Abel Prescott Jr.

{{Short description|American patriot (1749–1775)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Abel Prescott Jr.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1775|09|21|1749|12|12}}

| relatives = Samuel Prescott (brother)

| known_for = Midnight Ride

}}

Abel Prescott Jr. was one of the Americans who rode to warn that British troops were coming to Concord, Massachusetts on the eve of the American Revolution. While his brother Samuel Prescott was warning Concord about the British march to Concord, Abel rode south to warn the towns of Sudbury and Framingham. He was fired on by a British regular who spotted him as he was returning from the{{which|date=June 2022}} neighboring town. He was slightly wounded in his side but succeeded in escaping by hiding himself in a house belonging to Mrs. Heywood.{{who|date=June 2022}} Within four months he died of the wound and from dysentery at the age of 26.{{cite journal |url=http://www.concordma.com/magazine/julaug01/samuelprescott.html |title=The Tale of Two Families Joined by Love, Shattered by War |first=Michael |last=Ryan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724051850/http://www.concordma.com/magazine/julaug01/samuelprescott.html |archive-date=24 July 2009 |magazine=Concord Magazine |access-date=11 May 2023 |date=August 2001}}