William Calmes Buck: References

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More information and details on William Calmes Buck can be found in the following references:

1. Buck, David E., Jr.,“A Talk on Southern Baptist History”, Davidson College, 1977. 
2. Buck, William Calmes, "A Brief Statement for the Satisfaction of My Children", transcribed by Dorothy Nan McLean, Kerrville, Texas, n.p.
3. Buck, William Calmes, Bible of William Calmes Buck (copied from the original by his granddaughter Emma Virginia Buck, Stephenville, Texas, May 10, 1969.) (n.p.).
4. Buck, William Calmes, "The Slavery Question", Harney, Hughes & Hughes, Louisville, Kentucky, 1847.     
5. Buck, William Pettus, “The Buck Family – Virginia”, Buck Publishing Company, Birmingham, Alabama, 1986.
6. Harlow, Luke Edward, “From Border South to Solid South:  Religion, Race, and the Making of Confederate Kentucky, 1830-1880”, Dissertation, Rice University, Houston, Texas, 2009, Cambridge University Press, 2014.  
7. Pendleton, James C., “Letters to Rev. Wm. C. Buck in Review of His Articles on Slavery”, Louisville, Kentucky, 1949.  
8. Spencer, J. H., A History of Kentucky Baptists, 1886, reprinted 1984, Vol 2, pp 171-177.          
9. Yager, Arthur, “Sketch of the life of WIlliam Calmes Buck”, C. T. Dearing Printing Company.

William Calmes Buck: Acrostic

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William Calmes Buck was known for his ability to compose an acrostic.  An acrostic is a form of writing in which the first letter of each line spells out a message when read vertically.  Here is an example, written in his own hand for his future mother-in-law, Mrs. Miriam Buck Field.

The vertical message of the acrostic is “Thomas M Field” reading down from the first line and then reading up from the last line.  Wm. C. Buck has cleverly interchanged “I” and “j” in order to use “Jesus” as a first word in the upwardly read portion of the message.  His acrostic is also a poem.

Isabella Miriam Buck Field and her husband Willis Field had a son named Thomas born in 1816 but who died in 1823.  In 1825, they had another son whom they also named Thomas but gave him the middle name of McClanahan.  Thomas M. Field married Susan Mary Higbee in 1850.  He was a farmer and raised horses in Kentucky where he served in the State Legislature.  He died in 1908.

William Calmes Buck married the daughter of Willis Field and Isabella Miriam Buck, Isabella Miriam Field, on June 30, 1829.

William Calmes Buck: Precepts for My Son

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In late November of 1856, Wm. C. Buck gave his son Charles Willis Buck his "Precepts for My Son".  Charles Willis Buck's twenty-first birthday was September 26, 1856 and I've always wondered if the Precepts was perhaps a birthday gift.  I don't have the original but typed the Precepts in a sort of script, added the photo of Wm. C. Buck and also added his signature from another document.

William Calmes Buck: A Brief Defense of the Antiquity, History & Practice of the Baptists

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While in Columbus, Mississippi, William Calmes Buck wrote "A Brief Defense of the Antiquity, History & Practice of the Baptists" which was then published by McDowell & Kimbrough, Columbus, Mississippi in 1854.  This book was actually two sermons.  Each sermon was said to be three hours long!  It appears that Wm. C. Buck delivered these sermons in response to a sermon delivered by a local pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  He then edited his sermons for a wider audience.

The book begins with a quote from Psalms 23.23:  “Buy the Truth and Sell it not”.  Wm. C. Buck then wrote “This is a divine aphorism; teaching the superior value of TRUTH above all other human attainments of possessions.  I adopt it as an inspired maxim, and lay it down as the foundation of the discourses which I am to deliver before you this day.  I have not quoted the text for exegesis, but as an exemplar to be followed and imitated in all that I may say.” 

Wm. C. Buck was adamantly against pedobaptism and pedobaptists (which he always wrote as Pedo baptists and Pedo baptism) and much of his sermon and book argue against pedobaptism.   

Pedobaptism is the practice of baptizing infants whereas Wm. C. Buck believed only in credobaptism; that is, a believer’s baptism.  This belief put him strongly opposed to Catholics, Lutherans, Presbyterians, Methodists and many other religions. 

Wm. C. Buck goes into some detail to point out that the first Christians were baptized believers and therefore essentially the first Baptists.  Pedobaptism developed centuries later (amazing that he could even find some of his references and sources). 

"A Brief Defense of the Antiquity, History & Practice of the Baptists" is an extremely difficult book to read and must have been virtually impossible to follow as a sermon.

Wm. C. Buck ends his book with “I say in all earnestness, to all who truly love our Lord Jesus Chris; do you not know that infant baptism – infant sprinkling, is an invention of ‘the man of sin’, a tradition of the papacy and the mark of the Apocalyptic Beast?  Why not abandon this pernicious heresy, and take the Word of God, alone, for the rule of your faith and practice; upon which we may all meet ‘in the unity of the Spirit and the bonds of peace’.”

William Calmes Buck: Extracts from The Philosophy of Religion

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William Calmes Buck wrote his "The Philosophy of Religion" in 1856 while he was pastor at the Baptist Church in Columbus, Mississippi.  It was published in 1857 by South-Western Publishing House, Graves, Marks & Company, Nashville, Tennessee.

"The Philosophy of Religion" begins with a chapter entitled “Introductory Essay”.

“That department of Philosophy which is designated by the technical term, Theology, seems to have received but little attention, as a subject of pure science, on the part of those who have modernly professed to write and speak upon the subject. Few readers, on opening a modern work on Theology, would understand them­selves as opening a scientific work—a work professing to treat upon the most sublime and important depart­ment of the science of Philosophy. The word, theology, as modernly used and understood by the many, conveys no idea of science; it is understood, merely, as import­ing a system of didactics in religion, and too often a merely controversial treatise. Some twelve or eighteen months since, I was in company with two learned doc­tors and two learned members of the bar; when, in answer to an inquiry made by one of the gentlemen, I was explaining some point in Theology, the senior phy­sician turned to the others and remarked with surprise: “Why, Theology is a profoundly philosophic science!  I never thought of it in that light before, and I am re­solved to study it."  His surprise was not diminished, however, when I told him that, if he would look into his dictionary, he would find that the term theology, technically indicated that department of philosophy which treats of the existence, the attributes and govern­ment of God.”

A modern (2018) definition of theology from Merriam-Webster dictionary is “the study of religious faith, practice, and experience; especially: the study of God and of God's relation to the world”.

