Capt Alexander* Breckenridge, Sr

Capt Alexander* Breckenridge, Sr

Male Bef 1743 - 1813  (~ 70 years)

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  • Name Alexander* Breckenridge 
    Title Capt 
    Suffix Sr 
    Born Bef 16 May 1743  Augusta Co, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Breckenridge Direct Line of this Researcher.
    Breckenridge Direct Line of this Researcher.
    Christened 16 May 1743  South Mountain, 16 mi SW of Tinkling Springs, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Birth 30 Jun 1743  So Mountain Meeting House, Tinkling Spring, Augusta Co, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Other-Begin Between 23 Mar 1767 and 18 Mar 1768  Augusta Co, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    petition 
    Petition, between 23 Mar 1767 and 18 Mar 1768
    Petition, between 23 Mar 1767 and 18 Mar 1768
    DOAK RECORDS IN VIRGINIA: ABSTRACTS FROM CHALKLEY
    Chalkley, Lyman. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia.
    Extracted from the original court records of Augusta County, 1745-1800. vol. 1.
    Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1966.

    To the Worshipful Court of Augusta County the Petition of the Inhabitants of Reedy Creek - regarding old road leading from Capt. Ingle's Ferry to James Davis's, on the head of the Holston River.

    Signatures of: Robert Breckenridge; George* Breckenridge; Alexander* Breckenridge; Robert Doak; William Doak; Patrick Campbell; Arthur Campbell; and others.Augusta Co, Virginia
    linked to:
    Alexander* Breckenridge, Sr (I5769)
    George* Breckenridge (I5772)
    Robert Breckenridge (I5815)
    Arthur Campbell (I50007)
    Patrick Campbell (I50024)
    Robert Doak (I361)
    William Doak (I327)
    Residence 1769  Washington Co, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • said to have built the first cabin in Washington Co. in 1769. Residence: Washington Co, Virginia 1773-1792
    The Alexander Breckenridge Log Home
    The Alexander Breckenridge Log Home
    The Alexander Breckenridge Log Home, the oldest building still standing on the headwaters of the Holston River - the log house built by Alexander Breckenridge in 1769. This style of construction is typical for the era in which it was built - the country was young and rapidly expanding westward, and the most readily available (and affordable) building materials were rough logs and stone. In those days, when materials were needed for building a new structure, trees were cut down and hewn into shape by hand. The logs were then measured, cut, notched and carefully stacked on top of one another - much like a puzzle. The spaces between the logs were filled in with pine tar and/or mud. Stones were gathered and used to build a fireplace and chimney. If the homeowner had enough time and/or money, the stones were usually cut into more or less uniform rectangles. Otherwise, they were used in their natural, irregular shapes. Today, there are relatively few of these wonderful old log houses still around to serve as reminders of 18th century American life. Most of them are privately owned and in various stages of decay, but the Alexander Breckenridge log house was completely restored and moved to its present Abingdon, Virginia location behind the Washington County Public Library in 1985-86 by the Washington County Preservation Foundation.
    October 6, 2005 Washington County Public Library, Abingdon, Virginia
    Military Between 1775 and 1783  Revolutionary War Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Name: Alexander Brackenridge
      Rank - Induction: Captain
      Roll Box: 114
      Roll State: VA

      Catalogue of Revolutionary Soldiers and Sailors of the Commonwealth of Virginia
      617 Brackenridge, Alexander 4000 Acres; Rank: Captain; Department: VA. St. Line Term: 3 yrs; Date: May 22, 1783


      Brief Note on Alexander Breckenridge, whom fought in the American Revolution.1780 , Virginia, USA; North Carolina & South Carolina, USA

      Alexander Breckenridge fought in the battle of King's Mountain along with his son George Breckenridge, who was only a teenager at the time.

      Example:

      "...Alexander Breckenridge, a prosperous farmer living in the vicinity of Abingdon, was accompanied to this battle by his son, George Breckenridge, who was under fifteen years of age, and that he (George Breckenridge) took an active part in the battle..."

      Sources:

      History of Southwest Virginia, 1746-1786, Washington County, 1777-1870: Summers, Lewis Preston; 1903. J.L. Hill Printing Company, held by University of Virginia, page 330.

