Sorry it is an Ancestry link (needs subscription), but here's what I found:
Source Citation
Year: 1840; Census Place: Sourthern Division, Buncombe, North Carolina; Page: 148
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Andw Pressley
in the 1840 United States Federal Census
Name: Andw Pressley
[and W Pressley]
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Sourthern Division, Buncombe, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 3
No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 9
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 11
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 11