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.