John Buckman Jr. (1745 - 1792)

Born 2 Apr 1745 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Died 21 Dec 1792 at age 47 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

John Buckman Jr. served with Capt. Parker's Lexington Company of Minutemen during the American Revolution.

John was a member of Captain John Parker's Company of Minute Men. 436. ii. MARY, b. Mar. 16, 1719; m. John Buckman, of Lexington. He d. Feb. 17, 1768, ae. 51. She d. Feb. 10, 1768, ae. 50. Ch.: Mary, b. Dec 27, 1740; m. Fb 15, 1766, Francis Brown, of Lex. John, b. Apr. 2, 1745; m. July 21, 1768, Ruth Stone, of Lex. He was an innkeeper and it was at his house that Capt. Parker and his patriotic men assembled on the evening of Apr. 18, 1775, and from this house they issued on the approach of the British the next morning. Shots were fired from this house upon the red coats after they had attacked the Americans upon the common, and some of the clapboards to this day give evidence that the fire was returned. Hist. Lex. 426.; Sarah, b. Jan 3, 1747; m. Jun 12, 1760, Jonas Stone, Jr., of Lex. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 11, 1753. Ruth, b. Dec 30, 1755.^[1]

Burial

Inscription: In Memory of Mr John Buckman who departed this Life Decr 21st 1792 In the 48th year of his age.

Burial: Old Burying Ground Lexington Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA Plot: F.70^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ p.97, Fiske and Fisk family : being the record of the descendants of Symond Fiske, lord of the manor of Stadhaugh, Suffolk County, England, from the time of Henry IV to date, including all the American members of the family (1896) https://archive.org/details/fiskefiskfamilyb00pier
2. ↑ Find a Grave

• Hudson, Charles, History of the Town of Lexington, Vol. I - Genealogies (Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1915)(Free e-book. Available at Google Play)