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Lettice/Letitia Preston[1]

Female Est 1735 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Lettice/Letitia Preston 
    Born Est 1735  Colonial Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died Yes, date unknown  Prob. Augusta County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I23057  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2022 

    Father John Preston,   b. Est 1700, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 May 1748, Augusta County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 48 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Patton,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Y  [1
    • John Preston proved his importation; Elizabeth, his wife; William, his son; Lettice, Margaret and Anne, his daughters, immediately from Ireland to this Colony - 12 May 1746
    Family ID F8954  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Justice Col. Robert Breckenridge,   b. 1725, County Derry, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1772, Botetourt Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Married 6 Jul 1758  Augusta Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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. [4]
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2022 
    Family ID F7926  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Histories
    Chronicles of the Scotch-search
    Chronicles of the Scotch-search
    Chronicles of the Scotch-search.txt
    Chronicles of the Scotch Irish Settlement in Virginia
Lyman Chalkley, Dean of the College of Law of Kentucky University, Judge of the County Court of Augusta County, Virginia
    Chronicles of the Scotch Irish Settlement in Virginia Lyman Chalkley, Dean of the College of Law of Kentucky University, Judge of the County Court of Augusta County, Virginia
    Chronicles of the Scotch-search.txt

  • Sources 
    1. [S251] Various Books, Lyman Chalkley.
      Chronicles of the Scotch- Book 1pp.17 (44)
      John Preston proved his importation; Elizabeth, his wife; William, his son; Lettice, Margaret and Anne, his daughters, immediately from Ireland to this Colony - 12 May 1746

    2. [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

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

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