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Mary Anne Elizabeth Preston 1584 – 1690 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Bef. 14 Feb 1584

Birth Location: Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 1690

Death Location: West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Father: Anthony Preston

Mother: Barbery Kensey

Spouse(s): William White, Peter Thornton

Children(s): William White, Jane Thornton

Mary Anne Elizabeth Preston was born in 1584 in Hertfordshire, England, the child of Anthony Preston and Barbery Kensey. Mary Anne Elizabeth Preston married William White, Peter Petrus Thornton, and had children including William White, Jane Thornton. Mary Anne Elizabeth Preston passed away in 1690 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Mary Anne Elizabeth Preston was born in 1584 in Hertfordshire, England, the child of Anthony Preston and Barbery Kensey.
  • Mary Anne Elizabeth Preston married William White, Peter Petrus Thornton, and had children including William White, Jane Thornton.
  • Mary Anne Elizabeth Preston passed away in 1690 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England.

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Mary Preston's Ancestors

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Mary Preston
1584 – 1690
Birth Place: Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Anthony Preston
1547 – 1585
Hertfordshire, England
Barbery Kensey
1547 –
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Preston's Descendants

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Mary (Anne Elizabeth) Preston (Bef. 14 Feb 1584 – 1690) m. William White (18 Mar 1579 – 1678) m. Peter (Petrus) Thornton (1575 – Abt. 1628)
  1. 1. William White (Abt 1596 – November 1673) m. Susanna (Elizabeth "Eliza") Jackson (Abt 1600 – 1703) m. Hannah (Elizabeth) Cadman (26 May 1604 – abt 1686)
    1. 1. Elizabeth White (1629 – 1686) m. Richard Pray (1625 – 1715)
      1. 1. John Pray (24 Dec 1653 – 9 Oct 1733) m. Sarah Browne (18 March 1662 – 9 Oct 1733)
        1. 1. Richard (John) Pray (18 Aug 1679 – 1755) m. Sarah Downing (1681 – 2 Mar 1754)
  2. 2. Jane Thornton (17 Feb 1621 – 1651) m. Robert Stevenson (22 Jan 1614 – 1674)
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Stevenson (2 NOV 1651 – 1730) m. Thomas Graves (1643 – 19 Dec 1711)

Mary Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1584
Bef. 14 Feb 1584
Birth of Mary Anne Elizabeth Preston in Hertfordshire, England
Hertfordshire, England
1690
1690
Age 106
Death of Mary Anne Elizabeth Preston in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Bef. 14 Feb 1584
    Event Place: Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

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