John was born about 1595, the son of John Buchanan and Isabella Shaw. He married Margaret Livingston and was killed in Ireland in 1642.
John was killed in the 1641 Irish Rebellion at Shrule, on the border between county Mayo and Galway. His death is described by his daughter Elizabeth in her deposition dated 19 October 1642. [1] Elizabeth [name shown as 'Bewgannon'] was married to Robert Forgie, Dean of Killalla (Ireland) who was also killed at Shrule in 1641.
Elizabeth Bewgannon als ffargy the Relict of Robert ffargie [Bewgan { non }] Late Deane of Killalley in the County of Mayo sworne & examjned sajth That since the beginning of the present Rebellion vizt about tenn dayes before Christmas Last & since the deponents Late husband (then alive) and shee, were forceibly deprived robbed & dispoyled of their meanes goodes & chattells of the value of six hundreth and tenn pownds: and that her said husband & shee were also forceibly expelled or driven from the possession & benefite of his deanry worth Cl li. per annum & hath quite lost the same by his being murthered by the Rebells ..
And this deponent further saith That the Sunday next before Shrovesunday Last 1641 This deponents said husband & her father John Bewcannon Esquire; [Mr Robert ffargy deane of Killall e y] & one Mr Barnett, a minister & one Mr Binam another minister one Mr Robinson another minister: Mr Ansley another minister & divers other protestant men to the number of ffiftie five [besides women and children]: as they were comeing away from Castlebarr vpon quarter & promisse which they hadd from the lord of Mayo that they shold passe saffe with their liues to Galway) were all [princip] suddenly & most barbarously assaulted & sett vpon by some of the Bourks and divers other Rebells, & then and there most Cruelly slaine and murthered at or nere Shrowle in the County of Galway..
but with much difficulty & by gods great Mercie she escaped with her liffe to Galway
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Buchanan-3356 and Buchanan-55 appear to represent the same person because: Because Buchanan-55 lacks info and connections and because it agrees on all counts-and disagrees on none compared to B-3356. ..and to save researchers the trouble of comparing this basically empty profile