Sarah Rice

Sarah Prescott

• Sex: F
• Birth: ABT. 1637 in Sowerby Parish, Halifax, York
• Death: 25 Aug 1714 in Stowe, Middlesex, MA
• Father: John Prescott b: ABT. 1604 in Halifax, York
• Mother: Mary Gawkroger-Platts b: BEF. 15 May 1607 in Sowerby Parish, Halifax, York
• m1. Richard Wheeler m2. Joseph Rice

Sarah Prescott was born circa 1640. She was the daughter of John Prescott and Mary Platts.

Sarah Prescott married Joseph Rice, son of Deacon Edmund Rice and Thomasine Frost, on 22 February 1677/78 at Dedham, MA; (literally 12th month 1677) under the name Wheeler.

Sarah Prescott died on 20 November 1727 at Sudbury, MA.

Marriage 1 Richard Wheeler b: 13 Jun 1614 in Canfield, Bedford - Married: 2 Aug 1658 in Lancaster, Worcester, MA

Children

1. Abraham Wheeler b: 7 Nov 1659 in Dedham, Norfolk, MA
2. Isaac Wheeler b: ABT. 1661 in Dedham, Norfolk, MA
3. Jacob Wheeler b: 25 Nov 1663 in Lancaster, Middlesex, MA
4. Zebediah Wheeler b: 2 Nov 1664 in Lancaster, Worcester, MA
5. Deborah Wheeler b: 2 Jan 1664/65 in Lancaster, Worcester, MA
6. Sarah Wheeler b: 1 Feb 1665/66 in Lancaster, Middlesex, MA
7. Elizabeth Wheeler b: 24 May 1669 in Lancaster, Middlesex, MA
8. Samuel Wheeler b: 28 Feb 1670/71 in Lancaster, Middlesex, MA

Marriage 2 Joseph Rice b: BEF. 13 Mar 1637/38 in Hertfordshire - Married: 22 Feb 1676/77 in Dedham, Norfolk, MA

Children

1. Jonathan Rice b: 26 Mar 1679 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA
2. Sarah Rice b: 14 Feb 1680/81 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA
3. Phineas Rice b: 24 Aug 1682 in Marlboro, Middlesex, MA

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GEDCOM Note

Category: English Immigrants to Massachusetts Bay Colony Category: Sudbury, Massachusetts

Biography

Sarah Prescott was born to John Prescott and his wife, Mary. She was baptized at Sowerby, Halifax Parish, England in 1637.<The WheelerFamily of Rutland, Massachusetts, by Daniel M. Wheeler, published 1924, page 7.

She married Richard Wheeler August 2, 1658. < Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, Lancaster, Volume 1, page 11 > Pope, Charles Henry Pioneers of Massachusetts 1620-1650 page 490.

Sarah Wheeler married Joseph Rice, February 22, 1677/8 in Dedham, Massachusetts.< Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, Dedham Volume 1/2, page 17 >

Sarah Rice died November 20, 1727 at Sudbury, MA. Rice,Edmund < A genealogical register of Edmund Rice descendants : or the continuation of the descendants found in A. H. Ward's "Rice Family" of 1858 and in the 1967 "Supplement" to that book >, Reference page 4. < Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, Sudbury Volume 1, page 323 > NOTE: An alternate date of death for Sarah has been shown as August 25, 1714, but no sources have been provided.

Sources

• http://www.edmund-rice.org/era5gens/p27.htm#i161 Citations
• 1. [S3] Rice Gen'l Register, pp. 1, 4.
• 2. [S3] Rice Gen'l Register, p. 4.
• 3. [S1091] Don G Hill, Dedham, MA, Vital Records, p. 17.
• 4. [S2365] Sudbury MA, Sudbury, MA, Vital Records, p. 323.
• The Wheeler Family of Rutland, Massachusetts, by Daniel M. Wheeler, published 1924, pages 1-24* The Longley Family Genealogy compiled by Louise Baneck Longley and Janneyne Longley Gnacinski, 1967, FHL Film # 928132 Item 6, page 3.
• http://www.gulbangi.com/genrpts/desctwheeler.pdf*
• The Wheeler Family of Clermont County Ohio and Lincoln, Middlesex, Norfolk, & Worcester Counties Massachusetts Descendants of Richard Wheeler of Dedham http://family.gradeless.com/wheeler.htm
• Wheeler Genealogy; Raymond David Wheeler Vol. 3 pg 1. 2 99 121. Researcher: Walter Harwood
• Savage's A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England
• The Longley Family Genealogy compiled by Louise Baneck Longley and Janneyne Longley Gnacinski, 1967, FHL Film # 928132 Item 6, page 3.
• Sarah Prescott Wheeler Rice (1637-1727) on FindAGrave|45248815. Retrieved Burns-5616|Burns-5616 22:52, 23 January 2018 (EST). - no burial information, no photo
• GEDCOM Source Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church. Search performed using PAF Insight on 9/15/2007 Sarah Prescott; Female; Christening: 1637 Sowerby,Halifax Parish, , Yorkshire, England; Death: About 1681; Father: John Prescott; Mother: Mary Platts; Spouse: Joseph Rice; Marriage: 26 FEB 1777 Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts
• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Oct 7 2022, 16:08:06 UTC

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Sarah's parents were JOHN PRESCOTT, b. 1605, day and month unknown at this time, Lancaster, England, d. Dec, day unknown at this time, 1681, Lancaster, Worcester, MA, and, MARY PLATTS-GAWKROGER, b. 12 Feb, 1612, in Yorkshire, England, d. 20 Oct, 1688, Lancaster, Worcester County, MA.

Please refer to Sarah's spouse Richard Wheeler in the link on this page for information about their children.

After Richard Wheeler, Sarah married JOSEPH RICE, 22 Feb 1677/78, in MA. He was born 13 Mar 1637/38 in Berkhamstead, Suffolk, England. To this union, 3 children were born: JONATHAN, b. 26 Mar 1679; SARAH, b. Abt 1681; and PHINEAS, b. 24 Aug 1682. Place of birth for the children is not known at this time.

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