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FIRST GENERATION
1. Edward Buckman. Born, circa 1623, in Billingshurst, Sussex Co, England.
Died, 13 Jul 1670, in Chiltington, England.
The Buckman Family
The original home of the Bucks County Buckman family was the parish of
Billingshurst, Sussex, the registers of which were examined for me in 1961 by
the Vicar, the Rev. R. Evans Hopkins. A number of entries were found which
could not be placed in the family, although they are undoubtedly of members of
the same family. These were as follows:
Dec 1584 Thomas Buckman m. (indecipherable)
28 May 1638 William Buckman m. Elizabeth (indecipherable)
16 Oct 1639 Richard Greenfield m. Elizabeth Buckman
2 Feb 1641/2 Susan Buckman, daughter of (indecipherable)
The Thomas who married in 1584 was probably the great-grandfather of the
immigrant William Buckman. The William who married in 1638 was probably an
uncle of the immigrant. Whether the Elizabeth who married William Buckman in
1638 was the same person who married Richard Greenfield in 1639 is unknown, but
the Susan who was baptized in 1642 may well have been the Susan Buckman
recorded in Quaker records as buried at Ninnyhurst in 2nd mo. 1668.
No success has been had in locating any English probate records of this family.
Edward Buckman, the first of this line of whom we can be sure, was married in
the Parish of Billingshurst, Sussex, 3 Oct. 1648, to a woman of whom the first
name was certainly Joan and whose last name was read by the Vicar as possibly
Bagham. Besides the entries cited above, there were also births of two sons of
Edward and Joan, and of one granddaughter, but after that the name Buckman does
not appear in the Billingshurst registers until the last half of the nineteenth
century. Either the Buckmans all became Quakers or moved away or died out in
Billingshurst.
Some, if not all, of the Buckmans of Billingshurst did become Friends,
including Edward and Joan who had recorded in the records of the Quarterly
Meeting of Sussex and Surrey, as of Shipley Meeting, the births of three
daughters named Mary, Ruth and Sarah, but as yet we have no birth record for
William Buckman in either Anglican or Quaker records.
He was, however associated with his brothers Edward and Thomas and his sister
Ruth so closely that it is certain that he also was a son of Edward and Joan.
It is quite possible that he was baptized by Anglican rite in a neighboring
parish.
According to Quaker records Edward Buckman died on 13 5th mo. 1670 and was
buried at Chiltington on the 15th of the same month. His widow did not remarry
but in 1682 she embarked with her son William and his family, sons Edward and
Thomas and her daughter Ruth, on the Welcome to come to Pennsylvania, but as
neither the widow nor Edward and Thomas have ever been found alive in any
American record, it is presumed that all three died of the smallpox on the way.
In the account book already cited was this: "William Buckman the elder came
into Pennsylvania in the year of our Lord 1682 the 25th of the 6th month." This
has been thought by some to negate the Welcome claim, since the ship did not
arrive until late October, but the date here recorded is probably either that
on which the Buckmans left Billingshurst for some coastal port, or, more
probably that on which they were about to embark.
The account book, already mentioned, contained the following:
An account of the widow Buckman's goods put up for Pennsylvania the 29th of the
5th mo. 1682:
In the least chest 2 pais of Sheets, and two pairs of pillow coats; weaving
linen, weighed 78 lbs; marked B.
In the bigest chest 3 pairs of Sheets, 3 Small clothes, one bolster tick;
other linen clothes, weighed 138 lbs.
In an old meal trough, 4 suits of clothese and other old things, weighed
175.
In a powdering tub, woolen yard weighed 33.
In an old sack, 2 Blanketts, a tongs, a yard of Curtain, 3 hand wipers,
hops, weighed 69.
The bounate (bonnet?) hat capes and --- weighed 32 lbs. One bed and blankets
and pillows and a pair of sheets, weighed 85 lbs.
Two bolsters, a pair of Sheets, 2 blankets, 2 coverlets weighed 70 lbs.
Below this the total weight was computed (with digits running the other way of
the page): 78, 138, 175, 33, 69, 90, 32, 85, 70 = 770 + 29, 54 = 843 (really
853), and then, "Widow Buckmans goods weighed 843 lbs"
An account of Edward Buckmans good put up for Pennsylvania ye 20th of 5th mo
1682 and Thomas Buckmans.
In the bigest chest, 3 suits of clothes, 14 shifts, 5 pairs of shoes, 3
pairs of stockings, marked EB (i.e. the chest, not the stockings).
In the Old Iron chest, 3 spitters, 2 mattocks, 2 Sledges, 2 hoes, and
chisels, and augers and axes, and a hand saw, fire pan, tongs, and cleaver;
weighed by gross 300. One iron bar weighed 27 lbs.
Thomas Buckmans goods, iii boiling tubs, Brass Kettle, 24 pewter dishes; Some
porringers and other things, weighed 132 lbs, marked B. Two hand Saws and one
cross Curf (cut, of course) Saw.
The addition, running as before the other way of the page, was: Ed. B. 223, 38,
26, 27, 140 = 554 (sic); Thos. B. 160, 132, 60 = 352, and "Edward Buckmans
goods weighed 374 (sic) and Thomas Buckmans 353." The discrepancy in the totals
of Edward Buckman's weights may be due to carelessness in copying. Then
follows:
An account of William Buckman's goods, put up for Pennsylvania ye 24th of
(remainder of date illegible, which is surprising, for it could only have been
"5th mo. 1682").
In the bigest chest, 9 sheets, 12 napkins, 3 Table Cloths, Some shifts and
old Linen weighed 132 lbs marked WB.
In the least chest 3 suits of clothes and Old things weighed 72.
