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Abel Prescott was the second son of Jonas and Rebecca 

 (Bulkley) Prescott, and was born at Groton, on December 12, 

 1759. He was married to Hannah Spalding, of Ashburn- 

 ham ; and among his children were Phinehas Oilman Prescott 

 and Charles Prescott. He died on September 18, 1841, and 

 his widow on August 17, 1854. 



William Prescott was the youngest son of the Honorable 

 James and Susanna (Lawrence) Prescott, and was born at 

 Groton, on September 5, 1768. At a Fourth of July celebra- 

 tion he was severely wounded in the hand by the premature 

 discharge of a cannon ; and in consequence of the injury he 

 received a pension from the United States government. For 

 many years after the death of his father he lived in the family 

 of Major James Lewis, and after Major Lewis's death in the 

 family of Merrick Lewis, the youngest brother of James. Mr. 

 Prescott died at Groton, on August 31, 1843. He was a 

 nephew of Colonel William Prescott who commanded the 

 American forces at the Battle of Bunker Hill, and a brother 

 of Benjamin who fell in that action. 



Joshua Parker was a son of Ephraim and Azubah (Farns- 

 worth) Parker, and was born at Groton, on May 26, 1764. 

 He was in the army near the end of the War, and he died on 

 September 15, 1843. His son the late Andrew Johnson 

 Parker, of Charlestown, told me that he remembered his 

 father's discharge paper. 



William Tarbell was the second son of Benjamin and 

 Azubah (Farnsworth) Tarbell, and was born at Groton, on 

 October 19, 1764. He was married, on April 8, 1788, to 

 Polly Simonds, of Groton; secondly, on April 24, 1823, to 

 Susan Blood, of Groton; and, thirdly, on May 13, 1840, 

 to Mrs. Sarah (Wetherbee) Nutting, of Townsend. Mr. 

 Tarbell's mother died on March 14, 1838, at the age of 97 

 years, 8 months, and 19 days, the oldest person in town at 

 that time; and he died on August 3, 1851, aged 86 years, 

 9 months, and 16 days. The date of his birth is taken from 

 the family Bible and differs by a few days from that given in 

 the town records. 



Jacob Nutting, a son of Isaac and Lydia (Nutting) Nutting, 



