Abraham Preble^[1]

1603 - Abt 1663  (60 years)

• Name	Abraham Preble
  Born	6 Mar 1603	Wooton, Kent, England, UK   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Notable	was the original Preble immigrant who was at Ipswich in the Plymouth Colony prior to 1636. He held multiple high offices.
  _UID	963C9F05C821CA4FAC48DF238C60F280CC42
  Died	Abt 30 Mar 1663	York, York, ME, USA   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I157	Irving Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2010

  
  

  Father	Robert Preble,   b. 1560, Denton, Kent, England, UK ,   d. 7 Mar 1634, Denton, Kent, England, UK  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Joan,   b. 1562, Denton, Kent, England, UK
  Married	1585	Denton, Kent, England, UK
  _UID	2B5104A5678DE1419147FFE68D1959675E87
  Family ID	F123	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Judith Tilden,   b. Bef 22 Oct 1620, Tenterden, Kent, England, UK ,   d. 30 Mar 1663, York, York, ME, USA  (Age > 42 years)
  Married	3 Jan 1640	Scituate, Plymouth, MA, USA   [4, 5]
  _STAT	MARRIED
  _UID	31FED43CC9651B44A27C7CCA92DB15CF81EB
  Children	+ 1. Capt. Abraham Preble,   b. 1642, York, York, ME, USA ,   d. 4 Oct 1714, York, York, ME, USA  (Age 72 years)   2. Rachel Preble,   b. 1643 + 3. Joseph Preble,   b. Abt 1644, York, York, ME, USA ,   d. 28 Apr 1732, York, York, ME, USA  (Age ~ 88 years) + 4. Stephen Preble,   b. Abt 1645,   d. Abt 1695  (Age ~ 50 years) + 5. Nathaniel Preble,   b. 1648, Scituate, Plymouth, MA, USA ,   d. Mar 1691  (Age 43 years) + 6. Benjamin Preble,   b. Abt 1657, York, York, ME, USA ,   d. 25 Mar 1732, York, York, ME, USA  (Age ~ 75 years)   7. John Preble,   b. 1650/1659, York, York, ME, USA ,   d. 1695, York, York, ME, USA  (Age 36 years)   8. Sarah Preble,   b. Abt 1659,   d. 25 Oct 1724  (Age ~ 65 years)   9. Mary Preble,   b. 1662
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2016
  Family ID	F121	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 Mar 1603 - Wooton, Kent, England, UK Married - 3 Jan 1640 - Scituate, Plymouth, MA, USA Died - Abt 30 Mar 1663 - York, York, ME, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Emmigrated from England to Scituate, Plymouth Colony, MA about 1636 and had moved to York, ME by 1642. Under the government of Sir Ferdinando Gorges he was appointed Mayor of the city of York abt. 1645-1649. The area at that time was called Gorgiana or Agamenticus. Under the government of Edward Godfrey, from who, he purchased a tract of land, he was appointed a member of the General Court and held the first military appointment with the title Major. In 1650 he was appointed by the governor of Mass. as one of the Commissioners to hold County Court and commission military officers. On 29 June 1654 he was sworn in as Treasurer of the County. He held the position of Commissioner in the years 1655-57 and 59-60. He was invested with Magistratical power throughout the county of Yorkshire, and along with 3 others appointed to run the dividing lines of Falmouth, Saco and Scarborough. The same 4 men were elected by votes of the freemen of the county as county commissioners 1660 & 1661. The surname was frequently spelled Prebble. It is spelled by those relatives remaining in England as Prebel or Prebell. The name is said to have been originally Preville, of Norman origin. Refer to the book Prebles in America, starting on page 5.

  
  

• Sources

  [S227] Topographical Dictionary of English Immigrants, Banks, (1937; ISBN: 0-8063-0019-1), Pg 85 (Reliability: 2). Abraham Preble of Wooton parish, Kent county, England immigrated to Scituate, MA [S226] LDS AFN# 8j76-s2. [S219] The First Three Generations of Prebles in America, Geo. Henry Preble, Pg 9 (Reliability: 2). he died in 1663, probably about the 30th of March, when an inventory was taken of his estate. [S288] New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Torrey, Clarence Almon, (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc.), 5-056.doc., Pg 601 (Reliability: 2). PREBLE, Abraham (1604-1663) & Mary [TILDEN] (1620-1663+); b 164-, 3 Jan 1641?, 3 Jun; Scituate/York, ME [S259] CD-New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Torrey, Clarence A., Record No. 26,609 (Reliability: 2). PREBLE, Abraham (1604-1663) & Judith [TILDEN] (1620-1663+); by 164_, 3 Jan 1641?, 3 Jun?; Scituate/York, ME {LBDF&P (1913) 19; Reg. 6:187, 22:311, 65:331; Welch (1947) 20; Davis: Anc. of Joseph Neal 59; MD 16:159; Preble 5; Small 1:173; Waters-Law 82; GDMNH 566; Baker (1917) 132}