The reader should note that the first HELMS-PRESLAR/PRESLEY encounters
in North Carolina are shown at Numbers 51, 52 and when (51) Levi
Preslar married Anna Helms, dau of John (Whitehead) Helms, son of
Tilman Helms, (52) Susannah Presley married John (Blackhead) Helms, son
of George Helms and (53) Richard Presley married Mary Helms, daughter of
Tilman Helms and Rachel Craig. These marriages are shown in red
in this presentation. This presentation is a portion of the descendants
chart provided by Ed Dunn on his web site.
First Generation
1. Johannes Valentin1 Pressler was born 1669.
He married Anna Christina
Franse circa 1695.
Johannes Valentin Pressler and Anna Christina Franse
had the following
children:
2 i. Maria Agnes2 Pressler.
3 ii. Hans Jurie Pressler .
4 iii. Anna Elizabeth Pressler was born 1696.
5 iv. Anna Gertrude Pressler was born 1698.
6 v. Andreas Pressler was born 1701.
7 vi. Anthony Pressler was born 1705.
8 vii. Pressler was born 1707.
9 viii. Martinus Pressler was born 1716.
10 ix. Pieter Pressler was born 1717.
Second Generation
3. Hans Jurie2 Pressler (Johannes Valentin1)
birth date unknown.
He married Mary.
Hans Jurie Pressler and Mary had the following
children:
11 i. John3 Preslar.
12 ii. Anthony Preslar.
13 iii.Elias Preslar.
14 iv. William Preslar.
15 v. Levi Preslar.
16 vi. Elizabeth Preslar.
17 vii. Ann Preslar.
18 viii. Morgan Preslar.
19 ix. Mary Preslar.
20 x. Susannah Preslar.
21 xi. Jane Preslar.
6. Andreas2 Pressler (Johannes Valentin1)
was born 1701. He married Antje
Wells 21 April 1723.
Andreas Pressler and Antje Wells had the following children:
22 i. John Valentine3 Presley was born in
Cecil County, Maryland.
23 ii. Christain Presley was born in Cecil County, Maryland
6 June 1725.
24 iii. Sarah Presley was born in Cecil County, Maryland
1728.
25 iv. Thomas Presley Sr. was born 27 August 1730.
26 v. Andrew Presley Jr. was born 4 February 1732/3.
7. Anthony2 Pressler (Johannes Valentin1)
was born 1705. He married Neeltje
Quick.
Anthony Pressler and Neeltje Quick had the following
children:
27 i. Rebecca3 Pressler was born 1728.
28 ii. Adriantje Pressler was born 1730.
29 iii. Mattheus Pressler was born 1735.
30 iv. Thomas Pressler was born 1738.
31 v. Anna Margaretha Pressler was born 1741.
32 vi. Joseph Pressler was born 1742.
10. Pieter2 Pressler (Johannes Valentin1)
was born 1717.
Peter died about 1767 in Anson County,
NC.
Pieter Pressler had the following child:
33 i.Peter3 Preslar Jr. was born about 1740_1750.
Third Generation
11. John3 Preslar (Hans Jurie2 Pressler,
Johannes Valentin1) birth date
unknown. John died after 1805.
John Preslar had the following children:
34 i. William4 Preslar.
35 ii. Sarah Preslar.
36 iii. Joshua Preslar was born 1780_82.
37 iv. Stephen Preslar was born 1782.
38 v. Daniel Preslar was born 1785. Daniel died 1866.
12. Anthony3 Preslar (Hans Jurie2 Pressler,
Johannes Valentin1) birth date
unknown.
Anthony Preslar had the following children:
39 i. Anthony4 Preslar Jr..
40 ii. Floyd Preslar.
41 iii. Elias Preslar.
42 iv. Holden Preslar.
43 v. Hosea Presley was born between 1790 and 1800.
44 vi. Allen Preslar was born 1792.
13. Elias3 Preslar (Hans Jurie2 Pressler,
Johannes Valentin1) birth date
unknown. Elias died 1835.
Elias Preslar had the following children:
45 i. John4 Preslar.
46 ii. Elias Preslar.
47 iii. Erasmus Preslar .
48 iv. Wolcy Preslar.
49 v. Tabithy Preslar.
50 vi. Salathiel Preslar was born before 1775.
