Richard Buckner, Sr.

Biography

Richard Buckner was perhaps the Richard baptized 21 Sep 1661 at Sep 1661 - Soulbury, Buckinghamshire, England, but more likely he was born in Gloucester County, Virginia. He died ABT 1733/1734 in "Golden Valley", Caroline Co., Virginia. He was the son of John Buckner and his wife.

https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~mysouthernfamily/genealogy/myff/d00...

Richard (JOHN5, THOMAS4, HUGH3, WILLIAM2, RICHARD1) was Clerk of Essex County in 1703; member of the House of Burgesses in 1713. In 1720 living K&Q County and in 1730 a planter in Caroline County. (Winifred Ellis Suman). Will Proved, Essex Co.Virginia.

Family

Richard Buckner is said to have married Elizabeth Cooke of Gloucester County, but there is no documentary evidence to prove this assertion. It is believed that Richard's daughter, Elizabeth Buckner, also married a Cooke, viz.: Mordecai Cooke son of Mordecai Cook the immigrant who was Sheriff of Gloucester in 1698,

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Buckner-2

Marriage

• Husband: Richard Buckner
• Wife: Elizabeth Cooke (or Sampson)

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.

He married Elizabeth Sampson was born ABT 1671 in , Gloucester Co., Virginia, and died 1734/1735 in , Caroline Co., Virginia.

Children of Elizabeth Sampson and Richard Buckner are:

1. Frances b abt 1684 Married William Thornton
2. Stephen b abt 1684
3. Elizabeth Buckner was born ABT 1689 in , Gloucester Co., Virginia, and died 1731 in , Gloucester Co., Virginia. She married Mordecai Cooke 1705 in , Gloucester Co., Virginia, son of Mordecai Cooke and Frances Ironmonger. He was born ABT 1660 in , Gloucester Co., Virginia, and died 1718 in , Gloucester Co., Virginia.
4. John b 1705
5. Thomas

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Another set of children

https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~mysouthernfamily/genealogy/myff/d00...

• +Dorothy BUCKNER
• +Frances Elizabeth BUCKNER
• +Elizabeth BUCKNER
• +Philip BUCKNER Sr.
• +Richard BUCKNER II
• +William BUCKNER Sr.
• Edward BUCKNER
• Susanne BUCKNER
• John BUCKNER
• +George BUCKNER Sr.

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Biography

Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography

Richard Buckner owned five hundred acres of land in Rappahannock county, part of a tract called "Golden Vale." Essex county was formed from Rappahannock in 1692, and Richard Buckner was appointed the first clerk of the county. He was also clerk of the house of burgesses in 1714. Pie left sons : Richard Philip, John and William. These sons and their descendants were con- spicuous in the affairs of the colony and state and the founders of the Caroline county branch, and are now found in nearly every southern and western state.

https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I0245...

Crozier, William Armstrong, The Buckners of Virginia and the allied families of Strother and Ashby
New York: Published privately for William Dickinson Buckner by the Genealogical Association, 1907, 415pgs.

Owner of 500 acres of land in Rappahannock County on Sept. 22, 1682, it being part of a tract called Golden Vale." Either he, or his son, also named Richard, patented Lands in King and Queen County, viz.: 70 acres to Richard Buckner of Essex, Feb. 1, 1720; and 4500 acres in Drysdale Parish, Oct. 28, 1723. His residence was in Essex County, as a grant dated 1709, gives to him an island containing 20 acres on the north side of the Rappahannock River in Richmond County, lying near the plantation where said Buckner resides, about two miles below Taliaferro's Mount. On Aug. 17, 1715, he patented 179 acres in St. Mary's Parish, Essex, "adjoining the two tracts belonging to said Buckner of 1000 and 300 acres."

Essex County was formed from old Rappahannock in 1692, and Richard Buckner was clerk of the new County of Essex in 1703 and again in 1712. Whether he was Clerk continuously during that period is not definitely known, as the records of the county are incomplete, but the recorded dates of his appointment are still on file. He was also Clerk of the House of Burgesses in 1714.

Of the four sons of John Buckner, Richard stands out prominently, from the fact, that his descendants were more conspicuous in the affairs of the colony and afterwards of the republic.

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.

Notes

From Buckner Book by Jim White.

• Married Elizabeth Sampson of James City; Cooke disproved.
• mixed up records
• 2 daughters (Frances, Elizabeth); 3 sons (Stephen, John, Thomas)
• cannot prove ascribed sons Richard, Philip

From person 214 of the Buckner Book

• looks like the adoptive son of Richard Buckner (d 1680) [person 156] & Lydia Topping evidence needed

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https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Richard_Buckner_%284%29

Richard Buckner was clerk of Essex County, Virginia for many years. He served as clerk of the House of Burgesses from 1712 to 1715 when he resigned over allegations of improprieties.