In ye old cou(n)ting box, 5 blankets, one rug, 2 candlesticks, one flagon
and other odd things weighed 170 lbs.
2 Iron Pots weighed 35 lbs.
2 Spits, 4 crane rods, and a powderer weighed 20 lbs in a box, some linen
goods weighed 37 lbs.
In a firkin, Old things weighed 21, Old Sacks weighed 23 lbs, Some old
firkins, weighed 36 lbs.
2 Beds, 4 Bolsters, 3 pillows, 2 sheets, 2 Blankets, weighed 289 lbs, Frying
pans weighed 11 lbs, 2 Crane Irons, weighed 85 lbs.
In the longest box of William Buckmans goods some tools and axes, and pot
hooks weighed 253 lbs.
Of Edward Buckmans goods, one gun and a chain, six Iron Wedges, weighed in all
60 lbs.
Of the widow Buckmans goods one posnet and leaden weights in all 348, one iron
pot, one Kettle, a Brass sickle, one Basket, one cross curf (cut) saw, one pair
of belts, one bag of nails, one box marked WB, one Sack, 2 lbs shot, 5 lbs
powder.
Ruth Buckmans box -- Some linen clothes, weighed 54 lbs.
The total, as before running the other way of the page, was Will B.: 132, 72,
170, 35, 37, 21, 23, 36, 289, 21, 85, 253 = 1064 (sic) + 7 = 1071 (sic), and
"William Buckmans good weighed 1071 lbs."
The historical value of this series of memoranda is immense, for it does much
to illuminate us on the kind of possessions persons migrating from England to
Pennsylvania in the 17th century brought with them. These goods were not
intended for sale since they were not entered in the London Port Book, but
there are some items in the inventory which do cause wonder.
Since Edward and Joan (Bagham) Buckman had children named Edward, Thomas and
Ruth, as well as the daughters Mary and Sarah not named here, it becomes
certain that William Buckman was also their son, especially since the evidence
of the warrant shows that he was a brother of Edward and Thomas.
He married Joan Bagham, 3 Oct 1648, in Billingshurst, Sussex Co, England.
Born, circa 1625, in Billingshurst, Sussex Co, England. Died, circa 1682, in
Ship Welcome, at sea. Children:
2 i. William Sr.
ii. Edward Jr. Born, circa 1651. Died, circa 1682, in Ship Welcome,
at sea.
iii. Thomas. Born, circa 1654. Died, circa 1682, in Ship Welcome, at
sea.
iv. Mary. Born, 7 Sep 1656, in England.
3 v. Ruth.
vi. Sarah. Born, 16 Nov 1669, in Sussex, England. Died, 4 Oct 1670,
in Sussex, England.
SECOND GENERATION
2. William Buckman Sr. Born, circa 1650, in Nr Billingshurst, Sussex Co,
England. Died, 9 Oct 1716, in Newtown, Bucks Co, Pennsylvania.
William Buckman, the immigrant, was born, probably at or near Billingshurst,
Sussex, about the year 1650, son, probably the eldest, of Edward and Joan
(Bagham) Buckman. Though no record of his birth or baptism has been found, he
is associated with the other children of his parents in the baggage memoranda
already quoted, and he inherited the land rights of his brothers Edward and
Thomas when they died without issue. There can be no doubt of his position in
this family. He came to America on the Welcome with his first wife Sarah, whose
maiden name has not been discovered, their daughters Sarah and Mary, his two
brothers Edward and Thomas, his sister Ruth, and their widowed mother, Joan
Buckman. There is a possibility that his eldest child Thomas started the voyage
with the others but died of the smallpox en route.
General W. W. H. Davis, author of the History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania,
appears to have seen the baggage memoranda cited above but believed that the
first name of the widow was Ruth, rather than Joan. He believed that the
Buckmans of the baggage memoranda, who did not in his view include our William
but another of the same name, spent their first winter in a cave south of
Fallsington. In the Strawn family, who descend, of course, from the Buckmans,
there was a strong tradition that their ancestors, supposed usually to have
been Strawns, lived out the first winter in a cave on the bank of the Delaware.
It is certain that many early Pennsylvanians did live for a time in such
places, so this may represent a genuine tradition.
The Middletown Monthly Meeting minutes show 2 8th mo. 1690 the names of
contributors to the meeting house fund and among them we find Willm Buckman
with 0-05-01. He was appointed one of several to lay out a road from Newtown to
the ferry on the second Wednesday in December 1693, reappointed 10 June 1696,
on which day the work was reported done. Similarly, on 5 Oct. 1697, he was
appointed to lay out a road from Wrightstown to Neshamineh Meeting House, and
he was a juror in 1684, on the grand jury in 1688, 1689, 1691 and 1698, a
witness on 14 April 1698.
Bucks Deeds 2:142, dated 7 Sept. 1697, recorded 14 April 1697, show that
William Buckman of Newtown, yeoman, sold to John Shaw of the same, yeoman, for
L24, land which had been granted to William Buckman by the Proprietor, 13 Sept.
1686. Bucks Deeds 2:143, dated 7 May 7 William and Mary 1695, recorded 11 Oct.
1697, show that William Buckman of Bucks, husbandman, bought for L30 from
Robert Webb of the Town and county of Philadelphia, gent., and Elizabeth his
wife, who had been the widow of John Barber (a Welcome passenger, as were
Elizabeth and her father John Songhurst). Bucks Deed 3:242, dated 12 March
1704/5, recorded 3 Dec. 1705, show that John Rowland and wife Priscilla of
Bristol (Township and they were both Welcome passengers also), he a yeoman, she
formerly Priscilla Shepperd (and as such a First Purchaser), sold to William
Buckman land which Priscilla had bought from William Penn, 19 Aug. 1681, before
her marriage to John Rowland. Bucks Deeds 4:34, dated 7 Dec. 11 Anne 1708,
acknowledged same date, show that Henry Cooper (a son-in-law of William
Buckman) of Newtown, blacksmith, signed by mark a deed to William Buckman,
consideration L90. We should also add the patent to William Buckman mentioned
above in the preceding sketch whereby he was granted a city lot in the right of
his two deceased brothers. These are all the deeds of William Buckman found in
either Bucks or Philadlephia counties.