      Roster of Soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution: National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution in North Carolina; 1972. Genealogical Pub. Co., North Carolina; page 479.

      Great Valley Patriots:Western Virginia in the Struggle for Liberty: Wilson, Howard McKnight; 1976. Augusta County Historical Society, Virginia; page 153.

      (from Ancestry.com)
    Kings Mountain Commemorative Plaque
    Kings Mountain Commemorative Plaque
    Residence 1791  Paris, Bourbon Co, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • owned 1000 acres near Paris, KY
    Census 1792  Bourbon Co, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1798  Jefferson Co, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Kentucky tax list 
    Census 1800  Jefferson Co, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 2nd Census of Kentucky 1800
      Alexander Breckenridge Jefferson co.
      James Breckenridge Bourbon
      James Breckenridge Madison
      John Bourbon
      Robert Montgomery
      Robert Jefferson

    Residence 1800  Jefferson Co, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Kentucky Tax List 
    Kentucky 1800 Tax List
    Kentucky 1800 Tax List
    Alexander* Breckenridge - Jefferson
    James Breckenridge - Bourbon (son of Alexander)
    James Breckenridge - Madison (?)
    John Breckenridge - Bourbon (son of Alexander)
    Robert Breckenridge - Montgomery (bro of Alexander)
    Robert Breckenridge - Jefferson (son of Alexander)
    Isaac Moler - Montgomery (son of Joseph Sr.)
    Joseph* Moler, Jr. - Montgomery
    (dau of Joseph, Catherine,
    m son of Alexander Breckenridge, Preston)
    Joseph* Moler, Sr. - Montgomery


    Census 1810  Stoner, Bourbon Co, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Alex Breckenridge:
      males 2 <10 (1800-1810) Preston and Washington
      1 26-25 (1784 - 1794)
      1 +45 Alex (67 y.o.)

      females
      1 26-44 (1766-1784) Mary abt 1780 or 30 y.o.

    Will 2 Jun 1813  Bourbon Co, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    written 

    • Alexander Breckenridge, Sr.
      of Bourbon County, Kentucky
      son of
      George and Ann (Doak) Breckenridge
      Copy of the will of
      Alexander Breckenridge Died
      In the name of God amen. I Alexander Breckenridge Senior of the County of Bourbon and state of Kentucky being very weak in body but of perfect mind & memory thanks be to God for the same. Calling to mind the mortality of the body and knowinhat it is appointed for all men once to dye do make and ordain this my last will & testament that is to say principally & first of all I do give and bequeathe my soul in the hands of Almighty God who gave it my body to the dust to be buried in a Christian manner nothing doubting but I shall receive the same at the General Resurrection by the almighty power of God and as touching and concerning such worldly estate wherewith at has ____ and God to belief me, wish. I give bequeath demise & dispose of the same in form and manner following, to wit, first I desire that all my just and lawful debts be levied and raised and paid out of my personal estate.

      Item. I give & bequeath unto my beloved wife Polly Breckenridge, one third of all my personal and real estate with her bed, bedstead & furniture & her right of dower in the mansion house so long as she remains my widow and one bed & bedstead and its furniture for the use of my small children.

      Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Eddie Linn Breckenridge the plantation I now live upon his bed, bedstead & furniture and a negro by named Peter.
      Item. I give and bequeath unto my sons, George, Robert, James, Alexander & John Breckenridge the land already laid off them, agreeable to their plots and titles.

      Item. I give and bequeathe unto my daughters Ann, Rachel & Elizabeth the lands already laid of to them.

      Item. I give and bequeath unto my sons Preston, Washington & Roddy H Breckenridge my tract of land lying on Lytles Creek in Maury County in Tennessee State to divided equally, agreeable to quantity & quality between the three brothers and I appoint George Breckenridge their guardian to take care of their land until they come of age. Also it is my will and desire that my daughter Jenny Breckenridge shall have a full share of all my other property equal with her three brothers Preston, Washington & Roddy H. Breckenridge also it is my will & desire that if Eddy L. Breckenridge should died before he has a family that his part of the land which I willed to him be equally divided between my two sons Preston & Washington Breckenridge also it is my will and desire that all my negros except Peter should be sold unless my wife Polly Breckenridge should chose to take her third or a part thereof out of them & if she should it is my desire that she shall have the priviledge of taking her third at the appraisement if she should choose so to do also it is my will and desire that she shall have two hundred dollars out of my estate for the use of raising and schooling my children.

