William Preston

  General Notes:

Born in Giggleswick-York. Came to America in 1635. Settled in New Haven, Connecticut. Moved to Stratford. He had 13 children and thousands of descendants in western Connecticut and eastern New York state.

William immigrated to Ameria 9-19-1635 http://members.fortunecity.com/fpreston/newiliam.htm

http://babbage.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/conn/rr01/rr01_038.html

http://www.planetkc.com/bratcher/dat214.htm

The families of Old Fairfield, Vol. 1, by Jacobus;

http://www.giggleswick.n-yorks.sch.uk/images/maps/MAPS.PDF

William PRESTON - bap. Jan. 28, 1590/1, Giggleswick, York, England; d. 1647, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT. Son of Adam PRESTON and Isabel BRAITHWAITE. Churchwarden at Chesham in 1617. Embarked for New England Sep. 19, 1635 in the Truelove with all living children except Edward and Daniel, who came to New England earlier in the year. William signed the fundamental agreement on Jun. 4, 1639 at New Haven, CT, and took the oath of fidelity on Jul. 1, 1644. His will of Jul. 9, 1647 reads in part "I have an Estate in old-England... given by my father to my Elder Brother and myself... Left in ye hands of... mr William Lawson and Mr Wm Bankes to be kept in trust... in Yorkeshire in a Towne called Gigleweke In Craven... to be divided amoungst the children I had by my former wife, as Daniell Edward and John preston and my daughter Elizabeth Sarah & Mary and to my wife...." William's estate was inventoried "ye 30th day of ye 6th month 1647" (Aug. 30, 1647) at £65.15. Married first Oct. 11, 1613, Chesham, Buckingham, England; and second 1634-1635 Mary (sometimes given as Mary SEABROOK).

http://kinnexions.com/smlawson/preston.htm#WPreston

Truelove 1635 Founders of New England: Records of Ships Passenger Lists from England to New England between 1620 and 1640. This set of ships passenger lists includes ships to Virginia (a catch-all phrase to mean almost anywhere along the coast), Barbadoes, Bermuda, West Indies and of course New England xix Sept. 1635. Theis vnder written names are to be transported to New Enlgand imbarqued in the Truelove, Jo: Gibbs, Mr the men have taken the oathes of Alleg: and Suprem: Wm Preston 44 Marie Preston 34 Eliz: Preston 11 Sara Preston 8 Marie Preston 6 Jo: Preston 3

William married Mary Seabrook. (Mary Seabrook was born in 1601 in England and died in 1662.)

William next married Elizabeth Sale, daughter of Edward Sale and Elizabeth Gifford. (Elizabeth Sale was born on 8 Jun 1590 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England and died on 22 Feb 1635 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England.)