Jane Orr1

b. 27 May 1812, d. 26 August 1837
FatherJames Orr2 b. 31 Dec 1772, d. 25 Sep 1842
MotherMary Carson2 b. 17 Dec 1775, d. 20 Aug 1840
Birth27 May 1812 Jane Orr was born on 27 May 1812.3,2 
Marriage25 Sep 1828 She married Thomas M. Preston, son of Samuel A. Preston and Abigail Montgomery, on 25 Sep 1828 in Washington County, Virginia.1 
Death26 Aug 1837 Jane died on 26 Aug 1837 according to the information on her headstone, however a transcribed copy of her father's Bible lists the date as the 27th. She was 25 years old.3,2 
Burial She was buried at Old Glade Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.3 

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Jane's headstone
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Family

Thomas M. Preston b. 14 May 1807, d. 22 Feb 1875
Children
Last Edited28 Dec 2013

Citations

  1. [S2123] "Thomas M. Preston Bible", The Library of Virginia (http://www.lva.lib.va.us). Marriages: Thos M. Preston and Jane Orr his wife was married Sept. 25th 1828.
  2. [S53] "James Orr Bible."
  3. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 186. Jane Orr Preston, w/o T. M. Preston, 27 May 1812-26 Aug. 1837, age 25y 3m.
  4. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 290. Abstract reads: Samuel Preston, 31y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, farmer, s/o Thomas M. & Jane Preston AND Catherine Gray, 20y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, b & resid WCV, d/o John & Mary Gray; marr: 15 Dec. 1859.
  5. [S702] Moses Orr settlement (recorded 1851), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 12: 191. Record named the 3 children of Jane Preston, deceased sister of Moses Orr.
  6. [S3046] "Biographies", transcriptions, California Genealogy and History Archives (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/biographies/… : viewed 30 Dec. 2012), "James C. Preston", transcribed by Kathy Sedler from An Illustrated History of Los Angeles County, California (Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1889), p. 592.
  7. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 289. Abstract reads: John Preston, 26y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, farmer, s/o Thomas M. & Jane Preston AND Elizabeth Gray, 26, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o John & Mary Gray; marr: 8 Mar 1860.