Dr.
Jonas
Preston
Born in Chester, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Son of Jonas Deyn Preston
and Mary (Yarnall) Lea
Brother of
William Preston [half], Mary Preston [half], John Preston [half], Jane Preston [half], Sarah (Preston) Richardson [half], Jonas Preston [half], Martha (Preston) Sharpless [half], Ann (Preston) Eyre [half], Hannah (Preston) Fairlamb [half], Hannah (Lea) Posey [half], Jonas Preston Jr. [half], Ann (Lea) Corbit [half] and Thomas Lea [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 72
in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Aug 2016
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Biography
Jonas was born about 1764. He is the son of Jonas Preston.
Jonas Preston Sr. married 1763 at Chester Mtg., Mary (Yarnell) , widow of John Lea,by whom he had one son, Jonas (Dr. Preston) b. 1st mo. 25 1764, d. in Philadelphia 4 mo. 4 1836.[1] http://archive.org/details/genealogysharp00cope
Sources
- ↑ Genealogy of the Sharpless family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682... Comp. by Gilbert Cope.. (1887).pg. 214, 215.
- Orphans' Court 1773
- The petition of Mary Preston the widow of Jonas Preston dated February 23, 1773
- Jonas Preston, deceased, of the county of Newcastle on Delaware Pennsylvania
- Wife Mary
- Son Jonas
- Daughter Sarah married to Joshua Richardson
- Daughter Martha married to Thomas Sharpless
- Daughter Ann married to Isaac Eyre
- Daughter Hannah married to Nicholas Fairlamb
- Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994 Chester Decedents records 1769-1810 P (page 19 of 600)
- https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9SM-8BZ?i=18&wc=9PML-YWP%3A268496301%2C269152401%3Fcc%3D1999196&cc=1999196
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- Another letter of interest - worth looking at
- https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89SM-8TX?i=16&wc=9PML-YWP%3A268496301%2C269152401%3Fcc%3D1999196&cc=1999196
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jonas by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jonas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jonas by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jonas:
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~0.39%
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