Died
at age 72
in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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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)
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DNA Connections
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: