COL. JOHN PRESTON (1764-1827)
ARISTOCRATE—LAND SPECULATOR—POLITICIAN © Prestonsburg, Kentucky was named for Col. John Preston. He was born at “Greenfield”, his family’s plantation in Botetourt County, Virginia on May 24, 1764, the second child and first son of William Preston and Susanna Smith. There is no evidence of where John Preston received his education, but as a child …