1863 -
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
Generation: 3
5. | Mildred Howell Coles was born on 15 May 1769 (daughter of Walter Coles and Mildred Lightfoot); died on 24 Apr 1840. Notes:
DAR # 593761 and # 502396 - calls her Mrs. Pouge, also; prob. a second marriage.
Birth:
"Mildendo", Halifax Co., VA
Died:
"Sylvan Hill", Charlotte Co., VA
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6. | Francis Smith Preston was born on 2 Aug 1765; died on 26 May 1836 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Birth: 2 Aug 1765, Smithfield Plantation, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Notes:
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000514
PRESTON, Francis, (father of William Campbell Preston and uncle of William Ballard Preston and William Preston), a Representative from Virginia; born in Greenfield, Botetourt County, Va., August 2, 1765; was graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., in 1783; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced in Montgomery and Washington Counties; member of the State house of delegates in 1788 and 1789; elected to the Third Congress and reelected as a Republican to the Fourth Congress (March 4, 1793-March 3, 1797); declined to be a candidate for renomination; settled in Abingdon, Va., and resumed the practice of law; again a member of the State house of delegates 1812-1814; colonel of Volunteers in the War of 1812; served in the State senate 1816-1820; died at the home of his brother, William C. Preston, in Columbia, S.C., May 26, 1836; interment in Aspinvale Cemetery, near Seven Mile Ford, Va.
Birth:
"Greenfield", Smithfield, Montgomery Co., VA
Francis married Sarah Buchanan Campbell on 10 Jan 1793 in Rockbridge County Virginia. Sarah (daughter of William Campbell and Elizabeth Henry) was born on 21 Apr 1778; died on 23 Jul 1845 in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USA; was buried in Seven Mile Ford, Smyth County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Sarah Buchanan Campbell was born on 21 Apr 1778 (daughter of William Campbell and Elizabeth Henry); died on 23 Jul 1845 in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USA; was buried in Seven Mile Ford, Smyth County, Virginia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1840, Washington, Virginia, USA
Notes:
Birth:
"Aspenvale", Smyth Co., VA
Died:
Age: 68
Children:
- 3. Elizabeth Henry Preston was born on 11 Aug 1796 in Salt Works, Washington, Virginia, USA; died on 11 Jan 1876 in Charlottesville, Virginia.
- William Campbell Preston was born on 27 Dec 1794 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 22 May 1860 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA.
- Sarah Buchanan Preston was born on 14 Feb 1802 in Salt Works, Washington County, VA; died on 7 May 1879 in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USA.
- Ann Sophonisba Preston was born on 9 Apr 1803 in Smithfield, Montgomery, Virginia, USA; died on 20 Dec 1844 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; was buried in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA.
- James Madison Preston was born on 18 May 1811 in Salt Works, Washington County, VA; died on 22 Jan 1812.
- John Smith Preston was born on 20 Apr 1809 in Smithfield, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; died on 1 May 1881 in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA.
- Thomas Lewis Preston was born on 20 Nov 1812 in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USA; died on 20 Mar 1903 in Wyndhurst, Albermarle County, Virginia, USA.
- Susannah Smith Preston was born on 5 Mar 1800 in Salt Works, Washington County, VA; died on 13 Oct 1847 in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA.
- Charles Henry Campbell Preston was born on 13 Sep 1807 in Salt Works, Washington County, VA; died on 13 Jan 1832 in Salt Works, Washington County, VA.
- Maria Thornton Carter Preston was born on 12 Dec 1805 in Salt Works, Washington County, VA; died on 18 Oct 1842 in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USA.
- Margaret Buchanan Frances Preston was born on 13 Jan 1818 in Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA; died on 27 Jun 1852 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA; was buried in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA.
- Francis Smith Preston was born on 21 Jun 1798 in Salt Works, Washington County, VA; died on 21 Mar 1801.
- Jane Robertson Preston was born on 30 Jun 1804 in Salt Works, Washington County, VA; died in Aug 1804.
- Robert Gamble Preston was born on 9 Oct 1815 in Salt Works, Washington County, VA; died on 18 Dec 1815 in Salt Works, Washington County, VA.
- Isaac Trimble Preston was born about 1793 in Rockbridge, Virginia, USA; died on 6 Jul 1852 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
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8. | Paul Carrington was born on 5 Mar 1733 (son of George Carrington and Ann Mayo); died on 23 Jun 1818 in Mulberry Hill, Charlotte County, VA. Notes:
Papers of Harriet V. Miller.
DAR # 593761 and # 502396 cite Campbell's History of VA, p. 625.
Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography, p. 196.
Judge Paul was at the VA Conventions of 1774 and 1776 and Member of the Comm. of Safety (the Rev. executive body in VA until formation of the state in July 1776).
"Carrington," by M.E. Tillye, 1843 - Paul's home was called "Mulberry Hill," near the junction of the Little Roanoke and Staunton Rivers.
The Carrington Family of VA, from Natl. Gen. Soc. Quarterly, Vol. 70 (1982), pp. 264.
Paul married Margaret Read on 1 Oct 1755 in Bushy Forest, Lunenburg County, VA. Margaret was born on 12 Oct 1739 in Lunenburg County, VA; died on 1 May 1776 in Charlotte County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Margaret Read was born on 12 Oct 1739 in Lunenburg County, VA; died on 1 May 1776 in Charlotte County, VA. Notes:
DAR # 593761 and # 502396
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10. | Walter Coles was born on 14 Nov 1739 in St. Paul's Parish, Hanover County, VA (son of John Coles and Mary Ann Winston); died on 7 Nov 1780. Notes:
Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume I
IV--Burgesses and Other Prominent Persons
Name: Walter Coles
son of John Coles, a merchant of Richmond, who emigrated from "Enniscorthy," Ireland, by his wife Mary, daughter of Isaac Winston, of Hanover county, Virginia, was born November 14, 1739, in Hanover county; was colonel of the militia and burgess for Halifax county in 1765, 1766-1769 and 1769-1771. He married, February 28, 1767, Mildred Lightfoot, daughter of William Lightfoot and his wife, Mildred Howell. He died in Halifax county, November 7, 1780.
Died:
"Mildendo", Halifax Co., VA
Walter married Mildred Lightfoot on 28 Feb 1767. Mildred was born on 11 Feb 1752; died on 1 May 1799. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Mildred Lightfoot was born on 11 Feb 1752; died on 1 May 1799. Notes:
Birth:
"Sandy Point ", Charles City Co., Va
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14. | William Campbell was born in 1744 in near Stanton, VA; died in 1781. Notes:
Served in Colonial and Continental Armies
Captain in Lord Dunmore's War in May 1774. Commander of American forces at the Battle of King's Mountain.
William married Elizabeth Henry on 2 Apr 1776 in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of John Henry and Sarah Winston) was born about 1746 in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died on 10 Oct 1804. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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15. | Elizabeth Henry was born about 1746 in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA (daughter of John Henry and Sarah Winston); died on 10 Oct 1804. Children:
- 7. Sarah Buchanan Campbell was born on 21 Apr 1778; died on 23 Jul 1845 in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USA; was buried in Seven Mile Ford, Smyth County, Virginia, USA.
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