Mary
Clay
Breckenridge
formerly Smith
Born in Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Stanhope Smith
and Ann (Witherspoon) Smith
Wife of
Joseph Cabell Breckinridge
— married
11 May 1811 in Fayette Co., Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Frances Ann Breckinridge, Caroline Laurens (Breckinridge) Bullock, Mary Cabell (Breckinridge) Satterwhite, John Cabell Breckinridge, Letitia Porter Breckinridge and Ann Cabell Breckinridge
Died
at age 77
in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 May 2011
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Biography
Mary Clay Smith, was the daughter of the President of Princeton College, Dr. Samuel Stanhope Smith. When her daughter, Mary Cabell Breckinridge Satterwhite, died she left her son, John Cabell Breckinridge, with his Sister Frances and spent the next ten years caring for the Satterwhite children. Read more in: L. Edward Purcell’s, Vice Presidents: A Biographical Dictionary.
Burial
- Body lost or destroyed
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 November 2020), memorial page for Mary Clay Smith Breckinridge (31 Aug 1787–9 Oct 1864), Find a Grave Memorial no. 201121042, citing Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by civilwarbuff (contributor 47049540) .
Sources
- Wikipedia and Satterwhite Family history, posted by D. Marshall Satterwhite.
- United States Census, 1830, Mary C Breckinridge, Fayette, Kentucky roll 35; FHL microfilm 7,814.
- United States Census, 1850, Mary Breckenridge in household of Joseph J Bullock, Fayette, Kentucky
- United States Census, 1860 M C Breckinridge in entry for Root J J Buttock, 1860
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Smith-19973 created through the import of Maltby master 08282011.GED on Aug 30, 2011 by Harry Maltby. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Harry and others.
- WikiTree profile Smith-29738 created through the import of export-Forest.ged on Jun 21, 2012 by Caroline Woolgar.
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Smith-19973 and Smith-12105 appear to represent the same person because: clearly the same person
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Smith-29738 and Smith-12105 appear to represent the same person because: same family, part of the Vice president's family John C Breckinridge
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