EARLY PRESTON, CT MARRIAGES These records were taken from the books at Congregational church parishes throughout the state of Connecticut from the years 1630 to 1800. Compiled by, Frederic W. Bailey, published as "Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records prior to 1800" 1906 The town of Preston was named about Oct. 1687. The Congregational Church was organized Nov. 16, 1698 with Rev. Salmon Treat, pastor until 1744. The existing records begin with his successor, Rev. Asher Rosseter. Marriages by Rev. Asher Rosseter
1744 Rufus Yarrington & Lucretia Brewster, Sept. 27, 1744 1745 Benjamin Freeman & Abigail Tracy, Jan. 2, 1745 Samuel Johnson of Plainfield & Abigail Meech, March 26, 1745 Christopher Dennison & Abigail Tyler, Dec. 17, 1745 1746 Park Woodward & Zilpha Park, March 13, 1746 Sherebiah Tracy & Hannah Wentworth, May 22, 1746 Sam'l Witter & Sarah Calkins, Dec. 3, 1746 Jacob Tyler & Elizabeth Clark, widow, Dec. 26, 1746 John Hill & Thankful Clark, Dec. 31, 1746 1747 Negro Sharp & Negro Betty, servants of Ephraim Smith & David Lamb, Jan. 15, 1747 Jonathan Tracy & Lucy Avery, May 19, 1747 Andrew Davis & Eunice Kimball, Sept. 30, 1747 Daniel Geers & Mary Starkweather, Nov. 5, 1747 Elijah Bliss & Mary Tracy, Nov. 25, 1747 1748 Timothy Clark & Mary Rude, Jan. 4, 1748 Simeon Fobes & Ruth Brewster, Oct. -, 1748 1751 Nathan Starkweather & Dorcas Hamlinton, Oct. 22, 1751 Andrew Gates & Olive Starkweather, Nov. 5, 1751 Joseph Smith & Zipporah Branch, Nov. 20, 1751 1752 Hezekiah Lord & Jerusha Gates, April 2, 1752 Soloman Story & Dorcas Branch, July 30, 1752 Zephaniah Spicer & Sarah Starkweather, Nov. 9, 1752 1753 Thomas Davison & Rachel Rude, Nov. 1, 1753 Nathan Witter & Keziah Branch, Nov. 15, 1753 Asa Park & Rachel Park, Nov. 28, 1753 1754 Joseph Williams & Mabel Meech, Jan. 2, 1754 Joseph Witter, Jr., & Hannah Davison, Jan. 3, 1754 Nathan Kimball & Margaret Rix, Feb. 13, 1754 John Utley & Desire Tracy, May 15, 1754 James Rix & Hannah Safford, May 23, 1754 Jonathan Calkins & Jerusha Clark, Aug. 7, 1754 Sam'l Hill & Silence Rude, Aug. 15, 1754 1755 Ebenezer Clark & Eunice Calkins, Feb. 3, 1755 Joshua Gates & Anna Branch, May 15, 1755 Moses Tracy & Esther Tracy, June 5, 1755 Amos Story & Hannah Renolds, Sept. 17, 1755 Sam'l Leonard & Mary Freeman, Dec. 25, 1755 Geo. Brown & Huldah Laribee, Dec. 25, 1755 1756 David Ames & Abigail Butler, Jan. 29, 1756 Sam'l Renolds & Ruth Tracy, Feb. 26, 1756 Enos Tracy & Lydia Whitney, May 6, 1756 Jacob Robinson & Anna Tracy, Nov. 4, 1756 Doxee Lane & Esther Freeman, Dec. 1, 1756 Jedidiah Frink, Jr., & Esther Pierce, Dec. 15, 1756 1757 Jacob Stephens & Elizabeth Leonard, May 26, 1757 Benj. Kenedy & Olive Rude, Dec. 22, 1757 1758 John Branch & Prescilla Tracy, Jan. 5, 1758 Christopher Tracy & Rose Tracy, March 23, 1758 Simeon Tracy & Lois Branch, Sept. 13, 1758 Simeon Bundey & Eunice Meech, Oct. 5, 1758 Allen Leet & Rachel Morgan, Nov. 22, 1758 1759 John Safford & Mary Johnson, March 15, 1759 John Geer & Jerusha Park, Oct. 4, 1759 1760 Isaac Branch & Susanna Weakly, March 5, 1760 Rossel Morgan & Martha Downer, Dec. 4, 1760 1761 Thos. Partridge & Zipporah Freeman, Sept. 16, 1761 Wm. Brewster & Olive Morgan, Nov. 4, 1761 Caleb Gates & Elizabeth Branch, Nov. 15, 1761 Ebenezer Benjamin & Phebe Benjamin, Nov. 26, 