Johannes Theis "John" Buchner, Sr

Buchner, also spelled as Der Buchner, Boughner, Buganer, Bougner, Boughner, Bougener, Bouganer, and Bouchner

Johannes means John senior in the German language. It implies that he has a child named Johann or the anglicized, John.

Dear Donald,

I am contacting you about this profile: Johannes Theis "John" Buchner, Sr

Johannes Buchner was baptised 14 Sep 1729 at the Evangelical Church, Marienberg, Westerwald, Hesse, Prussia (now Germany.) I have seen the church record. He was born in the village of Unnau, Nassau-Dillenburg, Westerwald, Hesse, Prussia (now Germany).

Sincerely,

Diane Murach Transparent John (Johannes) BUCHNER

Land Petition of Jacob Buchner: 29 January 1817 (B11/159)- of Woodhouse; son of John Buchner. U.E.; joined the British Standard at New York in 1780 and served as a guide with the army till the peace; in 1787 came to this province and settled- supposing his father being on the U.E. list was sufficient and did not apply to be placed there himself; has a family of 10 children alive; requested his name be placed on the list; Certificate of Jacob Wilson- late Sargent in the New Jersey Volunteers; was with the British Army at New York when Jacob Bougner joined as before stated and he is known to have piloted several persons from the enemy line to New York; OC- Further proofs required ( source: R. Robert Mutrie, The Long Point Settlers, Log Cabin Publishing C1992, P 33.)

Thus, the above reference contains the name of the father of Jacob Buchner, and a claim of UEL (United Empire Loyalist) status for his late father and in his own right. The significance of the latter is that each of his children, both male and female become eligible for a grant of Crown lands of 200 acres when they reach age 21, or when they marry if less than 21. Donald Partridge 5 January 2012

The following information was provided by a secondary source, a Sandra BOUGHNER in the Genealogy.com gen-forum.

Re: Ann Elizabeth BOUGHNER b.1842 Ontario, Canada

Posted by: Sandra Boughner (ID *****9677) Date: August 14, 2009 at 20:53:48

In Reply to: Ann Elizabeth BOUGHNER b.1842 Ontario, Canada by Donald Partridge of 394

Elizabeth Ann Boughner was born in 1841 in Norfolk County, and died in Feb 1917.

Her parents were Shelar Boughner or Buchner (1800-1882) and

Martha Binkley (1813-1873).

Shelar's parents were Jacob Buchner (1763-1841) and

Catherine Shelar (1767-1855).

Jacob Buchner's parents were John Buchner or Der Buchner

(1729-1791) and Catheine Mueller (1710-1767).

This is the Jacob mentioned in the Long Point Settlers book as being the cousin of Matthias and Henry.

Sandra Buchner (sandyboug@sympatico.com) contribute the following on GenForum (Genealogy.com): Elizabeth Ann Boughner was born in 1841 in Norfolk County, and died in Feb 1917.

Her parents were Shelar Boughner or Buchner (1800-1882) and

Martha Binkley (1813-1873).

Shelar's parents were Jacob Buchner (1763-1841) and

Catherine Shelar (1767-1855).

Jacob Buchner's parents were John Buchner or Der Buchner

(1729-1791) and Catheine Mueller (1710-1767).

This is the Jacob mentioned in the Long Point Settlers book as being the cousin of Matthias and Henry.

German Origins

A documented account of immigrant Buchner ancestors may be found in Westerwald to America by Anette Kunselman Bergert and Henry Z. Jones.[1]

“Johann Martin Buchner, Johannes Buchner and Johann Henrich Buchner, Rowand 1753—The Buchners were documented in their ancestral home at Unnau, entries in the registers of Bad Marienberg church books begins in 1646. Johann Martin Buchner, son of Johan Bäst Buchner of Unnau, married 28 November 1727 Elsa Maria Zehrüng, daughter of Christophel Zehrüng of Ritzhausen.--Martin Buchner of Unnau with his family of 7 were emigrants (see Nassau-Dillenburg Lists).--Sower's Newspaper dated 1 April 1756 mentions that Martin Buchner, German schoolmaster at Anwell, NJ arrived at Philadelphia in the autumn of 1753. Part of his passage costs being due, he gave up as security a chest containing household goods and books. The chest was placed in Michael Ege's stable. Buchner paid the sum and the following summer had the chest sent to Amweil. Martin Buggonor's lot was mentioned in a quit-claim deed dated 24 March 1769 for land in East Amwell. Boughner was in possession of the lot in January 1780 when the ratables note him as a householder with a house, two acre lot, two cattle and one hog. There was a Martin Buchner listed in the 1790 census for Franklin Twp., Fayette Co., PA-an area were other Amwell families eventually settled.”