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John Archibald (Phineas) Preston (The Immigrant) 1660–1703 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1660

Birth Location: Londonderry, Derry, Of Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 28 APR 1703

Death Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States

Father: GEORGE VALLEYFIELD

Mother: Alice Plant

Spouse(s): Lady Preston

Children(s): Elizabeth Preston

The story of John Archibald (Phineas) Preston (The Immigrant) began in 1660 in Londonderry, Derry, Of Ulster, Ireland. John Archibald (Phineas) Preston (The Immigrant) married Lady Mary Margaret Stewart Preston, and had children including Elizabeth Preston. John Archibald (Phineas) Preston (The Immigrant) passed away in 1703 in Augusta, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John Archibald (Phineas) Preston (The Immigrant) began in 1660 in Londonderry, Derry, Of Ulster, Ireland.
  • John Archibald (Phineas) Preston (The Immigrant) married Lady Mary Margaret Stewart Preston, and had children including Elizabeth Preston.
  • John Archibald (Phineas) Preston (The Immigrant) passed away in 1703 in Augusta, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

GEORGE VALLEYFIELD
1625–1669
Birth Location: Bromley Park, Staffordshire, England
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Alice Plant
1631–1683
Birth Location: Stafford, Staffordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Preston
1678–1758
Birth Location: Newtown, Tyrone, Ireland
LP

Children(s)

Elizabeth Preston
1702–1759
Birth Location: County Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
EP

John Immigrant)'s Ancestors

Self
John Immigrant)
1660–1703
Birth Place: Londonderry, Derry, Of Ulster, Ireland
Parents
GEORGE LORD 4TH BARON PRESTON OF VALLEYFIELD
1625–1669
Bromley Park, Staffordshire, England
Alice Plant
1631–1683
Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
George (Thomas Holiday) Preston
1598–1669
Abbots Bromley, Litchfield, Staffordshire, England
Robert Plant
1605–1678
Staffordshire, England
Anne Brown
1611–1671
Kerry. Ireland, Kerry, Munster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Sir III
1565–1619
Lady Pratt
1570–1615
Lawrence II
1578–1633
Margaret Belie
1579–1636
Lady Fitzgerald
1576–1623
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Craigmillar
1545–1593
Lady Lauder
1549–1610
Thomas Belie
1560–

John Immigrant)'s Descendants

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John (Archibald (Phineas) Preston (The) Immigrant) (1660–28 APR 1703) m. Lady (Mary Margaret Stewart) Preston (7 MAR 1678–4 OCT 1758)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Preston 1702–1759 m. Robert ((1)) Poage 1700–1774
    1. 1. Margaret (Peggy Preston) Poague 1737–1833 m. James Robertson 1738–1836
      1. 1. Rachel (Millie) Robertson 1766–1804 m. Weaver (twin of William Cotton) Cotten 1768–1836
        1. 1. Cary Cotton 1802–1881 m. Hannah Bates 1806–1892
        2. 2. Henry Cotton 1795–1881
        3. 3. Mary (Ann) COTTON 1790–
        4. 4. Eli (P) Cotton 1803–1883

John Immigrant)'s Timeline

7 Records

1660
1660
Birth of John Archibald (Phineas) Preston (The Immigrant) in Londonderry, Derry, Of Ulster, Ireland
Londonderry, Derry, Of Ulster, Ireland
1663
7 JUN 1663
Age 3
John Archibald (Phineas) Preston (The Immigrant) was baptized in Northamptonshire, England
Northamptonshire, England
1689
1689
Age 29
John Archibald (Phineas) Preston (The Immigrant) was married in Mountjoy, 5302, Ireland
Mountjoy, 5302, Ireland
1695
1695
Age 35
John Archibald (Phineas) Preston (The Immigrant) was married in Mountjoy, Dublin, Ireland
Mountjoy, Dublin, Ireland
1701
21 MAY 1701
Age 41
John Archibald (Phineas) Preston (The Immigrant) was married in Dorchester, Suffolk, American Colonies, Massachusetts, USA
Dorchester, Suffolk, American Colonies, Massachusetts, USA
1703
28 APR 1703
Age 43
Death of John Archibald (Phineas) Preston (The Immigrant) in Augusta, Virginia, United States
Augusta, Virginia, United States
1720
1720
Age 60
John Archibald (Phineas) Preston (The Immigrant) was married in Ireland
Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Londonderry, Derry, Of Ulster, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England, UK; Register Type: Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: 329p255

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 JUN 1663
    Event Place: Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England, UK; Register Type: Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: 329p255

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1689
    Event Place: Mountjoy, 5302, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1695
    Event Place: Mountjoy, Dublin, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 MAY 1701
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, American Colonies, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Ireland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 APR 1703
    Event Place: Augusta, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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