After the introduction, "The Philosophy of Religion" contains seventeen chapters:

1. Justification                      
2. The Mediatorial Reign                                                                                                             
3. Man’s Relation to the Mediatorial Government    
4. The Person of Christ – The Son of Man                                                                
5. The Holy Spirit                                                                                                            
6. The New Birth                  
7. Belief – Faith                    
8. Confession:  A Doctrine                
9. Hope                   
10. Justify – Pardon – Forgive             
11. Good Works      
12. Chosen – Elected – Ordained – Predestinated       
13. The Resurrection and Final Judgment       
14. The Kingdom of Heaven – The Kingdom of God;  or, the Church and its Economy
15. Baptism                             
16. The Lord’s Supper
17. Supplementary Essay.

The “Supplementary Essay” begins

“As the topics which it is proposed to discuss in this Essay, do not, in a strict sense, pertain to the Philosophy of Religion, I have deemed it most appropriate to treat of them under a separate head; but as they are so intimately, not to say inseparably, connected with Didactic Theology, it seemed to me and to others, that the work on the Philosophy of Religion would be essentially defective, were these important topics not treated of in connection with it; hence the Essay is added, by way of supplement.”

William Calmes Buck: Publications

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William Calmes Buck was the author or editor of

• “The Baptist Banner and Pioneer”, Louisville, Kentucky, 1839 – 1850.
• "The Baptist Hymn Book", J. Eliot & Company, Louisville, Kentucky, 1842.
• "The Baptist Hymn Book", revised and enlarged, 42nd edition, G. H. Monsarrat & Co., Louisville, Kentucky, 1847.
• "The Slavery Question", Harney, Hughes & Hughes, Louisville, Kentucky, 1847.
• "A Brief Defense of the Antiquity, History & Practice of the Baptists", McDowell & Kimbrough, Columbus, Mississippi, 1854.
• "The Philosophy of Religion", South-Western Publishing House, Graves, Marks & Company, Nashville, Tennessee, 1857.
• “The Science of Life”, 1858.
• “Are You a Backslider?”, A Tract for the Army, 1861.
• “Confession, A Fundamental Doctrine of the Gospel Economy”, ca 1861 – 1865.

William Calmes Buck: Newspaper Clippings

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A few newspaper clippings about William Calmes Buck:

William Calmes Buck: Texas

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After the Civil War, William Calmes Buck moved to Waco, Texas along with several of his children and extended family.  Some of his family arrived in Waco as early as 1865   but Wm. C. Buck did not get to Waco until 1866.  To get to Waco, the Bucks traveled by boat down the Mississippi through New Orleans to Galveston.  From Galveston, they traveled by rail to the railhead at Millican near Bryan, Texas and then by wagon to Waco.  

During the Civil War, friends of Wm. C. Buck had protected his ownership of property in Louisville by paying the taxes. Wm. C. Buck sold this property and bought a house and 200 acre farm near Waco.  His daughter, Emma, said she was thrilled to find that the four room house had glass windows.  However, the house did not have beds or a stove and furnishings as well as supplies and foods were difficult to obtain for a long time.

Wm. C. Buck was said to be about 5’ 7” tall, weigh about 175 pounds and to be very strong.  For most of his life, he did not have a beard but allowed his beard to grow in his old age.

The 1870 census shows him as the head of household and gives his occupation as "Minister of the Gospel". 

William Calmes Buck died on May 18, 1872 at the age of 81 in Waco, Texas of a cancer on his face.  He was buried in Old First Street Cemetery, Waco, Texas.  His tombstone is in the shape of a pulpit!

William Calmes Buck: The Civil War

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Although in his 70s during the Civil War, Wm. C. Buck served as a travelling chaplain, at his own expense,  to various Confederate Army sites and hospitals.  At first, his son, Silas, traveled with him but Silas soon joined the 12^th Mississippi Cavalry. 

During the Civil War, Wm. C. Buck wrote, published and distributed two pamphlets:

• “Are You a Backslider?”
• “Confession, A Fundamental Doctrine of the Gospel Economy”.

“Are You a Backslider” was a tract published for the army.  It begins with a question:  “Did you once profess allegiance to Christ, assume to be a Christian and unite yourself to the people of God in church relation?”  and closes with “… let me entreat you to read it prayerfully and carefully.”

“Confession, A Fundamental Doctrine of the Gospel Economy” was printed about the same time as “Backslider” and begins with a statement:  “All agree that faith is an essential doctrine of the gospel; but few seem to regard confession as holding so prominent a position in the great economy of grace.”  In his typical approach, Wm. C. Buck defines terms, refers to original Greek words and invokes various scriptures.  In closing, he asks “Have you honored the law of God by an ingenuous and prayerful confession of your sins to him who only can forgive?”

After the war ended, the Mississippi Baptist State Convention established the Confederate Orphans’ Home of Mississippi to care for the orphans of Confederate soldiers.  On November 10, 1864, Wm. C. Buck wrote to his sons from Lauderdale Springs:

I shall likely be stationed here for some time as the missionary to the Hospital or a Chaplain to Genl Superintendent of the Mis. Orphans Home.  The Bap. State Convention, which met at Crawfordsville lately resolved to raise $6000000 for the establishment of an Orphans Home for the children of the soldiers of this State.  They are about to purchase the Lauderdale Springs property for that purpose, and they have elected me to be Chaplain and Gen. Superintendent.  If they succeed in making the purchase, I shall immediately bring your sister over and settle there.  All however is as yet uncertain as to the purchase.

The Rev. T. C. Teasdale was appointed to raise funds for the Orphans Home.  He was able to secure enough money to purchase Lauderdale Springs which had been a hotel prior to the war.  Wm. C. Buck was temporarily placed in charge of the Home and children began to arrive.  Later, Professor Simeon Sebastian Cranberry of Mississippi College became permanent superintendent.

William Calmes Buck: Slavery

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Virginia was a slave state and Wm. C. Buck grew up at a time when slavery was the norm.  His parents and grandparents were slave owners.  He worked in the fields with slaves, went to church with slaves and was baptized alongside a slave.  He probably owned slaves himself at one time in his life.