In Thomas Holme's "Mapp of ye Improved Part of Pensilvania," undated but in the
mid-1680's, the name Buckman appears on a rectangular plot, with the southeast
corner cut off, which lies in the second tier of properties from the
Bucks-Philadelphia line two or three miles west of Neshamineh Creek, and
approximately where the U of Bucks appears on the map. On a "Map of Newtown
1703," William Buckman is shown as owner of a country lot of 668 acres, a Town
lot of 59 acres, total 727 acres, on the west side of Newtown, precisely where,
on Holme's map, appears the name Elizabeth Barber, i.e. this was the property
purchased in 1695 from the Webbs, orginally granted to John Barber who did not
survive to enjoy it.
The first wife Sarah died 10 5th mo. 1690, probably as the result of childbed,
and William Buckman waited sixteen years before he married again. His first
intentions to marry Elizabeth Wilson were made at Middletown, 1 6th mo. 1706,
second intentions 5 7th mo. 1706, but of her ancestry we know nothing. W. H. J.
asked in Pennsylvania Magazine of History & Biography 8:441 who this Elizabeth
Wilson was but no reply was ever printed, Dr. Buckman's Genealogy 1:25 says
that she was probably a daughter of Stephen and Sarah (Baker) Wilson but that
there is no proof. Quite so, for this is a guess and wrong. Stephen Wilson and
Sarah Baker were married at Falls Monthly Meeting in 6th mo. 1692, recorded
also at Middletown Monthly Meeting: they had a son Stephen born 29 2nd mo.
1695/6 and a daughter Mary born 1 1st mo. 1696/7, and their children are shown
in Mrs. Brey's book, A Quaker Saga, page 415. The Wilsons continued to be
recorded at Middletown until on 5 3rd mo. 1698 we learn that Stephen Wilson had
removed out of the province. Fortunately, we know where he went, merly to
Hopewell Township, then Burlington, now Hunterdon County, New Jersey, where, as
yeoman, he made his will on 26 March 1707, probated 19 May 1708, naming wife
Sarah, minor children Stephen, Sarah, Mary, Rebecca, John, Samuel; executors:
wife and brother-in-law Samuel Baker; John Routledge to assist in educating the
children; witnesses: William Bryant, John Routledge, John Reading. No Buckman
connection appears, and a child of this couple would not have been more than
fifteen years of age when William Buckman's first child by his second wife was
born. At the wedding of Stephen and Sarah (Baker) Wilson, no Elizabeth Wilson
appears, and, of course, at that date Elizabeth Wilson was not to become
Elizabeth Buckman for fourteen years. If Stephen Wilson was the father of
Elizabeth Buckman by an earlier marriage, there is no evidence of it.
Elizabeth (Wilson) Buckman married, second, Thomas Story of Falls Meeting, who
was not the well-known Quaker of the same name. They declared their first
intentions at Middletown on 5 10th mo. 1717 and were advised "to try affections
a little further." "A little further" they again declared their intentions on 6
12th mo. 1717 and second intentions (the first time obviously did not count) on
6 1st mo. 1717/8, and Thomas Story had a certificate from Falls Monthly Meeting
to marry Elizabeth Buckman at Middletown dated 5 12th mo. 1717/8.
Elizabeth (Wilson) (Buckman) Story died 13 March 1732/3.
The account book already mentioned contains the notation, naturally in a
different hand from William's, that he died in Makefield, 9 8th mo. 1716.
According to Middletown Monthly Meeting records, he was buried on 11 8th mo.
1716. His will dated 4 7th mo. 1716, probated 26 Oct. 1716, had as witnesses
Stephen Twining, John Frost and Joseph Scott. It reads as follows:
William Buckman of newtown in the County of Bucks; to eldest
son william Buckman plantation in Newtown purchased from Samuel
Hough and also piece of meadow and woodland by Neshamineh Creek
to the extent of 50 acres, and if William lack heirs of his body
then to son David Buckman or to son Thomas Buckman; to wife
Elizabeth Buckman remainder of lands until son Thomas is aged 21
and one-third part afterwards during life or widowhood. To sons
Thomas Buckman and David Buckman the last mentioned lands from
the time Thomas is 21, he to have to town lot in his share,
subject to the life interest of his mother as stated above; if
either Thomas or David died in their minority, then the survivor
shall have the whole, paying L10 current money of the province
to each of the two daughters Elizabeth Buckman and Rebeckah when
they are 21. To son-in-law Edward Beck five shillings to be paid
12 months after testator's decease; Beck is indebted to
testator about eleven pounds old Currency which debt and also
thirty shillings more current money of the province is to go to
each of the three children of said Edward Beck, Sarah, Franciss
and Edward, to be paid when they are respectively aged 21. To
daughter Mary Strawhen fifty shillings current money to be paid
12 months after testator's decease and to her five children
Ruth, Sarah, William, Henry and John fifty shillings when they
respectively arrive at the age of 21. To daughter Ruth Blaker
fifteen pounds current money to be paid 12 months after testator's
decease. To two youngest daughters Elizabeth and Rebeckah Buckman
fifteen pounds current money each to be paid at age of 21 years.
