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William Preston 1590–1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 January 1590

Birth Location: Giggleswick, Yorkshire, 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 (Briggs)

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Sale, Mary Seabrook

Children(s): Eliasaph Hackaliah, Daniel Preston, Edward Preston, Elizabeth Preston, Mary Preston, Sara Preston, Hackaliah Eliasaph, Joseph Preston, Jehiel Preston, Hannah Preston, Daniel Preston, Edward Preston, Elizabeth Preston, Hannah Preston, Mary Preston, Joseph Preston, Mary Preston

The story of William Preston began in 1590 in Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. William Preston married Elizabeth Sale, Mary Seabrook, and had children including Daniel Preston, Edward Preston, Eliasaph Preston Twin To Hackaliah, Elizabeth Preston, Hackaliah Preston Twin To Eliasaph, Hannah Preston, Jehiel Preston, Joseph Preston, Mary Ann Preston, Mary Preston, Sara Jane Preston. William Preston 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 began in 1590 in Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • William Preston married Elizabeth Sale, Mary Seabrook, and had children including Daniel Preston, Edward Preston, Eliasaph Preston Twin To Hackaliah, Elizabeth Preston, Hackaliah Preston Twin To Eliasaph, Hannah Preston, Jehiel Preston, Joseph Preston, Mary Ann Preston, Mary Preston, Sara Jane Preston.
  • William Preston 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, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Adam Preston
1558–1593
Giggleswick, Craven District, North Yorkshire, England
Isabel (Braithwaite) (Briggs)
1568–1620
Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Anna Saunders
1530–1588
Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
William Preston
1525–1591
Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Craigmillar
1514–1575
Lady Monteith
1509–1556
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Preston
1488–1514

William Preston's Descendants

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William Preston (23 January 1590–4 Jan 1649) m. Elizabeth Sale (8 June 1590–22 February 1633) m. Mary Seabrook (1601–1680)
  1. 1. Eliasaph (Preston twin to) Hackaliah 1643–1707 m. Elizabeth Beach 1652–1692 m. Martha Munson 1648–1721
    1. 1. Elizabeth Preston 1676–1763 m. Daniel Kellogg 1671–1709
      1. 1. Daniel Kellogg 1698–1762 m. Eunice Jarvis 1703–1767
        1. 1. Daniel Kellogg 1727–1817 m. Hannah Fairchild 1726–1809 m. Elizabeth Boalt –1809
        2. 2. Jarvis Kellogg 1731–1815
      2. 2. Benjamin Kellogg 1704–1749
      3. 3. John Kellogg 1701–1740
    2. 2. Eliasaph Preston 1679–1763
    3. 3. Hannah Preston 1678–1713
  2. 2. Daniel Preston 1621–1707
  3. 3. Edward Preston 1619–1699
  4. 4. Elizabeth Preston 1624–1693
  5. 5. Mary Preston 1629–1690
  6. 6. Sara (Jane) Preston 1626–1666
  7. 7. Hackaliah (Preston twin to) Eliasaph 1643–1692
  8. 8. Joseph Preston 1647–1733
  9. 9. Jehiel Preston 1640–1684 m. Temperance Nichols 1662–1714 m. Sarah Fairchild 1641–1682
    1. 1. Daniel Preston 1671–
    2. 2. Joseph Preston 1665–
    3. 3. Mary Preston 1677–
    4. 4. Samuel Preston 1663–1707
  10. 10. Hannah Preston 1634–1701
  11. 11. Daniel Preston 1638–1707
  12. 12. Edward Preston 1636–1699
  13. 13. Elizabeth Preston 1635–1677
  14. 14. Hannah Preston 1653–
  15. 15. Mary Preston 1664–
  16. 16. Joseph Preston 1635–1656
  17. 17. Mary Preston 1636–

William Preston's Timeline

4 Records

1590
23 January 1590
Birth of William Preston in Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1638
1638
Age 48
William Preston was married in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1640
1640
Age 50
William Preston resided here in New Haven
New Haven
1649
4 Jan 1649
Age 59
Death of William Preston 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: 23 January 1590
    Event Place: Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 208.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LCD
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1638
    Event Place: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    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 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: New Haven

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1649
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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