Jane Orr1
b. 27 May 1812, d. 26 August 1837
Father | James Orr2 b. 31 Dec 1772, d. 25 Sep 1842 |
Mother | Mary Carson2 b. 17 Dec 1775, d. 20 Aug 1840 |
Birth | 27 May 1812 | Jane Orr was born on 27 May 1812.3,2 |
Marriage | 25 Sep 1828 | She married Thomas M. Preston, son of Samuel A. Preston and Abigail Montgomery, on 25 Sep 1828 in Washington County, Virginia.1 |
Death | 26 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 |
Citations
- [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.
- [S53] "James Orr Bible."
- [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.
- [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.
- [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.
- [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.
- [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.