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William Preston 1530–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 23 Apr 1585

Death Location: Buckinghamshire, England

Father: George Preston

Mother: Marion Semphill

Spouse(s): Anna Saunders

Children(s): Adam Preston

William Preston was born in 1530 in Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England, the child of George Preston And Marion Semphill. William Preston married Anna Saunders, and had children including Adam Preston. William Preston passed away in 1585 in Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Preston was born in 1530 in Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England, the child of George Preston And Marion Semphill.
  • William Preston married Anna Saunders, and had children including Adam Preston.
  • William Preston passed away in 1585 in Buckinghamshire, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Preston's Ancestors

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William Preston
1530–1585
Birth Place: Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England
Parents
George Preston
1504–1579
Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England
Marion Semphill
1515–1606
Puerto Rico, USA
Grandparents
James Preston
1475–1512
Culross, Fife, Scotland
Corelle (Jean) CRITEL
1480–1529
Culross, Fife, Scotland
Hugh Semple
1587–1639
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lady (Anne Hamilton) Chatellerault
1542–1574
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James PRESTON
1445–1480
Jean ERSKINE
1450–1485
Robert Semple
1561–1611
Agnes Montgomery
1560–1601
James, Hamilton
1517–1575
Margaret Hamilton
1511–1579
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Semple
1530–1569
Barbara Preston
1532–
Hugh Montgomery
1540–1585
Agnes Drummond
1523–1590
James Hamilton
1475–1529
Janet Beaton
1486–1522
JAMES Douglas
1487–1553
Catherine STEWART
1491–1554

William Preston's Descendants

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William Preston (1530–23 Apr 1585) m. Anna Saunders (1530–9 Feb 1588)
  1. 1. Adam Preston 1564–1593 m. Isabel Braithwhett 1569–1620
    1. 1. William (Preston, 10th) GGF 1590–1650 m. Elizabeth Sale 1590–1634 m. Mary Seabrook 1601–1680
      1. 1. Sarah (or Susannah) Preston 1647–1684 m. Thomas Fairchild 1646–1686
        1. 1. Ruth Fairchild 1678–1727 m. Joseph Hickocks 1673–1717
        2. 2. Eunice Fairchild 1672–1752
        3. 3. Samuel Fairchild 1676–1747
        4. 4. Alexander Fairchild 1681–1727
        5. 5. Sarah Fairchild 1682–1690
        6. 6. Katherine Fairchild 1685–1752
        7. 7. Samuel Fairchild 1677–1761
    2. 2. Margaret (Preston, 10th) GGA 1584–1583

William Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530
Birth of William Preston in Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England
Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England
1585
23 Apr 1585
Age 55
Death of William Preston in Chesham, Yorkshire, England
Chesham, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Buckinghamshire, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1585
    Event Place: Chesham, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: Buckinghamshire, England, Extracted Parish Records

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