William
Booker
Preston
Born about in Bedford, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Charles Preston [half], Martha Early (Preston) Christian, Samuel Preston, Stephen Smith Preston and Mary (Preston) Sarver
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 39
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 1 May 2015
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Biography
William was born about 1825. William was the child of John Preston and Martha Early. William passed away about 1864.
"who enlisted with firve of his brothers in the Confederate service, when the Civil War Commenced, became a captain, and was killed in action." (The Preston Genealogy, entry 41)
Sources
United States Census, 1830 Name William Preston Event Type Census Event Date 1830 Event Place Bedford, Virginia, United States Page 141 Citing this Record "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH54-LBG : 19 August 2017), William Preston, Bedford, Virginia, United States; citing 141, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 194; FHL microfilm 29,673.
- The Preston Genealogy by William B. Preston, The Deseret News, Salt Lake City, 1900.
Acknowledgements
Profile was started by John Preston, Friday, May 1, 2015.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~0.39%
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