PedigreeJoshua Longley
M, #20576, b. 23 July 1751, d. 1814
Parents
Events
Last Edited | 1 April 2020 11:36:15 |
PedigreeJames Longley
M, #20577, b. 4 November 1753, d. 1837
Parents
Events
Last Edited | 1 April 2020 11:36:22 |
PedigreeAbigail Longley
F, #20578, b. 1 December 1755, d. 1758
Parents
Events
Last Edited | 1 April 2020 11:36:29 |
PedigreeDeborah Houghton
F, #20579, b. 1692, d. 7 November 1763
Events
1692
Birth
1692 | Lancaster, Worcester, MA, US
1720~28
30 November 1720 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
Age: ~37
Birth: 1683 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
Death: 25 May 1750 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
1763~71
Death
7 November 1763 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
Last Edited | 14 April 2020 17:04:59 |
Citations
- [S407] Ancestry
PedigreeWilliam + Longley1
M, #20580, b. estimated 1640, d. 27 July 1694
Parents

William Longley memorial plaque
Events
Burial
Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
Note
He married Deliverance Crisp on May 15,1672 at Groton,MA.
Children: Lydia Longley, William Longley III, Betty Longley, Jemima Longley, John Longley, Joseph Longley, and two infant children.
Near the site of his dwelling house exists a marker that reads: "Near this spot dwelt William and Deliverance Longley with their eight children. On the 27th of July 1694 the Indians killed the mother and father and five of the children and into captivity the other three."
Eldest daughter Lydia remained in Canada and became a nun after being converted to Catholicism. Daughter Betty is said to have died of hunger and exposure during the march to Canada. Son John was held for four years and then ransomed.
It is said that daughter Jemima was scalped and left for dead during the attack, but survived and later married and had children.
1640
Birth
Estimated 1640 | Lynn, Essex, MA, US
1672~32
15 May 1672 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
Age: ~22
Birth: 1650 | Watertown, Middlesex, MA, US
Death: 27 July 1694 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
1694~54
Death
27 July 1694 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
Last Edited | 19 July 2020 10:10:49 |
Citations
- [S63] Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1632
- [S483] Find a Grave
- [S316] US and International Marriage Records, 1550-1900
- [S18] Clarence A. Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700
PedigreeDeliverance + Crisp1
F, #20581, b. 1650, d. 27 July 1694
Parents

Deliverance Crispe Memorial plaque
Events
Note
THE SAD STORY OF GROTON, MASSACHUSETTES & THE FAMILY OF WILLIAM AND DELIVERANCE LONGLEY
In 1676, the small town of Groton, Massachusetts, located 40 miles from the Boston fort, was almost completely destroyed during an Indian attack. Of the 40 houses burned in the assault, only 14 or 15 were left standing. Thankfully, only 3 people were killed and 2 taken prisoner. In 1678, people began rebuilding Groton and their lives.
On Friday, July 27, 1694, Groton was attacked again by the Abenaqui Indians. Their chief, Taxous, selected 40 of his best warriors and attacked Groton at daybreak. 21 people were killed, 13 captured, and 13 badly wounded. Survivors were so frightened, they left the town and sought refuge in surrounding areas.
T he victims lived near the Baptist Church, or meeting-house. One of the Baptist minister’s sons was killed, another captured. William and Deliverance Longley were killed along with 5 of their children. The remaining three, Lydia, age 20, John, age 10 or 11, and Betty age 3 or under, were taken into captivity.
Betty died shortly from exposure and hunger in the Abenaqui Indian territory in Canada. Lydia was sold to France, and placed with the Sisters of the Congregations of Notre Dame in Montreal, Canada. She was baptized there in 1696. She remained in Montreal until her death in 1758 at the age of 84. John remained with the Abenaqui for 4 years. According to his deposition given in 1736, he spent the last 2 ½ years of his captivity as a servant to Chief Madocawando of the Penobscot tribe. When he was ransomed from captivity, accounts record it was very much against his will. John Longley returned home around the time his grandmother died, in 1698. (An interesting fact is that in her later years, his grandmother , Joanna Goffe Longley, married his mother’s father, William Crispe.) His grandmother had remembered the captive children in her will. “I give and bequeath unto my three Grand-Children in captivity if they returne Vizdt these books one a Bible another a Sermon booke treating of faith and the other a psalme book.” Like his father, William Longley, and his grandfather, William Longley, Sr., he was the Groton town clerk for many years. He married twice and fathered 12 children. He died in Groton in 1750.