To three sons William, Thomas and David, all the carpenter toolls
equally divided. To son William Buckman one Cowe called prissy and
her calf. To wife Elizabeth Buckman all rest and residue of
personal estate as long as she remains a widow but if she marry,
then this to the two daughters Elizabeth and Rebeckah one-half
to be equally divided between them. Wife Elizabeth Buckman and
son William Buckman, joint executors.
Though he signed by mark, the mark is "Will" and he was able to write, as
other documents show.
He married, first, Sarah ( ), 1675, in Billingshurst, Sussex Co,
England. Born, circa 1658, in England. Died, 10 Jul 1690, in Newtown, Bucks Co,
Pennsylvania. Children:
i. Thomas. Born, 4 Sep 1676, in Billingshurst, Sussex Co, England.
4 ii. Sarah.
5 iii. Mary.
6 iv. Ruth.
7 v. William Jr.
He married, second, Elizabeth Wilson. Died, 13 Mar 1732/3, in
Pennsylvania. Children:
8 vi. Thomas Sr.
9 vii. Elizabeth.
viii. David. Born, 22 Nov 1711, in Bucks Co, Pennsylvania. Died, 10
Nov 1790, in Bucks Co, Pennsylvania. He married Mary Knight,
daughter of Daniel Knight and Elizabeth Walker, 28 Oct 1744, in
Byberry, Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania.
ix. Rebecca. Born, 24 Jan 1712/3, in Bucks Co, Pennsylvania. Died,
1717.
3. Ruth Buckman. Born, 4 Feb 1659/0, in Billingshurst, Sussex Co, England.
Died, circa 1716, in New Jersey.
She married Richard Harrison Sr, 4 May 1687, in Nottingham Twp,
Burlington Co, New Jersey. Died, circa 1742. Children:
i. William. He married Sarah Bullock, 2 Jan 1727/8.
10 ii. Peter.
iii. George.
iv. Richard Jr. Died, circa 1777. He married, first, Rachel
Everingham, 21 Jun 1736, in New Jersey. He married, second, Mary
( ).
11 v. Ruth.
12 vi. Sarah.
THIRD GENERATION
4. Sarah Buckman. Born, 10 Nov 1677, in Billingshurst, Sussex Co, England.
Died, 1716, in Bucks Co, Pennsylvania.
She married Edward Beck Sr. Born, 1675. Died, 1736, in Solebury.
Children:
i. Sarah. Born, circa 1707, in Bucks Co, Pennsylvania.
ii. Frances. Born, circa 1709, in Bucks Co, Pennsylvania.
iii. Edward Jr. Born, circa 1711, in Bucks Co, Pennsylvania.
5. Mary Buckman Cooper. Born, 23 Nov 1680, in Billingshurst, Sussex Co,
England. Died, 1740, in Bucks Co, Pennsylvania.
She married, first, Henry Cooper Sr, son of William Cooper and Thomasin
( ), 30 Nov 1703, in Middletown, Monthly Mtg, Newtown, Bucks Co, PA. Born,
circa 1675, in Low Ellington, Yorkshire, England. Died, 1710, in Bucks Co,
Pennsylvania.
Children:
13 i. Ruth.
14 ii. Sarah.
iii. William. Born, circa 1707, in Pennsylvania. Died, circa 1793, in
Pennsylvania.
iv. Henry Jr. Born, 25 Jan 1707/8, in Pennsylvania. Died, 1805, in
Northampton Twp, Bucks Co, Pennsylvania. He married Mary
Sherman, 8 Jul 1732, in New Jersey.
15 v. John.
She married, second, Lancelot Strawn (Strawhen, Straughan), 2 Jun 1716,
in Newtown, Bucks Co, Pennsylvania. Born in POSSIBLY, Kincardineshire, Fife Co,
Scotland. Died, 1720, in Newtown, Middletown Twp, Bucks Co, Pennsylvania.
Children:
16 vi. Jacob.
6. Ruth Buckman. Born, 22 Jun 1688, in Bucks Co, Pennsylvania. Died, circa
1750.
She married Peter Blaker, son of Johannes Bleicker and Rebecca ( ),
24 Nov 1708, in Middletown, Monthly Mtg, Newtown, Bucks Co, PA. Born, Aug 1683,
in At sea on the, Ship Concord. Died, after 1750. Children:
i. John. Died, 15 May 1778. He married, first, Catherine Williams,
16 Oct 1735. He married, second, Mary Briggs, circa 1754.
7. William Buckman Jr. Born, 28 Jun 1690, in Bucks Co, Pennsylvania. Died,
1755, in Pennsylvania.
He married Esther Penquite, daughter of John Penquite and Agnes Sharp, 27
Nov 1716, in Middletown, Monthly Mtg, Newtown, Bucks Co, PA. Born, 21 Apr 1694,
in Middletown, Dauphin Co, Pennsylvania. Died, 20 Nov 1758. Children:
17 i. Sarah.
18 ii. William III.
19 iii. John Sr.
20 iv. Joseph Sr.
21 v. Thomas Sr.
22 vi. Isaac.
23 vii. Jacob.
8. Thomas Buckman Sr. Born, 8 Sep 1707, in Bucks Co, Pennsylvania. Died,
1734, in Pennsylvania.
He married Agnes Penquite, daughter of John Penquite and Agnes Sharp, May
1726, in Pennsylvania. Born, 22 Oct 1705. Children:
i. Rebecca. Born, 11 Mar 1726/7, in Pennsylvania.
24 ii. Thomas Jr.
iii. Agnes. Born, 6 Apr 1732, in Pennsylvania. She married Jacob
Hewlings, 27 Nov 1750, in Wrightstown.
iv. Elizabeth. Born, 1734, in Pennsylvania.
