From the book The Prestons of Smithfield and Greenfield In Virginia. By John Fredrick Dorman. >Thank you very much for your reply. Now can you tell me where you got the >information about Letitia and Jane? I would really appreciate it. > >Pat > >At 11:49 AM 5/9/2004, Lyndon and Gay Nix wrote: >>Pat, >>Letitia Preston the daughter of John Preston and Elizabeth Patton who was >>born ca 1725/28 married Col. Robert Breckenridge. >>Alexander Breckenridge md Jane Preston she was the sister of John Preston. >>James Patton brought these people to help settle the grant he had in Augusta >>Co, Va. >> Gay Nix >> >> >> >> >> >In regard to James and Henry Patton, has anyone discovered a relationship >> >to the Alexander Breckenridge family? I have always felt there was in >> some way. >> > >> >I have the following notes in my genealogy database, if it is of interested >> >to anyone. >> > >> >TODO: Chalkleys vol. 1 page 419 County court judgements June, 1803 (I to >> >Z): suit Mathew Patton vs. Archibald Thompson - defendant, servant of >> >plaintiff, had enlisted as a solder under Capt. Gibson. Talks about >> >William Patton, John Patton and James Patton one of whom possibly married >> >Mary Briscoe in Carickafodan 1741 in parish of Donagh, Donegal, Ireland by >> >Rev. Thomas Shawbridge. Also mentions Tulanree parish of Donagh, >> >Donegal. Bill states that James is only son and heir of John who was only >> >son and heir of William. William left them in Ireland in 1741. See if any >> >information about this family in Ireland. Look for Breckenridges in same >> >area. >> > >> >Further information: Will of William Patton dated 5 March 1793, he states >> >that he married Mary Beaty, daughter of Alexander Beaty of the parish of >> >Donnagh in the county of "Dunnigall" "sometime in the year of our Lord one >> >thousand seven hundred and forty. I had one son John which wife and son I >> >left in Ireland about one year after my marriage aforesaid and whereas I >> >have been informed that my said wife Mary is now dead,...I give and >> >bequeath the whole of the remainder of my estate to my son John...." Alex >> >St. Clair witness. >> > >> >It seems to me that somewhere along the line there was a relationship >> >suggested, and that one of the Pattons shipped many people from Ireland, >> >including he Breckenridges. Alexander Breckenridge's wife's maiden name is >> >possibly Preston although I have also seen it as Patton. >> > >> >Pat >> > >> >At 08:58 AM 5/9/2004, Lyndon and Gay Nix wrote: >> >>Deborah, >> >>I only have information on James Patton. >> >>I also had Hounshell family from Wythe County. >> >>I went on a 3 week research trip there and Pulaski, Montgomery and all the >> >>connecting counties plus Augusta County, that is beautiful country, got >> >>visit Tinkling Springs cemetery. >> >>I visited the William Preston home which sets on the collage campus and the >> >>grave yard, so much history in the area. >> >>James was the son of Henry and brother to John. >> >> >> >> Gay Nix >> >> >> >> >> >> >Hello, >> >> > >> >> >I came through John Patton and Agnes Snodgrass daughter Agnes"Annie" who >> >> >married William Patterson and their daughter Nancy who married Esq.George >> >> >Josiah Reeder in Wythe Co., VA in 1818. Do you have any information >> on this >> >> >line? Thank you. Your James is the son or brother of Henry? >> >> >Deborah Ray Piper >> >> >Spencer Co., IN >> >> >[email protected] >> >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >> >From: "Lyndon and Gay Nix" <[email protected]> >> >> >To: <[email protected]> >> >> >Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 8:49 AM >> >> >Subject: Re: [VAAUGUST] Henry Patton & Sarah Lynn >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> Deborah, >> >> >> I am a descendant of James Patton through his daughter Mary who md >> William >> >> >> Thompson. >> >> >> Which one do you descend from? >> >> >> James Patton as far as I know and from Patricia Givens Johnson the >> writer >> >> >of >> >> >> many books as shown on the Patton page never owned any Ships. >> >> >> He was a sea captain and worked for Walter Lutwidge. >> >> >> If you are from Col. James Patton then you need the soft cover book >> about >> >> >> William Thompson she wrote. >> >> >> Another item that is not correct and many people take the source >> from The >> >> >> Family Tree by Mary Preston Gray is James married Mary Borden, >> >> >> James md Mary Osborne. >> >> >> There is no marriage record found for James Patton. >> >> >> He lived in Whitehaven where he was a employee for Lutwidge. >> >> >> As you notice source says married about, meaning they didn't find a >> >> >marriage >> >> >> and guessing at the date. >> >> >> William and Mary(Patton) Thompson had son Henry who named a son >> Osbourne. >> >> >> Most of the other information is correct and I am very proud of being a >> >> >> descendant of this man who helped build America. >> >> >> I don't believe that Mary (Osborn) was born in Augusta Co, Va. >> >> >> I haven't had a chance to go through all that was on that Patton >> page so >> >> >> there may be some other corrections. >> >> >> That is why we have to go over the research others have done to >> make sure >> >> >we >> >> >> get our family tree correct. >> >> >> It is a good place to start and very helpful in ones research. >> >> >> Get back with me on how do you connect to James Patton? >> >> >> >> >> >> Gay Nix >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >Wow, thanks George this is my line... >> >> >> > >> >> >> >Deborah Ray Piper >> >> >> >Spencer Co., IN >> >> >> >[email protected] >> >> >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >> >> >From: <[email protected]> >> >> >> >To: <[email protected]> >> >> >> >Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 6:45 PM >> >> >> >Subject: Re: [VAAUGUST] Henry Patton & Sarah Lynn >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> have you seen this web page? >> >> >> >> http://lady3248.tripod.com/jamespatton1692.htm >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> this might get you some good info >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> George young >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ==== VAAUGUST Mailing List ==== >> >> >> >> **************************************************************** >> >> >> >> List Administrator >> >> >> >> Barbara Stanley - [email protected] >> >> >> >> **************************************************************** >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> >==== VAAUGUST Mailing List ==== >> >> >> >**************************************************************** >> >> >> >List Administrator >> >> >> >Barbara Stanley - [email protected] >> >> >> >**************************************************************** >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ==== VAAUGUST Mailing List ==== >> >> >> **************************************************************** >> >> >> List Administrator >> >> >> Barbara Stanley - [email protected] >> >> >> **************************************************************** >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >==== VAAUGUST Mailing List ==== >> >> >**************************************************************** >> >> >List Administrator >> >> >Barbara Stanley - [email protected] >> >> >**************************************************************** >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>==== VAAUGUST Mailing List ==== >> >>**************************************************************** >> >>List Administrator >> >>Barbara Stanley - [email protected] >> >>**************************************************************** >> > >> > >> >==== VAAUGUST Mailing List ==== >> >**************************************************************** >> >List Administrator >> >Barbara Stanley - [email protected] >> >**************************************************************** >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >>==== VAAUGUST Mailing List ==== >>**************************************************************** >>List Administrator >>Barbara Stanley - [email protected] >>**************************************************************** > > >==== VAAUGUST Mailing List ==== >**************************************************************** >List Administrator >Barbara Stanley - [email protected] >**************************************************************** > > >