The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-01-03
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THE PRESTON GENRALcaY

6ne darGIor0 OOuranG IN an OBITUARY
of the late Joshua Preston, furnished
presumably by his son, Maj. E. v
Preston, of Hartford. The Prestoni
are descendants of William Preston
who came FROM England in 1896
reaching Boston on the Free Love
the last of the seventeen ships from
London in that year. The family i.
traced back to the time of Malcolm
king of the Scots. The name Of
Preston was assumed on account o.
the territorial possessions of the fami
ly in Midlothian in Scotland. tt
first of the name on record was tina
of Leolphus De Preston in 1O4O. Hi
grandson was Sir William Preston, 6
Scotch nobleman of distinction. Joh1
Preston, who was a member of thu
family, retired from the English bench
in 1927 on account of his great age
Roger Preston of Salem and lips
wich, Mass, born in England il
1914, died Jan. goth, 1865. He
lived in Ipswich in 1886 and moved
to Salem about 1859 or so. Hit
widow, Martha, married Nicholas Holt
May 81, 1866, and soon removed with
him to Andover, Mass, taking his
sons. Samuel and Jacob, leaving his
son, Thomas Preston, in Salem. II
Samuel Preston, born in Ipswich,
Mass, about 1861, removed to An
dover, Mass, when aged about Is
He married, May 81, 1851, Susanna
Gutterson, who died Dec. 20, ITO.
III-Jacob Preston, with his brothers,
John and Benjamin, were in Wind.
ham, Conn, 1894. In that year
Jacob and John united with the
church in Windham village, Canada
parish. Jacob married in Andover,
Mass, Sarah Wilson, June 2, 1902,
and had son, Benjamin. IV-Ben-
jamin. born goth of April or May,
17O5. He married Deborah Holt
May, 1927. They we're the ances.
tors of the wellington Prestons. He
and his wife died in the same hour,
Nov. 26, 1854, and were buried in
the same grave in Wilmington. Their
tombstone may be seen in the old
Hill cemetery. He was the first Pres.
ton proprietor Of the tannery in Will,
lington Hollow, that business having
descended from father to eldest son,
ending with the late S. T. Preston.
V-Darius, born in Wilmington Hol-
low 1871, died at the same place May
30, 1921. He married Hannah Fisk
Nov. IS, 1850. She died Jan. -,
1918, aged 70. He died at the age
of 90. VI-~Amos Preston, born
Feb. s, 1882, died Oct. 6, 1864
married *Martha Patty Taylor Sept.
4, 1904. She was the daughter OF
*Thomas Taylor, who died April 5.
1915. aged So. She was born Feb.
8, 1882, and died Dec. Z, 1860 VII
Children of #Amos Preston and
*Martha Freeman Taylor Preston
#Almira, died, unmarried, in Wilt
mantle at the home of her sister,
*Mrs. A 81. Fuller; *Sylvester Tay-
lor, born August 5. 1908, died March
Is, 1887, aged 10, married *Fear
Glazier, who was born Nov. II, 1918,
died in Newtonville, Mass, March
%, 1891, aged rs; #Selina married
*Origin Hall of Wilmington; *Florinda
married +C. D. Williams of Brooklyn
xJoshua married #Caroline Eldredge
of Wilmington; #Harriet married
#Deacon Andrew H. Fuller of Wilt
mantle; #Oliva married *John Fuller
of Wilmington; #Lucius married *Oliva
Dimock of Wilmington and Harriet
Young of wellington, now living in
Willimantic, successfully; *Louisa
married *Charles F. Morrison of Will
lington; *Charles Taylor and *Orrin
Fl. died in childhood. Only child of
*Selina Preston Hall and *Origin Hall
was *Justina, who married *Timothy
Merrick of Holyoke, Mass. The
children of #Sylvester Taylor Preston
and #Fear Glazier Preston we're
Charles Taylor, who was thrice mar
ried, first to SARAH Glare Hoyt, only
of *George Hoyt, M. D., of
Boston, Mass. second to *Mary E.
Marsh, eldest daughter of *Rev. Will
liam Fl. Marsh, pastor of the Congre-
gational church, Woodstock, and sub
rector of Church of Holy
Trinity, Brooklyn, N. Y; third to
Achsah Annie Preston of Northfield,
Mass. a distant relative and lineal
of Peregrine White and of
Roger Williams. Mr.. and Mrs. Pres
ton are living in Wilmington. #Henry
Sylvester died in infancy. Helen
Rev. Theron Brown of New
Mass, a graduate of Yale
a Baptist minister, and
for many years last past of the edi-
torial staff of the Youths Companion.
*Herbert Glazier married Charlotte
Jane Marsh, a younger daughter of
the above named Rev. William H.
Marsh. Francis Wayland married
first *Clara Spellman of Stafford,
second Emma Dimock of Stafford.
Children of #Florinda Preston Will
liams and of #C. D. Williams: #Wil-
liam Preston, married twice, first
Miss Bassett of Brooklyn; Susan mar
ried --- Goodwin of Hartford Ed
ward twice married. first to #Charlotte
Burnham of Holland, second to -
of Hartford; Louisa married
.---. The children of #Joshua
Preston and #Caroline Eldredge Pres
ton were #Bertram married E. E. La
than of Colchester; Edward V. mar
ried Mrs. Clara Litchfield- Wallace;
Albert Buchanan married -- -;
&Everett B. married Ellen II. Allen of
Ariel George of Chicago;
&Justina married General Wallace