Thomas Preston 1643-1697, born in Ipswich, MA. Thomas was the son of Roger Preston and Martha Unknown. 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:

1. Rebecca Preston b.5-12-1670 in Salem, MA and died 1711. She married Ezekiel Upton on 12-28-1693. They had 5 children:
• Isabel Upton.
• Anne Upton.
• Francis Upton.
• Elizabeth Upton.
• Ezekiel Upton.
2. Mary Preston b.5-12-1672 married Peter Cloyes on 12-13-1693. They had 9 children:
• Elizabeth Cloyes.
• Mary Cloyes.
• Martha Cloyes.
• Abigail Cloyes.
• Experience Cloyes.
• Susanna Cloyes.
• Rebecca Cloyes.
• Peter Cloyes.
• Josiah Cloyes.
3. John Preston b.11-29-1673 d.7-6-1744. Born and died in Salem Village, Essex, MA. John married Elizabeth Voden on 8-10-1714. They had 3 children:(John married secondly Mary Unknown on 12-28-1736)
1. Moses Preston b.7-6-1715 d.1740. Moses married Mary Leach on 11-24-1736 in Beverly, Essex, MA. Moses and Mary had 2 children:
• Elizabeth Preston b.12-14-1736 d.12-18-1822. She married James Prince on 9-18-1755 and they had 7 children:
• Moses Prince.
• Joseph Prince.
• James Prince.
• Caleb Prince.
• Hannah Prince.
• Betsey Prince.
• Amos Prince.
• Joseph Preston b.6-14-1733 d.1761.
2. Lt. John Preston b.9-4-1717 in Salem Village and d.6-14-1771 in Danvers, Essex, MA. John married Hannah Putnam on 7-14-1744 and they had 10 children:
1. Elizabeth Preston b.5-9-1745 in Salem Village and married Abel Nichols on 12-30-1766. She married Bartholomew Trask on 2-22-1785.
2. John Preston b.9-8-1746 d.12-23-1827. He married Mehitable White (1756-1820) on 2-13-1772 and they had 10 children:
• Unknown Preston b.10-1-1772 in Danvers, MA.
• Hannah Preston b.1-4-1774 d.4-20-1853 married Moses Kimball on 7-9-1793.
• John Preston b.1-2-1776 d.5-1799.
• David Preston b.11-30-1777.
• Betsey Preston b.11-11-1779 d.12-31-1850 and married Col. Perley Putnam on 11-5-1801.
• Joshua Preston b.9-23-1781.
• Hitty Preston b.10-19-1783 in Danvers, MA. Died 1849.
• Ira Preston b.11-3-1786.
• Asanath Preston b.8-13-1788.
• Abi Preston b.2-13-1791. She married Nathanial Pope on 8-8-1815.
3. Philip Preston b.10-30-1748 d.5-29-1749.
4. Joshua Preston b.3-22-1751 d.5-11-1751.
5. David Preston b.3-20-1752 d.1-16-1774.
6. Hannah Preston, the 6th child of Lt. John Preston and Hannah Putnam, b.8-8-1754 d.10-20-1825. Hannah married Amos Tapley on 5-19-1772 and they had 12 children:
• Hannah Tapley.
• David Tapley.
• Phebe Tapley.
• Emme Tapley.
• Amos Tapley.
• Moses Tapley.
• Betsey Tapley.
• Aaron Tapley.
• Daniel Tapley.
• Philip Tapley.
• Ede Tapley.
• Rufus Tapley.
7. Levi Preston, Capt. b.10-21-1756 d.1-5-1850. Born and died in Danvers, Essex, MA. Levi was a farmer and he married Mehitable Nichols on 5-4-1779. They had 11 children:
1. Abel Nichols Preston b.2-25-1780 in Danvers, MA. Abel married Sally Preston (1787- ), daughter of Moses Preston and Sarah Berry.
