I am getting a number of inquiries for help in locating Prestons. Unfortunately I can not provide much help most of the time. I am going to post inquiries on this page so that others can see them and perhaps provide some help. Also, if anyone wants to supply me with their line (PRESTONs) I will put up a page for that family. It would be nice if all the different lines could be linked, and perhaps someday most of them will. You can send me your inquiries by email at fpreston@suddenlink.net. If you do not want your inquiry posted, please tell me. If anyone can help, either contact me, Fred Preston, or contact the person entering the query. Actually, you could contact both of us that way I can enter the line on this page. If any of the people requesting information get help from this page I would like to know. You cannot post inquiries yourself, send them to me via email and I will post it.
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- Checked 22 email links on 3/19/2011. Found 11 no good. Did a one line strike through on the name but left name and email address there. Had one AOL that checked
bad but put a question mark because I frequently have trouble with AOL
email addresses.
- Albert Gordon was trying to tie a Sophronia Preston to an established line.
Sophronia was born ca.1817 in New York, believed to be in western NY, like
Chautaqua Co. She married Joseph S. Kean ca.1835 probably in or near Crawford
Co., PA. First son was Samuel A. Kean.
I have some information about their descendants. Joseph S. Kean and
Sophronia Preston had four children, David Kean, Samuel Kean, who married Anna,
Mary Kean and Joseph Kean.
David Kean and Samuel Kean were both bankers and real Estate developers in
early Chicago. David Kean, of Rodgers Park, IL married Eliza Pratt and they had three
children, Ralph Kean, who married Leota Mae.Ellison in Berrien county,
Michigan, Mabel who died at age 7 and Hugh Kean. Eliza, Ralph and Hugh were all
teachers or administrators in the Illinois school system.
My great aunt Leota Ellison and Ralph D. Kean lived in Berrien County, MI,
where his parents eventually moved, then moved to Illinois. Anyone can contact
me about these folks at suewylan@gmail.com
Posted 8/24/2009 Sue Langley
- My name is Stephanie Callahan (Chapman). I am inquiring about Prestons in the
Greene County IL area. The Preston line comes from my father's side of the
family. His name is Stephen Lance Chapman. His mother is Delta Chapman (Preston)
married to Thomas Chapman. Delta's father was Harry Albert Preston (d. May 1988)
married to Florence Alberta Shipley (d. November 2006). Delta had at least one
sister who died several years ago from cancer. Harry's father was James Edwin
Preston.
This is as much as I know about my grandmother's side of the
family. Unfortunately, Delta did not know much about her grandparents and
Grandma Preston is no longer here to ask. A portion of my family still resides
in IL (mostly Greene Co).
I am trying to trace the family back 1)
because I want to know where I came from and 2) because there is supposed to be
ties to American Indians on both Harry and Florence's families. Old stories
state that there is lineage to Chief Black Foot.
If anyone has
information that could help me, I would very much appreciate it. I am sorry I
haven't any dates, but I am just starting out with trying to find out who my
family is.
I may be reached at Marlex97@aol.com
Thank
you,
Stephanie Callahan (Chapman) Posted 6/24/09
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From:
sammie schramm (samidale@hotmail.com)
Sent:
Fri 2/06/09 11:03 AM
To:
doc@618connect.com
Original message posted 1/28/2001. Email address no longer valid.
J & A Hayn is looking for information on a James B. Preston son of James and Silence (Chamberlain) Preston. He was born in Trenton, NJ and moved to Indiana and then to St. Louis, MO. In 1943 the family moved to Morgan Co., IL. James was born on October 12 or 26, 1826 (Trenton, NJ), married Margaret Ruyle and James died on August 22, 1901. James and Margaret had 16 children. Any help appreciated. Posted 1/28/2001.
(Posted 2/6/2009) I am a daughter of Jennie & Javan Long's daughter Mary Long Leamons. Jennie's father was Jamed Edward/Edwin Preston and his father was James W. Preston and his father was James B. Preston. I have info re him as follows. I have down to my own family - but not in family tree form, just like below.&nbs! p; If this helps - if you haven't already found what you need, and you want the rest, I'll send.
