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Helen Preston 1680–1715 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1680

Birth Location: Kent, Delaware, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1715

Death Location: Kent, Delaware, United States

Father: Edward Preston

Mother: Ann Thornbury

Spouse(s): Robert Bedwell

Children(s): Robert III, Elizabeth Bedwell, James Bedwell, Millicent BEDWELL

In 1680, Helen Preston entered the world in Kent, Delaware, British Colonial America, born to Edward Thomas Preston And Ann Thornbury. Helen Preston married Robert Cooley Bedwell, and had children including Elizabeth Bedwell, James B Bedwell, Millicent Bedwell, Robert Bedwell Iii. Helen Preston passed away in 1715 in Kent, Delaware, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1680, Helen Preston entered the world in Kent, Delaware, British Colonial America, born to Edward Thomas Preston And Ann Thornbury.
  • Helen Preston married Robert Cooley Bedwell, and had children including Elizabeth Bedwell, James B Bedwell, Millicent Bedwell, Robert Bedwell Iii.
  • Helen Preston passed away in 1715 in Kent, Delaware, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Preston
1650–
Birth Location: Delaware, United States
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Ann Thornbury
1630–
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Robert Bedwell
1662–1717
Birth Location: Old Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
RB

Children(s)

Robert III
1707–1765
Birth Location: Kent, Delaware, United States
RI
Elizabeth Bedwell
–1744
Birth Location: Duck Creek MM, Kent, Delaware, United States
EB
James Bedwell
1707–1771
Birth Location: Dover, Kent, Delaware, British Colonial America
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Millicent BEDWELL
1697–1744
Birth Location: A : Kent . Delaware . USA .
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Helen Preston's Ancestors

Self
Helen Preston
1680–1715
Birth Place: Kent, Delaware, British Colonial America
Parents
Edward Thomas Preston
1650–
Delaware, United States
Ann Thornbury
1630–
England
Grandparents
Rick Preston
1614–
Helen
1630–1715
Kent, Delaware, British Colonial America
Jane Dalton
1600–
Eng., England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Helen Preston's Descendants

1.
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Helen Preston (ABT 1680–1715) m. Robert (Cooley) Bedwell (1662–9 MAY 1717)
  1. 1. Robert (Bedwell) III 1707–1765
  2. 2. Elizabeth Bedwell –1744
  3. 3. James (B.) Bedwell 1707–1771 m. Jane (Wells)BEDwell 1723–1771 m. Margaret 1723–1771 m. Jane Wells 1709–1771
    1. 1. James Bedwell 1756–1808
    2. 2. Mary Bedwell 1755–
    3. 3. Thomas Bedwell 1736–1794
    4. 4. James (Bedwell) Jr 1740–1807
    5. 5. Elijah Bedwell 1750–1807
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Forcum) Bedwell 1752–1815
    7. 7. Thomas Bedwell 1758–1794
    8. 8. Susannah Bedwell 1762–
    9. 9. Caleb Bedwell 1752–1823
    10. 10. John Bedwell 1743–1823
    11. 11. Robert (Wells) Bedwell 1735–1807 m. Anne Wilson 1736–1809 m. Anne Wilson 1739–1807
      1. 1. Thomas Bedwell 1778–1794
      2. 2. Micah (Johnson) Bedwell 1786–1855
      3. 3. Robert (Thomas) Bedwell 1759–1842
      4. 4. Elijah Bedwell 1754–1819
      5. 5. Mary Bedwell 1782–
      6. 6. Robertson Bedwell 1776–1842
      7. 7. Rachel Bedwell 1764–
      8. 8. Jesse Bedwell 1778–
      9. 9. Susannah Bedwell 1762–
      10. 10. Reuben Bedwell 1763–1834
      11. 11. Caleb BEDWELL 1750–1823
      12. 12. Rebecca Bedwell 1780–
      13. 13. Michael Bedwell 1780–
      14. 14. Reverend (James Reverend) Bedwell 1771–1856 m. Margaret (or Peggy) Pottenger 1778– m. Elizabeth Geer 1776–1920 m. Jane (Poole) Wells 1776–1850
        1. 1. Sarah Bedwell 1796–1871
        2. 2. Charlotte Bedwell 1815–1875
        3. 3. Catherine Bedwell 1811–1892
        4. 4. Rebecca Bedwell 1810–1850
        5. 5. James Bedwell 1818–1897
        6. 6. Rosemond Bedwell 1798–1882 m. George Porter 1803–1845
        7. 7. Jane Bedwell 1805–
        8. 8. Margaret (Elizabeth) Bedwell 1803–1879 m. William Porter 1809–1883
        9. 9. John (Wilson) Bedwell 1799–1863 m. Martha (sarah patsy) poole 1802–1880
        10. 10. Lorenzo (Dow) Bedwell 1819–1889 m. Jane Elliott 1817–1895
  4. 4. Millicent BEDWELL 1697–1744

Helen Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1680
ABT 1680
Birth of Helen Preston in Kent, Delaware, British Colonial America
Kent, Delaware, British Colonial America
1715
1715
Age 35
Death of Helen Preston in Kent, Delaware, United States
Kent, Delaware, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1680
    Event Place: Kent, Delaware, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 17 November 2019, 00:35), entry for Helen Preston(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LCZ8-HHY
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 July 2016), Helen Preston Bedwell, ; Burial, ,, ; citing record ID 11902109, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Helen Preston Bedwell (1680 - ) - Find A Grave Memorial." Helen Preston Bedwell (1680 - ) - Find A Grave Memorial. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Aug. 2016. <
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry memb, Ancestry.com, Page number: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 17 November 2019, 00:35), entry for Helen Preston(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LCZ8-HHY
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Helen Preston Bedwell (1680 - ) - Find A Grave Memorial." Helen Preston Bedwell (1680 - ) - Find A Grave Memorial. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Aug. 2016. <
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry memb, Ancestry.com, Page number: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Title
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 17 November 2019, 00:35), entry for Helen Preston(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LCZ8-HHY
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 July 2016), Helen Preston Bedwell, ; Burial, ,, ; citing record ID 11902109, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Helen Preston Bedwell (1680 - ) - Find A Grave Memorial." Helen Preston Bedwell (1680 - ) - Find A Grave Memorial. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Aug. 2016. <
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry memb, Ancestry.com, Page number: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Delaware, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 17 November 2019, 00:35), entry for Helen Preston(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LCZ8-HHY
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 July 2016), Helen Preston Bedwell, ; Burial, ,, ; citing record ID 11902109, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Helen Preston Bedwell (1680 - ) - Find A Grave Memorial." Helen Preston Bedwell (1680 - ) - Find A Grave Memorial. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Aug. 2016. <
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry memb, Ancestry.com, Page number: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Kent, Delaware, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 17 November 2019, 00:35), entry for Helen Preston(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LCZ8-HHY
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 July 2016), Helen Preston Bedwell, ; Burial, ,, ; citing record ID 11902109, <i>Find a Grave</i>
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Helen Preston Bedwell (1680 - ) - Find A Grave Memorial." Helen Preston Bedwell (1680 - ) - Find A Grave Memorial. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Aug. 2016. <
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry memb, Ancestry.com, Page number: Ancestry Family Trees
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