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Jane Preston 1690–1747 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1690

Birth Location: Derry, Cavan, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 11 December 1747

Death Location: Fishersville, Augusta, Virginia

Father: John Immigrant)

Mother: Mary Stewart

Spouse(s): Alexander Breckenridge

Children(s): John Breckinridge, Hannah Breckinridge, James Breckenridge, Adam Breckenridge, Letitia Breckinridge, Smith Breckinridge, Mary Breckenridge, COL Sr, George Breckenridge, Sarah Breckenridge, Jennet Breckenridge, James Breckenridge, Thomas Breckenridge, Sarah Breckenridge, Nancy Brackenridge, Margaret Breckenridge, Susan Breckenridge, John Breckenridge, Mary Breckenridge

In 1690, Jane Preston entered the world in Derry, Cavan, Ulster, Ireland, born to John Archibald Phineas Preston The Immigrant And Mary Forbes Stewart. Jane Preston married Alexander Breckenridge, and had children including Adam Breckenridge, Col Robert Preston Breckinridge Sr, George Preston Breckenridge, Hannah Breckinridge, James Breckenridge, Jennet Janet Breckenridge, John Breckenridge, John Thomas Breckinridge, Letitia Breckinridge, Margaret Breckenridge, Mary Breckenridge, Nancy Agnes Brackenridge, Sarah Breckenridge, Sarah Jane Breckenridge, Smith Breckinridge, Susan Breckenridge, Thomas James Breckenridge. Jane Preston passed away in 1747 in Fishersville, Augusta, Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1690, Jane Preston entered the world in Derry, Cavan, Ulster, Ireland, born to John Archibald Phineas Preston The Immigrant And Mary Forbes Stewart.
  • Jane Preston married Alexander Breckenridge, and had children including Adam Breckenridge, Col Robert Preston Breckinridge Sr, George Preston Breckenridge, Hannah Breckinridge, James Breckenridge, Jennet Janet Breckenridge, John Breckenridge, John Thomas Breckinridge, Letitia Breckinridge, Margaret Breckenridge, Mary Breckenridge, Nancy Agnes Brackenridge, Sarah Breckenridge, Sarah Jane Breckenridge, Smith Breckinridge, Susan Breckenridge, Thomas James Breckenridge.
  • Jane Preston passed away in 1747 in Fishersville, Augusta, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Immigrant)
1660–1703
Birth Location: Londonderry, Derry, Of Ulster, Ireland
JI
Mary Stewart
1678–1758
Birth Location: Newtown, Meath, Ulster, Ireland
MS

Spouses(s)

Alexander Breckenridge
1685–1743
Birth Location: Ballyrickard, Ayrshire, Scotland
AB

Children(s)

John Breckinridge
1712–1763
Birth Location: Derry, Cavan, Ireland
JB
Hannah Breckinridge
1715–1763
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
HB
James Breckenridge
1721–1765
Birth Location: Antrim, Antrim, , Ireland
JB
Adam Breckenridge
1724–1758
Birth Location: Derry, Ireland
AB
Letitia Breckinridge
1723–1791
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA
LB
Smith Breckinridge
1726–1727
Birth Location: Derry, 5296, , Ireland
SB
Mary Breckenridge
1722–1791
Birth Location: Ballygan, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
MB
COL Sr
1720–1772
Birth Location: County Londonderry AKA County Derry, Ulster Province, Ireland
CS
George Breckenridge
1714–1790
Birth Location: Derry, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
GB
Sarah Breckenridge
1728–1791
Birth Location: Londonderry, Londonderry, Ulster, Northern Ireland
SB
Jennet Breckenridge
1696–1742
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
JB
James Breckenridge
1722–1756
Birth Location: Derry, Cavan, Ireland
JB
Thomas Breckenridge
1736–1806
Birth Location: Glenarm, Antrim, Ireland
TB
Sarah Breckenridge
1710–1794
Birth Location: , Antrim, , Ireland
SB
Nancy Brackenridge
1725–1769
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
NB
Margaret Breckenridge
1710–1790
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
MB
Susan Breckenridge
1724–1794
Birth Location: Derry, Cavan, Ireland
SB
John Breckenridge
1696–1742
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
JB
Mary Breckenridge
1710–1791
Birth Location: Ballygan, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
MB

Jane Preston's Ancestors

Self
Jane Preston
1690–1747
Birth Place: Derry, Cavan, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
John Archibald (Phineas) Preston (The Immigrant)
1660–1703
Londonderry, Derry, Of Ulster, Ireland
Mary (Forbes) Stewart
1678–1758
Newtown, Meath, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
GEORGE (henry LORD 4TH BARON PRESTON OF) VALLEYFIELD
1625–1669
Bromley Park, Staffordshire, England
Alice ((Annie) Plant) (Preston)(Lady)
1631–1683
Stafford, Staffordshire, England
William (Thomas Stewart Viscount) Mountjoy
1653–1692
Newtown, Tyrone, Ireland
Mary (Anne Coote; Stewart; Stuart; Viscomtesse of) Mountjoy
1654–1720
Dublin, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
David PRESTON
1577–1669
susanna colville
1579–1609
Robert Plant
1605–1678
Anne Brown
1611–1671
Sir Ramalton
1628–1653
Katherine Granard
1627–1714
Richard Diana
1620–1683
Maria George
1624–1701
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Colville
1537–1597
Nichola GGM
1526–1585
Lawrence II
1578–1633
Margaret Belie
1579–1636
Valentine Brown
1572–1633
Elizabeth Desmond
1576–1623
Lady Newcomen
1575–1690
Robert Kenagh
1596–1677
Anne Boleyn
1606–1670
Sir Baronet
1580–1642
Dorothea Cuffe
1585–1640
Lord Connaught
1583–1660
Lady Gifford
1595–1660