In 1849, Buck wrote a series of editorials in his newspaper, “The Baptist Banner”, regarding slavery.  In his typical fashion, using the Bible, definitions and logic, he wrote that slavery benefited the slave who was unable to govern himself.  Moreover, he wrote that there was a class of slave owners whose chief concern was “to instruct them into the knowledge of salvation by Christ Jesus.”   Although Buck’s book (actually a pamphlet) is sometimes used to imply that he endorsed slavery as it existed, this is not the case.  In fact, he believed that slavery had degenerated into evil and should gradually be abolished.  He suggested that the government buy slaves from their owners and return them to Africa.

James M. Pendleton, a friend and colleague of Wm. C. Buck, disagreed with his editorials on slavery and wrote his own series of letters intended for publication in the Baptist Banner.  However, Buck would not publish Pendleton’s letters.  Pendleton then had his letters published in an emancipationist newsletter, the Louisville Examiner. 

Wm. C. Buck’s editorials on slavery became a book, The Slavery Question which was published by Harney, Hughes & Hughes in Louisville, Kentucky, 1847.  This book is now considered to be a documentation of the early 1800s beliefs regarding slavery.   It is available from Amazon.

William Calmes Buck: Kentucky

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About 1820, William Calmes Buck moved to the “wilderness” of Kentucky (Union and Woodford counties) where he founded several churches but supported his family by farming because preachers were not paid at the time.

David E. Buck noted " . . . Buck steered Kentucky Baptists through the very turbulent years 1820 - 1850, when bitter opposition to missions and salaried ministers almost did in the Baptist cause in that frontier state.   . . . For fifteen years William preached in small churches around Union and Woodford Counties, almost complete wilderness.  Paid nothing for his gospel labors (he later wrote his total receipts for his first twenty-four years in the ministry were $724, mostly merchandise!), Buck farmed to support his family of five."

In later years in Kentucky, Wm. C. Buck was founder and first pastor of the East Baptist Church of Louisville, editor of the state Baptist paper, compiler and publisher of a Baptist hymnal, and co-founder of a Bible society which later merged with what is now the American Bible Society.  Upon leaving Kentucky, he held a denominational post in Nashville, Tennessee and later was pastor of the First Baptist Churches of Greensboro, Alabama and Selma, Alabama and Columbus, Mississippi. 

While living in Louisville, Wm. C. Buck was appointed president of the (Baptist) American Indian Mission Association.  In 1845, he submitted to the U. S. 28^th Congress their recommendations for the welfare of the American Indian tribes.  The recommendations can be summarized as:

1. Boundaries for Indian Territory to be fixed per a Senate bill of 1837 (which was not passed)
2. A central tract to be used for Government of the Indian Territory by all tribes
3. Representation of Indian tribes in congress
4. An educational program for the Indian tribes.

Buck was known for his presence in the pulpit.  Spencer wrote “Perhaps no other man ever preached in Kentucky that could command the attention of so large an audience in the open air.”

Wm. C. Buck was adamantly opposed to infant baptism.  His book, “A Brief Defense of the Antiquity, History & Practice of the Baptists” explained his viewpoint.  The book was based on two of his sermons which each lasted for three hours!

Wm. C. Buck preached the annual sermon before the Alabama state convention which met in Gainesville in 1858.  He then settled in Selma as pastor of its Baptist church.  In 1859, he again felt the need to publish his views and began a new paper, "The Baptist Correspondent".  His paper was in competition with the existing "Southwestern Baptist" and failed after two years.

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Wm. C. Buck: Marriage to Isabella Miriam Field

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Seven years after the death of his first wife, Maria LeWright, William Calmes Buck married Isabella Miriam Field on June 30, 1829 in Woodford County, Kentucky.  She, the daughter of Willis Field and Isabella Miriam Buck, was his first cousin once removed.  She was born on August 16, 1809.

Wm. C. Buck wrote that Isabella Miriam Field was "Remarkable for personal beauty, intellectuality and piety, she had secured the love of a large circle of devoted admirers and friends".  She enjoyed the society of Louisville when they lived there and was unhappy to leave it later on.

William Calmes Buck and Isabella Miriam Field had the following children:

• William Thomas Buck (1830-1846) was born on September 28, 1830 in Woodford County, Kentucky  "at 25 min. after 1 p.m." according to the notes of his father.  He died on November 10, 1846 at the age of 16 at Georgetown College, Kentucky “of typhoid fever, after an illness of 18 days".  He was sixteen years old "when he died at 11:15 o'clock".  "He was of great promise and departed in perfect hope of immortality." His father described him as "A most remarkable youth -- the hope of his Parents" and noted that he was 6' 1" tall, weighing 165 pounds at age 16.  ".. as remarkable for his mental as his physical precocity, and as remarkable for his piety as for either."  He was buried in Woodford County, Kentucky.
• John Field Buck (1833-1834) was born on May 21, 1833 in Woodford County, Kentucky "at 9 min. after 8 a.m." He died on July 20, 1834 in Woodford County, Kentucky of "cholera-infantum" according to the notes of his father. He was buried in Woodford County, Kentucky.
• Charles Willis Buck (1835-1900) was born September 26, 1835, Woodford County, Kentucky; married Susan Croom Sparrow, September 13, 1857, in Greene Co., Alabama; died April 8, 1900, Phenix City, Russell, Alabama, USA.  He was a Baptist minister, a Chaplin in the Civil War, a publisher and a dentist.
• Emma Buck (1837-1933) was born June 29, 1837 in Louisville, Kentucky; married Gen. Richard Harrison M.D., March 2, 1871, at the Wm. C. Buck farm in Waco, Texas; died January 18, 1933 in Waco, Texas.  Richard Harrison (1821-1876) was a native of Alabama. One of a trio of brothers who all gained rank of general in Confederate Army.  He attended Kentucky Medical College and was a physician prior to his army service. His first marriage was to a Miss Ragsdale of Mississippi. After her death, he married Mary Tompkins. His third marriage was to Emma Buck.  He served as president of the Baptist State Convention of Mississippi. Moved to Texas in 1866. A trustee of Waco University. Served as chairman of the deacons of First Baptist Church of Waco.
• Giddings Judson Buck (1840-1912) was born April 4, 1840 in Lexington, Kentucky; married Mary Cottingham Halbert, July 3, 1865, Texas; died March 25, 1912, El Paso, Texas.  An educator, soldier, lawyer and author.  Author of the Free Christian in 1907.
• John Samuel Buck (1842-1846) was born on July 14, 1842 in Lexington, Kentucky at "about 7 a.m." He died on October 14, 1846 at the age of 4 in Louisville, Kentucky "inflammation of the stomach and bowels" at "20 min. after 11 o'clock a.m." according to the notes of his father. He was buried in Woodford County, Kentucky.
• Willis Field Buck (1845-1888) was born June 26, 1845 in Louisville, Kentucky; married Anna William Harrison, October 27, 1872, Waco, Texas; died August 14, 1888 in Texas.  All of his children died young and he committed suicide a few months after the death of his wife.  He was a doctor.
• Silas Calmes Buck (1847-1908) born November 1, 1847, Louisville, Kentucky; married Georgia Rebecca Titus, July 25, 1877, Texas; died 1908, Erath County, Texas.  He was a lawyer.
• Paul Buck (1847-1848) was born on November 1, 1847 in Louisville, Kentucky.  Paul and Silas were twins.  Paul was born at "20 min. after 5 and Silas at half past 7." He died on July 5, 1848 of "cholera-infantum" at "about half past 1 o'clock". He was buried in Woodford County, Kentucky.
• Thomas Buck (1849-1850) was born on November 22, 1849 in Lexington, Kentucky.  He died on July 3, 1850. He was buried in Woodford County, Kentucky.
• (stillborn) Buck was born and died in 1850 in Lexington, Kentucky and was buried in Louisville, Kentucky.

