Gen. Francis Smith PRESTON
(1765-1835)

 

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Sarah Buchanan CAMPBELL

Gen. Francis Smith PRESTON

  • Born: 2 Aug 1765, Smithfield, VA
  • Marriage: Sarah Buchanan CAMPBELL on 10 Jan 1793
  • Died: 26 May 1835, Columbia, SC aged 69

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Obituary of Gen. Francis S. Preston 1765-1835 Smithfield Prestons

General Francis Smith Preston b.8-2-1765 at Smithfield d.5-26-1835 in Columbia, SC at the home of his son the Honorable William C. Preston. Francis Smith Preston was the son of Col. William Preston <sfwilliam.htm> and Susanna Smith. Francis was a lawyer, a member of the State Senate of Virginia and a Brigadier General in the War of 1812. He married Sarah Buchanan Campbell b.4-21-1778 d.7-23-1846, daughter of General William Campbell 1745-1781 and Elizabeth Henry 1749-1825, on Jan. 10, 1793. (William Campbell was a Colonel prior to Kings Mtn, became a General and apparently died possibly as a result of wounds sustained in the battle. He was a hero of the battle.) (Elizabeth Henry was one of nine sisters of Patrick Henry. Four of the other sisters lived to adulthood and had children. They were Jane Henry m. Samuel Garland Meredith, Susannah Henry married Col. Thomas Madison, Ann Henry married Col. George William Christian and Lucy Henry married Col. Valentine Wood.) Francis Preston and Sarah had 15 children:{NOTE: Henry data supplied by Lani McCoy}


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Francis married Sarah Buchanan CAMPBELL, daughter of Gen. William CAMPBELL and Elizabeth HENRY, on 10 Jan 1793. (Sarah Buchanan CAMPBELL was born on 21 Apr 1778 and died on 23 Jul 1846.)


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