Peter Presley Sr. (abt. 1638 - bef. 1693)

Born about 1638 in England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Thompson) Presley — married about 1663 in Northumberland, Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died before 19 Apr 1693 before about age 55 in Northumberland, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

Peter Presley Sr. is a Qualifying Ancestor of the Jamestowne Society

Peter Presley Sr. was a Virginia colonist.

Peter Presley^[1] was born about 1638, probably in England, and passed away about 1693. ^[2]

Peter appears to have immigrated to Virginia with his parents and brothers, Paul and William, prior to 1649.

Mr. William Presly, 1150 acs. Northumberland Co., 14 Oct. 1649, p. 186. Lying on Potomeck Riv. .... Trans. of 23 pers: [incl] Wm. Presly, Jane his wife, Wm. Presly, Payle (or Paule) Presly, Peter Presly.^[3]

Peter and his brother William Presley signed the Oaths of Allegiance, Northumberland County, in 1652.^[4]

Peter Presley married Elizabeth Thompson, daughter of Richard Thompson who had patented land on Kings Cr., N.C. in 1649 and 1651 and his wife Ursula Bish, probably between 20 February 1663/4 and 20 June 1664.^{[5] [6] [3]}

Peter Presley, son of William Presley, was burgess for Northumberland County in 1677, 1684, 1691.^{[7] [8]} He was justice of the County Court in 1660-61 and 1674-1692.^[9]

Peter is named in the will of his father, William Presley, dated August 15, 1656 and proven January 20, 1656/57 in Northumberland County, Virginia.^[9] The will refers to William's deceased wife Jane and names as heirs sons William Presly, Peter Presly, grandchild Wm. Presly [son of William]. Peter Presly is named executor of his estate and his brother William Presly is appointed guardian of Peter until he comes of age at 21.^[10]

The will of Peter Presley was proven 19 April 1693 in Northumberland County, Virginia.^[9]

Land Transactions

• Oct 1664 - Peter Prestley, 300 acs. N'umberland Co., 4 Oct. 1664, p. 394 (452). Sly. upon Wiccocomico Cr., Ely. upon land patented by Geo Colclough at a branch called Bridg Cr. Granted sd. Colclough 4 June 1655, by him deserted & granted to Eliz. Thompson by order of the Gen. Ct. & due sd. Prestly as marrying sd. Eliz.^[3]
• Mar 1666 - Wm. & Peter Prestly, 2700 acs. N'umberland Co., 29 Mar. 1666, p. 11. Beg. at land of Mr. Jno Matron .... Trans. of 54 pers: [incl] Peter Prestly,... Wil. Prestly, Jone his wife, ...^[11]
• Oct 1640 - Mr. Peter Presley, 500 acs., N'umberland Co., at the head of Chickacone Riv.... Trans: of 10 pers: [see source for list]^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Presley, Peter - A6404; born after 1629, died by 1693, Northumberland Co.: 1676, 1677, 1684, 1691-92 (Burgess). accessed 17 October
2. ↑ FAs entered by Dale Dart, Wednesday, July 16, 2014.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Nugent, Nell Marion, Abstracted and Indexed by. Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, 1623-1800. In Five Volumes. Richmond, VA.: Press of the Dietz Printing Co., 1935. Pages 185, 522, 532
4. ↑ Oaths of Allegiance
5. ↑ U.S., Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, U.S., 1649-1800 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data:Headley, Robert K. Married Well and Often: Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649–1800. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2003. Ancestry Image
6. ↑ Jester, Annie. Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1625' (Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 1956) Page 360
7. ↑ Tyler, Lyon Gardiner. Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Volume I. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company 1915. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2008. Page 308
8. ↑ Stanard, William G. and Mary Newton Stanard. The Colonial Virginia Register. Albany, N. Y.: Joel Munsell's Sons, Publishers. 1902. Pages 82, 83, 87
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} Rust of Virginia : genealogical and biographical sketches of the descendants of William Rust, 1654-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data:Rust, Ellsworth Marshall,. Rust of Virginia : genealogical and biographical sketches of the descendants of William Rust, 1654-1940. Washington: Rust, 1940. Ancestry Image
10. ↑ William Presley, bef 1631-1684
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 6; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 4; as cited on Peter Presley, bef 1636-1693

See also:

• Peter Presley