Wm. C. Buck noted in his memoirs that the health of his wife began to decline after the birth of the twins, Silas and Paul.  Following the death of Paul, her mother died in the same year.  Apparently, she became severely depressed.  Isabella Miriam Field Buck died on March 18, 1852 at the age of 42 in Nashville, Tennessee.  She was buried in the Versailles Cemetery, Versailles, Woodford County, Kentucky alongside five of her children.

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Wm. C. Buck: Marriage to Maria Lewright

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William Calmes Buck married Maria Lewright on December 1, 1815 in Jefferson County, Virginia.  Maria Lewright, daughter of Robert Lewright and Elizabeth Price, was born 1795 in Virginia.

Wm. C. Buck wrote of Maria LeWright "She was a lady of fine appearance, an excellent mind and unusual amiability."

William Calmes Buck and Maria Lewright had the following children:

• Robert Luther Buck (1816-1866); born in Virginia on August 4, 1816; married Elizabeth Stewart; died on January 15, 1866 in Jackson, Mississippi; buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi.  A doctor.
• Maria Louisa Buck (1818-1822); born in Virginia on April 13, 1818; died in Union County, Kentucky on December 13, 1822; buried in Old Highland Cemetery, Union County, Kentucky. 
• Mary Elizabeth Buck (1819-1901); born in Virginia on September 11, 1819; married Rezin Davidge (a merchant), 1839; died September 19, 1901 in Washington, D.C.; buried in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.  Lived in New York and was very supportive of her father and siblings during and after the Civil War.  By 1900, Rezin had retired and they moved to Washington D.C. living with their nephew Charles Davidge.
• (unnamed infant) was born and died on January 8, 1822 along with her mother.

Maria Lewright Buck died in childbirth on January 8, 1822 at the age of 27 in Union County, Kentucky.  Her husband wrote, "She deceased from consumption, having previously given birth to a daughter, which lived only three hours and a half and died of her mother's disease".  She was buried in Old Highland Cemetery, Union County, Kentucky. 

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William Calmes Buck (1790-1872)

Following a brief introductory post, this is the first more detailed post in a series about William Calmes Buck, my 3G Grandfather.

William Calmes Buck was born on August 23, 1790 in Shenandoah County, Virginia near what is now the town of Front Royal.  In spite of having only a basic formal education, he became a prominent Baptist minister, editor, author and denominational leader serving in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Texas.  Self-taught, he became fluent in Latin, Greek and Hebrew and was known as “Dr. Buck” at Baylor University where he was a lecturer in his later years.

Wm. C. Buck (as he typically signed his name) wrote that his father was an “extensive farmer”.  His grandparents, Charles and Letitia (Sorrel) Buck were among the early settlers of the Shenandoah Valley and had owned about 3000 acres of land.  The Bucks were Baptist and donated land for the Water Lick Baptist Church and a cemetery.  The original Water Lick Church no longer exists but the cemetery is referred to as the Buck Cemetery 

Water Lick Baptist Church was organized on April 15, 1787.  It was about seven miles from Front Royal and about a half mile from the Buck homestead.  It was a one room church made of logs and said to have comfortable seats, and a high pulpit.  Between the Buck homestead and the church was a log house in which Wm. C. Buck lived for a time after his first marriage.

Buck wrote that he was "baptized by Rev. Benjamine Daws on the North branch of the Shenandoah, on the fourth Sabbath in April, 24th day, 1808." He was ordained in Shenandoah County, Virginia.  "The day that I was licensed was the 22nd of August 1812, and the next day I was just 22 years of age.  From that time I have devoted myself to the work of the ministry."

William Calmes Buck was a 1^st Lieutenant in the Second regiment of the Virginia Milita in the War of 1812.  He preached his first sermon in uniform.  After the War of 1812, he returned to Water Lick Church as pastor.

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Mary Richardson Buck (1792-1823)

Mary Richardson Buck was born on December 10, 1792 in Virginia to Charles Buck II and Mary Richardson.  She married William Mountjoy Bayly on May 25, 1814.  He was a doctor, the son of Pierce Bayly and Mary Payne born October 10, 1796.

Apparently, Mary was called “Polly”.  Sometimes “Bayly” is spelled “Bayley”.

William Mountjoy Bayly and Mary Richardson Buck had the following children:

• Richard Beverage Bayly (1817- 1844); married Elizabeth Mauzey Blakemore; died in Virginia. 
• Charles B. Bayly (1818-1880); married Matilda Russell; died in Missouri.  A farmer.
• Jane Letitia Bayly (1820-1898); married Marcus Blakemore Buck; died in Virginia. A farmer.

Mary Richardson Buck Bayly died in Virginia in 1823 at the age of 31.  William Mountjoy Bayly died in 1830.

William Calmes Buck I (1790-1872)

William Calmes Buck I is perhaps the most notable member of the Buck family.  He was born on August 23, 1790 in Shenandoah County, Virginia to Charles Buck II and Mary Richardson.   William Calmes Buck I and Maria Lewright were married on December 1, 1815 in Jefferson County, Virginia.  Maria Lewright, daughter of Robert Lewright, was born in 1795. Maria Lewright Buck died on January 8, 1822 at the age of 27 in Union County, Kentucky.   After the death of his first wife, William Calmes Buck I and Isabella Miriam Field were married on June 30, 1829 in Woodford County, Kentucky.  Isabella Miriam Field, the daughter of Willis Field and Isabella Miriam Buck, was born on August 16, 1809.  She died on March 18, 1852 at the age of 42 in Nashville, Tennessee.  She was buried in Woodford County, Kentucky.

