Alexander BRECKENRIDGE/BRACKENRIDGE
SAR Patriot #:
P-120364
The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
State of Service: VA
Qualifying Service: Captain / Patriotic Service
DAR #: A013933
Birth: 16 May 1743 / Augusta / VA
Death: Oct 1813 / Bourbon / KY
Qualifying Service Description:
- 1777-1779, he was commissioned as a Lieutenant on 14 March 1777 in the company of Captain Samuel Lapsley, commanded by Colonel James Woods (later by Colonel Nathaniel Gist). Promoted to Captain on 23 April 1779.
- 1779-1781, was a Captain in the regiment of Colonel Gist and was taken prisoner at the Seige of Charleston (1780) and held until 1781.
- NOTE: Not the same man who was at King's Mountain, as this Alexander was a Prisoner of War during that period.
Additional References:
- Revolutionary War Pension file S41607 for John Hanna, reference his service until Captain Brackenridge
- Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War. Micropublication M881, rolls 0066, 1040. Washington: National Archives.
- Summers, Lewis PrestonAnnals of Southwest Virginia 1769-1800, Vol II, Tennessee. Johnson City: The Overmountain Press, 1992, page1382
- Brumbaugh, Gaius Marcus, Revolutionary War Records Vol 1, Virginia Army and Navy Forces with Bounty Land Warrants for Virginia Military District of Ohio, and Virginia Military Scrip; from Federal and State Archives, Washington DC: Lancaster Press Inc, 1936, pg 613
- Wilson, Howard McKnightGreat Valley Patriots, Western Virginia in the Struggle for Liberty: McClure Press, 1976, pg 153
Spouse: (1) Magdalin Gamble; (2) Mary Chadd
Children: Eddie; John; George; Rachel; Robert; Alexander; Roddy; Jane; Elizabeth; Preston;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
| Date Approved | Society | ACN | SAR Member Info | Lineage via Child | View Application Detail | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-06-07 | TX | Unassigned | Edwin Hite Howell (92843) | Alexander | ||
| 1966-05-31 | AZ | Unassigned | Chase Morsey Jr (94210) | Alexander | ||
| 1975-11-14 | AR | Unassigned | Ned Arlan Wilson (108824) | Jane | ||
| 1976-12-30 | IN | Unassigned | Gregory Allen Wilson (112501) | Jane | ||
| 1979-03-28 | TX | Unassigned | Wiley Montgomery Stem (115500) | George | ||
| 1982-07-28 | KS | Unassigned | Donald Frederick Morrow (120619) | Eddie | ||
| 1988-02-06 | MO | 223053 | Robert Ray Vaughn (131090) | Elizabeth | ||
| 1990-02-07 | FL | 218907 | Robert Allen Breckenridge (134321) | Eddie | ||
| 1990-05-07 | DC | 226498 | John Griffin Crump (128600) | Alexander | ||
| 2018-02-09 | TX | 79343 | Garold Robert Base (206348) | John | ||
| 2022-07-22 | LA | 101080 | Stephen Orel Creech (213810) | Edlyn |
Burial:
Location:
Paris / Bourbon / KY / USA
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Comments:
- Find-a-Grave Memorial references a V/A stone request card, but the only other thing to suggest he might be buried here is that his wife's grave was located in the cemetery.
- Memorial plaque at Bourbon County, KY Courthouse. GPS coordinates: 38.213000, -84.249820
- photo used with permission of Compatriot Mitchell Anderson, 229001, KYSSAR
Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:
Photo: 1 of 1
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