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David Presbury/Presson of Saco, Beverly and Manchester

In about 2013, while conducting research in the Essex County (Mass) deed grantee index for surname Presbury, an early deed was found for "David Presbury." This deed was recorded 8 April 1712; the property was located at Manchester; it had been acquired from William Hirst, see Essex County (Mass) deeds, 23:257. This was the first grantee deed recorded under the surname. (The only other Essex grantees for that surname were Edward and "Rendal"--surely both the sons of William Presbury and his wife, Priscilla Randall.)

By the 1712 deed, David Presbury of Manchester, fisherman, acquired about two acres of land in Manchester bounded in part by a highway and by "Land of Joseph Woodberry." The seller, Hirst, had taken possession of the property via 1708 judgement against William Harsham.[1] As above, this deed is otherwise Essex County (Mass) Deeds 23:257. Separately, William Harsham seems otherwise to be William Hassam or his same-named son, William Hassam.

In 1726, as David Presson of Manchester, fisherman, he sold to "my brother Benjamin Presson," also of Manchester, a "small piece of Land: containing "A Sixth part of an Acre" described further as "being in the Westermost parts of Land formerly granted to William Horsuum For a House Lott" and bounded in part by a highway and "Woodberry's Wall." Witness to the 1726 deed are Priscilla Presson ("Prescilla Prissin," her mark) and John Lee Junr.[2]

There is little doubt that his "brother" Benjamin Presson is the man who was the son of William Presbury and his wife, Priscilla Randall.

Bibliographic Notes

  • David Curtis Dearborn and John Bradley Arthaud, "William1 Woodbury of Salem and Beverly, Massachusetts," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 175 (2021):207-222; 176 (2022):348-360+, in particular, 359. Note: The Spring 2022 issue is available for download by subscription at AmericanAncestors.
  • William Wyman Fiske, "Descendants of Salem 'Witch' Margaret (Jacobs) Foster," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 176 (2022):121-137, at 126. Note: The Spring 2022 issue is available for download by subscription at AmericanAncestors.
  • Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby and Water Goodwin Davis, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire (Portland, Maine, Southworth Press [in 5 parts, paginated consecutively], 1928-1938; Boston, Massachusetts : New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012 ), 568 (3-William Presbury); digital images, InternetArchive (borrow).
  • Gale Ion Harris, "George1 Harris of Salem, Massachusetts, with Sketch of Thomas1 Tuck," The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 172 (2018):301-316 at 308 (Margaret Harris married John Presson); digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
  • Dean Crawford Smith, The Ancestry of Samuel Blanchard Ordway, 1744-1916, Melinde Lutz Sanborn, ed. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1990), chart (Hill), 331-338 (Hill) at 333, 334-335 (Corporal Roger^1 Hill); digital images, InternetArchive (borrow). Note: Corporal Roger is now split into (a) Roger Hill (1650-) and (b) Roger Hill (abt.1650-bef.1710).
  • Thomas Amory Lee, "Lee Family of Marblehead," Essex Institute Historical Collections, 52 (1916): 44-48, 145-160, 225-240, 329-344 and 53 (1917); digital images, 65-80, 153-168, 257-287, at 43 and especially 148-149 (8. Deacon Benjamin Lee) and (Dabrow Lee, born 1745/6); digital images, HathiTrust.

Son David [Jr.] Will 1794

David Presson 1794 probate, case #22694 (12 pp.), "Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881"; database and digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors, includes will dated 21 October 1794, proved 13 November 1794; inventory dated 19 November 1794; recorded 3 March 1795. Will pages at FamilySearch as 22694-8 (image 187 of 202), 22694-9 (image 65 of 202), 22694-10 (image 119 if 292), 22694-11 (image 49 of 202); file notes "21 Rec[iep]ts missing." He named his "worthy Friend, William Tuck Esquire" as sole executor. The will mentions family members,