I have information that Margaret divorced James B. after having 16 children and married a Ben Whitehead, but can't find info on him/her after her divorce.
My grandmother and older aunts always told a story about Grandma and Grandpa Jimmy - Prestons I believe - owning a store at a place once called Ceres IL. He ran the store and she was a midwife and medicine woman and supposedly a full-blooded Indian (tribe unknown). I cannot figure out which grandmother this would be as Margaret Ruyle has family tree info back some ways. Their son James Woodmancy married an Isibelle J. Whitlock, but she also has family tree info and does not include Indian info. Grandma said she was her Grandma or Gr Grandma Jimmy.
If you have any info, please share.
Samme Schramm
Palmyra, IL 217.439.7439
James H. Preston 1800 NJ (Civil War Veteran)
married
Silence Chamberlain b: 1800 NJ
Children of James H. & Silence Chamberlain:
Children of James H. & Silence Chamberlain Preston:
James B. Preston b: 10-12-1826 New Mercer, Hunterdon or Trenton, JY; d: 8-22-1901 Woodson Morgan Co IL
married 5-7-1848 Pike County, Margaret Ruyle b: 2-8-1832 Athensville Greene Co IL dau of John Leroy and Ann Gilpin Ruyle);
16 children w/James Preston; (later divorced James and married Ben Whitehead); d. 1893
Children of James B. Preston and Margaret Ruyle Preston:
James Woodmancey Preston b: 1-1-1850 Greene Co IL; d. 5-30-1930 Greene Co IL (Gr Gr Grandfather to my Grandmother)
Gabrial W. Preston b: 1-7-1852 d: ?
Silence Ann Preston b: 10-10-1853 Green Co IL; d ?
John Wesley Preston b: 10-28-1855 Greene Co IL; d: 5-6-1898 (m: Will Medlock)
Joseph A. Preston b: 3-28-1858 Morgan Co IL; d: 7-31-1944 Orange Co CA (m: Sally Fanning)
William Randolph Preston b: 2-9-1861 Calhoun Co IL; d: 1905 Calhoun Co IL
Margaret E. Preston b: 7-4-1864 Greene Co IL; d: 7-14-1940 Morgan Co IL
Charles Edward Preston b: 10-28-1866Greene Co IL; d: ?
Sarah Amanda Preston b: 5-16-1868 Greene Co IL; d 1951 Montgomery Co MO (m. Philip Becker)
Thomas Benjamin Preston b: 3-13-1871 Greene Co IL; d: 8-1-1936 Montgomery Co MO (m. Olive)
Wesley Ervin/Earven Preston b: 1-21-1873 Greene Co IL; d: 10-23-1946 Montgomery Co MO
Emma Preston b: 9-6-1878 Greene Co IL; d. ?
Rachel E. Preston b: 9-5-1881Greene Co IL
(others died at birth or as infants)
Page 985, Biographies History of Greene & Jersey Counties, IL 1885 (Continental Historical Co.)
JAMES H. PRESTON, a son of James and Silence (Chamberlain) Preston, was born in Trenton, N.J., Oct. 12, 1826. When he was nine years of age his parents removed to Indiana, and five years later to St. Louis, Mo. Thence, three years later, to Morgan County, Ill., where James resided 15 years. He then removed to Athensville township, this county, and bought land on section 8, where he now lives, engaged in farming. He enlisted in the service of his country, Aug. 6, 1862, in Co. A, under Capt. B. LaSage. His enlistment was for a term of three years, but, May 25, 1864, he received a wound in the right thigh, which disabled him, and he was honorably discharged. He has never recovered from his wound, and is not able to do manual labor. He now receives a small pension, but has applied for an increase, and it will be no more than justi! ce that the department should allow his claim. He followed engineering on the Mississippi for some 15 years. James Preston and Margaret Ruyle were married May 7, 1848. She was a daughter of John and Anna (Gilpin) Ruyle. Sixteen children have been born to them - James W., Joseph A., John W., William R., Margaret E., Sarah A., Thomas B., Wesley E., all , living; Gabriel, Charles Edward, Silence Ann, and Rachel E., are deceased, also, four died in infancy. He owns a small farm on section 8, where he now resides. In politics, he is a republican, and is also a member of the United Baptist church. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilmaga/greene/1885bios/prestonjas.html
- I'm looking for the ancestors and descendants of Cora Bell Preston who was born in Maryland in1895 and died in 1928. Was living in Port Deposit at the time. I'm her granddaughter and know nothing about her. My e-mail dhoneybrook@aol.com Posted 9/6/08.