      Item. I give & bequeath unto my son John Breckenridge fifty Dollars out of my estate when sold.

      Item. I do hereby constitute and appoint my two sons Alexander & John Breckenridge my executors to this my last will and testament in writing whereof I have ________to set my hand & affix my seal this second day of June one thousand eight hundred & thirteen.
      Alexander Breckenridge
      2 June 1813
      signed sealed in the
      presence of
      John Gass
      Henry Clay, Jr
      James Alexander
      _______________________
      Probate: OCT 1813 KY, Bourbon Co 3
      Will: 2 JUN 1813 KY, Bourbon Co
      Note:

      Will Book D, page 416--Those mentioned-wife, Polly; son, Eddy Linn; sons, George Robert, James, Alexander, and John; daughters, Ann, Rachel and Elizabeth; sons, Preston, Washington and Roddy H., land in Murry County, Tennessee; daughter, Jenny. Written June 2nd, 1813. Proved October, 1813. Executors-sons, Alexander and John. Witnesses-John Gass, Henry Clay, Jr., James Alexander.

      Title: Ardery, Julia Hoge Spencer, Kentucky Records, vol. I & II (Baltimore : Genealogical Publishing, 1969, 1972)
      ___________
    Died Oct 1813  Bourbon Co, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Research Notes 13 Jun 2014  Augusta Co, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Court records link 
    Buried Cane Ridge Cem, Bourbon Co, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Internet researcher says he was buried here, but have not as yet found verification. List of interred at findagrave lists no Breckenridges. However, the meeting house was built in 1791 and the Western Great Revival led by Barton Warren Stone took place in August 1801.

      http://www.gbccchurch.org/Cane_Ridge.htm

      CANE RIDGE MEETING HOUSE
      The Birthplace of the Restoration Movement
      Religion on the Frontier

      The young Presbyterian minister, Barton Warren Stone (1772-1844), arrived on the western frontier to pastor at Cane Ridge in 1796. By the end of the century, Presbyterians in Kentucky, southern Ohio, and northern Tennessee traveled to each other's sacramental communion services which typically began on Friday or Saturday and continued through Monday. Joining them in increasing numbers after a meeting at Red River in Logan County in June 1801 were Methodists and Baptists as well as the "unchurched".
      (later to join with Alexander Campbell, the two to become known as the Stone-Campbell movement in 1832.
      http://www.therestorationmovement.com/stone,bw.htm )

      The Revival of August 1801 at Cane Ridge was the climactic event of the Western Great Revival. It was estimated by military personnel that some 20,000 to 30,000 persons of all ages, representing various cultures and economic levels traveled on foot and on horseback, many bringing wagons with tents and camping provisions. Because of the numbers of people attending and the length of the meeting, Cane Ridge has become the metaphor of the Great Revival. Historical accounts recall the contagious fervor which characterized the meetings that continued day and night. Descriptions abound of individuals, taken by great emotion, falling to the ground, crying aloud in prayer and song, and rising to exhort and assist others in their responses to the moment. Worship continued well into the week following the serving of Communion on Sunday, in fact, until provisions for humans and horses ran out.

      The sacramental gatherings of the Presbyterians, already undergoing transformation by the time of the August 1801 Cane Ridge Revival, contributed to the growing camp meeting revivals. Participation by Methodists added an emotional evangelical quality that Presbyterians had previously tried to hold in check. Baptists attended, however, many were in a parallel meeting of the South Elkhorn Baptist Association.

      Birth of "The Christians"

      In 1804, a small group of Presbyterian ministers from Kentucky and Ohio, including Stone, penned and signed a document, "The Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery", at Cane Ridge that resulted in the birth of a movement seeking unity among Christians along non-sectarian lines. They would call themselves simply "Christians. The Christian Church, the Churches of Christ (non-instrumental), and the Christian Churches (Disciples of Christ), trace their origins here. This movement is often noted as the first one indigenous to American soil.

