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Thomas Buford (Beaufort), Sr.

Also Known As: "du Beaufort"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Christ Church, Lancaster County, Virginia, Colonial America
Death: December 09, 1716 (52-53)
Christchurch, Middlesex County, VA, United States
Place of Burial: Christchurch, Middlesex County, Virginia, United States of America
Immediate Family:

Son of John Beaufort and Elizabeth Beaufort
Husband of Mary Buford
Father of Thomas Buford, Jr.; Henry Buford, Sr. and Mary Buford
Brother of Ambrose Beaufort; Susannah Guy; Elizabeth Priest and Mary Beauford

Managed by: Patricia Norton Chong
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About Thomas Buford, Sr.

Curator's Note -- The family name was spelled Beauford, Beaufort or Buford depending on the generation and the person writing the name. Thomas Sr. was born Beaufort and used Beauford, but two of his children used Buford. Maria Edmonds-Zediker, curator, 05/05/2011


Thomas Beauford, Sr., (1663-1772) lived in Lancaster County, VA;. He married in 1681 Mary (surname unproven). Their children were Thomas Beauford, Jr., Henry Buford and Mary Buford. See note on overview regarding spelling of name.


The Old Free State: A Contribution to the History of Lunenburg County and Southside Virginia, by Landon C. Bell. Vol. II. 1927 p. 178. Hathitrust

Thomas3 Beauford (b. in Lancaster County, Va., 1663, d. Dec. 9, 1716), son of John and Elizabeth (Parrot) Beauford, married Mary (last name not known), who died Dec. 29, 1720.

They had:

  • Thomas4 Beauford, Jr. (b. 1682, baptized May 21, 1682). Married Elizabeth.
  • Henry4 Beauford (b. 1684, baptized March 15, 1684). married Mary (Parsons) Osborne on 12 Sep 1707 in Middlesex, Virginia, widow of John Parsons and daughter of Henry Osborne.[1]
  • Mary4Beauford (b. March 18, 1688). No further record

[There are some inaccuracies in the data below. The documents on the Early family do not include this Mary. Elizabeth Is unknown. Everything else either matches other sources or has additional data not found elsewhere. mez]

http://www.so-ky.com/dickinson/book/buford.htm

  • Thomas Beauford, Sr., 1663, Lancaster County, VA, d. December 9, 1718, Lancaster County, VA; m. 1681 Mary Early, d. December 29, 1720;
    • 1. Thomas Beauford, Jr. b. May 21, 1682 Lancaster County, VA, d. July 7, 1762 Middlesex, VA; m 1704 Elizabeth Johnson Lee [No], b. 1688 VA, d. 1774 VA:
    • 2. Henry Buford b. 1684;
    • 3. Mary Buford b. March 18, 1688

Thomas4 Beauford, Jr. (b. 1682, baptized May 21, 1682). Married Elizabeth.

  • 1) Agatha Buford, b. August 13, 1705, m. July 16, 1724, Mr. Lee; m #2 George Twyman, July 16, 1724; m #3 John Warwick March 8, 1735;
  • 2) John Buford, b. September 1,1701 Lancaster County, VA; m. 1735 Judieth Phillippe Early
  • 3) Elizabeth Buford b. 1709, m. October 16, 1728, Jeremiah Early, Sr. b. December, 1705 Middlesex County, VA; d. February 19, 1787 Orange County, VA;
  • 4) Sarah Buford, b. April 6, 1712, Lancaster County, VA; m. Mr. Wisdom;
  • 5) Mary Buford, m. George Lee, December 4, 1737, Middlesex County, VA
  • 6) Ann Buford, b. August 10, 1718 Lancaster County, VA; m. Thomas Duckworth;
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Thomas Buford, Sr.'s Timeline

1663
1663
Christ Church, Lancaster County, Virginia, Colonial America
1682
May 21, 1682
Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia, United States
1684
March 15, 1684
1688
March 18, 1688
1716
December 9, 1716
Age 53
Christchurch, Middlesex County, VA, United States
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Christchurch, Middlesex County, Virginia, United States of America