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Richard, Calvert County, MD, 1600s
Posted by: Duane Boggs (ID *****6286) Date: August 08, 2008 at 20:04:35
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Can anyone tell me if the tree below is even close to accurate? I am pretty sure it is incomplete, and it might have bad dates, locations or names. If you can correct my mistakes, please contact me directly at duaneaboggs@hotmail.com


Descendants of Richard Preston

Generation No. 1

1. RICHARD2 PRESTON was born Bet. 1605 - 1622 in Scotland?, and died Abt. 1670 in Calvert County, Maryland. He married REBECCA? Bet. 1639 - 1643 in Virginia or Maryland. She was born Bet. 1615 - 1625 in British Isles, and died Bet. 1658 - 1669 in Calvert County, Maryland.

More About RICHARD PRESTON:
Migrated 1: Abt. 1635, British Isles to Virginia
Migrated 2: Abt. 1640, Virginia to Maryland
Will 1: September 16, 1669, Written and signed in Calvert County, Maryland
Will 2: January 08, 1669/70, Probated in Calvert County, Maryland
       
Children of RICHARD PRESTON and REBECCA? are:
2.       i.       RHODA3 PRESTON, b. Bet. 1640 - 1644, Calvert County, Maryland; d. Bet. 1662 - 1669, Calvert County, Maryland.
3.       ii.       RICHARD PRESTON, b. Bet. 1640 - 1647; d. Bet. 1666 - 1668, Calvert County, Maryland.
4.       iii.       JAMES PRESTON, b. Bet. 1646 - 1651, Calvert County, Maryland; d. 1673, Calvert County, Maryland.
5.       iv.       SARAH PRESTON, b. Bet. 1649 - 1655, Calvert County, Maryland; d. Aft. 1673.
6.       v.       REBECCA PRESTON, b. Bet. 1657 - 1660, Calvert County, Maryland.


Generation No. 2

2. RHODA3 PRESTON (RICHARD2) was born Bet. 1640 - 1644 in Calvert County, Maryland, and died Bet. 1662 - 1669 in Calvert County, Maryland. She married WILLIAM BERRY Bef. 1662 in Calvert County, Maryland, son of JAMES BERRY.
       
Children of RHODA PRESTON and WILLIAM BERRY are:
       i.       WILLIAM4 BERRY, b. Bet. 1658 - 1662, Calvert County, Maryland; m. (1) KEENE, Abt. 1680; d. Bef. 1686; m. (2) NAOMI WALLEY, July 09, 1686.
More About WILLIAM BERRY:
Date born 2: Abt. 1654, Calvert County, Maryland

       ii.       JAMES BERRY, b. Bet. 1660 - 1664, Calvert County, Maryland; d. Aft. 1691; m. (1) SARAH WOOLCHURCH, April 04, 1686, Talbot County, Maryland; m. (2) ELIZABETH PITT, February 11, 1690/91, Talbot County, Maryland.
       iii.       REBECCA BERRY, b. Abt. 1666, Calvert County, Maryland; m. JAMES RIDLEY, November 28, 1686, Talbot County, Maryland.


3. RICHARD3 PRESTON (RICHARD2) was born Bet. 1640 - 1647, and died Bet. 1666 - 1668 in Calvert County, Maryland. He married MARGARET MARSH Bef. 1664 in Calvert County, Maryland. She was born Bet. 1642 - 1646, and died Aft. 1670.
       
Child of RICHARD PRESTON and MARGARET MARSH is:
       i.       SAMUEL4 PRESTON, b. Abt. 1665, Calvert County, Maryland; d. September 10, 1743, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; m. RACHEL LLOYD, July 06, 1688, Sussex County, Delaware.


4. JAMES3 PRESTON (RICHARD2) was born Bet. 1646 - 1651 in Calvert County, Maryland, and died 1673 in Calvert County, Maryland. He married ELIZABETH TALBOT Abt. 1672 in Calvert County, Maryland, daughter of RICHARD TALBOT and ELIZABETH EWEN. She was born August 10, 1656 in Maryland, and died March 05, 1689/90 in Maryland.

More About JAMES PRESTON:
Will 1: December 20, 1673, Written and signed in Calvert County, Maryland
Will 2: January 13, 1673/74, Probated in Calvert County, Maryland
       
Child of JAMES PRESTON and ELIZABETH TALBOT is:
7.       i.       REBECCA4 PRESTON, b. Abt. 1673, Calvert County, Maryland; d. Aft. 1712, Calvert County, Maryland.


5. SARAH3 PRESTON (RICHARD2) was born Bet. 1649 - 1655 in Calvert County, Maryland, and died Aft. 1673. She married WILLIAM FORD Bet. 1669 - 1672 in Maryland.
       
