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Letters dating from 1746 to 1783 generally discuss land plats, surveys, sale and transfers as well as business transactions\nbetween William Preston and George Skillern, William Campbell, Peter Hogg, Robert Carter, Flower Swift, and others. One 1783 letter from Robert Carter of Westmoreland County, Virginia exhorts Preston to deliver a\nrunaway slave named Dick. Other letters to William Preston document his military service in the Revolutionary War.\n","Correspondence dating from 1784 to 1822 covers the land affairs, militia service, and political life of John Preston, son of William. Also included is a 1797 letter from Elizabeth Preston Madison bitterly\ndenouncing vicious political attacks on her brothers Francis and John. Other letters document John Preston's tenure as Treasurer of Virginia.\n","Series II includes financial records (1745-1838, undated) of John Buchanan, James Patton, William Preston, John Preston and others. Bills and receipts (1745-1838) form the bulk of this series. Of especial\ninterest, however, are account books kept by Lieutenant William B. Davis (1764) and John Preston (1817-1818).\n","Legal records (1754-1864, undated) are included in Series III. These records primarily focus on disputes over debts, land and rental of property as well as legal documentation of militia conduct.\n","A most important aspect of the Preston Papers is found in Series IV with land records (1746-1821, undated). Several survey books including one kept by Col. James Patton and William Preston, record surveys done\nfor early settlers in the Roanoke Valley, New River Valley, and along the Holston River. Individual surveys are also found in this series; the land owner, surveyor, location, and date of survey, if known, is\nprovided in the series listing.\n","Also included in this series are certificates (1781-1790) from commissioners of Montgomery County entitling various settlers to land. Many of these certificates, arranged chronologically, were transcribed by\nMary B. Kegley. These transcriptions will be found in the front of each folder. Information on each certificate includes names of commissioner, land owner, location, and date of certificate issue.\n","Various agreements, receipts, memoranda, etc (1768-1821, undated) will also be found in Series IV.\n","Military records (1758-1807, undated) from the French and Indian War and Virginia militia comprise Series V. Included are provisional returns (1758-1761, undated) and a roll book for Capt. John Preston's\ncompany, 112th Regt., 19th Brig., Virginia Militia dated 1792. A pay roster (undated) for Capt. Robertson's company as well as a hand-drawn map of the Battle of First Manassas, 21 July 1861, are also found in this\nseries.\n","Miscellaneous records (1821, undated) comprise Series VI. These records include account statements of Randolph Ross and the Treasury Department of Virginia and a newspaper photograph of William Preston's home,\nGreenfield, in Botetourt County.\n","The Preston family played a prominent role in settling and shaping the history of southwestern Virginia. The Preston Family Papers focus on the family of William Preston and his son John Preston.\n","Colonel William Preston, as he was known to his contemporaries and historians alike, was born in Newton Limaviddy in Londonderry County in northern Ireland on 25 December 1730 to John and Elizabeth Patton\nPreston. His family emigrated to Virginia in 1738 settling in Augusta County. After John Preston died in March 1748 .Elizabeth struggled to raise her one son William and four daughters Lettice, Margaret, Ann, and\nMary.\n","In late 1749 the family moved closer to Elizabeth's brother. Colonel James Patton, a merchant, land agent, and militia colonel guided his young nephew in education and employment. Presbyterian minister John\nCraig tutored the young man in history, mathematics, and penmanship. William utilized this education as a secretary for his uncle. In time he also labored as a clerk for the Augusta County vestry which essentially\ncontrolled most county affairs.\n","William also surveyed land for his uncle who had received a large land grant, known as the Wood's River Grant in 1745. Although John Buchanan was Patton's principal surveyor, William Preston surveyed much of\nthe land along the New River. By 1753, Preston had traveled extensively through Virginia and present day Maryland and Pennsylvania, surveying and keeping his uncle's accounts.\n","Tragedy struck in July 1755 when James Patton and several other settlers were massacred by Shawnee Indians. William, already a captain of rangers (militia) began a lifelong commitment to militia service after\nhis uncle's death. He not only served throughout the French and Indian War (1754-1763) but also in the Revolutionary War. In the latter, he fought at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in 1781 and proved valuable\nin protecting patriots against those settlers (Tories) loyal to England.\n","On 17 July 1761 William married Susanna Smith of Hanover Court House. Susanna, the daughter of carpenter Francis Smith, had also received extensive schooling from a Presbyterian cleric. The compatible couple\nhad twelve children including sons John, Francis, William, John Patton, and Thomas Lewis. Their daughters included Elizabeth, Sarah, Ann, Susanna, Mary, Letitia, and Peggy Brown Preston.\n","After residing at Greenfield, Botetourt County for several years, Preston moved his large family to Montgomery County near present-day Blacksburg in 1774. There he build Smithfield, a home which housed many\ngenerations of Prestons.\n","In Montgomery County, William continued his career as a public servant. In Botetourt and Augusta counties, he had been a member of the House of Burgesses, coroner, escheator, and county surveyor. In Montgomery\nCounty, he served as a justice, sheriff, and surveyor. He also was chairman of the Committee of Safety for Fincastle County (Montgomery County was formed in 1777 out of Fincastle).\n","With his death on 28 June 1783, William Preston left his family considerable wealth in land, personal property, and slaves. His widow and eldest son carefully managed the estate and ensured that the large\nfamily continued to enjoy the prosperity their father had sown.\n","John Preston followed his father's model of public and military service. Born in May 1762, he married Mary Radford. Together they reared five children including William, John, Elizabeth, Susan and Sarah. In\n1811 he married Elizabeth Ann Carrington Mayo of Richmond with whom he had one son Edward Carrington Preston.