston of Phimbleby, in the county of Lincoln.
  • THIRD GENERATION.
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• Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire: A ..., Volume 4 By Lewis Publishing Company
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• The two American branches are of the same original stock, although they bear different coats of arms.
• (I) James Prescott, a gentleman of Standish in Lancashire, England, was ordered by Queen Elizabeth in 1564 to keep in readiness horsemen and armor. He married a daughter of Roger Standish, Esquire, of Standish, and they had six sons: James, mentioned below; Roger, Ralph, Robert, William and John. (Mention of Roger and descendants forms part of this article.)
• (II) James (2), eldest son of James and —— (Standish) Prescott, married Alice Molineaux. For his bravery and military prowess he was created lord of the manor in Dryby, in Lincolnshire, and was afterwards known as Sir James. A new coat- of-arms was granted with the title. This emblem is entirely different from that borne by the Massachusetts branch. The main features are two leopards' heads, or, on an ermine field; the crest rising out of a ducal coronet, or, is a boar's head and neck, argent, "bristled with the first." In untechnical language this means, when the symbol is painted, that the coronet should be of gold and the boar's head of silver with bristles of gold. The motto is "Vincit Gui Patitur." Sir James Prescott died March 1, 1583, leaving two children: John and Anne.
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• (II) Roger, second son and child of James Prescott, resided in Shevington, in the parish of Standish. His will was dated September 26, 1594, and he was buried in the church at Standish. He married (first), 1563, Elizabeth, whose surname is unknown. She soon died and he married (second), August 20, 1568, Ellen (?) Shaw, of Standish. The issue of the first marriage were: Helen and Lawrence; and of the second: Anne, and Ralph, the subject of the next paragraph.
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• Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists who Came to America Before ... By Frederick Lewis Weis ....
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• 38. ALICE MOLYNEUX, dau. by (1), d. 11 May 1581; m. James Prescott, gent. d. 1 Mar. 1583, eldest son of James Prescott and ALICE STANDISH (34-40), purchased the manor of Driby and Sutterby, co. Lincoln, 1579/80, transferred them to trustees. (Inq.p.m. James Prescott, gent., of Driby, 1583, no. 185 and "Pedigree of James Prescott, gent., and Alice Molyneux, John Prescott, Esq., and Elizabeth Manby, James Prescott, gent., and Mary Copeland," by the Rev. W.O. Massingberd, Rector of Ormsby with Driby, co. Lincoln, 21 Mar. 1901, in Frederick L. Weis, The Families of Standish of Standish and Prescott of Prescott of Standish Parish Lancashire, England (typed ms.) 1948, (at the American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Mass.), pp. 58-60, 65-67; White, Ancestry of John Barber White (Haverhill, 1913), 123; brass effigies in Driby church with inscription and arms of Prescott and Molyneux; F.L. Weis, The Descent of John Prescott Founder of
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• Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1645, From Alfred the Great King of England, 870-901 (Clinton, 1948), Part III., p. 8). _____________
• New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the ..., Volume 1 edited by William Richard Cutter
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• (I) James Prescott, of Standish, Lancashire, England, was required by order of Queen Elizabeth dated August, 1564, to keep in readiness horsemen and armor. He married a daughter of Roger Standish, Esq., of Standish, and sister of Ralph Standish. Children : James, mentioned below ; Roger ; Ralph ; Robert : William, grandfather of Sir John Prescott, Lord of the Manors of Radwington in Essex and Bromley in Kent ; John.
• (II) Sir James (2) Prescott, son of James ( I ) Prescott, married Alice Molineaux. Children : John, mentioned below ; Ann. For his bravery and military prowess and achievements he was created Lord of the Manor of Dryby in Lincolnshire and had arms granted to him. He died March 1, 1583.
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• Family Records of Branches of the Hanaford, Thompson, Huckins, Prescott ... By Mary Elisabeth Neal Hanaford
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• James Prescott, Sr., married —— Standish, and they had James, baptized, who married Alice Mollineaux. For his bravery and military achievements, he was created Lord of the Manor of Dryby, in Lincolnshire, and was styled Sir James Prescott. He died March 1, 1583, leaving a son, John, and daughter, Anne.
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James Prescott II, Esquire1

M, b. 1509 or 1512, d. Jan 3, 1583

Father William Prescott b. circa 1484, d. 1548

Mother Alice Molineaux b. circa 1485, d. Aug 27, 1538

Marriage* Principal=Alice (Elizabeth) Standish

Birth* 1509 or 1512 Shevington, Standish Parish, Lancashire, England

Death* Jan 3, 1583

Family Alice (Elizabeth) Standish d. Oct 3, 1564 or Oct 3, 1565

Children 1. Sir James Prescott+ b. 1527, d. Mar 1, 1583

 2. Roger Prescott+ b. Aug 20, 1528, d. Sep 26, 1594 

3. Ralph Prescott b. 1534, d. 1571
4. Robert Prescott+ b. circa 1536, d. 1576
5. William Prescott+ b. circa 1538, d. Dec 9, 1605
6. Joanna Prescott b. circa 1540
7. Alice Prescott b. circa 1542
8. Ellen Prescott b. circa 1544
9. Katherine Prescott b. circa 1546
10. John Prescott+ b. circa 1548, d. 1608
11. Isabella Prescott b. circa 1550
12. Richard Prescott b. circa 1555, d. 1584
Citations Was required by order of Queen Elizabeth dated August 1564 to keep in readiness hourses and arms. This was at the time of Queen Elizabeth's progress, when, among other places, visited Cambridge.

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