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Rebecca Preston 1742 – 1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1742

Birth Location: Danvers (Salem), Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1783

Death Location: Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas Preston

Mother: Rebecca GROSS

Spouse(s): Ebenezer Dale

Children(s): Rebeckah Dale

In 1742, Rebecca Preston entered the world in Danvers (Salem), Essex, Massachusetts, USA, born to Thomas Beverly Preston and Rebecca Hines GROSS. Rebecca Preston married Ebenezer Dale, and had children including Rebeckah Callison Dale. Rebecca Preston passed away in 1783 in Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1742, Rebecca Preston entered the world in Danvers (Salem), Essex, Massachusetts, USA, born to Thomas Beverly Preston and Rebecca Hines GROSS.
  • Rebecca Preston married Ebenezer Dale, and had children including Rebeckah Callison Dale.
  • Rebecca Preston passed away in 1783 in Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Preston
1709 – 1770
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
TP
Rebecca GROSS
1712 – 1757
Birth Location: Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
RG

Spouses(s)

Ebenezer Dale
1731 – 1772
Birth Location: Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Rebeckah Dale
1764 – 1836
Birth Location: Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts
RD

Rebecca Preston's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Preston
1742 – 1783
Birth Place: Danvers (Salem), Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Thomas Beverly Preston
1709 – 1770
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Rebecca (Hines) GROSS
1712 – 1757
Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Heinrich Harrison) Gross
1688 – 1749
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Rebecca Hinds
1686 – 1749
Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Gross
1665 – 1749
Mary Harrison
1653 – 1688
William Haynes
1648 – 1712
Elizabeth Hussey
1665 – 1698
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col Haynes
1624 – 1651
Sarah Ingersoll
1627 – 1719
Captain \Horjes\Hosi\Hussei
1640 – 1689
Margaret Bosch

Rebecca Preston's Descendants

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Rebecca Preston (20 May 1742 – 1783) m. Ebenezer Dale (7 Mar 1731 – 5 Oct 1772)
  1. 1. Rebeckah (Callison) Dale (27 Apr 1764 – 1836) m. John (Izard) Middleton (16 Dec 1765 – April 17, 1831)
    1. 1. Rebecca (Elizabeth) Middleton (1785 – 1860) m. William (Marion) Prather (14 Sep 1786 – 17 May 1861)
      1. 1. David Prater (Bet 1804 and 1810 – Bef 1857)
      2. 2. Samuel Prater (1808 – )
      3. 3. Elizabeth Prater (abt 1810 – aft. 1860) m. John (Omer) Young (abt 1805 – Aft. 1880)
        1. 1. William (Jones) Young (about 1826 – 29 Sep 1893)
        2. 2. Nancy (Clementine) Young (about 1830 – about Sep 1905) m. Jeremiah (Pinson) Strait (about 1825 – about 1866) m. Hanson Crabtree (20 May 1847 – bef 1880)
        3. 3. John (J.) Young (1836 – 1866)
        4. 4. Malinda (Marilda) Young (1837 – 18 March 1862) m. Alexander (Samuel "Sandy") Williams (1810 – 11 May 1875)
        5. 5. Pinckney (O.) Young (abt 1843 – )
        6. 6. Richard ("Dick" Johnson) Young (11 Apr 1843 – 5 Feb 1897)
        7. 7. Charlotte (Elizabeth T.) Young (1 September 1847 – 20 May 1932) m. James (Stark) Degraffenreid (1 Apr 1848 – 19 Feb 1916)
        8. 8. Zachary (Taylor) Young (3 May 1851 – 1860)
        9. 9. Stephen (Adam) Young (1852 – 29 Jun 1914)
      4. 4. James (M) Prather (7 January 1835 – 31 May 1874) m. Polly Wills (Abt 1841 – )
        1. 1. Maude (Hunter) Prather (2 November 1871 – 26 June 1953)
    2. 2. Drury (L) Middleton (1787 – 1 Sep 1854)
    3. 3. John (W) Middleton (1789 – 1 Sep 1854)
    4. 4. Francis (Broadeus) Middleton (1790 – 19 May 1850)
    5. 5. Alfred (L Weakley) Middleton (26 Jul 1794 – 15 Aug 1867)
    6. 6. Washington Middleton (1797 – 1 Sep 1854)
    7. 7. Judith (Middleton) Wornell (23 Oct 1799 – 17 Aug 1855)
    8. 8. Rebecca (Ann) Middleton (1 Jan 1800 – 13 October 1888)
    9. 9. Richard Middleton (1802 – 16 Nov 1865)
    10. 10. Patsy Middleton (1802 – )
    11. 11. Thomas (Jefferson) Middleton (16 Mar 1804 – 14 Nov 1865)
    12. 12. William (Harris) Middleton (1805 – 1865)
    13. 13. Elizabeth (Isabella) Middleton (1805 – 02 April 1865) m. Newton McKenzie (19 Feb 1806 – 21 Aug 1884)
      1. 1. George McKenzie (1839 – 1910)
      2. 2. Joseph McKenzie (30 Mar 1842 – 2 Jun 1894)
    14. 14. John (Washingto) Middleton (1807 – 1 Sep 1854)
    15. 15. Hansan (C.) Middleton (1810 – )
    16. 16. Nathan Middleton (1829 – )
    17. 17. Evelyn (E. A.) Middleton

Rebecca Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1742
20 May 1742
Birth of Rebecca Preston in Danvers (Salem), Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Danvers (Salem), Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1783
1783
Age 41
Death of Rebecca Preston in Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1742
    Event Place: Danvers (Salem), Essex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1783
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
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