\n","Preston, known as General Preston, served as a captain, lieutenant colonel, and ultimately major general in the Virginia militia. He also worked as justice of the peace, surveyor, tax commissioner, highway\noverseer, and store merchant.\n","In statewide office, he served as delegate in 1783, 1791, and 1803 and senator from 1792 to 1800. John Preston was Treasurer of Virginia from 1809 to 1819. Unfortunately his later years were tinged with\nscandal. In 1820, the discovery of a deficiency in his accounts during his term as Treasurer caused the Preston family emotional and financial hardship. A deed of trust was entered against his property and soon\nhis vast real estate holdings were sold to reimburse the state. Preston died in March 1827.\n","William's sons Francis and James Patton also led successful lives. Francis studied law at the College of William and Mary and lived in Abingdon and Saltville, Va. He married Sarah Buchanan Campbell, the\ndaughter of General William Campbell, in January 1793. They had ten children. Francis served in the General Assembly, Congress, and was brigadier general in the Virginia Militia. He died in 1836.\n","James Patton Preston also studied law at William and Mary. He married Nancy Taylor of Norfolk and raised six children. Preston was surveyor, justice of the peace, and trustee for the town of Blacksburg. In 1802\nhe was elected to the Virginia State Senate. From 1816 to 1819 he served as Governor. At the time of his death in 1843, his estate was valued at $34,845.\n","The Preston Family Papers chronicle the family, business, and political life of a prominent Southwest Virginia family. While offering glimpses of family life, the Papers primarily focus on land, business,\nlegal, and political affairs of Colonel William Preston and his heirs.\n","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["1968.2\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Preston Family Papers\n 1745-1915, Inventory"],"collection_title_tesim":["Preston Family Papers\n 1745-1915, Inventory"],"collection_ssim":["Preston Family Papers\n 1745-1915, Inventory"],"repository_ssm":["Wytheville Community College"],"repository_ssim":["Wytheville Community College"],"acqinfo_ssim":["The estate of Frederick B. Kegley donated the Preston Family Papers to the Kegley Library of Wytheville Community College in 1968.\n"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Papers are arranged in six series including correspondence, financial, legal, land, military, and miscellaneous records.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArranged chronologically, correspondence (1746-1915, undated) comprises Series I. 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Letters dating from 1746 to 1783 generally discuss land plats, surveys, sale and transfers as well as business transactions\nbetween William Preston and George Skillern, William Campbell, Peter Hogg, Robert Carter, Flower Swift, and others. One 1783 letter from Robert Carter of Westmoreland County, Virginia exhorts Preston to deliver a\nrunaway slave named Dick. Other letters to William Preston document his military service in the Revolutionary War.\n","Correspondence dating from 1784 to 1822 covers the land affairs, militia service, and political life of John Preston, son of William. Also included is a 1797 letter from Elizabeth Preston Madison bitterly\ndenouncing vicious political attacks on her brothers Francis and John. Other letters document John Preston's tenure as Treasurer of Virginia.\n","Series II includes financial records (1745-1838, undated) of John Buchanan, James Patton, William Preston, John Preston and others. Bills and receipts (1745-1838) form the bulk of this series. Of especial\ninterest, however, are account books kept by Lieutenant William B. Davis (1764) and John Preston (1817-1818).\n","Legal records (1754-1864, undated) are included in Series III. These records primarily focus on disputes over debts, land and rental of property as well as legal documentation of militia conduct.\n","A most important aspect of the Preston Papers is found in Series IV with land records (1746-1821, undated). Several survey books including one kept by Col. James Patton and William Preston, record surveys done\nfor early settlers in the Roanoke Valley, New River Valley, and along the Holston River. Individual surveys are also found in this series; the land owner, surveyor, location, and date of survey, if known, is\nprovided in the series listing.\n","Also included in this series are certificates (1781-1790) from commissioners of Montgomery County entitling various settlers to land. Many of these certificates, arranged chronologically, were transcribed by\nMary B. Kegley. These transcriptions will be found in the front of each folder. Information on each certificate includes names of commissioner, land owner, location, and date of certificate issue.\n","Various agreements, receipts, memoranda, etc (1768-1821, undated) will also be found in Series IV.\n","Military records (1758-1807, undated) from the French and Indian War and Virginia militia comprise Series V. Included are provisional returns (1758-1761, undated) and a roll book for Capt. John Preston's\ncompany, 112th Regt., 19th Brig., Virginia Militia dated 1792. A pay roster (undated) for Capt. Robertson's company as well as a hand-drawn map of the Battle of First Manassas, 21 July 1861, are also found in this\nseries.\n","Miscellaneous records (1821, undated) comprise Series VI. 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Unfortunately his later years were tinged with\nscandal. In 1820, the discovery of a deficiency in his accounts during his term as Treasurer caused the Preston family emotional and financial hardship. A deed of trust was entered against his property and soon\nhis vast real estate holdings were sold to reimburse the state. Preston died in March 1827.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam's sons Francis and James Patton also led successful lives. Francis studied law at the College of William and Mary and lived in Abingdon and Saltville, Va. He married Sarah Buchanan Campbell, the\ndaughter of General William Campbell, in January 1793. They had ten children. Francis served in the General Assembly, Congress, and was brigadier general in the Virginia Militia. He died in 1836.