Mehitable Trescott

Mehitable b 1678 d in Dorchester Oct 2, 1727 married Oct 25, 1705 William Trescott, born in Dorchester July 16, 1680 and died there in July 1728, son of John and Rebecca Trescott. He was a millwright and lived in what is now Vest Street, Hyde Park.

Children of William Trescott and Mehitable Holmes all born in Dorchester:

1. Patience b Oct 26 1706 d May 9 1707
2. Mehitable b Apr 8 1708 In Apr 5 1726 Benjamin Davis of Dorchester
3. William b Aug 8 1709 d Dec 29 1709
4. Charity b Oct 8 1710
5. Samuel b June 19 1712 d Oct 28 1713
6. Rebecca b Sept 26 1713 d Nov 26 1717

The new Trescott School is situated near the land that was granted to William's father and is named for this family which was quite prominent in its day The town of Trescott Maine is named for Lemuel Trescott

links:

• Descendants of George Holmes of Roxbury: 1594-1908 By George Arthur Gray