Capt. Cary Breckinridge

1796 - 1867  (71 years)

• Name	Cary Breckinridge
  Title	Capt.
  Born	13 Feb 1796	Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Education	Washington College  [2]
  Birth	13 Feb 1796	Grove Hill, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
  	Exact location unknown
  Occupation	1850  [1]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1850	Botetourt, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Died	25 Mar 1867	Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
  Person ID	I338	mytree
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	James Breckinridge,   b. 7 Mar 1763, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA ,   d. 13 May 1833, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ann Selden,   b. 1765,   d. 17 Mar 1843, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	1 Jan 1791	Richmond, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
  Notes	She was from South Hampton, VA.
  Family ID	F245	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Walker Gilmer,   b. 18 Jul 1807, Henry, Virginia, USA ,   d. 1893  (Age 85 years)
  Married	25 Nov 1830	Liberty, Bedford, Virginia, USA
  Children	+ 1. Mary Ann Breckinridge,   b. 4 Dec 1831, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA ,   d. 1883  (Age 51 years)  [natural] + 2. Peachy Gilmer Breckinridge,   b. 5 Sep 1835, Botetourt, Virginia, USA ,   d. 24 May 1864  (Age 28 years)  [natural]   3. James Breckinridge,   b. 1 Sep 1837, Botetourt, Virginia, USA ,   d. 1 Apr 1865, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA  (Age 27 years)  [natural] + 4. Cary Breckinridge, Jr.,   b. 5 Oct 1839, Botetourt, Virginia, USA ,   d. 11 May 1918, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA  (Age 78 years)  [natural]   5. Eliza Watts Breckinridge,   b. 30 Apr 1841, Virginia, USA  [natural]   6. Lucy Gilmer Breckinridge,   b. 1 Feb 1843, Virginia, USA ,   d. 16 Jun 1865, Grove Hill, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA  (Age 22 years)  [natural]   7. John Harmer Breckinridge,   b. 14 Jul 1844, Virginia, USA ,   d. 3 Jun 1862, Richmond, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA  (Age 17 years)  [natural]   8. Emma Breckinridge,   b. 25 Sep 1845, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA ,   d. 16 Jun 1865  (Age 19 years)  [natural] + 9. George William Breckinridge,   b. 25 May 1847, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA ,   d. 13 Apr 1911, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA  (Age 63 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F255	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Feb 1796 - Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA Birth - Exact location unknown - 13 Feb 1796 - Grove Hill, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA Married - 25 Nov 1830 - Liberty, Bedford, Virginia, USA Residence - 1850 - Botetourt, Virginia, USA Died - 25 Mar 1867 - Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		1850 US Census - District 8, Botetourt, VA (p147A)
  		Capt. Cary Breckinridge [1796-1867]

  
  

• Notes

  Carey Breckinridge is No. 541 in the Washington College Catalogue. Cary and Emma had wed in 1831 and had soon started construction of 'Catawba,' a home modeled after 'Grove Hill.'

  
  

• Sources

  [S189] 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: National Archives and Records Administration;), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 8, Botetourt, Virginia; Roll: M432_936; Page: 147A; Image: . Cary Breckenridge, Emma W., Mary A., Peachy G., James, Carey, Eliza W., Lucy G., John H., Emma J., George W. [S73] History of Washington College, Dr. W. H. Ruffin, President of Washington College 1833-1848/Feb 1893, Page 116.