- I am seeking the parents of Elizabeth Preston, b abt 1813 in Vermont and married Alonzo Rice Taylor in 1837/1838 in Wallingford , Vermont. They had 5 known children and maybe a 6th, named Mary Jane, who went to live with her uncle Timothy Taylor in 1854. She (Mary Jane) was age 16 in the N.Y. 1860 census. Elizabeth and Alonzo were last listed in the 1850 Wallingford, Vt. census with their 5 children. In 1860, the children are living with various families in the area, and the parents are missing. No record of their where-abouts has ever been located. Any assistance in solving this mystery would be greatly appreciated.
Fred Taylor FTAYLOR@TRITON.NET
or tel: 231 854 4063 Posted 1/7/08
- I am looking for information about my great grandfather Thomas Russell Preston. I do not know his DOB. He married Hilda Allen and had my grandmother Nancy Preston in 1918. They lived in Elizabeth or Plainfield, NJ. Lisa Carter Posted 12/10/2006.
- I'm doing research on a local subject :Thomas J Preston, he owned a saloon and was a mining broker in a boomtown called Calico, CA. During the 1880s He was married to a French lady, Mathilde Preston, who returned to Paris France with Thomas. The name of the saloon he owned in Calico was "Tom and Mikes Saloon", the front and basement are still there. I've traced him to Ludlow, CA 1910 era, but would like to know more about him and his wife.
James Lingren Posted 7/29/06
- I am of the Howard M. Preston, Charles Preston, Clark Preston, Martin Preston & back about 11 generations in Connecticut and Dutchess County New York Preston family. If anyone is working on that Preston family line I would be pleased to correspond. Posted 6/27/06. Margaret Preston
- Jeanne Norberg, jnorberg@purdue.edu is looking for information about Benham and Hannah (Brown? Watterman?) Preston. Has info to share about Benham's ancestors and three of his children: Hannah M. Preston Dickson/Dixon m. Wm Dickson, children John Preston Dixon, Louisa Esther Dixon Plumb, Martha Dixon Mandeville and Catherine "Kate" Jane Dixon Annis; Esther Preston Brooks Hooker Grigsby Haggart and her children Richard Hamilton Brooks, Edward Livingston Brooks, Mary Brooks, Martha Hooker Dunn, Perces Hooker Wilson, Julia Frances Hooker Burke, George Washington Hooker; Samuel H. Preston and his children Samuel "Hamilton" Preston, Mary "Mollie" R. Preston, Charles S. Preston. Benham is the son of Jonathan and Prudence Barber Preston. Jonathan is descended from John, John, Samuel, Roger who came Massachusetts from England 1635. Posted 11/28/05. I responded to a query by Nancy Janssen posted 1999. It bounced back. Too bad. I could have given her a lot.
Jeanne V. Norberg
- I am searching for any information about A. J. Preston from Knoxville, Tennessee who finished third in an automobile race at Cincinnati, Ohio on June 15, 1930. Mr. Preston also entered a car in the 1935 Indianapolis "500" known as the Preston Special but the car did not achieve enough speed in qualifying to start in that race. On August 30, 1936, A. J. Preston entered his "Preston Hispano" racing car in a race at Hammond, Indiana. If you know anything more about this A. J. Preston, please contact Bob Lawrence
- I am looking for relatives of Joel Preston born about 1760 and was married to Ester Howard and more importantly Lucy Tate. I am trying to find out more about the marriage of Mary Preston and Nancy Preston in particular. None of the e-mails work on the Joel Preston of Bedford County site. Thank
you
, Shirley Carter. Posted 8/2/2005.
