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William Prestwood (abt. 1764 - 1811)

William Prestwood
Born about in South Carolinamap [uncertain]
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and [mother unknown]
Brother of , , and
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at about age 47 in Darlington, South Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

Spouse: Priscilla (—?—)

Censuses

1800 U.S. Census, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States, p. 105, William Prestwood.[1]
Male 26-44 [1756-1774]
Female 26-44
[Recently married as no children born yet. No Slaves.]

1810 U.S. census, Darlington County, South Carolina, p. 622, Wm. Preswood Senr. [* see note].[2]
Male 26-44 [1766-1784]
Female 26-44
Three Females age 0-9 [All born between 1801-1810]
[No Slaves.]
[*Note: William's father (William Prestwood Sr.) died in 1806. William now is referred to as Sr. because he is the eldest William Prestwood in the community; his nephew William Thomas Prestwood lives in the same community.]

Death

William's death is recorded in his nephew's diary: "8 May 1811, Uncle Wm dying. 11 May 1811, Heard Wm P. dead."[3]

Children of William and Priscilla (—?—) Prestwood[4]

  1. Ruth Prestwood born 1801-1810
  2. [Martha] "Patsy" Prestwood born 1801-1810
  3. Mary "Polly" Prestwood born 1801-1810.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1800 U.S. Census, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States, p. 105, William Prestwood; digital image, FamilySearch; FHL microfilm 181,422; citing National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) microfilm publication M32, roll 47.
  2. ↑ 1810 U.S. census, Darlington County, p. 622, Wm. Preswood Senr.; NARA microfilm publication M252, roll 62.
  3. ↑ Nathaniel Clenroy Browder, transcriber, The Enciphered Diary of William Thomas Prestwood 1808-1859 (Privately printed, Raleigh, N.C., 1983), p. 44.
  4. ↑ William's children are identified in the estate papers of William's father; South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, William Prestwood, Darlington County Equity Papers, Roll 9R485-51.




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Pieterse-13 Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Prestwood-25 and Prestwood-15 appear to represent the same person because: Same mother and Exact date of death

Variance of the initial in the name should be added to the Nicknames field

posted by Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen

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