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Patton Preston also studied law at William and Mary. He married Nancy Taylor of Norfolk and raised six children. Preston was surveyor, justice of the peace, and trustee for the town of Blacksburg. In 1802\nhe was elected to the Virginia State Senate. From 1816 to 1819 he served as Governor. At the time of his death in 1843, his estate was valued at $34,845.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["The Preston family played a prominent role in settling and shaping the history of southwestern Virginia. The Preston Family Papers focus on the family of William Preston and his son John Preston.\n","Colonel William Preston, as he was known to his contemporaries and historians alike, was born in Newton Limaviddy in Londonderry County in northern Ireland on 25 December 1730 to John and Elizabeth Patton\nPreston. His family emigrated to Virginia in 1738 settling in Augusta County. After John Preston died in March 1748 .Elizabeth struggled to raise her one son William and four daughters Lettice, Margaret, Ann, and\nMary.\n","In late 1749 the family moved closer to Elizabeth's brother. Colonel James Patton, a merchant, land agent, and militia colonel guided his young nephew in education and employment. Presbyterian minister John\nCraig tutored the young man in history, mathematics, and penmanship. William utilized this education as a secretary for his uncle. In time he also labored as a clerk for the Augusta County vestry which essentially\ncontrolled most county affairs.\n","William also surveyed land for his uncle who had received a large land grant, known as the Wood's River Grant in 1745. Although John Buchanan was Patton's principal surveyor, William Preston surveyed much of\nthe land along the New River. By 1753, Preston had traveled extensively through Virginia and present day Maryland and Pennsylvania, surveying and keeping his uncle's accounts.\n","Tragedy struck in July 1755 when James Patton and several other settlers were massacred by Shawnee Indians. William, already a captain of rangers (militia) began a lifelong commitment to militia service after\nhis uncle's death. He not only served throughout the French and Indian War (1754-1763) but also in the Revolutionary War. In the latter, he fought at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in 1781 and proved valuable\nin protecting patriots against those settlers (Tories) loyal to England.\n","On 17 July 1761 William married Susanna Smith of Hanover Court House. Susanna, the daughter of carpenter Francis Smith, had also received extensive schooling from a Presbyterian cleric. The compatible couple\nhad twelve children including sons John, Francis, William, John Patton, and Thomas Lewis. Their daughters included Elizabeth, Sarah, Ann, Susanna, Mary, Letitia, and Peggy Brown Preston.\n","After residing at Greenfield, Botetourt County for several years, Preston moved his large family to Montgomery County near present-day Blacksburg in 1774. There he build Smithfield, a home which housed many\ngenerations of Prestons.\n","In Montgomery County, William continued his career as a public servant. In Botetourt and Augusta counties, he had been a member of the House of Burgesses, coroner, escheator, and county surveyor. In Montgomery\nCounty, he served as a justice, sheriff, and surveyor. He also was chairman of the Committee of Safety for Fincastle County (Montgomery County was formed in 1777 out of Fincastle).\n","With his death on 28 June 1783, William Preston left his family considerable wealth in land, personal property, and slaves. His widow and eldest son carefully managed the estate and ensured that the large\nfamily continued to enjoy the prosperity their father had sown.\n","John Preston followed his father's model of public and military service. Born in May 1762, he married Mary Radford. Together they reared five children including William, John, Elizabeth, Susan and Sarah. In\n1811 he married Elizabeth Ann Carrington Mayo of Richmond with whom he had one son Edward Carrington Preston.\n","Preston, known as General Preston, served as a captain, lieutenant colonel, and ultimately major general in the Virginia militia. He also worked as justice of the peace, surveyor, tax commissioner, highway\noverseer, and store merchant.\n","In statewide office, he served as delegate in 1783, 1791, and 1803 and senator from 1792 to 1800. John Preston was Treasurer of Virginia from 1809 to 1819. Unfortunately his later years were tinged with\nscandal. In 1820, the discovery of a deficiency in his accounts during his term as Treasurer caused the Preston family emotional and financial hardship. A deed of trust was entered against his property and soon\nhis vast real estate holdings were sold to reimburse the state. Preston died in March 1827.\n","William's sons Francis and James Patton also led successful lives. Francis studied law at the College of William and Mary and lived in Abingdon and Saltville, Va. He married Sarah Buchanan Campbell, the\ndaughter of General William Campbell, in January 1793. They had ten children. Francis served in the General Assembly, Congress, and was brigadier general in the Virginia Militia. He died in 1836.\n","James Patton Preston also studied law at William and Mary. He married Nancy Taylor of Norfolk and raised six children. Preston was surveyor, justice of the peace, and trustee for the town of Blacksburg. In 1802\nhe was elected to the Virginia State Senate. 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Letters dating from 1746 to 1783 generally discuss land plats, surveys, sale and transfers as well as business transactions\nbetween William Preston and George Skillern, William Campbell, Peter Hogg, Robert Carter, Flower Swift, and others. One 1783 letter from Robert Carter of Westmoreland County, Virginia exhorts Preston to deliver a\nrunaway slave named Dick. Other letters to William Preston document his military service in the Revolutionary War.\n","Correspondence dating from 1784 to 1822 covers the land affairs, militia service, and political life of John Preston, son of William. Also included is a 1797 letter from Elizabeth Preston Madison bitterly\ndenouncing vicious political attacks on her brothers Francis and John. Other letters document John Preston's tenure as Treasurer of Virginia.\n","Series II includes financial records (1745-1838, undated) of John Buchanan, James Patton, William Preston, John Preston and others. Bills and receipts (1745-1838) form the bulk of this series. Of especial\ninterest, however, are account books kept by Lieutenant William B. Davis (1764) and John Preston (1817-1818).