Elizabeth Buckner

Elizabeth Sampson

• Born: 1662, Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, USA 1
• Marriage: Richard Buckner
• Died: 1748, Virginia, USA at age 86 1

Elizabeth married Richard Buckner, son of John Buckner. (Richard Buckner was born in 1662 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, USA 1 and died on 4 Mar 1733 in Caroline, Virginia, USA 1.)

Family

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• Husband: Richard Buckner
• Wife: Elizabeth

Elizabeth Buckner was identified as Richard's wife in an Essex Co. VA deed of 15 Sep 1719 when she relinquished her right of dower when Richard sold some land to Robert Dudley. The maiden name Cooke is reported in Crozier as a tradition, but no contemporary sources for it are known. Stubbs states that this is known from "several recorded facts", but unfortunately only states one, which is that John Fitzhugh, son of Henry Fitzhugh and Susannah (Fitzhugh) Cooke was baptized with "Anna and Mrs. Elizabeth Buckner, his aunts" as sureties.[4][5] Anna Buckner is presumably the wife of John Buckner of Gloucester.

An 8 Nov 1753 Caroline County Order Book entry shows an order for Robert Gilchrist, Nicholas Bataille, James Taylor, and William Allcock Gent to divide the estate of Richard Buckner according to his will, per the petition of the widow Eliza. Buckner. This suggests that Elizabeth lived at least until 1753, which tends to confirm a general impression most researchers have that she was substantially younger than Richard. Probably, she was petitioning for the execution of some terms of the will that were contingent on her death, though this is merely a surmise since the will itself has been lost.

Research Notes

Various secondary sources give a huge range of children in this family. Richard's family is the least documented of the 4 2nd generation brothers. Crozier has Richard Jr., John, William, Phillip, and Elizabeth. Primary sources, mainly the Caroline Order Books and various land records, provide good support for Richard Jr. and William, but as far as I can tell all the others are little more than guesses extrapolated from hazily remembered traditions. I'm pretty sure Phillip shouldn't be in this list for two reasons. First, Richard's brother John Buckner Jr. of Gloucester had a primary-source-known son named Phillip who is otherwise unaccounted for. Second, Phillip is referred to as Phillip Buckner of Gloucester in a land record, which really wouldn't make sense if he was Richard's son. If Buckners of Virginia didn't exist, I think anyone would assume Phillip was John Jr.'s son just from those points. Genetic evidence has also shown that John Buckner probably wasn't a biological paternal line descendant of Richard, but circumstantial evidence suggests he was probably regarded as a member of the family. Susanna is fairly certain, and the only way she wouldn't be Richard's daughter is if she was his granddaughter, but since Richard Jr.'s known children were born much later than 1721, she's almost certainly one of Richard Sr.'s youngest children.

Disputed Origins

Seen as daughter of Hon. Mordecai Cooke, II & Frances Cooke

Richard Buckner Marriage to Elizabeth SAMPSON: (1) 1689. James City, VA. (1c) Said to have married Elizabeth COOKE of Gloucester Co., but there is no documentary evidence to prove this assertion.

His Death: (1) Will probated 4 Mar 1733/4. "Golden Valley", Caroline Co., VA.

From http://www.aventfamily.org/TNG/getperson.php?personID=I1125&tree=av...

http://buckner.whitesnet.org/Buckner.html

Richard Buckner In Gloucester County 1681, Lancaster County 1684, and then Stafford County by 1691

Richard Buckner never married Elizabeth Cooke! We have located recent proofs that have overturned 100 years of bad genealogy research. One dominating question kept plaguing me ... Why was there never a male Buckner in the descendant line of Richard Buckner named ... Cooke Buckner? ...

Richard Buckner, adopted son of Richard Buckner and Lydia Topping of Buckinghamshire England (?) married ... Elizabeth Sampson, the daughter of Thomas Sampson and his first wife, Elizabeth Johnson.

Thomas Sampson immigrated to Maryland 1651 at age 21 years, he was a Mariner, and later a Ship's Captain - he obtained land in Maryland 1651 and again in 1659. He fought Native Americans, killing several, documented by Legal Testimony in a formal Deposition dated April 11, 1661 - he was nominated for Sheriff of St. Mary's County Maryland in Council Session April 2, 1662.

Thomas and his second wife, Alice Collins, removed to Virginia before April 10, 1666 when he obtained a land grant in James City County, Virginia. Several direct relatives of Thomas Sampson also immigrated to Maryland, well documented in Maryland Archives.

This ends the debate about Elizabeth Cooke and Richard Buckner for one very specific reason ... We located the Hard Marriage Record of the Couple - they were married in the home of the Bride's Parents in James City County Virginia - They were married by Reverend Thomas Vicaris of Petsoe Parish as was established in Gloucester County. Reverend Vicaris served the Petsoe Parish from 1677 through his death January 1690.

Richard Buckner died before 7 May 1734 when the Inventory of his estate was submitted before distribution could take place. Richard's wife, Elizabeth, she died after 7 May 1734, and before 1735. Richard and Elizabeth had the following children validated and proven.

Frances Buckner married 1st, William Bernard, Jr. - married 2nd, William Thornton, Sr. - Issue with both husbands.

Stephen Buckner, born 1684, died after 1727 - married Ann Robinson - we have no proof of issue.

Elizabeth Buckner married Mordecai Cooke, son of Thomas Cooke and his wife, Mary Hubbard

Philip Buckner, Sr. married Jane Aylett, daughter of William Aylett Sr. and his wife, Ann Woodward Taylor. Ann was the widow of Christopher Robinson who died 1728.

John Buckner, married Sarah Hubbard, daughter of Robert Hubbard and his wife, Jane Buckner.

Although he owned two small parcels of land in Caroline County, Richard and wife, Elizabeth Sampson, never lived there. He resided in Stafford County in 1691 and in Spotsylvania County before 1721, when it was formed. We can prove three land grants to Richard in Spotsylvania County. We have Road Orders that prove his residency there from 1722 through 1734, the year of his death. The records presented below were compiled from the Spotsylvania County Road Order Book 1722-1734. The following proofs read exactly as written without editing.

• Buckner Book by Jim White. Elizabeth Sampson. Cooke disproved.
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