Samuel PRESCOTT

1751 - Abt 1776  (24 years)

• Name	Samuel PRESCOTT
  Born	19 Aug 1751	Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  BTPG	Y
  Memberships	Sons of Liberty
  Noteworthy	Participated in midnight ride with Paul Revere; participated in the Boston Tea Party
  Military Event	American Revolution - Privateer
  Served American Revolution?	Y
  Military Flag	Y
  Cause of Death	Died in British prison
  Died	Abt 1776	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Person ID	I47383	Main
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Abel PRESCOTT,   b. 7 Apr 1718, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 26 Oct 1805, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Abigail BRIGHAM,   b. 31 Dec 1723, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 12 Jun 1777, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F19305	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 19 Aug 1751 - Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Prescott, a High Son of Liberty, joined them for their planned ride to Concord. Along the way, a patrol of British soldiers attempted to stop them. Revere was captured, and Dawes was thrown by his horse and ended up walking back to Lexington. Prescott, familiar with the landscape, made his escape by taking his horse off of the road, and brought the vital news to Concord. Later in the Revolutionary War, he joined the crew of a privateer, but was captured by the British and taken to a prison camp in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was there he died and was probably buried in an unmarked grave.