51 vii. Levi Preslar was born circa
1775.
25. Thomas3 Presley Sr. (Andreas2 Pressler,
Johannes Valentin1) was born in
Cecil County, Maryland 27 August 1730.
Thomas died before July 1808 in
Anson County, North Carolina. He married
twice. He married _______
Culpepper before 1752. He married Sarah Lee
before 1772.
Thomas Presley Sr. and _______ Culpepper had the
following children:
52 i. Susanna4 Presley
was born about 1752.
53 ii. Sarah Presley was born about 1756.
54 iii. Anna Presley was born about 1758.
55 iv. Richard Presley was born
15 March 1760.
56 v. Elizabeth Presley was born about 1760.
57 vi. Thomas Presley Jr. was born 25 February 1766.
Thomas Presley Sr. and Sarah
Lee had the following children:
58 vii. Rebecca Presley was born about 1772.
59 viii. Nancy Presley was born about 1774.
60 ix. Mary Presley was born about 1776.
61 x. Jean (Jane) Presley was born about 1778.
26. Andrew3 Presley Jr. (Andreas2 Pressler,
Johannes Valentin1) was born in
Cecil County, Maryland 4 February 1732/3.
Andrew Presley Jr. had the following children:
62 i. Charles4 Presley.
63 ii. John Presley was born 1748. John died after 1833.
64 iii. Andrew Presley III was born 1754. Andrew died
after 1855.
65 iv. Peter Presley was born 8 August 1756.
32. Joseph3 Pressler (Anthony2, Johannes
Valentin1) was born 1742. He
married Wessey Wygant. Wessey was born
1746. Wessey was the daughter
of George Wygant and Jane Bond.
Joseph Pressler and Wessey Wygant had the following
children:
66 i. Enos4 Pressler.
67 ii. Matthew William Pressler was born 1775.
33. Peter3 Preslar Jr. (Pieter2 Pressler,
Johannes Valentin1) was born about
1740_1750. Peter died circa 1829 in Anson
County, North Carolina.
Peter Preslar Jr. had the following children:
68 i. Mary4 Presley.
69 ii. Elijah Presley.
70 iii. Delilah Presley.
71 iv. John Presley was born about 1765.
72 v. Valentine Presley was born 9 August 1787.
Fourth Generation
36. Joshua4 Preslar (John3, Hans Jurie2
Pressler, Johannes Valentin1) was
born 1780_82. Joshua died 1864. He married
Susannah Parker. Susannah
was born 1794. Susannah was the daughter
of Nicholas Parker. Susannah
died 1850_60 in Anson County, North Carolina.
Joshua Preslar and Susannah Parker had the following
children:
73 i. Caleb5 Preslar was born 1808.
74 ii. Judy Preslar was born 1810.
75 iii. Joshua Preslar Jr. was born 1810.
76 iv. Parker Preslar was born 28 September 1817.
77 v. Susan Preslar was born 1820_22.
78 vi. John Preslar .
79 vii. Huldah Preslar was born 1827.
80 viii. Mariah Preslar was born 1830_33.
81 ix. James Preslar was born 1830_35. James died before
1864.
He married
Laura Ann Griffin 26 July 1856.
82 x. Ann Preslar was born 1815_22.
83 xi. Prudence Preslar was born 1825_29.
84 xii. Mary Preslar was born 1827_29.
37. Stephen4 Preslar (John3, Hans Jurie2
Pressler, Johannes Valentin1) was
born 1782.
Stephen Preslar had the following children:
85 i. Gilliam5 Preslar was born 1802.
86 ii. Bryant Preslar was born 1810.
87 iii. Patrick Preslar was born 1810.
88 iv. Hosea Preslar was born 30 January 1814.
89 v. Stephen Preslar was born 1825.
43. Hosea4 Presley (Anthony3 Preslar ,
Hans Jurie2 Pressler, Johannes
Valentin1) was born in South Carolina
between 1790 and 1800. Hosea died
about 1848 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. It
is an assumed only, at
present, that Hosea Presley was a son of
Anthony Presley, pending
further research and evidence to clarify
the situation. Interested
persons should subscribe to the Lousiana_Presleys
mailing list for
further information. He married twice. He
married Lovely Word in
Alabama. Lovely was born 16 August 1802 in
North Carolina. Lovely
died 24 November 1866 in Bellwood, Natchitoches
Parish, Louisiana. He
married an unknown person.
