Sarah Buchanan Preston Land Deed,
Scope and Content
The Sarah Buchanan Preston Land Deed collection consists of a manuscript copy of a land transfer indenture statement for lands in Russell, Tazewell, and Scott counties, Virginia. The land was sold by Preston to John and Edward Fulton of Washington County, Virginia, in 1835.
Dates
- Creation: 1835 - 1835
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Sarah Buchanan Preston Land Deed must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Note
Sarah Buchanan Campbell Preston was born to William and Elizabeth Henry Campbell in 1778. In 1793, she married Francis Preston (1765-1835), the son of Colonel William Preston. Together they had 10 children. In 1834, Sarah inherited more than 13,000 acres in Washington County, Virginia. It seems likely that land from this inheritance is part of the land sold in the 1835 deed. She died in 1946 and is buried in Smyth County, Virginia.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Sarah Buchanan Preston Land Deed collection consists of a manuscript copy of a land transfer indenture statement for lands in Russell, Tazewell, and Scott counties, Virginia. The land was sold by Preston to John and Edward Fulton of Washington County, Virginia, in 1835.
Acquisition Information
The Sarah Buchanan Preston Land Deed collection was acquired by Special Collections prior to 1987.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Sarah Buchanan Preston Land Deed was completed in 1987. Additional information was completed in May 2011.
Subject
- Title
- Sarah Buchanan Preston Land Deed, 1835
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Special Collections Staff
- Date
- © 2014 Virginia Tech. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu