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Rebecca Minot Prescott (1742–1813) [better source needed] was the second wife of United States Founding Father Roger Sherman. She was the daughter of Benjamin and Rebecca Minot Prescott from Salem, Massachusetts; the niece of Roger Sherman’s brother Rev. Josiah Sherman, and the second cousin once removed of Colonel William Prescott .
Rebecca Minot Prescott was the second wife of United States Founding Father Roger Sherman.
Sherman married again to Rebecca Minot Prescott (1742-1813) on May 12, 1763. Together they had eight more children. Rebecca was friends with Betsy Ross, who let her sew three of the stars on the original United States flag.
Aug 13, 2020 · Rebecca Minot Prescott designed the Connecticut State Flag. Prescott was the second spouse of Roger Sherman, the Founder who signed the most Major Documents.
When Rebecca Minot Prescott was born on 20 May 1742, in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Benjamin Prescott Jr, was 25 and her mother, Rebekah Minott, was 22. She married Roger Sherman on 12 May 1763.
Jul 10, 2019 · She was Rebecca Prescott, riding from Salem to visit her aunt, Josiah Sherman’s wife. Rather than conclude his visit, Roger Sherman rode back with her. Rebecca Prescott was the eldest child of Benjamin Prescott (1717-1778) and Rebecca Minot (1720-1761), and her younger siblings were Martha, James, Elizabeth, Mercy, Mary, and Benjamin.
Rebecca Prescott Sherman was the second wife of Roger Sherman, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. She was born in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1742, and married Roger Sherman in 1763.