Jane Preston's Descendants

1.
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Jane Preston (April 1690–11 December 1747) m. Alexander Breckenridge (Abt. 1685–23 Sep 1743)
  1. 1. John (Thomas) Breckinridge 1712–1763 m. Agnes (Wright) Lady 1721–1794
    1. 1. Gen. (James) Breckinridge 1763–1833 m. Ann (Cary) Selden 1781–1843 m. Amelia Sebastian 1764–1801
      1. 1. Capt (CARY Breckinridge Va) Militia 1796–1867 m. Emma (Walker) Gilmer 1803–1893
        1. 1. Capt (George William Breckinridge CSA Co E 2nd Batn Jr) Rvs 1847–1911 m. Annie (Austin “Annie” Hamner) Breckinridge 1849–1892 m. Lillian (Maurin) Sanford 1878–1963
        2. 2. James Breckenridge 1837–1865
        3. 3. Eliza (Watts) Breckenridge 1842–
        4. 4. John (Harmer) Breckenridge 1844–1862
        5. 5. Mary (Ann) Breckenridge 1831–1883
        6. 6. Emma (Jane) Breckinridge 1827–1891
        7. 7. Peachy (Gilmer) Breckenridge 1835–1864
        8. 8. Cary (Breckinridge) Jr 1839–1918
        9. 9. Lucy (Gilmer) Breckinridge 1843–1865
      2. 2. Catherine (S) BRECKINRIDGE 1788–1864
    2. 2. John Breckinridge 1757–1797
    3. 3. Jean (Jane) BRECKENRIDGE 1730–1823
    4. 4. Gennet BRECKENRIDGE –1809
    5. 5. Robert Brackenridge 1758–1797
    6. 6. John (Breckenridge, Atty) Gen 1760–1806
    7. 7. Thomas (James) Breckenridge 1736–1806
  2. 2. Hannah Breckinridge 1715–1763
  3. 3. James Breckenridge 1721–1765
  4. 4. Adam Breckenridge 1724–1758
  5. 5. Letitia Breckinridge 1723–1791
  6. 6. Smith Breckinridge 1726–1727
  7. 7. Mary Breckenridge 1722–1791
  8. 8. COL (Robert Preston Breckinridge) Sr 1720–1772
  9. 9. George (Preston) Breckenridge 1714–1790
  10. 10. Sarah (Jane) Breckenridge 1728–1791
  11. 11. Jennet (Janet) Breckenridge 1696–1742
  12. 12. James Breckenridge 1722–1756 m. Martha Culbertson 1708–1792
    1. 1. Octavia (Breckenridge-Mills) 1751 1751–1825
    2. 2. John Breckenridge 1745–1810
    3. 3. Elizabeth Breckenridge 1734–
    4. 4. Samuel Breckenridge 1759–1793
    5. 5. Martha Breckenridge 1744–1833 m. James Lindsay 1740–1801
      1. 1. Agnes Lindsay 1783–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Lindsay 1774–
      3. 3. Jane Lindsay 1791–1811
      4. 4. John Lindsay 1770–1823
      5. 5. Martha Lindsay 1779–1821
      6. 6. Mary Lindsay 1788–
      7. 7. Samuel Lindsay 1776–
      8. 8. Sarah Lindsay 1786–1808
      9. 9. James (A) Lindsey 1755–1833
    6. 6. Nancy (Agness) Brackenridge 1739–1804
    7. 7. James Breckenridge 1742–1809
    8. 8. Ann Brackenridge 1683–1723
  13. 13. Thomas (James) Breckenridge 1736–1806
  14. 14. Sarah Breckenridge 1710–1794
  15. 15. Nancy (Agnes) Brackenridge 1725–1769
  16. 16. Margaret Breckenridge 1710–1790
  17. 17. Susan Breckenridge 1724–1794
  18. 18. John Breckenridge 1696–1742
  19. 19. Mary Breckenridge 1710–1791

Jane Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1690
April 1690
Birth of Jane Preston in Derry, Cavan, Ulster, Ireland
Derry, Cavan, Ulster, Ireland
1747
11 December 1747
Age 57
Death of Jane Preston in Fishersville, Augusta, Virginia
Fishersville, Augusta, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1690
    Event Place: Derry, Cavan, Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 December 1747
    Event Place: Fishersville, Augusta, Virginia
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