A rock monument was erected in the autumn of 1879 at the site of the Longley Family massacre. It still stands today near the town of Groton on Old Pepperell Road, now named Longley Road. It is inscribed with the following words:
HERE DWELTWILLIAM AND DELIVERANCE LONGLEYWITH THEIR EIGHT CHILDRENON THE 27TH OF JULY 1694THE INDIANS KILLED THE FATHER AND MOTHERAND FIVE OF THE CHILDRENAND CARRIED INTO CAPTIVITYTHE OTHER THREE
William Longley was married to LydiaSubmitted by Ancestry.com Member Gloria Stiles. Sources: Knox Manuscripts, Waldo Papers, L. 13; An Historical sketch of Groton, Massachusettes 1655-1890; An Historical Address delivered at Groton, Massachusetts, February 20, 1880 by Samuel Abbott Green; History of Groton Massachusettes by Caleb Butler, page 278.
1650
Birth
1650 | Watertown, Middlesex, MA, US
1672~22
15 May 1672 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
Age: ~32
Birth: estimated 1640 | Lynn, Essex, MA, US
Death: 27 July 1694 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
1694~44
Death
27 July 1694 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
Last Edited | 19 July 2020 10:10:49 |
Citations
- [S63] Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1632
- [S316] US and International Marriage Records, 1550-1900
- [S18] Clarence A. Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700
PedigreeJonas + Prescott
M, #20582, b. 30 June 1648, d. 31 December 1723
Parents
Family: Mary + Loker (b. 28 September 1653, d. 28 October 1735)
Daughter | Mary Prescott (b. 3 February 1674, d. 28 October 1735) |
Daughter | Elizabeth Prescott (b. 23 January 1676, d. 18 March 1744) |
Son | Jonas Prescott (b. 25 October 1678, d. 12 September 1750) |
Son | Nathaniel Prescott (b. 21 December 1680, d. 29 January 1681) |
Daughter | Dorothy Prescott (b. 16 February 1682, d. October 1722) |
Son | James Prescott (b. 16 March 1684, d. 9 May 1704) |
Daughter | Sarah + Prescott+ (b. 3 May 1686, d. 8 March 1718) |
Daughter | Abigail Prescott (b. 8 May 1688) |
Daughter | Martha Prescott (b. 20 February 1690, d. 21 May 1748) |
Daughter | Susannah Prescott (b. 31 December 1691, d. 10 September 1771) |
Daughter | Deborah Prescott (b. 5 March 1694, d. 16 September 1723) |
Son | Benjamin Prescott (b. 4 January 1695, d. 3 August 1738) |

Jonas Prescot headstone
Events
Burial
Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
Jonas + Prescott was buried at Old Burying Grounds in Groton, Middlesex, MA, US, Inscription - HERE LIES BURIED THE BODY OF JONAS PRESCOTT ESQ. WHO DECEASED DECEMBER YE 31ST 1723 AGED 76 YEARS.
Occupation
He was a Blacksmith.
Note
Ound 1680, the blacksmith and Groton landholder named Jonas Prescott (b. 1648), son of John and Mary Prescott, built the first iron works in nearby Forge Village and began its 300-year history of industrial activity. He lived with his wife Mary (Laker) at the southwest corner of Pine and Town Farm Roads. He mined bog-ore in Groton to be smelted into iron at the mill site on Stony Brook. The iron was used for making candlesticks, farm tools and household items such as irons according to local historian Gordon Seavey's 1988 local news article on the influence of Stony Brook. Mr. Prescott might also have operated a grist mill at the outflow of Forge Pond at this time according to town histories of Westford and Chelmsford.
Some of his descendants who influenced the development of the town are the town clerk Jonas Prescott Jr. (1678-1750) and his wife Thankful Wheeler (1682-1716), Jonas Prescott III (1701-1784) and his wife Esther Spalding (1705-1730) and Lieutenant Jonas Prescott (1727-1813). (Information from Westfords Historic Commission)
According to SAC, Jonas and Mary, had 12 children: Mary, Elizabeth, Jonas, Nathaniel, Dorothy, James, Sarah, Abigail, Martha, Susannah, Deborah and Benjamin.
