John
Preston
Born in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Son of Roger Preston
and Martha (Unknown) Holt
Brother of
Thomas Preston, Elizabeth (Preston) Henfield, Mary (Preston) Ingersoll, John Preston, Samuel Preston Sr., Jacob Preston and Levi Preston
Husband of
Sarah (Geary) Preston
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Hannah (Preston) Farnham
Died
at about age 68
in Windham, Windham, Connecticut
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Jun 2011
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Biography
In May of 1739, the town of Windam petitioned the Hartford Assembly to sell some of the land of Jonathan Preston, son of John Preston, decd. Jonathan was rendered non compos mantis by the town and not able to care for himself. .[1]
Sources
- ↑ Hoadly, Charles J., "The Public Record of the Colony of Connecticut, October 1735-October 1743", Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., Hartford, 1874, Page 247. (https://www.cga.ct.gov/hco/books/The_Public_Records_of_the_Colony_of_Connecticut_1735-1743.pdf)
- Preston, Edward M. A History of Captain Roswell Preston of Hampton, Connecticut (E.M. Preston, Nevada City, California, 1899)
- Page 39: "John Presson, died 26 July, 1733, in ye 49 year of his age."
- Ancestry Family Trees (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, USA) Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Profile
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