Jeremiah Breeden1

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Father*Bryant Breeding1 ( - b 1787)
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Charts Pedigree for Stanley Russell McKinney
Relationship 4th great-grandfather of James Jay McKinney.
Last Edited 1 Apr 1999
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Note* Jeremiah Breeding was born to Bryant Jr. Breeding and his wife in 1769, at their 100-acre farm on the western bank of the South Shenandoah River. But Jeremiah’s father died when he was only thirteen; he was then taken into the household of his Uncle James and Aunt Sarah Breeding as a part of their family. Whether James had been officially named as guardian is uncertain, but he paid the taxes on the land Jeremiah was to inherit ond otherwise scrupulously performed the duties of one.

When Jeremiah and Elizabeth - a daughter of “Mill-Creek John” and Ann Nunn Hurst - wished to marry, parental consent was mandatory, as they both were only nineteen. For his part, James wrote: “I, James Breeding, is willing that my son, Jeremiah Breeding, shall mary Elizabeth.” Then, shortly afterward, on April 29, 1788, their wedding was solemnized.

Doubtless, the couple set up housekeeping at the 100-acre farm, and in .1790, Jeremiah, now 21, had to begin paying his own taxes! Thereafter, there was a lasting association between the lives of James and Sarah and their guardian.

Many neighboring families, mostly related, moved to Wythe County during the last two decades of the 18th century. The first was Capt. John Hurst, son of “Brindle Bill” of Hawksbill Creek, who, with ,some of his Morgan and Dyer relatives, moved there in 1782. They were followed in 1789 by James Breeding; Jeremiah and Elizabeth were there by 1793, and Spencer Sr. by- 1794. “Mill-Creek John” Hurst made the move in 1795, and his brother Absalom by 1800.

Jeremiah returned to Shenandoah in 1796, where he sold their property on September 16* to John Elshite for 100 pounds. In order to ensure that Elizabeth “freely and voluntarily, without the persuasion or threat of the said Jeremiah Breeding her husband” agreed to the sale of their land, she was “privately examined” and the report forwarded to Shenandoah County, where it was filed with the sale-papers.

On October 10, 1797, they purchased 100 acres on the east side of New River in Wythe County, from John and Eleanor Morgan Fugate. But then, two years later, they sold the property to Spencer Breeding for 109 pounds and moved to the Powell River Valley in Lee County, Virginia.

When the Thompson Settlement Baptist Church was organized in Lee County, Elizabeth was its first member, received on the Third Saturday of December, 1800. She obtained and presented her letter from her previous congregation during the next month. Eventually, in June, 1802, Jeremiah also joined the church.

On July 10, 1801, they paid Stephen Thompson l00 pounds for a 95-acre tract on a rocky ridge, extending across both the Big Kentucky Branch and the Little Kentucky Branch. On August 10, 1801, they purchased an additional 100 acres from James Thompson. This land cost them 90 pounds, and was located on the south side of Powell River. Then on December 12, 1803, they sold both these acreages to Thomas and Sylvia Hurst. Sylvia was Jeremiah% sister; Thomas was Elizabeth’s brother.

Jeremiah had some unspecified difference with Stephen Thompson. Stephen was a member of the church, and Thomas Hurst, also a member, was appointed to a committee to iron out the difficulty. This was in 1804.

Jeremiah remained in the Powell Valley community, where he continued to buy and sell land over a period of several years and was a well-known citizen. On July 24, 18 18, they purchased 400 acres lying on the north side of Powell River, where they made their home.

Some of Elizabeth’s brothers, half-brothers, and a considerable numbers of nephews and nieces, had moved to Putnam County, Indiana. When her stepmother, Elizabeth Breedwell Hurst, along with still others of the family, .made preparations to go there, Elizabeth Breeding determined to accompany them for a visit with these relatives. The record of the Deer Creek Baptist Church at that place has the following entry: “Elizabeth Breeden received into our watch care and fellowship until she returns to her own church or obtains a letter from it. February, 1824.”

Jeremiah and Elizabeth sold 45 acres of their lands in 1826, and a larger tract in 1827. On May 9, 1834, apparently aware of his impending death, Jeremiah B. Breeding sold the remainder of the 400-acre farm, a tract of 224 acres, to his son-in-law Allen Mflam for $500, but subject to this agreement: “that Jeremiah was to have possession until his death . . . and the said Milam was to take the land under all its encumbrances, including Elizabeth’s dowry, without recourse.”

By July 5th of that year, Jeremiah was dead and his estate had already been appraised. The inventory does not mention cash, but shows that he left a collection of farm equipment, produce and livestock. He also held notes and accounts amounting to $1,257.13. While this doesn’t sound like much today, Elizabeth felt sufficiently independent to leave the family home; and very soon migrated west with her son William Breeding of Claiborne County, Tennessee. Their first stop was in Putnam County, Indiana. Her son Russell had married and was raising a family there; also there were many Hurst relatives for her to visit.

It would appear - from family tradition - that Elizabeth and William then proceeded to Missouri, but that Elizabeth became ill and died at St. Louis. The Deer Creek Church made this report: “Elizabeth Breeden, dead, 1834.”2 
(Witness) Note JAMES (1)
Northern Neck Warrant, 23 July 1771 (land eventually patented to John Bullen, assignee); resided Shenandoah Co., VA, Little Reed Island Creek, Wythe Co., VA (originally in Montgomery); D. Mar-Jun, 1817, Wythe Co. VA (Will Book 2 p. 187); proof of relationship as brother to John Sr., stated on Northern Neck Survey.
CHILDREN:
A. JEREMIAH (see note on marriage of son of Bryant to Eliz. Hurst) (My gr gr grandfather, parents of Russell)
B. Elizabeth md. Aaron Perry
C. Sary/Sally md.-----King
D. Eden/Eddan/Edwin md. Rhoda Neil?
? (listed by other researchers) James Jr.; Byron; & Bryant, Principal=James Breeding3 
Marriage*29 April 1788 Shenandoah Co., VA, Principal=Elizabeth Hurst1 

Family

Elizabeth Hurst
Marriage*29 April 1788 Shenandoah Co., VA, Principal=Elizabeth Hurst1 
Children

Citations

  1. [S74] Unknown compiler, compiler, "Correspondence"; Margaret Hunt, August 17, 1993., Ancestral File unknown repository, unknown repository address.
  2. [S73] Paul McGowen, Breeden/Hurst Family (n.p.: n.pub., 1983).
  3. [S74] Unknown compiler, compiler, "Correspondence"; Margaret Hunt, March 30, 1999., Ancestral File unknown repository, unknown repository address.