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James Preston 1735–1763 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Sep 1735

Birth Location: Baltimore County, Maryland

Death Date: 1763

Death Location: Baltimore County, Maryland

Father: James Preston

Mother: Sara Poteet

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James Preston was born in 1735 in Baltimore County, Maryland, the child of James Preston And Sara Petite Poteet. James Preston passed away in 1763 in Baltimore County, Maryland.

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Biography

  • James Preston was born in 1735 in Baltimore County, Maryland, the child of James Preston And Sara Petite Poteet.
  • James Preston passed away in 1763 in Baltimore County, Maryland.

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James Preston's Ancestors

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James Preston
1735–1763
Birth Place: Baltimore County, Maryland
Parents
James Preston
1713–1766
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Sara (Petite) Poteet
1700–1745
Of, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
James Preston
1675–1729
Prestons Chance, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Sarah (A) Preston
1692–1767
Bengies, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Thomas (Peter) Poteet
1668–1737
Baltimore, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Rebecca (Jane) Baker
1665–1758
St Johns Parrish, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas IV
1641–1710
Mary Preston)
1650–1714
Samuel Rolfe
1640–1716
Hester Buckeburd
1648–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas PRESTON
1615–1674
Elizabeth Harrison
1632–1648

James Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1735
23 Sep 1735
Birth of James Preston in Baltimore County, Maryland
Baltimore County, Maryland
1763
1763
Age 28
Death of James Preston in Baltimore County, Maryland
Baltimore County, Maryland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1735
    Event Place: Baltimore County, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1763
    Event Place: Baltimore County, Maryland

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