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Thomas Preston (abt. 1740 - 1797)

Thomas Preston
Born about in Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , [half], , [half], [half] and
Husband of — married 1755 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , and
Died at about age 57 in Bedford, Virginiamap
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Biography

Thomas was born in 1740. He married Mary. Their children are:

  • Stephen, m. 1) Dosha Smith, 2) Elizabeth Pullen, plus 2 more.
  • Joel
  • Susanna
  • Thomas
  • John
  • Isaac, m. Sarah Hurt, dau. of Elisha and Mildred (Stratton) Hurt.

Research Notes

1761, Preston, Thomas from Richard Randolph, exor for Richard Randolph, Sr, dc’d 188 A on head brs S fork Little Otter, adj Richard Ballard, patent dt omitted Bedford VA db1, 343

1766, Preston, Thomas from Richard Stith, atty, 206 A on Rich Hill Br of S fork Little Otter, (part of Richard Randolph’s est), Bedford VA db3, 28

1770, Preston, Thomas from Richard Ballard, bill of sale, slaves & property, Bedford VA db3, 503

1770, Preston, Thomas from Richard Ballard, 95 A & 148 A on Gills Crk, Bedford VA db3, 504

1770, Preston, Thomas from Thomas Ballard, PA to collect money from debtors, Bedford VA db3, 506

1770, Preston, Thomas from Thomas Ballard, bond for settlement of est of Richard Ballard, Sr., Bedford VA db3, 507

1771, Preston, Thomas from David Clarkson, 148 A both sides Gill Crk, Bedford VA db4, 107

1776, Preston, Thomas from Micajah Ballard, Int in Gills Crk Land & Richard Ballard, Sr’s property, Bedford VA db 5, 355

1778, Preston, Thomas from Nathaniel Williams, 50 A adj Randolph, Bedford VA db6, 43

1778, Preston, Thomas & William Bramblett, to Jeremiah Stone, 150 lbs, 90 A both sides Gills Crk, Bedford VA db6, 21

1779, Preston, Thomas from Micajah Ballard, 50 A on head brs S fork Little Otter, Bedford VA db6, 204

1781, Preston, Thomas to Richard Ballard, Jr, 147 A both sides Gill Crk, db7, 55

1792/9/23, Preston, Thomas, John & Stephen all of Bedford Co, sd Thomas & John hath moved them & 500 lbs from Stephen (allows Stephen to keep) 500 A head branches of S fork of Little Otter, line inc: Thomas Preston, John Pollard, Stephen Preston, Trigg’s line, Randolph Bobett’s corner, William Bobetts, Elisha Schooley, Thomas Woodford, Bedford VA db9, 81

1794/1/27, Preston, Thomas to Joel Preston, 454 A on Staunton, adj. Beard, Yarbrough, (Thomas has moved), 5 lbs, N side Staunton, Bedford VA db9, 279

1798, Preston, Thomas, eldest son Stephen, 150 A joining Wm Trigg’s line. Son, Joel, 454 A land on Staunton R, that he now lives on. Dt. Susanna, slaves. Son, Thomas land between Tandam Br & Raccoon Br, joining Henry Stratton’s line. Son, John, land lying between Cattail Br & John Pollard’s line. Rest of land where he lives now to wife Mary. (If Thomas & Isaac die without heirs...) Bedford Co VA wb2, 219.

1810/2/26, Preston, Mary, widow of Thomas Preston. Son John Preston, granddaughter Susannah Agnew, formerly Preston, Grandson Thomas Preston. presence: Isaac, William, & Sally Preston. Bedford Co VA wb 3, 220

1814, Preston, John, son Thomas, dt Polly T Preston, dt Nancy, dt Susannah, step-son Edwin Nelms (all underage). Stephen & Isaac as exors. Bedford Co VA wb 4, 142

Sources

  • The Preston genealogy; tracing the history of the family from about 1040, A.D., in Great Britain, in the New England states, and in Virginia, to the present time, by Preston, William Bowker. The Desert news, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1900. Pg 251-252
  • As posted in "Research Notes"

Issues

  • No proof of Phillip’s implied wife, Betty Richardson, as Thomas’s mother has been provided. No sources for her date of birth, marriage, or date of death. Genealogy articles are not valid proof without documents to back stated information.




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Indenture of Richard Randolph land to Thomas Preston 1 of 2
Indenture of Richard Randolph land to Thomas Preston 1 of 2
Indenture of Richard Randolph land to Thomas Preston 2 of 2
Indenture of Richard Randolph land to Thomas Preston 2 of 2
Thomas Preston, Mgr and a recipient of Richard Ballard Sr Estate. Richard’s wife Elizabeth Orrick mentioned in document.
Thomas Preston, Mgr and a recipient of Richard Ballard Sr Estate. Richard’s wife Elizabeth Orrick mentioned in document.


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Katlynn (Wright) Bond
Phillip Preston’s only known spouse was Mary Doss. She may have remarried a Doss after Phillip’s death. There is no evidence that Phillip married a Betty Richardson and this is misleading. Therefore, Mary (unknown) Doss is his only acceptable spouse and should be acknowledged for now as the mother of all of the children. Perhaps instead, include something in the write-up such as “Betty Richardson - 1st Spouse or Not?”.

Research by Sonia Meyer years ago along with YDna testing has simply raised more questions. From what I recall, it couldn’t be determined if Thomas was Phillips son or possibly a brother.

Here’s something we do know; Mary Doss does not appear in the Bedford, Virginia tax lists in 1782 or 1784. She is listed at the top of the page on the 1785 tax list as Mary Doss. There are some male Doss’ on the earlier lists. Perhaps her second husband? Or Father?

There is so much that remains unproven about the Bedford Prestons. Where they ‘originated’ from depends on the time period one is considering. Phillip may not be the immigrant, perhaps his father was and he hasn’t been identified. YDna tells us they ‘might’ have come here from Wales. We do know that earlier origins trace back to Scotland.

The YDna project needs many more Y testers.

posted by Katlynn (Wright) Bond
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Katlynn (Wright) Bond
The mother of Thomas was most likely Mary, not Betty Richardson. John Preston, gg grandson of Thomas, ggg grandson of Phillip lists Mary as wife of Phillip on his US Sons of the Revolutionary War application dated 12-22-1938. I propose changing the mother of Thomas to Doss-246 and possibly consider merging in or copying some of the notes from Unknown-279094.
posted by Katlynn (Wright) Bond
Stewart-213 Saundra Stewart (1960-2020)
Preston-3744 and Preston-2485 appear to represent the same person because: Same father, same spouse, same dates
posted by Saundra Stewart (1960-2020)

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