1761 Edward Mort & Sarah Kinne, Dec. 10, 1761 Abijah Park & Elizabeth Morse, Dec. 16, 1761 1762 Asa Partridge & Eliphal Geer, Feb. 25, 1762 John Putnam & Martha Woodward, Feb. 25, 1762 Joshua Downer & Huldah Crary, Feb. 25, 1762 Ebenezer Prentice & Lucy Cary, April 22, 1762 William Robinson & Anne Blake, May 13, 1762 Elijah Barnes & Lucy Kinne, May 13, 1762 Reuben Park & Sarah Rockwell, June 10, 1762 Olive Spalding & Mary Witter, June 17, 1762 Oliver Sisson & Mary Park, June 17, 1762 Ames Leonard & Mary Partridge, June 24, 1762 Henry Herrick & Eunice Putnam, June 24, 1762 Benajah Tracy & Lucy Herrick, July 4, 1762 Simeon Morgan & Hannah Morgan, Aug. 26, 1762 Dan'l Rix & Rebecca Johnson, Oct. 28, 1762 1763 Ezekiel Bundey & Ama Starkweather, Feb. 10, 1763 Nathan Fobes & Temperance Tracy, May 5, 1763 Elijah Morgan & Dorothy Morgan, Aug. 18, 1763 James Tracy & Phebe Richards, Nov. 3, 1763 John Anslay & Eunice Bundey, Nov. 6, 1763 Elisha Eddy & Bersheba Pierce, Nov. 10, 1763 Nathan Fobes, Jr., & Elizabeth Fobes, Nov. 17, 1763 Silas Sterry & Olive Killam, Dec. 8, 1763 1764 Nathan Leonard & Hannah Branch, Jan. 12, 1764 Moses Meech & Elizabeth Plummer, April 5, 1764 Jeremiah Kinne & Elizabeth Plummer, Nov. 21, 1764 1765 Moses Porter & Sarah Park, May 12, 1765 Sam'l Mott & Abigail Rosseter, Nov. 24, 1765 1766 David Benjamin & Esther Wibourn, March 30, 1766 Nathan Geer & Jerusha Tracy, May 1, 1766 Asa Branch & Elizabeth Tracy, Sept. 18, 1766 Newman Perkins & Abigail Dennison, Nov. 20, 1766 1767 Joseph Jeffers & Ruhama Downing, Jan. 4, 1767 Nathan Ayres & Desire Tracy, March 12, 1767 Abel Partridge & Eunice Story, April 9, 1767 1768 Jonas Brown & Mary Clark, Jan. 7, 1768 Wm. Farnham & Jerusha Starkweather, April 13, 1768 John Morgan & Eunice Crary, April 17, 1768 Asa Smith & Elizabeth Morgan, April 21, 1768 Hezekiah Tracy & Eunice Rude, Dec. 25, 1768 1769 David Benjamin & Lucy Park, Feb. 19, 1769 John Crary & Anna Morgan, Feb. 24, 1769 Dan Rude & Deborah Meech, March 9, 1769 Jonathan Boardman & Priscilla Safford, April 10, 1769 Simeon Lathrop & Esther Branch, April 13, 1769 Hutchinson MacFarlin & Lucy Randal, June 2, 1769 Jedidiah Wilbur & Abigail Plummer, Aug. 3, 1769 Jonathan Smith & Hannah Witter, Nov. 23, 1769 Timothy Lester, Jr., & Elizabeth Kinne, Dec. 7, 1769 1770 Elijah Tracy & Lois Smith, March 1, 1770 Amasa Branch & Thankful Bowdish, March 22, 1770 Jedidiah Fitch & Elizabeth Hillyar, March 29, 1770 Francis Plummer & Keziah Kinne, April 1, 1770 Nathan Thomas & Sarah Bowdish, April 5, 1770 Wm. Whitney & Mary Fobes, May 14, 1770 Nathan Peters & Lois Crary, June 10, 1770 Abraham Yarrington & Eunice Bundey, Sept. 13, 1770 James Smith & Anna Blasar, Sept. 18, 1770 John Andros 3d., & Grace Rude, Dec. 2, 1770 1771 Hezekiah Douglass & Esther Witter, April 11, 1771 John Page & Anna Geer, Aug. 5, 1771 Samuel Prentice & Anne Benjamin, Aug. 29, 1771 Abiel Benjamin & Louisa Ellis, Sept. 18, 1771 Nath'l. Tracy & Miriam Ames, Nov. 14, 1771 1772 Jonathan Rawson & Bathsheba Tracy, Jan. 1, 1772 Jonas Avery & Mary Avery, Jan. 16, 1772 Chas. Mile & Sabra Bennit, June 1, 1772 Reuel Cook & Elizabeth Jones, June 17, 1772 Jonathan Sweet & Anna Dennison, Aug. 14, 1772 Thomas Main & Lucy Tyler, Sept. 24, 1772 1773 Daniel Kimbal & Mary Sterry, June 23, 1773 Soloman Story & Dorothy