9. Elizabeth Buckman. Born, 14 Jun 1709, in Bucks Co, Pennsylvania. Died, 29
Nov 1793, in Bucks Co, Pennsylvania.
She married Zebulon Heston Jr, son of Zebulon Heston Sr, 22 Jun 1726, in
Wrightstown. Born, 4 Jan 1701/2. Died, 12 Mar 1776. Children:
25 i. Elizabeth.
ii. Jemima. Born, 27 Oct 1728, in Pennsylvania. She married, first,
Jonathan Kinsey, 2 Dec 1751. She married, second, Benjamin Doan,
22 Nov 1758.
iii. Rebecca. Born, 3 Jul 1730, in Pennsylvania.
iv. Rachel. Born, 30 Jan 1731/2, in Pennsylvania. She married Samuel
Merrick, 29 Mar 1750.
v. Zebulon III. Born, 18 Jan 1733/4, in Pennsylvania. He married
Sarah Burgess, 27 Oct 1756, in Buckingham.
vi. Mary. Born, 23 Jun 1737, in Pennsylvania. She married John Hurst
(Hayhurst), 30 Apr 1760, in Wrightstown.
vii. William. Born, 7 Jul 1739, in Pennsylvania. He married Mercy
Cutler, 14 Dec 1763.
viii. John. Born, 15 Jul 1742, in Pennsylvania. He married, first,
Hannah Jarrett, 24 May 1770, in Abington. He married, second,
Mary Dickerson.
ix. Isaiah. Born, 20 Oct 1744, in Pennsylvania. He married Ann
Leonard, 10 Jun 1767, in Middletown, Bucks Co, Pennsylvania.
x. David. Born, 30 Nov 1748, in Pennsylvania. He married, first,
Rachel Briggs, 24 Apr 1771. He married, second, Rachel Hough. He
married, third, Phebe Smith, 21 May 1800, in Wrightstown.
10. Peter Harrison. Born, 9 Dec 1691.
He married Sarah Starkey, 2 Jan 1723/4. Children:
i. Isaac.
ii. Joseph.
iii. Thomas.
iv. Sarah.
v. Mary.
vi. Ruth.
vii. Deborah.
11. Ruth Harrison.
She married James Starkey, 4 Nov 1714. Died, circa 1749. Children:
i. Nathan.
ii. Sarah.
iii. Ruth.
iv. Edith.
v. Mary.
vi. Alice.
vii. Phebe.
12. Sarah Harrison.
She married Joseph Rogers, 4 May 1721. Died, circa 1771. Children:
i. Mary.
ii. Sarah.
iii. Ruth.
iv. Amy.
v. Michael.
vi. William.
vii. John.
FOURTH GENERATION
13. Ruth Cooper. Born, circa 1704, in Bucks Co, Pennsylvania.
She married Dennis Pursell, son of Thomas Pursell and Christiana "Stintje
Jans" Van Woggelum, 18 Sep 1728, in New Jersey. Born, 28 Apr 1708, in Raritan
Twp, New Jersey. Died in Nockamixon, Bucks Co, Pennsylvania. Children:
26 i. John.
14. Sarah Cooper. Born, circa 1706, in Middletown Twp, Bucks Co,
Pennsylvania. Died, before 1773.
She married, first, Joseph Strickland, son of Miles Strickland and
Frances Wharton, 1727, in Bucks Co, Pennsylvania. Born, 15 Aug 1705, in Dublin,
Ireland. Died, 1737. Children:
27 i. Mary.
ii. Miles. Born, 12 Mar 1729/0, in Pennsylvania. Died, 1823, in
Pennsylvania. He married Phebe Van Sant, 24 Dec 1760.
iii. Ruth. She married John Leedham (Latham), Apr 1756.
iv. Sarah. She married William Carver Jr, son of William Carver and
Elizabeth Walmsley, 1 Dec 1755.
v. Rachel. She married Thomas Wilson, circa 1759.
She married, second, Jonathan Abbott Sr, 17 Nov 1738, in New Jersey.
Died, 1772, in Pennsylvania. Children:
vi. William Sr. Died, after 1772. He married an unknown woman.
vii. Jonathan Jr. Died, before 1772. He married an unknown woman.
15. John Cooper. Born, 19 Apr 1709, in Pennsylvania. Died, 1783, in
Northampton Twp, Bucks Co, Pennsylvania.
He married an unknown woman. Children:
i. John Jr. Born in Pennsylvania.
ii. William. Born in Pennsylvania.
iii. Henry. Born in Pennsylvania. Died, 1805, in Pennsylvania. He
married Martha ( ).
iv. Margaret. Born in Pennsylvania. She married Mr Tomlinson.
v. Sarah. Born in Pennsylvania. She married George Campbell in
Pennsylvania.
vi. Mary. Born in Pennsylvania. She married John Atkinson, before
1783, in Pennsylvania.
16. Jacob Strawn (Strawhen). Born, 1717, in Middletown Twp, Bucks Co,
Pennsylvania. Died, 20 Dec 1800, in Haycock Twp, Bucks Co, Pennsylvania.
He married Christiana "Stintje" Pursell, daughter of John Pursell and
Hannah Hall, 1741, in Bethlehem Twp, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey. Born, 1722, in
Readington, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey. Died, 1807, in Haycock Twp, Bucks Co,
Pennsylvania. Children:
i. Thomas. Born, 8 Jun 1742, in Bethlehem, Hunterdon Co, New
Jersey. Died, 2 Jan 1814, in Richmond, Madison Co, Kentucky. He
married, first, Mary Heacock, daughter of William Heacock and
Ann Roberts, 8 Jun 1769, in Richland, Monthly Meeting, Bucks Co,
PA. He married, second, Sophia Chisholm, daughter of James
Chisholm, circa 1772, in Pennsylvania.
ii. John Sr. Born, 1744, in Bethlehem, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey.
