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William Buffington (1724 - 1804)

Gent. William Buffington aka Bovington
Born in Upland, Chester, Pennsylvaniamap
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Son of and
Brother of , , , , , , , , and
Husband of — married 24 Nov 1747 in Strasburg twp., Lancaster, Pennsylvaniamap
Husband of — married Aug 1784 in Hampshire, Virginiamap
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Father of , , , , , , , and
Died at age 79 in Hampshire, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Contents

Biography

Marriage

William and Magdalena married 24 November 1747

Will

“Will of William Buffington dated 3-13-1784, codicil 3-25-1784, pr. 8-10-1784, names five sons: Thomas, William, Joel, David, and Jonathan; two daughters, Ruth Collins & Susannah Sullivan.

Richard and Mary Smith are named in separate items of the will. *20 each to orphans of Christopher Smith. Executors wife Mary, sons Thomas & William. Witnesses: Samuel Dew, Joseph Hall, Christopher Andrews.”[1]


William married Mary Smith, Widow of Christopher Smith, 10 August 1784. His will was written on this date as was the custom to insure the children from the first marriage were provided for. William had no children with Mary. It states in the will that she was the mother of Mary and Richard Smith and William provides for them in his will as the children of Christopher Smith dec'd. She married Christopher 23 May 1779

William was born in 1724. William Buffington ... He passed away in 1804. [2]

Many have claimed a birth date of 1700 but his mother would have been 13. So he was probably born closer to 1710 when his parents were said to have married.

His parents were: Thomas Buffington and Ruth Cope.

He married Magdalena 'Lena' Ferree 1710–1778, in about 1747.


Their children were:

Joel Buffington 1744–1821

Susannah Buffington 1748–1794

Thomas Buffington 1751–1830

Ruth Buffington 1758–

Jonathan Buffington 1759–

David Buffington 1762–1836

He was a Quaker and pacifist but supported the Patriots. He ran supply wagons to the troops, which was treason under English law and punishable by hanging. He owned Buffington Island in the Ohio River, between Ohio and what is now West Virginia, and ran supplies through that island. For his documented service he is listed in the supporters of the Revolution, in the DAR index.

Died in what is now West Virginia.

Burial location unknown.

Sources

  1. ↑ All of Williams brothers and sisters can be found on the Concord MM Chester, Pennsylvania. Society of Friends. Do not confuse Joel Buffington 1753 with his grandson Joel born in 1807.
  2. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Sydna Taylor, Sunday, January 18, 2015. Replace this citation if there is another source.


Source S00077
Author: Ferree, Joseph A.; George B. Ferree; and Ivan Ferree
Title: Ferree Family History
NOTEFerree, Joseph A.; George B. Ferree; and Ivan Ferree, Ferree Family History, Source Medium: Book

See also:

Sons of the American Revolution records list him having a son, Benjamin Buffington, 1730-1814, son of William Buffington (and presumably 1st wife, Alice Rupp). NOT TRUE. Benjamin was half or full brother of William, and son of Thomas Buffington, Jr. and unidentified German lady. This myth of William's parentage is repeated out of error in the Yeager book. Benjamin's SAR Membership: 74292, Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011; Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.

  • Findagrave.com Memorial #151391553. No grave photo.




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Taylor-16402 Sydna Taylor
Please stop confusing William Buffington, son of Richard, with William Buffington born in 1724 to Thomas and Ruth Cope Buffington. If you don't do the research and only use the Buffington Family book you don't have the correct information.
posted by Sydna Taylor
Russell Kruse
Buffington-34 and Buffington-1066 appear to represent the same person because: Birthdates, parentage, children similar.
posted by Russell Kruse
Brewer-1768 Doug Brewer
Buffington-536 and Buffington-34 appear to represent the same person because: These two appear to me to be a match after looking at both profiles it would be hard for me to say they are not a match.
posted by Doug Brewer
Sargent-1191 Ken Sargent
Buffington-34 and Buffington-536 appear to represent the same person because: Same date of birth and death. Same son.
posted by Ken Sargent
Taylor-16402 Sydna Taylor
Mary Smith Pedigree

