William Preston

1770 - 1821  (50 years)

• Name	William Preston  [1]
  Born	5 Sep 1770	Greenfield, Nelson, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	1821
  Person ID	I521	mytree
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2022

  
  

  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	Caroline Hancock,   b. 1785,   d. 1847  (Age 62 years)
  Children	+ 1. Henrietta Preston  [natural]   2. Maria Preston  [natural] + 3. Caroline Preston  [natural] + 4. Josephine Preston  [natural]   5. Susan Preston  [natural] + 6. William Preston,   b. 16 Oct 1816, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 21 Sep 1887  (Age 70 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F360	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Sep 1770 - Greenfield, Nelson, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  William Preston was an old army friend of Meriwether Lewis. They were also fellow speculators in Kentucky lands. Lewis had written a long letter date 25 July 1808 discussing his glimpses of life and emotion. (See additional information about this letter in Notes for Letitia Breckenridge.) William Preston had just recently married Miss Hancock, an older sister of Julia Hancock, William Clark's wife.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Undaunted Courage, Stephen E. Ambrose, (Name: Sinon & Schuster; Date: 1996;), Page 449.