John Preston, Sheriff of Lancashire

John Preston, Esq.

• Gender: Male
• Birth: say 1511 Preston Patrick, Cumbria, England
• Death: between 1569 and January 24, 1577 (57-66) Chorley, Lancashire, England
• Son of Sir Thomas Preston and Ann Thornburgh
• Husband of Margaret Curwen and Dorothy Layton

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NINETEENTH GENERATION John Preston, Esq., entered into the possession of his inherit- ances of Preston Patrick, Under Levins Hall and the manor and Abbey of Furness, he established his principal residence at Furness, and his branch of the family from that time forward, were known as the "Prestons of the Manor." He married Margaret Curwen, daughter of Sir Thomas Curwen, of Workington, in Cumberland, and his wife, Agnes (Strickland) Curwen, who was the daughter of Sir Walter Strickland, of Syzergh Castle. He married second, Dor- othy Layton, widow of Richard Redmayne, He served the county of Lancaster as Sheriff in 1569. He had issue three sons and one daughter, as follows:

• 39. i Thomas Preston, who was his father's successor to the Preston estates, He married Mar- garet Westby, daughter of John. Westby, Esq., of Mowbreck, died June 14, 1604, and was buried at Heversham.
• 40. ii Nicholas Preston, who was a lawyer, and who died without issue.
• 41. iii Thomas Preston, who married Marga- ret Fytche, daughte. …
• 42. iv Margaret Preston, who married Roger Kirk by, Esq., of Kirkby, in Lan- cashire.

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Supporting data

• Thomas Preston (died 1604) was an English politician.
• He was the only son of John Preston of Preston Patrick, Westmorland.
• He was a Justice of the Peace for Lancashire and Westmorland and appointed High Sheriff of Lancashire for 1584-85.
• He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Knaresborough in 1589.
• He married Anne or Margaret, the daughter of John Westby of Mowbrick, Lancashire; they had one son, John.[1]
• From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Preston_(died_1604) ____________________________
• PRESTON, Thomas (d.1604), of Levens Hall in Furness, Lancs. and Preston Patrick, Westmld.
• o.s. of John Preston of Preston Patrick by Helen, da. of Sir Christopher Curwen, sis. of Sir Thomas Curwen of Workington, Cumb. m. by 1573, Anne or Margaret, da. of John Westby of Mowbrick, Lancs., 1s. John.
• Offices Held
  • J.p. Lancs., Westmld. from c.1583; sheriff, Lancs. 1584-5, commr. musters, Lancs. by 1596.1
• Preston’s family originally came from Westmorland. His father purchased the site of Furness abbey at the dissolution of the monasteries, and settled in Lancashire. Whether Preston was returned for Knaresborough through his local standing or by the duchy of Lancaster has not been ascertained. The only mention of his name in the proceedings of the House is to his membership of the conference, 29 Mar. 1589, asking the Queen to declare war on Spain.2
• It is impossible to be certain of the dates of Preston’s employment in the local administration of Lancashire, as he was suspect on religious grounds. Certainly it is clear that it was only because of the shortage of gentlemen well disposed to protestantism in that part of the country that he was employed at all. When the question of his removal from the commission of the peace for Lancashire and Westmorland came up in 1587, a case was made for his retention in Lancashire:
• *This gentleman hath lived in very good order, and all his household, and was lately sheriff, and were needful to be restored, for that there is but one justice in Furness, and he but a mean gentleman.
• Preston died 14 June 1604, his will being proved at Richmond in that year. His son and heir became a recusant.3
• From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/pr... ____________________________
• John Preston, Sheriff of Lancashire
• M, #72115, b. circa 1520
• Father Sir Thomas Preston d. 1523
• Mother Anne Thornburgh b. c 1487
• John Preston, Sheriff of Lancashire was born circa 1520 at of Preston Hall, Leven, Westmoreland, England.1 He married Margaret Curwen, daughter of Sir Thomas Curwen, Sheriff of Cumberland and Agnes Strickland, circa 1555.
• Family Margaret Curwen b. c 1537
• Child
  • Thomas Preston, Esq.+ b. b 1560
• Citations
• 1.[S61] Unknown author, Family Group Sheets, Family History Archives, SLC.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2400.htm#... _________________________________
• Margaret CURWEN
• Born: ABT 1539, Workington, Cumberland, England
• Father: Thomas CURWEN of Workington (Sir)
• Mother: Agnes STRICKLAND
• Married: John PRESTON (Esq.) (son of Sir Thomas Preston and Anne Thornborough)
• Children:
  • 1. Thomas PRESTON (b. 1565 - d. 11 Oct 1615) (m. Margaret Fytche)
  • 2. Nicholas PRESTON
  • 3. Margaret PRESTON
• From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/CURWEN.htm#Margaret CURWEN3 _________________________
• 1523 Thomas Preston, esq., being seised of the manor of Preston Patrike and the manor of Holme in Kendall granted the same in 1512 to certain feoffees to the use of his will. The manor of Preston Patrike is held of the heir of Thomas Curwen, knt., deceased, by fealty and a rent of 43s. 4d at Whitsuntide and Martinmas, worth yearly clear £26; the manor of Holme is held of the said heir by fealty and a rent of 21s. 8d. as above, worth £6 13s. 4d. clear. John Preston, his son,aged 12 years, is his heir; Exch. Inq. p.m., ser. ii, file 126, n. 3.
• 1577 John Preston, esq., long before his death enfeoffed certain trustees (namely in 1564) of inter alia the manor of Preston Patricke and the moiety of the manor of Holme to the use of the said John Preston and his heirs male, in default to Christopher Preston and his heirs male; and being seised of the other moiety of the manor of Holme and other premises (see Levens), and so died seised thereof. The manor of Preston Patricke is held of Henry Curwen, knt., as of his manor of Thornethwaite by fealty and a free rent of 45s. yearly and is worth 40 marks clear; the manor of Holme is similarly held by fealty and a free rent of 43s. 4d., and is worth yearly clear 20 marks; Court of Wards Inq. p.m., vol. 118, n. 115. For the Inquisition see Levens, p. 134.

