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Family: PATRIOT Justice Col. Robert Breckenridge / Lettice/Letitia Preston (F7926)  [1, 2

m. 6 Jul 1758


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  • Father | Male
    PATRIOT Justice Col. Robert Breckenridge

    Born  1725  County Derry, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1772  Botetourt Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Married  6 Jul 1758  Augusta Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Mary Poague | F7925 
    Married     
    Father  Alexander Breckenridge | F7605 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Jane Preston | F7605 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Lettice/Letitia Preston

    Born  Est 1735  Colonial Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown  Prob. Augusta County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Father  John Preston | F8954 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth Patton | F8954 Group Sheet 

  • Notes  Married:
    • Children of Col. Robert Breckenridge and Lettice Preston:
      ~William of Augusta Co., VA and Lexington Ky m. Miss Gillam.
      ~John b. 2 Dec 1760 d. 14 Dec 1806, educated at Wm & Mary, was a member was a member of the House of Delegates of Virginia removed in 1793 to KY near Lexington; Attorney General of KY 1795-97, member of House of Delegates 1797-1800, Speaker 1800, U.S. Senator 1801-1805 and attorney General of United States 1805 until his death. He married 22 Feb 1789, Mary Hopkins, d/o Col. Joseph Cabell of Buckingham Co. VA. [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate, file:///R:/Users/mfe/Downloads/early-virginia-marriages-p1.pdf.
      EARLY VIRGINIA MARRIAGES
      Augusta Co., Virginia
      6 Jul 1758 Robert Breckinridge
      Page 85

    2. [S275] Lyman Chalkley, Lyman Chalkley.
      Robert Breckenridge and Mary, his wife, late Mary Poake.[Poague]

    3. [S140] Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, https://www.reynoldspatova.org/histories/01-15-2019-004.pdf.