Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 02-03-2022.

Submitted and Maintained by Bill Marshall, bill.marshall@verizon.net.


Additions and corrections appreciated (especially with sources). My current list of sources is here. Homepage here.

Index of Medieval and Ancient Lines is here, notable people here, and Gedcom may be downloaded here.

Index of Modern Lines (immigrants to America and their descendants) is here, notable people here, and Gedcom here.


Individual Page

    Person Info
  • Name: William BRECKENRIDGE
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 10 Dec 1805 in Strath, Campbeltown, Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland b
  • Death: 18 Sep 1893 in Barlow, Washington Co, Ohio d
  • Burial: Murdock Cemetery, Palmer Twp, Washington Co, Ohio u


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Andrew BRECKENRIDGE
    • Mother:
  • Agnes BROWN

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. William Harvey BRECKENRIDGE Birth: 28 Nov 1835 in Marietta, Washington Co, Ohio Death: 14 Feb 1913 in Versailles, Illinois

Marriage:
  • Ellen REED on 31 May 1847 at Ohio Co, Virginia .m2
  • Ellen REED Birth: 24 Jul 1816 in Wheeling, Ohio Co, Virginia Death: 6 May 1894 in Barlow, Washington Co, Ohio
Children:
  1. Andrew Wilson BRECKENRIDGE Birth: 31 May 1848 in Barlow, Washington Co, Ohio Death: 18 Nov 1937
  2. Oliver BRECKENRIDGE Birth: 21 Dec 1850 in Barlow, Washington Co, Ohio Death: 11 Jun 1924
  3. Margaret Ellen BRECKENRIDGE Birth: 15 Jul 1853 in Barlow, Washington Co, Ohio Death: 8 May 1934 in Urbana, Champaigne Co, Illinois

Bibliography
  1. Beers, J. H., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, PA, J.H. Beers Co, Chicago, 1893, reprinted by Polyanthos, Inc, New Orleans, LA, 1976. Available at https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008651804. Available at http://archive.org/details/commemorativebio03jhbe Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Beers WashingtonCoPA p[0-9-]*].
  2. Lignian, Marshall, and Irene, Ohio County West Virginia Marriage Records, Original located in WVa Dept of Archives of History Library, Charlestown, Ohio Co Public Library, Wheeling WVa, Wheeling, WV: author, 1987. Citizens Library (Washington, PA) 929.3 Ohi. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Lignian OhioCoWV Marriages p[0-9]*].
  3. Ohio County Virginia Recorder of Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC: GeneSocUT, 1958, Book 47, 1862-1864, LDS Film#0855543#2. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/008285423 image 271. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: OhioCoVA Deeds 47-54].
  4. Hohmann, Sharon, Breckenridge-Reed family, private email 12/22/2004. Author address: sbhohmann at aol dot com Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Sharon Hohmann 12/22/2004].
  5. Washington County Ohio Probate Court, Probate Records, 1852-1953. SLC: GeneSocUT, 2015. Book 7, 1889-1894, LDS Film#2320090. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/004020768 images 618-623. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: WashingtonCoOH Wills 7-479].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: Sharon Hohmann 12/22/2004],
place:
[Ref: Sharon Hohmann 12/22/2004],
parents:
[Ref: Sharon Hohmann 12/22/2004]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Sharon Hohmann 12/22/2004],
place:
[Ref: Sharon Hohmann 12/22/2004]
Sources for burial Information
place:
[Ref: Sharon Hohmann 12/22/2004]
Sources with Information about marriage to Margaret HARVEY
date:
[Ref: Sharon Hohmann 12/22/2004],
child:
[Ref: Sharon Hohmann 12/22/2004]
Sources with Information about marriage to Ellen REED
date:
[Ref: Lignian OhioCoWV Marriages p143]
May 1847 [Ref: Sharon Hohmann 12/22/2004],
place:
[Ref: Lignian OhioCoWV Marriages p143, Sharon Hohmann 12/22/2004],
Rev:
John McCluskey [Ref: Lignian OhioCoWV Marriages p143],
names:
[Ref: Beers WashingtonCoPA p200, OhioCoVA Deeds 47-54],
child:
[Ref: Sharon Hohmann 12/22/2004]
Research Notes:
emigrated 1830 from Scotland, ship "Science of Greenock" left 28 Jul 1830, arriving New York City 4 Sep; accompanied by siblings Edward, Elizabeth, and Nancy [Ref: Sharon Hohmann 12/22/2004]