Died, Aug 1808, in Greene Co, Pennsylvania. He married Kezia
Dennis, daughter of John Dennis and Kezia Ball, Apr 1770, in
Richland, Monthly Meeting, Bucks Co, PA.
iii. Jacob. Born, 23 Mar 1746/7, in Bethlehem, Hunterdon Co, New
Jersey. Died, 20 Aug 1809, in Jefferson, Greene Co,
Pennsylvania. He married Susannah Van Buskirk, daughter of
George "Joris" Van Buskirk and Sarah Susanna Ashton, circa 1773,
in Hunterdon Co, New Jersey.
iv. William Sr. Born, 17 Jan 1749/0, in Hunterdon Co, New Jersey.
Died, 12 Jun 1809, in Strawntown, Haycock Twp, Bucks Co,
Pennsylvania. He married, first, Ann Van Horn, daughter of
Garrett Van Horn and Mary Neal. He married, second, Mary
Raudenbush in Pennsylvania.
v. Daniel Sr. Born, 27 Mar 1752, in Strawntown, Haycock Twp, Bucks
Co, Pennsylvania. Died, 10 Sep 1819, in Haycock Twp, Bucks Co,
Pennsylvania. He married, first, Ann Lloyd, daughter of John
Lloyd and Eleanor Foulke, 1774, in Bucks Co, Pennsylvania. He
married, second, Margaret Pursell, circa 1780, in Pennsylvania.
He married, third, Sarah Shaw Moore, daughter of Jonathan Shaw
and Sarah ( ), 14 Jan 1808, in Buckingham MM, Bucks Co,
Pennsylvania.
vi. Mary. Born, 21 Feb 1754, in Strawntown, Haycock Twp, Bucks Co,
Pennsylvania. Died, 1782, in Chestnut Hill, Twp, Northampton Co,
Pennsylvania. She married Joseph Van Buskirk (Captain), son of
George "Joris" Van Buskirk and Sarah Susanna Ashton, 1772, in
Northampton Co, Pennsylvania.
vii. Hannah. Born, 8 Apr 1756, in Strawntown, Haycock Twp, Bucks Co,
Pennsylvania. Died, 9 Nov 1823, in Madison Co, Kentucky. She
married John White Sr, 1773, in Fayette Co, Pennsylvania.
viii. Isaiah. Born, 28 Oct 1758, in Strawntown, Haycock Twp, Bucks Co,
Pennsylvania. Died, 2 Aug 1843, in Florid, Deer Park Twp, Putnam
Co, Illinois. He married Rachel Reed, daughter of John Reed
(Captain) and Thankful Honawell, 12 Aug 1781, in Turkeyfoot Twp,
Somerset Co, Pennsylvania.
ix. Job Sr. Born, 12 Oct 1760, in Strawntown, Haycock Twp, Bucks Co,
Pennsylvania. Died, 5 Sep 1821, in Muncie, Delaware Co, Indiana.
He married, first, Mary Cooper, daughter of John Cooper and
Martha ( ), 4 Nov 1791, in Pennsylvania. He married, second,
Hannah Bowers McCauley, 2 Jul 1813, in Fayette Co, Pennsylvania.
x. Jerusha. Born, 14 Dec 1762, in Strawntown, Haycock Twp, Bucks
Co, Pennsylvania. Died, 1834, in Reed Station, McLuney, Clayton
Twp, Perry Co, OH. She married Jeremiah Reed, son of John Reed
(Captain) and Thankful Honawell, 1785, in Fayette Co,
Pennsylvania.
xi. Abel. Born, 12 Mar 1765, in Strawntown, Haycock Twp, Bucks Co,
Pennsylvania. Died, 17 Nov 1848, in Strawntown, Haycock Twp,
Bucks Co, Pennsylvania. He married Elizabeth Raudenbush in
Pennsylvania.
xii. Enoch. Born, 1 Sep 1768, in Haycock Twp, Bucks Co, Pennsylvania.
Died, 7 Nov 1849, in Quakertown, Bucks Co, Pennsylvania. He
married, first, Rebecca Raudenbush, 1791, in Bucks Co,
Pennsylvania. He married, second, Margaret Carty (McCarty), 14
Nov 1822, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania. He
married, third, Elizabeth Remer, daughter of Matthew Remer and
Sarah ( ), 19 Aug 1830, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
17. Sarah Buckman. Born, 15 May 1718, in Pennsylvania. Died, before 1786.
She married, first, Benjamin Taylor, 7 Oct 1741, in Wrightstown. Born,
1718.
She married, second, Thomas Lancaster Jr, son of Thomas Lancaster Sr and
Phebe Wardell, 28 Nov 1752. Born, 16 Feb 1726/7, in Wrightstown, Bucks Co,
Pennsylvania. Died, 27 Jan 1808, in Mainland near, Biles Island, Falls Twp.
Children:
i. Thomas III. Born, 11 Mar 1754, in Pennsylvania. Died, 7 Jun
1811, in Pennsylvania. He married Ann Knowles, 21 Nov 1782, in
Makefield, Monthly Meeting, Bucks Co, PA.
18. William Buckman III. Born, 19 Mar 1718/9, in Pennsylvania. Died, 6 Sep
1782, in Pennsylvania.
He married Jane Briggs, 3 Jan 1743/4, in Wrightstown. Born, 14 Feb
1719/0, in Upper Makefield, Bucks Co, Pennsylvania. Died, 21 Feb 1777.
