Stephen Preston ~1760 - 1828 d. xxxx

of the Bedford County, Virginia line.

Stephen Preston b.ca.1760 d.6-18-1828, son of Thomas Preston and his wife Mary Ballard, married four times. His first marriage was on 7-30-1781 to Elizabeth Dosha Smith dau. of Judith Smith. (Micajah Ballard, Surety). Stephen and Elizabeth had issue as follows:

  1. Bowker Preston, born 1781-84 and died 12-26-1857 (1851 ?), married Catherine Hook, daughter of John Hook, of Bedford Co., VA. They had issue.
  2. Thomas Preston b.abt. 1789 d.12-23-1857 married Susan Crenshaw. He lived in Bedford Co. until 1850 when he moved to Rankin Co. Mississippi. They had no issue.
  3. John Preston b.abt.1791 d. 1854 married first Miss Nelms. They had one son, Charles Preston who died young. John married secondly, Martha(n?) B. Early daughter of Joshua Early and niece of Bishop John Early. In 1834 he removed from Bedford Co. to Tennessee where he established a farm 27 miles out of Nashville. He remained there until he died. They had 12 children.
  4. Dosha Preston b. abt.1793 married Mr. Key.
  5. Mary Elizabeth Preston married William Hurt son of Elisha and Mildred Hurt of Bedford Co., VA and they had 10 children.
    • Margaret E. Hurt
    • Mildred Hurt
    • Stephen C. Hurt
    • Ann Bowker Hurt
    • Eleanor Catherine Hurt
    • Malinda Kay Hurt
    • Susan L. Hurt
    • William P. Hurt
    • Sarah Hurt
    • Pleasant Christopher Hurt who married on 2-24-1870 Cornelia Woodroof. He died in Bedford, VA on 6-7-1897. They had issue:
      • William Preston Hurt b.4-24-1871.
      • Mary Eleanor Hurt b.6-25-1873.
      • Walter C. Hurt b.9-24-1875
      • Lena Frances Hurt b.2-15-1877
      • John Winston Hurt b.2-6-1879.

Stephen married secondly, Elizabeth Pullen and they had issue. He married his 3rd wife, Polly Smith, on 7-31-1807, and his fourth, Sally Williamson in 1817. He had no issue by either. Issue by Elizabeth Pullen (dau. of Thomas Pullen and Elizabeth Abston.) were:

  1. Stephen Preston b.10-15-1794 d. 3-22-1864 married on 2-1-1831 Frances Turner b.6-27-1810. They had issue all born in Franklin County.
    • Bowker Preston m. Isabella Arington
    • Christopher Preston m. Victoria Barnard
    • Mary Preston m. Thomas Muse
    • Charlotte Preston m. Wm. C. Bennett
    • Four other children ???
  2. Christopher Preston b.3-31-1796 d. 11-2-1872 married on 12-20-1824 Martha Mitchell Claytor b. ca.1804 d.6-1-1875 and they had issue. (Martha was the dau. of Samuel Claytor and Martha Mitchell.)
  3. Pleasant Preston b.5-20-1803 d.10-21-1891 married on 7-18-1833 Annis E. Davis. They had issue.
  4. Joel Preston b.ca.1805.
  5. Margaret Preston b.ca.1807 married John Stratton, no issue.


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