Jan 16 1836: charter member of First Presbyterian Church of Barlow [Ref: Sharon Hohmann 12/22/2004]

Mar 6 1837: applied for naturalization (Washington Co Naturalization Records, v7 p328) [Ref: Sharon Hohmann 12/22/2004]

1861: on township committee of Barlow; appointed to handle soldiers from that region [Ref: Sharon Hohmann 12/22/2004]

Mar 23 1863: heirs of William Reed (James Wilson Reed, Elijah Moore & Nancy, Elizabeth Murray, Margaret Lishen, William Breckenridge & Ellen, James Brackenridge & Catherine Isabel) sold to Oliver Reed, for $1028.57, 54 acres 3 roods and 3 perches of land in Ohio Co VA [Ref: OhioCoVA Deeds 47-54]

will pro 3 Oct 1893, recorded in Washington Co, Ohio, LDS Film #2320090 pp 479-482 [Ref: Sharon Hohmann 12/22/2004]

will dated 3 Aug 1893, proved 3 Oct 1893. Recorded in book 7, p479 et seq. Township of Barlow, Washington County, Ohio. Mentions son Oliver, daughter Margaret Palmer, son Andrew, son W H. Executor James Breckenridge. Witnessed by Orlando Trotter and Richard Trotter [Ref: WashingtonCoOH Wills 7-479]



Pedigree of William BRECKENRIDGE
 /-----Andrew BRECKENRIDGE
William BRECKENRIDGE
 \-----Agnes BROWN



Descendants of William BRECKENRIDGE
1. William BRECKENRIDGE m1. Margaret HARVEY m2. Ellen REED
m. Margaret HARVEY
m. Ellen REED father: William REED mother: Martha ASHINGHIST

2nd generation

3. Andrew Wilson BRECKENRIDGE m. Phoebe A STOLLAR
m. Phoebe A STOLLAR father: Daniel STOLLAR mother: Nancy CHAMBERS
4. Oliver BRECKENRIDGE m. Eva WILLIS
m. Eva WILLIS
5. Margaret Ellen BRECKENRIDGE m. Autin Hemphill PALMER
m. Autin Hemphill PALMER father: Charles PALMER mother: Louisa BUCHANAN

3rd generation

6. William BRECKENRIDGE m.
9. Clarence A BRECKENRIDGE m. Edith STEPHENS
m. Edith STEPHENS
10. Mary Ellen BRECKENRIDGE m. Lennon DAY
m. Lennon DAY
11. James H BRECKENRIDGE m.
13. Elma Elfleta PALMER m. Maurice Warden SPERRY
m. Maurice Warden SPERRY father: Jacob SPERRY mother: Theodosia JOHNSON

4th generation

18. Olive May DAY m. Lawrence JORDAN
m. Lawrence JORDAN
19. Gladys BRECKENRIDGE m. Living NICHOLS
m. Living NICHOLS
20. Gladys Marie SPERRY m. Gilbert Gordon HOHMANN
m. Gilbert Gordon HOHMANN father: Joseph HOHMANN mother: Maria MULLIGAN
21. Floyde Dwight SPERRY m. Ruth SHREVE
m. Ruth SHREVE
22. Donald Brackenridge SPERRY m. Cora Jeanette WILSKE
m. Cora Jeanette WILSKE

5th generation

27. Living HOHMANN m. Living BRAMKAMP
m. Living BRAMKAMP father: Living BRAMKAMP mother: Living Von GRAFEN
28. Living HOHMANN m1. Gary Dale FARWELL m2. Living BROWN
m. Gary Dale FARWELL
m. Living BROWN
29. Living SPERRY m. Living (SPERRY)
m. Living (SPERRY)
30. Living SPERRY m. Phillip A PHILLIPS
m. Phillip A PHILLIPS