Hosea Presley had the following child:
90 i. John5 Pressley was born about 1808.
Hosea Presley and Lovely Word
had the following children:
91 ii. C. A. Presley was born in Louisiana about 1817.
92 iii. Elias Fletcher Presley Sr. was born 17 January
1822.
93 iv. Martha Presley was born in Alabama 1833.
94 v. Crawford Alexander Presley was born 5 January 1837.
95 vi. Sarah E. Presley was born in Louisiana 1840.
96 vii. Civility Presley was born 1841.
44. Allen4 Preslar (Anthony3, Hans Jurie2
Pressler, Johannes Valentin1) was
born in Kershaw County, South Carolina 1792.
Allen died 19 March 1876
in Butler County, Alabama. His body was interred
in Butler County,
Alabama. He married Sarah T. Skein about
1811 in South Carolina. Sarah
was born 1798 in 96 District (now Union County),
South Carolina. Sarah
died January 1856 in Butler County, Alabama.
Allen Preslar and Sarah T. Skein had the following
children:
97 i. Robert Allen5 Pressley was born 8 April
1812.
98 ii. Jonathan (John) Presley was born 28 October 1814.
99 iii. Jemima Pressley was born in Kershaw County, South
Carolina about
1816.
100 iv. Mary Jane Presley was born 11 June 1817.
101 v. Nancy Pressley was born about 1821.
102 vi. William Pressley was born in Alabama about 1823.
103 vii. Elizabeth Pressley was born about 1830. Elizabeth
died before
1864.
104 viii. Hosea Pressley was born about 1832.
105 ix. James Pressley was born about 1840.
106 x. Thomas Pressley was born about 1842.
47. Erasmus4 Preslar (Elias3, Hans Jurie2
Pressler, Johannes Valentin1)
birth date unknown.
Erasmus Preslar had the following child:
107 i. Calvin5 Webster.
50. Salathiel4 Preslar (Elias3, Hans Jurie2
Pressler, Johannes Valentin1)
was born in Anson County, North Carolina
before 1775. Salathiel died
between 1820_1830.
Salathiel Preslar had the following child:
108 i. John Salathiel5 Preslar was born circa
1812.
51. Levi4 Preslar (Elias3,
Hans Jurie2 Pressler, Johannes Valentin1) was
born circa 1775. Levi
died 1845 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
He married Anna Helms.
Anna was born 1774. Anna was the daughter of
John (Whitehead) Helms
and Lavinia Helms.
Levi Preslar and Anna Helms had the following children:
109 i. Sherrod5 Preslar was born circa 1795.
110 ii. Preslar was born circa 1798.
111 iii. Susannah Preslar was born circa 1799.
112 iv. Elizabeth Preslar was born circa 1800.
113 v. Elias Preslar was born circa 1803.
114 vi. Nimrod Preslar was born circa 1805.
115 vii. Joel Preslar was born in Mecklenburg County,
North Carolina
circa 1807. Joel died 1845_50.
116 viii. John W. Preslar was born circa 1812.
117 ix. Lucinda Preslar was born in Mecklenburg County,
North Carolina
circa 1815. Lucinda died after
June 1880. She married Green B. Helms
29 October 1860 in Union County,
North Carolina. Green was born circa
1809. Green was the son of Isaac
Helms and Nancy Haney. Green died
after June 1880.
118 x. Alvin Preslar was born circa 1816.
52. Susanna4 Presley (Thomas3,
Andreas2 Pressler, Johannes Valentin1) was
born about 1752. She
married John (Blackhead) Helms before 1781.
John was born 1756.
John died 1820.
Susanna Presley and John (Blackhead) Helms had
the following children:
119 i. John5 Helms Jr. was born 1781.
120 ii. Joel Helms was born in North Carolina 1783. Joel
died 1846 in
Pike County, Georgia.
121 iii. Anne Helms was born after 1785.
122 iv. Susannah Helms was born after 1787.
55. Richard4 Presley (Thomas3,
Andreas2 Pressler, Johannes Valentin1) was
born 15 March 1760.
Richard died about 1832 in Mecklenburg County,
North Carolina.
