Raleigh Colston

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Raleigh Colston

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Birthplace: Exeter Lodge, Northumberland County, Province of Virginia
Death: 1823 (75-76)
Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Raleigh Travers Colston and Susannah Colston
Husband of Elizabeth Colston
Father of U.S. Representative Edward Colston; Thomas Marshall Colston; Dr. Raleigh Edward Colston; Susanna Leigh; Lucy Ann Colston and 4 others

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About Raleigh Colston

Raleigh Colston was born in England. He married Elizabeth Marshall, sister of Chief Justice John Marshall, distinguished jurist. She was buried at the ancestral home of the Colstons in the northern section of Berkeley County. Raleigh Colston purchased an estate overlooking the banks of the Potomac River and built a fine mansion thereafter known as "Honeywood." He was a man of literary tastes and devoted to the cause of religion. He was the father of Edward Colston, Raleigh T. Colston and Captain William B. Colston.

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Raleigh Colston's Timeline

1747
May 11, 1747
Exeter Lodge, Northumberland County, Province of Virginia
1786
December 25, 1786
Winchester, Virginia, United States
1788
June 23, 1788
Henrico, Virginia
1789
January 23, 1789
Honeywood, Plantation, Berkeley Co., VA
1792
November 27, 1792
Honeywood, Plantation, Berkeley Co., VA
1794
November 11, 1794
Honeywood Plantation, Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States
1796
October 29, 1796
Honeywood, Plantation, Berkeley Co., VA
1798
September 15, 1798
Henrico, Virginia
1802
July 15, 1802
Henrico, Virginia