1648
Birth
30 June 1648 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
167224
14 November 1672 | Lancaster, Worcester, MA, US
Age: 19
Birth: 28 September 1653 | Sudbury, Middlesex, MA, US
Death: 28 October 1735 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
172375
Death
31 December 1723 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
Last Edited | 30 December 2019 11:20:34 |
Citations
- [S502] MA Town and Vital Records 1620-1988 Record
- [S316] US and International Marriage Records, 1550-1900
- [S18] Clarence A. Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700
- [S404] William M. Clemens, American Marriages before 1699
PedigreeMary + Loker
F, #20583, b. 28 September 1653, d. 28 October 1735
Parents
Family: Jonas + Prescott (b. 30 June 1648, d. 31 December 1723)
Daughter | Mary Prescott (b. 3 February 1674, d. 28 October 1735) |
Daughter | Elizabeth Prescott (b. 23 January 1676, d. 18 March 1744) |
Son | Jonas Prescott (b. 25 October 1678, d. 12 September 1750) |
Son | Nathaniel Prescott (b. 21 December 1680, d. 29 January 1681) |
Daughter | Dorothy Prescott (b. 16 February 1682, d. October 1722) |
Son | James Prescott (b. 16 March 1684, d. 9 May 1704) |
Daughter | Sarah + Prescott+ (b. 3 May 1686, d. 8 March 1718) |
Daughter | Abigail Prescott (b. 8 May 1688) |
Daughter | Martha Prescott (b. 20 February 1690, d. 21 May 1748) |
Daughter | Susannah Prescott (b. 31 December 1691, d. 10 September 1771) |
Daughter | Deborah Prescott (b. 5 March 1694, d. 16 September 1723) |
Son | Benjamin Prescott (b. 4 January 1695, d. 3 August 1738) |

Mary Loker Headstone
Events
Burial
Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
Mary + Loker was buried at Old Burying Grounds in Groton, Middlesex, MA, US, Inscription - HERE LIES BURIED YE BODY OF YE MARY PRESCOTT RELIK OF JONAS PRESCOTT WHO DEC'D OCTOBER 28TH AD 1735 IN YE 82ND YEAR OF HER AGE.
Note
Wife of Jonas Prescott (1648-1723). The story of the romance of Mary and Jonas is told in William Prescott's "Prescott Memorial", p.42-43, and also in Caleb Butler's "History of the Town of Groton", pages 287-288. They were the parents of twelve children, ten living to maturity and each had a large family. It is said that Mary lived to see 176 of her descendants.
1653
Birth
28 September 1653 | Sudbury, Middlesex, MA, US
167219
14 November 1672 | Lancaster, Worcester, MA, US
Age: 24
Birth: 30 June 1648 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
Death: 31 December 1723 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
173582
Death
28 October 1735 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
Last Edited | 30 December 2019 11:21:21 |
Citations
- [S483] Find a Grave
- [S502] MA Town and Vital Records 1620-1988 Record
- [S316] US and International Marriage Records, 1550-1900
- [S18] Clarence A. Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700
- [S404] William M. Clemens, American Marriages before 1699
PedigreeJoseph + Parker
M, #20584, b. 1 March 1689, d. 26 November 1753
Parents
Family: Abigail + Sawtell (b. 13 March 1697, d. 19 February 1787)
Daughter | Mary + Parker+ (b. 12 October 1716, d. 7 August 1759) |
Son | Josiah Parker (b. 3 January 1717, d. 28 August 1747) |
Son | Obadiah Parker (b. 11 September 1719) |
Son | Joseph Parker (b. 16 April 1721, d. 1754) |
Daughter | Abigail Parker (b. 27 February 1723, d. 7 November 1783) |
Daughter | Hannah Parker (b. 14 October 1724, d. 5 December 1731) |
Son | Timothy Parker (b. 5 June 1726, d. 1753) |
Son | Nehemiah Parker (b. 2 December 1727) |
Son | Joshua Parker (b. 25 January 1730, d. 29 July 1748) |
Son | Ephraim Parker (b. 25 March 1732) |
Daughter | Sarah Parker (b. 15 June 1734, d. 16 April 1817) |
Daughter | Tryphena Parker (b. 15 April 1736, d. 8 September 1756) |
Daughter | Sybil Parker (b. 5 March 1737, d. 29 May 1835) |
Son | Zachariah Parker (b. 28 June 1740, d. 27 August 1740) |

Old Burying Ground
Events
Burial
Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
Joseph + Parker was buried at Old Burying Grounds in Groton, Middlesex, MA, US, Inscription:
[Hour-Glass,
Skull,
Hora and Fugit
Cross Bones.]
