John Beaufort

Generation No. 1

1. JOHN¹ BEAUFORT was born Abt. 1591. He married MARGARET.

Child of JOHN BEAUFORT and MARGARET is:

2. i. RICHARD² BEAUFORD, b.1617, Bordeaux, France; d. 1677, Lancaster County, Virginia.

Generation No. 2

2. RICHARD² BEAUFORD (JOHN¹ BEAUFORT) was born 1617 in Bordeaux, France, and died 1677 in Lancaster County, Virginia. He married MARGARET VAUSE 1637 in Virginia.

Notes for RICHARD BEAUFORD:

Richard Beauford in 1635 was examined by ministers of the Church of England as to his loyalty to the king, Charles I, and at age 18 emigrated on the ship Elizabeth, from Garvesend, England, to settle in Lancaster, Virginia.

Child of RICHARD BEAUFORD and MARGARET VAUSE is:

3. i. JOHN³ BUFORD, b. 1642, Christchurch, Lancaster, Virginia; d. April 18, 1722,

Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia.

Generation No. 3

3. JOHN³ BUFORD (RICHARD² BEAUFORD, JOHN¹ BEAUFORT) was born 1642 in Christchurch, Lancaster, Virginia, and died April 18, 1722 in Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia. He married ELIZABETH PARROTT April 11, 1662 in Christ Church, Lancaster, Virginia.

Child of JOHN BUFORD and ELIZABETH PARROTT is:

4. i. THOMAS⁴ BUFORD, b. 1662, Christchurch, Lancaster, Virginia; d. December 09, 1716,

Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia

Generation No. 4

4. THOMAS⁴ BUFORD (JOHN³, RICHARD² BEAUFORD, JOHN¹ BEAUFORT) was born 1662 in Christchurch, Lancaster, Virginia, and died December 09, 1716 in Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia. He married MARY WARREN 1681.

Children of THOMAS BUFORD and MARY WARREN are:

5. i. THOMAS⁵ BUFORD, b. May 21, 1682, Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia; d. December 09,

1776, Bedford County, Virginia.

ii. MARY BUFORD.

iii. HENRY BUFORD

Generation No. 5

5. THOMAS⁵ BUFORD (THOMAS⁴, JOHN³, RICHARD² BEAUFORD, JOHN¹ BEAUFORT) was born May 21, 1682 in Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, and died December 09, 1776 in Bedford County, Virginia. He married ELIZABETH METSTAND, LEE 1704 in Middlesex, Virginia.

Child of THOMAS BUFORD and ELIZABETH METSTAND is:

6. i. JOHN⁶ BUFORD, b. September 01, 1717, Lancaster County, Virginia; d. September 17, 1787,

Culpepper County, Virginia.

Generation No. 6

6. JOHN⁶ BUFORD (THOMAS⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHN³, RICHARD² BEAUFORD, JOHN¹ BEAUFORT) was born September 01, 1717 in Lancaster County, Virginia, and died September 17, 1787 in Culpepper County, Virginia. He married JUDITH EARLY 1735 in Lancaster, Virginia.

Notes for JOHN BUFORD:

John and Judith settled in Broomfield Parrish, Culpepper County, Virginia, on a tract of land situated on the Rapid Ann and Beautiful Run, the deed which bears the date August 9, 1735. John became one of the largest landowners of the county. His homestead was acquired from William Phillips of Orange, St. Marks Parrish, on the 25th day of June 1739. John Beauford died in 1787 and his will does not mention his wife; it is presumed she preceeded him to the grave.

Notes for JUDITH EARLY:

Family tradition says that Judith was an Early, but there is a possibility she was Judith Early Philippe, daughter of Count Phillippe and Miss Early. No proof of the Phillippe de Richbourge marriage has been found after many years of research.

Children of JOHN BUFORD and JUDITH EARLY are:

7. i. JOHN THOMAS⁷ BUFORD, b. May 05, 1736, Bromfield Parrish, Culpepper, County,

Virginia; d. October 10, 1774, Point Pleasant, Bedford County, Virginia.

ii. ANNE BUFORD, b. 1738, Culpepper County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1785; m. HENRY LEWIS,

1755, Spottsylvania, Virginia.