He married Mary Helms before 1787. Mary was born 22
May 1766. Mary was
the daughter of Tilman Helms and Rachel Craig.
Mary died after 1840.
Richard Presley and Mary Helms had the following
children:
123 i. Elizabeth (Isabel)5 Presley was born
19 January 1787.
124 ii. Sarah Presley was born 18 March 1789.
125 iii. Phoebe Presley was born 10 December 1792.
126 iv. Eli Presley was born 16 October 1794.
127 v. Eleanor Presley was born 13 December 1797.
128 vi. Eleazer Presley was born 4 September 1800.
57. Thomas4 Presley Jr. (Thomas3, Andreas2
Pressler, Johannes Valentin1)
was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
25 February 1766.
Thomas died 10 April 1849 in Chester County,
South Carolina. His body
was interred after 10 April 1849 Smith Chapel
Cemetery in Chester
County, South Carolina. He married
Jennea (Jane) Preslar about 1788.
Jennea was born 9 April 1769 in North
Carolina. Jennea died 12 June
1844 in Chester County, South Carolina. Her
body was interred Smith
Chapel Cemetery in Chester County, South
Carolina.
Thomas Presley Jr. and Jennea (Jane) Preslar had
the following children:
129 i. Thomas D5 Presley was born 9 February
1789.
130 ii. John Presley was born 25 April 1792.
131 iii. Jenkins Presley was born in Anson County, North
Carolina about
1795. Jenkins died 30 September 1843 in Salem,
Walthall County,
Mississippi. He married Rachel Brown 1815
in Chester County, South
Carolina. Rachel died 1843.
132 iv. Mary W Presley was born in Chester County, South
Carolina 24
March 1797. Polly died 20 May 1867. She married
John Lee. John was
born 2 April 1793. John was the son of Ambrose
Lee and Frances
Whealer. John died 8 April 1886. His body
was interred Armenia
Methodist Church in Chester County, South
Carolina.
133 v. Susannah Presley was born about 1800.
134 vi. Nancy Jeana (Jennie) Presley was born in Chester
County, South
Carolina about 1803. Nancy died
before 1849.
135 vii. Roswell Winfield Presley was born 16 December
1805.
136 viii. Barney Harrison Presley was born 27 February
1808.
137 ix. Elias N. Presley was born 20 May 1811.
65. Peter4 Presley (Andrew3, Andreas2
Pressler, Johannes Valentin1) was born
in Rowan County, North Carolina 8 August
1756. Peter died 1829_1830 in
Hall County, Georgia. He married twice. He
married . He married Sarah.
Sarah was born 6 May 1770 in North Carolina.
Sarah died after 1850.
Peter Presley had the following children:
138 i. David5 Presley was born circa 1774.
139 ii. Presley was born 1790_1800.
140 iii. Presley was born 1790_1800.
141 iv. John Presley was born in North Carolina circa
1802.
142 v. Andrew Presley was born circa 1805. He married
Anny Strickland
13 January 1830 in Hall County, Georgia.
143 vi. Peter Presley was born 8 July 1807.
144 vii. William Presley
67. Matthew William4 Pressler (Joseph3,
Anthony2, Johannes Valentin1)
was born 1775. His body was interred Tift
Farm, Hagen's Corner in
Ellisburg, Jefferson County, New York. He
married Abiah Tift. Abiah
was born 15 September 1779 in Vermont. Abiah
was the daughter of
John Tift.
Matthew William Pressler and Abiah Tift had the following
children:
145 i. Lydia5 Pressler was born in Hoosic, Rennselaer
County, New York
24 October 1797. Lydia died 12 May 1880 in
Wonewoc, Juneau County,
Wisconsin. Her body was interred in Wonewoc,
Juneau County, Wisconsin.
She married Ludlow P. Hill 1 January 1821
in Jefferson County, New
York. Ludlow was born 6 August 1794 in Old
Simsbury, Hartford County,
Connecticut. Ludlowdied 12 July 1873 in Wonewoc,
Juneau County,
Wisconsin. His body was interred in Wonewoc,
Juneau County, Wisconsin.
146 ii. Jane Pressler was born 26 April 1798. She married
John A. Dunlap.
John was born 1796.
147 iii. Wessey Pressler was born 7 December 1800.
148 iv. Easther Pressler was born 7 December 1800.