  • My sister, "Anne Pearce" of Manchester ... my house and land ... which she occupies and "which I bought of her by vertue of an order of Court ...." references deed "she gave me".
  • Kinsman Isaac Presson,
  • Kinsman David Presson (when 21)
  • Kinsman Samuel Woodberry, and his mother, Mary Woodberry, widow, ... the improvement of the western and or half my house from a Strait line drawn through the middle of the chiimny and half the land adjoining and a privelege in common of the yard to poss and repos with the improvements of the other half of said Premises during her natural life of the said Mary -- said house and land is Situate in Manchester in Pearry's Lane. NB my house [__] between line Second & Third which shall be valued ....
  • Mentions "... given me by Timothy Donaway …"
  • Mary Woodberry, widow
  • Three surviving children of John Pearce, deceased, named John, David and Anne Pearce.
  • Surviving children as may be alive, of Jonathan Presson, my kinsman of Beverly, late deceased.
  • Quit claims to "my sister Pearce"
  • Surviving children as may be alive of John Presson's my kinsman late of Beverly deceased."
  • Kinswoman Anne Knowlton wife of Jeremiah Knowlton ….
  • Kinswoman Sarah May wife of Moses May ….
  • Kinswoman Mary Woodberry, daughter of Mary Woodberry, widow …
  • Surviving five children of my Kinssman Isaac Presson's late of Manchester, deceased, vis, Deborah Croft, Margaret Lee, Mary, Anna, and Mehitable Presson …at 21
  • The three daughters of my Sister Sarah Donaway, vis Sarah Woodberry, Mary Donaway, and Anna Fouller …

David Presson Inventory mentions,

  • House and land now occupied by "Anne Perce ..."
  • House and land now occupied by "Mary Woodberry and Jacob Fouller ..."
  • Shoemaker's shop standing on land of the Heirs of Decon John Allen deceased."
  • Many Notes and bonds from whom due ..."

Research about 1794 Will

My sister Anne Pearce of Manchester. Anna Presson and John Pearce married at Manchester, 20 October 1747. InternetArchive. He died 4 January 1766, "a. 40 y." (cites church record, InternetArchive) [thus born about 1726]. See Essex County, Massachusetts, probate, John Pierce, etc. 1766, #21180. AmericanAncestors. His parentage still unknown/unproven. They seem to have been the parents of five children posted to her profile, Anna (Presson) Pearce (abt.1726-1795)

Kinsman Isaac Presson. Presumed his great-nephew, Isaac Presson. Note: Initially thought this was referring to his nephew, Isaac, born 24 September 1748 , and the only child of Isaac Presson (bef.1725-1749) (who was "drowned in way to Lisbon, a. 25 y."), InternetArchive; however, elsewhere in the will, the names of that Isaac's daughter are called out, and he is "my Kinssman Isaac Presson's late of Manchester, deceased." That particular passage mentions the deceased's daughters as the "surviving five children"--it presumably should have read, "surviving five daughters ..."

Kinsman David Presson. Probably his great-nephew, David Presson, born 1780; brother of above Isaac Presson, both sons of Isaac Presson and Deborah Lee. See probate case #22695 [guardianship], 13 November 1794 for David Preston. At Manchester, 22 October 1794, David Presson of ... Manchester ... more than fourteen Years of Age minor cam and made choice of William Tuck ... of the same Manchester to be his Guardian. AmericanAncestors.

[HOW] Kinsman Samuel Woodberry, and his mother, Mary Woodberry, widow. If he was born at Manchester, then he is presumed the Samuel Woodberry, born 3 September 1773, the son of Samuel and Mary, InternetArchive. The mother, Mary, has NOT been identified, Will need to seek a probate or other record. Children recorded Manchester to Samuel and Mary Woodberry,

  • Samuel Woodberry, born 3 September 1773 (s. Samuel and Mary), InternetArchive.
  • Molley Woodburey, born 22 March 1776 (d. Samuell and Molley [Mary, CR]), InternetArchive.
  • One Molly Woodbury, "wid. Samuel", died 10 March 1835, "a. 87 y" [thus born about 1748] (as 13 March, CR).
  • One Samuel Woodbury died "abroad" 1778, age about 30 years. [Thus born about 1748]
  • [Woodberry] Samuel, and Mary Boyles, Feb. 7, 1771.

Three surviving children of John Pearce, deceased ... This presumably refers to his nephew John Pearce, possibly the man who married "Abihail Poland," 10 October 1747. Need to seek a probate record. The mother seems recorded as "Abial"; they also seem to have had a son William Pearce (InternetArchive; no further record as yet).

