John PRESCOTT

                   BIRTH-DATE-PLACE-PARENTS:  Based on information found in the book:  "GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY HISTORY of the STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE", vol. III, pages 1651-58.

MARRIAGE-SPOUSE-FAMILY:  Based on information found in the book:  "GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY HISTORY of the STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE", vol. III, pages 1651-58.

DEATH-DATE-PLACE:  Based on information found in the book:  "GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY HISTORY of the STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE", vol. III, pages 1651-58.

BIOGRAPHY:  The following is from the book "GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY HISTORY of the STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE", vol. III, page 1651-1658.

       John, third son and child of Samuel and Mary (Sanborn) Prescott, was bor at Hampton Falls, December 12, 1712, and baptized November 12, 1724.  He settled in Epping and in 1745 joined a military company which was raised and commanded by Sir William Pepperell.  He signed the association test in 1776.  His death occurred in Epping, May 2, 1785.  He was first married November 2, 1768,to Hannah Rundlett, who was born November 2, 1728, daughter of Jonathan and Rachel Rundlett, of Epping, and died March 16, 1766.  For his second wife he married Mrs. Rebecca Tilton, widow of Samuel Tilton, of Deerfield, and a daughter of Hon. Benjamin Prescott.  She survived her second husband and was married for the third time to Nathan Gove Prescott, of Epping, JUly 7, 1789.  she died in 1794, aged sixty-eight years.