Individual Details

Taunton Marriages
Joseph (Pr)isbery of T. and Mary Baker of Raynham, Nov. 21, 1745, in Raynham.

A brother of the first William, named Joseph, lived in Taunton, 1714 to 1771, and was a party to a number of transfers of real estate. While this uncle lived Joseph Presbrey had the suffix, Jr., written after his name to distinguish him from his uncle, after whom evidently he was named. After the death of his uncle in 1771, the Jr. does not appear after his name. Feb. 7, 1765, Joseph Presbrey, senior, conveyed to Joseph Presbrey, Jr., property in Taunton, consideration, friendship and good will. This seems to indicate that the elder Joseph having no descendants to whom to leave his property, gave some of it to his nephew and namesake. His wife had died previous to the date of this deed, and his daughter, an only child, had died a number of years before. He was then an old man, nearly eighty years of age. The Presbreys now living in Taunton and vicinity are all descendants of William. The descendants of Joseph have scattered widely over the country.

Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors In the War of the Revolution, p. 797
[Note: I would think this man was his son or nephew given the age of Joseph but his son appears to have been dead and there was no nephew of this name}
Prisbrey, Joseph, Taunton. Private, Capt. Robert Crosman's Co., Col. George Williams's Regt.; enlisted Dec 8 1776; discharged Dec. 20, 1776; service, 16 days, including travel from Howland's Ferry home to Taunton; company marched from Taunton to Warren, RI, via Rehoboth, Dec. 8, 1776, on an alarm.

FindAGrave #17220569
Joseph, son of William Presbey and Hannah Smith Presbrey, was a carpenter, or house joiner, as it was then called. He not only worked industriously at this trade but was interested in real estate. Between 1748 and 1786, his name appears a number of times in the records of deeds both as grantee and grantor. Such interest in real estate has been a marked characteristic of many of the Presbreys in all the subsequent generations. Many of the descendants of William Presbrey have been sailors; but the descendants of Joseph have generally been carpenters, farmers, mechanics, and engaged in various kinds of businesses. None of the descendants of Joseph have taken to life on the water. An uncle named Joseph (brother to the original William Presbrey who came from London) lived in Taunton from 1714 to 1771. He was a party to a number of transfers of real estate. While his uncle lived, Joseph had the suffix Jr. written after his name to distinguish him from his uncle (after who he was evidently named). After the death of his uncle in 1771, the Jr. does not appear after his name. On February 7, 1765, Uncle Joseph conveyed to Joseph property in Taunton, consideration, friendship, and good will. This seems to indicate that Uncle Joseph having no descendants to whom to leave his property gave some of it to Joseph. His wife had died previous to the date of the deed and his daughter (an only child) had died a number of years before. He was then an old man nearly 80 years of age. The Presbreys who lived in Taunton and vicinity are all descendants of William. The decendents of Joseph have scattered widely all over the country.

Birth	1727
Marriage	21 Nov 1745	Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts - Mary Baker
Death	1802

Spouse	Mary Baker (1727 - 1797)
Child	Joseph Presbrey (1746 - )
Child	Sarah Presbrey (1747 - 1831)
Child	Elisha Presbrey (1750 - 1825)
Child	Martha "Patty" Presbrey (1752 - )
Child	Hannah Presbrey (1755 - )
Child	Susanna Presbrey (1762 - 1838)

Father	WILLIAM Presbrey (1690 - 1771)
Mother	HANNAH Smith (1687 - 1763)
Sibling	WILLIAM Presbrey (1726 - 1773)
Sibling	Hannah Presbrey (1730 - 1750)