Heirs of "Jonathan Presson, my kinsman of Beverly late deceased. Jonathan is presumably the man who was son of John Presson (1710-) and his wife, Margaret (Harris) Presson (1712-)

Heirs of "John Presson's my kinsman late of Beverly deceased." John is presumed the man who was son of John Presson (1710-) and his wife, Margaret (Harris) Presson (1712-)

Kinswoman Anne Knowlton. Mrs. Anne Peirce and Jeremiah Knowlton of Ipswich, married at Manchester, 12 March 1778, InternetArchive.

Kinswoman Sarah May. Sarah Peirce and Moses May [Jr. int], married Manchester, 4 May 1789. InternetArchive.

Kinswoman Mary Woodberry, daughter of Mary Woodberry, widow … The daughter seems "Molley" Woodburey, born 22 March 1776, "d. Samuell and Molley (Mary CR)," InternetArchive.

Surviving five children of my Kinssman Isaac Presson's late of Manchester, vis ... …at 21

The three daughters of my Sister Sarah Donaway, vis ...

  • Sarah Woodberry,
  • Mary Donaway, and
  • Anna Fouller …

Searching for the Son David [Jr] 1794 will/case 22694 on FamilySearch The will is four pages--22694-8, 22694-9, 22694-10, 22694-11.

  • Other--22695 David Preston a minor, filed 13 November 1794.
  • Other--Sam'l Lee recp't from Lydia Presson on account of Benja Presson ... image 51

William Tuck, Esq. Manchester death records has one "William [Tuck], Esq., died 5 March 1825, age 88y, FamilySearch. One William of Beverly, married in Manchester, Mary Lee, 24 November, 1763, InternetArchive; she died in Manchester, 8 August 1778, InternetArchive, "Polly [Mary. GR], w. Capt. [William, Esq., d. Capt. Samuel Lee. GR], Aug. 8, 1778, a. 34 y. CR [a. 34 y. 59 d. GR]." He may have married again.

Pearce, etc. in Essex Probate

Capt. John Pierce, etc., 1789, Marblehead, case 21181. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB515/rd/13789/21181-co1/245860376

John Pierce, etc., 1766 Manchester, case 21180. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB515/rd/13789/21180-co1/245860366,

Research Notes

QuickLinks

Who is David Presson of Beverly, married 1765, Ruth Tuck? Marriage at Manchester; she seems born Manchester, 10 October 1740 of John and Sarah, seems John Tuck and Sarah Pears/Perase married Manchester 18 Jun 1734.

Whose this Thomas Brown, Jr. to Edward Presbury? Both of Newbury; land at Newbury. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9ZZ-19B6?i=680&cc=2106411&cat=209907 (recorded 1733, May 21); see also A Maine Faimly's History..

Sources

  1. ↑ Hirst to Presbury, recorded 8 April 1712, Essex County, Massachusetts, deeds 23:257 in "Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986"; digital images, FamilySearch.
  2. ↑ Presson to Presson, made 14 April 1726, recorded 7 November 1727, Essex County (Mass.) Deeds 49:247 in "Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986"; digital images, FamilySearch.

See also--

  • "Record of Births and Deaths of the first People in Manchester in New England the Massachusetts Colony" as "Record of Births Children of David Presson and Mary his wife" (penned as p. 227 at upper left) includes Mary (1707), John (1710) and Mishael son of (1713); digital images, FamilySearch.
  • "Record of Births and Deaths of the first People in Manchester in New England the Massachusetts Colony" as "Joseph Woodbery & Elizabeth West" (penned as p. 218 at upper right; lists children); digital images, FamilySearch.
  • "Record of Births and Deaths of the first People in Manchester in New England the Massachusetts Colony" as "Children of John and Mary Pearce" (penned as p. 215 at upper left) includes Thomas born May 23 1691; Miriam, August 5th 1693, and Richard, June 25th 1698; digital images, FamilySearch.
  • David Curtis Dearborn and John Bradley Arthaud, "William1 Woodbury of Salem and Beverly, Massachusetts," The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. 175 (2001):355, in particular part; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors, courtesy of WikiTreer Rick Pierpont.




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