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John Knox Witherspoon

John Knox Witherspoon

Male 1723 - 1794  (71 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Knox WitherspoonJohn Knox Witherspoon was born on 5 Feb 1723 in Yester, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland; died on 15 Nov 1794 in Princeton, Mercer County, NJ.

    John married Elizabeth Montgomery on 2 Sep 1748. Elizabeth was born in 1721. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Ann Witherspoon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jul 1749.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ann WitherspoonAnn Witherspoon Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 23 Jul 1749.

    Ann married Samuel Stanhope Smith on 28 Jun 1775 in Princeton, Mercer County, NJ. Samuel was born on 15 Mar 1751 in Pequea, Lancaster County, PA; died on 21 Aug 1819 in Princeton, Mercer County, NJ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Frances Anna Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1780; died in 1807.
    2. 4. Mary Clay Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Aug 1787 in Princeton, Mercer County, NJ; died on 9 Oct 1864 in Baltimore, Baltimore County, MD.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Frances Anna SmithFrances Anna Smith Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ann2, 1.John1) was born in 1780; died in 1807.

    Family/Spouse: John Bartow Prevost. John (son of Jacques Marcus Prevost and Theodosia Bartow) was born on 9 Mar 1766 in New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Frances Caroline Prevost  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Aug 1806 in New Orleans, St Bernard Par., LA; died on 12 Nov 1870.

  2. 4.  Mary Clay SmithMary Clay Smith Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ann2, 1.John1) was born on 31 Aug 1787 in Princeton, Mercer County, NJ; died on 9 Oct 1864 in Baltimore, Baltimore County, MD.

    Mary married Joseph Cabell Breckinridge on 11 May 1811 in Kentucky. Joseph (son of John Breckinridge and Mary Hopkins Cabell) was born on 14 Jul 1788; died on 1 Sep 1823 in Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. John Cabel Breckinridge  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Jan 1821 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA; died on 17 May 1875 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 5.  Frances Caroline PrevostFrances Caroline Prevost Descendancy chart to this point (3.Frances3, 2.Ann2, 1.John1) was born on 24 Aug 1806 in New Orleans, St Bernard Par., LA; died on 12 Nov 1870.

    Frances married William Lewis Breckinridge on 10 May 1824 in Fayette County, KY. William (son of John Breckinridge and Mary Hopkins Cabell) was born on 22 Jul 1803 in Cabell's Dale, Lexington, Fayette County, KY; died on 26 Nov 1876 in Cass County, MO; was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. John Bartow Breckinridge  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Oct 1826 in Cabell's Dale, Fayette County, KY.
    2. 8. Laetitia Porter Breckinridge  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Aug 1849 in Louisville, Jefferson County, KY; died on 18 Apr 1852 in Louisville, Jefferson County, KY; was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY.
    3. 9. Lewis Green Breckinridge  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Sep 1834 in Danville, Boyle County, KY; died on 10 Sep 1835 in Danville, Boyle County, KY.
    4. 10. William Lewis Breckinridge  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Nov 1832 in Fayette County, KY; died on 5 Jul 1890 in Webster Groves, St Louis, Mo.
    5. 11. Marcus Stanhope Prevost Breckinridge  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Oct 1830 in Cabell's Dale, Fayette County, KY; died on 25 Jul 1870 in Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA.
    6. 12. Frances Provost Breckinridge  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Oct 1836 in Cabell's Dale, Fayette County, KY; died on 16 Mar 1900 in Louisville, Jefferson County, KY.
    7. 13. Joseph Cabell Breckinridge  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Mar 1825 in Louisville, Jefferson County, KY; died on 10 Aug 1839 in Louisville, Jefferson County, KY.
    8. 14. Mary Hopkins Breckinridge  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Feb 1839 in Louisville, Jefferson County, KY; died on 12 Apr 1880 in Louisville, Jefferson County, KY; was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY.
    9. 15. Stanhope Prevost Breckinridge  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Apr 1841 in Louisville, Jefferson County, KY; died in Chattanooga, Polk County, TN.
    10. 16. Robert James Breckinridge  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Dec 1828 in Cabell's Dale, Fayette County, KY; died on 8 Jul 1867 in Houston, Harris County, TX; was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, TX.
    11. 17. Theodosia Prevost Breckinridge  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Aug 1843 in Louisville, Jefferson County, KY; died on 25 Jun 1844 in Louisville, Jefferson County, KY; was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY.
    12. 18. Cabell Breckinridge  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Nov 1846 in Louisville, Jefferson County, KY; died on 13 Nov 1907 in Atlanta, GA.

  2. 6.  John Cabel BreckinridgeJohn Cabel Breckinridge Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mary3, 2.Ann2, 1.John1) was born on 16 Jan 1821 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA; died on 17 May 1875 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA.

    John married Mary Cyrene Burch in 1843. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. John Witherspoon Owen Breckinridge  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1851 in Kentucky.
    2. 20. Elizabeth Breckinridge  Descendancy chart to this point