WELCOME TO MY HOMEPAGE!

FYI:  I apologize for not being able to get back to anyone that has signed my Guestbook. My computer seems to have corupted my ability to respond by email. I would like to get back to you to answer your queries.  Try to email me with your questions at:  gloverg@hotmail.com  or  peconpie2@yahoo.com 

A click on "The Prescotts" link in the left margin will take you to the Prescott family history and genealogy. "The Sears Side" link in the left margin will take you to information and history about my Mother's side of the family. "Prescotts in History" will take you to some stories about Prescotts and their contributions to history. If you have any stories or anecdotes, other than those here, email them to me. And don't forget to visit the "Guestbook" to sign in and comment.

I will continue adding material to this web site in the future and will try to be as authentic as I can. Much of the material contained here is based on research through geneaology web sites, the United States census archives, school records and cemetary markers. But some of my material is oral history that was passed on to me by others. So if you have found errors about anything, or have information to add, please contact me through the "Guestbook" or by email and share what you know or have to say. I will consider your input and if it checks out, I will include it. Email address for this is:  gloverg@hotmail.com

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Now...a little history regarding those family names. I can't vouch for this completely but I did do some research through genealogy and heraldry sites and found that the earliest spelling of Prescott was Prestecote. Two words derived from Latin for Priest and house. It is thought that the first bearers of the name worked in a home that sheltered priests. There are also a number of other spellings for Prescott. But I won't include them here. At some point, early in the Twelth Century, a Prescott(or Prestecote) acquired the title of Baronet and with the title came land, called a baronetcy. 

Also with the title came a Family Coat of Arms. In fact there are two Prescott Coat of Arms that I am aware of.  I have both of them and have inserted them in here for you to view. The one to the left here appears to be the more common version.       

Shown to the left here is the other version of the Prescott Coat of Arms. I know that just having the Prescott name does not entitle all of us to bear the coat of arms, but it sure is fun to pretend that we are a part of British Royalty. Therefore, I see no harm in displaying the Prescott Coat of Arms. I have both here in my home. Even those of us that are not of direct descendency of a titled Prescott, were often landed gentry, businessmen and/or state or church officials and addressed as "sir" or "squire" as a term of respect. So display what you wish and enjoy it. I do.

One quick note. It seems that there might be a few more variations of the Prescott coat of arms. I have  information, unverified, that this is true. But I have not seen any of them myself. If you know of one that is different than the two shown above, that information would be greatly appreciated.

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My mother was born a Sears. The name of Sears has many different spellings as can be found in other cultures and languages. But they all seem to mean the same thing. The most common early spelling was Seer or Seers. That's right, Seers, as in one who sees the future. According to one source, the earliest English bearer of that name/title was an advisor of William of Normandy. His advice was supposed to have helped William conquer England and he was rewarded with land, a title and a coat of arms. Now, if you know a different version, please send that information to me. If title is traceable back on the Sears side, my siblings and I would have two Coat of Arms/royalty that we could pretend to be part of,  although I seriously doubt that it would ever hold up in the "light of day". Still, one can dream, can't one.   

I want to thank you for visiting my webpage. And I welcome your comments, compliments or critiques. In any case feel free to just pop in to say Hello. 

My web page is still under construction, and most likely will be for some time yet, as I continue to make changes and additions. So please take that into consideration as you read through all the materials here. I hope to come back from time to time to add or correct things. That is part of the fun and frustration of reseaching family history.