      Colonel Robert Patterson, involved in settlement of KY, related in a letter to Reverend Dr. John King on Sep 25, 1801:
      "On the first Sabbath of August, was the Sacrament of Kainridge, the congregation of Mr. Stone. - This was the largest meeting of any that I have ever seen: It continued from Friday till Wednesday. About 12,000 persons, 125 waggons, 8 carriages, 900 communicants, 300 were struck.."
      Colonel Robert Patterson, involved in settlement of KY said on Sep 25, 1801.
    Cane Ridge Meeting House, Paris, Bourbon Co, Kentucky
    Cane Ridge Meeting House, Paris, Bourbon Co, Kentucky
    The original log Meeting House was built in 1791, and is enclosed in this newer stone structure. It was dedicated as a shrine to Christian Unity in 1957. Entrance is free and there is a picnic area on the grounds. Over 300 graves are in the cemetery, only a few have stones, and the Curator said they do not have the early records of interments.
    (findagrave by Julia Mitchel 5 Jul 2009)
    Notes 
    • Revolutionary War Vet
      said to have built the first cabin in Washington Co. in 1769
      Residence: Washington Co, Virginia 1773-1792
      Paris, Bourbon Co, Kentucky, 1791-1813
      Nicholas Co, Kentucky 1830

      Family Page source: (Pedigree charts and papers from Mrs. Estella Mary (Breckenridge) Deger of Flint, Michigan and marriage records of Bourbon Co, Kentucky and census records. - submitted by yoko@pclink.com -Roger Carroll Breckenridge)
      ______________________
      (Following rec'd from yoko@pclink.com(Roger Carroll Breckenridge) 7/19/97; Source: "William Clark Breckenridge, His Life, Lineage, and Writings.")

      Alexander Breckenridge
      son of
      George and Ann (Doak) Breckenridge

      Alexander Breckenridge, eldest son of George and Ann (Doak) Breckenridge, here termed Alexander Breckenridge of Bourbon County, Kentucky, was born in Augusta County, Virginia, May 16, 1743, and by the record in the baptismal register of theregation at Tinkling Spring, he was baptized by the Rev. John Craig at South Mountain Meeting House,
      June 30, 1743. This register covers the period from October, 1740, to September, 1749. The particular entry reads: "George Breckenridge a chd Bapd named Alexander."

      He resided with or near his father in 1768, as shown by the petition to Augusta County Court previously cited. In a deposition taken June 10, 1803, in Bourbon County, Kentucky, he stated: "In 1769, Robert Doak said he was agent for Dr. Thoalker to lay off Wolf Hill tract. In November of that year he (Alexander Breckenridge), went and chose a tract and built a cabin and in September, 1770, the removed there." He did not receive his deed
      until April 14, 1774, when Thomas Walker conveyed to him the 360 acres on Wolf Hill Creek on which he had settled in 1770, and which has been said to lie within the present limits of the city of Abingdon. The Robert Doak mentioned was a brother of Mary Doak, wife of Robert Breckenridge, and was a surveyor, a profession which Alexander Breckenridge acquired and practiced extensively, together with the conduct of his farm or plantation.

      On June 2, 1773, Alexander Breckenridge joined 119 others in signing a "Call to Rev. Charles Cummings from the united congregations of Ebbing and Sinking Springs to Holston's River, Fincastle County," to become their pastor. These were famresbyterian congregations of southwest Virginia, and the Rev. Charles Cummings an outstanding figure in the ministry. "For several years after his pastorate began, he carried his rifle when he went
      to church and stood it in the pulpit, while he preached to congregations of which the men were in readiness for an attack by the Indians."

      Alexander Breckenridge was a member of the first grand jury empaneled May 27, 1777, at Black's Fort, Washington County, Virginia, upon the formation of that county within the boundaries of which his residence was thrown. The county recordsain occasional mention of similar service by him and of his appointment as appraiser of the estates of decedents.