He was instrumental in the formation of Caroline County in 1727 and was elected one of its first representatives in the House of Burgesses (see Vol.6 of the Journals of the House of Burgessses[1]).

1. Birth year can be estimated from his first appearance in a 1682 land grant for (Old) Rappahannock Co. VA, which explicitly calls him "son of John Buckner". - Library of Virginia, Land Office Patents No. 7, 1679-1689 (v.1 & 2 p.1-719), p. 181 (Reel 7) One earlier possible record is a 1674 importation of Richard "Bickner" and John "Bickner" by the orphans of George Mott, who was a neighbor of the Buckners, and several others.

2. Death year can be roughly established from the probate of his will on 4 Mar 1733/4 in Caroline Co. VA, though the will itself has been lost.

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. ....

Origins

Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography “[John Buckner] died in 1695, leaving sons, William, John (2). Richard, and Thomas.“

The earliest mention of the name Buckner in Virginia is that of John Buckner to whom was granted in 1667 a land patent of 194 acres in the county of Gloucester. In 1668 he was granted additional land, and from then until the time of his death in 1695, he was constantly adding to his estate until he owned a vast acreage. John Buckner, regarded as the progenitor in America, was, in 1671, a member of the vestry of Petsworth Parish, Goucester County. It is evident that he soon became prominent in civil affairs of the colony, as hewas Collector of the High Court of the Admiralty in 1680, Cleark of Gloucester in 1683, and member of the House of Burgesses 1680 - 1682. He was a man of progressive ideas, and his name will always be remembered as that of the man who first introduced the printing press in the Colony. He smuggled into Virginia a printing press and printer, William Nulhead, and in 1681 printed and circulated an abridgement of the Colonial Laws, that all literate persons might learn the laws and demand their rights. Both to own a press and to print without a license were felonies, so he was summoned before Lord Culpepper, Governor of Virginia at that time under King Charles II, and the Council to explain his conduct. He managed to escape with no greater punishment than the posting of a 100 pound Bond to print no more. John Buckner was a planter, merchant, and perhaps lawyer, for he frequently acted as attorney for English merchants. He came to America from Berkshire, England and some of his descendants are here shown. (I have a large genealogy chart that has this information printed in one corner. It was sent to me about 20 years ago by a man, now deceased, who was trying to prove his ancestry to this immigrant, whom we know to be our immigrant ancestor as well as the immigrant ancestor of Simon Bolivar Buckner.)

Also: In the upper part of Gloucester County, near the King and Queen line, stood the brick home of John Buckner built early 18th centruy. Marlfield had a center hall with a room on either side both downstairs and up. The large chimneys and open fireplaces were typical of the period. Some fine trees still remain; but the house is in ruins and the grounds overgrown as are the fine old vaults and tombstones of the graveyard where lie the ancestors of the Buckners

References

• Library of Virginia, Land Office Patents No. 7, 1679-1689 (v.1 & 2 p.1-719), p. 181 (Reel 7).
• Essex County VA Deed Book 18, pp. 254-255 and 273-275
• Library of Virginia, Land Office Patents No. 6, 1666-1679 (pt.1 & 2 p.1-692), p. 546 (Reel 6))
• W.C. Stubbs, Descendants of Mordecai Cooke, of "Mordecai's Mount," Gloucester Co., Va., 1650, and Thomas Booth of Ware Neck, Gloucester Co., Va., 1685, New Orleans: self published, 1923, p. 22 .:https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015025921365;view=1up;... ; note Stubbs tends to be careless and unreliable - use cautiously, double check references
• "Fitzhugh Family", The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 7 Virginia Historical Society, 1899, p. 426 Google Books
• W.A. Crozier, W.D. Buckner, and H.R. Bayne, The Buckners of Virginia and the Allied Families of Strother and Ashby, Genealogical Association, 1907 at Google Books
• See Also: https://history.house.virginia.gov/clerks/34
• https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I0245... cites
• [S044748] Buckner. Warner, Charles Willard Hoskins, Hoskins of Virginia and related families : Hundley, Ware, Roy, Garnett, Waring, Bird, Buckner, Dunbar, Trible, Booker, Aylett, Carter, Upshaw Tappahannock, Virginia.: unknown, 1971, 503 pgs.
• [S804378] Genealogies of Virginia Families Vol. I, from the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography.
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=adgedge&i...
• http://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I02457...
• https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I2457... shows as son of John Buckner & Anne Bennett
• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Richard_Buckner_%284%29 shows as son of John Buckner & unknown
• http://www.aventfamily.org/TNG/getperson.php?personID=I1125&tree=av... shows as son of John Buckner & Deborah Ferrers
• https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~mysouthernfamily/genealogy/myff/d00...