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About Charles Buck, I
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Moved from York County into Westmoreland County, but after a short stay there, and having received a bequest from his uncle Joseph, in about 1735 he moved westward into the Shenandoah Valley, which his son Thomas later called "This wild and savage country". He prospered there, and became a large landowner near what is now Front Royal, VA. He was a Vestryman of Frederick Parish, Lieutenant of Militia, Trustee for the town of Strasburg, Overseer of Roads, and otherwise active and influential in county affairs. He was an ardent sportsman, and his negro jockey "Dick" is said to have been the first slave carried across the Blue Ridge Mountains. -- the charts of H. N. Buck, 1965
"In July, 1758, he voted for Colonel Martin and Mr. West as representatives from Frederick County to the House of Burgresses. He, therefore, voted against Colonel George Washington (they voted for two of the three). Washington won the election." W. P. Buck
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Charles Buck moved into the Valley of Virginia from Westmoreland around 1735, having purchased from Lord Fairfax a considerable body of land on the south side of the north branch of the Shenandoah River, of which Water Lick was near the center, at which point he built and settled his family. He also purchased from William Russell a tract of land on the South Branch of the Shenandoah in 1740, which included the two farms called Cedar Hill and Clover Hill. The last mentioned was William R. Ashby's.
In order to have a correct understanding of the family history, it is necessary to look at the line of descent through the female progenitor, and I here quote from a narrative written by William Mason Buck of Bel Air, near Front Royal, Va. He was a grandson of Thomas Buck V.
"Shortly after the settlement of the Valley (Va.) Col. Burwell (who owned several thousand acres of land in the center of what is now Clark Co.) met at Williamsburg with a French nobleman, the Marquis Calmes (A Huguenot refugee) with whom he was so pleased that he presented him with a deed to a fine tract of land on the Shenandoah River, three miles east of Millwood, on condition that he would settle upon it and become his neighbor, which he accepted, and he moved to what is still known as the Vineyard Plantation, his having been the first vineyard planted in the Valley.
He had a numerous family. Many of his descendants migrated to the West and South; one branch to Cumberland, Maryland, and a portion of them were buried with their parents on the Vineyard Plantation, a few hundred yards west of Shenandoah.
Shortly after the removal of the Marquis to the Valley, William Richardson of Maryland visited him and married his daughter, Isabella Calmes. Nine children were born to William and Isabella, four sons and five daughters. Three of these daughters married the three Buck sons of Charles I:
John Buck married Miriam Richardson
Charles Buck married Mary Richardson
Thomas Buck married Anne Richardson
The other two daughters, one Elizabeth Richardson married Samuel Price; and Sarah married Combs, who is believed to be the father of Gen. Leslie Combs of Kentucky. Of the four sons, John C. married Sarah Hill, Samuel married Catherine Hall, Marcus married Henrietta Catlett and William never married.
"Col. John Buck, Marcus Richardson, Combs, John Richardson, and Samuel Price migrated to Kentucky and were among the earliest settlers of that State." The two other brothers, Charles and Thomas, remained in Virginia, where they have very numerous descendants.
Above Ref: Historical Sketch of the Buck Family of Virginia and its Collateral Branches by John Thomas Buck of Mississippi
Moved from York Co. into Westmoreland Co., but after a short stay there, and having received a bequest from his uncle Joseph, in about 1735 he moved westward into the Shenandoah Valley, which his son Thomas later called "This wild and savage country". He prospered there and became a large landowner near what is now Front Royal, VA. He was a Vestryman of Frederick Parish, Lieutenant of Militia, Trustee for the town of Strasburg, Overseer of Roads, and otherwise active and influential in Co. affairs. He was an ardent sportsman, and his negro jockey "Dick" is said to have been the first slave carried across the Blue Ridge Mountains...the charts of H. N. Buck, 1965
"In July 1758, he voted for Colonel Martin and Mr. West as representatives from Frederick Co. to the House of Burgesses. He, therefore, voted against Colonel George Washington (they voted for two of the three)." Washington won the election. W. P. Buck
Source 1. Gordon S. Buck, Jr.
