Gen. Francis Smith Preston

1765 - 1835  (69 years)

• Name	Francis Smith Preston  [1]
  Title	Gen.
  Born	2 Aug 1765	Greenfield, Nelson, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	1835	Aspenvale Cem, Seven Mile Ford, Smyth, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Buried	1835	Seven Mile Ford, Smyth, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Died	26 May 1835  [2]
  Person ID	I519	mytree
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	William Preston,   b. 25 Dec 1729, Newtown Limavady, Londonderry, Northern Ireland ,   d. 28 Jun 1783, Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA  (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Susanna Smith,   b. 23 Jan 1740, Hanover, Virginia, USA ,   d. 19 Jun 1823, Montgomery, Virginia, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	17 Jul 1761
  Notes	Miss Smith was from Hanover Co., VA.
  Family ID	F340	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Buchanan Campbell,   b. 21 Apr 1778,   d. 23 Jul 1846, Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Children	+ 1. William Campbell Preston,   b. 27 Dec 1794, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 22 May 1860, Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA  (Age 65 years)  [natural]   2. Elizabeth Henry Preston,   b. 11 Aug 1796, Saltville, Washington, Virginia, USA ,   d. 11 Jan 1877  (Age 80 years)  [natural] + 3. Susan Smith Preston,   b. 5 Mar 1800,   d. 13 Oct 1847  (Age 47 years)  [natural]   4. Sarah Buchanan Preston,   b. 19 Nov 1802,   d. 8 May 1879  (Age 76 years)  [natural]   5. Maria T. C. Preston,   bur. Seven Mile Ford, Smyth, Virginia, USA  [natural]   6. Charles Henry Campbell Preston,   b. 13 Sep 1807, Hanover, Virginia, USA ,   d. 13 Jan 1832, Virginia, USA  (Age 24 years)  [natural] + 7. Anna Sophonisba Preston,   b. 9 Apr 1803, Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA ,   d. 21 Dec 1844, Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA  (Age 41 years)  [natural]   8. John Smith Preston,   b. 20 Apr 1809, Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA ,   d. 1 May 1881  (Age 72 years)  [natural]   9. Thomas L. Preston,   b. 1813  [natural]   10. Margaret Buchanan Frances Preston,   b. 13 Jan 1818, Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA ,   d. 27 Jun 1852, Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA  (Age 34 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2021
  Family ID	F358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Aug 1765 - Greenfield, Nelson, Virginia, USA Burial - 1835 - Aspenvale Cem, Seven Mile Ford, Smyth, Virginia, USA Buried - 1835 - Seven Mile Ford, Smyth, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Francis Smith Preston [1765-1835]

  
  

• Notes

  Gen. Francis Preston, second son of Col. William Preston was a member of the Virginia Senate, General of Militia and a US Congressman, elected to represent Virginia's 5th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1793 to 1795.

  
  

• Sources

  [S86] Louis Salesse. [S57] Find A Grave.