Sir Lawrence Preston
1278 - 1337
Born: 1278, Edenburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Father: Sir Nichol Preston b.1252
Died: 1337, Killed in Battle at age 59
Sons:
Sir John Preston
Sir Robert Preston
Sir Lawrence de Preston--Knighted. A General in
King David II army in 1335. Killed in battle in 1337. Had four (4) children.
1337 Sending their king to France, Scottish patriots continued the struggle
under Robert, the Steward of Scotland, (grandson of King Robert) and other
leaders until the attention of Edward III was diverted from Scotland by the
outbreak of the Hundred Years' War.