Lt.
John
Preston
Born in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Ancestors 
Son of John Preston
and Elizabeth Voden
[uncertain]
Brother of
Moses Preston [half]
Husband of
Hannah (Putnam) Preston
— married
12 Jul 1744 in Salem, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Father of
John Preston and Levi Preston
Died
at age 53
in Danvers, MA
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Biography
John was born on 4 September 1717 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.[1]
John, son of John Preston & Elizabeth, was born on 4 September 1717 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.[2]
John died on 14 June 1771 in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.[3]
John was mentioned on a memorial in Preston Cemetery, Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States with a death date of 14 June 1771.[4]
Research Notes
The listed parents are brother and sister-in-law. Moses and John are children of John and Elizabeth unknown.
Sources
- ↑
Birth:
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
citing Birth, , Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011200.
FamilySearch Record: QG1K-41M7 (accessed 4 June 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G97M-B3W6 Image number 00613
John Preston born on 4 Sep 1717 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. - ↑
Birth:
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
citing FHL microfilm: 874033;
FamilySearch Record: VQD7-DMN (accessed 4 June 2023)
John Preston born on 4 Sep 1717, son of John Preston & Elizabeth, in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. - ↑
Death:
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
citing Death, Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009545.
FamilySearch Record: Q29G-6YZW (accessed 4 June 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8979-77XC Image number 00117
John Preston death 14 Jun 1771, husband of Hannah Putnam, in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony. - ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (no image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #137014431 (accessed 4 June 2023)
Memorial page for LT John Preston (4 Sep 1717-14 Jun 1771), citing Preston Cemetery, Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by 47117651 (contributor 47117651).
- American Ancestry ... Volk. 10 ... edited by Thomas Patrick Hughes +
See also:
- Genealogical and Personal Memoirs ... edited by William Richard Cutler.
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQD7-DMN : 4 December 2014), John Preston, 04 Sep 1717; citing SALEM,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 874,031, 874,032, 874,033.
- "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-SQ7N : 13 July 2016), John Preston and Hannah Putnam, 12 Jul 1744; citing Marriage, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 877,448.
- Charles Henry Preston, Descendants of Roger Preston of Ipswich and Salem village (Salem, Mass., Essex Institute, 1931), 43-45 (44-John Preston); digital images, InternetArchive.
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Hoping to collaborate about the research notes that now reads, "The listed parents are brother and sister-in-law. Moses and John are children of John and Elizabeth unknown."
In 1923, Charles Henry Preston reports that John^3 Preston (Thomas^2, Roger^1), born 20 November 1673, died 6 July 1744 married (1) in 1714, Elizabeth Voden, daughter of Moses and Mary (Ormes) Voden; married (2) Mrs. Mary Rea, "probably the widow of John Rea ..."
Charles Henry Preston reported three children born to John and Elizabeth (Voden) Preston between 1715 and 1719, as Moses, John and Philip.
For the John Preston-Elizabeth Voden marriage, Charles Henry Preston (p. 25) quotes extensively from Essex County notarial records concerning "Moses Vouden." Those records--depositions by three Salem men (by "Jona Ager Shipwright age 77"; "Dan. Bacon do. aged 75"; and "John Masters mariner 62")--report about Moses Vouden's widow and their two children, saying that the daughter Elizabeth married John Preston.
In recounting the notarial record, Charles Preston wrote, "Said widow and daughters being alive and well on Oct. 29, 1716"--suggesting the notarial record dated about then.
Has anyone found that notarial record? FS reports the Massachusetts Archives has Essex County notarial records from 1723-1769--but the record we seek seems earlier. Clearly, Charles Henry Preston writing indicates he had reviewed the relevant record.
Edited to add: Charles Henry Preston, Descendants of Roger Preston of Ipswich and Salem village (Salem, Mass., Essex Institute, 1931), 25-28 (11-John Preston); digital images, InternetArchive.
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