His Scottish mother, Jeannetta Preston, was a daughter of Sir John Preston of Prestonhall, Cupar, Fife, the family being attainted Jacobites, something which caused her marriage to Just Henry in 1729 to be kept'heimliche', or private.
His Scottish mother, Jeannetta Preston, was a daughter of Sir John Preston of Prestonhall, Cupar, Fife. Her maternal line was Elphinstone, the family being attainted Jacobites, something which caused her marriage to Just Henry in 1729 to be kept'heimliche', or private.