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Origin of preston Total Records: 2  Origin of preston, Meaning of preston Origin: Robert Harvey Preston is my Great Grandfather on my father's side of the family am interested in talking to anyone who has any information on him. He was married to Sarah Bell Hutchinson (Yount) I believe they were married in KY and lived in IN. Surnames: Preston Submitted by: Connie S Patterson Origin of preston, Meaning of preston Origin: This name is probably of local origin. It is as old as the tenth century. There is a Preston family, belonging to the Scottish nobility, which had a share in judging the contest between Baliol and Bruce for the Kingdom of Scotland, in 1292. By about the early part of the next century, some Preston or Prestons had vast estates in the north of England, in Westmoreland county.%0a%0aThere is a notable Virginia family of this name which has kept the old crest and the motto, Si Dieu veul. In Virginia there are three branches of the Preston family: First, John, who settled in Augusta county about 1734. Second, John and Robert, who settled late in Washington county, Virginia. These three were descendants of Major Archibald Preston, who moved from Scotland, or England, in the reign of James VI, and settled at Londonderry, Ireland. The two Johns and Robert were cousins. Surnames: Preston Submitted by: History of West Virginia 11/9/2009 11:04 AM Page 1 of 1

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