The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-10
An Interesting Sketch Of Notable
~ ~: Lady's Life. 49,, '.H'
Norfolk Landmark

yThedea OF Mrs. Floyd at Abingdon, on
Wednesday, has been announced. Mrs.
Sally Buchanan Floyd was the widow Of
the late General land GoyerDor( John Blu:
channn Floyd. She was the daughter Of Gen
erai Frank Preston, OF Abingdon, Va, who
Was member OF the first three Congresses
of the United States. and 4 citizen Of great
wealth, owning the Preston Salt-W orks,
near Abingdon. Mrs. Floyd was niece OF
Colonel James p. Preston, gallant soldier
OF the:war Of 1912, and afterwards Gorel-
nor Of Virginia, who was welt-knoWn In
Norfolk, FROM having married sister Of
General Robert. e. Taylor, and by his Son,
Secretary and Senator William Ballard Pres
ton. ' r. -, t'5'~>'
Mrs. FLOYD " as the last Of a family Of dis
tincuishe6 sisters-viz. Eliza, wife Of Gen
eral Edward q. Darlington, Z Of Halifax
county, Va. 50 Susan, wife of Governor
James Mcdowell, Of . Lexington, Va. !;
Sophnisba, wife Of Rev: Robert J. Brecken.
ride. u. D., of Lexington. KY; Maria, wife
| OF John IMPRESSION, of Washington county,
| Va; and Margaret, wife Of General (now.
! Spnatorl Wade Hampton. of South Caro-
| lina-all OF them women worthy Of: such
men. y &i5EI a2. ~, .'f@ -e#
!, Mrs. Floyd was The sister Of William c.
Preston, senator from South Carolina, to-
which State be had emigrated,' who was
one OF the most eloquent orators which the
country, has produced since his grand
uncle, Patrick Henry. She Iyas also Sis
ter OF Colonel John S. Preston, the commits
sioner Of South Carolina to Virginia in
1861, and since much distinguished by va
rieus public orations. 20 80 y 'st''"-'t
The, mother OF Mrs. Floyd, and OF the
distinguished persons Just named, Mrs.
Sally Buchanan Preston, was the only chi,d
of General William CampbelI, who com
1manded at the battle, OF Kings Mountain
| in the Revolutionary war where a victory
was won by his rifiemen over detachment
OF the British army that drove Lord Corn
I:wailis into q series OF movements which
1 enledin his surrender at Yorktown. 80 !
The wife Of General Campbell, and grand
mother OF Mrs. Floy d, was Elizabeth Henry,
Ia sister OF Patrick Henry. General Camp
bell died at the close 0f the Revolution, and
i Mrs. Campbell afterwards Mrs. RusselD was
the chief stay Of the infant Methodist Church
of her day in Southwest Virginia. Her
house was TIE home OF aits young missiona!
ries,s and pulpit was atpaFto OF efuniture
in her partor at the salt.works.i She was her
tself renownedforher eloquenceine xhorta.
itian aand prayer, and she was thought to
be equal to her brother:Patrick himselFin
strena TN OF mind, brilliane9 OF Imagination,
tand siiver-tongied eleedtion. From this
grandmother Mrs. Floyd Inherited the fer.
went devotion TO Methodism which cllarac-
ferized .herglHe. Through Tie HenryS Mrs.
| EloNG ltPas near relation OF General 10.
| seph E.Johnst0n, Senator Johliston, aud
fherest. OF that family of distinguished men.
Mrs. Fiayd's maternal aunt married Gov.
ernor JohnlF lloyd, the elder, whose son, John
| b. Flosd the younger, she married. Mrs.
Floyd had no childrenof her own, but early
adopted two orphaned relatives OF both her
self and her husband John Preston John
iston, afterwards a gallant young artillery
officer OF the arnas, W no was killed on the
field OF battle at CoItfeIas,, III the Mexican
war; aud bis sister, Mrs. Judge Hughes,
hnow resident In Norfolk |.
se Mrs. Floyd died AT the ripe nge of seven;
ty.seyen. "A few years ago. she. spent aRin-f
ter Ia Norfolk, but has ever since preferred
ID, remain IN a bt1s bia and walt iorsdsath
near the graVe of her has and d. ]. She leaves
few bshfha 6E more exalted qualities OF
rt, mind aud IS 5s3t i s,;s.
It's well t0e peak Of high lineage whenjt
The the ida sIb q bad RHO
dtsefedit nm honorable descent are those
who should be silent on such a subject,