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William Preston 1590 – 1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jan 1590

Birth Location: Giggleswick, Yorkshire, (Present UK), England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 4 Jan 1649

Death Location: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Adam Preston

Mother: Isabel Braithwaite

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Sale

Children(s): Mary Preston

The story of William Preston III began in 1590 in Giggleswick, Yorkshire, (Present UK), England, United Kingdom. William Preston III married Elizabeth Sale, and had children including Mary (Marie) Preston. William Preston III passed away in 1649 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Preston III began in 1590 in Giggleswick, Yorkshire, (Present UK), England, United Kingdom.
  • William Preston III married Elizabeth Sale, and had children including Mary (Marie) Preston.
  • William Preston III passed away in 1649 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Preston's Ancestors

Self
William Preston
1590 – 1649
Birth Place: Giggleswick, Yorkshire, (Present UK), England, United Kingdom
Parents
Adam Preston
1558 – 1593
Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Isabel Braithwaite
1562 – 1620
Giggleswick, Craven District, North Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Major (William Henry) Preston
1525 – 1591
Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England
Anna (Mary) Saunders
1530 – 1588
Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England
Rev (Robert) Braithwaite
1538 – 1589
Giggleswick, York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Beatrice (de) Vaux
1543 – 1594
Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
George Preston
1504 – 1579
Marion Semphill
1505 – 1590
Sir Sanders
1500 – 1530
Lady Ratlif
1508 – 1588
Richard Braithwaite
1508 – 1587
Anne Sandys
1515 – 1579
Johannes Vaux
1520 – 1543
Margaret Palmer
1525 – 1543
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Preston
1474 – 1512
Corelle Citel
1480 – 1529
Hugh Semphill,
1487 – 1539
Dame Chatellerault
1490 – 1574
Sir Saunders\Sanders
1475 – 1500
Lady Cooke\Cook
1480 – 1614
Ratclif
1480 –
Sanders Yorkshire
1480 –
William Braithwaite
1489 – 1586
Elizabeth Bird
1514 –
Sir Sandys
1490 – 1548
Lady Dixon
1490 – 1548
John Vaux
1506 – 1559
Lady Crackenthorpe,
1510 – 1611
Palmer
1500 –
Sanders
1480 –

William Preston's Descendants

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William Preston (29 Jan 1590 – 4 Jan 1649) m. Elizabeth Sale (8 Jun 1590 – 22 Feb 1633)
  1. 1. Mary ((Marie)) Preston (13 Dec 1629 – circa Dec 1690) m. Peter Mallory (circa 1627 – 30 Aug 1698)
    1. 1. Mary Mallory (28 Nov 1656 – 17 Sep 1752) m. Eli (Jeremiah) Roberts (28 Nov 1656 – 29 Jun 1693)
      1. 1. Alexander Roberts (5 Mar 1689 – 04 Jan 1764) m. Hannah Johnson (1690 – 1758)
        1. 1. Thankful Roberts (10 OCT 1726 – 1759) m. Thomas (John) Young (1723 – 18 Feb 1769)

William Preston's Timeline

5 Records

1590
29 Jan 1590
Birth of William Preston III in Giggleswick, Yorkshire, (Present UK), England, United Kingdom
Giggleswick, Yorkshire, (Present UK), England, United Kingdom
1590
28 Jan 1590/1591
William Preston III was baptized in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1590
28 Jan 1590
William Preston III was christened in Giggleswick, York, England
Giggleswick, York, England
1640
1640
Age 50
William Preston III resided here in New Haven
New Haven
1649
4 Jan 1649
Age 59
Death of William Preston III in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1590
    Event Place: Giggleswick, Yorkshire, (Present UK), England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1590/1591
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Yorkshire, England, Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1873, Yorkshire Parish Register Section; Leeds, England, United Kingdom; Giggleswick Vol 1, 1558-1669

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1590
    Event Place: Giggleswick, York, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1620-1650
    Event Place: New Haven, Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: New Haven, Connecticut; Year: 1620-1650; Page Number: 186

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: New Haven
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] The ancestral lines of Mary Lenore Knapp
    [2] The Preston genealogy : tracing the history of the family from about 1040, A.D.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1649
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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