No, I don't think the cabin in Washington County connects to my Alexander Breckenridge. As far as I can tell, he died sometime before 1743. There is a conflict over whether he lived in Orange County or in Augusta. I assume Augusta because he is buried in Tinkling Springs cemetery. James C. Klotter in his book The Breckinridges of Kentucky, says Augusta. Pat At 08:13 PM 10/15/2004, you wrote: >Pat Wrote: ><<<Velma, >Have you found any connection between Alexander Breckenridge and the Pattons? >Pat >>> >I have a picture on my website of a cabin built in Washington co., VA. by >one Alexander Breckenridge. It has been preserved and now stands behind >the Wash. Co Library in Abingdon, Va. He could very well have come from >Augusta C., Va. as Rev. Charles Cummings was called from Tinkling Springs >to preach in Washington co. >Look on "Scenes of Interest" on my website: >http://hearlshill.freeservers.com/index.html >Enjoy! >G. Lee Hearl >Authentic Appalachian Storyteller >Abingdon, Va. > > >==== VAAUGUST Mailing List ==== >**************************************************************** >List Administrator >Barbara Stanley - [email protected] >****************************************************************

Pat, Very likely he lived in the part of Orange County which became Augusta County. If he died before 1743 Augusta had not become an independent county at that time. Note: Many people who have ancestors who settled early in Ky (1774-1800) should look in Washington County for records because most of them probably spent a few years in the county before moving further west. G. L. H. Pat Wrote: >>>>>>> No, I don't think the cabin in Washington County connects to my Alexander Breckenridge. As far as I can tell, he died sometime before 1743. There is a conflict over whether he lived in Orange County or in Augusta. I assume Augusta because he is buried in Tinkling Springs cemetery. James C. Klotter in his book The Breckinridges of Kentucky, says Augusta. Pat <<<< G. Lee Hearl Authentic Appalachian Storyteller Abingdon, Va.

G. Lee Hearl, I believe I have discovered that the Alexander Breckenridge who built the cabin was possibly the son of Alexander's son, Robert from his first marriage to Mary Poage. When she died, Robert's second wife, Letitia Preston, had difficulty with the two sons, Robert, Jr. and Alexander and they were apprenticed to her brother. I'm quoting from James C. Klotter's book, The Breckinridges of Kentucky 1760-1981. Mr. Klotter was state historian at the time the book was written: "Lettice Preston had to fill the difficult position of stepmother to Robert Jr. and Alexander, children of her husband's (Robert) first marriage (Mary Poage), which ended with his wife's death. 'Much disagreement' with her stepsons caused Lettice to accept her brother's suggestion to apprentice the boys to his brother-in-law, a carpenter. After leaving the trade for sercie in the Revolutionary War, the two young men wer4e reunited by 1783 in Kentucky." If you are telling stories about this era and location, it might be good for your to get ahold of a copy of this book, because there is some interesting information about the relationship regarding the two brothers' interest in one woman whose child, James Douglas Breckenridge (whomever the father was) Louisville congressman. This may all be frivolous information that you are not interested in, but I thought I would give it to you in case you are interested. At 01:17 AM 10/16/2004, Patricia J Weisshaus wrote: >No, I don't think the cabin in Washington County connects to my Alexander >Breckenridge. As far as I can tell, he died sometime before 1743. There is >a conflict over whether he lived in Orange County or in Augusta. I assume >Augusta because he is buried in Tinkling Springs cemetery. James C. >Klotter in his book The Breckinridges of Kentucky, says Augusta. > >Pat > >At 08:13 PM 10/15/2004, you wrote: >>Pat Wrote: >><<<Velma, >>Have you found any connection between Alexander Breckenridge and the Pattons? >>Pat >>> >>I have a picture on my website of a cabin built in Washington co., VA. by >>one Alexander Breckenridge. It has been preserved and now stands behind >>the Wash. Co Library in Abingdon, Va. He could very well have come from >>Augusta C., Va. as Rev. Charles Cummings was called from Tinkling Springs >>to preach in Washington co. >>Look on "Scenes of Interest" on my website: >>http://hearlshill.freeservers.com/index.html >>Enjoy! >>G. Lee Hearl >>Authentic Appalachian Storyteller >>Abingdon, Va. >> >> >>==== VAAUGUST Mailing List ==== >>**************************************************************** >>List Administrator >>Barbara Stanley - [email protected] >>****************************************************************

Augusta Co. was formed from Orange Co. Legislative enactment in 1738 Organized in 1745 Our Augusta Co. ancestors could have lived in Orange Co. and without moving their place of residence could have been changed to Augusta Co. ---------- At 01:17 AM 10/16/04 -0400, you wrote: >No, I don't think the cabin in Washington County connects to my Alexander >Breckenridge. As far as I can tell, he died sometime before 1743. There is >a conflict over whether he lived in Orange County or in Augusta. I assume >Augusta because he is buried in Tinkling Springs cemetery. James C. >Klotter in his book The Breckinridges of Kentucky, says Augusta. > >Pat