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John Preston 1699–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 April 1699

Birth Location: Bradley, Huddersfield, York, England

Death Date: 22 Oct 1785

Death Location: Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Sr

Mother: Jane Deyne

Spouse(s): Mary Tucker

Children(s): John Jr

John Preston was born in 1699 in Bradley, Huddersfield, York, England, the child of William Preston Sr And Jane Deyne. John Preston married Mary Elizabeth Tucker, and had children including John Preston Jr. John Preston passed away in 1785 in Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • John Preston was born in 1699 in Bradley, Huddersfield, York, England, the child of William Preston Sr And Jane Deyne.
  • John Preston married Mary Elizabeth Tucker, and had children including John Preston Jr.
  • John Preston passed away in 1785 in Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sr
1667–1719
Birth Location: Rastrick, Yorkshire, England, UK
WS
Jane Deyne
1671–1743
Birth Location: Cloverdale, Yorkshire, England
JD

Spouses(s)

Mary Tucker
1728–1768
Birth Location: Cloverdale, Yorkshire, , England
MT

Children(s)

John Jr
1750–1820
Birth Location: Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
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John Preston's Ancestors

Self
John Preston
1699–1785
Birth Place: Bradley, Huddersfield, York, England
Parents
William Preston Sr
1667–1719
Rastrick, Yorkshire, England, UK
Jane Deyne
1671–1743
Cloverdale, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Jonas (Joshua) Preston
1641–1714
Hipperholme, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Sarah ([Livesy] Taylor OR) Eastburn
1645–1723
Cloverdale, Yorkshire, , England
Johannes Deyne
1645–1687
Denne Hill, Canterbury, Kent, England
Susannah Greene
1639–
Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Preston
1605–1670
Judith Grimshaw
1605–1676
John Sr.
1618–1689
Elizabeth Howley
1609–1672
Jonae Deyne
1604–1681
Agnetae Wooffenden
1615–1700
Jane
1615–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Preston
1570–1642
Elizabeth Smith
1581–1641
William Grimshaw
1570–
Anne Gillet
1576–
Thomas Marsland
1583–1650
Dorothea Haseltine
1585–1640
William Hooley\Howley
1585–1623
Margaret Newton
1584–1622
William Denne
1570–1640
Jylian Maplesden
1579–1621
Johannis Wooffenden
1590–1660

John Preston's Descendants

1.
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John Preston (22 April 1699–22 Oct 1785) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Tucker (1728–11 Sep 1768)
  1. 1. John (Preston) Jr 1750–1820 m. Rebecca Vicker 1759–1834
    1. 1. Zenas Preston 1775–1853 m. Elizabeth Stanton 1789–1868
      1. 1. Albert (Gallatin (Dr.)) Preston 1813–1889 m. Jannetta Ballinggall 1815–1843
        1. 1. Zenas (George) Preston 1835–1921 m. Eliza Turk 1842–1901

John Preston's Timeline

8 Records

1696
22 Feb 1696
John Preston was baptized in Guiseley, St Oswald, Yorkshire, England
Guiseley, St Oswald, Yorkshire, England
1699
22 Apr 1699
Birth of John Preston in Huddersfield, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England
Huddersfield, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England
1699
12 Feb 1699
Birth of John Preston in Cloverdale, Yorkshire, England
Cloverdale, Yorkshire, England
1699
22 April 1699
Birth of John Preston in Huddersfield, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England
Huddersfield, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England
1699
22 April 1699
Birth of John Preston in Huddersfield, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England
Huddersfield, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England
1699
22 April 1699
Birth of John Preston in Bradley, Huddersfield, York, England
Bradley, Huddersfield, York, England
1785
22 Oct 1785
Age 86
Death of John Preston in Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
1785
22 Oct 1785
Age 86
Death of John Preston in Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States
Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1699
    Event Place: Huddersfield, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8219.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 7
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [3] Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1699
    Event Place: Cloverdale, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 April 1699
    Event Place: Huddersfield, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 April 1699
    Event Place: Huddersfield, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 April 1699
    Event Place: Bradley, Huddersfield, York, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1696
    Event Place: Guiseley, St Oswald, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: RDP2914

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Annapolis, Maryland
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Annapolis, Maryland; Year: 1735; Page Number: 141

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Early Immigrants to Virginia from the 1500s and 1600s

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1785
    Event Place: Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1713-1906 ; General Index to Wills, 1682-1939; Author: Bucks County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Bucks, Pennsylvania
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1785
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1713-1906 ; General Index to Wills, 1682-1939; Author: Bucks County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Bucks, Pennsylvania
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