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‘Elder’ Daniel Preston, Jr. (1649 - 1726)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Death: March 13, 1726 (76)
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Place of Burial: Also known as: Dorchester North Burying Place, First Burying Place, Columbia Road and Stoughton Street Upham, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Daniel Preston, of Dorchester and Mary Preston
Husband of Abigail Preston
Father of Mary Carpenter; John Preston; Remember Preston; Margaret George; Abigail Smith and 4 others
Brother of Mary Jenkins; John Preston and Elizabeth Withington

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About ‘Elder’ Daniel Preston, Jr.

Biography

Daniel Preston, the son of Daniel Preston and Mary (Unknown) Preston, was born 2 October 1649 and baptized 7 Oct 1649. He died on 13 Mar 1725/6 in Dorchester.[1]

Daniel married Abigail Jackson by 1675.[2]. She was the daughter of John Jackson and his 2nd wife, Margaret.

Children of Daniel Preston and Abigail Jackson:

  1. Mary Preston (1675-1706) m. Nathaniel Carpenter
  2. Abigail Preston (1676-1732) m. Daniel Smith
  3. John Preston (1676 - ) m. Mary Capen
  4. Remember Preston (1678-1746) m. but no issue
  5. Margaret Preston (1680-) m. Joshua George
  6. Deliverance Preston (1682-1767) m. Obadiah Carpenter
  7. Daniel Preston (1682-1682) d.y.
  8. Relief Preston (1691-1691) d.y.
  9. Elizabeth Preston (1692- ) m. Abiel George
  10. Daniel Preston (1693-1762)[3] m. Mary Pierce

Will: < FamilySearch >

Daniel Jr.'s will mentions daughters, Margaret George and Elizabeth George. Dorchester marriage records show Margaret married Joshua George 2 Dec. 1708 and Elizabeth wed Abiel George 3 Aug. 1715, Rev. Mr John Danforth presiding.

Notes

Freeman 1690; ruling elder.



Inscription

Here Lyes Buried ye Body of Elder Daniel Prestone who Died March 13th 1725-6 in Ye 77th year of his age.


Sources

  1. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Preston-861#_note-3 cites
    1. New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 5 (1851), page 465
    2. Torrey, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004, page 1230.
    3. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQT-4Y7 : 14 January 2020), Daniel in entry for Daniell Preston, 1689. ##https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9Y5-39MX-H?cat=12...
    4. FamilySearch profile. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LB69-2JJ
    5. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20756967/daniel-preston : accessed 27 November 2021), memorial page for Daniel Preston (2 Oct 1649–13 Mar 1725), Find A Grave: Memorial #20756967, citing Dorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by CMWJR (contributor 50059520) .
  2. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20750204/abigail-preston
  3. https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/13173724?cid=mem_copy
  4. https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/164606791?cid=mem_copy
  5. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. United States: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1860. Preston Family. Page 26- < GoogleBooks >
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‘Elder’ Daniel Preston, Jr.'s Timeline

1649
October 2, 1649
Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
October 7, 1649
October 7, 1649
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1675
September 1, 1675
Dorchester, Dorset, England
1676
November 12, 1676
Dorchester, MA
1678
November 4, 1678
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1680
January 23, 1680
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
May 1680
Dorchester,Suffolk,Massachusetts,USA
1682
October 7, 1682
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts