William Preston b. 25 Dec 1729 Newtown Limavady, Londonderry, Northern Ireland d. 28 Jun 1783 Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA: JHBL Genealogy

1729 - 1783 (53 years)

Name	William Preston [1]
Born	25 Dec 1729	Newtown Limavady, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Gender	Male
Burial	1783	Preston Cem at Smithfield Plantation, Blacksburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA [2]
Buried	1783	Blacksburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA [2]
Died	28 Jun 1783	Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Person ID	I499	mytree
Last Modified	20 Jul 2022

Father	John Preston, b. 1697, Londonderry, Londonderry, Northern Ireland , d. Abt 1747, Augusta, Virginia, USA (Age 50 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Elizabeth Patton, b. 25 Dec 1700, Burncrannack, Ireland , d. 25 Dec 1776, Botetourt, Virginia, USA (Age 76 years)
Relationship	natural
Married	Abt 1724 [3]
Family ID	F336	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Susanna Smith, b. 23 Jan 1740, Hanover, Virginia, USA , d. 19 Jun 1823, Montgomery, Virginia, USA (Age 83 years)

Married 17 Jul 1761

Notes

Children

+	1. Elizabeth Preston, b. 31 May 1762, Augusta, Virginia, USA , d. 4 Feb 1837 (Age 74 years) [natural]
+	2. John Preston, b. 2 May 1764, Greenfield, Nelson, Virginia, USA , d. 27 Mar 1827, Botetourt, Virginia, USA (Age 62 years) [natural]
+	3. Francis Smith Preston, b. 2 Aug 1765, Greenfield, Nelson, Virginia, USA , d. 26 May 1835 (Age 69 years) [natural]
+	4. Sarah L. Preston, b. 3 May 1768, Greenfield, Nelson, Virginia, USA , d. 3 Jul 1841, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA (Age 73 years) [natural]
+	5. William Preston, b. 5 Sep 1770, Greenfield, Nelson, Virginia, USA , d. 1821 (Age 50 years) [natural]
+	6. Susanna Preston, b. 7 Oct 1772, Greenfield, Nelson, Virginia, USA , d. 21 Jun 1833, Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, USA (Age 60 years) [natural]
+	7. James Patton Preston, b. 21 Jun 1774, Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA , d. 1843 (Age 68 years) [natural]
+	8. Mary Preston, b. 29 Sep 1776, Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA [natural]
+	9. Letitia Preston, b. 29 Sep 1779, Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA , d. 13 Dec 1852, Burkes Garden, Tazewell, Virginia, USA (Age 73 years) [natural]
+	10. Thomas Lewis Preston, b. 19 Aug 1781, Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA [natural]
+	11. Margaret Brown Preston, b. 23 Feb 1784, Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA [natural]

Last Modified 20 Jul 2022

Family ID F340 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Burial - 1783 - Preston Cem at Smithfield Plantation, Blacksburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
	Buried - 1783 - Blacksburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
	Died - 28 Jun 1783 - Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA

Notes

He was brought to America when he was eight years old.
After his father's death he moved to Greenfield, Botetourt Co., Virginia
He was a man of strong, active mind, and much energy of character - was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, surveyor and county lieutenant of Fincastle or Montgomery Co., and a decided, active and efficient Whig during the Revolutionary War.

He was a personal friend of George Washington.