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THOMAS Preston 1740–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States

Death Date: July 29, 1797

Death Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States

Father: Philip Preston

Mother: Mary Doss

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Joel Preston, Stephen Preston

THOMAS Preston was born in 1740 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States, the child of Philip Preston And Mary Ann Doss. THOMAS Preston married Mary Preston, and had children including Joel Preston, Stephen Preston. THOMAS Preston passed away in 1797 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • THOMAS Preston was born in 1740 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States, the child of Philip Preston And Mary Ann Doss.
  • THOMAS Preston married Mary Preston, and had children including Joel Preston, Stephen Preston.
  • THOMAS Preston passed away in 1797 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Philip Preston
1712–
Birth Location: England
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Mary Doss
1715–1814
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Colonial Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joel Preston
1759–1828
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
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Stephen Preston
1760–
Birth Location: –
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THOMAS Preston's Ancestors

Self
THOMAS Preston
1740–1797
Birth Place: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Parents
Philip Preston
1712–
England
Mary (Ann) Doss
1715–1814
Bedford, Bedford, Colonial Virginia
Grandparents
George (Preston) 3rd
1683–1774
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, England
Anne (Margaret) Evans
1685–1767
Ingestrie, Staffordshire, England,
Great-Grandparents
George Preston
1636–1703
George Preston
1636–1703
Henery (Evans)
1664–1729
Margaret (Evans)
1655–1729
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Deacon 1655*
1625–1680

THOMAS Preston's Descendants

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THOMAS Preston (1740–July 29, 1797)
  1. 1. Joel Preston 1759–1828 m. Esther (Howard (Susie's 5th) GGM) 1757–1795
    1. 1. Susannah Preston 1785–1854 m. Samuel (W) Agnew 1780–1868 m. Samuel (W.) Agnew 1780–1868
      1. 1. William (Booker) Agnew 1807–1854 m. Elizabeth CARTER 1808–1850
        1. 1. John (Riley) Agnew 1828–1910 m. Elizabeth (E) Roberson 1828–1886
        2. 2. Lilburn (Booker) Agnew 1839–1916
      2. 2. Joel (Richardson) Agnew 1817–1897
        1. 1. Novazembla (Johnson) Agnew 1845–1929
      3. 3. William (Booker) Agnew 1807–1854 m. Elizabeth CARTER 1808–1850
        1. 1. James (Davis) Agnew 1832–1914 m. Frances (Anville) Agnew 1843–1931
    2. 2. William Preston 1783–1857
    3. 3. Frances Preston 1787–1860
    4. 4. Isaac Preston 1792–1829
    5. 5. Joel (Jr) Preston 1794–1841
      1. 1. James Preston 1819–1854
    6. 6. Thomas (A) Preston 1792–1828 m. Susanna Crenshaw 1790–1857
  2. 2. Stephen Preston 1760–

THOMAS Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of THOMAS Preston in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
1797
July 29, 1797
Age 57
Death of THOMAS Preston in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 358

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 29, 1797
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 358
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