William Preston Jr.

M, b. December 7, 1742

Father*William Preston (1711 - August 20, 1778)
Mother*Lois Simons (March 15, 1705 - )
William Preston Jr.|b. December 7, 1742|p2648.htm|William Preston|b. 1711\nd. August 20, 1778|p2646.htm|Lois Simons|b. March 15, 1705|p3000.htm|Jacob Preston|b. February 24, 1680/81|p2623.htm|Sarah Wilson|d. April 14, 1751|p3627.htm|Jonathan Simons||p2995.htm|Miriam Allyn||p65.htm|

ChartsNora Miller
Last EditedJanuary 19, 2006

Birth*William Preston Jr. was born on December 7, 1742 in Windham, Windham County, Connecticut.1 
He was the son of William Preston and Lois Simons. 
Marriage*William Preston Jr. married Desire Williams on August 18, 1763 in Hampton Congregational Church, Windham, Windham County, Connecticut.1,2 
(Witness) WillWilliam Preston Jr. was the Executor of the will of William Preston on August 6, 1778 in Windham, Windham County, Connecticut.
The will mentions "son Stephen, daughter Tamar Parish, Richama Kennedy, wife of Daniel; daughter Lois Smith, wife of James Smith; daughter Mehitable Simons, wife of Jacob Simons, Jr; daughter Sybil Baker, wife of Samuel Baker. Son William the executor." 

Family

Desire Williams b. c 1741, d. 3 Apr 1814
Children

Citations:

  1. [S65] Carole Magnuson, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002), Volume 54 (Windham 1692-1850), p. 285. Hereinafter cited as The Barbour Collection: Windham, Connecticut.
  2. [S73] Frederic W. Bailey, Early Connecticut Marriages as found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800 (New Haven, Connecticut: Bureau of American Ancestry, 1896). Hereinafter cited as Early Connecticut Marriages.