Thomas Prestwood

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Prestwood was born in 1699, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, his father, Thomas Preston V, was 26 and his mother, Mary Deaver, was 29. He had at least 4 sons and 1 daughter with Elizabeth Ely. He died in 1766, in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 67.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Prestwood
1699–1766
Elizabeth Ely
1718–1782
Thomas Presswood
1731–
William P. Prestwood
1740–1811
Frances Elizabeth Prestwood
1741–1812
Augustine “Augustus” Prestwood
1749–1794
Jonathan Prestwood
1753–

Sources (6)

  • US Census
  • U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
  • US Census

World Events (2)

1729

Historical Boundaries: 1729: Baltimore, Maryland Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Baltimore, Maryland, United States 1851: *Baltimore City, Maryland, United States. *Became Independent City from Baltimore County.

1729

Baltimore Timeline: 1729: Founded 1745: Absorbed Oldtown or Jonestown, and Fells Point 1768: County seat of Baltimore County 1796: Jonestown, Fells Point and Baltimore incorporated as City of Baltimore 1851: independent City

Name Meaning

English (Shropshire and Lincolnshire): habitational name from any of several places called from Middle English prest, pri(e)st ‘priest’ + wode ‘wood’ (Old English prēost, wudu).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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