The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-25

strong. active mind and much energy
OF character. He was member OF the
virginia House OF Burgesses. surveyor
and county lieutenant or Fincastle or
Montgomery County, and decided,
active and efficient Whig during the
Revolutionary War. He married Miss
Susanna Smith. Of Hanover County,
Va daughter OF Francis Smith and
Elizabeth Waddy, and died ut smith
field in June, 1888, aged ffty-threc
years. leaving eleven. children-Eliza-
beth t3). John (2). Francis (2), Sarah
CD. William t2), Susanna f2), James
%. Patton ~. Mary (2). Letitia t2).
Thomas f2), Lewis G) and Margaret
(2).
Elizabeth CD Preston married VIII
liam :. Madison. who died during the
Revolutionary War. and left two
daushters--Lusan Smith Madison and
Agatha StrotIer Madison Susan mar
ried Hove Peyton,, of stanton, "A dis
tinguished lawyer and member OF the
Virginia Senate. and left ono son
William NJ Peyton--a member Of the
virginia Legislature, who married Miss
Taylor daughter OF Judge Allen Tay-
lor. OF Botetourt. and has the .olloS-
Agatha, Garnett and William. Agatha
married Garrett Pceton. brother or
John II. Peyton, and has four sons
Benjamin. Howard pcyton. John II.
Peyton, who married Miss White;
James NJ. Pey.on, William p. Peyton
and Anna Peyton.
John t2) Preston. eldest son OF Col
onel William Preston. OF Smithheld,
was member OF tile Virginia Senate.
general of the militia, surveyor of
Montgomery County and for many
years Treasurer of Virginia. He frst
married Miss Radford and then Mrs.
Mayo. and left three sons and three
1an0hfara ,-i1. Z, %
Missouri. married Miss Cabcll, and has
large family of children. John b.
Preston. OF Barren County, Ky. who
was for many years a member of the
Kentucky Legislature, He married
Miss Murrell, and died on visit to
Texas, leaving several children. Ed
ward G. Preston, married Miss Ifaw-
| kins, and died in Louisiana, leaving one
son, minor. Eliza Preston, married
Charles Johnston, lawyer and a mem
Der OF Congress from Virginia. She
left one son. Preston Johnston, OF the
Elvira Johnston. Susan r. Preston,
married her cousin. William Radford.
and has two daughters. Sarah r.
Preston, married Henry Bowyer, and
has three sons and two daughters. Mrs.
Radford and Mrs. Bowyer. both resided
at Greenfield, the former residence of
their father and grandfather
rdHcis W Preston, second son OF
Colonel William Preston, OF Smithfield.
Was a member of the Virginia Senate,
general Of militia and member of Con-
gress. He married Miss Campbell, only
child OF General William Campbell. and
left ten children, four sons and six
daughters, viz: William Campbell Pres
ton. a distinguished lawyer and Sena-
tor in Congress from South Carolina.
who married. first, Miss Coulter, OF
that State, and, after her death, Miss
Davis, of that State. His only child
is Sally Campbell Preston. Eliza Pres
ton. married General Edward CARING
ton, OF Halifax. Va. Her children are
minors. Susan Preston. married her
cousin, James Mcdowell, and had nine
children. Sarah. married her cousin,
John B. Floyd. and has no children.
Sophonisba. married the Rev. Robert, J.
breckenridge. and had Mary. Sally,
Robert. Marion. William and Sophie
nisba. Maria, married John NJ. Pres
! ton. of Abingdon. formerly of Ken
lucky, and has two sons. Charles
Preston, married Miss Beale. and left
no children. John S. Preston. married
| Miss Hampton, daughter of General
Wade Hampton,o OF South Carolina. and
married Miss Walls. OF Virginia Mar
garet. married Wade Hampton. Jr..
grandson of General Wade Hampton.
Sarah 90 Preston, second daughter
OF Colonel William Preston. OF Smith
; field, married Colonel James Mcdowell,
| OF Rockbridge, Va, an officer in the
late war with Great Britain. She left
two daughters and one son, viz: Susan,
, married William Taylor a lawyer and
member of the Virginia Senate. She
has four sons. DR.. James Taylor, Rob
ert Taylor, lawyer: Benton Taylor,
/ William Taylor. and one daughter,
Susan. unmarried. Eliza. married Col
onel Thomas Hart Benton, lawyer
and Senator in Congress from Mis-
souri,. She had four daughters. Eliza,
Jessie Anne, Sarah and Susan, and one
son. Randolph Benton. Jessie Anne
Benton is recently married to Lieuten-
; ant Fremont. OF the United States
Army. James Mcdowell, member of
the Virginia Legislature, married Miss
Preston, daughter OF General Francis
Preston. and his nine children, viz:
| Sally, who is recently married TO
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