Appendix B

The Paternal Ancestry of Susan Jane Buford

(The following information was obtained from Mrs. Madeline Nolen, Wichita Falls, Texas, who summarized it from The Buford Family in America by Marcus Bainbridge Buford.)

The first generation of Bufords in this Country was Richard Beauford16 who emigrated from Gravesend, England, in 1635. He obtained land in Lancaster County, Virginia, and his descendants lived there for several generations.

The second generation was John Beauford, of Christchurch Parish, Lancaster County, who married Elizabeth Parrot in 1662. The oldest of their four children (the third generation) was Thomas Beauford (b. 1663; d. 1716) who married Mary __________? and had three children.

Henry Buford, Sr. (b. 1684; d. 1720) was the fourth generation. He married Mary Parsons, who was a widow of John Parsons and a daughter of Henry Osborne. Henry, Jr. was the second of their five children.

Henry Buford, Jr., the fifth generation, (b. 1710) of Lancaster County, Va., married Frances Corbin. About 1740 Henry, Jr. and his wife moved to Nottoway Parish, Amelia County, Va.

The sixth generation was Le Roy Buford (born April 29, 1751) who married Frances Ragsdale. Le Roy Buford went from Lunenburg County, Va., to Chester District, S.C., where he died. He was buried at Fishing Creek Meeting House. They had 6 children.

Miles Buford was the seventh generation of the family in America. He was born April 1, 1789 and died Oct. 25, 1826. He married first Catherine Young in 1807, had seven children from this marriage, and moved in 1824 to Fayette County, Tenn. He married second Jemima Buford in 1828 and had 15 more children. About 1830 Miles Buford moved to Louisiana and settled in Haynesville, where he died April 16, 1871.

Thomas Young Buford and his brother, William Ragsdale, were born on August 5, 1814, and March 3, 1818, respectively. Their mother was Catherine Young Buford.