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Col. Peter Presley 1640–1693 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1640

Birth Location: St Stephens Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, American Colonies

Death Date: 19 Apr 1693

Death Location: Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: William Presly

Mother: Jane Newman

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Thompson

Children(s): Martha Presley

Col. Peter Presley was born in 1640 in St Stephens Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, American Colonies, the child of William Presly And Jane Newman. In 1645, Col. Peter Presley resided in Northumberland, Virginia, USA. Col. Peter Presley married Elizabeth Thompson, and had children including Martha Elizabeth Presley. Col. Peter Presley passed away in 1693 in Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Col. Peter Presley was born in 1640 in St Stephens Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, American Colonies, the child of William Presly And Jane Newman.
  • In 1645, Col. Peter Presley resided in Northumberland, Virginia, USA.
  • Col. Peter Presley married Elizabeth Thompson, and had children including Martha Elizabeth Presley.
  • Col. Peter Presley passed away in 1693 in Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Col. Presley's Ancestors

Self
Col. Presley
1640–1693
Birth Place: St Stephens Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, American Colonies
Parents
William Presly
1608–1655
Middlesex, England
Jane Newman
1613–1655
Queen Camel Somerset England
Grandparents
Col (Robert Dameron) Newman
1580–1655
Queen Camel, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Elizabeth King
1576–1613
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col. Presley's Descendants

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Col. (Peter) Presley (1640–19 Apr 1693) m. Elizabeth Thompson (1642–1697)
  1. 1. Martha (Elizabeth) Presley 1662–1719 m. John Cockerill 1669–1713
    1. 1. Thomas (John) Cockrell 1699–1777 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Ramey 1699–1778
      1. 1. John Cockrell 1726–1759 m. Susan Tarpley 1716–1754
        1. 1. Simon (Cockrell) Sr 1751–1834 m. Mary (Magdalene) Vardaman 1752–1819

Col. Presley's Timeline

3 Records

1640
1640
Birth of Col. Peter Presley in St Stephens Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, American Colonies
St Stephens Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, American Colonies
1645
1645-1720
Age 5
Col. Peter Presley resided here in Northumberland, Virginia, USA
Northumberland, Virginia, USA
1693
19 Apr 1693
Age 53
Death of Col. Peter Presley in St Stephens Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, American Colonies
St Stephens Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, American Colonies

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: St Stephens Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, American Colonies
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1645-1720
    Event Place: Northumberland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Northumbria collectanea, 1645-1720

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1649
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1649; Page Number: 185

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Rust of Virginia : genealogical and biographical sketches of the descendants of William Rust, 1654-1940

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Biographical Encyclopedia
    [2] Some Prominent Virginia Families, Vol. 1-4
    [3] The Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the state of Virginia : 1913.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1693
    Event Place: St Stephens Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, American Colonies
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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