William
Buster
Born in Pennsylvania
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Jane (Woods) Buster
— married
about 1751 in Albemarle, Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
John Buster
Died about
at about age 66
in Wythe, Virginia, United States
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Biography
William was born in 1729. He passed away about 1795.
Notes
Residence: Bef 1757 , Orange, North Carolina 2 Event: Land 2 Feb 1757 , Orange, North Carolina Note: Survey for William Buster: 639 acres of land lying in Orange County, NC. 9 2 Event: Court May 1763 , Orange, North Carolina Note: Orange County Court, N.C., May Court 1763: ORDERED That the following persons work on the Road whereof Daniel Duncan is Overseer, to Wit, William BUSTARD, Jacob Roberson, Thomas Whitton, John Oaks, Daniel Smith, Isaac Allen, Wm. Chambers Sr., Adam Lackey, Jonathan Allen, Francis Wright, Daniel Duncan, Leonard Huff, Alexander Roberson. 2 Event: Land 12 Jun 1770 , Guilford, North Carolina Note: William Buster to James Wilson, 382 acres of land for ?35. Signed William Buster. 10 2 Event: Land 1777 , Guilford, North Carolina Note: William Bustert of Montgomery County, Virginia to Claudius Buster of Guilford county, North Carolina; 265 acres the same 265 that William bought of WARD in Orange County 1770. Witnessed by John and Elizabeth Buster. 10 2
Will Dated: 12 Mar 1792: , Wythe, Virginia 7 11. In the name of God amen March 12th day in the year of our Lord on thousand seven hundred & ninty two, I William Busterd of the county of Wythe & state of Virginia being in perfect health & of sound mind & memory & knowing it is appointed for man once to die do make & ordain this my last Will & Testiment first I recommend my soul to God & restores my body to the Earth with all humble hopes of a blessed Immortality to the one and glorious resurrection to the other through the all sufficient merrit of my redeemer & that when he resigns his Menistored kingdom to him father I shall after the reunion of my body & spirit be an humble attendant an that most glorious of all Triumphs. I give to my loving wife JANE BUSTERD my Negroe Woman "Jude" forever. I also give to my beloved Wife Jane my negroe man slave "Adam", my Negroe Woman "Phebe", my Negroe boy "James", my Negroe girls "Hannah" & "Hetty" with all my house furniture of all kinds, all my plantation tools of every kind, my stock of all kinds with my plantation where I now live during her life & at her decease to be divided as follows to wit: I give to my son Charles all my plantation whereon I now live with all my plantation tools, my Negroe man slake "Adam", my negroe Woman "Phebe" & my negroe boy "James." After the decease of my wife forever I give to my daughter Elizabeth BYRD my Negroe girl "Dianah," Forever I give to my daughter Jane my Negroe girls "Hetty" & "Amy" forever also one horse & saddle, two cows & calfs with one half of my house furniture. Forever I give to my daughter Sarah my negroe girls "Ann" & "Betty", one horse and saddle, two cows and calfs also half of my house furniture. Forever I give to my son David my negroe boy "Bob" Forever I give to my son Michael my negroe girl "Hannah", after my wife's deceased Forever I give to my son William my negroe boy "Ceaser" Forever I give to my son Claudius my negroe boy "Adam" Forever all other my lands to be equally divided among six sons, forever the residue of my estate to be equally divided among all my children after paying my just debts & funeral expenses. I do also Constitute my wife Jean Busterd Executrise with my son Michael Executor to this my last Will & Testiment as witness my hand & seal this day & year above written. William Buster {seal}; Signed in presents of us: James Newell, Sarah Newell, Philip Gains, Stephen Sanders At a court held for the County of Wythe on Tuesday the 13th day of May 1793. This last Will & Testiment of William Bustard deceased was proven in Court by the Oaths of James Newell, Sarah Newell & Stephen Sanders, three of the Witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded. Teste: Samuel Crockett D.C. Wythe County, Virginia: mentioned his wife Jane or Jean -- plantation and slaves to her - at her death to son Charles --- also refers to daughter Elizabeth BYRD, daughters Jane and Sarah - sons David, Michael and Claudius, wife & son Michael executors."
1793 Wythe County Virginia Tax List Tithes, Blacks 12-16, blacks 16 & up, horses Bustard, William 1 1 4 7 Bustard, Charles 1 4 Bustard, David 1 8
1800 Tax Lists- Wythe County, VA Charles Buster David Buster Isam Buster Jane Buster Michael Buster
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