This Stone is Erected by
Mr. Abel Parker,
Mr. Josiah Holdin,
and Mr. Nathaniel Laken : also
Mr. John Blood & Mr. Isaac woods
to the Memory of Mr. Joseph
Parker, who departed this life
Novr. 26th. 1753. Aged 64 years
8 months, and 26 days.
and by Mr. Josiah Parker.
Dear friends for me pray do not weep
I am not dead but here do sleep,
Within this solid lump of clay ;
Untill the Resurection day.
And here indeed I must Remain,
Till Christ doth rais me, up again.
++++++++++++++++
Plot: Section IV.
1689
Birth
1 March 1689 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
171626
24 January 1716 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
Age: 18
Birth: 13 March 1697 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
Death: 19 February 1787 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
175364
Death
26 November 1753 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
Last Edited | 30 December 2019 11:21:05 |
Citations
- [S483] Find a Grave
- [S310] MA Marriages 1633-1850
- [S502] MA Town and Vital Records 1620-1988 Record
PedigreeAbigail + Sawtell1
F, #20585, b. 13 March 1697, d. 19 February 1787
Parents
Family: Joseph + Parker (b. 1 March 1689, d. 26 November 1753)
Daughter | Mary + Parker+ (b. 12 October 1716, d. 7 August 1759) |
Son | Josiah Parker (b. 3 January 1717, d. 28 August 1747) |
Son | Obadiah Parker (b. 11 September 1719) |
Son | Joseph Parker (b. 16 April 1721, d. 1754) |
Daughter | Abigail Parker (b. 27 February 1723, d. 7 November 1783) |
Daughter | Hannah Parker (b. 14 October 1724, d. 5 December 1731) |
Son | Timothy Parker (b. 5 June 1726, d. 1753) |
Son | Nehemiah Parker (b. 2 December 1727) |
Son | Joshua Parker (b. 25 January 1730, d. 29 July 1748) |
Son | Ephraim Parker (b. 25 March 1732) |
Daughter | Sarah Parker (b. 15 June 1734, d. 16 April 1817) |
Daughter | Tryphena Parker (b. 15 April 1736, d. 8 September 1756) |
Daughter | Sybil Parker (b. 5 March 1737, d. 29 May 1835) |
Son | Zachariah Parker (b. 28 June 1740, d. 27 August 1740) |

Abigail Sawtell headstone
Events
Burial
Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
1697
Birth
13 March 1697 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
171618
24 January 1716 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
Age: 26
Birth: 1 March 1689 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
Death: 26 November 1753 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
178789
Death
19 February 1787 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
Last Edited | 31 May 2021 07:44:09 |
Citations
- [S805] Henry Fitz-Gilbert Waters, New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 156 - page 327
- [S483] Find a Grave
- [S310] MA Marriages 1633-1850
PedigreeJoseph + Parker
M, #20586, b. 30 March 1653, d. 1725
Parents
Events
1653
Birth
30 March 1653 | Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA, US
168431
19 November 1684 | Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA, US
Age: 20
Birth: March 1664 | Lynn, Essex, MA, US
Death: 19 March 1728 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
1725~72
Death
1725 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
Last Edited | 18 June 2013 07:07:40 |
Citations
- [S502] MA Town and Vital Records 1620-1988 Record
- [S333] MA Town Birth Records
- [S316] US and International Marriage Records, 1550-1900
PedigreeHannah + Blood
F, #20587, b. March 1664, d. 19 March 1728
Parents
Events
1664
Birth
March 1664 | Lynn, Essex, MA, US
168420
19 November 1684 | Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA, US
Age: 31
Birth: 30 March 1653 | Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA, US
Death: 1725 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
1728~64
Death
19 March 1728 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
Last Edited | 24 June 2013 06:39:38 |
Citations
- [S502] MA Town and Vital Records 1620-1988 Record
- [S333] MA Town Birth Records
