Capt. Henry Buford

Henry Beauford/Buford built a large home in Bedford County, VA, called "Buford's Tavern" before the revolution. He was the presiding Magistrate of Bedford County in 1782, and acted as the High Sheriff from 1790 to 1795.

Biography

“A Genealogy of the Buford Family in America: With Records of a Number of ..“. By Marcus Bainbridge Buford. Page 131. GoogleBooks

6. HENRY AND MILDRED BLACKBURN BUFORD.

6. HENRY, son of John and Judith Beauford, was born in Culpeper County, Virginia, married, March 22, 1771, Mildred Blackburn, of Bedford County, Virginia.

Children

1. Elizabeth, born August 8, 1773;
2. Thomas, March II, 1776;
3. Abraham, December 13, 1778;
4. Henry, Jr., February 17, 1781 ;
5. Prudence, July 23, 1783;
6. Paschal, February 14, 1791;
7. Julia Ann, April 17, 1793;
8. Mary Malinda (Polly), July 14, 1795.

Mildred Buford died Easter Monday, April 19, 1802. Henry Buford married, October 17, 1805, Jane Kent Quirk, widow of Major Thomas Quirk, of the Revolution.

Henry Buford died at “Locust Level," Bedford County, Virginia, December 31, 1814. He was allowed as captain, under date of November 6, 1777, for pay, rations, etc., for his company, Bedford County, £388 IIS. Id., “Archives of the Virginia State Militia, December 23, 1776, to December 18, 1778." He was one of the presiding magistrates of Bedford County in 1782, and high sheriff from 1790 to 1795.

Notes

Captain 1777, magistrate 1782, High Sheriff 1790.

Bedford Co., Va. 1811-1817 ( WB4-A p. 152-153) will signed 2 Oct 1813, proved 23 Jan 1815 Slaves - Negro girl & her child (unnamed), MILLEY & DOSHEA, TILLER & BENY, FRAN & DANIEL, ANAKE & her son REUBIN, NANCE, SYNTHA & her two children MONTERFILLE & ??.(unnamed). (WB4-B p. 183-185) inven. & apprais. 22 Mar 1815 Slaves - CUFFEE, PATTY, ROSE, DICK, MARY, SAMUEL, SQUIRE, DENNIS, ABRAHAM, SINTHEY, NANCY, ANAKEY, CHARLOTTE, SILVY, BILLEY, GRANVILLE, LEVI, MONTERVIL, OLIVER, SAM, LEANER, AMANDA. (WB4-B p. 185-186) allotment dated 22 Mar 1815 Slave - CUFFEE, ROSE, DICK, MARY, CHARLOTTE, SILVEY, BILLEY, LEVI & LEANER. (WB4-B p. 186) dated 17 Jul 1815, returned 24 Jul 1815 Division of slaves to legatees: ... SAM to Pascal Buford; ... MONTERVIL to Abraham Buford; ... ANAKER to John H. Otey; ... Little SAM to Henry Buford; ... GRANVILLE to Prudence Blackburn; ... AMANDA to Jacob Kent. (WB4-B p. 346-348) sale of estate dated 28 Mar 1815, returned 27 Oct 1817. Negro girl CYNTHIA & her child OLIVER. Contributed by: PACJ1945@aol.com

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