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	Ancestry of William Preston
		William Preston was County Lieutenant, Sheriff, and Surveyor of Fincastle County, VA 1772-1776 during which time most of the best land in Kentucky in the central Bluegrass and around the Falls of the Ohio was surveyed and granted to various individuals for services in the French and Indian War.
		During the spring and early summer of 1779 Preston was concerned with the possibility of a Tory insurrection in the frontier area.
		William Preston was born in "Greenfield", Botetourt Co., VA September 5, 1770.
	members.tripod.com /~labach/prestona.htm (5742 words)

	William Preston (Freemason) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William Preston was a Scottish author, born in Edinburgh, on the 7th August, 1742.
		With the death of his father, Preston left college and found a job as a secretary to Thomas Ruddiman, with whom he carried out extensive research, required by the same in his classical and linguistic studies.
		Preston embarked upon detailed communication with Masons worldwide, so developing extensive knowledge of the Craft, and collecting the material which was to become his best known book, Illustrations of Masonry published in 1772.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Preston_(Freemason) (601 words)

	USUSC MS268: William B. Preston papers
		William Bowker Preston, a native of Virginia, was born in 1830.
		There is also a letter from R. Preston, William’s nephew, detailing his research into the Preston family genealogy, and a letter from Joseph F. Smith consoling the Prestons after the death of two of their children.
		Preston, Harriet A., Bedford, VA, to Allie and Willie, 19 Dec. 1872.
	library.usu.edu /Specol/manuscript/collms268.html (2578 words)

	William Preston 1730-1783 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Susanna was the daughter of Francis Smith and Elizabeth Waddy, granddaughter of Capt. William Smith and Elizabeth Ballard.
		William Preston Johnston, a Col. in the Confederate Army, confidential Aide to President Jefferson Davis, and a Professor at Washington College in Virginia.
		John Preston became a colonel in the Confederate Army and a professor in the Virginia Military Institute.
	members.fortunecity.com /fpreston/sfwilliam.htm (1158 words)

	William Preston Elium Eulogy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Preston asked her what she named it and she immediately said, "Charley" We all thought that was SO funny.
		When Preston and Polly received two plates of sliced pork with weak gravy on it, Preston spent the rest of the meal explaining to all the waitresses what real bar-b-cue was like, and how sorry he felt for them having to live in place that was so confused.
		Preston was fond of saying "I am so lucky, I live like a king." And if he lived a king, he was dedicated to making sure that Polly was his queen.
	members.aol.com /donelium/prestonelium.html (2367 words)

	Ancestry of Susannah Preston
		William was born in Frankfort, KY November 19, 1800.
		William Smith was born in Virginia December 1755.
		William was born in Gloucester Co., VA. William was the son of Lawrence Smith and Mary.
	www.geocities.com /wlabach/sprestoa.htm (9802 words)

	William Preston
		When we hear the name of William Preston we are at once reminded of the Preston lectures in Freemasonry, It is to Preston that we are indebted for what was the basis of our Monitors of the present day.
		William Preston was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, August 7th (old style calendar, July 28th), 1742.
		This action was cause for debate at the next meeting of the Lodge in which Preston expressed the opinion that the Lodge of Antiquity had never surrendered its rivileges and prerogatives when it participated in the formation of the Grand Lodge in 1717, and held that it could parade as it did in 1694.
	www.masonicworld.com /education/files/artjan02/william_preston.htm (2131 words)

	Preston Family Papers (Didier Collection)
		The Preston family was important in the surveying, settlement, military affairs, and government of Southwest Virginia in the 18th and 19th centuries.
		The Didier Collection of the Preston family papers was donated to the Montgomery County Branch of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities by Charles Peale Didier of Tryon, North Carolina, in 1985 and deposited by the APVA in the University Libraries of Virginia Tech the same year.
		Folder 11: Christiana Davies and Benjamin Coxley to Col. William Preston in Botetourt County.
	spec.lib.vt.edu /mss/prestond.htm (3507 words)

	William Preston
		Preston, son of John Preston and Elizabeth Patton, was born in Newtown-Limavady, Donegal, Ireland December 25, 1729.
		Susanna Preston Hart Thompson was born in Woodford Co., KY October 5, 1822.
		William Preston Gibson was born in "Magnolia", Terrebonne Parish, LA October 16, 1833.
	millennium.fortunecity.com /sesame/453/preston.htm (17901 words)

	Inventory of the William Preston Bynum Papers, 1778-1916, 1941-1944
		William Preston Bynum (1820-1909), Republican, lawyer, prosecutor, and associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court.
		William Preston Bynum (1820-1909), jurist, prosecutor, and lawyer, was born on his father's plantation on Town Fork, one mile south of Germanton, in Stokes County, N.C. Bynum's parents were Hampton Bynum, son of Margaret Hampton and Gray Bynum, and Mary Coleman Martin, daughter of Nancy Shipp and John Martin.
		William Preston Bynum (1861-1926) was the son of Benjamin Franklin Bynum and the nephew of William Preston Bynum (1820-1909).
	www.lib.unc.edu /mss/inv/htm/00117.html (1778 words)