The life of William Calmes Buck will be discussed in more detail in future posts.  In the meantime, Wikipedia includes an article on William Calmes Buck.

Charles Buck III (1788-1870)

Charles Buck III was born on February 18, 1788 to Charles Buck II and Mary Richardson.  Charles Buck III and Lucy Chilton Bayliss were married in 1817 in Virginia. Lucy Chilton Bayliss, daughter of William Bayliss and Elizabeth Turner was born on April 10, 1798 in Virginia.

He called himself "the third" and so he was in direct lineage, although his cousin Charles, the son of John Buck I, was older. 

                                                               -- notes of H. N. Buck

Sometimes Charles Buck III is referred to as Charles Bayly Buck III but this is probably not correct.  Charles Bayly Buck (1808-1858) was the son of Samuel Buck whose wife was Mary Bayly.  The surname of Lucy Chilton Bayliss is sometimes spelled Baylis, Bayles or Bayless.

Charles Buck III appears to have travelled from his birthplace in Virginia to Kentucky then Mississippi then Louisiana and then returned to Vicksburg, Mississippi.

At the time of the 1850 census, Charles Buck III was a merchant in Vicksburg, Mississippi.   Lucy C. Buck was included in the household.  Their son, Richard Buck, age 17, lived with them and was a clerk – probably in their store.   In a nearby house, another of their sons, John W. Buck, lived with his wife Mary, age 26.  She was born in Kentucky and their son, also named Charles, age 1, was born in Mississippi.  John W. Buck was also shown to be a merchant. 

By the 1860 census, Charles and Lucy are living in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana with J. R. McEvers who was age 27 and born in Louisiana.  His wife was E. J. McEvers who was age 22 and born in Louisiana in Terrebonne Parish.  In the same house was H. R. Buck, age 33, born in Kentucky, a physician, his daughter Annie, age 4 and Lucy C. age 2 both born in Mississippi.

Charles Buck and Lucy Chilton Bayliss Buck had the following children:

• John William Buck (1819-1916); born in Virginia; married Mary Sutton, Kentucky; died of “hypostatic pneumonia” in Kentucky.  A farmer.
• Charles Lundsford Buck (1824-1862); born in Kentucky; married Maria Isabel Barnett, 1852; died in Mississippi.  He was a prominent attorney in Vicksburg and a legislator in the Mississippi Senate.
• Horace Richardson Buck, (1826-1912); married (1) Ellen Herbert, 1855; (2) married Mary Easton, 1859.  Died in Louisiana.  A physician.
• Richard Sutton Buck (1833-1892); born in Virginia; married Juliana Scott Randolph; died in Mississippi.  An attorney and District Attorney in Vicksburg.
• Marion Buck (1840-1847); a son born and died in Mississippi.

Charles Buck III died on October 12, 1870 at the age of 82 in Vicksburg, Mississippi only a few days after his wife, Lucy Chilton Bayliss died on October 5, 1870 at the age of 72 in Vicksburg.

John Buck (1785-1872)

John Buck was born in 1785, the son of Charles Buck II and Mary Richardson.   John Buck and Sarah Catlett were married on December 14, 1812 in Shenandoah County, Virginia. Sarah Catlett was born in Shenandoah County, Virginia, the daughter of Henry Catlett and Miriam Calmes.

"An earnest Christian -- a man of rugged honesty -- absolutely fearless -- a brag shot with a rifle"  (JTB) He lived and died at his home, "Prospect Hill", near the family homestead in Virginia.

                                                   -- notes of H. N. Buck, 1965

He was a farmer.  In the 1870 census, he is shown as a boarder in the house of Thomas W. Cloud.

John Buck and Sarah Catlett had the following children:

• Charles S. Buck (1815-1893); married Sarah Jane McKay; died in Virginia.
• Susan Helen Buck (1822-1889); married Joseph Parkins; died in Virginia.
• Lucy Catlett Buck (1826-1904); married Samuel Gardner Buck, MD; died in Virginia.
• Elizabeth Buck (1828- ); married Alexander Adams.
• Sarah Letitia Buck (1832- ); married Thomas William Cloud.
• Thomas Newton Buck (1838-1926); married Emma Cloud; died in Virginia.  Ran a repair shop.

John Buck died April 17, 1872 in Virginia.  Sarah Catlett Buck died September 29, 1854 of “ulcered lungs” in Virginia.

Samuel Buck (1783-1841)

Samuel Buck was born July 12, 1783 to Charles Buck II and Mary Richardson. Samuel Buck and Mary P. Bayly were married in 1806. Mary P. Bayly, daughter of Pierce Bayly and Mary Payne, was born in 1789.

Some genealogists say that Samuel Buck’s middle name was “Mountjoy” but others say that Mountjoy was his wife’s family.  However, there does not appear to be a “Mountjoy” surname in either family.  Also, some say that the middle name of his wife, Mary, was “Payne” – her mother’s maiden name -- but other say it was “Pierce” after her father.  It should be noted that the “Pierce” surname appears in the Bayly family as descendants of William Pierce who sailed from England in 1609 on the "Sea Venture" which wrecked off Bermuda.  William Pierce finally reached Jamestown in 1610 aboard pinnaces constructed from the Sea Venture's timbers.  As there does not apply to be any factual basis for using “Mountjoy”, “Pierce” or “Payne” none of those names will be used herein.

Samuel and Mary Buck lived in Leesburg, Virginia where he ran a mill.

Samuel Buck and Mary P. Bayly Buck had the following children:

• Amelia Ann Buck (1807-1854); married Isaac Bronson Cloud, died in Virginia.      
• Charles Bayly Buck (1808-1858); married Mary E. Davenport; died in Virginia.  School teacher.
• Thomas Mountjoy Buck (1811-1894); married Catherine Wooldridge Watkins; died in Virginia.  (“Montjoy” is on his tombstone.)
• Samuel Gardner Buck (1813-1875); married Sarah Hall.  A physician.
• Mary Elizabeth Buck (1815-1905); married Daniel Cloud; died in Virginia.
• William Gilmore Buck (1818-1823).
• Leah Jane Buck (1820-1824).
• John Crowley Buck (1822-1828).

