Archibald Preston     1794-1882
Georgia Prestons

The following data was entitled "The Preston Family" by Sallie Mood Preston Snow, dated 1953. It was supplied to me by Godfrey Preston Miles. Additional data has been supplied by Lisa Browning.

Archibald Preston b.3-13-1794 d.12-12-1882 married on 12-19-1821 Nancy Hill b.3-1-1798 d.5-22-1877. Archibald was the son of Thomas Preston Jr.. Nancy was from Washington, Wilkes Co., GA. and Archibald Preston was born in Brunswick County, VA and went with his parents to Georgia when he was about 4 years old. They settled in Jasper Co. and then later in Walton Co., GA. Both Archibald and Nancy were buried in the Preston cemetery near High Shoals in Walton Co., GA. They had 8 sons and 2 daughters:(One son, Joseph Preston died in infancy.)

  1. Benjamin Frederick Preston b.10-21-1822 d.9-14-1864 m. on 12-9-1841 Ann Sims Johnston b.7-20-1822 d.3-27-1904. They had 6 children:
    1. Richard Archibald Preston 1845-1907 m. Fannie Myrtis Foster 1856-1939 and they had 9 children:
      1. Myrtis Estelle Preston 1877-1887.
      2. Foster Franklin Preston 1879-1947.
      3. Blanch Mae Preston 1881-1973.
      4. Bennie Preston 1883-1885.
      5. Golden Preston 1885-1887.
      6. George Hulon Preston 1887-1934.
      7. James Edward Preston 1890-1941.
      8. Zebulon Richard Preston 1892-1923.
      9. Frances Marie Preston 1898- .
    2. William Franklin Preston 1848-1921 m. Isabelle Letitia Durham and they had 6 children:
      1. Benjamin Frederick Preston 1876-1937 m. Lillie Belle Smith and they had 3 children:
        • Lillian Bernice Preston.
        • Benjamin Frederick Preston m. Mildred Stewart and 2nd Dean Culberson.
        • Sue Belle Preston m. Howland Cullum Lutz.
      2. Perce Durham Preston 1878-1959 m. Anna Maxey and they had 3 children:
        • Elmer Benton Preston.
        • Walter Prince Preston.
        • Mary Alice Preston.
      3. Ralph Richardson Preston 1883-1904.
      4. Harold Franklin Preston 1887-1949 m. Susie Price and they had 1 child:
        • Harold Franklin Preston Jr.
      5. William Orlando Preston 1896-1972 m. Thelma Coward and they had 2 children:
        • Anne Carolyn Preston.
        • Patricia Preston.
      6. Anna Belle Preston 1898-1922.
    3. James Millard Preston 1851-1932 m. Ella Wheelis 1874-1964 and they had 4 children:
      1. Lillie May Preston 1898-1900.
      2. Ruby Belle Preston 1900- m Unknown Malcolm.
      3. Weldon Lee 'Dick' Preston 1902-1936.
      4. Ann Elizabeth Preston 1905- m. Unknown Malcolm.
    4. Martha Cummie Preston 1854-1928 m. Guy Landers and they had 9 children:
      1. Annie Clyde Landers.
      2. Lillian Claude Landers.
      3. Alma Kate Landers.
      4. Blanche Nolan Landers.
      5. Boonie Johnston Landers.
      6. Thad Preston Landers.
      7. Charles Otto Landers.
      8. Ruby Lynn Landers.
      9. Lollie Eugene Landers.
    5. Joseph Lee Preston 1858-1926 m. Lucy A. Carlton 1861-1912 and they had 5 children:
      1. John Troy Preston 1887- m. Leila Breedlove.
      2. James Otto Preston 1889- m. Willie Mae Harris.
      3. Mary Maude Preston 1891-1978 m. William Darrell Warren 1886-1941 and they had 1 child:
        • Joseph Preston Warren 1916-
      4. Walter Carlton Preston 1893-1956 m. Hazel King b.xxxx d.1934 2nd wife Gwynda Yancey.
      5. Archie Barrett Preston 1899- m. Nimmie L. Perry.
    6. Nancy Elizabeth Preston 1860-1942 m. Daniel Boone Benton and they had 5 children:
      1. Stella Benton.
      2. Hugh Preston Benton.
      3. James Frederick Benton.
      4. Otis McDowell Benton.
      5. Sarah Ruth Benton.
  2. William Hulon Preston 1824-bef.1880 m. Miriam K. McDowell "Kitty" and they had 6 children:
    1. John T. Preston.
    2. Elisha Preston.
    3. William W. Preston.
    4. James T. Preston.
    5. Fanny C. Preston.
    6. Lucy T. Preston.
  3. Mary Elizabeth Preston 1825-1910/15 m. Daniel McDowell and they had 2 children: (Another source shows 1st marriage, on 12-10-1840 to David T. Kimball and 2nd on 10-3-1855 to Daniel McDowell.
    1. Frank McDowell.
    2. Hattie Eula McDowell.

