I have Breece's in my family and they were located in Knox Co but I have checked and your Breece's don't match any of mine. I do know what you mean about the spelling. I'm sure I found death of your Hugh Breece on FamilySearch...spelled Hugh Brease.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F664-V2PGood luck in your search....
Karen