2. Mehitable Preston b.11-29-1781 married Ebenezer Berry on 4-13-1808.
3. Levi Preston b.12-5-1783.
4. Daniel Preston b.1-19-1786 in Danvers, MA.
5. Sukey Preston b.7-19-1788 d.1-10-1855 and she married Asa Tapley on 5-8-1811.
6. John Preston b.12-16-1790.
7. Samuel Preston b.11-12-1792.
8. Polly Preston b.4-7-1795 married Nathaniel Felton on 3-13-1821.
9. Hiram Preston b.1-2-1798 in Danvers, MA.
10. Eliza Preston b.3-23-1800.
11. William Preston b.6-18-1803 in Danvers, MA.
8. Moses Preston b.4-20-1758 d.2-26-1824. He married Sarah Berry on 11-4-1785 and they had 4 children:
1. Sally Preston b.2-25-1787 married Abel Nichols Preston, son of Levi Preston and Mehitable Nichols.
2. Moses Preston b.7-6-1789.
3. Unknown Preston (twin) b.8-10-1796 d.8-11-1796.
4. Unknown Preston (twin) b.8-10-1796 d.8-11-1796.
9. Aaron Preston b.3-24-1760 d.4-9-1760.
10. Daniel Preston b.6-11-1761 d.7-1-1762.
3. Philip Preston, the third and last child of John Preston and Elizabeth Voden, b.3-6-1719 d.4-14-1738 m. Ruth Putnam on 6-29-1747 in Salem Village, MA.
4. Martha Preston, the fourth child of Thomas Preston and Rebecca Nurse, b.10-21-1676 married David Judd on 12-7-1705. They had 5 children:
• Martha Judd.
• Experience Judd.
• Elizabeth Judd.
• Rebecca Judd.
• Mary Judd.
5. Thomas Preston b.xxxx d.1742 married Anna Leach in June 1708 in Salem Village, Essex, MA. Thomas and Anna had 5 children:
1. Thomas Preston b.1709 d.1769 m. Rebecca Gross and they had 9 children:
• Abigail Preston b.1738 in Royal Side, Salem, MA. and she married Jeremiah Foster Jr.
• Anna Preston b.1738 and married Lemuel Richardson on 10-13-1757.
• Rebecca Preston b.5-7-1738 d.1783 married Ebenezer Dale on 4-1-1755. They had 5 children:
• Ebenezer Dale.
• Anna Dale.
• Thomas Dale.
• Samuel Dale.
• Rebecca Dale.
• Mehitable Preston bap.7-23-1738 and married Nathaniel Esty on 9-26-1771. They had 7 children:
• Mehitable Esty.
• Susannah Esty.
• William Esty.
• Nathaniel Esty.
• Joseph Esty.
• Daniel Esty.
• Catherine Esty.
• Elizabeth Preston bap.9-21-1740 in Beverly, MA. She married Edmund Stiles on 10-11-1763 and they had 2 children:
• Phineas Stiles.
• Elizabeth Stiles.
• Sarah Preston b.1743 and married Benjamin Leach on 7-26-1772.
• Thomas Preston b.1745.
• Susannah Preston b.1750 in Royal Side, Salem, Essex, MA.
• Hannah Preston bap. 6-21-1752 and she married Phineas Hovey on 7-18-1775. They had 5 children:
• Susanna Hovey.
• Sarah Leach Hovey.
• Dorcas Hovey.
• William Gross Hovey.
• Phineas Hovey.
2. Rebecca Preston bap. 4-20-1712 in Salem Village, MA.
3. Anna Preston b.10-31-1714 d.1785.
4. Mary Preston bap.9-25-1720 d.1776 in Beverly, MA.
5. David Preston b.xxxx d.xxxx.
6. Elizabeth Preston, the 6th child of Thomas Preston and Rebecca Nurse, b.1680 d.11-21-1693.
7. Jonathan Preston b.xxxx d.xxxx.
8. David Preston b.1688.

Original 3/11/98
Last updated 4/10/2007
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