PRESTON, John (1587-aft. 1668), of Cricket St Thomas, Som.

Local: capt. militia ft. Som. by 1617; sjt.-maj. by 1627 – aft.31; lt. col. by 1636. July 1639 – July 1640Som. RO, DD/HI/B/464. J.p., ?- Feb. 1643, by 1647 – bef.Jan. 1650, Feb. 1651-Mar. 1652.Coventry Docquets, 77; C231/5, pp. 349, 397; C231/6, p. 205; QS Recs. Som. Commonwealth, 10; Som. RO, DD/HI/B/467: F. Swanton to J. Preston, 27 Mar. 1652. Treas. hosps. western division May 1640-May 1641.Som. RO, DD/HI/B/462: accts. of J. Preston as treas. of hospitals, 1640–1. Commr. subsidy, Som. 1641; contribs. towards relief of Ireland, 1642;SR. Som. contributions, 27 Jan. 1643;A. and O. assessment, 27 Jan., 24 Feb. 1643, 18 Oct. 1644, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660;A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28). sequestration, 27 Mar. 1643; levying of money, 7 May, 3 Aug. 1643; commr. for Som. 1 July 1644;A. and O. sewers, 15 Nov. 1645-aft. Jan. 1646.C181/5, ff. 263, 268. Treas. maimed soldiers, Apr. 1647-Apr. 1648.QS Recs. Som. Commonwealth, 37; Som. RO, DD/HI/B/462: accts. of J. Preston as treas. for maimed soldiers, 1647–8. Sheriff, Nov. 1647-Nov. 1648;List of Sheriffs (L. and I. ix), 125; Som. RO, DD/X/HT/3. militia, 2 Dec. 1648, 12 Mar. 1660; ejecting scandalous ministers, 28 Aug. 1654.A. and O.