149 v. Thomas Pressler was born 21 November 1801. Thomas
died probably
before 1839.
150 vi. Joseph Pressler was born 8 June 1804. He married
Charlotte
Hollinbeck.
151 vii. John Pressler was born 14 June 1806. John died
9 October 1859 in
Rowdin Township, Ontario, Canada. His body
was interred John Spry
Settlement Cemetery in Belleville, Ontario,
Canada. He married Sarah
Anne Johnson 27 January 1829 in Jefferson
County, New York. Sarah died
25 October 1886 in Boylston, Oswego County,
New York.
152 viii. Matthew Pressler was born in Charlton, Saratoga
County, New
York 26 August 1808. Matthew died 27 October
1890 in Boylston, Oswego
County, New York. His body was interred Wesleyan
Cemetery in Sandy
Creek, Saratoga County, New York. He married
Asenath Hollis 30
December 1830 in Orwell, Oswego County, New
York. Asenath was born
20 July 1806 in Richland, Oswego County,
New York. Asenath was the
daughter of Joshua Hollis and Betsey Adams.
Asenath died 14 April
1887 in Boylston, Oswego County, New York.
Her body was interred
Wesleyan Cemetery in Sandy Creek, Saratoga
County, New York.
153 ix. William Hawkins Pressler was born in New York
23 February 1811.
William died 16 July 1852 while crossing
the plains to the Gre. He
married twice. He married Eleanor H. Johnson
1834. Eleanor died
circa 1846 in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois.
He married Margaret
Holden. Margaret was born 4 August 1809 in
Wheelton, Lancashire,
England. Margaret died 7 April 1873 in Huntsville,
Weber County, Utah.
154 x. Amanda Pressler was born 11 March 1813. She married
Jeremiah
Taylor. Jeremiah was born 1811 in Windsor,
Hartford County,
Connecticut. Jeremiah was the son of Grove
C. Taylor and Betsey
Winslow. Jeremiah died circa 1886 in Ohio.
155 xi. Sarah Pressler was born in Jefferson County,
New York 10 May 1815.
Sally died 19 January 1893. Her body was
interred Pekin Cemetery in
Orwell, Oswego County, New York. She married
William Sherman Colvin
February 1834.
156 xii. Hiram Sherman Pressler was born "near Lake Champlain",
New York
6 November 1818. Hiram died 27 October 1912
in Woodville, Jefferson
County, New York. His body was interred Evergreen
Cemetery in Adams,
Jefferson County, New York. He married Mary
M. Shears 1842. Polly was
born 16 March 1824 in New Hoosic, Rennselaer
County, New York. Polly
was the daughter of Smith Shears and Polly
Handy. Polly died 3 October
1912. Her body was interred Evergreen Cemetery
in Adams, Jefferson
County, New York.
157 xiii. Betsey L. Pressler was born in Jefferson County,
New York
17 June 1824. She married three times. She
married Morgan. She
married Henry Montondo. She married Dingman.
158 xiv. Mary L. Pressler was born 23 May 1828.
71. John4 Presley (Peter3 Preslar, Pieter2
Pressler, Johannes Valentin1) was
born about 1765. John died after 1850 in
Anson County, North Carolina.
John Presley had the following child:
159 i. Milas R.5 Pressley was born 2 February
1820.
72. Valentine4 Presley (Peter3 Preslar,
Pieter2 Pressler, Johannes Valentin1)
was born in North Carolina 9 August 1787.
Valentine died 28 July 1852
in Clay County, Illinois. His body was interred
Old Baptist Cemetery
in Clay County, Illinois. He married Susan
Morton about 1808. Susan was
born 14 January 1791. Susan died 9 November
1858. Her body was interred
Old Baptist Cemetery in Clay County, Illinois.
Valentine Presley and Susan Morton had the following
children:
160 i. Sanders M.5 Presley .
161 ii. Theresa J. Presley .
162 iii. Huldah Presley. She married Joel Winchester.
163 iv. P. W. Presley.
164 v. Andrew M. Presley.
165 vi. Susan D. Presley was born 15 May 1824. Susan
died 27 June 1878.
Her body was interred Old Baptist Cemetery
in Clay County, Illinois.
She married William Coggin.
166 vii. Mayberry H. Presley was born 24 October 1828.
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