Samuel Buck died on January 6, 1841.  Mary P. Bayly died in 1844 at the age of 55.

Reverend Thomas Buck (1777-1862)

Thomas Buck, the first son of Charles Buck II and Mary Richardson was born on Nov. 15, 1777 in Frederick County, Virginia.  Instead of assigning him a number, he is usually distinguished by calling him Reverend Thomas Buck or sometimes Thomas Buck, minor.  However, he is also referred to as the “Elder” or Thomas Buck VI in some references. Reverend Thomas Buck married Amelia Lee Dawson, daughter of James Dawson and Elizabeth Carter on October 19, 1801.  Amelia Lee Dawson was born on March 27, 1783, the daughter of Reverend James Dawson.  Reverend James Dawson was a co-worker of James Ireland, and like him, was imprisoned for preaching heresy.

The Reverend Thomas Buck was a “pioneer "Old School" Baptist minister of early Virginia.  He did not go along with his younger brother, William Calmes Buck, when the latter went into the "missionary" Baptist ministry, but the two never lost their close regard for each other.”

                                                              -- notes of H. N. Buck, 1965

Thomas Buck served as pastor to the Happy Creek Church, in Front Royal.  Elders James Ireland (a native of Scotland), William Marshall, and John Taylor were instrumental in the establishment of this church in 1783 with 64 members.  It was originally called Lower South River Church, because it was located near the south branch of the Shenandoah River.  

In the Federal Census of 1850, the Reverend Thomas Buck, age 73, identified his occupation as “Minister (O.S. Baptist)” meaning “Old School” as opposed to “Missionary”.  In the 1860 census, his occupation was “Preacher O.S.B”.  In early censuses, occupation was not recorded; however, the “Old School” ministers were not paid for their services so Thomas Buck was a farmer and apparently a good one.

Whereas his younger brother, William Calmes Buck, travelled widely and was an author and publisher, it appears that Thomas remained near Buckton and did not author any publications.  There is, however, there is a letter from his father as well as a letter from his uncle, Thomas Buck, to him.   

                              

Reverend Thomas Buck and Amelia Lee Dawson Buck had the following children:

• Annis C. Buck (1801-1827); married John Lovell Buck; died in Kentucky.
• Samuel Dawson Buck (1801-1863); married (1) his second cousin Martha Ann Buck, (2) married Miriam Guthrie; died in Kentucky.  He was a druggist.
• Mary R. Buck (1810-1846); married her second cousin Meredith Helm Jr. whose mother was Anne Buck (1775-1860).  Died in Virginia.
• John Gill Buck (1814-1862); married Elizabeth Ellen McKay; died in Virginia.  He remained in the old Buck homestead where he was a farmer.
• Thomas Calmes Buck (1817-1878); married Sarah Catherine Gatewood; died in Fulton County, Kentucky.  In 1860, he was a farmer in Missouri; in 1870 he was an “agt sewing machines” in Kentucky.

Reverend Thomas Buck died on December 10, 1862 at the age of 85 in Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia.  Amelia L. Dawson died on January 20, 1857 at the age of 73.They are buried in Buckton Cemetery, Virginia.

It appears that the original headstone for the Reverend Thomas Buck’s grave was damaged and replaced.  This must have happened before 1998 when I saw it.

Letitia Buck (1775-1850)

Letitia Buck was born on January 19, 1775, the first child of Charles Buck II and Mary Richardson.  

Letitia Buck and George Floyd Catlett were married on November 23, 1794 in Shenandoah County, Virginia. George Catlett, the son of Robert Catlett and Mary Ann Floyd, was born in 1770 in Virginia.  Letitia Buck and George Catlett moved from to Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky in 1816.

Letitia Buck and George Catlett had the following children:

• Fannie Madison Catlett (1797-1837); married Calmes Catlett; died in Kentucky.
• Thomas Washington Catlett (1799-1880); married (1) Isabella Fields Helm; (2) Martha Maria Louisa Clark; died in Kentucky.
• Henrietta Catlett (1803-1862); married Joseph Majors; died in Kentucky.
• Mary Buck Catlett (1804-1847); married David Shahan; died in Texas.
• Henry Calmes Catlett (1812-1878); married Mary Elizabeth Buck; died in Kentucky during yellow fever epidemic.  A physician.
• Rebecca Catlett (1815-1876); married Armistead Ludwell Churchill; died in Missouri.

Letitia Buck died in 1850 at the age of 74. George Catlett died in 1851 in Union County, Kentucky.

The Family of Charles Buck II

A previous post introduced Charles Buck II, son of Charles Buck I and his second wife, Letitia Sorrell, and provided a few details about his life.  The next several posts will focus on his children.  All of the children of Charles Buck II and Mary Richardson were born in Virginia but some moved to Woodford County, Kentucky.  

Here is a summary list of the children of Charles Buck II and Mary Richardson:

• Letitia Buck (1776 – 1850); married George Catlett.
• Thomas Buck Rev. (1777-1862); married Amelia L. Dawson.
• Sarah Buck (1780-1785).
• Samuel Buck (1783-1841); married Mary P. Bayly.
• John Buck (1785-1857); married Sarah Catlett.
• Charles Buck III (1788-1870); married Lucy Chilton Bayliss.
• William Calmes Buck I (1790-1872); married (1) Maria Lewright, 1815 and (2) Isabella Miriam Field; died in Waco, Texas. Perhaps the most renowned member of the Buck family.
• Mary Richardson Buck (1792-1823); married William Mountjoy Bayly.

In his will, Charles Buck II left their house and surroundings to his wife, Mary, and divided the land equally (by value) to his children.  Some of the land had already been sold (“conveyed”) while other sections continued to be farmed by the inheritor.  

Charles Buck II and Mary Richardson had seven children who reached adulthood and forty-eight grandchildren.

Sarah Richardson Buck

Sarah Richardson Buck was born May 29, 1792 in Shenandoah County, Virginia to John Buck and Miriam Richardson.  She married Charles Cotton on January 24, 1819.  Charles Cotton was born on October 3, 1781 in Loudoun, Virginia.

Charles Cotton and Sarah Buck had the following children, all born in Kentucky:

• William Cotton (1819-1863) married Virginia K. Bonney in 1855.
• John Buck Cotton (1821-1845) apparently did not marry. 
• Frances Miriam Cotton (1824-1849) married George I. Graddy in 1845; died of typhoid fever.
• Charles Buck Cotton (1826-1894) married Jennie M. Gallagher in 1855; was a lawyer.
• Sarah Elizabeth Cotton (1830-1849) apparently did not marry.

