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James Presnall was born in about 1648 in Cheshire, England. He married Sarah in about 1681 and they had two children, Martha and Jacob. His wife died after 1684. They emigrated in 1700 and settled in King and Queen County, Virginia. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama and Texas.
This story examines the rich historical context of the nineteenth century in the state of Texas when the Presnall family, Louisiana cotton farmers, ponders the pros and cons of migrating to Texas. The story cannot be told without appreciating the familys Christian faith and its impact on the many difficult decisions they had to make during these years. As with any family story, there are, in fact, many stories. The same is true of history. It is written through many different lenses. Getting a clear vision and accurate story can be challenging. The author relied on many historical documents as well as a genealogy book authored and researched by a Presnall ancestor, Mary Louise Donnelly. The Presnall story is one of the many settler stories who helped to settle the West.
Henry Hart was born in about 1662 in Surry County, Virginia. His parents were Thomas Hart and Anne Shepard. He married Mary Foster, daughter of George Foster and Elizabeth Witherington. They had ten children. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in England, Virginia, North Carolina and Texas.
The immigrant ancestor Charles Beaven (1622-1699) enter the Province of Maryland in 1666. He was from Caernavan, Wales. He married Martha Paca Payley (d. 1688), widow of Lyonell Pauley of Anne Arundel Co., Maryland. She was the daughter of Robert Paca. Charles Beaven and family moved from Anne Arundel Co. to what was then Calvert County and became Prince George's Co. in 1696. Two of the children of Charles Beaven married the children of Thomas Blanford, the immigrant. He came to Maryland in 1673. The Blanford family is said to have its origin in the village of Blanford in Dorsetshire, England. Descendants live in Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, California and elsewhere.
John Baptist Buckman (1730-1793), was born in St. Mary's Co., Maryland, the son of John Baptist Buckman and Susanne Smith. He married Ann Drinker. According to family tradition her family came to Maryland from Holland. They were parents of ten children born in St. Mary's County. All but one of the ten children migrated to Kentucky. Descendants live in Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma, Texas and elsewhere.
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