Son of Philemon Prescott and Elizabeth Taylor, he was a descendant of James Prescott who arrived in New Hampshire from England in 1665 and settled in Hampton, N. H. Mark was a tailor. Sadly, he was killed, age 45, when he was thrown off his horse. See below.
Mark married Mary (Polly) Bean on 23 August 1795 in Bean's Corner, which was a section of Brentwood. Polly was the daughter of Richard Bean and Mary (Molly) Gove. Mark and his wife lived in Kingston, where all their children were born. He was a Universalist and she was a Quaker. They had the following children, 5 sons and one daughter:
Richard Bean Prescott, born 13 March 1798; married Mary S. Pervere;
Benjamin Taylor Prescott, born 28 July 1800; he became a dentist; married first, Mary Hook Sanborn; married secondly, Margaret Ann Rollins; died 1873; buried Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts;
Mark Hollis Prescott, born 8 August 1805;
Lewis Franklin Prescott, born 3 January 1808; married Elizabeth Webber;
Harriet Maria Prescott, born 29 September 1810; married Samuel Sweatt; and
George. Washington Prescott, born 22 March 1813; he became a shoemaker, and married Mary Johnson.
From the Portsmouth Oracle, Saturday, February 1, 1817:
"Died, in Poplin, N.H., January 19, Mr. Mark Prescott, of Kingston, by a fall from his horse, his skull and shoulder being broken. His horse was uncorked and slipped upon the ice in passing a team after dark."
Sources, Clan MacBean in North America, Vol. II, by Joseph S. Bean, page 9, and various historical newspapers.
Mark married Mary (Polly) Bean on 23 August 1795 in Bean's Corner, which was a section of Brentwood. Polly was the daughter of Richard Bean and Mary (Molly) Gove. Mark and his wife lived in Kingston, where all their children were born. He was a Universalist and she was a Quaker. They had the following children, 5 sons and one daughter:
Richard Bean Prescott, born 13 March 1798; married Mary S. Pervere;
Benjamin Taylor Prescott, born 28 July 1800; he became a dentist; married first, Mary Hook Sanborn; married secondly, Margaret Ann Rollins; died 1873; buried Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts;
Mark Hollis Prescott, born 8 August 1805;
Lewis Franklin Prescott, born 3 January 1808; married Elizabeth Webber;
Harriet Maria Prescott, born 29 September 1810; married Samuel Sweatt; and
George. Washington Prescott, born 22 March 1813; he became a shoemaker, and married Mary Johnson.
From the Portsmouth Oracle, Saturday, February 1, 1817:
"Died, in Poplin, N.H., January 19, Mr. Mark Prescott, of Kingston, by a fall from his horse, his skull and shoulder being broken. His horse was uncorked and slipped upon the ice in passing a team after dark."
Sources, Clan MacBean in North America, Vol. II, by Joseph S. Bean, page 9, and various historical newspapers.
Son of Philemon Prescott and Elizabeth Taylor, he was a descendant of James Prescott who arrived in New Hampshire from England in 1665 and settled in Hampton, N. H. Mark was a tailor. Sadly, he was killed, age 45, when he was thrown off his horse. See below.
Mark married Mary (Polly) Bean on 23 August 1795 in Bean's Corner, which was a section of Brentwood. Polly was the daughter of Richard Bean and Mary (Molly) Gove. Mark and his wife lived in Kingston, where all their children were born. He was a Universalist and she was a Quaker. They had the following children, 5 sons and one daughter:
Richard Bean Prescott, born 13 March 1798; married Mary S. Pervere;
Benjamin Taylor Prescott, born 28 July 1800; he became a dentist; married first, Mary Hook Sanborn; married secondly, Margaret Ann Rollins; died 1873; buried Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts;
Mark Hollis Prescott, born 8 August 1805;
Lewis Franklin Prescott, born 3 January 1808; married Elizabeth Webber;
Harriet Maria Prescott, born 29 September 1810; married Samuel Sweatt; and
George. Washington Prescott, born 22 March 1813; he became a shoemaker, and married Mary Johnson.
From the Portsmouth Oracle, Saturday, February 1, 1817:
"Died, in Poplin, N.H., January 19, Mr. Mark Prescott, of Kingston, by a fall from his horse, his skull and shoulder being broken. His horse was uncorked and slipped upon the ice in passing a team after dark."
Sources, Clan MacBean in North America, Vol. II, by Joseph S. Bean, page 9, and various historical newspapers.
Mark married Mary (Polly) Bean on 23 August 1795 in Bean's Corner, which was a section of Brentwood. Polly was the daughter of Richard Bean and Mary (Molly) Gove. Mark and his wife lived in Kingston, where all their children were born. He was a Universalist and she was a Quaker. They had the following children, 5 sons and one daughter:
Richard Bean Prescott, born 13 March 1798; married Mary S. Pervere;
Benjamin Taylor Prescott, born 28 July 1800; he became a dentist; married first, Mary Hook Sanborn; married secondly, Margaret Ann Rollins; died 1873; buried Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts;
Mark Hollis Prescott, born 8 August 1805;
Lewis Franklin Prescott, born 3 January 1808; married Elizabeth Webber;
Harriet Maria Prescott, born 29 September 1810; married Samuel Sweatt; and
George. Washington Prescott, born 22 March 1813; he became a shoemaker, and married Mary Johnson.
From the Portsmouth Oracle, Saturday, February 1, 1817:
"Died, in Poplin, N.H., January 19, Mr. Mark Prescott, of Kingston, by a fall from his horse, his skull and shoulder being broken. His horse was uncorked and slipped upon the ice in passing a team after dark."
Sources, Clan MacBean in North America, Vol. II, by Joseph S. Bean, page 9, and various historical newspapers.
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