From: 'Preston Patrick', Records relating to the Barony of Kendale: volume 2 (1924), pp. 297-304. URL: http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=49323&strquery=... Date accessed: 15 September 2014.

John Preston, Nineteenth Generation, b.1511 d. >1569, son of Sir Thomas Preston, entered into the possession of his inheritances of Preston Patrick, Under Levins Hall and the manor of Abbey of Furness, he established his principal residence at Furness, and his branch of the family from that time forward was known as the "Prestons of the Manor". He married Margaret Curwen, daughter of Sir Thomas Curwen, of Workington in Cumberland, and his wife, Agnes (Strickland) Curwen, who was the daughter of Sir Walter Strickland, of Syzergh Castle. He married second, Dorothy Layton, widow of Richard Redmayne. He served the County of Lancashire as Sheriff in 1569. He had issue, three sons and one daughter:

Thomas Preston who succeeded to the Preston Estates.

Nicholas Preston who was a lawyer and who died without issue.

Thomas Preston who married Margaret Fytche, dau. and heiress of Roger Fytche of Ellel, the owner of the vast Cockerham estates and thenceforward, with his descendents became identified with that County seat.

Margaret Preston who married Roger Kirkby, Esq., of Kirkby in Lancashire.

References

• Prestons of Great Britain: Cockerham and Up - Ottery Branches http://www.suddenlink.net/pages/fpreston/cocker1.htm
• The Preston genealogy : tracing the history of the family from about 1040, A.D. ... : to the present time page 14: Archive.Org
• http://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/pp/preston03.php
• http://www.suddenlink.net/pages/fpreston/ppatrik1.htm
• From: 'Preston Patrick', Records relating to the Barony of Kendale: volume 2 (1924), pp. 297-304. URL: http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=49323&strquery=... Date accessed: 15 September 2014.
• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Mar 28 2017, 12:18:46 UTC