01. Roger Preston
[1]
was
born in England in 1614. In 1635, at the age of 21,
he took the oath of allegiance, in London, and sailed for America in the
ship "Elizabeth." His name first appears
on the records of the town of Ipswich, Mass., in 1639. Roger was a
tanner. His wife,
Martha,
whom he married in 1642, was born 1622. Roger and Martha Preston were
residents of Ipswich until 1657, when they moved to
Salem, Mass., where Roger died Jan. 20, 1666. Martha, his widow,
married (second) Nicholas Holt, of Andover, and thereafter was a resident
of Andover, taking her sons, Samuel, John and Jacob
Preston, with her to her new home. Source: "The Preston
Genealogy" by David C. Preston, 1913. Visit
this site that discusses the ancestry of Roger.
Children of
Roger and Martha are Thomas, Samuel, John, Jacob and probably also Levi,
Elizabeth and Mary. |
02. Samuel Preston,
[1]
second son of Roger and Martha Preston, was born at Ipswich MA abt. 1651. He was
a resident of Andover, where he married (1)
Susannah
Gutterson, May 27, 1671. Susannah is daughter of William
Gutterson (1620-1666) and Elizabeth Welsmithe (1608-1708). Susannah died
on Dec. 29, 1710 in Andover.
Samuel married (2) Sept. 24, 1713, Mary (Rolandson) Blodgett, widow of
John Blodgett. Samuel Preston died at Andover, July
10, 1738, aged 87 years.
Source: "The Preston Genealogy"
by David C. Preston, 1913.
Children of Samuel and Susannah are:
Samuel, William, Susannah, Mary Jacob, Elizabeth, John, Joseph, Ruth, Lydia
and Priscilla. |
03. John Preston,
[1]
son of Samuel and
Susannah was born on May 01, 1685 in Andover, Essex, MA. He married
Mary
Haynes, daughter of Jonathan Haynes
and Sarah Moulton on January 17, 1707. They had 12 children.
John died on July 26, 1733 in Windham, CT.
The 12 children of John and Mary are:
| 1 |
John Preston (Abt.
1708 in Andover, CT - aft 1775 in Litchfield, CT)
Married Eleanor Stiles (1702-) on Mar 18, 1730/31
in Windham, CT
1. Asa
Preston (Jan 8, 1732 in Windham, CT - )
2. John Preston (1737
- abt. Nov 14, 1805 in Lichfield, CT)
Married Marian Bristol (1739-1826)
3. Unknown Preston
(Mar 1736/7 - )
4. Anne Preston (Aug 7, 1741 - )
5.
Stephen Preston (May
19, 1743 - )
6. Jonathan Preston (May 10, 1746 in Windham, CT - Aug
19, 1809)
Married Prudence Barber (1743-1812)
on May 9, 1765 in Lichfield, CT
1. Cadace
Preston (-)
2. Benham Preston
(-)
3. Eleanor Preston
(-)
4. Jonathan T. Preston (1776 - Oct 30, 1836 in Addison Co., VT)
Married Polly Hedding (1782-1822)
on Sep 16, 1798 in Addison Co., VT
1. Norris Preston (1808 - Sep 25, 1881)
Married Mary Jaquay (1818-1870)
1. Sedgwick Preston
(1845-1915)
Married Kate Aikin (1844-1921) |
| 2 |
Mary Preston (Abt.
1709 in Killingly, CT - Apr 13, 1776 in Windham, CT)
Link
Married Stephen Smith (1712-1760) on Dec 28, 1736 in
Windham, CT
1.
John Smith (May
18, 1738 in Windham, CT - )
2.
Stephen Smith
(Jun 19, 1739 in Windham, CT - )
3.
Mary Smith
(Jul 25, 1741 in Windham, CT - )
4.
Peter Smith
(Jul 28, 1743 in Windham, CT - )
5.
James Smith
(Jan 6, 1744/5 in Windham, CT - )
6.
Benjamin Smith
(Feb 25, 1747/8 in Windham, CT - )
7.
Peabody Smith
(Jul 27, 1749 in Windham, CT
- Feb 6, 1813 in Warren, Lichfield, CT
Link
Married Hannah Beeman (1752-1824)
8.
Sarah Smith
(Dec 11, 1751 in Windham, CT - )
9.
Mehitable Smith
(Nov 3, 1755 in Windham, CT - Dec 12, 1839)
Married Jonathan Fisk (1755-) on Feb
8, 1781 in Windham, CT
- 12 children |
| 3 |
Susannah Preston (See
Below) |
| 4 |
Jonathan Preston (Feb
1713/14
in Killingly, CT - ) |
| 5 |
Joseph Preston
(Feb 28, 1716/17
in Killingly, CT - ) |
| 6 |
Benjamin Preston (Jun
22, 1718
in Killingly, CT - ) |
| 7 |
William Preston
(Abt 1721
in Killingly, CT - 1776) |
| 8 |
Abigail Preston (Sep
15, 1721
in Killingly, CT - May 10, 1814)
Married Daniel Plumly on Oct 5, 1740 in Upton, Worchester,
MA
1. Joseph Plumley (Mar 1776
in Middlebury, Addison, VT
- Apr 1799 in Norfolk, CT)
Married Deborah Field (1755-1796)
|
| 9 |
Theodore Preston (Bef
1724
in Killingly, CT - ) |
| 10 |
David Preston (Oct 10, 1725
in Killingly, CT - Jan 23, 1805 in Columbia, NY)
Married Susannah Mason (1729-1760) on Jan 22, 1747
in Ashford, Windham, CT
1. John Preston
(Oct 25, 1756 in Ashford, CT - Dec 30, 1841 in Albandy Co.,
NY)
Married Thankful Darling (1756-1837) in 1871 in
Columbia, NY
1. William Preston (Jul 13, 1782 - Jan 26, 1875)
Married Mary Susannah Miller (1782-1839) in 1801 -
10 children
2. Ezra Preston (Nov 4, 1784 - Jul 12, 1865)
3. John J. Preston (Apr 26, 1787 - )
4. Reuben Preston (Feb 6, 1790 - )
5. Calvin Preston (Sep 27, 1792 - )
6. Dr. Luther Preston (Sep 27, 1792 - Sep 29, 1828)
7. Amanda Preston (Apr 12, 1795 - Jun 7, 1795)
8. Amanda Preston (Apr 18, 1796 - May 5, 1887)
9. Harriet Preston (Sep 27, 1799 - 1830)
10.
Charlotte Preston (Jun 7, 1802 - May 3, 1891)
2. Phebe Preston (Mar
9, 1750 in Ashford, CT - 1750 in Ashford, CT)
3. Mehetable Preston
(Apr 19, 1748 in Ashford, CT - Feb 22, 1836)
4.
David Preston
(Feb 25, 1758 in Ashford, CT
- Jul 11, 1827 in
Tallmadge, Summit Co., OH)
|
| 11 |
Samuel Preston (Aug 20, 1727 in
Windham, CT - ) |
| 12 |
Sarah Preston (Feb 6, 1729/30 in
Windham, CT - Mar 18, 1730/1) |
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