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Mary Preston (Starr)

Also Known As: "Holton Rea"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Death: after 1736
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Robert Starr and Mary Jackson
Wife of Capt. John Holton; John Rea and John Preston
Sister of Sarah Starr and Hannah Follett
Half sister of Cornelius Conkling, Jr; Susannah Fowle; Dr. George Jackson, II; Bartholomew Jackson; John Jackson and 5 others

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About Mary Preston

Mary Starr, daughter of Robert Starr (-ca 1679) & Mary Aborne (bef Aug 1648-23 Dec 1722), in Salem, MA. Born on 9 Oct 1671 in Salem, MA.

Mary first married John Holton, second John Rea as his second wife, and third John Preston as his second wife.



By Mary Concklyne, Starr had three daughters: Mary, b. 9 Oct. 1670/71; Hannah, b. 22 June 1673; Sarah, b. 22 June 1673.

Robert Starr was killed by the Indians in the winter of 1677/78. Iny. 25 June 1679, over 154 pounds. Adm. to widow Mary who mentions her four children "very young." Papers show that Starr's first wife was a daughter of Capt. Richard Hollingsworth and names 3 of children as Robert, Richard and Susanna.

Citations

  • Page 318 Starr in Salem births
  • "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLT-P97 : 10 February 2018), Robert Starr in entry for Mary Starr, 09 Oct 1670; citing Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 877,468.
  • Page 431 of The pioneers of Massachusetts, a descriptive list, drawn from records of the colonies, towns and churches and other contemporaneous documents. Author Pope, Charles Henry, 1841-1918
  • Mary Star in the Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850Name: Mary Star Gender: Female Spouse: John Holton Marriage Date: 16 Jan 1688City: Salem County: Essex Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0761210.
  • "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH1G-8JS : 9 February 2018), John Rea and Mary Houlton, 08 Oct 1723; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 877,468.
  • "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V589-2JT : 9 February 2018), John Preston and Mary Rea, 28 Dec 1736; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 761,209, 761,210, 761,211, 877,449, 877,447, 877,448.
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Mary Preston's Timeline

1671
October 9, 1671
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
1736
1736
Age 64
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States