\n","Legal records (1754-1864, undated) are included in Series III. These records primarily focus on disputes over debts, land and rental of property as well as legal documentation of militia conduct.\n","A most important aspect of the Preston Papers is found in Series IV with land records (1746-1821, undated). Several survey books including one kept by Col. James Patton and William Preston, record surveys done\nfor early settlers in the Roanoke Valley, New River Valley, and along the Holston River. Individual surveys are also found in this series; the land owner, surveyor, location, and date of survey, if known, is\nprovided in the series listing.\n","Also included in this series are certificates (1781-1790) from commissioners of Montgomery County entitling various settlers to land. Many of these certificates, arranged chronologically, were transcribed by\nMary B. Kegley. These transcriptions will be found in the front of each folder. Information on each certificate includes names of commissioner, land owner, location, and date of certificate issue.\n","Various agreements, receipts, memoranda, etc (1768-1821, undated) will also be found in Series IV.\n","Military records (1758-1807, undated) from the French and Indian War and Virginia militia comprise Series V. Included are provisional returns (1758-1761, undated) and a roll book for Capt. John Preston's\ncompany, 112th Regt., 19th Brig., Virginia Militia dated 1792. A pay roster (undated) for Capt. Robertson's company as well as a hand-drawn map of the Battle of First Manassas, 21 July 1861, are also found in this\nseries.\n","Miscellaneous records (1821, undated) comprise Series VI. These records include account statements of Randolph Ross and the Treasury Department of Virginia and a newspaper photograph of William Preston's home,\nGreenfield, in Botetourt County.\n","The Preston family played a prominent role in settling and shaping the history of southwestern Virginia. The Preston Family Papers focus on the family of William Preston and his son John Preston.\n","Colonel William Preston, as he was known to his contemporaries and historians alike, was born in Newton Limaviddy in Londonderry County in northern Ireland on 25 December 1730 to John and Elizabeth Patton\nPreston. His family emigrated to Virginia in 1738 settling in Augusta County. After John Preston died in March 1748 .Elizabeth struggled to raise her one son William and four daughters Lettice, Margaret, Ann, and\nMary.\n","In late 1749 the family moved closer to Elizabeth's brother. Colonel James Patton, a merchant, land agent, and militia colonel guided his young nephew in education and employment. Presbyterian minister John\nCraig tutored the young man in history, mathematics, and penmanship. William utilized this education as a secretary for his uncle. In time he also labored as a clerk for the Augusta County vestry which essentially\ncontrolled most county affairs.\n","William also surveyed land for his uncle who had received a large land grant, known as the Wood's River Grant in 1745. Although John Buchanan was Patton's principal surveyor, William Preston surveyed much of\nthe land along the New River. By 1753, Preston had traveled extensively through Virginia and present day Maryland and Pennsylvania, surveying and keeping his uncle's accounts.\n","Tragedy struck in July 1755 when James Patton and several other settlers were massacred by Shawnee Indians. William, already a captain of rangers (militia) began a lifelong commitment to militia service after\nhis uncle's death. He not only served throughout the French and Indian War (1754-1763) but also in the Revolutionary War. In the latter, he fought at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in 1781 and proved valuable\nin protecting patriots against those settlers (Tories) loyal to England.\n","On 17 July 1761 William married Susanna Smith of Hanover Court House. Susanna, the daughter of carpenter Francis Smith, had also received extensive schooling from a Presbyterian cleric. The compatible couple\nhad twelve children including sons John, Francis, William, John Patton, and Thomas Lewis. Their daughters included Elizabeth, Sarah, Ann, Susanna, Mary, Letitia, and Peggy Brown Preston.\n","After residing at Greenfield, Botetourt County for several years, Preston moved his large family to Montgomery County near present-day Blacksburg in 1774. There he build Smithfield, a home which housed many\ngenerations of Prestons.\n","In Montgomery County, William continued his career as a public servant. In Botetourt and Augusta counties, he had been a member of the House of Burgesses, coroner, escheator, and county surveyor. In Montgomery\nCounty, he served as a justice, sheriff, and surveyor. He also was chairman of the Committee of Safety for Fincastle County (Montgomery County was formed in 1777 out of Fincastle).\n","With his death on 28 June 1783, William Preston left his family considerable wealth in land, personal property, and slaves. His widow and eldest son carefully managed the estate and ensured that the large\nfamily continued to enjoy the prosperity their father had sown.\n","John Preston followed his father's model of public and military service. Born in May 1762, he married Mary Radford. Together they reared five children including William, John, Elizabeth, Susan and Sarah. In\n1811 he married Elizabeth Ann Carrington Mayo of Richmond with whom he had one son Edward Carrington Preston.\n","Preston, known as General Preston, served as a captain, lieutenant colonel, and ultimately major general in the Virginia militia. He also worked as justice of the peace, surveyor, tax commissioner, highway\noverseer, and store merchant.\n","In statewide office, he served as delegate in 1783, 1791, and 1803 and senator from 1792 to 1800. John Preston was Treasurer of Virginia from 1809 to 1819. Unfortunately his later years were tinged with\nscandal. In 1820, the discovery of a deficiency in his accounts during his term as Treasurer caused the Preston family emotional and financial hardship. A deed of trust was entered against his property and soon\nhis vast real estate holdings were sold to reimburse the state. Preston died in March 1827.\n","William's sons Francis and James Patton also led successful lives. Francis studied law at the College of William and Mary and lived in Abingdon and Saltville, Va. He married Sarah Buchanan Campbell, the\ndaughter of General William Campbell, in January 1793. They had ten children. Francis served in the General Assembly, Congress, and was brigadier general in the Virginia Militia. He died in 1836.