Wm. C. Buck: Marriage to Maria Lewright

(continuing the series of posts about William Calmes Buck)

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. 

(more to follow...)

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.

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.