DOCUMENTS

Letters:

Letter from Samuel Garlick to Robert Hill undated, prob. 1740-1780, Wed. afernoon.

Letter from Samuel Garlick to Robert Hill undated, prob. 1740-1780, Wed. morn.

Letter from Rev. Joseph Rhea to John Rhea 4-19-1777.

Letter from Robert Preston Sr. to Matthew Rhea Oct. 27, 1792.

Letter from Walter Preston to Matthew Rhea, Sept. 4, 1799.

Letters to Robert Preston, Sr. from relatives in Ireland. 1793-1819. These are just notes showing date, where sent, from who, to who and mentions some names and events. Not complete letters.

Robert Preston Sr. letter to his wife Margaret Rhea Preston, written 31 Oct. 1818.

Letter from Matthew Rhea to wife Mary 'Polly" Looney Rhea. 4-17-1820.

Letter from Matthew Rhea V to Mary 'Polly' Looney Rhea 4-29-1820.

Statements or Misc. Doc.:

Robert Preston Sr. statement of service from 1773 to 1799, by R. Preston Sr.

Battle of New Market, Civil War, List of VMI Cadets, James B. Preston included.

Story of the Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church 1781 ? - present.

The Home called Walnut Grove

Letitia Preston Floyd's Memoirs. A lengthy account of Prestons and others who settled in Southwestern Virginia.

Land Grants:

58 acres to Robert Preston Jr., 5 April 1800, signed by James Monroe, Gov. Virginia.

  4 1/2 acres to Robert Preston Jr., 1 July 1820, signed by Thomas Randolf.

Conversions for length and area.

Wills:

George Preston Ingestrie, County of Stafford, England, dated 1716.

Samuel Garlick (King & Queen County, VA) Will dated 14 July 1765.

Harry Gaines II, (King & Queen Co.,VA) Will dated 12 February 1785.

John Preston Sr., (Washington Co., VA) Will dated 4 June 1790.

Thomas Preston (Brunswick Co., VA) Will dated 5 Sept 1797.

Matthew Rhea IV (Sullivan Co., TN) Will dated 8 March 1816.

Robert Preston Sr.(Washington Co., VA) Will dated 21 Nov. 1832.

Fannie Spindle (Hanover Co., VA) Will dated 28 December 1833.

Thomas Preston, Jr. (Walton Co., GA) Will dated 7 Oct. 1836.

John Preston Jr. (Washington Co., VA) Will dated 17 June 1861.

Jennie Preston Newman (Washington Co., VA) Will dated 16 May 1910.

Fannie W. (Gaines) Tinsley (Richmond, VA) Will dated 28 Oct. 1916.

Obituaries:

Mrs. Jane E. (Spindle) Gaines 1869.

Seaton Grantland Tinsley 1836-1901

James Brainard Preston 1845-1922.

Fannie W. (Gaines) Tinsley d.1921

Jennie Gaines Tinsley 1863/4 - 1940/1.


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