Rude, July 29, 1773 Joseph Bobbins & MaW Wilkinson, Aug, 25, 1773 Calvin Barstow & Margaret Tracy, Oct. 14, 1773 1775 Jabez Brewster & Dorothy Park, Feb. 26, 1775 Silas Bliss & Judith Freeman, April 19, 1775 Ziba Baldwin & Anna Brown, July 20, 1775 William Brown & Elizabeth Tyler, Aug. 17, 1775 Newport Williams & Mercy Cossump, Aug. 31, 1775 Nath'l. Stanton & Anna Avery, Sept. 6, 1775 1776 John Potter & Elizabeth Witter, Oct. 4, 1776 1777 Emmanuel Northrup & Phebe Brown, Jan. 22, 1777 Dan'l Morgan & Johannah Brewster, Jan. 23, 1777 David Morse & Esther Laribee, Feb. 25, 1777 Thos. Wilbur & Rachel Herrick, April 17, 1777 Christain Gosmer & Mary Rouse, May 1, 1777 Rev. Aaron Putnam & Elizabeth Avery, May 13, 1777 Abel Cook & Elizabeth Branch, June 22, 1777 James Rockwell & Anna Williams, Sept. 9, 1777 Jonathan Daboll & Rebecca Cunningham, Sept. 25, 1777 Joseph Emes & Hannah Tyler, Nov. 12, 1777 1778 Elisha York & Anna Clark, Jan. 1, 1778 Levi Tracy & Lucy Frink, April 9, 1778 York Quomine & Phillis Hill, June 18, 1778 Edward Tracy & Azuba Jennings, July 16, 1778 Avery Dennison & Prudence Brown, Aug. 13, 1778 Erastus Rosseter & Lydia Perkins, Sept. 13, 1778 Caleb Right & Elizabeth Richards, Nov. 15, 1778 1779 Benjamin Babcock & Desire Billings, Feb. 4, 1779 Rufus Park & Zerviah Laribee, March 21, 1779 Jeremiah Wilbur & Sabra Tracy, Nov. 28, 1779 1780 Dan'l Meech & Zerviah Witter, April 13, 1780 Amos Hutchinson & Lucy Kinne, May 18, 1780 John Starkweather & Hannah Leonard, May 25, 1780 Ephraim Starkweather & Rachel Clark, June 13, 1780 Ezekiel Rude & Phebe Rix, Aug. 16, 1780 Nathan Johnson & Mary Maclain, Sept. 24, 1780 Frederick Witter & Lydia Tyler, Dec. 7, 1780 Robt. Crary, Jr., & Cynthia Lamb, Dec. 7, 1780 1781 Roswell Park & Eunice Starkweather, March 8, 1781 David Palmer & Anna Ray (?), May 10, 1781 May 10, 1781 Marriages by Rev Lemuel Tyler 1789 Joseph Tracy & Elizabeth Brown of the West Society, Sept. 20, 1789 Oliver Spicer of Groton & Eunice Tyler, Dec. 31, 1789 1790 Blanchard Darby of Norwich & Elizabeth Benjamin of West Society, Jan. 27, 1790 Jesse Barns of Groton & Lucy Palmer of West So., Jan. 28, 1790 Benj. Fitch & Lucy Braman, of West So., Jan. 31, 1790 Ephraim Rix of the 2d & Martha Brown of 1st So., May 30, 1790 Elisha Tracy & Hannah Swaney, both of West So., May 7, 1790 Jason Stanton & Kezia Brumley of 1st So., July 15, 1790 Enos Clark of Middletown, Vt., & Clarissa Cook of 2d So., Nov. 7, 1790 Amos Avery, Jr., & Susanna Starkweather, Dec. 12, 1790 Zephaniah Rude of Granby & Betsey Meech, Dec. 12, 1790 Levi Brumley & Penelope Hall of No. Preston, Dec. 30, 1790 1791 Shubael Morgan of Preston & Cynthia Bellows of Groton, March 10, 1791 Oliver Woodworth of Norwich & Eliphal Cook, March 17, 1791 Denison Brown & Mary Robbins, March 20, 1791 Elijah Clark & Eunice Morgan, March 27, 1791 Soloman Jones of Lebanon & Phebe Quince (negroes), July 1, 1791 Joseph Osyer & Polly Saunders, both of West So., Sept. 29, 1791 Aron Hendley from N.Y., & Silve Avery (negroes), Oct. 16, 1791 Wm. Witter, Jr., & Hannah D. Branch, Nov. 24, 1791 1792 Job Wickes of Providence & Polly Braman of West So., Jan. 1, 1792 Walter Palmer & Patty Pendleton, both of W. So., March 25, 1792 Ames Bennet & Wealthy Safford, both of 1st So., April 29, 1792 John Sterry & Rebecca Brumley, Oct. 