William Preston, son of Joel Preston and his wife Esther Howard, b.5/30/1783 d.aft.1850 m. 9/25/1806 in Bedford Co., VA. Susannah H. Abston aka: Sucky, Sukie, b.ca.1785 d.xxxx. Jesse Abston Surety; married by James Moorman. William and Susannah had 8 children:(Data supplied by Sonia Meyer.)

1. Mary Ann 'Polly' Preston b.abt.1807 d.7/5/1885 m. on 2/28/1825 Benjamin O. (Benoney or Benoni) Overstreet b.bet.1796-1800 d.10/17/1884. John Robertson surety. Both Ann and Benjamin were born in and lived their entire life in Bedford Co., VA.
2. Eliza A. Preston b.abt.1816 d.xxxx m. on 12/4/1831 Robert Mitchell. Frazier O. Stratton, Surety: Married by Z. Worley. They were married in Bedford Co., VA.
3. Amelia F. Preston b.bet.1816-1818 in Bedford Co., VA d.aft.1880 m. on 12/6/1833 Benjamin H. Johnson b.bet.1812/1813 d.aft.1880. Milton J. Jones Surety; married by John Ayers. Amelia and Benjamin had 7 children:
1. Dolly A. Johnson b.abt.1834 in Bedford Co., VA.
2. Susan H. Johnson b.5/30/1838 d.1911 in Huddleston, Bedford Co., VA.
3. James Thomas Johnson b.7/21/1841 d.4/29/1919 in Pittsylvania Co., VA m. Bettie M. Unknown b.abt.1845. James and Bettie had5 children:
• William W. Johnson b.abt 1869 in Virginia.
• James T. Johnson b.abt.1871
• Norman Johnson b.abt. 1873
• Benjamin Johnson b.abt.1876
• David L. Johnson b.abt.1879 in Pigg River, Pittsylvania Co., VA.
4. John H. Johnson b.abt.1843 d.5/10/1862 (of measles)
5. Judith F. Johnson b.abt.1846 d.bef.1880 m.abt.1865 Hiram Abbott Fitzpatrick b.abt 1829 d.aft.1880. Judith and Hiram had 2 children:
• Walter A. Fitzpatrick b.abt.1866 in Bedford Co.
• Frances B. Fitzpatrick b.abt.1873
6. Benjamin Pierce 'Pierce' Johnson b.bet.1/15/1853-55 d.10/29/1932 m. Sophia Jane Maddox b.1/2/1859 d.2/15/1942. Sophia was born in Campbell Co., VA. Sophia and Pierce had 2 children:
• Robert Wesley Davis Johnson b.12/8/1877 d.5/1/1946 m. 1/4/1899 Mollie Kate Burnett b.7/1/1877 d.3/4/1967 in Gretna, VA. Robert and Mollie had 7 children:
• Vivian Johnson m. Robert Creiger.
• Carvel Johnson
• Janey P. Johnson b.abt.1902 m. Judison Leftwich.
• Emily Johnson b.4/18/1905 d.4/13/1995 in Fairfax, VA m.2/14/1922 in Herndon, VA. Earl Davis Ashwell, Sr. b.1/18/1901 d.7/22/1981.
• Gladys K. Johnson b.abt.1909 m. Felix Hunt.
• Evelyn F. Johnson b.abt.1912 m. Marishius Oscar Richerson
• Alice M. Johnson b.abt.1915 m. Dough Shelton
• Mary Johnson b.abt.1880
7. Emma or Eliza A. Johnson b.abt.1858.
4. John F. Preston b.abt.1818 d.xxxx m. by John Ayers on 12/23/1841 Mary Ann Nichols b.abt.1819 d. bet.1861-70 in Bedford Co., VA. John and Mary had 10 children:
1. Rhoda S. Preston b.abt.1843
2. J. K. Preston b.abt 1845 d.aft.1870
3. W. J. Preston b.abt.1847 d.aft.1860
4. E. J. Preston b.abt.1849.
5. Mary Ann 'Mollie' Preston b.4/1852 d.1905 m. 12/26/1871 William Burl Andrew Nichols b.1/1845 d.9/30/1933
6. John Abston Preston b.4/1854 m. bef. 1875 Virginia Burton Austin b.abt.1853 d.xxxx. Mollie and William had 7 children:
• James Abram Preston b.abt.1875
• Orman Joseph Preston b.abt.1879
• William Cleveland Preston b.abt. 1884
• Samuel Albert Preston b.abt.1885
• Robert Glen Preston b.abt.1888
• John Edwin Preston b.abt.1889
• Mary Elinor Preston b.abt.1892
7. Jesse A. Preston b.4/29/1854 d.xxxx m. abt.1854 in Virginia Fannie B. Unknown b.xxxx d.xxxx. Jesse and Fannie had 5 children:
• Mary J. M. Preston b.abt.1879.
• Annie B. Preston b.abt.1882
• Emma J. Preston b.abt.1886
• John T. Preston b.abt.1894
• Allie P. Preston b.abt.1900, all born in Virginia.
8. Martha A. Preston b.9/30/1856
9. Francis H. Preston b.8/1858
10. Virginia D. Preston b.4/21/1861
5. Jesse B. Preston b.abt.1820 d.xxxx m. 12/30/1850 in Bedford Co., VA Eliza Snow. Benjamin G. Garrett, Surety; Married by Abner Anthony, 12/24/1850 ??
6. James W. Preston b.abt.1823 d.1901 m. 8/22/1852 Mary Louisa Fitzpatrick b.8/29/1818 d.8/1/1888. Mary was born in Buckingham Co., VA and died in Bedford Co., VA. James and Mary had 3 children:
• John Abston Preston b.abt.1853 d.xxxx m. Unknown and had one child:
• John Edwin Preston b.6/16/1889 d.11/13/1968 in Bedford Co. m. 1913 Woodie Frednal Nichols b.12/9/1894 d.10/20/1966 in Bedford Co.
• Lenora F. Preston b.abt.1855 d.1930 m. Thomas A. G. Austin b.7/17/1853 d.11/10/1917 in Bedford Co., VA.
• Mary Susan Preston b.abt.1858
7. Minerva S. Preston b.abt.1825 m. 11/25/1847 Achilles Chewing b.abt.1824 d.xxxx, James Preston, Surety; married by Abner Anthony. Minerva and Achilles had 2 children:
• William B. Chewing b.abt.1849
• Emerzetter Chewing b.abt.1850
8. Lucinda M.'Mary' Preston b.bet.1828-32 d.bef.8/1870 m.2/1/1852 Hiram Abbott Fitzpatrick b.abt.1829 d.aft.1880. James Preston, Surety; married by Abner Anthony. Lucinda and Hiram had 4 children:
• William T. Fitzpatrick b.abt.1853
• Celia Fitzpatrick b.abt.1856
• Bernard N. Fitzpatrick b.abt.1860
• Minerva E. Fitzpatrick b.abt.1861. All born in Bedford Co., VA.