Sarah Richardson Buck died April 28, 1832 in Versailles, Kentucky.  Charles Cotton died January 9, 1863 in Versailles, Kentucky.

William Richardson Buck

William Richardson Buck was born on August 4, 1790 in Virginia to John Buck and Miriam Richardson.  In 1822, William Richardson Buck and Maria (Flowers) Dalton were married. Maria Flowers was born in 1797 in Louisiana, the daughter of Dr. Samuel Flowers and Mary Carpenter.  She had previously married Samuel Dalton about 1815 by whom she had a son, Samuel Dalton (1817-1843).

William Richardson Buck left Princeton at the outbreak of the War of 1812 to become a midshipman in the Navy.  He was the first man to board to British ship "Epervier" in its capture by the American ship "Peacock", for which he was voted a sword by Congress which is still in the possession of the family.  He moved to Mississippi about 1821 and settled near Port Gibson.  His home, "Magnolia Grove" was near the center of the Battle of Port Gibson - the first battle after Grant’s crossing of the Mississippi river in his campaign against Vicksburg, and was used by the Federal forces as a field hospital.
                                                         -- notes of H. N. Buck, 1965

Magnolia Grove was 5 miles south west of Port Gibson and was actually a small house begun in 1817 and finished in 1820.  It was expanded in 1851 and was still in the Buck family in 1930.  This is from the book "WPA historical research, interview with Mrs. Marion Briscoe Person".

William Richardson Buck and Maria (Flowers) Dalton Buck had the following children:

• William Henry Buck (1831-1896); married Kate Servis, 1778.
• Caroline Buck (1834-1924). She refused to leave "Magnolia Grove" even during the Battle of Port Gibson, although the nearby Magnolia Church had 143 bullet holes put into its walls.  She remained there, a spinster, until her death. "This fine woman lived her life well."  (Jan. 24, 1924 issue of Port Gibson Reveille)  "A lady of great presence"  (Mr. Berry Morgan, of Port Gibson.) 
• Charles Edward Buck, Dr. (1836-1878); married Sarah Letitia Jeffries.
• Miriam Buck (1825-1903); married James W. Watson in 1848.

William Richardson Buck died on October 10, 1853 in Tensas Parish, Louisiana.  Maria (Flowers) Dalton Buck died in 1874.

John Lovell Buck

John Lovell Buck was born on September 27, 1786 in Buckton, Virginia to John Buck and Miriam Richardson. He married Annis C. Buck, daughter of Thomas Buck and Amelia L. Dawson and therefore his first cousin once removed, on September 24, 1822.

Annis C. Buck was born November 2, 1802 in Frederick County, Virginia.  Her name is variously given as Annis, Annie, Anne and Annice with middle initial “C.” or “G.”

John Lovell Buck and Annis C. Buck had the following children in Woodford, Kentucky:

• Thomas Horace Buck, Dr. (1825-1900); Married Elizabeth D. Huston; died in Leetown, West Virginia.  A Captain in Company E, Virginia 7^th Cavalry during the Civil War.

• Amelia Ann Buck (1824-1859); married her second cousin John Newton Buck, Oct. 2, 1849.

John Lovell Buck died after 1827 but at a young age.  Annis C. Buck died October 19, 1827. 

Isabella Miriam Buck

Isabella Miriam Buck was born May 6, 1785 to John Buck and Miriam Richardson. On November 1, 1805, she married Willis Field, son of Ezekiel Henry Field and Elizabeth Field, who was born in 1776.

Willis Field was a large landowner and prominent citizen of Woodford County, Kentucky.  His home, "Airy Mount", near Versailles is included in the National Register of Historic Places listings in Woodford County, Kentucky.  Airy Mount was built about 1796 but has been remodeled and expanded many times.  Airy Mount was named for its location on the summit of a low, wide rise, and has a commanding view of the gently rolling landscape in all directions.

Willis Field and Isabella Miriam Buck had the following children:

• Elizabeth A. Field (1806-).
• John Buck Field (1808-1833).
• Isabella Miriam Field (1809-1852); married William Calmes Buck I, June 30, 1829, in Woodford County, Kentucky; died in Nashville, Tennessee.  Emma Buck, granddaughter of William Calmes Buck and Isabella Miriam Field, wrote that Isabella Miriam Field was “a woman of beauty, fine intellect and saintly character”. William Calmes Buck I was to become a noted Baptist preacher, author, editor and publisher.
• Emmaline M. Field (1811-1836); married Major Humphrey Jones, 1830; died in Kentucky.
• Ezekiel H. Field (1813-1851).
• Ann Helm Field (1815-).
• Thomas Field (1816-1823).
• Willis Field (1818-); married Ellen Craig, 1842.
• Sarah Isabella Field (1819-1835).
• Charles William Field (1821-1823).
• Martha Amelia Field (1824-); married Richard White, 1843.
• Thomas McClanahan Field (1825-1908); married Susan M. Higbee, 1850.
• Charles William Field (1828-1892); married Monimia Mason, 1855.  He was a Major General in command of the First Corps, Army of Tennessee during the Civil War. 

Isabella Miriam Buck Field died on August 8, 1849.  Willis Field died on February 2, 1837 in Kentucky.

Peter Catlett Buck

Peter Catlett Buck was born in 1779 to John Buck and Miriam Richardson. Peter Catlett Buck and Miriam Price were married in 1811 in Fayette, Kentucky.  Miriam Price was born in 1793, the daughter of Samuel Price and Elizabeth Richardson.  About 1830, they moved from Woodford County, Kentucky to a farm in Montgomery County, Tennessee.

Peter Catlett Buck and Miriam Price Buck had the following children:

• Mary Elizabeth Buck (1812-1861); married Henry C. Catlett, 1832.
• Martha Ann Buck (1813-1850); married Samuel Dawson Buck, 1832.
• Rebecca Price BUCK (1815-1891); married John Buck Helm, 1865.
• John Richardson Buck (1817-1848); married Sarah Cowan, 1845.
• Eliza Margaret Ann Buck (1820-1868); married Peter N. Marr, 1840.
• Sarah Price Buck (1822-1859); married S. J. Leavell, 1844.
• Lucy Belle Buck (1824-1895); married John William Blanton, 1851.
• Annie Russell Buck (1826-1855); married William Robinson, 1846.
• Samuella P. Buck (1828-1891); married Joseph Keith, 1847.
• Charles Peter Buck (1835-1915); married Letitia Churchill, 1858; died in Mississippi County, Arkansas.