Birth: 13 JAN 1780 , Hampshire, Virginia Christening: Marriage: , , Virginia Married: Thomas Fitzgearld Death: 1873 FITZGERALD CEMETERY Fitzgerald Charlie s/oW.H.&M.A.Fitzgerald Apr. 5, 1875 2 yr. 2 mo. 17 da. Fitzgerald Edward O. born 8/26/1806 Sept. 25, 1889 Fitzgerald Lacy Ann born 2/18/1810 Feb. 5, 1888 Fitzgerald Edward T. s/oE.O.&L.A.Fitzgerald Dec. 5, 1848 1 yr. 10 mo. 8 da. Fitzgerald Emmit Lee s/oG. & B. Fitzgerald Jan. 1, 1894 1 mo. 17 da. Fitzgerald George born 1851 1926 Fitzgerald Lacy Ann d/oE.O.&L.A.Fitzgerald Mar. 2, 1848 1 yr. 6 da. Fitzgearld Mary Smith born 1/13/1780 Apr. 13, 1873 94 yr. 3 mo. Fitzgerald Tillie B. 18 yr. 1 mo. 13 da. Marys' brother Richard died Jun 1819 never married.

posted by Sydna Taylor
N.-17 Maggie N.
Thanks for the information , Sydna . I appreciate you taking the time and sorry if a merge went awry . I will try to build it up again .
posted by Maggie N.
Taylor-16402 Sydna Taylor
I may be doing something wrong but it seems that merging causes my information to disappear. I have researched this family for 37 years so let me give you the information so you can make the corrections. I'm too old now to sit all day rewriting everything.It's not your fault it's how the program is set up.

William married Magdalena Fiere born about 1725 died 1778. William Buffington was born 1724 in Chester PA, and died Hampshire Co., Virginia in 1804. After the death of Magdalena he married the Widow Mary Arnold Smith, mother of 2 small children, 10 Aug 1784. He wrote his will at that time to protect the interest of his children by Magdalena and identifing the father of the two youngest children, Christopher Smith. I found the will on line in 1996.

posted by Sydna Taylor
Taylor-16402 Sydna Taylor
William and Mary Smith had no children. In the will written before his marriage to Mary he mentions Mary and Richard Smith identifying them as the orphaned children of Christopher Smith.

Mary's maiden name was Arnold.

posted by Sydna Taylor
[Living McQueen]
Buffington-34 and Buffington-171 appear to represent the same person because: same person, Alice Rupp was removed.
posted by [Living McQueen]
Taylor-16402 Sydna Taylor
Buffington-58 and Buffington-171 are not ready to be merged because: The data in your file is incorrect but the children are William and Magdalena. William was born in 1724 recorded at the Concord MM Chester Pennsylvania. He had two wives, Magdalena is the mother of all his children. Mrs. Mary Smith widow of Christopher Smith was his second wife. She had two children from her first marriage Mary and Richard. The date 10 August 1784 was the day before he married Mary. His will was written on that day to make sure children from his first marriage received their inheritance. He mentions Mary and Richard Smith in his will as the orphans of Christopher Smith.

William was not married to Alice Rupp.

posted by Sydna Taylor
Taylor-16402 Sydna Taylor
This information is incorrect. Ralph Buffington wrote an addition to his book correcting his mistakes from documents found after the book (The Buffington Family in America). William was a school boy when his father died in 1739. His mother died in 1726. Williams' sister Ruth, born 17 Sept 1718 married John Ferree (Fiere), the Uncle of Magdalena . William was born 23 Apr 1724, Married Magdalena 24 Nov 1747. Their marriage is confirmed in her grandfather Louis DuBois will.
posted by Sydna Taylor
edited by Sydna Taylor

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