Samuel Preston 1672-1717

New England Prestons - MA, CT, VT, RI & NY

Samuel Preston b.3-16-1672 d.5-29-1717 in Andover, MA, son of Samuel Preston and Susanna Gutterson, married Sarah Bridges on 4-2-1694. Samuel and Sarah had 13 children:

  1. Sarah Preston b.2-5-1695 d.8-16-1703.
  2. Levi Preston b.10-25-1696 in Andover, MA d.12-6-1781 in Foster, RI. He married Elizabeth Harnden on 9-9-1718 in Reading, MA. They had 8 children:
    1. Samuel Preston b.xxxx d.xxxx. Born in Killingly, CT.
    2. Benjamin Preston b.7-12-1724 in Killingly, Windham, CT.
    3. Sarah Preston b.6-28-1726.
    4. David Preston b.9-14-1727 in Killingly, CT.
    5. Isaac Preston b.4-14-1731 in Killingly, CT.
    6. Daniel Preston b.6-26-1733 in Killingly, CT.
    7. Othniel Preston b.ca1734/5 in Killingly, CT and died 9-17-1777 in White Creek, Washington, NY. He married Unknown and they had 3 children:
      1. Othniel Preston Jr. 1757-1818 m. Roxana Unknown and they had 12 children:
        1. Othniel Preston III ca.1789- .
        2. James Preston 1791-1847 m. Mary Gorham 1787-1852 and they had 7 children:
          • James H. Preston 1820- .
          • Othniel Preston 1822- .
          • Josiah Gorham Preston 1824- .
          • Phoebe Preston
          • Mary Preston xxxx-1881
          • Eunice Preston .
          • Roxand Preston .
        3. Joseph Preston b.1794 d.ca.1840, 3rd child of Othniel Jr. and Roxana, m. Ruth Ann Hyde ca.1800-1882. Joseph and Ruth had 7 children:
          1. Joseph Preston 1824-1892 m. Sarah Eldred 1827-1876. Joseph and Sarah had 8 children. See link to Joseph for details. Joseph married secondly Susanna Dowd b.xxxx d.1912. No children.
          2. George W. Preston 1821-1891 m. Laura Unknown b.xxxx d.1892. George and Laura had 7 children:
            • Andrew Preston 1843-1921 m. Mary A. Unknown.
            • Mary Preston 1846- .
            • Sarah A. Preston 1849- .
            • James Preston 1855- .
            • Jane Preston 1858- .
            • Albert Preston 1863- .
            • Elizabeth Preston 1865- .
          3. Roxanna Preston 1820-1909 m. Milo Dailey.
          4. Elizabeth Jane Preston 1827-1895 m. William Sweet Abbott 1827-1911. Elizabeth and William had 6 children. See link Elizabeth Preston for details.
          5. Benjamin E. Preston 1829-1906 m. Sarah M. Smith 1827-1889. Benjamin and Sarah had 6 children:
            • Benjamin E. Preston Jr. 1855- m. Mattie R. Unknown.
            • William O. Preston 1860- m. Catherine Dayton.
            • Jesse H. Preston 1864- .
            • Jane A. "Jennie" Preston 1866-1883 m. Garrett L. Van Riper 1866- .
            • Eva A. Preston 1869-1886 m. Edward Dayton.
            • Alice A. Preston 1858-1862.
          6. Alvah Preston 1817- m. Bethia Mandeville 1824- and they had 4 children:
            • Franklin Preston 1842- .
            • Margaret J. Preston 1848- .
            • Harriet A. Preston 1850- .
            • Alice B. Preston 1855- m. Wilbur L. Gates 1855-.

            Alvah married secondly, Margaret Unknown 1813- and they had one child:

            • Henry Preston 1840- .
          7. Alice Preston 1831- .
        4. Benjamin Preston 1795- , 4th child of Othniel Jr. and Roxana.
        5. Lydia Preston
        6. David Preston
        7. Rocsanna Preston 1801- .
        8. Elizabette (Elizabeth ?) Preston 1802-
        9. Elijah Preston 1805-1872 m. Lydia Ann Mandeville 1807- .
        10. William Preston 1806- .
        11. Lucinda Preston 1808- .
        12. Charles Preston 1813- .
      2. Ruth Preston b.8-14-1764 d.9-2-1791, 2nd child of Othniel Preston Sr. and Unknown, and married Abraham Case.
      3. Naomi Preston b.7-22-1766.
    8. Levi Preston, 8th child of Levi Sr. and Elizabeth Harnden, b.9-7-1736 d.1781 in Albany, NY. Levi married Deliverance Mosher in 1758 and they had 7 children:
      • John Preston b.9-15-1759.
      • Phebe Preston b.4-25-1761 married Unknown Robinson.
      • Mary Preston b.9-29-1762 d.8-5-1843 in White Creek, Washington, NY.
      • Ephraim Preston b.3-10-1764.
      • Elizabeth Preston b.3-2-1766.
      • Levi Preston b.4-13-1769.
      • Hannah Preston b.4-13-1771 d.12-2-1848 in White Creek, Washington, NY. She married Elijah Slocum on 6-27-1793.

    After Elizabeth Harnden's death, Levi Preston Sr. married 2ndly, Mary Fuller on 7-7-1742 in Killingly, CT and had 9 children.