Notes for HENRY LEWIS:

Henry was a Captain in the Revolutionary War. He built his home about four miles above

Criglersville, Virginia, on the side of Double Top Mountain. His first wife Ann died around 1785 and

in 1794 at the age of 70 he married Catherine Twyman, who died March 22, 1825.

iii. JAMES BUFORD, b. 1740, Bromfield Parish, Culpepper County, Virginia; d. Aft. 1798, Scott

County, Kentucky; m. ELIZABETH BRAMBLETT, July 14, 1761, Bedford County, Virginia.

Notes for JAMES BUFORD:

James settled in Bedford County when it was first formed with his three brothers. He became a

prominent citizen and land owner. He was one of the pioneers who first laid out the town of Liberty

(now Bedford) for the new County Seat; was a presiding justice for many years; a member of the

House of Burgess in 1778 and in 1782 was appointed by the court to let the contract for the erection

of the Court House, Prison and Stock. He was one of the trustees of Liberty in 1786. In the

Revolutionary Archives of the Virginia State Militia, under the date of March 22, 1777, Captain James

Buford was allowed pay, rations, etc., for his company the 15th inst., 997 pounds, 1 shilling, 9 pence.

James was the executor of the estate of his brother John and guardian of his children.

iv. ELIZABETH BUFORD, b. 1742, Culpepper County, Virginia; m. CALLOWAY.

v. WILLIAM BUFORD, b. 1745, Culpepper County, Virginia; m. MARY WELSH.

vi. ABRAHAM BUFORD, b. July 31, 1749, Culpepper County, Virginia; d. June 30, 1833, Scott

County, Kentucky; m. MARTHA MCDOWELL, October 04, 1788.

vii. HENRY BUFORD, b. September 19, 1751, Culpepper County, Virginia; d. December 31, 1814

Locust Level, Bedford County, Virginia; m. (1) JANE KENT QUIRK; m. (2) MILDRED

BALCKBURN, March 22, 1771, Christchurch, Middlesex County, Virginia.

viii. MARY BUFORD, b. 1753, Culpepper County, Virginia; m. WILLIAM E. CHAPMAN.

ix. SARAH FRANCES BUFORD, b. 1754, Culpepper County, Virginia; m. FRANCIS KIRTLEY.

x. SIMEON BUFORD, b. 1756, Culpepper County, Virginia; m. MARGARET KIRTLEY.

Generation No. 7

7. JOHN THOMAS⁷ BUFORD (JOHN⁶, THOMAS⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHN³, RICHARD² BEAUFORD, JOHN¹ BEAUFORT) was born May 05, 1736 in Bromfield Parrish, Culpepper, County, Virginia, and died October 10, 1774 in Point Pleasant, Bedford County, Virginia. He married ANNE WATTS 1756 in Virginia.

Notes for JOHN THOMAS BUFORD:

John Thomas, known as Thomas, was an officer in the Colonial Army and served under Braddock, Washington, and Byrd. He married Ann Watts in 1756 and lived near what now is Montvale on the Holstien Plantation, not far from the old Block House, which was erected by the Whites for protection against the Indians.

In 1774, when trouble with the Indians on the western frontier necessitated sending an army to drive them back, Thomas Buford raised a volunteer company in Bedford County, and joining General Andrew Lewis beyond the Blue Ridge, marched with him on to Point Pleasant, and was killed in that famous battle on October 10, 1774.

Children of JOHN BUFORD and ANNE WATTS are:

8. i. WILLIAM⁸ BUFORD, b. 1768, Bedford County, Virginia; d. January 17, 1842, Washington

County, Missouri.

ii. NANCY BUFORD, b. October 14, 1771; d. October 30, 1852; m. MARTIN WALE.

iii. JOHN BUFORD, b. October 13, 1757; d. 1852, Bedford County, Virginia.

Generation No. 8

8. WILLIAM⁸ BUFORD (JOHN THOMAS⁷, JOHN⁶, THOMAS⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHN³, RICHARD² BEAUFORD, JOHN¹ BEAUFORT) was born 1768 in Bedford County, Virginia, and died January 17, 1842 in Washington County, Missouri. He married ANNA PATE October 20, 1791 in Bedford County, Virginia.

