How are you related to Andrew Presley?

Connect to the World Family Tree to find out

Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love

  • Build your family tree online
  • Share photos and videos
  • Smart Matching™ technology
  • Free!

Andrew Presley (Preslar)

Also Known As: "jr", "Presley", "Pressley", "Prissley", "Preslar", "andrew david presley jr"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: St. Stephen's Parish, Cecil County, Province of Maryland
Death: June 02, 1790 (58)
Kershaw District, South Carolina, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Andreas Preslar and Antje Preslar
Husband of Sarah Preslar
Father of Charles Presley; Andrew Presley, III; Peter Presley; William Presley and John Presley, Sr.
Brother of Christian Preslar; Sarah Presley; Thomas Presley and John Valentine Presley

Occupation: Blacksmith
Birth Place: Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Death Place: Fayetteville, Anson, North Carolina
Managed by: Claire Pressley Ward
Last Updated:

About Andrew Presley

Andrew Presley, Jr. was christened in 1732, St. Stephen's Parish, Cecil Co., MD. Andrew, Jr. married Sarah Lee Pressler Presley, not Sarah Lee Culpepper Pressler Presley, wife of Thomas Pressler Presley, Sr.

Andrew Presley Jr. and Sarah Lee had the following children:

  1. John born 1748 died 1833
  2. Charles, born 1750 died 1835
  3. Andrew Presley, III, born 1754 died 1855
  4. Peter born 1756 died 1829

Andrew Presley, Jr. was the younger brother of Thomas and also had a brother, John.

Andrew Jr.'s child, John, was the father of Dunnin John Presley born 1827.
John was born 1748, Rowan Co, NC; possibly died Monroe Co, TN

Andrew Jr. married Sarah Lee 1 June 1752, Maryland, British Colonial America

Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911, online, Provo, UT

Andrew, Jr. served on jury duty in Rowan County (Salisbury District) in 1758 and 1759.

In 1776, Andrew Jr. bought land in Kershaw County, SC on the north side of the Wateree River. This was the first time the court records indicate the name as "Presley", not Presler. Within three years, Andrew Jr. moved back to Mecklenburg Co, NC. and he had sold his SC land.

Andrew Jr and Sr were blacksmiths.


view all

Andrew Presley's Timeline

1732
February 4, 1732
St. Stephen's Parish, Cecil County, Province of Maryland
1748
1748
Rowan County, NC, United States
1748
North Carolina, United States
1750
1750
Bertie County, North Carolina, United States
1754
1754
Rowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America
1756
1756
Rowan County, North Carolina, United States
1790
June 2, 1790
Age 58
Kershaw District, South Carolina, United States