... Bernard Preston, who married Sarah Bond, above named, was born in 1756. He built the large stone house between Bel Air and Hickory now owned by Mr. John B. Wysong, his great-grandson. Bernard's father was the first settler on that property, viz., James Preston, the son of James Preston, who was the son of Thomas, named in the will of Richard Preston of Patuxent as "Thomas Preston of the Cliffs." ...
