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How many pages is this?? 652 - includes Volume I - John Prescott Line -
Lancaster, Mass. 1655
(arrived at Boston, 1640 and lived to 1655 in Watertown, Mass)


Volume II is his cousin, James Prescott who founded 1655 Hampton, N.H. (was
born Dryby, Lincolnshire, England)

Benjamin Prescott, author of the Prescott Memorial published privately 1870.
Subject: Benjamin Prescott
Source: Prescott Memorial
Part II - The James Prescott Line

p.567
Benjamin Prescott b. Feb. 26, 1833 son of Nathan G. Prescott
and his wife, Betsy H. Richards of Epping, N.H.
Until 15 years of age he remained at home, working upon the
farm and attending the common school in the winter. He then
attended Blanchard's Academy in Pembroke, N.H. a part of two
years, 1848 - 1849 when he entered Phillips Academy (a prep
school) at Exeter, N.H. where he remained three years; then
entered the sophomore class of Dartmouth College in 1853 and
graduated in 1856.
In the autumn and winter of 1856-1857 he taught school in
his native town of Epping, N.H. and in February 1857, he
entered the law office of Judge Bellows of Concord, N.H.
and was admitted to the bar August 19, 1859.
He immediately opened an office in Concord, N.H. and
pursued his profession until May, 1861 when upon the
appointment of Hon. George G. Fogg, as U.S. Minister
Resident to Switzerland, he became associate editor
of the Independent Democrat, which position he held
for five years.
He was for seven consecutive years Secretary of the
Republican Central Committee for the State of N.H.
In January, 1865 he was appointed by the U.S.
Treasury Dept of Customs, that report to the
Treasury Dept., except the Internal Revenue; also
Light Houses, Sub-Treasury, Revenue Cutters etc.
He discharged said office for about two years. On
March 23, 1869 he was apptd to the same office
which he still (1870) retains. (note: he died 1894)
He still claims Concord, N.H. as his place of
residence but being an only child, he owns the
homestead that was his father's in Epping, N.H.
and farms adjoining, consisting of some three
hundred acres in all; has a large quantity of
land under tillage and mowing and keeps a large
stock of cattle. He takes a lively interest in
agriculture and is an active, energetic, per-
severing and influential man.
On the 10th of June, 1869 he narried Miss Mary
Little Noyes, dau. of Jefferson Noyes of Concord,
N.H., born at Atkinson, N.H., May 6, 1839.
(record ends)
Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth
He was the author of the Prescott Memorial - published privately
(mailto:) writes:
New Hampshire Officials and Governors
on Public Display at
the Legislative Office Building and the State House
Concord, New Hampshire, to 1998


New Hampshire Officials and Governors
on Public Display at
the Legislative Office Building and the State House
Concord, New Hampshire, to 1998
Benjamin F. Prescott (1877-1879)
Portrait of Benjamin F. Prescott"

Born Epping; Concord lawyer, newspaper editor. In state politics from 1859.
Benjamin Prescott (1833-1895) attended Pembroke Academy (1848/9), Phillips
Exeter Academy (1850/2) and Dartmouth College (1853/6). He read law with Henry
A. and Abel M. Bellows of Concord and was admitted to the New Hampshire Bar
in 1859. Prescott practiced law only briefly, however. During the Civil War
years he was associate editor of the Independent Democrat, the state's
principal anti-slavery newspaper and strongly pro-Lincoln in its editorial views.
Prescott's involvement with state Republican Party politics began early in
his adult career. As a new lawyer in Concord he became secretary for the
Republican State Committee and he held that position for fifteen years (1859/74).
He served as secretary for the New Hampshire College of Electors (a/k/a
Electoral College) in the six national elections of 1860/80. Sharing in the
Republican's control of state and national politics, Prescott was appointed the
special New England agent of the U.S. Treasury Department (1865/9), and served
as New Hampshire's Secretary of State (1872/3, 1875/6). In 1877 he was the
Republicans' candidate for governor; he won, and won reelection in 1878.
In 1876 the state held a Constitutional Convention, at which eleven of
thirteen amendments submitted were ratified. It was at this time that biennial
elections replaced annual ones, and also when March (Town Meeting) elections for
state office were shifted to the first Tuesday in November to match the
federal election day.
Prescott is remembered not for these changes in the state constitution,
however, but for his efforts to collect some 270 portraits and sculpture busts of
notable figures in the state's history. His energy and long-term commitment
to this project enriched the art collections of not only the Statehouse, but
also the New Hampshire Historical Society, Dartmouth College, and Phillips
Exeter Academy. Additional gifts of likenesses of noted jurists and other
personages were almost certainly stimulated by Benjamin Prescott's example.
Prescott garnered many historic honors during the years around the 1876
Centennial, when interest in the nation's past was at a peak. He was made
president of the Bennington (Vermont) Battle Monument Association (1876). He was
elected Vice President of the New Hampshire Historical Society, and made a
fellow of the Royal Historical Society of London. He served as a trustee of the
New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts (1874), and became a
Trustee of Dartmouth College (1878). He wrote two books about his
activities: Portraits of Governors, Judges, Senators and Other Public Men of New
Hampshire (1874); and Stars and Stripes: the Flag of the United States of America:
When, Where and By Whom Was It First Saluted? (1878). In retirement he was
elected Delegate-at-large to the Republican National Convention of 1880, and he
was chairman of the New Hampshire delegation which nominated James. A
Garfield for president. (Garfield, elected on the thirty-sixth ballot, was
assassinated six months after the election by a frustrated office seeker, and Vice
President Chester A. Arthur became President). Prescott was also appointed to
the State Board of Railroad Commissioners (1887-retired 1893). He died
February 21, 1894.
Location: State House
Portrait by U.D. Tenney, 1879; Presented by Governor Prescott
Subject: Benajmain Prescott
Subject: Benjamin Prescott
Source: Prescott Memorial
Part II - The James Prescott Line
p.567
Benjamin Prescott b. Feb. 26, 1833 son of Nathan G. Prescott
and his wife, Betsey H. Richards of Epping, N.H.
Until 15 years of age he remained at home, working upon the
farm and attending the common school in the winter. He then
attended Blanchard's Academy in Pembroke, N.H. a part of two
years, 1848 - 1849 when he entered Phillips Academy (a prep
school) at Exeter, N.H. where he remained three years; then
entered the sophomore class of Dartmouth College in 1853 and
graduated in 1856.
In the autumn and winter of 1856-1857 he taught school in
his native town of Epping, N.H. and in February 1857, he
entered the law office of Judge Bellows of Concord, N.H.
and was admitted to the bar August 19, 1859.
He immediately opened an office in Concord, N.H. and
pursued his profession until May, 1861 when upon the
appointment of Hon. George G. Fogg, as U.S. Minister
Resident to Switzerland, he became associate editor
of the Independent Democrat, which position he held
for five years.
He was for seven consecutive years Secretary of the
Republican Central Committee for the State of N.H.
In January, 1865 he was appointed by the U.S.
Treasury Dept of Customs, that report to the
Treasury Dept., except the Internal Revenue; also
Light Houses, Sub-Treasury, Revenue Cutters etc.
He discharged said office for about two years. On
March 23, 1869 he was apptd to the same office
which he still (1870) retains. (note: he died 1894)
He still claims Concord, N.H. as his place of
residence but being an only child, he owns the
homestead that was his father's in Epping, N.H.
and farms adjoining, consisting of some three
hundred acres in all; has a large quantity of
land under tillage and mowing and keeps a large
stock of cattle. He takes a lively interest in
agriculture and is an active, energetic, per-
severing and influential man.
On the 10th of June, 1869 he narried Miss Mary
Little Noyes, dau. of Jefferson Noyes of Concord,
N.H., born at Atkinson, N.H., May 6, 1839.
(record ends)



Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth
He was the author of the Prescott Memorial - published privately 1870 Born
Epping; Concord lawyer, newspaper editor. In state politics from 1859.
Benjamin Prescott (1833-1895) attended Pembroke Academy (1848/9), Phillips
Exeter Academy (1850/2) and Dartmouth College (1853/6). He read law with Henry
A. and Abel M. Bellows of Concord and was admitted to the New Hampshire Bar
in 1859. Prescott practiced law only briefly, however. During the Civil War
years he was associate editor of the Independent Democrat, the state's
principal anti-slavery newspaper and strongly pro-Lincoln in its editorial views.
Prescott's involvement with state Republican Party politics began early in
his adult career. As a new lawyer in Concord he became secretary for the
Republican State Committee and he held that position for fifteen years (1859/74).
He served as secretary for the New Hampshire College of Electors (a/k/a
Electoral College) in the six national elections of 1860/80. Sharing in the
Republican's control of state and national politics, Prescott was appointed the
special New England agent of the U.S. Treasury Department (1865/9), and served
as New Hampshire's Secretary of State (1872/3, 1875/6). In 1877 he was the
Republicans' candidate for governor; he won, and won reelection in 1878.
In 1876 the state held a Constitutional Convention, at which eleven of
thirteen amendments submitted were ratified. It was at this time that biennial
elections replaced annual ones, and also when March (Town Meeting) elections for
state office were shifted to the first Tuesday in November to match the
federal election day.
Prescott is remembered not for these changes in the state constitution,
however, but for his efforts to collect some 270 portraits and sculpture busts of
notable figures in the state's history. His energy and long-term commitment
to this project enriched the art collections of not only the Statehouse, but
also the New Hampshire Historical Society, Dartmouth College, and Phillips
Exeter Academy. Additional gifts of likenesses of noted jurists and other
personages were almost certainly stimulated by Benjamin Prescott's example.
Prescott garnered many historic honors during the years around the 1876
Centennial, when interest in the nation's past was at a peak. He was made
president of the Bennington (Vermont) Battle Monument Association (1876). He was
elected Vice President of the New Hampshire Historical Society, and made a
fellow of the Royal Historical Society of London. He served as a trustee of the
New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts (1874), and became a
Trustee of Dartmouth College (1878). He wrote two books about his
activities: Portraits of Governors, Judges, Senators and Other Public Men of New
Hampshire (1874); and Stars and Stripes: the Flag of the United States of America:
When, Where and By Whom Was It First Saluted? (1878). In retirement he was
elected Delegate-at-large to the Republican National Convention of 1880, and he
was chairman of the New Hampshire delegation which nominated James. A
Garfield for president. (Garfield, elected on the thirty-sixth ballot, was
assassinated six months after the election by a frustrated office seeker, and Vice
President Chester A. Arthur became President). Prescott was also appointed to
the State Board of Railroad Commissioners (1887-retired 1893). He died
February 21, 1894.
Location: State House
Portrait by U.D. Tenney, 1879; Presented by Governor Prescott









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