Children of WILLIAM BUFORD and ANNA PATE are:

i. ABRAHAM⁹ BUFORD, d. 1877.

9. ii. JOHN BUFORD, b. May 28, 1793, Bedford County, Virginia; d. March 28, 1874, Reynolds

County, Missouri.

iii. MARY BUFORD, b. November 01, 1794; d. November 28, 1854, Missouri; m. HENRY

EIDSON, August 02, 1810, Bedford County, Virginia.

iv. PATE BUFORD, b. August 26, 1808.

v. WILLIAM BUFORD, b. August 26, 1808, Caledonia, Washington County, Missouri.

Notes for WILLIAM BUFORD:

William became intoxicated and lay outside one cold night and froze to death.

vi. JAMES BUFORD, b. 1816.

vii. NANCY BUFORD, b. August 15, 1832; m. BARTLETT W. YEARGAIN.

Generation No. 9

9. JOHN⁹ BUFORD (WILLIAM⁸, JOHN THOMAS⁷, JOHN⁶, THOMAS⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHN³, RICHARD² BEAUFORD, JOHN¹ BEAUFORT) was born May 28, 1793 in Bedford County, Virginia, and died March 28, 1874 in Reynolds County, Missouri. He married ELIZABETH DAVIS January 02, 1827 in Belleview Valley, Missouri.

Children of JOHN BUFORD and ELIZABETH DAVIS are:

i. NANCY¹⁰ BUFORD, b. October 18, 1827; m. WILLIAM CARTY, 1848.

10. ii. MARY ANN BUFORD, b. June 24, 1829; d. March 13, 1912, Arcadia, Oklahoma.

iii. MARTHA JANE BUFORD, b. December 19, 1830; d. September 17, 1902, Reynolds County,

Missouri; m. HUGH PRYOR FAULKENBERRY, 1848.

iv. ELIZABETH BUFORD, b. 1831; d. 1856; m. B. F .CAMPBELL, Abt. 1850.

v. HENRY BUFORD, b. 1832; d. 1832.

vi. JOHN BUFORD, b. 1833; d. 1833.

vii. WILLIAM BUFORD, b. 1833; d. 1833.

viii. JAMES BUFORD, b. March 01, 1835; d. 1853.

11. ix. ABRAHAM BUFORD, b. May 01, 1840, Lesterville, Reynolds County, Missouri; d.

December 18, 1912, Lesterville, Reynolds County, Missouri.

x. LUCY BUFORD, b. May 01, 1840; m. JOHN P. GEORGE, October 18, 1860.

xi. MARGARET BUFORD, b. 1843; d. 1843.

xii. SARAH BUFORD, b. 1843; d. 1843.

xiii. ELIZA BUFORD, b. July 10, 1846; d. 1896; m. (1) HENRY ROBINSON; m. (2) THOMAS D.

IMBODEN.

Generation No. 10

10. MARY ANN¹⁰ BUFORD (JOHN⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN THOMAS⁷, JOHN⁶, THOMAS⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHN³, RICHARD² BEAUFORD, JOHN¹ BEAUFORT) was born June 24, 1829, and died March 13, 1912 in Arcadia, Oklahoma. She married (1) ANDREW ROBINSON. She married (2) DAVID HORNEY.

Child of MARY BUFORD and ANDREW ROBINSON is:

i. ELIZABETH¹¹ ROBINSON, b. November 05, 1847, Reynolds County, Missouri; d. August

17, 1944, Edmond, Oklahoma.

11. ABRAHAM¹⁰ BUFORD (JOHN⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN THOMAS⁷, JOHN⁶, THOMAS⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHN³, RICHARD² BEAUFORD, JOHN¹ BEAUFORT) was born May 01, 1840 in Lesterville, Reynolds County, Missouri, and died December 18, 1912 in Lesterville, Reynolds County, Missouri. He married AMERICA MOORE May 04, 1865, daughter of WILLIAM MOORE and MARY WESTMORELAND.

Children of ABRAHAM BUFORD and AMERICA MOORE are:

i. MOLLIE¹¹ BUFORD, m. W. Z. CARTER.

ii. JAMES H. BUFORD, m. LINA SMITH.

12. iii. BLANCHE BUFORD.

