Friday, April 29, 2016

52 Ancestors - Week 122: #145 Elizabeth (Prescott) Hildreth (1734-1812)

Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post Challenge:  52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog.  I am extending this theme in 2016 to 156 Ancestors in 156 Weeks. Here is my ancestor biography for week #122:

Elizabeth Prescott (1734-1812) is #145 on my Ahnentafel list, my 5th great-grandmother, who married #144 Zachariah Hildreth (1728-1784)  in 1753.


I am descended through:

*  their son, #72 Zachariah Hildreth (1754-1829), who married #73 Elizabeth Keyes (1759-1793) in 1777.

*  their son, #36 Zachariah Hildreth (1783-1857), who married #37 Hannah Sawtell (1789-1857) in 1810.
*  their son, #18, Edward Hildreth (1831-1899), who married #19 Sophia Newton (1834-1923) in 1852.
*  their daughter, #9 Hattie Louise Hildreth (1847-1920) , who married #8 Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922) in 1874. 
*  their son, #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942), who married Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962) in 1900.
* their son, #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983), who married #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) in 1942.
*  their son, #1 Randall J. Seaver (1943-....)

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):


*  Name:                   Elizabeth Prescott[1–2]   
*  Alternate Name:   Elisabath Prescott[3–4]   
*  Alternate Name:   Elizabeth Hildreth[5–8]    

*  Sex:                       Female   
*  Father:                  Jonas Prescott (1702-1784)   
*  Mother:                Elizabeth Harwood (1701-1739)   
  
2)  INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
  
*  Birth:                    15 September 1734, Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[3–4]
*  Death:                  1 May 1812 (age 77), Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[6]
*  Burial:                  after 1 May 1812 (after age 77), Westlawn Cemetery, Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[7]   
*  Probate:                26 May 1812 (age 77), will presented, but not accepted; Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[8]    
  
3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
  
*  Spouse 1:              Zachariah Hildreth (1728-1784)   
*  Marriage 1:           12 April 1753 (age 18), Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[1–2 
*  List of Children:   1754–1775 (about age 20–about 41), Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[5]
*  Child 1:                 Zachariah Hildreth (1754-1829)    
*  Child 2:                 Elizabeth Hildreth (1755-1803)   
*  Child 3:                 Hannah Hildreth (1758-1826)   
*  Child 4:                 Esther Hildreth (1760-    )   
*  Child 5:                 Timothy Hildreth (1760-    )   
*  Child 6:                 James Hildreth (1762-1789)   
*  Child 7:                 Lucy Hildreth (1764-1845)   
*  Child 8:                 Jonas Hildreth (1766-1808)   
*  Child 9:                 Ruth Hildreth (1768-1829)   
*  Child 10:               Edy Hildreth (1771-1819)   
*  Child 11:               Jesse Hildreth (1773-1840)   
*  Child 12:               Mehitable Hildreth (1775-1819)   
  
4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):   

Elizabeth Prescott was the third child of Jonas and Elizabeth (Harwood) Prescott of Westford, Massachusetts.  The entry in the Westford town record book says[3-4]:

"prescott  Elisabath prescott dauter of Jonas prescott and Elisabath his
wife was born September the 15 th 1734 
                                                  recorded by me Jonas prescott Town Ck"

The marriage record of Zechariah Hildreth and Elizabeth Prescott was recorded in the Westford, Massachusetts town records[1-2]:

April 12 1753     
Zechariah Hildreth to                            
Elizabeth Prescott both of Westford                           
 By W____d  H____ P'r

The list of children of Zechariah and Elizabeth (Prescott) Hildreth was presented in the Westford town records[5]:

"Zechariah Hildreth Son of Zechariah Hildreth and Elisabeth his wife was born January the 13, 1754
Elisebeth Hildreth Daughter of Zechariah Hildreth and Elisabeth his wife was born October 18, 1755
Hannah Hildreth Daughter of Zechariah Hildreth & Elisabeth his wife was born January 31, 1758
Timothy Hildreth and Esther Hildreth Son and Daughter of Zechariah Hildreth & Elisabeth his wife was born April the 10, 1760
James Hildreth Son of Zechariah Hildreth and Elisabeth his wife was born March the 7, 1762
Lucy Hildreth Daughter of Zechariah Hildreth and Elisabeth his wife was born January the 18, 1764
Jonas Hildreth Son of Zechariah Hildreth and Elisabeth his wife was born June the 25, 1766
Ruth Hildreth Daughter of Zechariah Hildreth and Elisabeth his wife was born May the 8, 1768
Evy Hildreth Daughter of Zechariah Hildreth and Elizabeth his Wife was born November the 3d, 1771
Jesse Hildreth Son of Zechariah Hildreth and Elizabeth his Wife was born September 22'd, 1773
hita Hildreth Daughter of Zechariah Hildreth and Elizabeth his wife was Born September 24'th, 1775"

The death of Elizabeth (Prescott) Hildreth, wife of Zachariah, was 1 May 1812, at age 77, according to the Westford vital records book[6].

