John Breckenridge1

b. 22 March 1815, d. 23 August 1871
FatherThomas Breckenridge1
MotherSarah McMillan1
Birth22 Mar 1815 John Breckenridge was born on 22 Mar 1815 in Scotland.1,2,3 
Marriage He married Nancy G. Clark, daughter of Capt. John B. Clark and Mary Beattie.4,5 
Migration John and Nancy migrated west shortly after their marriage as all of their children were born in Ohio. 
Cens-18502 Aug 1850  In 1850 they were enumerated in Barlow township, Washington County (Ohio), with 4 young children: Mary B. (7), Sarah (4), John C. (3) and Margaret (11 months).6 
Court Record6 May 1858  John and Mary Clark [Nancy's parents] executed an agreement with their sons John and James where they left them 4 tracts of land in exchange for which the men were to pay certain debts and discharge specific legacies to various of their siblings. Nancy was not named in this agreement. However in 1877 a settlement record was presented in court which itemized various payments made in accordance with the agreement. That document listed a $265.62 payment made to D.B. Clark for John Breckenridge.7,8 
Cens-18601860  The 1860 census for Washington County found John and Nancy in Belpre township; two more children had been added to the family: Thomas and Martha. John now owned real estate valued at $4,700 and employed a farm laborer who lived with the family.9 
Cens-18708 Jun 1870  John appears to have been a successful farmer as his land had increased in value to $6,000 by 1870 and his personal property to $2,000. Four children were enumerated with John and Nancy that year: Mary (27 and listed as an invalid), John (22, farm hand), Thomas (17) and Martha (15).10 [daughter Sarah died in 1862] 
Death23 Aug 1871 John died on 23 Aug 1871 at age 56.1,11 
Burial He was buried at Rockland Cemetery in Belpre, Ohio.1,11 

Family

Nancy G. Clark b. 18 Jul 1815
Children
Last Edited25 Oct 2013

Citations

  1. [S628] Roger Breckenridge, "Descendants of the Breckenridges of Washington Co., Ohio and their Kin."
  2. [S629] John Breckenridge household, 1850 U.S. census, Washington Co., OH, pop. sched., Barlow township, p. 348 (stamped), dwelling 179, family 181, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2003, image 25 of 26. The census lists: John Breckenridge [?] 35, farmer, owns real estate $582, b. Scotland; Nancy 36, b. VA; Mary B. 7; Sarah 4, John C. 3; Mgt 10/12.
  3. [S2757] "Ohio State Death Certificates", Family History Library, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Sept. 2013). John C. Breckenridge certificate 45,909;(digital image) family information provided by Mary B. Breckenridge. John C. Breckenridge's father stated to be John Breckenridge, b. Scotland.
  4. [S5] Elizabeth Kelly Allison, Early Southwest Virginia Families, p. 70-85.
  5. [S140] "Ryburn History," compiled by P. Shugart, p. 46. This information is from transcribed lists of birth, death and marriage dates for John Clark and Mary Beattie Clark and their children. The list incorrectly shows John Clark marrying Nancy Gilmer Clark, and Isabella Clark marrying John Breckenridge.
  6. [S629] John Breckenridge household, 1850 U.S. census, Washington Co., OH, pop. sched., Barlow township, p. 348 (stamped), dwelling 179, family 181, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2003, image 25 of 26. The census lists: John Breckenridge [?] 35, farmer, owns real estate $582, b. Scotland; Nancy 36, b. VA; Mary B. 7; Sarah 4, John C. 3; Mgt 10/12; all children born in Ohio.
  7. [S721] Washington Co., Virginia, Deed Book 24: 146. On 6 May 1858 John Clark and Mary his wife to James and John B. Clark, their sons. Also mentions three daughters: Elizabeth A. Clark, Eleanor G. Clark and Martha H. Ryburn. In addition refers to land left to John Clark by James Clark, his father.
  8. [S707] Account of James and John B. Clark with John Clark (1877), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 19: 354. Lists the payments made to John M. Preston, as well as various legacies directed by the agreement dated 6 May 1858.
  9. [S630] John Breckenridge household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., OH, pop. sched., Belpre township, p. 342b, dwelling 1363, family 1157, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2003, image 41 of 42. The census recorded: John Breckenridge 45, farmer, real estate $4,700, personal property $831, born Scotland; Nancy 46 b. VA; Mary B. 18, b. OH; Sarah 16, b. VA; John 13, b. OH; Margaret 10, b. OH; Thomas Henry 7, b. OH; Martha 5, b. OH; John Mitchell 23, farm laborer, b. Scotland.
  10. [S2226] John Breckenridge household, 1870 U.S. cens, Washington Co., OH, pop. sched., Belpre Township, p. 59 stamped, dwelling 159, family 155, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2009, image 19 of 62. Household includes [image very faded]: John Breckenridge, 55, farmer, owns land worth $6,000, pers. prop of $2,000, b. Scotland, both parents of foreign birth; Nancy G., 56, b. VA; Mary B., 27, invalid, b. OH; John C., 22, farm hand, b. OH; Thomas H., 17, b. OH; Martha, 15, b. OH.
  11. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed Sept. 2013). John Breckenridge memorial #32451059, Rockland Cemetery, Belpre, Washington Co., OH (entry includes photo of stone: "John Breckenridge died Aug. 23, 1871 aged 56 yrs & 5 mos." [rest of photo is blurry]
  12. [S2757] "Ohio State Death Certificates", Family History Library, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Sept. 2013). Mary B. Breckenridge certificate (digital image); family information provided by Mary J. Horton. Mary B. Breckenridge's father stated to be John Breckenridge, b. Scotland.
  13. [S2757] "Ohio State Death Certificates", Family History Library, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Sept. 2013). Martha Jane Horton certificate (digital image); family information provided by Mary Horton. Martha Jane Horton's father stated to be John Breckenridge, b. Scotland.