James
Buffington
Born in Cherokee Nation (East)
Ancestors 
Son of Ellis Buffington
and Catherine (Daniel) Buffington
Brother of
Ezekiel Buffington, Mary Buffington, Ruth (Buffington) Langford, Susan (Buffington) Root [half], Jennie (Buffington) Alberty [half], Ellis Buffington Jr [half], Clara West Buffington [half] and Elizabeth (Buffington) Alberty [half]
Husband of
Matilda (Benge) Buffington
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Ellis Buffington, Susan Jane (Buffington) Miller, Elizabeth (Buffington) Wright, Ezekiel Buffington and Ruth Ann (Buffington) Hoyt
Died after
after age 42
in Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 May 2011
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Biography
James was Cherokee.
James Buffington was born in 1809 in the Cherokee Nation (East). His parents were Ellis Buffington and Catherine Daniel. [1] He married Matilda Benge about 1829. They were the parents of Ellis, Susan, Elizabeth, Ezekiel, Ruth Ann, and John. James and Matilda emigrated to Indian Territory as Old Settlers in 1834, along with his parents and other family members. [2] James and all the children except Susan (who was already married) appear on the 1851 Old Settler roll living in the Delaware District. [3] James' death date is unknown. He appears in no further records.
Sources
- ↑ Starr, Emmet. History of the Cherokee Indians. Oklahoma Yesterday Publications edition, Tulsa, OK. 1979. pp. 305, 307. Digitized edition at Starr
- ↑ Baker, Jack D. transcriber. Cherokee Emigration Rolls 1817-1835. Baker Publishing Co., Oklahoma City, OK. 1977. Original Records: National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs 1793-1999. p. 50
- ↑ Hampton, David K., transcriber. Cherokee Old Settlers, combined transcript of 1851 and 1896 Old Settler Payrolls. 1993. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 75, Microfilms T985 and 7RA34. p. 251
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~0.78%
Jeff Collins
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member injun22
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~0.78%
Emily (Alberty) Stamps :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member emily_b_stamps
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~0.78%
Gary Alberty :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QG4918883 [compare], Ancestry member GaryD
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