Elizabeth (Prescott) Hildreth was buried in Westlawn Cemetery in Westford, Massachusetts.  The inscription on her gravestone says[7]:


"Inscription:
In
memory of
Elizabeth Hildreth
wife of
Zachariah Hildreth,
who died
May 1, 1812
Æ 77"

Elizabeth Hildreth of Westford, widow of Zachariah Hildreth, died testate, and her probate records are in the Middlesex County [Mass.] Probate Records, Packet #11,315[8].  The will reads:

"In the name of GOD amen.  I Elizabeth Hildreth of Westford in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts widow of sound and perfect mind and memory do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following to wit;  first I order my executor herein after named to pay all my just debts and the expenses of my decent burial after my decease.

"Second  I give and bequeathe to my daughters to wit, Hannah Hildreth, Esther Brown, Lucy Whiting, Ruthy Hildreth, Ede Hildreth and Hitty Adams all my wearing apparrel equally to be divided among them.  I further give and bequeath to my daughter Ede Hildreth two cows, two beds and bedding and all my household furniture.

"Third I give and devise to William Whiting my son in Law four acres of wood land more or less situate in the northerly part of said Westford called tar kiln hill, to have and to hold the said land to the said Whiting his heirs and assigns forever in fee simple.

"Fourth I order my executors hereinafter named to give up to my son Timothy Hildreth a note which I hold against him being for twenty one dollars on interest and also to give up to the children of Jonas Hildreth deceased a note which I hold Signed by the said Jonas for one hundred and sixty seven dollars on interest.

"Fifth I give and bequeathe to my sons Zachariah Hildreth and John Hildreth one dollar each, to be paid to them by my executors after my decease.

"And lastly as to all the residue of my estate of every kind, after the payment of all legacies and charges herein appointed to be paid, I give and bequeathe to my said daughter Ede Hildreth.

"I hereby appoint the aforenamed William Whiting sole executor of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made.

"In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand seal the first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eighty hundred and eight.

"Signed Sealed published and declared by the above
named Elizabeth Hildreth to be her last will and                                  her
testament in the presence of us, who at her request              Elizabeth  + Hildreth   (seal)
and in her presence have hereunto subscribed our                             mark
names as witnesses to the same.
John Abbot
Wm Nichols, Jr
Ezra Prescott"

The will of Elizabeth Hildreth, late of Westford, was presented to the Judge of Probate by William Whiting on 26 May 1812, 25 days after her decease.  He refused to accept or take on the trust of executor.

There are no other papers in the probate packet.

5)  SOURCES
 
1. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), "Westford Births, Marriages and Deaths," page 18A (image 430 of 1733), Zachariah Hildreth and Elizabeth Prescott marriage entry.

2. Vital Records of Westford, Massachusetts to the Year 1849 (Salem, Mass. : The Essex Institute, 1915), Marriages, page 186, Zachariah Hildreth and Elizabeth Prescott entry.

3. Vital Records of Westford, Massachusetts to the Year 1849, Births, page 85, Elisabath Prescott entry, 1734.

4. Massachusetts, Town Records, 1620-1988, digital images, Ancestry.com, Westford > Births, Marriages, and Deaths, page 26 (image 20 of 1750), Elisabath Prescott birth entry.

5. Massachusetts, Town Records, 1620-1988, digital images, Ancestry.com, "Westford > Births, Marriages, and Deaths," page 65 (image 92 of 175), list of children of Zechariah and Elisabeth Hildreth.

6. Vital Records of Westford, Massachusetts to the Year 1849, Deaths, page 287, Elizabeth Hildreth entry.

7. Jim Tipton, indexed database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com), Westlawn Cemetery, (Westford, Mass.), Elizabeth Prescott Hildreth entry.

8. "Probate Records 1648-1924 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts),"  886 FHL US/CAN Microfilms, Middlesex County [MA] Probate Records, Packet #11,315, Elizabeth Hildreth, accessed on FHL Microfilm 0,397,093.


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