Saturday, June 15, 2019

Surname Saturday - GAWKROGER (England to colonial Massachusetts)

It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week.

I am working in the 9th great-grandmothers by Ahnentafel number, and I am up to Ancestor #2313 who is Mary GAWKROGER (1613-1674). [Note: the more recent ancestral families have been covered in earlier posts.]

My ancestral line back through two generations in this GAWKROGER family line is:

1. Randall J. Seaver

2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)

4. Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942)
5. Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962)

8. Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922)
9. Hattie Louise Hildreth (1857-1920)

18.  Edward Hildreth (1831-1899)

19.  Sophia Newton (1834-1923)
36.  Zachariah Hildreth (1783-1857)

37.  Hannah Sawtell (1789-1857)
72.  Zachariah Hildreth (1754-1829)
73.  Elizabeth Keyes (1759-1793)

144.  Zachariah Hildreth (1724-1784)
145.  Elizabeth Prescott (1734-1812)

288.  James Hildreth (1698-1761)

289.  Dorothy Prescott (1702-1774)

578.  Samuel Prescott (1674-1758)
579.  Esther Wheeler (1678-1756)

1156.  Jonathan Prescott (1646-1721)
1157.  Dorothy Heald (1649-1674)


2312.  John Prescott, born about 1604 in probably Lancashire, England; died before 20 December 1681 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.  He married 11 April 1629 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
2313.  Mary Gawkroger, born before 07 February 1613 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England; died 1674 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

Children of John Prescott and Mary Gawkroger are:
*  Mary Prescott (1630-1716), married 1648 Thomas Sawyer (1616-1706).
*  child Prescott (1631-1631).
*  Martha Prescott (1632-1656), married 1654 John Rugg (1632-1697).
*  child Prescott (1634-1634).
*  John Prescott (1635-1635)
*  Sarah Prescott (1637-1727), married (1) 1658 Richard Wheeler (1614-1675); (2) 1678 Joseph rice (1638-1711).
*  Hannah Prescott (1639-1697), married 1660 John Rugg (1632-1697).
*  Lydia Prescott (1641-1712), married (1) 1658 Jonas Fairbanks (1625-1676); (2) 1677 Ellis Barron (1633-1712).
*  John Prescott (1643-1718), married (1) 1668 Sarah Hayward (1645-1709); (2) 1710 Mary Haynes (1647-1718).
Jonathan Prescott (1646-1721), married (1) 1670 Dorothy Heald (1649-1674); (2) 1675 Elizabeth Hoar (1650-1687); (3) 1689 Rebecca Wheeler (1645-1718); (4) 1718 Ruth Wheeler (1651-1740).
*  Jonas Prescott (1648-1723), married 1672 Mary Loker (1653-1735).

4626.  Abram Gawkroger alias Platts, born before 21 November 1574 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England; died 25 May 1625 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.  He was the son of 9252. James Gawkroger alias Platts and 9253. Jennet Fairbanks.  He married  10 May 1605 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
4627.  Martha Riley, born before 27 March 1580 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England.  She was the daughter of 9254. Thomas Riley and 9255. Margaret Lume.

Children of Abram Platts and Martha Riley are:
*  Martha Gawkroger (1608-????).
*  Mary Gawkroger (1613-1674), married 1629 John Prescott (1604-1681).
*  Anne Gawkroger (1615-????).
*  Sarah Gawkroger (1616-1622).
*  Abram Gawroger (1618-????).
*  Martha Gawkroger (1622-????).

Information about the Gawkroger family was obtained from:

*  Joan S. Guilford, 
The Ancestry of Dr. J.P. Guilford (Sheridan Psychological Services, Inc., 1990), Volume 1, page 645.

I have done no original research for this Gawkroger family.

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2 comments:

Nancy said...

I think Gawkroger is one of the most unusual surnames I've ever seen, Randy! Do you know if it's pronounced Gawk-roger or Gaw-kroger?

Linda Stufflebean said...

Gawkroger is one of my favorite surnames and, Randy, we share John Prescott and Mary Gawkroger as common ancestors.