William
B.
Breed
Born in Alabama, United States of America
Ancestors 
Son of William Jasper Breed
and Eliza (McDaniel) Breed
Brother of
Benjamin Jeptha Breed, Francis E. Breed, James Monroe Breed, Joseph Walker Breed, Samantha Jane (Breed) Cannon, Eliza A. Breed and Sarah C. (Breed) Fisher
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 18
in Kentucky, United States of America
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Apr 2018
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Biography
William B. Breed, born in 1848 in Alabama, was the third child of Eliza (McDaniel) Breed (abt.1810-abt.1881) and William Jasper Breed (1813-1892) [1].
Per the caption of his online memorial site, W. B. Breed, age 18, was enlisted for the duration of the [American Civil] war by Capt. Jefferson Falkner on July 25, 1861, at Chambers County, Alabama, as a private in Capt. Jefferson Falkner's Company, (Chambers Cavalry) Alabama Cavalry. This company was subsequently assigned to the 8th (Wade's) Regiment, Confederate Cavalry as Company B. Pvt Breed's horse was valued at $160 and his equipments at $20. Pvt Breed died in camp in Kentucky of relapse of measles on November 20, 1861.
Sources
- ↑ Breed Family Association #16 (March, 1963), Charles B. Newhall et.al.; p. 95, no. 786: https://archive.org/details/BreedFamilyAssociationVol161963OCR/page/n138
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~1.56%
Frances Sims
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~0.78%
Sandy (Cumbie) Palumbo :
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~0.78%
Mike (Jenkins) Jenkins-Brown :
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~0.78%
Orville Todd :
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