Children of SARAH PRESTON and WILLIAM FORD are:
       i.       SAMUEL4 FORD, b. April 22, 1673, Dorchester County, Maryland.

More About SAMUEL FORD:
Date born 2: Bet. 1670 - 1690

       ii.       JOSIAS FORD, b. Bet. 1670 - 1690.
       iii.       REBECCA FORD, b. Bet. 1670 - 1690.


6. REBECCA3 PRESTON (RICHARD2) was born Bet. 1657 - 1660 in Calvert County, Maryland. She married LOVELACE GORSUCH October 23, 1679 in Talbot County, Maryland.
       
Children of REBECCA PRESTON and LOVELACE GORSUCH are:
       i.       CHARLES4 GORSUCH, b. Abt. 1681.
       ii.       LOVELACE GORSUCH, b. February 25, 1684/85, Talbot County, Maryland.


Generation No. 3

7. REBECCA4 PRESTON (JAMES3, RICHARD2) was born Abt. 1673 in Calvert County, Maryland, and died Aft. 1712 in Calvert County, Maryland. She married JAMES DORSEY Abt. 1691 in Calvert County, Maryland, son of JAMES DORSEY and UNKNOWN. He was born Bet. 1662 - 1670 in Calvert County, Maryland, and died Bet. 1723 - 1740 in Calvert County, Maryland.
       
Children of REBECCA PRESTON and JAMES DORSEY are:
       i.       ANN5 DORSEY, b. Bet. 1692 - 1697, Maryland; d. February 1753, Calvert County, Maryland; m. (1) CHARLES BOWEN, Bet. 1711 - 1715, Calvert County, Maryland; b. Bet. 1684 - 1692, Calvert County, Maryland; d. Abt. January 20, 1737/38, Calvert County, Maryland; m. (2) JOHN YOUNG, Bet. January 1737/38 - January 22, 1739/40, Calvert County, Maryland; b. Bet. 1667 - 1672, Calvert County, Maryland; d. Bet. 1740 - 1752, Calvert County, Maryland.
More About ANN DORSEY:
Will 1: February 09, 1753, Written and signed in Calvert County, Maryland; witnesses were James Dorsey, Philip Dorsey and Parker Young.
Will 2: March 01, 1753, Probated in Calvert County, Maryland

Notes for CHARLES BOWEN:
Witnesses to his 1738 will were: Matthew Waller, Margaret Waller and Mary Evenes. Were any of them related to him?

More About CHARLES BOWEN:
Real Estate 1: 1699, Inherited part of "Locust Thicket" from William Harbutt (will 1-22-1699 probated 3-2-1699, Calvert County)
Real Estate 2: 1720, Inherited 150-odd acres of "Dividing Branch" from his father
Real Estate 3: Bet. 1721 - 1732, Inherited 38-odd acres of "Dividing Branch" from his brother Jacob (who likely died childless and intestate)
Real Estate 4: Bet. 1721 - 1737, Query: Was the "Locust Thicket" parcel resurveyed and incorporated in his portion of "Dividing Branch", resulting in a total of about 210 acres?
Tax List: 1733, Hunting Creek Hundred, Calvert County, Maryland; taxables are Charles himself, his son James (so over 16) and a Joseph Woodland, presumably an indentured servant (white male over 16)
Will 1: January 02, 1737/38, Written and signed in Maryland
Will 2: January 31, 1737/38, Probated in Baltimore (not Calvert?) County, Maryland

       ii.       PHILIP DORSEY, b. Bet. 1705 - 1712, Calvert County, Maryland; d. Bet. December 06, 1774 - December 31, 1781, Calvert County, Maryland; m. (1) ANNE ALLEN; d. Bet. 1741 - 1758; m. (2) MARTHA, Bef. 1759, Calvert County, Maryland.

More About PHILIP DORSEY:
Witness: February 09, 1753, Will of Anne (Dorsey) (Bowen) Young

       iii.       JAMES DORSEY, b. Bet. 1705 - 1712, Calvert County, Maryland; d. Abt. January 22, 1758, Calvert County, Maryland; m. MARY MACKALL, Bet. 1715 - 1737, Calvert County, Maryland; b. Calvert County, Maryland; d. Calvert County, Maryland.

More About JAMES DORSEY:
Real Estate: "Robinson's Rest"
Will: 1758
Witness: February 09, 1753, Will of Anne (Dorsey) (Bowen) Young

       iv.       REBECCA TALBOT DORSEY, b. Bet. 1692 - 1712.
       v.       TIMOTHY DORSEY, b. Bet. 1692 - 1712.
       vi.       RICHARD DORSEY, b. Bet. 1692 - 1712.
       vii.       JOHN DORSEY, b. Bet. 1692 - 1712.
       viii.       WILLIAM DORSEY, b. Bet. 1692 - 1712.




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