Children:
i. William IV. Born, 24 Sep 1745, in Pennsylvania. Died, 10 Jan
1810. He married Hannah Dilworth, 13 May 1770, in Horsham.
ii. Sarah. Born, 2 Nov 1747, in Pennsylvania. Died, 9 Sep 1752, in
Pennsylvania.
iii. Elizabeth. Born, 2 Mar 1749/0, in Pennsylvania. She married
Joshua Vanzant, 21 Feb 1769, in Wrightstown.
iv. Abner. Born, 19 Nov 1752, in Pennsylvania. He married, first,
Mary Yardley. He married, second, Elizabeth Bailey, 2 Dec 1778,
in Pennsylvania.
v. Sarah. Born, 7 Jun 1755, in Pennsylvania. She married William
Chapman, 21 Dec 1774, in Wrightstown.
vi. James. Born, 6 Nov 1758, in Pennsylvania. Died, 12 Dec 1840. He
married Sarah Burroughs, 1780.
vii. Jane. Born, 17 Feb 1761, in Pennsylvania. Died, 18 Oct 1826. She
married Joseph Tomlinson.
viii. Eleanor. Born, 14 Dec 1765, in Pennsylvania. Died, 28 Feb 1769.
ix. Phineas. Born, 14 Feb 1767, in Pennsylvania. He married, first,
Susannah Leedom, 22 Apr 1790, in Falls, Monthly Meeting,
Middletown, Bucks Co, PA. He married, second, Catherine Sheriff.
19. John Buckman Sr. Born, 15 Jul 1721, in Pennsylvania. Died, 27 Feb 1790,
in Pennsylvania.
He married Eleanor Briggs, daughter of William Briggs and Margaret
( ), circa 1747, in Pennsylvania. Born, 19 Jan 1721/2, in Lower Makefield,
Twp, Bucks Co, Pennsylvania. Children:
i. John Jr. Born, 24 Sep 1748, in Pennsylvania. Died, 3 Nov 1837.
He married Susannah Chapman, 21 Apr 1773, in Wrightstown.
ii. David. Born, 14 Jun 1750, in Pennsylvania. Died, 1 Sep 1810. He
married Esther White, 14 Nov 1779.
iii. Margaret. Born, 10 Apr 1753, in Pennsylvania. She married Daniel
Lee, 3 May 1774, in Falls, Monthly Meeting, Middletown, Bucks
Co, PA.
iv. Jonathan. Born, 29 Apr 1755, in Pennsylvania. Died, 4 Oct 1826.
He married Sarah Kirkbride, 16 May 1778, in Falls, Monthly
Meeting, Middletown, Bucks Co, PA.
v. Rachel. Born, 21 Jan 1757, in Pennsylvania. She married Jacob
Knowles, 16 Oct 1800, in Falls, Monthly Meeting, Middletown,
Bucks Co, PA.
vi. Samuel. Born, 2 Jun 1763, in Pennsylvania. Died, 3 Feb 1847. He
married Rachel White, 7 Feb 1785.
vii. Ruth. Born, 3 Feb 1766, in Pennsylvania. Died, 17 Apr 1846. She
married Joseph Winder, 12 Apr 1792, in Falls, Monthly Meeting,
Middletown, Bucks Co, PA.
viii. Abdon. Born, 28 Jul 1768, in Pennsylvania. Died, 14 Aug 1856. He
married Sarah Harvey.
20. Joseph Buckman Sr. Born, 16 Jul 1723, in Pennsylvania. Died, 1794, in
Pennsylvania.
He married Martha Carr, daughter of John Carr and Mary ( ), 13 Nov
1746, in Pennsylvania. Children:
i. Esther. Born, 22 Oct 1747, in Pennsylvania. Died, 28 Dec 1812.
She married John Cooper.
ii. Mary. Born, 1 Dec 1748, in Pennsylvania. Died, 8 Feb 1812. She
married John Carver, 22 May 1771, in Wrightstown.
iii. Agnes. Born, 15 Apr 1750, in Pennsylvania. She married Paul
Blaker, 1771, in Pennsylvania.
iv. Letitia. Born, 5 May 1751, in Pennsylvania. Died, 17 Sep 1833.
She married John Briggs, 1769, in Pennsylvania.
v. Joseph Jr. Born, 30 Aug 1752, in Pennsylvania. Died, 17 Sep
1828. He married Elizabeth Linton, 16 May 1792, in Pennsylvania.
vi. Sarah. Born, 22 Nov 1753, in Pennsylvania. She married Achilles
Blaker in Pennsylvania.
vii. Mahlon. Born, 24 Apr 1755, in Pennsylvania.
viii. Elizabeth. Born, 12 Sep 1756, in Pennsylvania. She married Levi
Pownall, 12 Jun 1782, in Pennsylvania.
ix. Martha. Born, 25 Feb 1758, in Pennsylvania. Died, 18 Apr 1760,
in Pennsylvania.
x. Asenath. Born, 2 Apr 1761, in Pennsylvania. Died, 31 Dec 1837.
She married David Warner, 26 Dec 1787, in Pennsylvania.
21. Thomas Buckman Sr. Born, 28 Jul 1725, in Pennsylvania. Died, 1785, in
Pennsylvania.
He married Priscilla Bunting, daughter of Samuel Bunting and Priscilla
Burgess, 24 Nov 1747, in Falls, Monthly Meeting, Middletown, Bucks Co, PA.
Born, 22 Jul 1722. Children:
i. Phebe. Born, 2 Jun 1748, in Pennsylvania. Died, 5 Feb 1832. She
married Joseph Kelley.
ii. Hannah. Born, 12 Sep 1750, in Pennsylvania. She married, first,
Abraham Hibbs, 1771, in Pennsylvania. She married, second,
Benjamin Leedom.
iii. Samuel. Born, 25 Jul 1752, in Pennsylvania. Died, 18 Jun 1754,
in Pennsylvania.
iv. Thomas Jr. Born, 15 Jul 1754, in Pennsylvania. Died, 22 Sep
1837. He married Mary Harding.
v. Benjamin. Born, 26 Jul 1756, in Pennsylvania. Died, 28 Dec 1808.
