Colonel William Preston

1729 - 1783  (53 years)

• Name	William Preston  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Prefix	Colonel
  Born	25 Dec 1729	County Donegal, Ireland   [5]
  Gender	Male
  Biographical	Virginia   [2]
  	was the first William Preston in
  Residence	'Smithfield', Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia   [3]
  Residence	Montgomery County, Virginia   [4]
  Died	28 Jun 1783	Botetourt County, Virginia   [5]
  Buried	'Smithfield', Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia   [5]
  Person ID	I75424	If the Legends Are True...
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2018

  
  

  Family	Susannah Smith,   b. 23 Jan 1739/40, Hanover County, Virginia ,   d. 19 Jun 1823, Montgomery County, Virginia  (Age 83 years)
  Married	17 Jan 1761  [6]
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Preston,   b. 31 May 1762, Augusta County, Virginia ,   d. 4 Feb 1837, Montgomery County, Virginia  (Age 74 years)   2. Francis Smith Preston,   b. 2 Aug 1765, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia ,   d. 26 May 1835, Columbia, Richland, South Carolina  (Age 69 years) + 3. Sarah Preston,   b. 3 May 1767, Botetourt County, Virginia ,   d. 3 Jul 1841, Rockbridge County, Virginia  (Age 74 years) + 4. Major William Preston,   b. 5 Sep 1770, Botetourt County, Virginia ,   d. 24 Jan 1821, Montgomery County, Virginia  (Age 50 years)   5. James Patton Preston,   b. 21 Jun 1774, Montgomery County, Virginia ,   d. 4 May 1843, Montgomery County, Virginia  (Age 68 years)   6. Mary Preston,   b. 29 Sep 1776, Montgomery County, Virginia ,   d. 8 Feb 1824, Sweet Springs, Monroe, West Virginia  (Age 47 years)   7. Letitia Preston,   b. 29 Sep 1779, 'Smithfield', Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia ,   d. 18 Dec 1852, Burkes Garden, Tazewell, Virginia  (Age 73 years) + 8. Major Thomas Lewis Preston,   b. 19 Aug 1781, Montgomery County, Virginia ,   d. 10 Aug 1812, Lexington City, Virginia  (Age 30 years)
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2018
  Family ID	F27348	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Residence - - 'Smithfield', Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia Died - 28 Jun 1783 - Botetourt County, Virginia Buried - - 'Smithfield', Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S450] Randolph Connections, William Edward Railey, (Frankfort, Kentucky: Roberts Print Company, 1929, 170 pages), page 80 (Reliability: 4). [S450] Randolph Connections, William Edward Railey, (Frankfort, Kentucky: Roberts Print Company, 1929, 170 pages), page 93 (Reliability: 4). [S486] Listen to the Mockingbird, Daniel Dunbar Howe, (Boyce, Virginia: Carr publishing Company, Inc., 1961), page 371 (Reliability: 4). [S451] Middleton, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Middleton, 27questions@live.com., EMail of 1 May 2017, citing The Intelligencer of 21 Feb 1824, page 3 column 3 (Reliability: 3). [S531] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com), Memorial: 7727600, "Col William Preston" (Reliability: 3). [S531] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com), Memorial: 7727619, "Susanna Smith Preston" (Reliability: 3).