Slaves of Thomas Montgomery Preston, Washington County, Virginia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Washington County, Virginia

The purpose of this page is to record the enslaved people owned by Thomas Montgomery Preston in Washington County, Virginia and attempt to connect them to their families.

The enslaved people held by Thomas Preston were described as below:

1840 Census ^{[1] [2]}

1. Male under 10
2. Male under 10
3. Male age 10-23
4. Female under 10
5. Female age 10-23

1850 Census Slave Schedules ^[3]

1. Black male age 25
2. Black male age 22
3. Mulatto female age 19

1860 Census Slave Schedules ^[4]

1. Black male age 40
2. Black female age 25
3. Black female age 22
4. Black male age 8
5. Black female age 7
6. Black female age 5
7. Black male age 5
8. Black female age 1
9. Black male age 1

Sources

1. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census", database with images
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Washington, Virginia; Roll: 579; Page: 238; Family History Library Film: 0029693
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #3680716 (accessed 28 August 2023)
   Thomas M Preston in Washington, Virginia.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR1-DJR : 13 September 2017), Thomas M Preston, Washington, Virginia, United States; citing p. 238, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 579; FHL microfilm 29,693.
3. ↑ 1850 Slave Schedule: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules", database with images
   The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #93018046 (accessed 28 August 2023)
   Thomas M Preston, slave owner of 3 enslaved people, in 1850 in District 67, Washington, Virginia, USA.
4. ↑ 1860 Slave Schedule: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules", database with images
   The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7668 #91324243 (accessed 28 August 2023)
   Thomas M Preston, slave owner of 9 enslaved people, in 1860 in Western District, Washington, Virginia, USA.