Person:William Preston (2)

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William Preston
b.Abt 1591
d.Aft 14 Apr 1619
m. Bef 14 Apr 1619
Facts and Events
Name[1] William Preston
Gender Male
Birth[2] Abt 1591
Marriage Bef 14 Apr 1619 to Elizabeth Loomis
Death[1] Aft 14 Apr 1619
Reference Number GHZ2-6S (Ancestral File)
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Loomis, Elias; Elisha S Loomis; and Charles Arthur Hoppin. Descendants of Joseph Loomis in America, and His Antecedents in the Old World. (Berea, Ohio: Elisha Scott Loomis, 1909)
    pages 97-98.

    From the will of John Loomis of Braintree, England, dated 14 Apr 1619:
    '... my fower Daughters (vizt.) Ann Warr Sara Burton Elizabeth Preston and Jane Pengelly ...'
    '... my sonne in law Willm Preston ...'

  2. Loomis, Elias (1811-1889). The Descendants (by the Female Branches) of Joseph Loomis. (New Haven (CT): Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor, 1880)
    page 13.

    'William Preston, ae. 44' was a passenger on the Truelove from London to New England. The author speculates that this was the son-in-law of John Loomis (although he gives the wrong daughter's name - Sarah instead of Elizabeth).