Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Anna Whitehead Kenney Papers
Kenney, Anna Whitehead
Ms.1991.022
0.6 Cubic Feet
2 boxes
1965-1972
The Anna Whitehead Kenney Papers contains a collection of biographical information about local families compiled by Kenney during her time as a curator at Smithfield Plantation.
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
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Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Anna Whitehead Kenney Papers, Ms1991-022, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Source of Acquisition
The Anna Whitehead Kenney Papers were donated to Special Collections prior to 1992.
Processing Information
Some initial processing, arrangement, and description of the Anna Whitehead Kenney Papers was completed prior to 1992. A folder list and additional description were completed in October 2012.
Biographical Note
Anna Whitehead Kenney was a resident of Blacksburg, Virginia and curator of Smithfield Plantation from 1965 to 1972.
Scope and Content
Papers consist of the files she created while Kenney worked at Smithfield, with historical and biographical information about the Preston family and other pioneer families of Blacksburg.
Related Archival Materials
Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives is home to several collections relating to branches of the Preston family from Blacksburg, Montgomery County, and Abingdon, Virginia:
Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch Papers, 1754-1996. Ms1962-001. Finding aid available online.
George Green Shackelford Papers, 1899-1990. Ms1983-008. Finding aid available online.
John Preston Deed, 1826. Ms2005-014. Finding aid available online.
John Preston Papers, 1806-1830, 1844, n.d. Ms1994-034. Finding aid available online.
Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers, 1745-1882. Ms1962-004. Finding aid available online.
Preston Family (Charles Peale Didier Collection) Papers, 1747-1897. Ms1985-020. Finding aid available online.
Robert Taylor Preston Papers, 1829-1871, n.d. Ms1992-003. Finding aid available online.
Smithfield Preston Foundation Papers, 1784-1881. Ms1997-002. Finding aid available online.
William Preston Land Grant, 1773. Ms1994-027. Finding aid available online.
Willard Preston Genealogy, c.1998. Ms2009-121. Finding aid available online.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Anna Whitehead Kenney Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Blacksburg (Va.)
Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Montgomery County (Va.)
Women -- History
Preston family (Abingdon, Va.)
Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.)
Preston family (Solitude, Blacksburg, Va.)
Preston, William, 1729-1783
Preston, Susanna Smith, 1740-1823
Smithfield Plantation House (Blacksburg, Va.)
Colonel James Patton--Immigrant11The Preston Family--Compiled By John Mason Brown 1870 Orlando Brown12John Preston--Immigrant (Came to America 1737); d. 1747; Burnkaneck (?) Elizabeth Patton Dec. 25 1700-Dec. 25-177613Colonel William Preston (1730-1783); Second Generation14Susanna Smith Preston (1793-1823)15Elizabeth Preston (1762-1779); M-Jan. 8 1779 to William Strother Madison16John W. Preston (1763-1827) "Greenfield", Third Generation17Francis Smith Preston (1765-1835); Aspenvale and Abingdon18Sarah Preston McDowell (1767-1841); Fourth Child of Col. William and Susannah; Born at Greenfield, May 3rd, 1767; Died July 3,184119William Preston, Jr. (1768-1821) of Kentucky; Third Generation110Nancy (Anne) Preston (1769-1782)111Susanna Preston (Born Oct. 4, 1772; Died June 21,1833)112James Patton Preston (1774-1843); Third Generation; "Smithfield"113Letitia Preston (1779-1852); Third Generation114Thomas Lewis Preston (1782-1813); Third Generation; Youngest Son of Col. William Preston115Margaret Brown Preston (1784-1843); "Peggy"116William Campbell Preston (1794-1860); Fourth Generation; Columbia, South Carolina117William Ballard Preston (1805-1862); Fourth Generation; "Smithfield"118Robert Taylor Preston (1809-1880); Fourth Generation; "Solitude"119John Smith Preston (1809-1881); Fourth Generation; Hampton-Preston House, Columbia, South Carolina120John Thomas Lewis Preston; B. 1811; Fourth Generation121Charles H. C. Preston; Fourth Generation; Son of Francis S. Preston122Thomas Lewis Preston; B. 1812; Fourth Generation; Son of Gen. Francis Preston and Sally Campbell123Elizabeth Randolph Preston; Fourth Generation; Married 1835 to William Armistead Cocke124William Preston III (1816-1887); Fourth Generation125James Francis Preston (1813-1862); Fourth Generation; "Whitehorn"126Hugh Caperton Preston (1856-1905); Fifth Generation128William Redd Preston (1841-1872); Fifth Generation129James Patton Preston (d. 1911); Fifth Generation; Son of William Ballard Preston130James Patton Preston (1838-1901); Fifth Generation131William Ballard Preston (1858-1901); Fifth Generation132William Ballard Preston (1888-1959); Sixth Generation134Robert Baldwin Preston (1881-1944); Sixth Generation135Hugh Caperton Preston (1898-1966); Sixth Generation (File Empty)136Ellinor Graham Preston (Descended Through Mary Preston Howard and Cochran Preston Also); Sixth Generation137Preston Records (In Courthouse); Marriages, Births, Deaths; Wills, Deed; Plats in Montgomery County Courthouse)138Bibliography139Preston Cemetery At Smithfield140Smithfield Plantation--Photographs141Preston Brandy Warmer; Sold to Colonial Williamsburg 1942 by Mrs. Brockenborough Lamb, Sr. of Richmond, VA. Description and Records Enclosed; In Geddy Silver Shop142Hiram Powers (1805-1873)--Sculptor143Colonel John Floyd (1750-1783); Dr. John Floyd (son), Governor of VIrginia; John B. Floyd (Grandson), Governor of Virginia21Allied Families--Patton, Breckenridge, Floyd, Lewis, Smith, Madison Campbell, Howard, Brown, King, McDowell-Taylor-Thas. H. Benton(?); Contemporaries22Pioneer Stories23The Journal of Thomas Walker24The Southwest Corner By Goodridge Wilson25Kentucky Lands--Preston-Floyd, Breckenridge; Letters From Neal. O. Hammon, Louisville, Kentucky26History of Area--Newpaper Clippings27