    Mary married secondly Unknown Phillips and 3rdly David T. Kimball. Mary and David had 3 children:

    1. Mattie Kimball.
    2. Lou Kimball.
    3. Vinnie Kimball.
  4. Leonidas Archibald Preston 1828-1913 m. Sarah Ann Elder and they had 11 children.
  5. Dr. Francis M. Preston b.1831- k.1861/4 m. Fannie E. Smith and they had 1 child:
    1. Nancy A. Preston ca.1853- m. Bryant ?.
  6. James A. Preston 1832 - bef. 1880 m. Cornelia 'Neila' C. Davis of Greensboro, GA and moved to Texas. James was a Baptist minister and a missionary. They had 6 children:
    1. Thadeous Preston ca.1861.
    2. Leonidas Preston 1862- .
    3. Percy Preston 1866- .
    4. Rosa Preston 1867- .
    5. Daisy Preston 1867- .
    6. Mamie Lou Preston 1870- .
  7. Sarah Jane Preston b.9-19-1834 d.7-10-1874 m. in 1852 George W. Malcom Jr. 1830-1891 and they had 11 children:
    1. William James Malcom 1851-1920 m. Cecilia Catheryn McLeroy.
    2. Nancy Eufrates Malcom 1853-1931 m. James M. Adams.
    3. Fannie J. Malcom 1855-1905 m. George T. Whitworth.
    4. Archibald P. Malcom 1858-1915 m. Martha Elizabeth Lane.
    5. Joseph Tom Malcom 1860-1877.
    6. Frank M. Malcom 1862- m. Georgia E. Knight.
    7. George W. Malcom Jr. 1865-1936 m. Jesse Malcom and 2nd O'Taitsa Alura Langford.
    8. Susan A. Malcom 1867-1903 m. Henry G. Rooks.
    9. Lizzie Lee Malcom 1870-1959 m. William B. Hurst.
    10. Ossie Mae Malcom 1872-1938 m. William Hudson Almand.
    11. Sarah Mae Malcom 1874-1952 m. George Cornelius Malcom.
  8. Richard Montgomery Preston b.1836 k.8-1862. Montgomery graduated from Mercer Univ. at Macon, GA in 1862, went into to Confederate Service and was killed.
  9. Henry Harrison Gilliam Preston b.4-23-1842 d.11-11-1913 m. on 5-21-1867. Martha Emma McCoy b.3-15-1850 d.4-11-1928. Emma was the daughter of Leroy and Sarah Johnson McCoy of Morgan Co. Henry was born at the Preston Homestead near High Shoals in Walton Co., GA. He was in the 11th Georgia Regiment and was shot through both legs. After the war he taught school. Henry and Emma left the Preston Homestead in 1906 and went to Monroe, GA and that is where they died. Henry and Emma were both buried in the Preston graveyard near High Shoals. They had 7 children:
    1. William Hill Preston b.9-14-1868 d.5-12-1889 m. on 7-4-1888 Eugenia Borders b.xxxx d.1891. Eugenia was from Covington, GA and the daughter of Alex and Mary Bagby Borders. William moved back near the Preston Homestead but after a few months he died of typhoid fever. They had one child:
      • Willie Eugenia Preston b.9-6-1889 d.xxxx m. Joe Millwood b.xxxx d.xxxx. They had one child:
        • Eugenia Millwood b.xxxx d.xxxx m. Robert Edward Graham Jr.
    2. Bernice Leola Preston b.5-1-1870 d.1-11-1949 m. Green Harris Langston b.xxxx d.8-1951. Bernice was born at the Preston Homestead and went to school at Braswell Academy in Morgan Co., GA. Green Harris was from Oconee Co., GA. Both were buried in the City Cemetery in Monroe, GA. They had 7 children:
    3. Albert Montgomery Preston b.4-1-1872 d.1-11-1918. Born at the Homestead near High Shoals, GA. He married Myrtice Pye b.xxxx d.1929 on 12-25-1900, daughter of Edward H. and Lou Kimball Pye of Monticallo, Arkansas. Albert died in Swainsboro and was buried in the Preston graveyard near High Shoals. They had 4 children:
    4. Sallie Mood Preston b.2-13-1875 d.xxxx. Born at the Preston Homestead near High Shoals. She married John W. Snow b.xxxx d.10-10-1916 of Walton Co., GA on 1-8-1901. They adopted a daughter, Floy Gertrude Nabers Snow.
    5. Prince Hulon Preston b.11-25-1876 d.8-1939. Born near High Shoals GA. and died in Statesboro, GA and is buried there. In 1902 he married Minnie Elizabeth Lane, dau. of J. O. and Venitia Kimball Lane of Jasper Co., GA. They had 6 children:
    6. Henry Johnson Preston b.9-7-1884 d.1969. Born in Walton Co., GA. He married L. Rivers of South Carolina and Athens. His wife became sick and taken to the hospital. While there her child was born and she died. The child died a few days later. He then left Athens and moved to Gainesville, GA. He married Robbie Parks 7-29-1923. They have 2 daughters and 1 son:
      • Patricia Ann Preston b.2-17-1927 d.xxxx married Philip Townsend Newton of Gainesville, GA. on 12-20-1950. They reside in Whiteville, NC. They had 1 son:
        • Philip Townsend Newton Jr. b.2-24-1952.
      • Martha Emma Preston b.11-2-1928 d.xxxx married William Howard Butler of Columbus, GA on 9-18-1948. They reside in Leesburg, FL and have 2 children:
        • David Preston Butler b.2-16-1951.
        • Patricia Lynn Butler b.10-21-1952.
      • Henry Johnson Preston Jr. b.8-12-1934.
    7. Rosa Virginia Preston b.9-5-1883 d.xxxx. Born in Walton Co., GA. She married Osmus Jackson Adams of Horchton, GA. on 2-5-1910. They had no children.


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