Known Buckner Immigrants to America
Among my loose papers was a brief study of
Buckner immigrants. I do not have the authors name.
I have interspersed additional names and
information. The original list is Bold font for easy
identification.
1585: Thomas
Bookener
Accompainied Sir Walter Raleighs settlement venture at Roanoke in Virginia, the first English colony on the continent. Ultimate fate unknown. Either died there or returned to England. Sometimes identified with Capt. Thomas Buckner of London, but this is speculative.
The colonists landed on Roanoke
Island in Aug., 1585, and built the Citie of Ralegh (or
New Fort), but they returned to England the next year. In 1587
Raleigh sent another group under John White. White returned
to England for supplies. It was the second group of
colonist, 1587, that had disappeared by 1591 when John White was
able to return. Thus, depending upon the accuracy of those
who studied the manifests of those ventures, (if such existed and
were studied) and upon the known friendship between Thomas
Harriot and Thomas Buckner one would conclude that Thomas Bookener
of the 1585 expedition returned to England in 1586 and that
although he may have joined the second expedition, he did not
remain with the colonists.
According to Buckners of Virginia
page9, Buckner was a companion of Thomas Harriot in one
of Raleighs first expeditions to Virginia in 1585.
Another source giving the friendship and the companionship with
Harriot on the Raleigh expeditions, World Nobility &
Peers, page 502.
Thomas Harriot, a
mathematician and astronomer as well as a former tutor to Sir
Walter Raleigh, was appointed as geographer in the second
expedition to Virginia in 1587. The friendship between
Thomas Harriot and Thomas Buckner was such that Buckner was an
executor of Harriots will. In that will Thomas
Harriot states that as of his making of his will, 1621, he is
residing in the house of Thomas Buckner in St. Christophers
Parish. He mentions Thomas wife, but does not name
her. He gives Thomas eldest sonne John
the sum of five pounds. (Source: Buckners of Virginia pages
9 & 10).
Thomas Buckner,
friend and companion of Thomas Harriot, is the only known issue
of Thomas Buckner, Sr who was born September 11, 1533 and died
sometime after 1608 in Berkshire, Compton, England. Thomas
Buckner Sr. is claimed by some researchers to be a son of William
and Mary Hord Buckner, a claim not proven.
Thomas Buckner,
Jr. was born August 11, 1555. He married Elizabeth
Crackplace in 1590.
NOTE: Two
sources had that Elizabeth Crackplace married Thomas Buckner born
1590 in St. Aldate Parish, Oxford, England. Dave ([email protected])
wrote that a church registry disproves that particular bond as
according to the records of St. Michaels, Cornbill, she was
married to Thomas Buckner on Jan 24, 1590 in London, England.
Another source gives Elizabeth Crackplace as the wife of Thomas
Buckner born 1533 but Dick Buckner, through his ever fantasic
sources, has identified Elizabeth Crackplace with Thomas Buckner
born 1555. Thomas and Elizabeth had five children; John,
Thomas, William, Mary and Elizabeth (source: Buckners of
Virginia, page 10
Thomas Buckner,
Jr. died intestate in 1634. (Source: Buckners of Virginia
page 10)
Ca 1645-1655: John Buckner
Often known as The
Immigrant, this individual is the ancestor of the largest Buckner
lineage in the US. Settled in Virginia.
About 1645-1655:
Phillip, Nathaniel, Anthony, Thomas, Richard Buckner
While John Buckner (1631-1695) was a man of prominence and may have been the first Buckner to settle in the colonies, he was not the only Buckner of that era to do so. According to Crozier, page 1, Buckners of Virginia, early records of Gloucester county were destroyed by fire and names of others may have been in those records. Crozier names Johns brother Philip as one of the Buckner immigrants. According to Crozier, Philips name is first mentioned in the records of Gloucester County in 1669. Then comes Nathaniel Buckner of Stafford County in 1680, and Anthony Buckner of Stafford in 1678, who patented land in Rappahannock in 1672-3.
The source and
accuracy of the following is unknown, but interesting enough to
be considered.
John Buckner (1631-1695), the immigrant, was born in England and was living in Cunmore, Berkshire, England with his brothers, Thomas, Philip, Richard, Anthony and William in 1666 at the time of their emigration. They came to Gloucester County, Virginia.