13. iv. CARTER MARTIN BUFORD.

v. CORA BUFORD, m. JOHN M. DELCOUR.

vi. WALTER BUFORD, m. EMMA INMAN.

14. vii. OTTO BUFORD.

15. viii. ETHEL BUFORD.

Generation No. 11

12. BLANCHE¹¹ BUFORD (ABRAHAM¹⁰, JOHN⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN THOMAS⁷, JOHN⁶, THOMAS⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHN³, RICHARD² BEAUFORD, JOHN¹ BEAUFORT). She married (1) JAMES COPELAND. She married (2) JOHN R. JOHNSON.

Child of BLANCHE BUFORD and JAMES COPELAND is:

i. ERNA¹² COPELAND

Children of BLANCHE BUFORD and JOHN JOHNSON are:

16. ii. JOHN¹² JOHNSON.

iii. JAMES JOHNSON.

13. CARTER MARTIN¹¹ BUFORD (ABRAHAM¹⁰, JOHN⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN THOMAS⁷, JOHN⁶, THOMAS⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHN³, RICHARD² BEAUFORD, JOHN¹ BEAUFORT). He married CARIE COPLAND.

Children of CARTER BUFORD and CARIE COPLAND are:

17. i. ANTHONY ABRAHAM¹² BUFORD.

ii. WILBUR CARTER BUFORD.

18. iii. JOHN VERNON BUFORD, d. 1975, Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri.

14. OTTO¹¹ BUFORD (ABRAHAM¹⁰, JOHN⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN THOMAS⁷, JOHN⁶, THOMAS⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHN³, RICHARD² BEAUFORD, JOHN¹ BEAUFORT). He married (1) LAURA VALLERY. He married (2) MARY DEEN.

Children of OTTO BUFORD and LAURA VALLERY are:

i. JAMES¹² BUFORD.

ii. WINSTON BUFORD.

iii. PASCAL BUFORD.

Children of OTTO BUFORD and MARY DEEN are:

iv. MARIE¹² BUFORD.

v. MARTHA BUFORD.

15. ETHEL¹¹ BUFORD (ABRAHAM¹⁰, JOHN⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN THOMAS⁷, JOHN⁶, THOMAS⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHN³, RICHARD² BEAUFORD, JOHN¹ BEAUFORT). She married T.T. O'DELL.

Children of ETHEL BUFORD and T.T. O'DELL are:

i. FAY¹² O'DELL.

ii. BUFORD O'DELL.

Generation No. 12

16. JOHN¹² JOHNSON (BLANCHE¹¹ BUFORD, ABRAHAM¹⁰, JOHN⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN THOMAS⁷, JOHN⁶, THOMAS⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHN³, RICHARD² BEAUFORD, JOHN¹ BEAUFORT). He married PATRICIA MATTHEWS June 1941.

Children of JOHN JOHNSON and PATRICIA MATTHEWS are:

i. JOHN A.¹³ JOHNSON, JR..

ii. JAMES JOHNSON.

iii. ROBERT JOHNSON.

iv. MARY KAY JOHNSON.

v. WILLIAM JOHNSON.

vi. THOMAS JOHNSON.

17. ANTHONY ABRAHAM¹² BUFORD (CARTER MARTIN¹¹, ABRAHAM¹⁰, JOHN⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN THOMAS⁷, JOHN⁶, THOMAS⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHN³, RICHARD² BEAUFORD, JOHN¹ BEAUFORT). He married ANN DICKERY June 03, 1933.

Children of ANTHONY BUFORD and ANN DICKERY are:

19. i. NANCY ANN¹³ BUFORD.

20. ii. ANTHONY ABRAHAM BUFORD, JR..

18. JOHN VERNON¹² BUFORD (CARTER MARTIN¹¹, ABRAHAM¹⁰, JOHN⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN THOMAS⁷, JOHN⁶, THOMAS⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHN³, RICHARD² BEAUFORD, JOHN¹ BEAUFORT) died 1975 in Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri. He married GOLDIE DEFOREST January 17, 1937.

Children of JOHN BUFORD and GOLDIE DEFOREST are:

i. JOHN SAM¹³ BUFORD.

ii. JUDITH BUFORD, m. ? BLAKE.

iii. ROBERTA BUFORD, m. ? STEGER.