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IMMIGRANT/PATRIOT Alexander Breckenridge

Male 1670 - 1743  (73 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  IMMIGRANT/PATRIOT Alexander Breckenridge was born 1670, Ireland; died 1743, Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia Colony.

    Alexander married Jane Preston. Jane was born 1680, Ireland; died 1748, Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia Colony. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Sarah Breckenridge  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1698, Antrim, Northern Ireland; died 1794, Augusta County, Virginia.
    2. 3. Letitia 'Lettice' Breckenridge  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1728, Ireland; died Yes, date unknown, Augusta County, Virginia.
    3. 4. George to Kentucky Breckenridge  Descendancy chart to this point was born Est 1720, County Derry,Ireland; died 29 Sep 1790, Wythe Co., Virginia .
    4. 5. Justice Col. Robert Breckenridge  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1725, County Derry, Ireland; died 1772, Botetourt Co., Virginia.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Sarah Breckenridge Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alexander1) was born 1698, Antrim, Northern Ireland; died 1794, Augusta County, Virginia.

    Sarah married Captain Robert the Founder Immigrant McClanahan 1739, Ireland. Robert (son of John McClanahan and Agnes McCubit/McChubit/McCubbins) was born Abt 1710, Ireland; died 1791, Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia; was buried , Tinkling Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Fishersville, VA.. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 6. Leut. Col. Alexander 'Breckenridge' McClanahan  Descendancy chart to this point was born Est 1740, Antrim, Ulster Province, IRELAND; died 6 May 1797, Augusta County, Virginia.
    2. 7. Jane/Jean 'Jenny' McClanahan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Dec 1740, Augusta County, Virginia Colony; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 8. Agnes 'Breckenridge' McClanahan  Descendancy chart to this point was born Est 1742, Augusta, Virginia Colony; died 1 Aug 1794, Augusta County, Virginia.
    4. 9. Capt. John 'Breckenridge' McClanahan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Nov 1742, Augusta County, Virginia Colony; died 30 Jun 1774.
    5. 10. 'Lettice', Letitia McClanahan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 May 1745, Augusta Co., Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. 11. Captain Robert 'Breckenridge' McClanahan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Apr 1747, Augusta County, Virginia Colony; died 10 Oct 1774, Point Pleasant, Mason Co., Virginia Colony; was buried , Pioneer Cemetery, Point Pleasant, Mason County, VA.
    7. 12. Doctor William [Breckenridge] McClanahan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Jan 1748, Augusta County, Virginia Colony; died 10 Oct 1774, Point Pleasant, Colonial America.

  2. 3.  Letitia 'Lettice' Breckenridge Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alexander1) was born Abt 1728, Ireland; died Yes, date unknown, Augusta County, Virginia.

    Letitia married Elijah McClanahan, Jr. Sep 1749, Augusta Co., Virginia Colony. Elijah (son of Patriot Elijah 'Old Elijah' McClanahan and Ann Ewing/Owens) was born Est 1728, Augusta County, Virginia Colony; died 1794, Augusta Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  3. 4.  George to Kentucky Breckenridge Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alexander1) was born Est 1720, County Derry,Ireland; died 29 Sep 1790, Wythe Co., Virginia .

    George married Ann Doak Est 1729, Prob. Ireland. Ann was born Abt 1733; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 5.  Justice Col. Robert Breckenridge Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alexander1) was born 1725, County Derry, Ireland; died 1772, Botetourt Co., Virginia.

    Robert married Mary Poague. Mary (daughter of Robert Poague) was born Abt 1725, Augusta, Virginia Colony; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Robert married Lettice/Letitia Preston 6 Jul 1758, Augusta Co., Virginia Colony. Lettice/Letitia (daughter of John Preston and Elizabeth Patton) was born Est 1735, Colonial Virginia; died Yes, date unknown, Prob. Augusta County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Leut. Col. Alexander 'Breckenridge' McClanahan Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sarah2, 1.Alexander1) was born Est 1740, Antrim, Ulster Province, IRELAND; died 6 May 1797, Augusta County, Virginia.

    Alexander married Eleanor Elizabeth Shelton. Eleanor (daughter of John Armistead Shelton and Eleanor Elizabeth Parks) was born 1743, Virginia Colony; died 1774, N. Carolina. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Letitia Washington McClanahan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1772, Augusta County, Virginia Colony; died 1823, Augusta County, Virginia.
    2. 14. Elizabeth Parks McClanahan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Jun 1774, Augusta County, Virginia Colony; died 7 Jun 1854, Augusta County, Virginia; was buried , Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery Fishersville Augusta County Virginia.
    3. 15. Alexander McClanahan, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1775, Augusta County, Virginia Colony; died 1851, Perry Co., Ohio; was buried , Bethel Cemetery, Perry Co., Ohio.
    4. 16. Margaret 'Maggie' McClanahan  Descendancy chart to this point was born Est 1780, Likely Augusta Co., Virginia; died 12 Aug 1865, Jackson County, Indiana; was buried , Heighton Hill Cemetery Medora, Jackson County, Indiana.
    5. 17. Anna McClanahan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1802, Augusta, Virginia ; died 17 May 1862, Monmouth, Warren Co., Illinois.
    6. 18. Eleanor B. McClanahan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Mar 1803, Statesville, Iredell Co., North Carolina; died 15 Aug 1881, Warren County, Illinois; was buried , Cedar Creek Cemetery, Little York, Warren Co., Illinois.
    7. 19. John S. [Shelton] McClanahan  Descendancy chart to this point was born Est 1770, Augusta Co., Virginia; died 1798, Augusta Co., Virginia.

