Ossamon (Breeding) Breeden (1735)

Ancestors

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Ossaman Breeding^[1]

Parents

Richard “Cross” Breeding (b. 1698 Brumfield Parish, Culpepper Co., VA - 15 Mar 1773). His father may have been Bryant Breeding of James City County, VA. In 1731 at Culpepper Co., VA, he married Eleanor Cross (b. 1701 Christ Church Parish, Middelsex Co., VA - 1735 Culpepper Co. VA). After marriage, he went by the name Cross. They had seven children: Ossaman, Job Richard, Anne, Abner, Elijah, Drusilla, and Richard (A man named Richard Breeding served as a private in the Revolutionary War. This was likely their youngest son).^[2]

FROM CULPEPER COUNTY, VIRGINIA DEED BOOK A PAGE 509

Teste: Roger Dixon Clk

This Indenture made the Twentieth day of June in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Three Between Richard Breeding of the Parish of Brumfield and County of Culpeper of one part and his children (to wit) Job, Ossaman, Ann, Abner, Elijah, Drucilla, Richard Breeding of the other part Witnesseth that as said Richard Breeding for and in consideration of the natural love and affection which he hath and bears towards his aforesaid children hath given and grants and by these presents doth give and grant unto his said children Job, Ossaman, Ann, Abner, Elijah, Drucilla and Richard Breeding Eight head of cattle, nine head of sheep, twenty-one head of hogs and their increases, two beds and furniture, one house and all the rest of his movable estate to them and their heirs forever to be equally divided among them when they arrive to lawful age. In witness whereof the said Richard Breeding hath hereunto put his hand and affixed his seal the day, month and year first above written------

Signed Sealed and Delivered his in the Presence of .....Richard Breeding L Signed..William Henderson

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Signed..James Archer his Richard Breeding mark At a court held for the County of Culpeper on the 21st day of June 1753

This Indenture was proven by the oath of James Archer and William Henderson. Witness thereunto and ordered to be recorded.

Teste Roger Dixon Clk

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1773, Transferred property to children, names 7 children, Culpeper Co., Va.

15 March 1773, Inventory of Estate, Culpeper Co., Va.

20 June 1773, Will Recorded Culpeper Co., Va. Will Book A, page 509.

"The Braden, Breeden, & Breeding Families, Karl W. Braden, 1988, Madison Co., Va., Library".

Sources

FROM CULPEPER COUNTY, VIRGINIA DEED BOOK A PAGE 509

"The Braden, Breeden, & Breeding Families, Karl W. Braden, 1988, Madison Co., Va., Library".

1. ↑ Brother, Job Richard Breeding (b. 1732 Culpepper Co., VA - 19 June 1815 Garth Hallow, Madison Co., VA), second son of “Cross” and Eleanor Breeding, married Jane Acuff (b. 1738 Poss, Culpepper Co., VA - 1817 Garth Hallow) in 1761. They had 8 children: Richard, Jeremiah, James Allison, Molly, Susannah, William, Francis “Franny”, and Jinny. All the children changed the spelling of their name from BREEDING to BREEDEN. Job died at age 83. Jane died at 79.
2. ↑ Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Births [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001. [Family Data Collection - Births database was created while gathering genealogical data for use in the study of human genetics and disease].