      Alexander Breckenridge, taking with him his eldest son George then little over twelve years of age, participated in the battle of Kings Mountain, one of the decisive victories of the Revolutionary War, October 7, 1780, traversing the distaf more than eighty miles on horseback. They were of the four hundred men in the battle from Washington County, Virginia, under General William Campbell. They first assembled at Wolf Hill Creek, then, on September 25, 1780, at Sycamore Shoals on Watauga River. History related that when gathered there, assembled in a grove, ready for the final march to the scene of conflict, the
      Rev. Samuel Doak, Alexander Breckenridge's kinsman, addressed the multitude, and closed his prayer with the words from Holy Writ, "The sword of the Lord and Gideon." A tablet on the courthouse at Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky, commemorates the Revolutionary service of Alexander Breckenridge.

      A letter written June 6, 1857, by that George Breckenridge who was grand master of Freemasons of Kentucky, states that all three of the sons of George and Ann (Doak) Breckenridge - namely, Alexander, Robert, and John - rendered military se during the Revolutionary War (aside from that of Alexander at Kings Mountain), "under General Greene, in Virginia and North Carolina, while Lord Cornwallis' army lay in Virginia." As understood, all such service was volunteer in character and no pay was ever received for it and none of the brothers ever applied for or received a pension for Revolutionary service.

      Alexander Breckenridge and David Looney received a warrant, No. 498, dated October 27, 1783, for 5,000 acres of land in Green County, North Carolina (later within the boundaries of Maury County, Tennessee), issued to them July 10, 1784, by tommissioner's office of east Tennessee, describing the location of the land as on Duck River, Lytle's Creek. As this narrative will show, these lands became the subject of litigation a generation later.

      On September 14, 1790, Alexander Breckenridge bought of William Cowan 1,400 acres of land in Bourbon County, Kentucky, situated about four miles from Paris, the county scat. He sold his homestead in Washington County, Virginia, April 28,, his wife Magdalene joining in the deed and both acknowledging it in open court, May 3, 1791. Thus the date of removal of this family from Virginia to Kentucky may be fixed as in the spring of 1791.

      Alexander Breckenridge's two cousins, Alexander and Robert Breckinridge, had settled at Louisville, Ky., in 1785. His cousin, John Breckinridge, settled in Fayette County, Kentucky, in 1793. His brother, John Breckenridge, evidently lefd Creek,Wythe County, Virginia, and settled in Bourbon County, Kentucky, during 1792 or 1793,while the migration of Robert Breckenridge, brother of Alexander and John from Wythe County, Virginia, to Bath County, Kentucky, was subsequent to August 11, 1795, very probably during the same year.

      Note: Tinkling Springs, one of the earliest Presbyterian Churches in Augusta Co, Virginia, located south of Stauton and about 2 miles south of Fishberville.

      No record has come to the knowledge of the author of the date of death of Magdalene (Gamble) Breckenridge, but it is assumed to have occurred a number of years after the establishment of residence in Kentucky.
      ********************
      MARRIAGE TO MARY* CHADD:
      On October 16, 1806, Alexander Breckenridge married, a second time, Mary Chadd, said to have been of the Maryland family of that name. He died before September 5, 1813, by a receipt of that date for a certified copy of his will, given his tors. The will is dated June 2, 1813, and was proved in Bourbon County Court at its October term, 1813, disposing of a considerable estate, his sons Alexander and John Breckenridge being named executors. A witness to the will was the family physician, Henry Clay, Jr.

      Mary (Chadd) Breckenridge interest in the homestead, February 11, 1815, to the reversioner under his will, his son, Eddy Linn Breckenridge. The date of her death may be fixed as August 21, 1835, by the date of termination of her life intern a negro slave, "Ben," belonging to her husband's estate.
      ______________________

      Event: Biography
      Note:

      In 1773 signed a call for a minister for the United Congregation of Ebbing Spring and Sinking Spring, covering the area between the present Marion and Bristol, Virginia. He participated in the Battle of Point Pleasant, Governor Dunmore's expedition against the Indians in Virginia in October of 1774. Alexander also served as a private in the Virginia line during the Revolutionary War. When the Revolution ended, the enterprising Scotch-Irish moved westward, the Wilderness Road cut by Daniel Boone going right through their valley into Kentucky. The first settlers of Kentucky were almost entirely from this upper portion of the Virginia Valley, referred to as the Shenandoah Valley today. It seems logical that Alexander resettled about this time in Bourbon County, Kentucky. His cousin, John Breckenridge, had bought 600 acres in adjacent Fayette County, Kentucky, in 1790, and moved his family there in 1793; two of John's brothers were already there. Apparently Alexander's brothers, Robert and John, came to Kentucky too as both are recorded as dying there. On January 20, 1794, Alexander Breckenridge is listed as a witness to a will in Bourbon County, Kentucky. The family settled on a farm in the Clintonville Precinct of Bourbon County, near the city of Paris, and probably attended the Cane Ridge Presbyterian Church established in 1783. Barton Warren Stone was its minister from 1798 to 1803, during which time he was influenced by Alexander Campbell to join the Disciples of Christ Church and leave the Presbyterian ministry. His church went with him and thus this branch of the Breckenridge family joined the Christian Church.

      Title: Slater, Patricia




      _______________________
      Note: Marriages of Jefferson Co, TN lists a marriage of Polly Moyers (not yet identified) to Andrew Gass August 13, 1812. One of witnesses to will was a John Gass.
    Person ID I5769  Roots
    Last Modified 20 Apr 2017 

    Father Rev. George* Breckenridge, (Immigrant),   b. Abt 1719, Co Derry, Ulster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 29 Sep 1790, Wythe Co, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Mother Ann* Doak, (Immigrant),   b. Abt 1719, Co Antrim, Ulster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1763, Beverly Manor, Augusta Co, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 44 years) 
    Married 1742  Augusta Co (possibly), Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Magdalene "Polly" Gamble,   b. 10 Jan 1746, Blount Co, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1805, Bourbon Co, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 6 Oct 1767  Blount Co, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. George Gamble Breckenridge,   b. 24 Jul 1768, Wythe Co, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1852, Caledonia, Washington Co, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     2. John Breckenridge,   b. 8 Feb 1771, Wythe Co, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1772, Wythe Co, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
    +3. Ann Breckenridge,   b. 5 Dec 1772, Wythe Co, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Jan 1838, Bourbon Co, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 65 years)
    +4. Robert Breckenridge,   b. 27 Sep 1774, Wythe Co, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1838, Rooks Creek, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     5. Rachel Breckenridge,   b. 12 Apr 1776, Wythe Co, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1845, Rush Co, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     6. James Breckenridge,   b. 25 Jul 1778, Wythe Co, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1822, Bourbon Co, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)
    +7. Alexander Breckenridge, Jr,   b. 19 Dec 1780, Wythe Co, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1859, Union Co, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    +8. Elizabeth Breckenridge,   b. 1 Feb 1783, Wythe Co, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jun 1844, Clay Co, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
    +9. John Breckenridge,   b. 7 Oct 1785, Wythe Co, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1854, Bourbon Co, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    +10. Eddy Linn Breckenridge,   b. 7 Dec 1788, Wythe Co, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 1875, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    Last Modified 10 Feb 2011 
    Family ID F60  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary* "Polly" Chadd, (of Maryland family) ,   b. Between 1771 and 1780, Washington Co, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Aug 1835, Putnam Co, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Married 16 Oct 1806  Bourbon Co, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • supplied to me via email pdf attachment from Carolyn Smith Thursday, March 15, 2012, 3:51 PM:

      Barbara H. Thueson
      Salt Lake City, UT

      December 1, 2005

      Carolyn Weibel Smith
      Colorado City, TX

      Dear Carolyn:

      I'm sorry that I will not be able to help you very much. All of the information that I have on the Chadd family is contained in what I know about Mary herself. Certainly Putnam County, Indiana does appear in the following sources. However, Mary (Polly) is the only person of that name in Putnam County mentioned in them.