  2. 7.  Jane/Jean 'Jenny' McClanahan Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sarah2, 1.Alexander1) was born 8 Dec 1740, Augusta County, Virginia Colony; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 8.  Agnes 'Breckenridge' McClanahan Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sarah2, 1.Alexander1) was born Est 1742, Augusta, Virginia Colony; died 1 Aug 1794, Augusta County, Virginia.

    Agnes married John H. Dean 26 Dec 1759, Augusta Co., Virginia Colony. John was born Est 1725; died 1811, Augusta County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  4. 9.  Capt. John 'Breckenridge' McClanahan Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sarah2, 1.Alexander1) was born 9 Nov 1742, Augusta County, Virginia Colony; died 30 Jun 1774.

    John married Margaret Ann Lewis 15 May 1770, Augusta Co., Virginia Colony. Margaret (daughter of Surveyor Thomas Lewis and Jane Strother) was born 1751, Augusta County, Virginia Colony; died Jan 1834, Augusta County, Virginia Colony. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 20. John [Lewis] McClanahan, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Dec 1774, Augusta County, Virginia Colony; died 1815, Lewisburg, Augusta Co., Virginia.

  5. 10.  'Lettice', Letitia McClanahan Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sarah2, 1.Alexander1) was born 26 May 1745, Augusta Co., Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.

  6. 11.  Captain Robert 'Breckenridge' McClanahan Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sarah2, 1.Alexander1) was born 19 Apr 1747, Augusta County, Virginia Colony; died 10 Oct 1774, Point Pleasant, Mason Co., Virginia Colony; was buried , Pioneer Cemetery, Point Pleasant, Mason County, VA.

    Robert married Catherine/Katherine 'Kitty' Madison 15 May 1770, Probably Augusta Co., Virginia Colony. Catherine/Katherine (daughter of Humphrey Madison and Mary Dickinson/Dickerson) was born 1754, Augusta County, Virginia Colony; died 18 Jul 1818, Mason County, Virginia; was buried , Craig-Douglas Cemetery Grimms Landing, Mason County, West Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 21. Robert to Kentucky McClanahan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1771, Augusta Co., Virginia Colony; died 17 Jul 1832, Barren Co., Kentucky.
    2. 22. Captain John [KY] McClanahan  Descendancy chart to this point was born Dec 1774, Augusta County, Virginia Colony; died Apr 1847, Lawrenceton, Missouri.

  7. 12.  Doctor William [Breckenridge] McClanahan Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sarah2, 1.Alexander1) was born 10 Jan 1748, Augusta County, Virginia Colony; died 10 Oct 1774, Point Pleasant, Colonial America.


Generation: 4

  1. 13.  Letitia Washington McClanahan Descendancy chart to this point (6.Alexander3, 2.Sarah2, 1.Alexander1) was born 1772, Augusta County, Virginia Colony; died 1823, Augusta County, Virginia.

    Letitia married Morris Austin. Morris was born Abt 1808, Virginia; died 1833. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 23. Dr. Alexander McClanahan Austin, M.D.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Jan 1803, Augusta County, Virginia; died 18 Jun 1888, Greenbrier County, West Virginia; was buried , Old Stone Prsbyterian Church Cemetery Lewisburg, West Virginia.

  2. 14.  Elizabeth Parks McClanahan Descendancy chart to this point (6.Alexander3, 2.Sarah2, 1.Alexander1) was born 2 Jun 1774, Augusta County, Virginia Colony; died 7 Jun 1854, Augusta County, Virginia; was buried , Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery Fishersville Augusta County Virginia.

    Elizabeth married William Abney 23 Dec 1794, Wilson Presbyterian Church, Old Stone, Augusta Co., Virginia. William (son of Captain John 'Hatter' Abney, Sr. and Isabella Van Lear) was born 1774, Augusta County, Virginia Colony; died 1828, Augusta Co., Virginia Colony. [Group Sheet]


  3. 15.  Alexander McClanahan, Jr.Alexander McClanahan, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (6.Alexander3, 2.Sarah2, 1.Alexander1) was born 1775, Augusta County, Virginia Colony; died 1851, Perry Co., Ohio; was buried , Bethel Cemetery, Perry Co., Ohio.

  4. 16.  Margaret 'Maggie' McClanahan Descendancy chart to this point (6.Alexander3, 2.Sarah2, 1.Alexander1) was born Est 1780, Likely Augusta Co., Virginia; died 12 Aug 1865, Jackson County, Indiana; was buried , Heighton Hill Cemetery Medora, Jackson County, Indiana.

