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Preston 2: Preston of Fernton, Preston of Gorton, Preston of Valleyfield
James Preston, 1st of Valleyfield a 1544
m Margaret Home dau of Home of Prendergast
1. Archibald Preston, 2nd of Valleyfield
m Giles Semple dau of Robert Sempill, 3rd Lord
A. Sir James Preston, 3rd of Valleyfield
m 1567 Jean Erskine dau of James Erskine of Little Sauchie
i. Sir John Preston, 4th of Valleyfield
m Grizel Colville dau of Alexander Colville, Commendator of Culross
a. James Preston dsp
b. Sir George Preston, 1st Bart of Valleyfield
m 1634 Marion Sempill dau of Hugh Sempill, 5th Lord
1 Sir William Preston, 2nd Bart of Valleyfield d before 1705
m Anne Lumsden dau of Sir James Lumsden of Innergelly
A Sir George Preston, 3rd Bart of Valleyfield d 1741
m 1701 Agnes Muirhead dau of Patrick Muirhead of Rashyhill
i Sir George Preston, 4th Bart of Valleyfield d 1779
m 1725 Anne Cochrane d 07.11.1779, dau of William Cochrane of Ochiltree
a Patrick Preston dvp
m Catherine Menzies b 12.01.1745, dau of John Menzies of Ferntower or Fernton
1 Ann Preston, later Preston-Menzies-Campbell of Valleyfield and Fernton dsp 28.05.1847
m 04.08.1810 Sir David Baird, 1st Bart b 06.12.1757, dsp 18.08.1829, General
2 Catherine Preston of Valleyfield and Fernton d unm 06.04.1855
b Sir Charles Preston, 5th Bart of Valleyfield dsp 23.03.1800
c George Preston d 1797
1 Anne Preston of Valleyfield and Fernton d 02.09.1862
m 06.10.1821 Sir John Hay, 6th Bart of Smithfield and Haystoun b 03.08.1788, dsp 01.11.1838
d Sir Robert Preston, 6th Bart of Valleyfield b 21.04.1740, dsp 07.05.1834
m Elizabeth Brown dau of George Brown of Stockton
e Mary Preston
m 16.08.1774 Robert Wellwood of Garvock
The following comes from BLG1952 Campbell-Preston of Ardchattan.
1 Robert Wellwood of Garvock
A Isabella Wellwood d 1843
m 1800 Robert Clarke of Comrie Castle
B Mary Wellwood
m Laurence Johnson of Sands
2 Andrew Wellwood
3 Elizabeth Wellwood
m Allan Maconochie of Meadowbank b 1748, d 1816, judge as Lord Meadowbank
f+ other issue - Alexander dsp, Agnes
B Marion Preston
m 13.09.1703 Sir Robert Anstruther, 1st Bart of Balcaskie bpt 24.09.1658, d 03.1737
2 General George Preston, CIC Scotland
3 Anne Preston
m1 1661 Laurence Oliphant of Gask d 1672
m2 James Hay of Pitfour
4 Mary Preston
m 1665 John Colville d c1677-8, reverend
c. Robert Preston of Gorton d 10.1674, Lord of Session as Lord Preston
m1 Isabella Dundas of Arniston family
m2 Margaret Bothwell dau of Alexander Bothwell of Glencross
Not sure which wife was mother of which child though TSP Holyroodhouse reports that Margaret did have issue.
1 Robert Preston
A son d young
2 William Preston of Gorton d 1733, 5th son
m 1709 Mary Ramsay b 1682, dau of Sir John Ramsay of Whitehill
A John Preston of Gorton
m Agnes Lindsay wife of John and presumed mother of ...
i William Preston dvp
ii John Preston of Gorton d unm
iii Euphemia Preston
m Sir Robert Preston, 6th Bart of Valleyfield just below
B George Preston General
m Lucy Johnstone dau of James Johnstone, Secretary of State
i Sir Robert Preston, 7th Bart of Valleyfield d 1847
m Euphemia Preston dau of John Preston of Gorton just above
a Sir Robert Preston, 8th Bart of Valleyfield dsp 23.10.1858, Colonel
m 1826 _ Deane d 15.12.1867, dau of Charles Deane of London
b Sir Henry Preston, 9th Bart of Valleyfield b 18.02.1789, d unm ?
c Lucy Ann Preston d 13.09.1858
m Thomas Boswell of Blackadder
C Margaret Preston probably of this generation
m Robert Bothwell bpt 18.03.1705
3+ 4 sons dsp - John, Alexander, Charles, George
d. Katherine or Jean Preston
m Robert Bruce of Blairhall
e. Mary Preston
m George Bruce of Carnock d 1643
f. daughter
B. Barbara Preston
m1 before 30.04.1569 Robert Sempill, Master of Sempill b c1522, dvp before 16.12.1569
m2 Sir Robert Mure of Caldwell
2. Margaret Preston
m John Makgill dvp c1552

Sources: BP1870 Preston
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