He married Ann Janney, 27 Jul 1781, in Pennsylvania.
vi. Timothy. Born, 15 Jan 1759, in Pennsylvania. Died, 2 Sep 1759,
in Pennsylvania.
vii. Amos. Born, 10 Jan 1762, in Pennsylvania. Died, 8 Aug 1762, in
Pennsylvania.
viii. Female. Born, 5 Jun 1763, in Pennsylvania.
ix. Jesse. Born, 21 Nov 1764, in Pennsylvania. He married Hannah
Taylor, 13 Dec 1787, in Pennsylvania.
22. Isaac Buckman. Born, 29 May 1729, in Pennsylvania. Died, 1785, in
Pennsylvania.
He married, first, Mary Hilborn, 18 Nov 1751, in Christ Church,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Children:
i. Hannah. Born in Pennsylvania. She married Joseph Martindale,
1774, in Pennsylvania.
ii. Isaac. Born in Pennsylvania. Died, 14 Dec 1807. He married Joyce
Fell, 13 Oct 1779, in Buckingham.
iii. Ann. Born in Pennsylvania.
He married, second, Sarah Cutler, daughter of Thomas Cutler, 28 Oct 1762,
in Wrightstown. Children:
iv. Abraham. Born, 24 Mar 1777, in Pennsylvania. Died, 23 Mar 1847.
He married Eleanor Comfort in Pennsylvania.
23. Jacob Buckman. Born in Pennsylvania. Died, 1796, in Pennsylvania.
He married, first, Mary Taylor, daughter of Peter Taylor and Jane Scott,
2 Feb 1757, in Falls, Monthly Meeting, Middletown, Bucks Co, PA. Died, 14 Mar
1777. Children:
i. Mary. Born, 15 Apr 1758, in Pennsylvania. Died, 26 Aug 1771, in
Pennsylvania.
ii. Esther. Born, 7 Nov 1759, in Pennsylvania. Died, 19 Nov 1809.
She married William Martindale, May 1779, in Pennsylvania.
iii. Sarah. Born, 7 Oct 1761, in Pennsylvania. Died, 8 Oct 1831. She
married William Smith, 12 Apr 1780, in Pennsylvania.
He married, second, Rebecca Smith, daughter of William Smith and Rebecca
Wilson, 1779, in Pennsylvania.
24. Thomas Buckman Jr. Born, 12 Jun 1729, in Pennsylvania. Died, 1 Apr 1804.
He married, first, Elizabeth Carver, daughter of William Carver and
Elizabeth Walmsley, 11 Dec 1753, in Christ Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
He married, second, Mary Wisener in Pennsylvania, Common-in-law, wife.
Children:
i. Thomas. Born in Pennsylvania.
ii. Stacy. Born in Pennsylvania.
iii. Mary. Born in Pennsylvania.
25. Elizabeth Heston. Born, 30 Jun 1727, in Pennsylvania.
She married Titus Fell, 2 Nov 1747. Children:
i. Joyce. Born, 7 Jan 1753. Died, 18 Sep 1823. She married Isaac
Buckman, 13 Oct 1779, in Buckingham.
FIFTH GENERATION
26. John Pursell. Died, Dec 1804, in Nockamixon Twp, Bucks Co, Pennsylvania.
He married Anne W Coon (Coomb) in Pennsylvania. Children:
i. Margaret. Born, 1752. She married Daniel Strawn (Strawhen) Sr,
circa 1780, in Pennsylvania.
ii. Brice. Born, 15 Aug 1776, in Nockamixon, Bucks Co, Pennsylvania.
Died, 12 Aug 1848, in Nockamixon, Bucks Co, Pennsylvania. He
married Catherine Moore in Pennsylvania.
27. Mary Strickland. Born, circa 1728.
She married John Martindale Jr, son of John Martindale Sr and Mary
Bridgman, 9 Apr 1746, in Pennsylvania. Born, 22 Jun 1719, in Bucks Co,
Pennsylvania. Children:
i. Joseph. Born, 20 Aug 1747, in Pennsylvania. He married, first,
Hannah Buckman, 1774, in Pennsylvania. He married, second, Sarah
Merrick, 22 May 1788.
ii. John III. Born, 15 Feb 1748/9, in Pennsylvania. He married Ann
Lambert.
iii. William. Born, 2 Aug 1751, in Pennsylvania. He married Esther
Buckman, May 1779, in Pennsylvania.
iv. Rachel. Born, 1 Oct 1752, in Pennsylvania. She married Charles
Reader.
v. Sarah. Born, 13 Oct 1754, in Pennsylvania. She married Matthias
Harvey.
vi. Miles. Born, 2 Jun 1757, in Pennsylvania. He married Susanna
Harvey.
vii. Strickland. Born, 19 Jun 1759, in Pennsylvania. He married Sarah
Sands.
viii. Amos. Born, 10 Aug 1761, in Pennsylvania. Died, 1 Aug 1841. He
married Martha Merrick, daughter of Thomas Merrick.
ix. Jonathan. Born, 10 Jul 1763, in Pennsylvania. He married Rachel
Morgan.
x. Thomas. Born, 1765, in Pennsylvania. He married, first, Mary
Boothe. He married, second, Sarah Ann Conrad.
xi. Isaac. Born, 2 Dec 1767, in Pennsylvania. He married Rachel
Bonham.
xii. Mary. Born, 16 Jan 1769, in Pennsylvania. She married Isaiah
Morgan.
