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John Preston

Also Known As: "John Preston", "Elizabeth Patton"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Greenfield Plantation, Botetourt County, Province of Virginia
Death: March 27, 1827 (62)
Greenfield Plantation, Botetourt County, Virginia, United States
Place of Burial: Amsterdam, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Immediate Family:

Son of Col. William C. Preston and Susanna Preston
Husband of Elizabeth (Preston) Turpin; Mary Preston and Elizabeth Ann Preston
Father of Robert Preston^; Edward Preston; Susan Radford and Edward Carrington Preston
Brother of Elizabeth Madison; Brig. Gen. Francis Smith Preston, Esq.; Sarah Buchanan McDowell; Susanna Hart; Anne Preston and 6 others

Occupation: In War of 1812. Brother Francis married Sarah Campbell, Patrick Henry's niece
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About Gen. John Preston

John Preston was a Major General in the Virginia Militia and served as Treasurer of Virginia. Prestonsburg, Kentucky is named for him.

John Preston BIRTH 24 May 1764 Botetourt County, Virginia, USA DEATH 27 Mar 1827 (aged 62) Botetourt County, Virginia, USA BURIAL Greenfield Cemetery Amsterdam, Botetourt County, Virginia

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7949441/john-preston

Children Photo Sarah Radford Preston Bowyer 1806–1848

Photo Edward Carrington Preston 1812–1837

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Gen. John Preston's Timeline

1764
May 12, 1764
Birth of Gen. John Preston
Greenfield Plantation, Botetourt County, Province of Virginia
1803
1803
Birth of Robert Preston^
Carburton, Notts, England
1813
1813
Birth of Edward Carrington Preston
1824
1824
Birth of Susan Radford
Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
1827
March 27, 1827
Age 62
Death of Gen. John Preston at Greenfield Plantation
Greenfield Plantation, Botetourt County, Virginia, United States
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Birth of Edward Preston
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resided
Middlesex
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