The Families of Standish of Standish Lancashire, England and Standish of Duxbury, Arley, Ormskirk, Gathurst, Croston Park Brook and Wantage Prescott of Standish and Prescott of Driby BY Frederick Lewis Weis, Th.D.
Dublin, New Hampshire 1959, Printed in the U.S.A., Peterborough, N.H.
No. 286 - Page 74, should read as follows -
286. John Prescott, b. Shevington, 1604; m. Sowerby, co. York, 11 Apr. 1629,
Mary Gawkroger, bapt. Sowerby, 7 Feb. 1612/3, the daughter of Abram
and Martha (Riley) Gawkroger. This is the John Prescott, blacksmith, who
was the Founder of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1645.
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New England Families: Genealogical and Memorial, Vol. 1, page 117
(I) John Prescott, son of Ralph Prescott, was baptized at Standish, England, in 1604-05. He married, January 21, 1629, at Wygan, Lancashire, Mary Platts,. Owing to religious persecution he came to America with his wife and children, landing first at Barbadoes, in 1638, where he became a landowner. In 1640 he came to New England, landing at Boston, Massachusetts, and settling at Watertown, where he had large grants of land allotted him. Children, all of whom except one lived to great age and had large families.

Pioneers of Massachusetts, Surnames O-P, Page 372, PRESCOTT,
John, blacksmith, Watertown. Bought house and land at Lancaster, (Nashaway.) 5 (8) 1647. Took oath of Fidelity 1652. Petitioned Gen. Court 19 June, 1650. He finished his mill and began to grind corn 23 (3) 1654. [Mdx. De. III, 406] Wife Mary-dau. Mary m., 1648, Thomas Sawyer.
Will dated 8 (8) 1673; in old age; prob. April 4, 1682; beq. to wife, sons John, Jonathan and Jonas; to James Sawyer his gr. ch. and servant; to daus. Mary, Sarah and Lydia; to gr. ch. Martha Ruge.