\n","James Patton Preston also studied law at William and Mary. He married Nancy Taylor of Norfolk and raised six children. Preston was surveyor, justice of the peace, and trustee for the town of Blacksburg. In 1802\nhe was elected to the Virginia State Senate. From 1816 to 1819 he served as Governor. At the time of his death in 1843, his estate was valued at $34,845.\n","The Preston Family Papers chronicle the family, business, and political life of a prominent Southwest Virginia family. 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Bills and receipts (1745-1838) form the bulk of this series. Of especial\ninterest, however, are account books kept by Lieutenant William B. Davis (1764) and John Preston (1817-1818).\n","Legal records (1754-1864, undated) are included in Series III. These records primarily focus on disputes over debts, land and rental of property as well as legal documentation of militia conduct.\n","A most important aspect of the Preston Papers is found in Series IV with land records (1746-1821, undated). Several survey books including one kept by Col. James Patton and William Preston, record surveys done\nfor early settlers in the Roanoke Valley, New River Valley, and along the Holston River. Individual surveys are also found in this series; the land owner, surveyor, location, and date of survey, if known, is\nprovided in the series listing.\n","Also included in this series are certificates (1781-1790) from commissioners of Montgomery County entitling various settlers to land. 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After John Preston died in March 1748 .Elizabeth struggled to raise her one son William and four daughters Lettice, Margaret, Ann, and\nMary.\n","In late 1749 the family moved closer to Elizabeth's brother. Colonel James Patton, a merchant, land agent, and militia colonel guided his young nephew in education and employment. Presbyterian minister John\nCraig tutored the young man in history, mathematics, and penmanship. William utilized this education as a secretary for his uncle. In time he also labored as a clerk for the Augusta County vestry which essentially\ncontrolled most county affairs.\n","William also surveyed land for his uncle who had received a large land grant, known as the Wood's River Grant in 1745. Although John Buchanan was Patton's principal surveyor, William Preston surveyed much of\nthe land along the New River. By 1753, Preston had traveled extensively through Virginia and present day Maryland and Pennsylvania, surveying and keeping his uncle's accounts.\n","Tragedy struck in July 1755 when James Patton and several other settlers were massacred by Shawnee Indians. William, already a captain of rangers (militia) began a lifelong commitment to militia service after\nhis uncle's death. He not only served throughout the French and Indian War (1754-1763) but also in the Revolutionary War. In the latter, he fought at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in 1781 and proved valuable\nin protecting patriots against those settlers (Tories) loyal to England.\n","On 17 July 1761 William married Susanna Smith of Hanover Court House. Susanna, the daughter of carpenter Francis Smith, had also received extensive schooling from a Presbyterian cleric. The compatible couple\nhad twelve children including sons John, Francis, William, John Patton, and Thomas Lewis. Their daughters included Elizabeth, Sarah, Ann, Susanna, Mary, Letitia, and Peggy Brown Preston.\n","After residing at Greenfield, Botetourt County for several years, Preston moved his large family to Montgomery County near present-day Blacksburg in 1774. There he build Smithfield, a home which housed many\ngenerations of Prestons.\n","In Montgomery County, William continued his career as a public servant. In Botetourt and Augusta counties, he had been a member of the House of Burgesses, coroner, escheator, and county surveyor. In Montgomery\nCounty, he served as a justice, sheriff, and surveyor. He also was chairman of the Committee of Safety for Fincastle County (Montgomery County was formed in 1777 out of Fincastle).\n","With his death on 28 June 1783, William Preston left his family considerable wealth in land, personal property, and slaves. His widow and eldest son carefully managed the estate and ensured that the large\nfamily continued to enjoy the prosperity their father had sown.\n","John Preston followed his father's model of public and military service. Born in May 1762, he married Mary Radford. Together they reared five children including William, John, Elizabeth, Susan and Sarah. In\n1811 he married Elizabeth Ann Carrington Mayo of Richmond with whom he had one son Edward Carrington Preston.\n","Preston, known as General Preston, served as a captain, lieutenant colonel, and ultimately major general in the Virginia militia. He also worked as justice of the peace, surveyor, tax commissioner, highway\noverseer, and store merchant.\n","In statewide office, he served as delegate in 1783, 1791, and 1803 and senator from 1792 to 1800. John Preston was Treasurer of Virginia from 1809 to 1819. Unfortunately his later years were tinged with\nscandal. In 1820, the discovery of a deficiency in his accounts during his term as Treasurer caused the Preston family emotional and financial hardship. A deed of trust was entered against his property and soon\nhis vast real estate holdings were sold to reimburse the state. Preston died in March 1827.\n","William's sons Francis and James Patton also led successful lives. Francis studied law at the College of William and Mary and lived in Abingdon and Saltville, Va. He married Sarah Buchanan Campbell, the\ndaughter of General William Campbell, in January 1793. They had ten children. Francis served in the General Assembly, Congress, and was brigadier general in the Virginia Militia. He died in 1836.\n","James Patton Preston also studied law at William and Mary. He married Nancy Taylor of Norfolk and raised six children. Preston was surveyor, justice of the peace, and trustee for the town of Blacksburg. In 1802\nhe was elected to the Virginia State Senate. 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The couple had nine children including Salome (Sally) Stanger Spangler (b. 1792)(married Jacob Spangler); Magdalena (Polly) Stanger Earhart (b. 1794) (married John Earhart); Theresia Stanger Brown Miller (1797-1879) (married 1) Daniel Brown 2) Michael Miller); John Stanger Jr. (1799-1884)(married Caty  Brownlow); Henry (1802-1802); Sophia Stanger Nye (1805-1866) (married John Price Nye); Sylvester Stanger (1807-1854) (married 1) Polly Miller 2) Mary Cowden); Jacob Stanger (b. 1810)(married Hannah Boyd); and Catherine (1813-1814).  