There were several plantation homes in the Front Royal area in 1861 belonging to Charles I's descendants. "Clover Hill" 6 miles west of town on the South Fork of the Shenandoah belonged to Thomas Fayette Buck. "Clover Hill" had been built by Charles I and was the 1st Buck home in the valley. It was ransacked by the Union Army in the fall of 1864 during Sheridan's campaign of total devastation in the Shenandoah Valley as a measure to force the Confederacy to its knees. They burned the outbuildings and took whatever was of use such as all food stuff, money, jewels, and other valuables, but the house was saved. It did burn down later, in 1891. "Belmont" 3 miles south of town was the home of Marcus Blakemore Buck. He was the wine grower that in 1875 would cause his brother and others to lose it all. "Mountain View" was 2 miles west of town. It was the home of Dr. Isaac Newton Buck. "Buckton" was near Waterlick and the home of John Gill Buck. It is also the site of the Buck Cemetery where Charles I and his wife are buried. "Riverside" was 2 miles north of town and the home of James Russell Richards, husband of Elizabeth Bayly. "Bloomfield" was in Berryville, Clark Co. VA, and was the home of Catherine Elizabeth Buck. "Oakley" was just west of town and the home of Thomas Ashby. "Rosehill" was just north of town and the home of William Richardson. And of course, Bel Air. It was built by Charles I's son Thomas and was the setting for the diary of Lucy Rebecca Buck "Sad Earth, Sweet Heaven".
Charles received an inheritance from his uncle Joseph and he took it and move into the Shenandoah Valley about 1735. He went with his brothers Thomas and John and his negro jockey Dick through Ashby's Gap. Later generations of Bucks would marry into the Ashby family. He was a Vestryman for Frederick Parish, overseer of roads for the Co., town trustee for Strasburg, and the first delegate from Frederick Co. to the House of Burgesses in Williamsburg. He was also a surveyor and commissioned on 19 Aug 1751 as a Lt. in the Colonial Militia. His love of horse racing would serve him well in wartime as a cavalry officer. Charles built "Clover Hill" plantation at Limestone 3 miles SW of Front Royal in 1740. The Bucks gave their name to Buck Mountain at Limestone, Buckston and Buckston Depot, Bucks Mill, and Buck's Marsh. The Buck Cemetery at Buckton was on land he owned and is where Charles is buried. Charles, in a meeting in his home, donated land near Buckton at Waterlick where his grandsons William Calmes Buck, Thomas and John were baptized for the creation of Waterlick Baptist Church (still active today) to serve the needs of those on the north side of the south fork of the Shenandoah. Two of his sons, William and Thomas, would become ministers. Charles's son Col. Thomas Buck V built Bel Air in 1795 and a tannery nearby in Front Royal. Bel Air was the Union command post during the Battle of Front Royal and Buckton Depot was a railroad depot that also saw fighting. The Bucks had a strong background in the beliefs and teachings of the Baptist church and 2 of Charles grandsons were ministers. Charles's son Thomas was the great-grandfather of Lucy Rebecca Buck who wrote a diary of her experiences in the Battle of Front Royal called "Sad Earth, Sweet Heaven". The Sorrells and Calmes Families were French Huguenots who fled France in the late 16th century to England and then to Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley. They were all landed gentry and thus knew each other and socialized together. Other such families were the Earles (intermarried with Sorrells) and Richardsons. Charles I also had land on the Potomac near Quantico Creek that was surveyed by a Richardson.
Source: Ancestry.com submitted by jeffloveless71 to Loveless and Ambrose Family Tree
Vestryman of Frederick Parish, Church of England, from York Co., Virginia. He first married Ann Sorrell Earle. His second wife was Letitia Sorrell Aunt of Ann.
Family links: Children:
Col. John Buck (1748 - 1815)* FAG #61890148
Mary Buck (1749 - 1749)*
Charles Buck, Jr. (1750 - 1823)** FAG #142434072
Thomas Buck (1756 - 1842)* FAG #142433878
*Calculated relationship* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Feb 28 2024, 8:12:00 UTC
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Charles Buck, I's Timeline
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1710
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York County, Virginia, Colonial America
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| 1748 |
November 21, 1748
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Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia, USA
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1748
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York County, Virginia, British Colonial America
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1749
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October 28, 1750
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Frederick, Virginia, United States
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January 9, 1756
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Frederick County, Virginia
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June 10, 1756
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Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
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March 1771
Age 61
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Shenandoah County, Virginia, Colonial America
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