Preston, Samuel, 1756-1834
Variant namesSamuel Preston was a Buckingham Township, Pa. surveyor and conveyancer, born in Bucks County and died in Stockport, Wayne County. He was a Federalist, the first associate judge of Wayne County and a Quaker. He settled the town of Stockport and built the first mill there.
From the description of Diary, 1787-1788. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122633106
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| creatorOf | Watson, John, 1774-1864. Collected Accounts of Buckingham Monthly Meeting, 1727-1829. | Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College | |
| creatorOf | Preston, Samuel, 1756-1834. Letters to Isaac Wayne, 1822-1823. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| referencedIn | Leavenworth, Henry, 1783-1834. Letters : to Samuel Preston / by Henry Leavenworth, 1830. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Watson, John, 1746-1817. Papers, 1792-1835. | Bucks County Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Preston, Samuel, 1756-1834. Diary, 1787-1788. | Historical Society of Pennsylvania |
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| associatedWith | Drinker, Henry, 1734-1809. | person |
| associatedWith | Field, John. | person |
| associatedWith | Leavenworth, Henry, 1783-1834. | person |
| associatedWith | Lewis, Mordecai, 1748-1799. | person |
| associatedWith | Thompson, John. | person |
| correspondedWith | Watson, John, 1746-1817. | person |
| associatedWith | Watson, John, 1774-1864. | person |
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Birth 1756-06-17
Death 1834-12-08
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