Preston

My Preston ancestors

01. Roger Preston was born in England in 1614. In 1635, at the age of 21, he took the oath of allegiance, in London, and sailed for America in the ship "Elizabeth." His name first appears on the records of the town of Ipswich, Mass., in 1639. Roger was a tanner.  His wife, Martha, whom he married in 1642, was born 1622. Roger and Martha Preston were residents of Ipswich until 1657, when they moved to Salem, Mass., where Roger died Jan. 20, 1666. Martha, his widow, married (second) Nicholas Holt, of Andover, and thereafter was a resident of Andover, taking her sons, Samuel, John and Jacob Preston, with her to her new home.  Source: "The Preston Genealogy" by David C. Preston, 1913

02. Samuel Preston, second son of Roger and Martha Preston, was born at Ipswich, 1651. He was a resident of Andover, where he married (1) Susannah Gutterson, May 27, 1671. Susannah died Dec. 29, 1710. Samuel married (2) Sept. 24, 1713, Mary (Rolandson) Blodgett, widow of John Blodgett. Samuel Preston died at Andover, July 10, 1738, aged 87 years.  Source: "The Preston Genealogy" by David C. Preston, 1913

03. John Preston, son of Samuel and Susannah was born on May 01, 1685 in Andover, Essex, MA.  He married Mary Haynes, daughter of Jonathan Haynes and Sarah Moulton on January 17, 1707.  They had 12 children.  John died on July 26, 1733 in Windham, CT.

04. Susanna Preston, daughter of Johan and Mary was born on September 09, 1711 in Sandisfield, MA.  she married Richard Adams, son of Richard Adams and Mercy Leonard on December 26, 1732.  Susanna died on April 24, 1788.  I descend from their son Samuel Adams who married Sarah Clark.

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"The Preston Genealogy" by William Bowker Preston (1900)

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"Descendants of Roger Preston of Ipswich and Salem Village" by Charles Henry Preston, Essex Inst., Salem, MA (1931)