John Stanger died on 14 October and is buried in the Zion Church Cemetery in Wythe County, Virginia.","This collection consists of six folders.  Folder 1 contains a journal kept by John Stanger documenting his pastoral services, including marriages, between 1789 and 1827.  Items in the following folders may either have a direct or indirect tie with the John Stanger family but were found together with the journal and are included in this collection.  Folder 2 contains letters from James E. Yonce to David M. Sharitz (1860), letter from R. F. Repass to J. P. Sheffey (1862), letter from John A. Hay to Stephen Kegley (1882), letter from Williams Cassell to unknown friend (1882), letter from R. G. Crowgey and T. James to Stephen Kegley (1884), and two letters from William Cassell to unknown friends (1885, 1889).","Folder 3 contains financial records of Samuel Umbarger, David Catron, and a list of slaves owned by R. Repass, L. Repass, D. Brown, and Z. Brown.  Folder 4 contains land records including deeds and surveys for John Doak, William Doak, Eli Davis, Daniel Brown, Daniel Miller, Theresa Stanger Brown, Granville Brown, and John Brown.","Folder 5 contains legal records including a will of Martin Miller, agreement of Isaac N. Swecker and Granville Brown, agreement of John F. Straw and Daniel Brown, list of property of John Musser, and copy of act taxing dog owners.  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Withers followed his father's footsteps by becoming a physician; he graduated from the University of Virginia with a medical degree and trained at the Baltimore Almshouse Hospital.","He married Mary Virginia Royall on 3 February 1846; she was the daughter of Joseph Edwin Royall and Mary Elizabeth Royall of Lynchburg, Virginia.  The young couple settled in Campbell County where he practiced medicine.  During their sojourn in that county, Mary Virginia Royall Withers and Robert Enoch Withers had six daughters including Elizabeth Royall Withers (1846-1927), Susan Dabney Withers (1848-1924), Alice Chinn Withers (1850-1892), Jennett Ann Withers (1851-1945), Mary Virginia Withers (1853-1855), Josephine Withers (1854-1956), and Kate Massie Withers (1856-1911).","Faced with limited educational opportunities for his growing family, Withers accepted the advice of his cousin, Dr. Edward D. Withers, and moved to Danville, Virginia in August 1858.  He joined the practice of his cousin, sent his girls to school at the female seminary run by Rev. Dame, and purchased a house on Wilson Street.  Children born in Danville include Betty Ellison Withers (1858-1918), Willie Clare Withers (1859-1939), Virginia Secessia Withers (1861-1939), Robert Edwin Withers (1865-1952), and Mary Thornhill Withers (1867-1874).","When the Civil War erupted in 1861, Robert Enoch Withers joined the Confederate Army as a major; he later became colonel of the 18th Virginia Infantry Regiment until he was wounded at the Battle of Gaines Mill.  He subsequently oversaw Confederate prisons and hospitals at Danville, Virginia until the end of the war.","Withers served as lieutenant-governor of Virginia in 1873.  In 1875 he served as a U. S. Senator for one term.  In 1885 President Grover Cleveland appointed him as U. S. Consul to Hong Kong.  Withers and some of his family members, including Robert Edwin Withers, journeyed to Hong Kong where they stayed for four years.","Withers moved to Wytheville, Virginia in 1879 and eventually purchased the Ingleside home which his daughter Bettie Ellison Putney later purchased from family members.  Robert Edwin Withers Sr. later bought Ingleside from Josephine Putney Dame.  After his retirement from politics, Withers remained active in the Episcopal Church and served as Examiner of Records from 1896 to 1907.  He died on 21 September 1907.","Robert Edwin Withers Sr.","The eleventh child and only son of Mary Virginia Royall Withers and Robert Enoch Withers, Robert Edwin Withers Sr. was born 13 March 1865 in Danville, Virginia.  He attended private schools and the Virginia Military Institute in 1882.  At V.M.I. Withers joined Sigma Chi fraternity.  After his graduation in 1885, he served as secretary to his father who was U. S. 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Suffering from various physical and behavior problems, he attended a sanitarium and school run by Dr. Mary Pogue at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. He graduated from Yeates Preparatory School in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1916 and attended the University of Virginia.  When the United States entered World War I, Withers enlisted as a private in the Marine Corps and served guard duty at Grieve, France as a sharpshooter.","He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1922 with a B. S. in economics. He studied under Rev. W. A. R. Goodwin at the College of William and Mary in 1927 and the following year entered the Virginia Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia to study for the Episcopal priesthood.  he was ordained at Emmanuel Church, Glenmore, Buckingham County, Virginia in July 1931.  He served several parishes in Appomattox, Buckingham, and Cumberland counties and also in Ridgeland and Bluffton, South Carolina.","Robert Edwin Withers Jr. married Frances Glover Haskin son 10 August 1933.  Haskins was a schoolteacher and a native of Buckingham County.  They had one daughter, Mary Cloyd Kent Withers, who was born on 28 October 1935.  Robert Edwin Withers died in February 1981 and Frances Withers died in October 1989.","Dr. W. Randolph Chitwood evidently acquired this collection at an estate sale.  This collection complements the Withers Family Papers (Mss. Collection 1997.1) donated by Gary and Ann Laing in 1997.  This collection is distinguished from the Laing collection as Withers Papers (Chitwood Collection).","The collection consists of the following series:  Series I, Correspondence (1899-1943, undated) includes letters to and from Robert Enoch Withers, Robert Edwin Withers Sr., Robert Edwin Withers Jr., and Mary Cloyd Kent Withers.","Series II, Examiner of Records to the Auditor of Public Accounts - Correspondence (1900-1907) contains correspondence of Robert Enoch Withers who served as Examiner of Records for the 15th Judicial District of Virginia from 1896 to 1907.  