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Polly Preston 1789–1834 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1789

Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 1834

Death Location: Fort Gay, Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Nathaniel Preston

Mother: Elizabeth Vaughn

Spouse(s): Moses Dameron

Children(s): Emaline Brown, Jane Marcum

Polly Preston was born in 1789 in Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Nathaniel Preston And Elizabeth Vaughn. Polly Preston married Moses D Dameron, and had children including Emaline R Brown, Jane Marcum. Polly Preston passed away in 1834 in Fort Gay, Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Polly Preston was born in 1789 in Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Nathaniel Preston And Elizabeth Vaughn.
  • Polly Preston married Moses D Dameron, and had children including Emaline R Brown, Jane Marcum.
  • Polly Preston passed away in 1834 in Fort Gay, Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Polly Preston's Ancestors

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Polly Preston
1789–1834
Birth Place: Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Nathaniel Preston
1750–1832
Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
Elizabeth Vaughn
1755–1846
Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
PHILLIP PRESTON
1711–1774
Ingestrie, Bromley Park, Staffordshire, England
Wm (Shields) Vaughan
1728–1797
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Hannah Crew
1728–1778
VA
Great-Grandparents
George PRESTON
1663–
Anne Evins
1685–1767
William Vaughan
1701–1774
Elizabeth Shields
1700–1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret (Evins)
1655–1729

Polly Preston's Descendants

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Polly Preston (1789–1834) m. Moses (D.) Dameron (1735–28 Apr 1813)
  1. 1. Emaline (R) Brown 1820–1859 m. Thomas (S) Brown 1815–1890
    1. 1. M (H) Brown 1854–
    2. 2. Julia (Ann) Brown 1839–1870
  2. 2. Jane Marcum 1822–1906 m. Stephen Marcum 1819–
    1. 1. P (S) Marcum 1849–1923
    2. 2. Anna Marcum 1855–
    3. 3. J. (S.) Marcum 1852–
    4. 4. Eunice (V.) Marcum 1866–
    5. 5. Elizabeth (F) Marcum 1848–
    6. 6. Lazerus Marcum 1854–

Polly Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1789
1789
Birth of Polly Preston in Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
1834
1834
Age 45
Death of Polly Preston
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1834
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Gay, Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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