- Hopefully you can post the little information I have and with some luck a connection may be made. My name is William Albert Preston originally from Pittsburgh, PA. I was born there on 5 Nov 38 and resided in the same household with my Grandfather & Grandmother. My Dad's name was William Clarence Preston and he was born May 1917. His father was William Clarence Preston Sr., originally from the Philadelphia area we believe. Not too many family members left and those that are left knew very little about my grandfather. Evidently he was a adventurous wandering type person. It was rumored he attended some college in the Philadelphia area with the intent to go on to medical school but ended up working on a ship and went to sea. Lived in various cities during his lifetime.
I believe he passed away in 1945 at the age of 86. My Grandmother's maiden name was Anna Powell Bubenheim, Powell being her previous husband's name and Bubenheim her family name. My father was their only child.
I currently live in Spring Hill, FL. William Preston Posted 7/15/2005
Thanks
- Donald Stuart is seeking information on the Hamilton Gilbert Preston (1862-1942) family of Hornell, New York. Hamilton married Alfreda Duffey and had children Jean, Kenneth, James, and Hamilton. Thank you.
Donald Stuart
Posted 7/10/2005
- Dr. Brian Rucker
(?) writes, I am conducting research on the Preston family of Wilmington, Delaware, in particular a Sarah Preston who was born in 1845. I believe her father was William Preston. She had a brother named Henry and a sister named Amy. They were living in Wilmington in 1860. I am trying to locate any information on Sarah in particular. I know she was still alive in 1869, but I assume she got married and I haven't been able to track her since. I was hoping that your vast reservoirs of knowledge regarding the Preston family would be able to help me in my search. Thank you for any information you can provide me with. Posted 7/1/2005.
- My wife and I have been researching William Preston,born in Edinburg,Scotland in 1784.He died in Oak Bay,Canada in 1871.He married Agnes Donneyhew(sp?),born in Dundee,Scotland in 1788.She died in Oak Bay,Canada in 1841.They had two children born in Scotland,Jane P.and William jr.Jane was born the 28 of Feb.1814 and William jr.was born in 1816.He married Lydia Thurston in Oak Bay,Canada in May of 1839. William and Agnes found their way to Oak Bay in 1829.We have a great many of their descendents up to this time.They were my grandfather's grandparents. To be able to locate records of their lives in Scotland would be a great finish to our journey.It might help to know that they were of the presbyterian religion. Thank you Clayton and Merrilyn Hall. Posted 6/2/2005. Also see #5 on 2003 Posting.
Our new e-mail is clhall@ptc-me.net
- I am looking for the ancestors of our John Preston. John was probably born between 1740 and 1750 and died cir. 1823 in Jessamine County, Kentucky. Some say he came from County Meath, Ireland. John Preston may have been a son of the John Preston whose will was probated in 1801 in Lincoln County, Kentucky. Unfortunately, this John Preston only states that his estate is to be sold and divided among my children, except my daughter, Jane, whose part to go to her son, William, which I have hitherto raised. There is a John Preston who appears in the Tax Books of Lincoln County, Kentucky as early as 1789. Then William Preston, John Preston, Jr., Daniel Preston and Moses Preston appeared in the Tax Books of Lincoln County, Kentucky. By 1805, John Preston, Enoch Preston, Toliver Preston and Jilson Preston appeared on the Tax Books in Garrard County, Kentucky. In 1807, there is also a Jeremiah Preston on the Tax Books. By 1820, Jilson Preston, Toliver Preston and Lewis Preston appear on the Jessamine County, Kentucky Tax Books. Then in 1821, William Preston appears on the Tax Books of Jessamine County, Kentucky. John Preston b. 1740-1750 m. Betsy???
Probable Children:
Toliver Preston b. abt 1774 VA m. 1. unknown 2. Sarah Grimes July 15, 1828
Sarah Preston b. abt 1777 VA m. Isaac Burchill Feb. 19, 1800
Enoch Preston b. abt 1780 VA m. Madalene Woods May 14, 1807
Jilson Preston b. Bet. 1780-1790 m. 1. Liddy Griffin Feb. 20, 1811 2. Emaline Ruble June 7, 1835
Lewis Preston b. abt 1788 VA m. Elizabeth Griffin June 26, 1817
Elizabeth Preston b. abt 1791 VA m. John Hicks Nov. 23, 1810
William Preston b. abt 1791 VA m. Elizabeth Twiddle Dec. 21, 1811
Jane Preston b. abt 1796 m. Urban Woods
Angie Preston Posted 6/2/2005
Linda Preston Breyfogle is looking for information about the parents of her great great grandfather. Her Great Great Grandfather was Joseph Preston, b. Oct. 16, 1814 in New Jersey. He married Mary Attison in 1856 in Shelby Co., Ohio and he died April 6, 1881 in Orange Township, Shelby, Ohio. Children were Charity, Joseph, Clayton, Anna Jane, Ephraim, James, and Mary L. Preston. Posted 4/30/2005.- Not sure if our Email had an effect or not but last I heard was they are now considering a move but still need some money to pay for moving the house. 4/30/05.
URGENT: WALNUT GROVE PRESTONS AND SHEFFEYS ATTENTION ! THE CITY COUNCIL IN BRISTOL VA IS PLANNING TO DESTROY THE ROBERT PRESTON HOME JUST OUTSIDE OF BRISTOL. BUILT ABOUT 1790 HOME OF PRESTONS AND SHEFFEYS FOR MANY YEARS IT IS AN HISTORICAL SITE. - POSTED 4/20/2005
MaryLou in Minnesota says HORACE PRESTON was born in about 1777-1780 in Litchfield County, CT. He moved with his parents, Junia and Arimesa Preston to Huntington Township, Luzerne County, PA. There he married "Patty" (maiden name unknown) in about 1799/1800. In about 1816, Horace moved his family to Waterford, Washington County, PA. On the 1820 Waterford census the following were listed in Horace's household: One male under 10 (name unknown), two males 10-under 16 (names unknown), one male 26- under 45 (Horace), one female under 10 (name unknown), three females 10-under 16 (Hannah, Harriet, Serepta), one female 16-under 26 (Artymesa, Jr.), & one female 26-under 45 ("Patty"). The names Phineas, Artymesa (spelled several different ways!) & Serepta were used a lot in this family. Could someone please help us sort them out? Posted 11/22/2004. MaryLou in Minnesota also asks about JUNIA PRESTON was born on October 21, 1754, in Ashford, Windham County, CT. He married ARTIMESA/ARTYMESA/ARTIMESIA MARSHALL sometime between 1774 and 1778 in Litchfield County, CT. It is believed that their older children may have been born in Torrington, Litchfield County, CT. They then moved to Huntington Township, Luzerne County, PA. I would like to confirm the names of their children & their spouses. Can someone help me? Posted 11/22/2004 - Nancy Mariotte Stalzer is searching for the following:
Edward J. Preston born abt. 1825 in Pa, and died bef. 1870, he married Lydia Bryant abt 1947, who was the daughter of David Bryant and Jane.
Their children:
Theodore H. Preston born abt. 1848 in Ohio
Frank Preston born abt. 1851
Edward, Theodore, and Frank were all plasterers.
Theodore H. Preston married Elizabeth Mariotte abt. 1871. She was the daughter of Francois Mariotte, and Philippine Rochais. She was born abt 1850 in France. Their children:
Josephine (Josie) Preston b. abt. 1872 in Kans
Theodore B. Preston b. abt. 1875 in Mo.
