I am descended from Alexander Breckenridge as well as Robert Poague and Robert McClanahan. At least Breckenridge settled in Chambersburg PA for a short time before going to Staunton VA. I live about 12 miles from Chambersburg. I am leaving for Ireland next week and while I expect very little free time in Londonderry can anyone suggest any books that might be available there or questions I can ask the guides and others I meet about these families or generally about emigrants of the 1720-40's - where they would have left from etc. Most of these families seem to have been from the Londonderry area. Jane 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 > >> >> >allpiper[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] > ****************************************************************

Jane, I can't believe it. I, too, am descended from Robert McClenachan through his daughter, Agnes McClenachan Wilson Dean. I believe that Sarah Breckenridge was the daughter of Alexander Breckenridge and Jane Preston, although there are those who dispute this. Following are the notes I have from my genealogy database: "Although most historians agree, the fact that whether or not Sarah is the daughter of Alexander Breckenridge is disputed by James Malcolm Breckenridge in WILLIAM CLARK BRECKENRIDGE ; HIS LIFE, LINEAGE AND WRITINGS, page 119. As further confirmation of her birth, it is clearly stated that she is Alexander's daughter by grand nephew, Rev. Robert J.Breckenridge in letter to Lyman Draper dated 18 Aug. 1851 found in PRESTON AND VIRGINIA PAPERS OF THE DRAPER COLLECTION OF MANUSCRIPTS, 6ZZ2a (Roll 122). Death date can be assumed to be near June 17, 1794 by Augusta County Court Record Book XXIII, page 126 because Alexander McClenachan and Alex St. Clair are appointed administrators of the estate of Sarah McClenachan (CHRONICLES OF THE SCOTCH-IRISH SETTLEMENT IN VIRGINIA, Volume I, page 277). Although a copy of this decree was found in the Family History Library, I have not yet found any probate. The marriage possibly took place in Ireland before emigration and will probably be impossible to establish, given the nature of Irish records. TODO: Try to find marriage in Ireland before emigration" According to what someone wrote on this list, they probably came from Donegal in the Lettterkenny area. I dn't know if it is possible (I don't think so) to find a marriage for Robert and Sarah Breckenridge. I don't know if church records for Donegal, Letterkenny area, are available in Dublin . I have a friend who lives in Antrim, and she is constantly reading newspapers which go back pretty far in Dublin. You might want to take a look at that. Good luck and contact me after you get back. I'm curious to know from which child you are descended. Pat At 02:54 PM 5/9/2004, you wrote: >I am descended from Alexander Breckenridge as well as Robert Poague and Robert >McClanahan. At least Breckenridge settled in Chambersburg PA for a short time >before going to Staunton VA. I live about 12 miles from Chambersburg. I >am leaving >for Ireland next week and while I expect very little free time in >Londonderry can >anyone suggest any books that might be available there or questions I can >ask the >guides and others I meet about these families or generally about emigrants >of the >1720-40's - where they would have left from etc. Most of these families >seem to >have been from the Londonderry area. Jane > >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 > > >> > > >>