3. Letitia PRESTON (John1) was born in 1729 in Ireland. She married Col. Robert Breckinridge on July 10, 1758 in Augusta Co., VA. She died in March, 1797.
Letitia moved from Botetourt Co., VA to Fayette Co., KY in May 1793 with all the children except James.
Col. Robert BRECKINRIDGE was born in 1720 in Ayshire, Scotland. He married Mary Poague circa 1740. He died in 1772 in Fincastle, Botetourt County, Va.
Robert Breckinridge is named in a certificate of importation on May 22, 1740 that was granted to his father by the Orange County Court which also stated that the family came from Ireland to Philadelphia, PA and then to VA. He became Sheriff of Augusta Co., VA on November 21, 1753. Robert began military service in 1756 in Augusta Co., VA and was the captain of a company of Rangers which was incorporated with a detachment of the 1st VA Regiment for an expedition under Col. Andrew Lewis against the Shawnee Indians.
Children of Letitia Preston and Col. Robert Breckinridge were as follows:
19. i. William BRECKINRIDGE, born May 2, 1759; married Mary Gilham.
+ 20. ii. John BRECKINRIDGE, born December 2, 1760 in Staunton, VA; married Mary Hopkins Cabell.
+ 21. iii. James BRECKINRIDGE, born March 7, 1763 in Botetourt County, VA; married Ann Selden.
22. iv. Jane BRECKINRIDGE was born circa 1765. She died young.
23. v. Elizabeth BRECKINRIDGE, born circa 1766; married Samuel Meredith.
24. vi. Preston BRECKINRIDGE, born March 17, 1770; married Elizabeth Trigg.