      In the "William Clark Breckenridge, His Life, Lineage and Writings", by his brother, James Malcolm Breckenridge, published by the author in St. Louis, Missouri, 1932, pp 133-134 appear the following about Mary Chadd:
      "On October 16 1806, Alexander Breckenridge married, a second time, Mary Chadd, said to have been of the Maryland family of that name. He died before September 5, 1813, by a receipt of that date for a certified copy of his will, given by his executors.
      May (Chadd) Breckenridge, widow of Alexander, Sold her Dower interest in the homestead, February 11, 1815, to the reversioner under his will, his son, Eddy Linn Breckenridge. The date of her death may be fixed as August 21 1835, by the date of termination of her life interest in a Negro slave, "Ben" belonging to her husband's estate." Alexander died in Bourbon County, Kentucky, and Mary died in Putnam County, Indiana.

      In a letter from Jennie M. Brown of Sedalia, Missouri, to Clarence Gamble Breckenridge of Odessa, New York (deceased) written 2 Sep 1969, Mrs. Brown states that Mary Chadd was from the Chadds that were connected with Chadd's Ferry. I assume that Chadd's Ferry was in Maryland.

      I transcribed the following from Family History Library film 1315817, Putnam County, Indiana, Clerk of the Circuit Court, "Probate Records, Putnam County, Indiana," Volume A, p 248 probate record for Polly Breckenridge.

      "Court held in Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, 22 May 1837, - Michael WILSON administrator of estate of Polly BRECKENRIDGE, Michael WILSON obtained letters of administration 7 Sep 1835; Michael WILSON and Cyrus VAN CLEVE were bound to the state of Indiana by $500.00. The effects were of "Polly Breckenridge late of the County of Putnam and state of Indiana deceased. Court dates extended to 13 Feb 1836. Following the sale bill to Michael Wilson (son-in-law): - 1 pair steelyards, 1 stone jug, one cassle slick(?), one hackle, one brass kettle, 2 bags, 2 bucket, 1 bureau, 1 bed and bedding, pair pot hooks, 1 coverlid, 2 blankets, 1 quilt, 2 counterpanes, 1 quilt, 1 blanket. To Washington BRECKENRIDGE (son) 1 iron, 1 set Mouler, 1 basin, 1 scissor, 1 coverlid and blank(?), 1 looking glass, 1 coverlid, 1 quilt, 2 blankets, 2 ---- pins, 1 bay mare. John WILSON, (grandson), 1 cow and calf, 1 oven and lid, 1 basin, 1 bucket. Aimsley GRAHAM: 1 pair hai(?) chains, 1 bridle and colter, 1 tea kettlle, one iron; George SCOTT 1 coffee mill; Alexander MYERS 1 coffee pot, Charles MYERS one trunk; Samuel RAMSEY 1 quilt. Sale certified 12 Nov 1835 by clerk Caleb C. Osborn, clerk of the Sale of Polly Breckenridge. Dec'd State of Indiana, Putnam County before Mr. Jacob Durham, a Justice of the Peace, a balance of $339.19 to be divided...

      (following page was not included in the pdf)


    Breckenridge, Alexander and Mary Chadd marriage
    Breckenridge, Alexander and Mary Chadd marriage
    Children 
    +1. Preston* Breckenridge, Sr,   b. 5 Aug 1807, Paris, Bourbon Co, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1880, Cotton Hill, Sangamon Co, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    +2. Washington Breckenridge,   b. 26 Jul 1808, Bourbon Co, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1891, Rockeville, Parke Co, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    +3. Nimrod "Roddy" Hannah Breckenridge,   b. 14 Dec 1810, Bourbon Co, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1887, Lafayette Co, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     4. (daughter) Breckenridge,   b. Abt 1813, Nicholas Co, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1830, of, Nicholas Co, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 18 years)
    +5. Mary Jane "Jenny" Breckenridge,   b. 26 Nov 1811, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1850, Greencastle, Putnam Co, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
    Last Modified 10 Feb 2011 
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    Link to Google MapsBorn - Bef 16 May 1743 - Augusta Co, Virginia Link to Google Earth
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    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1791 - Paris, Bourbon Co, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1792 - Bourbon Co, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Kentucky tax list - 1798 - Jefferson Co, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
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    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 Oct 1806 - Bourbon Co, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
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