	William Preston - APVA Preservation Virginia
		Born in Ireland in 1729, William Preston came to America when he was eight.
		By 1774, Preston moved his wife and their six children into a new house in Montgomery County.
		Preston did not listen to advice to move his family, but instead helped raise troops and plan the campaign of King's Mountain.
	www.apva.org /smithfield/preston.php (252 words)

	William Preston (Kentucky) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William Preston (October 16, 1816–September 21, 1887) was an American lawyer, politician, ambassador.
		President James Buchanan appointed Preston as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Spain in 1858.
		Preston died in Louisville on September 21, 1887.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Preston_(Kentucky) (326 words)

	William Preston III family page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mari Preston and Bill Smith had collaborated to put together their individual research on Defiance history in the summer of 1997.
		William Preston III, Major, was born in 6 Jul 1755 [5], the son of William Preston, Jr (also known as William Presson II) and Hannah Healey.
		William Preston of Rumney and Mary Herbert of Concord were married.
	homepages.rootsweb.com /~earlyyrs/smith/preston/wmpresiii.html (1171 words)

	Smithfield Preston Foundation Papers
		The Smithfield Preston Foundation collection consists of 200 letters written almost exclusively by two generations of members of the Preston family of southwest Virginia, Kentucky, and South Carolina, to James and Sarah Preston McDowell of Rockbridge County, Virginia.
		William Preston was a surveyor in the counties and active in the military affairs of the Virginia frontier.
		The Smithfield Preston Foundation papers were donated in May 1997 to the Special Collections Department of the University Libraries at Virginia Tech by the Smithfield Preston Foundation, based in Blacksburg, Virginia.
	spec.lib.vt.edu /mss/SmithfieldPreston.htm (352 words)

	Margaret Preston ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
		Preston Dickinson - Mountain Farm in the Snow c.
		Seven trees are depicted as part of the original Preston coat of arms, and seven stacks of books, cut from limestone, will be arranged in a pattern loosely based on the p...
		Gallery Director Tony Preston commented that the Tait Electronics Gallery is dedicated to Antarctic themes and the unique connection between the region and the city of Christchurch, long a starting point for Antarctic exploration and adventure.
	www.wwar.com /masters/p/preston-margaret.html (1098 words)

	William Preston
		Born in Edinburgh, he became Deputy Grand Secretary of the Ancient Grand Lodge of England, and compiled an appendix to the Constitutions, which was issued in 1776.
		In 1777 the Lodge of Antiquity, under Preston's guidance, had a serious dispute with the "Moderns," which resulted in his suspension from the Order.
		He left a sum of £300 as an endowment for the annual delivery of a lecture which has become known as the "Prestonian Lecture." Appointments were made irregularly, and after 1862, seemed to have ceased.
	freemasonry.bcy.ca /biography/preston_w/preston_w.html (209 words)

	BabyCenter \| Readers' Comments - Preston or William?
		Preston sounds like one of those 1980's names that self-important yuppies gave to their kids.
		William has been around the test of time and I like that you really don't here Bily or Bill all that oftwn any more not like Ryan, Dylan, or a ahost of too many overused names.
		There was a Preston in my son's baseball league this summer and parents kept cheering "Go Presto!" There is not a feeling of strength to the name - William or James either one would be better imo.
	www.babycenter.com /comments/1448900?i=40 (957 words)

	BabyCenter \| Readers' Comments - Preston or William?
		William Prestion is nice too, but William runs into your ln.
		I feel Preston James is a good strong name for a boy.
		However, William is a bit of a tongue twister with your last name.
	www.babycenter.com /comments/1448900?i=20 (1126 words)

	William Preston to Robert Wickliffe Preston, November 28, 1861 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		William Preston to Robert Wickliffe Preston, November 28, 1861
		Bowling Green, KY William Preston (1816-1887) was from Louisville, Kentucky.
		He wrote from Bowling Green to his only son, Robert Wickliffe Preston (age 11), to explain why he had joined the secession movement and eventually to fight for the Confederacy.
	www.uky.edu /~dolph/HIS316/sources/why.html (532 words)

	VA-KG8 Colonel William Preston (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Preston, who materially guided the destiny of the Virginia frontier from the French and Indian War through the Revolution.
		On this estate two Virginia governors were born; James P. Preston, 1816-19; John B. Floyd, 1849-52.
		The latter was son of another Virginia governor, John Floyd, 1830-34, who while in office advocated before the legislature abolition of slavery in Virginia.
	photos.historical-markers.org /main.php?g2_itemId=7733 (131 words)

