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Edith (Edy) Preston 1786–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Aug 1786

Birth Location: Goose Creek, Bedford, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 09/20/1877

Death Location: Floyd County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Nathaniel Preston

Mother: Elizabeth Vaughn

Spouse(s): Francis Brown

Children(s): William Brown

In 1786, Edith (Edy) Preston entered the world in Goose Creek, Bedford, Virginia, USA, born to Nathaniel Nathan Preston And Elizabeth Vaughn. Edith (Edy) Preston married Francis Frank Asbury Brown, and had children including William Wallace Brown. Edith (Edy) Preston passed away in 1877 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1786, Edith (Edy) Preston entered the world in Goose Creek, Bedford, Virginia, USA, born to Nathaniel Nathan Preston And Elizabeth Vaughn.
  • Edith (Edy) Preston married Francis Frank Asbury Brown, and had children including William Wallace Brown.
  • Edith (Edy) Preston passed away in 1877 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Preston
1750–1832
Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia Colony
NP
Elizabeth Vaughn
1755–1846
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
EV

Spouses(s)

Francis Brown
1786–1869
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

William Brown
1805–1896
Birth Location: Beaver, Floyd, Kentucky, United States
WB

Edith Preston's Ancestors

Self
Edith Preston
1786–1877
Birth Place: Goose Creek, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Parents
Nathaniel "Nathan" Preston
1750–1832
Bedford, Virginia Colony
Elizabeth Vaughn
1755–1846
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Shields) Vaughn
1728–1797
Christchurch, Middlesex County, Virginia, United States of America
Hannah Crew
1722–1778
Charles City, VA
Great-Grandparents
Willm Vaughn
1701–1774
Elizabeth Shields
1692–1774
Hannah Ellyson
1704–1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Shields
1670–1727
Hannah Marot
1697–1739

Edith Preston's Descendants

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Edith ((Edy)) Preston (10 Aug 1786–09/20/1877) m. Francis (" Frank" Asbury) Brown (14 January 1786–Oct 1869 (tombstone) 30 Jan 1970 on death cert)
  1. 1. William (Wallace) Brown 1805–1896 m. Julia (Ann) Stafford 1811–1871
    1. 1. Francis (Asbury "Frank") Brown 1832–1893 m. Mary (Ann) Ison 1838–1902
      1. 1. Susan (A.) Brown 1862–1941 m. Reuben (M) Hamilton 1852–1918
        1. 1. Nancy (Elizabeth) Hamilton 1880–1943 m. Robert (Hendricks) Ferguson 1876–1958

Edith Preston's Timeline

8 Records

1786
10 Aug 1786
Birth of Edith (Edy) Preston in Goose Creek, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Goose Creek, Bedford, Virginia, USA
1801
01 June 1801
Age 15
Edith (Edy) Preston was married in Floyd, Kentucky, United States
Floyd, Kentucky, United States
1801
1 Jun 1801
Age 15
Edith (Edy) Preston was married in Floyd, Kentucky, United States
Floyd, Kentucky, United States
1811
01 JUN 1811
Age 25
Edith (Edy) Preston was married in Floyd, Kentucky, United States
Floyd, Kentucky, United States
1811
1 Jun 1811
Age 25
Edith (Edy) Preston was married in Floyd, Kentucky, United States
Floyd, Kentucky, United States
1814
1 Jun 1814
Age 28
Edith (Edy) Preston was married in Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Floyd, Kentucky, USA
1814
1 Jun 1814
Age 28
Edith (Edy) Preston was married in Kentucky
Kentucky
1877
09/20/1877
Age 91
Death of Edith (Edy) Preston in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Floyd County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1786
    Event Place: Goose Creek, Bedford, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 01 June 1801
    Event Place: Floyd, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1801
    Event Place: Floyd, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 01 JUN 1811
    Event Place: Floyd, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1811
    Event Place: Floyd, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1814
    Event Place: Floyd, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1814
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09201877
    Event Place: Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
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