Johns brothers were Richard, Thomas, Lawrence, Phillip and William. All but William are known to have immigrated to Virginia. Richard died March 04, 1732/33 in Caroline Co.,Virginia. Thomas Buckner Jr. died before. February 10, 1694/95 in either Essex or Gloucester County. Virginia. Lawrence died about 1720 in Prince George County. Phillip died about 1700 in St. Paul's Parish Stafford County, Virginia.
Neither Anthony nor Nathaniel has been identified as a brother of John Buckner.
In 1672 Anthony Buckner received a land grant of 716 acres in Rappahannock County. (Source Virginia County Records, IX, Index to Land Grants Rappahannock County, (Continued from Vol. VI.) Book No. 6. Also, he is listed in Legislative Petitions of Prince William County, VR., date not known.
Because of the lost records to fire, no issue of these men (if any) are known. One might conclude that any Buckner ancestor appearing in records preceding 1760 was of one of the immigrants from England and related in some manner to Rychard of Cumnor. This is not a totally safe assumption as there may have been any number of Buckners who immigrated during the time that ship passengers were not listed.
The next known immigrant was Patrick McBuckner/Macbuckner/Buckner, who was sometimes known as Mac.
1769: Patrick
[Mc]Buckner
Irish
immigrant, probably arrived in the 1760s, possibly in 1769m,
depending on the correct reading of a particular record. Descendants
concentrated in Eastern KY and Southwestern VA.
I have not researched this family.
I do know that E. LaMar Buckner wrote an excellent report of
Patrick Mac [McBuckner] but I failed to bookmark it
and now cannot find it <sob>.
From the web site, Descendants
of Obediah FULKS / FULTZ URL http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/3397/index.html
comes the following information:
Elizabeth FULTZ was born about 1810 in Russell Co, VA. She died on 21 Jan 1875 in Carter Co, KY. married Overton M. BUCKNER (son of Patrick "Mack" BUCKNER and Molly ESTEP) on 9 Apr 1832 in Lawrence Co, KY. Overton M. BUCKNER was born on 9 Nov 1812 in Scott Co, VA. . He died after 20 Jun 1870 in Carter Co, KY. Elizabeth FULTZ and Overton M. BUCKNER had the following children:
+63 i. James BUCKNER.
+64 ii. Martha Jane BUCKNER.
+65 iii. William BUCKNER.
+66 iv. John W. BUCKNER.
+67 v. Mary BUCKNER.
+68 vi. Sarah BUCKNER.
+69 vii. Emanuel BUCKNER.
+70 viii. Harrison BUCKNER.
+71 ix. Cornelius BUCKNER.
72 x. Andrew Lafayette BUCKNER was born on 4 Oct 1852 in Carter
Co, KY. He died on 4 Oct 1852 in Carter Co, KY.
+73 xi. Overton BUCKNER.
+74 xii. Barnabas K. BUCKNER.
75 xiii. Andrew BUCKNER was born in 1859 in Carter Co, KY.
Ca 1847: Johann
Buckner
Immigrated
from Germany, settled in Indiana or Illinois
Found
on the Family History.Com Message Boards was this item about
Johann Buckner, posted by Leah Byzewski:
The
Buckners in my family were of German origin. My great great
grandfather was John (Johann) Buckner. His death certificate says
that he was born in Germany. He lived in Indiana, then moved to
Streator, IL, possibly in the 1870s. He has several sons, born in
the 1860s. The family trade was glass blowing. I'm not aware of a
Thomas, but it's possible that he's a relation. I hope this
provides a little help. First names in this line are John, Louis,
and George.
Two
Buckners are listed on the Andaira Valley arriving
Galveston from Antwerp, March 27, 1846; but first names are not
given at the site searched; i.e., http://bidclix.net/PopUps/Popup37.jsp?gId=&opt=&excID=&nl=5&pop=1&p=1260&cat=36
On or Before
1845: William and his wife Rebecca Buckner:
The
family of William Buckner is listed in the 1850 census of Peoria,
IL William born Barbary was 48, his wife Rebecca born
Barbary was 35 and their daughter, Rebecca, age five was born in
Illinois.
Ca 1855: James
and Thomas Buckner
Immigrated
from Scotland, settled in Massachusetts.
Federal
census of 1860, Suffolk Co, MA shows on page James Buckner, age
45, machinist born Scotland with wife May 44, Barbara 19, James
15, Thomas 13, Annie10, Marion (female) 4 , Milton 2. All
born in Scotland except Marion and Milton who were born in
Massachusetts.
I did not locate Thomas, but did not do an extensive search.