Jane (Buchanan) Breckinridge (1759 - 1812)

Born 1759 in Fort Lewis, Augusta County, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of John Floyd — married 1778 in Smithfield, Virginia, USA

Wife of Alexander Breckenridge — married 9 Dec 1784 in Jefferson, Virginia, USA

Descendants

Died 14 May 1812 at about age 53 in Floyds Station, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

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:

1. William Preston Floyd
2. George Rogers Clark Floyd
3. 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:

1. James Douglas Breckenridge
2. Henry Brown Breckenridge
3. 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

1. ↑ 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
2. ↑ "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
3. ↑ 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.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 24 April 2017, 23:20), entry for Jane Breckenridge Buchanan(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:MCHG-WMT); contributed by various users.

• 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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