Peter Catlett Buck died in 1860 at the age of 81. Miriam Price died in 1862.  They were buried in Montgomery County, Tennessee.

Anne Buck (1775-1860)

Anne Buck was born August 11, 1775 in Clarke, Virginia to John Buck and Miriam Richardson.   She married Meredith Helm, son of William Helm and Letitia Neville, who was born February 24, 1770 in Frederick, Virginia.

Anne Buck Helm and Meredith Helm had the following children:

• William T. Helm, (1796-1860) born in Clarke, Virginia; married Mary Page Brooke 1822; died in Nelson, Virginia.  Mary Page Brooke’s great grandfather, Carter Braxton, was a delegate to the Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence.
• Presley Neville Helm (1801-1886) born in Millwood, Virginia; married Ann Elizabeth Blakemore, 1833; died in McLennan County, Texas.
• Meredith Helm (1800-1885) born in Clarke, Virginia; married Mary Buck daughter of Rev. Thomas Buck and Amelia Dawson Buck in 1831.
• Albert R. Helm (1805-1886) born in Virginia; married Hester Caroline Kilcrease 1831; died in Port Gibson, Mississippi.
• John Buck Helm (1812-1879) in Clarke, Virginia; married Martha Letitia Blakemore, 1842; married Rebecca Price Buck, 1862; died in Henry, Tennessee.

Anne Buck Helm died after 1860 in Nelson, Virginia where she was living with her son John Buck Helm.  Meredith Helm died in 1813 in Clarke, Virginia at the age of 43. 

Charles Buck (1774-1831)

There are so many Charles Bucks that it is difficult to keep track of them.  This is about the Charles Buck who was born in January 25, 1774 in Virginia, the son of John Buck and Miriam Richardson.  This is not about Charles Buck III (1788-1870), son of Charles Buck II, who also lived in Woodford County, Kentucky.

Charles Buck (1774-1831) married Mary (Polly) Price (1778-), the daughter of Samuel Price and Elizabeth Richardson on October 12, 1799 in Frederick, Virginia.  Polly Price was the granddaughter of William Richardson and Isabella Calmes whose daughters Ann, Miriam and Mary married the three sons of Charles Buck I.  Therefore, Charles Buck (1774-1831) and Polly Price were first cousins.

Although some sources have the wife of Charles Buck (1774-1831) as Isabella Price, this is not correct.  H. N. Buck noted that “Some records have the name as Isabella (the next oldest sister to Mary) but other records show that Isabella married William Samuels. Churchill M. Buck writes "My father always spoke of her (Charles Buck's wife) as ‘Aunt Polly'".

Charles Buck was one of the first merchants of the town of Versailles, Kentucky. Later he moved to Franklin County, having bought a mill on the Elkhorn river, and was buried there.     

                       

Charles Buck and Polly Price Buck had six unnamed children who died in infancy, a daughter named Miriam who died in infancy, as well as the following who survived to adulthood:

• Elizabeth Buck married John Harris
• Annie Buck ( -1863) married F. Reese.
• Charles Buck, no information available
• Walter Alvis Buck (1824-1870), married (1) Ann Cassandra Hale, (2) Sarah Sneed Harris in 1864.
• Isabella Buck (~1810-~1880) married George Blackburn
• John Price Buck, no information available

Although the death of Charles Buck is shown herein as being November 3, 1831, this may not be correct.  Some sources give his death as being in 1824.  However, there is a record of probate for a Charles Buck in Kentucky for 1832.  Information on the death of his wife, Mary (Polly) Price is not available.

Elizabeth Buck

Elizabeth Buck was born in 1772, the first child of John Buck and Miriam Richardson.  She married (1) William Walden in 1790 and (2) Thomas Erskine Helm in 1797. Thomas Erskine Helm was born in 1768. 

Elizabeth Buck Helm and Thomas Erskine Helm had the following children:

• John Newton Helm (1798-1871); married Helen M. Timberlake, 1824.
• James Hervey Helm (1798-1822).
• Isabella Fields Helm (1801-1849; married Thomas Washington Catlett, 1821.
• Amanda Margaret Helm (1803-1856); married James Bates Walker.
• William Helm (1805-); married Sarah M. Citchen, 1829.
• Hulda Laura Helm (1807-1893), married Frederick Stanton, 1827; died in Natchez, Mississippi.
• Sarah Ann Helm (1809-1879); married George Monroe Pinckard, 1828.
• Elizabeth Helm (1811-); married James McCutcheon.
• Thomas Erskine Helm (1813-1893); married Sarah Biggs, 1836.
• Joseph Doddridge Helm (1816-1872); married Mary Logan.

Elizabeth Buck Helm died in 1851 at the age of 69.  Thomas Erskine Helm died in 1849 at the age of 81.

The Family of Colonel John Buck

A previous post introduced John Buck, son of Charles Buck I and his first wife, Anna Sorrell Earle and provided a few details about his life.  The next several posts will focus on his children.  All of the children of John Buck and Miriam Richardson were born in Virginia but spent much of their lives in Woodford County, Kentucky. 

Here is a summary list of the children of John Buck and Miriam Richardson:

• ·        Elizabeth Buck, (1772-1851); married Captain Thomas Helm, 1797.
• ·        Charles Buck, (1774-1831); married Mary (Polly) Price in 1799.
• ·        Anne Buck, (1775-1860); married Meredith Helm in 1794.
• ·        Miriam Buck was born and died in 1777.
• ·        Peter Catlett Buck, (1779-1860); married Miriam Price, 1811.
• ·        Isabella Buck was born and died in 1780.
• ·        Isabella Miriam Buck, (1784-1848); married Willis Field, 1805.
• ·        John Lovell Buck, (1786-1827); married Annis C. Buck, 1822.
• ·        William Richardson Buck, (1790-1853); married Maria (Flowers) Dalton, 1822.
• ·        Sarah Richardson Buck, (17921832), married Charles Cotton, 1819.

Of the eight children of John Buck who reached adulthood, two married into the Price family, two into the Helm family and one into the Buck family.  The Price family was connected to the Richardson and Calmes families as were the Bucks.  The Helm family was also connected to the Buck family.

John Buck and Miriam Richardson had eight children who reached adulthood and fifty-two grandchildren.  Future posts will more details on these children and grandchildren.