Gen. James Breckinridge

1763 - 1833  (70 years)

• Name	James Breckinridge  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Title	Gen.
  Born	7 Mar 1763	Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA   [6]
  Gender	Male
  Education	Washington College  [7]
  Burial	1833	Grove Hill, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	Exact location unknown
  Buried	1833	Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA   [6]
  Death	13 May 1833	Grove Hill, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	Exact location unknown
  Died	13 May 1833	Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
  Person ID	I335	mytree
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Robert Breckinridge,   b. 1712, Ayrshire, Scotland ,   d. 15 Sep 1772, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA  (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lettice Preston,   b. 1728, Londonderry, Londonderry, Northern Ireland ,   d. Mar 1798, Kentucky, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	10 Jul 1758  [6]
  Family ID	F252	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann Selden,   b. 1765,   d. 17 Mar 1843, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Married	1 Jan 1791	Richmond, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
  Notes	She was from South Hampton, VA.
  Children	+ 1. Letitia Breckinridge,   b. 26 Oct 1791, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA ,   d. 10 Mar 1866  (Age 74 years)  [natural] + 2. Elizabeth Breckinridge,   b. 31 Mar 1794, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA ,   d. 8 Jul 1862  (Age 68 years)  [natural] + 3. Cary Breckinridge,   b. 13 Feb 1796, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA ,   d. 25 Mar 1867, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA  (Age 71 years)  [natural]   4. Mary Ann Breckinridge,   b. 12 Mar 1797,   d. 13 Aug 1830  (Age 33 years)  [natural] + 5. Matilda Breckinridge,   b. 15 Apr 1799,   d. 1869  (Age 69 years)  [natural]   6. James Breckinridge, Jr.,   b. 20 Jan 1801,   d. Jul 1824  (Age 23 years)  [natural] + 7. Robert Breckinridge,   b. 12 May 1802, Botetourt, Virginia, USA ,   d. 1827  (Age 24 years)  [natural]   8. John Breckinridge, I,   b. 28 Oct 1803,   d. 28 Aug 1805  (Age 1 years)  [natural]   9. Wilson Selden Breckinridge,   b. 14 Feb 1805,   d. 1 Jun 1805  (Age 0 years)  [natural]   10. John Breckinridge, II,   b. 28 Aug 1809,   d. 5 May 1844  (Age 34 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F245	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Mar 1763 - Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA Married - 1 Jan 1791 - Richmond, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Burial - Exact location unknown - 1833 - Grove Hill, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA Buried - 1833 - Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA Death - Exact location unknown - 13 May 1833 - Grove Hill, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA Died - 13 May 1833 - Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  James Breckinridge [1763-1833]

  
  

• Notes

  At the age of 18 he joined the Corps of Riflemen as a private. The Corps was raised and commanded by Col. William Preston. The Corps went to the assistance of General Greene in North Carolina early in the memorable campaign of 1781, in which the Carolinas and Georgia were finally rescued from the British invasion. After the Revolution, James Breckinridge entered the College of William and Mary where he graduated in 1789. He then obtained a license to practice law and continued in this profession for more than thirty years. He represented Botetourt Co. many times in the General Assembly of Virginia, and the Botetourt District in four successive sessions of Congress later, from 1809-1817. It was during this time that he became the intimate friend and associate of Henry Clay who afterward visited him several times at his estate, "Grove Hill". He was the leader of the Federalist party in Virginia and an associate of Thomas Jefferson in the founding of the University of Virginia. He was No. 3 in the College Catalogue of Washington Academy (College).

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Melissa Ward (sarafina@delcarsdungeon.com), Letters left to her grandson, CHL III. [S116] Seldens of Virginia Vol 1, Page 95. [S147] Waddell Annals of Augusta County. [S146] Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. [S117] Seldens of Virginia Vol 2, Page 590. [S57] Find A Grave. [S73] History of Washington College, Dr. W. H. Ruffin, President of Washington College 1833-1848/Feb 1893, Page 115.