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Collection
Identifier: Ms-1991-022
Abstract
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.
Dates:
1965 - 1972
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1962-004
Abstract
The collection consists of family papers, receipts, correspondence, and original and photocopied materials relating to the Preston family, primarily William and Susanna Smith Preston, John Preston, and William Ballard Preston, dating from the 1740s to the 1880s. Other materials include 19th and 20th century genealogy research on the Prestons.
Dates:
1749-1882, n.d.
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1985-020
Abstract
The Didier Collection of Preston Family Papers includes papers of James Patton, Patton's grandson William Preston, and Preston's eldest son, John Preston, all of Montgomery County, Virginia. The papers consist of business and legal documents, surveys, and correspondence.
Dates:
1747 - 1897
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: Ms-1994-027
Scope and Contents
Surveyor and militiaman. Born in Ireland, came to the American colonies in 1738. Settled in area of Virginia that is now Montgomery County. Established the plantation Smithfield in 1773, which is now near the Virginia Tech campus and run by the Montgomery County branch of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. Land grant is for 2175 acres in Botetourt County, Virginia (now the land that is Smithfield), purchased by Preston, signed by British King George III and...
Dates:
1773
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Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.)
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Preston, Susanna Smith, 1740-1823
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Patton, James, 1692-1755 (Preston family, Montgomery County, Va.)
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Preston, John, 1764-1827
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Smithfield Plantation House (Blacksburg, Va.)
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