William Buck (bef. 1600 - aft. 1640)

Born before 1600 in England

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Biography

He was mentioned as "Mr. William Buck and Mrs. Buck".

Almost nothing is known about Mr. William Buck and his wife "Mrs. Buck". Their three known children migrated to New England and soon migrated to Wethersfield, Hartford Colony by 1640. The genealogy book "Buck Origin, History and Genealogy of the Buck Family: pg 25, mentions two Buck brothers Emanuel and Henry Buck of Wethersfield, CT^[1]

This Mr. William Buck and his wife often have been conflated with William Buck (Buck-155) and his wife Margaret Neave (Neave-4) of Cambridge and Roxbury, MA. Note that William Buck of Cambridge and Roxbury, Massachusetts and Margaret Neave had a known son named Roger Buck who lived in Roxbury.^[2], ^[3] This family eventually went to Woburn, MA and then to Maine. They are two separate Buck families and there is no known connection nor interaction between the two. Again, there is no documentation to indicate they were the one and same couple.

Mr. William and Mrs. Buck had three known children and they were all born in England. Very little is known about their homeland.

Henry Buck

Emmanuel Buck, who also was called Enoch

Grace Buck

Their children moved to Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut soon after arriving in New England. The ship they sailed is unknown.

Sources

Great Migration

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Sources

Sources regarding William Buck of Cambridge, MA - this is not the Bucks of Wethersfield, CT:

• The Great Migration, Vol 1, A-B, pg 448-450 discusses William Buck (1685-1658) of Cambridge, MA and his son Roger sailed on Increase and that he was a playwright. If one does further research, this family's line went to Woburn, and then to Maine. This is not the Wethersfield, CT family.
• Buck Origin, History and Genealogy of the Buck Family: pg 21 discusses William and his son Roger, aged 60 and 18 respectively. This is not the Wethersfield, CT family.

Sources regarding the Buck Family of Wethersfield, CT:

• Buck Origin, History and Genealogy of the Buck Famly: pg25 discusses the two Buck brothers Emanuel and Henry. They emigrated to Wethersfield, CT.

1. ↑ Buck Origin, History and Genealogy of the Buck Family: pg 25, Wethersfield, CT https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61157/46155_b290414-00028/3319062?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/27145277/person/12146816580/facts/citation/840266699477/edit/record
2. ↑ The Great Migration, Vol 1, A-B, pg. 448-450 for William Buck of Cambridge, MA
3. ↑ Buck Origin, History and Genealogy of the Buck Family: pg 21, William Buck of Cambridge, MA [1]