- [S316] US and International Marriage Records, 1550-1900
PedigreeJosiah Parker1
M, #20588, b. 3 January 1717, d. 28 August 1747
Parents
Events
1717
Birth
3 January 1717 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
174730
Death
28 August 1747 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
Last Edited | 16 April 2020 16:48:43 |
Citations
- [S407] Ancestry
PedigreeJoseph Parker1
M, #20589, b. 16 April 1721, d. 1754
Parents
Events
1721
Birth
16 April 1721 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
1754~33
Last Edited | 16 April 2020 16:36:56 |
Citations
- [S407] Ancestry
PedigreeAbigail Parker1
F, #20590, b. 27 February 1723, d. 7 November 1783
Parents
Events
1723
Birth
27 February 1723 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
178360
Death
7 November 1783 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
Last Edited | 16 April 2020 16:37:24 |
Citations
- [S407] Ancestry
PedigreeHannah Parker1
F, #20591, b. 14 October 1724, d. 5 December 1731
Parents
Events
1724
Birth
14 October 1724 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
17317
Death
5 December 1731 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
Last Edited | 16 April 2020 16:37:50 |
Citations
- [S407] Ancestry
PedigreeTimothy Parker1
M, #20592, b. 5 June 1726, d. 1753
Parents
Events
1726
Birth
5 June 1726 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
1753~27
Last Edited | 16 April 2020 16:38:15 |
Citations
- [S407] Ancestry
PedigreeNehemiah Parker
M, #20593, b. 2 December 1727
Parents
Events
1727
Birth
2 December 1727 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
Last Edited | 16 April 2020 16:38:33 |
Citations
- [S407] Ancestry
PedigreeJoshua Parker1
M, #20594, b. 25 January 1730, d. 29 July 1748
Parents
Events
1730
Birth
25 January 1730 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
174818
Last Edited | 16 April 2020 16:39:03 |
Citations
- [S407] Ancestry
PedigreeEphraim Parker1
M, #20595, b. 25 March 1732
Parents
Events
Death
Dracut, Middlesex, MA, US
1732
Birth
25 March 1732 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
Last Edited | 16 April 2020 16:39:34 |
Citations
- [S407] Ancestry
PedigreeSarah Parker1
F, #20596, b. 15 June 1734, d. 16 April 1817
Parents
Events
1734
Birth
15 June 1734 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
181782
Death
16 April 1817 | Peterborough, Hillsborough, NH, US
Last Edited | 16 April 2020 16:40:13 |
Citations
- [S407] Ancestry
PedigreeTryphena Parker1
F, #20597, b. 15 April 1736, d. 8 September 1756
Parents
Events
1736
Birth
15 April 1736 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
175620
Death
8 September 1756 | Pepperel, Middlesex, MA, US
Last Edited | 16 April 2020 16:40:52 |
Citations
- [S407] Ancestry
PedigreeSybil Parker1
F, #20598, b. 5 March 1737, d. 29 May 1835
Parents
Events
1737
Birth
5 March 1737 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
183598
Death
29 May 1835 | Pepperel, Middlesex, MA, US
Last Edited | 16 April 2020 16:41:27 |
Citations
- [S407] Ancestry
PedigreeZachariah Parker
M, #20599, b. 28 June 1740, d. 27 August 1740
Parents
Events
1740
Birth
28 June 1740 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
17400
Death
27 August 1740 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US
Last Edited | 16 April 2020 16:41:48 |
Citations
- [S407] Ancestry
PedigreeJohn King1
M, #20600, b. 13 February 1611, d. 3 December 1703
Parents
Events
Title
John King held the title Secretary for Ireland.
1611
Birth
13 February 1611 | Boyle, Roscommon, Ireland
1636~25
1636 | Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Age: ~24
Birth: 1612 | Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
170392
Death
3 December 1703 | Northampton, Hampshire, MA, US
Last Edited | 19 November 2024 07:43:12 |
Citations
- [S896] The Compendium of American Genealogy, Vol 6
- [S502] MA Town and Vital Records 1620-1988 Record