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Moses Preston 1762–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jul 1762

Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 26 Feb 1849

Death Location: Louisa, Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Isaac Sr

Mother: Margaret Schwartz

Spouse(s): Frances Arthur

Children(s): Susannah Preston, Mahala Preston, Lynchia Preston

Moses Preston was born in 1762 in Bedford County, Virginia, USA, the child of Isaac David Preston Sr And Margaret Schwartz. Moses Preston married Frances Fanny Arthur, and had children including Lynchia Lynchie Preston, Mahala Preston, Susannah Preston. Moses Preston passed away in 1849 in Louisa, Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Moses Preston was born in 1762 in Bedford County, Virginia, USA, the child of Isaac David Preston Sr And Margaret Schwartz.
  • Moses Preston married Frances Fanny Arthur, and had children including Lynchia Lynchie Preston, Mahala Preston, Susannah Preston.
  • Moses Preston passed away in 1849 in Louisa, Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Moses Preston's Ancestors

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Moses Preston
1762–1849
Birth Place: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Isaac David Preston Sr
1741–1810
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Margaret Schwartz
1750–1800
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Philip Preston
1711–1774
Ingestrie, Straffordshire, England
Mary (Ann) Doss
1715–1820
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Moses Preston's Descendants

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Moses Preston (17 Jul 1762–26 Feb 1849) m. Frances ("Fanny") Arthur (1764–30 Dec 1844)
  1. 1. Susannah Preston 1790–1858
  2. 2. Mahala Preston 1811–1861 m. William Mankins 1806–1832 m. George Litteral 1815–1859
    1. 1. Delia Mankins 1829– m. David Price 1827–1903
      1. 1. Lydia Price 1856–
      2. 2. Mahala ((Mahalia) Jane) Price 1859–1934 m. Josephus (Boone "Bud") Hampton 1842–1910
        1. 1. Maude (Grace) Hampton 1884–1971 m. John (Pershing (Hascal)) Phillips 1873–1938
  3. 3. Lynchia ("Lynchie") Preston 1794–1870 m. Jesse (Benton Price) Sr 1786–1873
    1. 1. David Price 1827–1903 m. Delia Mankins 1829–

Moses Preston's Timeline

6 Records

1762
17 July 1762
Birth of Moses Preston in Bedford, Bedford County, Colony of Virginia, Colonial America
Bedford, Bedford County, Colony of Virginia, Colonial America
1762
17 Jul 1762
Birth of Moses Preston in Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
1763
1763
Age 1
Birth of Moses Preston in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
1842
18 April 1842
Age 80
Death of Moses Preston in Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
1842
18 Apr 1842
Age 80
Death of Moses Preston in Georges Creek, Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
Georges Creek, Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
1849
26 Feb 1849
Age 87
Death of Moses Preston in Dade, Missouri, United States
Dade, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 July 1762
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedford County, Colony of Virginia, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1763
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1762
    Event Place: Bedford County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Apr

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 April 1842
    Event Place: Lawrence, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1842
    Event Place: Georges Creek, Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1849
    Event Place: Dade, Missouri, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Louisa, Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States of America

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