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Samuel Preston- Justice of Peace of Sussex Co., Sheriff, Mayor of Philadelphia, Governor's Council 1665–1743 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1665

Birth Location: Lusby, Calvert County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 10 Sep 1743

Death Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Richard PRESTON

Mother: Margaret Marsh

Spouse(s): Rachell Lloyd, Margaret Burton

Children(s): Margaret Preston, Hannah Preston, Lloyd Preston, Mary Preston, Samuel Preston

Samuel Preston- Justice of Peace of Sussex Co., Sheriff, Mayor of Philadelphia, Governor's Council was born in 1665 in Lusby, Calvert County, Maryland, USA, the child of Richard Preston And Margaret Marsh. Samuel Preston- Justice of Peace of Sussex Co., Sheriff, Mayor of Philadelphia, Governor's Council married Margaret Burton, Rachell Lloyd, and had children including Hannah Preston, Lloyd Preston, Margaret Preston, Mary Preston, Samuel Carpenter Preston. Samuel Preston- Justice of Peace of Sussex Co., Sheriff, Mayor of Philadelphia, Governor's Council passed away in 1743 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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  • Samuel Preston- Justice of Peace of Sussex Co., Sheriff, Mayor of Philadelphia, Governor's Council was born in 1665 in Lusby, Calvert County, Maryland, USA, the child of Richard Preston And Margaret Marsh.
  • Samuel Preston- Justice of Peace of Sussex Co., Sheriff, Mayor of Philadelphia, Governor's Council married Margaret Burton, Rachell Lloyd, and had children including Hannah Preston, Lloyd Preston, Margaret Preston, Mary Preston, Samuel Carpenter Preston.
  • Samuel Preston- Justice of Peace of Sussex Co., Sheriff, Mayor of Philadelphia, Governor's Council passed away in 1743 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Samuel Council's Ancestors

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Samuel Council
1665–1743
Birth Place: Lusby, Calvert County, Maryland, USA
Parents
Richard PRESTON
1639–1669
Nansemond or Norfolk County, Colony of Virginia
Margaret Marsh
1643–1688
Suffolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Richard PRESTON
1619–1669
England
Margaret (Harford (Preston)) Immigrant
1612–1658
England to Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Richard PRESTON
1593–1618
Unknown UNKNOWN
1594–1658
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Council's Descendants

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Samuel (Preston- Justice of Peace of Sussex Co., Sheriff, Mayor of Philadelphia, Governor's) Council (Abt. 1665–10 Sep 1743) m. Rachell Lloyd (20 Jan 1667–15 July 1716) m. Margaret Burton (1674–Aug 23, 1742)
  1. 1. Margaret Preston 1689–1709
  2. 2. Hannah Preston 1693–1772
  3. 3. Lloyd Preston 1695–1695
  4. 4. Mary Preston 1691–1693
  5. 5. Samuel (Carpenter) Preston 1686–1772

Samuel Council's Timeline

2 Records

1665
Abt. 1665
Birth of Samuel Preston- Justice of Peace of Sussex Co., Sheriff, Mayor of Philadelphia, Governor's Council in Lusby, Calvert County, Maryland, USA
Lusby, Calvert County, Maryland, USA
1743
10 Sep 1743
Age 78
Death of Samuel Preston- Justice of Peace of Sussex Co., Sheriff, Mayor of Philadelphia, Governor's Council in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1665
    Event Place: Lusby, Calvert County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1743
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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