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Francis Lewis Smith Preston 1765–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Aug 1765

Birth Location: Greenfield, Botetourt Co, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 25 May 1835

Death Location: Richland, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States

Father: William Colonel

Mother: Susannah Smith

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In 1765, Francis Lewis Smith Preston entered the world in Greenfield, Botetourt Co, Virginia, USA, born to William Preston Colonel And Susannah Smith. Francis Lewis Smith Preston passed away in 1835 in Richland, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1765, Francis Lewis Smith Preston entered the world in Greenfield, Botetourt Co, Virginia, USA, born to William Preston Colonel And Susannah Smith.
  • Francis Lewis Smith Preston passed away in 1835 in Richland, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States.

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Francis Preston's Ancestors

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Francis Preston
1765–1835
Birth Place: Greenfield, Botetourt Co, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Preston Colonel
1729–1783
Newton Limavady, Derry, Ulster, Ireland
Susannah Smith
1739–1823
Washington Co., VA.
Grandparents
Francis (SMITH) Capt
1714–1775
Hanover co. Virginia
Elizabeth (Catherine "Caty") Waddy
1716–1799
St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
(Captain) Smith
1687–1734
Elizabeth Ballard
1687–1745
Anthony Waddy
1680–1742
Sarah Parke
1680–1729
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Waddy
1653–1764
Anna McLochlary
1654–1708

Francis Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1765
2 Aug 1765
Birth of Francis Lewis Smith Preston in Greenfield, Botetourt Co, Virginia, USA
Greenfield, Botetourt Co, Virginia, USA
1835
25 May 1835
Age 70
Death of Francis Lewis Smith Preston in Richland, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States
Richland, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1765
    Event Place: Greenfield, Botetourt Co, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1835
    Event Place: Richland, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States

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