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.

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.

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.