As such Withers reported and audited claims and debts against the Commonwealth of Virginia for Bland, Carroll, Pulaski, Smyth, Tazewell, and Wythe counties.  The series include correspondence from guardians, executors, commissioners, and others managing estates or orphans as required by an 4 March 1896 of the General Assembly to report income and personal property.","Series III, Literary Drafts -  Word Sketches  (Undated), contains drafts and research notes by Mary Cloyd Kent Withers for her booklet  Word Sketches of Some of Her Relatives .  Series IV, Books (1881, Undated), contains a ledger and a copy of  Myers Tactics; the Templar Manual .  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During their sojourn in that county, Mary Virginia Royall Withers and Robert Enoch Withers had six daughters including Elizabeth Royall Withers (1846-1927), Susan Dabney Withers (1848-1924), Alice Chinn Withers (1850-1892), Jennett Ann Withers (1851-1945), Mary Virginia Withers (1853-1855), Josephine Withers (1854-1956), and Kate Massie Withers (1856-1911).","Faced with limited educational opportunities for his growing family, Withers accepted the advice of his cousin, Dr. Edward D. Withers, and moved to Danville, Virginia in August 1858.  He joined the practice of his cousin, sent his girls to school at the female seminary run by Rev. Dame, and purchased a house on Wilson Street.  Children born in Danville include Betty Ellison Withers (1858-1918), Willie Clare Withers (1859-1939), Virginia Secessia Withers (1861-1939), Robert Edwin Withers (1865-1952), and Mary Thornhill Withers (1867-1874).","When the Civil War erupted in 1861, Robert Enoch Withers joined the Confederate Army as a major; he later became colonel of the 18th Virginia Infantry Regiment until he was wounded at the Battle of Gaines Mill.  He subsequently oversaw Confederate prisons and hospitals at Danville, Virginia until the end of the war.","Withers served as lieutenant-governor of Virginia in 1873.  In 1875 he served as a U. S. Senator for one term.  In 1885 President Grover Cleveland appointed him as U. S. Consul to Hong Kong.  Withers and some of his family members, including Robert Edwin Withers, journeyed to Hong Kong where they stayed for four years.","Withers moved to Wytheville, Virginia in 1879 and eventually purchased the Ingleside home which his daughter Bettie Ellison Putney later purchased from family members.  Robert Edwin Withers Sr. later bought Ingleside from Josephine Putney Dame.  After his retirement from politics, Withers remained active in the Episcopal Church and served as Examiner of Records from 1896 to 1907.  He died on 21 September 1907.","Robert Edwin Withers Sr.","The eleventh child and only son of Mary Virginia Royall Withers and Robert Enoch Withers, Robert Edwin Withers Sr. was born 13 March 1865 in Danville, Virginia.  He attended private schools and the Virginia Military Institute in 1882.  At V.M.I. Withers joined Sigma Chi fraternity.  After his graduation in 1885, he served as secretary to his father who was U. S. 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Suffering from various physical and behavior problems, he attended a sanitarium and school run by Dr. Mary Pogue at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. He graduated from Yeates Preparatory School in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1916 and attended the University of Virginia.  When the United States entered World War I, Withers enlisted as a private in the Marine Corps and served guard duty at Grieve, France as a sharpshooter.","He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1922 with a B. S. in economics. He studied under Rev. W. A. R. Goodwin at the College of William and Mary in 1927 and the following year entered the Virginia Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia to study for the Episcopal priesthood.  he was ordained at Emmanuel Church, Glenmore, Buckingham County, Virginia in July 1931.  He served several parishes in Appomattox, Buckingham, and Cumberland counties and also in Ridgeland and Bluffton, South Carolina.","Robert Edwin Withers Jr. married Frances Glover Haskin son 10 August 1933.  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Withers followed his father's footsteps by becoming a physician; he graduated from the University of Virginia with a medical degree and trained at the Baltimore Almshouse Hospital.","He married Mary Virginia Royall on 3 February 1846; she was the daughter of Joseph Edwin Royall and Mary Elizabeth Royall of Lynchburg, Virginia.  The young couple settled in Campbell County where he practiced medicine.  During their sojourn in that county, Mary Virginia Royall Withers and Robert Enoch Withers had six daughters including Elizabeth Royall Withers (1846-1927), Susan Dabney Withers (1848-1924), Alice Chinn Withers (1850-1892), Jennett Ann Withers (1851-1945), Mary Virginia Withers (1853-1855), Josephine Withers (1854-1956), and Kate Massie Withers (1856-1911).","Faced with limited educational opportunities for his growing family, Withers accepted the advice of his cousin, Dr. Edward D. Withers, and moved to Danville, Virginia in August 1858.  He joined the practice of his cousin, sent his girls to school at the female seminary run by Rev. Dame, and purchased a house on Wilson Street.  Children born in Danville include Betty Ellison Withers (1858-1918), Willie Clare Withers (1859-1939), Virginia Secessia Withers (1861-1939), Robert Edwin Withers (1865-1952), and Mary Thornhill Withers (1867-1874).","When the Civil War erupted in 1861, Robert Enoch Withers joined the Confederate Army as a major; he later became colonel of the 18th Virginia Infantry Regiment until he was wounded at the Battle of Gaines Mill.  He subsequently oversaw Confederate prisons and hospitals at Danville, Virginia until the end of the war.","Withers served as lieutenant-governor of Virginia in 1873.  In 1875 he served as a U. S. Senator for one term.  In 1885 President Grover Cleveland appointed him as U. S. Consul to Hong Kong.  Withers and some of his family members, including Robert Edwin Withers, journeyed to Hong Kong where they stayed for four years.","Withers moved to Wytheville, Virginia in 1879 and eventually purchased the Ingleside home which his daughter Bettie Ellison Putney later purchased from family members.  Robert Edwin Withers Sr. later bought Ingleside from Josephine Putney Dame.  After his retirement from politics, Withers remained active in the Episcopal Church and served as Examiner of Records from 1896 to 1907.  