Preston, William, 1729-1783
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Preston, William, 1729-1783
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Preston, William, 1729-1783
Preston, William, ca. 1729-1783.
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Preston, William, ca. 1729-1783.
Preston, William (Virginia)
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Revolutionary War officer.
Capt. William Preston (1729-1783), the son of John Preston (1699-1747), was born in Londonderry, Ireland, and settled with his family in Augusta County, Va., in 1737. He was a surveyor, landowner, member of the House of Burgesses, and captain during the French and Indian War. In 1756, he was a member of the abortive Sandy Creek Expedition against the Shawnee Indians. Preston also served as a colonel with the Virginia militia during the American Revolution until he was wounded in 1781.
Surveyor and justice of the peace of Botetourt County, Va.
William Preston (ca. 1729-1783) held various county offices and militia offices. His sons were John Preston (1764-1827), who was a member of the Virginia General Assembly and treasurer of Virginia, and Francis Preston (1765-1836). Francis Preston was born in Botetourt County, graduated from the College of William and Mary and practiced law in Montgomery and Washington counties. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates and State Senate and served in Congress 1793-1797. His son was William Campbell Preston (1794-1860) who attended Washington College (now Washington and Lee University) and South Carolina College (now University of South Carolina). He also studied law in Scotland and practiced in Virginia and later in South Carolina. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives and in the United States Senate. William Campbell Preston was president of South Carolina College.
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Architecture, Domestic
Slavery
United States
United States
Bounties, Military
Carriage and wagon making
Cherokee Indians
Cherokee Indians
Cherokee Indians
College of William and Mary
Dueling
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Justices of the peace
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Lord Dunmore's War, 1774
Manuscripts, American
Shawnee Indians
Shawnee Indians
Soldiers
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Williamsburg (Va.)
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Ohio River Valley
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Montgomery County (Va.)
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Fincastle County (Va.)
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Ohio River Valley
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Virginia
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United States
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Kentucky
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Virginia
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Virginia--Botetourt County
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Virginia
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United States
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United States
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Virginia
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Botetourt County (Va.)
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United States
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