Roger Preston 1614-1666

New England Prestons - Andover and Ipswich, MA

Roger Preston was born in 1614 in London, England and died 1-20-1666 in Lynn, MA. He was a Tanner. Roger married Martha Unknown (1622-1702/3) in 1642 in Ipswich, Essex, MA and they had 7 children: (After Rogers death, Martha married Nicholas Holt on 5-21-1666. They had 7 children.)

  1. Thomas Preston 1643-1697, born in Ipswich, MA. Thomas married Rebecca Nurse (1647-1719) on 4-15-1669 in Salem Village, Essex, MA. Rebecca was the daughter of Francis Nurse and Rebecca Town and granddaughter of William Towne and Joanna Blessing. They had 8 children.
  2. Mary Preston b.xxxx d.xxxx m. on 11-8-1670 Nathaniel Ingersoll (1647/8--). They had 3 children:
    • Elizabeth Ingersoll b.3-11-1672/3.
    • John Ingersoll b.11-7-1674.
    • Nathaniel Ingersol b.xxxx d.1704.
  3. Elizabeth Preston b.xxxx d.xxxx married William Henfield on 7-12-1671 in Salem Village, MA. William died in the West Indies. They had 3 children:
    1. Elizabeth Henfield b.4-4-1672.
    2. Hannah Henfield b.1674 d.1674.
    3. Hannah Henfield b.4-4-1676/7.
  4. Samuel Preston b.1651 in Ipswich, MA d.7-10-1738 in Andover, MA. He was a Carpenter/Yeoman. Samuel married Susannah Gutterson (b.ca.1654 d.12-29-1710) on 5-27-1672 in Andover, MA. They had 11 children. (Samuel married second on 9-24-1713 Mary Rowlandson (1666-1738/9), in Andover.)
  5. John Preston b.xxxx d.xxxx. Born in Ipswich, MA. John married Sarah Gerry (b.7-3-1665 d.xxxx) on 11-2-1687 in Andover, MA. They had 7 children:
    1. Rebecca Preston b.1-23-1689 in Andover, MA d.5-1-1727 in Windham, CT. Rebecca married Joseph Preston on 12-21-1709 and they had 2 children:
      1. Preston
      2. Joseph Preston

      Rebecca married Robert Holt on 5-22-1718 and they had 6 children:

    2. John Preston (twin), b.3-17-1691 d.3-17-1691.
    3. Thomas Preston (twin) b.3-17-1691 d.3-18-1691.
    4. John Preston b.6-13-1692 d.6-17-1699.
    5. Sarah Preston b.2-26-1695 d.11-7-1712.
    6. Hannah Preston b.6-17-1698 and married Nathaniel Farnum on 5-19-1719 in Andover, MA. They had 11 children:
      • Nathaniel Farnum
      • Hannah Farnum
      • Sarah Farnum
      • Anne Farnum
      • Solomon Farnum
      • Rebecka Farnum
      • Asa Farnum
      • Jeremiah Farnmum
      • John Farnum
      • Martha Farnum
      • Aaron Farnum
    7. Martha Preston b.4-1702.
  6. Jacob Preston b.1658 in Ipswich, MA and died before 11-25-1679 at sea.
  7. Levi Preston b.7-16-1662 in Salem, MA and died 1-17-1752 in Fairfield, Cumberland, NJ. Levi married Abigail Brooks, dau. of Capt. Timothy Brooks and Mary Russell, on 10-16-1695 in Swansea, Bristol, MA. Abigail was born in Billerica, MA and died in Cohansey, NJ. They had 7 children:
    1. Levi Preston b.3-22-1697 d.6-1731 in Fairfield, Cumberland, NJ. He married Mary Unknown and they had 3 children:
      1. Hannah Preston married Samuel Leake.
      2. Abigail Preston married Samuel Hannah.
      3. Esther Preston b.6-20-1723 d.9-3-1781 and married Arthur Davis in 1743.
    2. Martha Preston b.4-7-1699 married Samuel Bennett. They had one child, Mary Bennett.
    3. John Preston, 3rd child of Levi and Abigail Brooks Preston, b.2-26-1701 d.1750. He married Unknown Preston and they had 1 child:
      1. John Preston
    4. Mary Preston b.8-14-1703 married Nathaniel Bishop. They had 9 children:
      • Isaac Bishop
      • Preston Bishop
      • Jeremiah Bishop
      • Zephaniah Bishop
      • Nathaniel Bishop
      • Mary Bishop
      • Abigail Bishop
      • Elizabeth Bishop
      • Hannah Bishop
    5. Abigail Preston, 5th child of Levi and Abigail Preston, b.2-3-1705 d.4-7-1782.
    6. Isaac Preston, 6th child of Levi and Abigail Brooks Preston, b.9-10-1707 d. 1749. Isaac married Elizabeth Dare and they had 6 children:
      1. Capt. Levi Preston b.1732 in Cumberland Co., NJ d.1795. He married Dedamia Unknown and they had one child, Nancy Preston.
      2. Col. Isaac Preston b.11-20-1735 in Fairfield, Cumberland, NJ and d.3-6-1777 in Forks of the Raritan, Somerset, NJ. He married Hannah Bower and they had 9 children:
        1. Bathsheba Preston b.10-14-1756.
        2. Hannah Preston b.5-22-1759 d.3-17-1835. She married Ezekiel Foster on 1-1-1782.
        3. Elizabeth Preston b.3-15-1762.
        4. Priscilla Preston b.7-13-1763 and married Jeremiah Foster.
        5. Isaac Preston b.4-26-1765.
        6. John Bower Preston b.10-23-1769.
        7. David Preston b.11-29-1772 d.11-17-1800.
        8. Ruth Preston b.8-29-1774.
        9. Theodosia Preston b.5-21-1776.
      3. Elizabeth Preston, child of Isaac and Elizabeth Dare.
      4. William Preston b.xxxx d.xxxx.
      5. John Preston b.xxxx d.xxxx.
      6. Joseph Preston b.xxxx d.xxxx.
    7. Freelove Preston, 7th child of Levi Preston and Abigail Brooks, b.6-29-1714 married William Dare and they had 7 children:
      • Mary Dare
      • William Dare
      • Levi Dare
      • Abigail Dare
      • Freelove Dare
      • Rachel Dare
      • Jonathan Dare

Much of the above information was taken from a page called Ancestors of Albert Lee Still. 


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