He died on 21 September 1907.","Robert Edwin Withers Sr.","The eleventh child and only son of Mary Virginia Royall Withers and Robert Enoch Withers, Robert Edwin Withers Sr. was born 13 March 1865 in Danville, Virginia.  He attended private schools and the Virginia Military Institute in 1882.  At V.M.I. Withers joined Sigma Chi fraternity.  After his graduation in 1885, he served as secretary to his father who was U. S. 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Suffering from various physical and behavior problems, he attended a sanitarium and school run by Dr. Mary Pogue at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. He graduated from Yeates Preparatory School in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1916 and attended the University of Virginia.  When the United States entered World War I, Withers enlisted as a private in the Marine Corps and served guard duty at Grieve, France as a sharpshooter.","He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1922 with a B. S. in economics. He studied under Rev. W. A. R. Goodwin at the College of William and Mary in 1927 and the following year entered the Virginia Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia to study for the Episcopal priesthood.  he was ordained at Emmanuel Church, Glenmore, Buckingham County, Virginia in July 1931.  He served several parishes in Appomattox, Buckingham, and Cumberland counties and also in Ridgeland and Bluffton, South Carolina.","Robert Edwin Withers Jr. married Frances Glover Haskin son 10 August 1933.  Haskins was a schoolteacher and a native of Buckingham County.  They had one daughter, Mary Cloyd Kent Withers, who was born on 28 October 1935.  Robert Edwin Withers died in February 1981 and Frances Withers died in October 1989.","Dr. W. Randolph Chitwood evidently acquired this collection at an estate sale.  This collection complements the Withers Family Papers (Mss. Collection 1997.1) donated by Gary and Ann Laing in 1997.  This collection is distinguished from the Laing collection as Withers Papers (Chitwood Collection).","The collection consists of the following series:  Series I, Correspondence (1899-1943, undated) includes letters to and from Robert Enoch Withers, Robert Edwin Withers Sr., Robert Edwin Withers Jr., and Mary Cloyd Kent Withers.","Series II, Examiner of Records to the Auditor of Public Accounts - Correspondence (1900-1907) contains correspondence of Robert Enoch Withers who served as Examiner of Records for the 15th Judicial District of Virginia from 1896 to 1907.  As such Withers reported and audited claims and debts against the Commonwealth of Virginia for Bland, Carroll, Pulaski, Smyth, Tazewell, and Wythe counties.  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During their sojourn in that county, Mary Virginia Royall Withers and Robert Enoch Withers had six daughters including Elizabeth Royall Withers (1846-1927), Susan Dabney Withers (1848-1924), Alice Chinn Withers (1850-1892), Jennett Ann Withers (1851-1945), Mary Virginia Withers (1853-1855), Josephine Withers (1854-1956), and Kate Massie Withers (1856-1911).","Faced with limited educational opportunities for his growing family, Withers accepted the advice of his cousin, Dr. Edward D. Withers, and moved to Danville, Virginia in August 1858.  He joined the practice of his cousin, sent his girls to school at the female seminary run by Rev. Dame, and purchased a house on Wilson Street.  Children born in Danville include Betty Ellison Withers (1858-1918), Willie Clare Withers (1859-1939), Virginia Secessia Withers (1861-1939), Robert Edwin Withers (1865-1952), and Mary Thornhill Withers (1867-1874).","When the Civil War erupted in 1861, Robert Enoch Withers joined the Confederate Army as a major; he later became colonel of the 18th Virginia Infantry Regiment until he was wounded at the Battle of Gaines Mill.  He subsequently oversaw Confederate prisons and hospitals at Danville, Virginia until the end of the war.","Withers served as lieutenant-governor of Virginia in 1873.  In 1875 he served as a U. S. Senator for one term.  In 1885 President Grover Cleveland appointed him as U. S. Consul to Hong Kong.  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Suffering from various physical and behavior problems, he attended a sanitarium and school run by Dr. Mary Pogue at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. He graduated from Yeates Preparatory School in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1916 and attended the University of Virginia.  When the United States entered World War I, Withers enlisted as a private in the Marine Corps and served guard duty at Grieve, France as a sharpshooter.","He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1922 with a B. S. in economics. He studied under Rev. W. A. R. Goodwin at the College of William and Mary in 1927 and the following year entered the Virginia Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia to study for the Episcopal priesthood.  he was ordained at Emmanuel Church, Glenmore, Buckingham County, Virginia in July 1931.  He served several parishes in Appomattox, Buckingham, and Cumberland counties and also in Ridgeland and Bluffton, South Carolina.","Robert Edwin Withers Jr. married Frances Glover Haskin son 10 August 1933.  Haskins was a schoolteacher and a native of Buckingham County.  They had one daughter, Mary Cloyd Kent Withers, who was born on 28 October 1935.  Robert Edwin Withers died in February 1981 and Frances Withers died in October 1989."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDr. W. Randolph Chitwood evidently acquired this collection at an estate sale.  This collection complements the Withers Family Papers (Mss. Collection 1997.1) donated by Gary and Ann Laing in 1997.  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This collection is distinguished from the Laing collection as Withers Papers (Chitwood Collection).","The collection consists of the following series:  Series I, Correspondence (1899-1943, undated) includes letters to and from Robert Enoch Withers, Robert Edwin Withers Sr., Robert Edwin Withers Jr., and Mary Cloyd Kent Withers.","Series II, Examiner of Records to the Auditor of Public Accounts - Correspondence (1900-1907) contains correspondence of Robert Enoch Withers who served as Examiner of Records for the 15th Judicial District of Virginia from 1896 to 1907.  As such Withers reported and audited claims and debts against the Commonwealth of Virginia for Bland, Carroll, Pulaski, Smyth, Tazewell, and Wythe counties.  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