Ida Eugenia Preston b. March 10, 1878 in Bellmetto, Ill. D.Dec.1, 1950 in Canada
Bertha Preston b. abt. 1880 in IL.
Josephine married John Lewis Hooten Dec 28, 1898 in Chicago, IL
Their children: Lewis Theodore Hooten b. 1904
Florence Naomi Hooten b. 1900
Ida married Warren Prevey in Elroy Wi Dec. 19, 1900. They owned a farm in Plymouth Wi, and then moved to Canada, where Warren was very successful, running a huge dairy farm. I know more about these people, so if anything seems like it fits in your family please let me know. Posted 10/19/2004
- I am looking for information on a man named John Joseph Preston. He lived circa 1840 and was wealthy enough to possess racehorses. His racing colours were maroon (or red) with gold braid; and a maroon (or red) and black quartered cap with gold tassel. I would appreciate any information about this. I have no idea if he was of English, Irish, or Scottish decent. Thank you,
Courtney Sloan Posted 9/13/2004
Elvalee Swift is trying to connect the preston surname to the Stewart surname and am failing miserably. His ancestor, Willibay Stewart, born c1770 Pennsylvania, died 1852 Shelby Co Ohio, married 1797 Mason, Ky Sarah Powell. He named his son, born 1810 Kentucky Preston B. Stewart. If anybody has a Preston/Stewart connection please contact Elvalee. Jenny Preston Young
from South Africa sent this email in 2001, better late than never. She states that her Grandfather was John (Jack) Walter Preston b.1893 in Plymouth, Dorst, UK. Her grandmother was Daisy Holyer. Her father was John Holyer Preston born in Portsmouth on 8/24/1925 and died 12/12/1996.. Her father, John Holyer Preston served in the Royal Navy in WWII and her grandfather served in WWI and possibly also in WWII. To confuse matters, Jenny remembers her grandmother mentioned that the family name was changed from Burke or Cronin, she's not sure how far back or why. Jenny herself was born in Cape Town in 1957. She has an older sister Lorna b.1955 and a younger sister b.1961 and a brother, Timothy John Walter Preston b.1958. All born in South Africa. If anyone has any information try the link above or send the information to me and I'll post it. Her email address has probably changed. Posted May 1, 2004. Added: John Holyer Preston had 3 girls by his first wife, Cynthia, Lyn, Lana Jane and had 4 children by his second wife: Lorna, Jenny, Timothy John Walter Preston and Irene. Don't know names of wives ? John Holyer was an excellent painter. Want information on John (Jack) Walter Preston and his wife Daisy Holyer. Submitted by Irene Preston
1/10/2005.- My name is John Preston, one of many of my line, and I live in Rockport, Ma. Born in Beverly, Ma. I am retired and decided to do my thing thru a Gen. club here in town. I've hit a snag and need your help. So here we go. It seems my line runs thru Adam Preston/Isabel Braithwaite. They had a son William, b.1590/1, Giggleswick, County York Married 1.) Elizabeth Sale 2.)Mary Seabrooke b.1601.Embarked to Boston aboard the "Truelove" in 1635, with his four youngest children by his first wife. John being only 3yrs old at the time and the one I am interested in. Apparently settled in Dorchester, Ma and to New Haven, Conn. where his father William was one of the original settlers. In any event, John, the youngest by all accounts, left the New Haven area and went to Saco Maine. Now married to Jeanne------ according to The New Hampshire Historical Society in Concord, he appears upon the scene in April 1681. He now has a son William who died abt. 1718, who was married to Priscilla Randall, who had a son William b.1704/5, lived in Beverly, Ma, and moved to Chester, NH. etc etc. MY problem is that on the Roger Preston side shows Samuel Preston married to Susannah Gutterson in 1672 and having a son William b1674, died 1718 and also married to Priscilla Randall So I show John, from Saco Me. as the father of William not Samuel. Any ideas? Thank you....
John Preston Posted 3/16/2004. Web page involved Samuel.