    1. Colburn Preston b. 4-24-1743 in Killingly, CT. and he married Elenor Unknown. They had 3 children:
      • Sylvanus Preston bap. 7-1-1775 in Rockingham, VT.
      • David Preston bap.5-9-1779 in Rockingham, VT d.5-22-1779.
      • Daniel Preston bap.10-15-1780.
    2. Mary Preston b.1-17-1745 in Killingly, CT d.9-9-1827 in Rockingham, VT. Mary married Samuel Taylor in July 1770 and they had 5 children:
      • Sally Taylor.
      • Samuel Taylor.
      • Polly Taylor.
      • Sally Taylor.
      • Betsey Taylor.
    3. Elizabeth Preston b.xxxx d.xxxx.
    4. Bethia Preston b.1748 in Scituate, Providence, RI and died 2-15-1838 in Rockingham, VT. Bethia married Jonathan Burt and they had 4 children:
      • Edward Burt
      • Roswell Burt
      • Jonathan Burt
      • David Burt
    5. Jerusha Preston b.1749 in Scituate, RI and married Joseph Adams. Jerusha was the 5th child of Levi Preston Sr. and Mary Fuller. Jerusha and Joseph had 10 children:
      • Luther Adams
      • Joseph Adams
      • Mary Adams
      • Sampson Adams
      • Sally Adams
      • Abijah Adams
      • Rhoda Adams
      • Anna Adams
      • Levi Preston Adams
      • Samuel Taylor Adams
    6. Adeline Preston married Solomon Wright.
    7. Joanna Preston b.1755 and married Daniel Weaver. They had 8 children:
      • Ezek Weaver
      • Polly Weaver
      • Sally Weaver
      • Joanna Weaver
      • Daniel Weaver
      • Randilla Weaver
      • John Weaver
      • James Weaver
    8. Daniel Preston b.8-18-1763 in Scituate, RI. Daniel married Mary Baker on 4-15-1781 in Foster, RI and they had 13 children: (Daniel married Mary Unknown on 11-3-1831.
      • Rachel Preston b.4-27-1782 in Foster and she married Obed Fuller on 1-17-1799.
      • Levi Preston b.10-16-1783 in Foster, RI.
      • Unknown Preston b.1-16-1785 d.1-17-1785.
      • Molly Preston b.6-24-1786 in Foster d.3-14-1836. She married Arthur Aylesworth.
      • Samson Preston b.2-2-1788.
      • Waite Preston b.4-4-1790 in Foster, RI.
      • Amarilda Preston b.12-24-1791 d.6-18-1792.
      • James Preston b.6-20-1793 married Celinda Perkins on 12-5-1813 in Foster.
      • Randilla Preston b.4-11-1795 d.3-4-1867 married Samuel Burlingham.
      • Joab Preston b.9-23-1797 in Foster, RI.
      • Adah Preston b.4-28-1799 in Foster.
      • Joanna Preston b.6-21-1800.
      • Anna Preston b.6-13-1802.
    9. James Preston b.1766 in Scituate, RI and died 1850 in Caroline Center, Tompkins, NY. James married Sally French on 1-27-1786 in Rockingham, VT. They had 9 children:
      • Sally Ann Preston b.10-28-1787 in Rockingham, VT d.4-19-1858. She married Charles Bancroft in Rutland, VT.
      • Mary "Polly" Preston b.4-23-1790 in Rockingham, VT and married Daniel Birch.
      • Betsey Preston b.10-6-1793 d.4-1874, married Enoch Cafferty.
      • James Preston b.10-1-1796 in Rockingham.
      • Rosamond Preston b.6-27-1799 and married 1st Edward Dodge. She married 2nd Henry Sloughter.
      • Alexander Campbell Preston (twin) b.6-11-1802.
      • Lovell Elijah Preston (twin) b.6-11-1802 in Rockingham, VT.
      • Randilla Preston b.4-20-1805 d.4-15-1883. She married Arruner Pulsipher.
      • Julia Nichols Preston b.10-20-1806 married Elijah Evans.
  3. Mary Preston b.3-31-1699 in Andover, MA d.4-15-1754 and married Christopher Lovejoy on 12-28-1718. They had 6 children:(Mary was the 3rd child of Samuel Preston and Sarah Bridges.)
  4. Jemima Preston b.5-29-1701 in Andover, MA.
  5. Joanna Preston b.ca.1702 in Andover, MA and married Samuel Utter on 5-5-1721 in KIillingly, CT. They had 4 children:
  6. Sarah Preston b.xxxx in Andover and married John Stacy on 1-24-1724.
  7. Elizabeth Preston b.xxxx in Andover, MA.
  8. Samuel Preston b.1708 d.10-11-1781 and married Hannah Bridges.
  9. Phoebe Preston (twin) b.4-1711 in Andover and died 1739 in Sturbridge, MA.
  10. Isaac Preston (twin) b.4-1711 and died 1746. Isaac married Abigail Russell and they had 5 children:
  11. Ruth Preston b.7-25-1713 and married Nathaniel Barnard on 5-10-1733. They had 3 children:
  12. Caleb Preston (twin)b.4-3-1716 in Andover. Died 4-26-1716.
  13. Joshua Preston (twin) b.4-3-1716 in Andover and married Agnes Peacock on 12-10-1739 in Littleton, MA.

Almost all of the above data (and more) is on a page called "Ancestors of Albert Lee Still". Additional data was supplied by Mike and Bonnie Stinchcomb on the descendants of Othniel Preston Jr and his wife Roxana. These are shown on this page and also on the Joseph Preston page and a page on Elizabeth Preston and her husband William Sweet Abbott.


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Original 2/10/98
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