Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Use this for collections relating to Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Southwest Virginia, West Virginia, and Appalachia.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers
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.
Preston Family (Charles Peale Didier Collection) Papers
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