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Colonel William Preston 1729–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1729

Birth Location: Newtown Limavady, Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: 28 Jun 1783

Death Location: Smithfield, Blacksburg, Montgomery Co, Va

Father: Col. Preston

Mother: Elizabeth Patton

Spouse(s): Susannah Smith

Children(s): Hon. Preston

Colonel William Preston was born in 1729 in Newtown Limavady, Donegal, Ireland, the child of Col John Founder Of Virginia Military Institute Ship Builder In Ireland Preston And Elizabeth Prudence Patton. Colonel William Preston married Susannah Campbell Smith, and had children including Hon George William Preston. Colonel William Preston passed away in 1783 in Smithfield, Blacksburg, Montgomery Co, Va.

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Biography

  • Colonel William Preston was born in 1729 in Newtown Limavady, Donegal, Ireland, the child of Col John Founder Of Virginia Military Institute Ship Builder In Ireland Preston And Elizabeth Prudence Patton.
  • Colonel William Preston married Susannah Campbell Smith, and had children including Hon George William Preston.
  • Colonel William Preston passed away in 1783 in Smithfield, Blacksburg, Montgomery Co, Va.

Immediate Family

Parents

Col. Preston
1699–1747
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Patton
1694–1776
Birth Location: Newton Limavady, Derry, Ulster, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Susannah Smith
1740–1823
Birth Location: Hanover County, Virginia Colonies
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Children(s)

Hon. Preston
1769–1808
Birth Location: Botetourt, Virginia, United States
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Colonel Preston's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Preston
1729–1783
Birth Place: Newtown Limavady, Donegal, Ireland
Parents
Col. John (founder of Virginia Military Institute) (Ship builder in Ireland) Preston
1699–1747
Elizabeth (Prudence) Patton
1694–1776
Newton Limavady, Derry, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
Archibald (Phineas) Preston
1660–1703
Londonderry, Derry, Of Ulster, Ireland
Lady (Mary) Stewart
1677–1758
Stewart,newtown,tyrone,ireland
Great-Grandparents
William Stewart
1653–1692
Mary Coote
1652–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Preston's Descendants

1.
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Colonel (William) Preston (25 Dec 1729–28 Jun 1783) m. Susannah (Campbell) Smith (23 Jan 1740–19 Jun 1823)
  1. 1. Hon. (George William) Preston 1769–1808 m. Jean (Jane Elizabeth) Looney 1771–1858
    1. 1. Moses (White) Preston 1793–1881 m. Margaret Allison 1793–1857
      1. 1. Martha (J) Preston 1824–1860 m. James (T) McDaniel 1820–
        1. 1. Sarah (J) McDaniel 1848– m. Richard Wills 1848–

Colonel Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1729
25 Dec 1729
Birth of Colonel William Preston in Newtown Limavady, Donegal, Ireland
Newtown Limavady, Donegal, Ireland
1783
28 Jun 1783
Age 54
Death of Colonel William Preston in Smithfield, Blacksburg, Montgomery Co, Va
Smithfield, Blacksburg, Montgomery Co, Va

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1729
    Event Place: Newtown Limavady, Donegal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1783
    Event Place: Smithfield, Blacksburg, Montgomery Co, Va
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