4, 1792 Sanney Anderson, negro, & Tamar Smith, Oct. 14, 1792 Abiel Rath of West So., & Mary Stanton of No. So., Oct. 18, 1792 Edward Leer of Saybrook & Amy Morgan, Nov. 25, 1792 Cyrus Punderson of Groton & Deborah Smith, Dec. 24, 1792 1793 Jonathan Hinckley of Stonington & Sally Saunders, Jan. 6, 1793 John Searle of Royalton, Vt., & Nabby Safford, Feb. 7, 1793 Eleazer Lewis & Sally Stanten Rude, Feb. 10, 1793 John Saunders & Lucy Daniels, both of West So., June 16, 1793 Cordilla Fitch & Joanna Mix, both of West So., Sept. 8, 1793 Enos Tallmadge of Milton, N.Y., & Ruth Freeman, Sept. 22, 1793 Gillmore Robbins & Grace Brown, Dec. 1, 1793 Beriah Green & Elizabeth Smith, Dec. 31, 1793 1794 Robert Sanders & Hannah Brown, both of West So., March 9, 1794 Reuben Bristol of New Canaan, N.Y., & Elizabeth Starkweather, March 11, 1794 Elisha Pitcher of Norwich & Jane Coombs, March 16, 1794 Ezra Benjamin of 2d So., & Amy Stanton of Groton, March 20, 1794 Gershom Mott of 2d So., & Zipporah Rockwell of West So., March 23, 1794 Israel Park of Stonington & Abigail Sterry, April 1, 1794 Benj. Billings & Eunice Tracy, April 27, 1794 Roger Sterry & Lavinia Yarrington, Oct. 26, 1794 Reuel Cook & Amy Packer, Nov. 2, 1794 Russel Rose & Polly Brown, both of No. So., Nov. 5, 1794 Nathan Seers & Mercy Rockwell, Nov. 9, 1794 Benj. Baily & Lydia Gore, Nov. 27, 1794 Jas. Bouse (?) & Thankful Brumley, Nov. 27, 1794 1795 James Wood of Chester, Mass., & Elizabeth Brewster of Stonington, Feb. 5, 1795 William Butler of Norwich & Barsheba Stoddard of West So., Feb. 22, 1795 Thos. Giles of Groton & Betsey Deming of W. So., May 7, 1795 Stephen Payne of Lebanon & Widow Prudence Thomas, June 7, 1795 Stephen Congdon of No. Kingston, R. I., & Thankful Stuart, June 24, 1795 Rev. Soloman Morgan of Canterbury & Mrs. Anna Haskel Aug. 4, 1795 Wm. Stewart of New Lebanon, N.Y., & Rebecca Eells of Stonington, Oct. 18, 1795 John Chapman of Groton & Bethany Button, Oct. 18, 1795 Joseph Adams & Mary Brown, both of No. So., Nov. 12, 1795 Gershom Dorrance & Sarah Rosseter of No. So., Dec. 3, 1795 Daniel Palmer Stanton of No. So., & -- Roath of West So., Dec. 24, 1795 Jeremiah Vincent of Westerly, R. I., & Sally Kimball of Stonington, Dec. 31, 1795 1796 Joel Canfield of Saybrook & Sally Peters, Jan. 3, 1796 Sam'l Fagins & Nabby Sterry (people of colour), Jan. 3, 1796 Dan'l Kinne & Betsey Maine, Jan. 10, 1796 Joshua Meech & Polly Peters, Jan. 10, 1796 Stephen Meech of P. & Lucy Billings of Stonington, March 20,1796 1797 Isaac Avery of Groton & Clarissa Button, Jan. 8, 1797 William Wells of Colchester & Eunice Clark, Jan. 15, 1797 Philip Gray of Groton & Sabra Stanton of West So., Feb. 1797 Andrew Lamb & Charlotte George (free blacks), of Stonington, March 23, 1797 Christopher Benjamin of Burlington, N.Y., & Sally Fitch, April 9, 1797 Ephraim Fobes & Amy Fitch, April -, 1797 John Stanton of No. So., & Lydia Olden of West So., 1797 Elias Woodward of Plainfield & Zipporah Cook of West So., 1797 1797 or 1798 Seth Fitch & Cloe Haskel, both of West So., Benj. Fitch & Anna Braman of West So., Richard Fanning & Elizabeth Park of West So., 1798 Dan'l Lawrence of Voluntown & Cynthia Wilkinson, No. So., 1798 Geo. Leonard & Honor Andrus, Feb. 18, 1798 Jno. Crary of Preston & Mary York of Stonington, March 7, 1798 |