David Preston    1778-1849

Information on this line supplied by Peggy Mayville. She is hoping someone can connect these Prestons to another line. They settled in Georgia about the same time as the Prestons who moved from Augusta Co., VA to Walton Co., GA., but we have no connection.

The line starts with a David Preston b.3-7-1778 in Ireland and died 9-30-1849 in Knoxville, Crawford County, Georgia. He married on 1-4-1799 Nancy McCann born 6-20-1781 in Ireland and died 1863 in Knoxville. Nancy was of Scotish descent. Apparently, David and Nancy lived briefly in Relations, KY, 1801-18xx. David Preston's name appears in Baldwin Co., GA, GU Dist, in 1810 and was the only Preston listed for that time period in Georgia. David was still in Baldwin Co. in 1815. According to their will they had the following children:

1. John W. Preston b.ca.1803 d.xxxx. Owned land in Crawford Co., GA and drew land in the 1832 Cherokee Land Lottery, Lot 102, 7th Dist, 3rd Sect, Cherokee Co., GA. Some other Prestons from the Thomas Preston family drew land in the same lottery.
2. Andrew James Preston b.ca.1810 d.xxxx m. Mary Andrews b.xxxx d.xxxx. Andrew was born in Georgia and died in Knoxville, Crawford Co., GA. He served as County Sheriff 1868/1871/1873. Andrew also acted as Admin. of the will for George Washington Preston. Andrew and Mary had one child:
• Sally Preston b.xxxx d.xxxx.
3. William Sanford Preston b.9-13-1816 d.9-3-1886 m. on 1-17-1841 Temperance "Tempie" Causby Calhoun b.xxxx d.1906, believed to be the dau. of Patrick M. Calhoun and Catherine Mathews. William bought and sold several pieces of property totaling about 580 acres, by 1853/54 he had sold all his property in Georgia and moved to Dale Co., Alabama where he purchased the Hunt place near Echo, the the Griggs Place between Corinth Freewill Baptist Church and Brown's Cross Roads. William served as Justice of the Peace from 1854-1865. Both buried at Mount Carmel Cemetery. William and "Tempie" had 10 children:
1. Sarah "Sally" Preston b.1847 d.xxxx m. E. B. Jenkins. Sarah was born in Sumter Co., GA.
2. John W. Preston b.xxxx d.xxxx never married, died in Civil War. Born in Sumter Co., GA and buried in Mobile, AL.
3. Charles Preston b.1849 in Sumter Co., GA died before 1860.
4. Paul Hill "Dock" Preston b.3-31-1849 d.4-15-1908 m. Elmeadia Peacock. Paul and Elmeadia had 8 children:
• Anna Alice Preston
• Georgia Preston
• Foster Preston
• Eddy Preston
• Mansel Preston
• Jacob Preston
• Horner Preston
• Lottie Preston
5. Brady Preston b.1853 d.11-15-1930 m. Martha Ann Peacock. Brady died in Esto, FL.
6. Leondius Preston b.1851 d.1920 m. Elizabeth Johnson. Leondius was born in Sumter Co., GA and died in Dale Co., AL. Leondius and Elizabeth had 9 children:
1. Ida Preston
2. Leonidus Preston
3. William Irvin
4. Early Preston
5. Vera Temperance Preston
6. Eva Preston
7. Coleman Preston
8. Johnie Mae Preston
9. Flowers Preston
7. William Washington "Doll" Preston b.1857 d.xxxx m. 1st Sally Brackin and 2nd Sarah "Sally" Dowd. William was born in Alabama.
8. Patrick McLain "Pink" Preston b.1859 in Dale Co., AL m. Elizabeth Childree.
9. Jefferson Davis Preston b.1861 in Dale Co., AL m. Elizabeth Riley.
10. Wirt "Babe or Young" Preston b.1864, Dale Co., AL m. on 10-8-1885 Nellie Jane Palmer.
4. Thomas Webb Preston b.ca.1819 d.ca.1880, never married. His mother Nancy was living with him in 1850 in Knoxville, Crawford Co., GA.
5. David Brady Preston b.ca.1820 d.xxxx m. Prussia Cole. David died in Russell Co., AL and they had no children.
6. Mary Jane Preston b.3-21-1821 d.11-8-1899 m. James Madison Mathews. Mary and James had one son:
• W. E. Mathews aka W. E. Preston or W. E. Mathews Preston ???? who wrote a familiy history.

Two other Prestons appear that may be connected to this family but no proof.

1. George Washington Preston b.ca.1807 d.8-27-1835 in Knoxville, Crawford Co., GA. He married Elizabeth W. McCants. George left a will and named Andrew J. Preston, Administrator, and left a horse to his brother John Preston. There were two John Prestons living in Knoxville at the time but it could have been John son of David, but no proof. George and Elizabeth had one child.
• Georgiann Preston m. Joseph Wescott in Sumter Co., AL. Georgiann moved to Alabama with her mother and stepfather about 1853. She was not named in David's will.
2. The other unconnected Preston is James Preston b.ca.1797/99 in Ireland who married Elizabeth Clark b.1798 in Ireland. James appeared in the August 1836 court, in Crawford Co., GA and swore oath to the United States, stating that they came to America in August 1832 from England and entering at Whitehall, NY. There is no record of a port of entry at Whitehall, NY., believe he meant leaving Whitehaven, Ire. and arrived NY. James and his family lived first in Crawford Co., GA and then moved to Dale Co., AL about 1857 and lived within a few houses of William Sanford Preston and Temperance Calhoun Preston. James and Elizabeth's daughter, Jane Preston Carswell lived next door to them. James and Elizabeth are buried in Bethael Cemetery, Echo, Dale Co., Alabama. Sure seems like they were connected but not mentioned in David's will.

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