	Simpson Families in Botetourt County, Virginia
		1763 June William Simpson was not able to settle all the debts left by his father-in-law Malcolm Campbell and had to spend 2 months in “goal” for indebtedness.
		To William’s son, Archibald Simpson he left a tract of land on the lower side of Mill Creek.
		1780 February 10 William Simpkins [sic] proved his claim that the served in the old Virginia Regiment commanded by Colo. Washington and Solomon Simpson was his “heir at law” (Annals of Southwest Virginia by Lewis Preston Summers p.
	www.nonawilliams.com /names/simpson/simpsons_botetourt_va.htm (1850 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online:
		William Preston (Bill) Longley, outlaw, son of Campbell and Sarah Longley, was born in Austin County, Texas, on October 6, 1851.
		By April 1853 his family had moved to Evergreen, in what was then Washington County, where Longley went to school and worked on the family farm.
		By February 1876 Longley was in Delta County, Texas, sharecropping for the Reverend William R.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/LL/flo15.html (919 words)

	Colonel William Preston's report of the Battle of Shiloh and the Death of A.S. Johnston
		Colonel William Preston's report of the Battle of Shiloh and the Death of A.S. Johnston
		This is his Aide-de-Camp, Colonel Preston's account of the battle and his death.
		Attached here also is the text of a note scribbled in his notebook by former Tennessee governor Isham Harris, who had been with the general when he was hit.
	www.swcivilwar.com /PrestonShilohJohnstonDeath.html (1559 words)

	Are You Related to William Preston and Historic Smithfield located in Blacksburg, Virginia
		Are You Related to William Preston and Historic Smithfield located in Blacksburg, Virginia
		Among these were the forebears of the Prestons of Smithfield.
		Several Preston geneological websites are available that include information about the Smithfield Preston's beginning with Colonel William Preston's father John Preston.
	civic.bev.net /smithfield/preston.html (160 words)

	William Preston (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		William Preston started an acting career late in his life, giving up his...
		Discuss this person with other users on IMDb message board for William Preston
		Find where William Preston is credited alongside another name
	www.imdb.com /name/nm0696512 (104 words)

	Brig. Gen. William Preston's Official Report (OR) For The Battle Of Stone's River
		William Preston's Official Report (OR) For The Battle Of Stone's River
		William Preston, C. S Army, commanding Third Brigade
		Abstract from semi-weekly report of Preston's brigade, Brig.
	www.civilwarhome.com /prestonstonesriveror.htm (1552 words)

	William Preston Sumi-e from the exhibition Light that Casts No Shadow,Touching Stone 2002, Gallery 1
		William Preston Sumi-e from the exhibition Light that Casts No Shadow,Touching Stone 2002, Gallery 1
		Contact William Preston at (505)455-3496 or E-mail him at presthorn @ direcway.com.
		Work by William Preston and other sumi-e artists is also featured on-line at
	www.preston-hornbuckleart.com /prestonport02_1.htm (189 words)

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		My name is William Preston (Will for short)
		William Preston Of course posing for my 2000/20001 year.
		Andrejs Rubins celabrates scoring the first goal during the Worthington Cup, Semi-Final, First Leg between Crystal Palace and Liverpool at Selhurst Park, London.
	www.williampreston.20m.com (122 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: STAPP, WILLIAM PRESTON
		William Preston Stapp, soldier, Perote prisoner, and author, was born in Kentucky on April 12, 1812, the eldest son of the ten children of Nancy (Shannon) and Elijah Stapp.
		William Stapp received a portion of his land allotment in 1831 and the remainder in 1838.
		By 1841 he and his brother Oliver H. had title to 1,107 acres of land in Gonzales County.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/print/SS/fstcv.html (555 words)

	Colonel William Preston DAR
		ARNOLD, WILLIAM and ELIZABETH SGT NC TESCH, HEINRICH and MARGARETHA NC E-mail Membership Inquires
		The Colonel William Preston Chapter was organized in Elmwood Park Library, Roanoke, on July 12, 1923, with Mrs.
		The primary purpose for the organization of the Chapter was to work among the Greek, Syrian, and Chinese immigrants and to prepare them for citizenship.
	www.kimbanet.com /~csdeans/cpreston.htm (205 words)

	Weeping Shriner: A Short Film by William Preston Robertson
		Weeping Shriner: A Short Film by William Preston Robertson
		Robertson is a street poet who clearly has walked the sad, dark alleyways of the human soul.
		For Windows users with broadband capabilities, Weeping Shriner can be streamed for free and in its entirety at the online film site
	members.aol.com /boohoofez/weepingshriner.htm (188 words)

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