Jane (Buchanan) Breckinridge lived in Appalachia, in Virginia.
Jane Buchanan was born about 1759 in Virginia. Jane's father, Col Buchanan died in 1769 when she was ten years old and William Preston, made her his ward.
On 2 November 1778, she married Colonel John Floyd, [1] and had three sons:
William Preston Floyd
George Rogers Clark Floyd
John Floyd would become governor of Virginia as would his son, John Buchanan Floyd.
On 9 December 1784 in Jefferson, Virginia (now KY), Jenny married Alexander Breckenridge. [2] They had three sons:
James Douglas Breckenridge
Henry Brown Breckenridge
Robert Breckenridge
She died 14 May 1812 in Jefferson County, Kentucky and was buried in Floyd-Breckinridge Cemetery, Plymouth Village, Jefferson County, Kentucky. [3]
Sources
↑ Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Source number: 892.005; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 7 Page Source number: 892.005; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 7
↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," FamilySearch database with images, Alexander Breckenridge and Jenny Floyd, 9 Dec 1784; citing , Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 817,859. Link
↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #6298336 accessed 30 May 2018, memorial page for Jane Buchanan Floyd Breckinridge (1759–14 May 1812), citing Floyd-Breckinridge Cemetery, Plymouth Village, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Marigay.
Source: Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Ancestry.com Operations Inc)
The late Gov. Floyd of Virginia was a son of Jane's marriage to John Floyd. Source: Book, "Action at the Galudoghson" by Lyman Copeland Draper
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jane by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jane:
Buchanan-3645 and Buchanan-256 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicate profile. one of the sources on Buchanan-256 agrees with the 1759 birth year.