    Margaret married Hugh [dna-dar] Reynolds. Hugh (son of William of Cecil Co Reynolds and Margaret Patterson) was born Abt 1755, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Colony; died 1832, Statesville, North Carolina; was buried , Old Forth Creek Cemetery Statesville, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 24. Hugh 'of Iredell' Reynolds, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Apr 1809, Prob. North Carolina; died 16 Oct 1878, Statesville, North Carolina; was buried , Old Fourth Creek Cemetery, Statesville, NC.
    2. 25. Col. Reuben Reynolds  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Dec 1813, Davis Sulpher Springs, Alexander County, Iredell, North Carolina; died 20 Oct 1903, Iredell Co., North Carolina ; was buried , Oakwood Cemetery Statesville, North Carolina.
    3. 26. Andrew J. to Indiana Reynolds  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1811, Statesville, Iredell Co., North Carolina; died 5 Oct 1863, Jackson, Indiana; was buried , Heighton Hill Cemetery, Medora, Jackson Co., Indiana.

  5. 17.  Anna McClanahan Descendancy chart to this point (6.Alexander3, 2.Sarah2, 1.Alexander1) was born 1802, Augusta, Virginia ; died 17 May 1862, Monmouth, Warren Co., Illinois.

    Anna married John Grey Reynolds. John (son of Hugh [dna-dar] Reynolds and Elizabeth McCauley) was born Abt 1785, North Carolina; died 17 Oct 1862, Monmouth, Warren Co., Illinois. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 27. Hugh Alexander [Letterwriter] Reynolds  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Oct 1832, Jackson Co., Indiana; died 27 Jan 1920, Monmouth, Warren Co., Illinois.
    2. 28. 'Dovey', Dove Ellen Reynolds  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1828, Statesville, Iredell Co., North Carolina; died 17 Nov 1919, Troy Twp., Albia, Monroe County, Iowa.
    3. 29. James L. Reynolds  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1830, Statesville, Iredell Co., North Carolina; died 8 May 1889, Henderson Co., Illinois.

  6. 18.  Eleanor B. McClanahan Descendancy chart to this point (6.Alexander3, 2.Sarah2, 1.Alexander1) was born 10 Mar 1803, Statesville, Iredell Co., North Carolina; died 15 Aug 1881, Warren County, Illinois; was buried , Cedar Creek Cemetery, Little York, Warren Co., Illinois.

    Eleanor married Thomas McCauley Reynolds. Thomas (son of Hugh [dna-dar] Reynolds and Elizabeth McCauley) was born 15 Oct 1782, Statesville, North Carolina; died 12 Jun 1869, Warren Co.,Illinois; was buried , Cedar Creek Cemetery, Little York, Warren Co., Illinois. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 30. James Blackburn Reynolds  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Feb 1838, Warren County, Illlinois; died 7 Jan 1911, Warren County, Illinois; was buried , Cedar Creek Cemetery, Little York, Warren Co., Illinois.
    2. 31. William A. Reynolds  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1826, Statesville, Iredell Co., North Carolina; died 24 Dec 1865, Warren County, Illinois; was buried , Cedar Creek Cemetery Little York, Warren County, Illinois.
    3. 32. Martha Ellen Reynolds  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 May 1840, Henderson County, Illinois; died 27 Sep 1924, Warren, Illinois.

  7. 19.  John S. [Shelton] McClanahan Descendancy chart to this point (6.Alexander3, 2.Sarah2, 1.Alexander1) was born Est 1770, Augusta Co., Virginia; died 1798, Augusta Co., Virginia.

  8. 20.  John [Lewis] McClanahan, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (9.John3, 2.Sarah2, 1.Alexander1) was born 8 Dec 1774, Augusta County, Virginia Colony; died 1815, Lewisburg, Augusta Co., Virginia.

    John married Mildred Maupin. Mildred was born Est 1777, Williamsburg, Virginia Colony; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  9. 21.  Robert to Kentucky McClanahan Descendancy chart to this point (11.Robert3, 2.Sarah2, 1.Alexander1) was born 1771, Augusta Co., Virginia Colony; died 17 Jul 1832, Barren Co., Kentucky.

    Robert married Isabella, Mrs. Robert McClanahan. Isabella, was born Abt 1771; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 33. General John to Ohio McClanahan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Nov 1794, Rockbridge Co., Virginia; died 23 Feb 1863, Ohio.
    2. 34. Judge Samuel McClanahan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Feb 1797, Ireland; died 5 Mar 1882, North Liberty, Ohio.

    Robert married Sarah [Van Lear] Abney. Sarah (daughter of Captain John 'Hatter' Abney, Sr. and Isabella Van Lear) was born 1769, Augusta County, Virginia Colony; died 11 Sep 1853, Barren Co., Kentucky. [Group Sheet]


  10. 22.  Captain John [KY] McClanahan Descendancy chart to this point (11.Robert3, 2.Sarah2, 1.Alexander1) was born Dec 1774, Augusta County, Virginia Colony; died Apr 1847, Lawrenceton, Missouri.

    John married Lydia Burns 23 May 1797, St. Genevieve, Missouri. Lydia was born Abt 1774, Washington County, Pennsylvania; died 1 May 1860, St. Genevieve, Missouri. [Group Sheet]