VIRGINIA BIOGRAPHY
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the following year, and from then until his
death, about the beginning of the year 1695,
he continued adding to his estate. In 1671
he 'was a member of the vestry of Pets-
worth's parish, Gloucester county, Virginia.
He was also prominent in the civil affairs
of the colony, acting as clerk of the county,
and a member of the house of burgesses of
the \'irginia colony in 1683. He was instru-
mental in bringing the first printing press
to A^irginia. Beside his extensive holdings
in Gloucester county, he was also a large
landowner in Rappahannock county. He
was the agent of various London merchants
in Virginia, and probably lived in London
in early life. The records of St. Sepulchre's
parish in that city show the marriage of
John Buckner, bachelor, citizen and salter
of London, July 10, i66i, to Debora Ferrers,
of \\'est Wickham, Bucks, a village not far
from Cumor, England. Her age was given
as about nineteen years. John Buckner's chil-
dren were: William. John, Richard, Thomas
and Elizabeth. There is reason to suppose
that Richard was the eldest son. He was
the owner of five hundred acres in Rappa-
hannock county in 1682, in a tract called
"Golden Vale." Ten years following this
date, Essex county was formed from Rappa-
hannock, and Richard Buckner was clerk of
the new county in 1703 and in 1712, presum-
ably throughout the years between. In 1714
he was clerk of the house of burgesses. Tra-
dition says he married Elizabeth Cooke, and
his will shows her baptismal name to have
been Elizabeth. They had children : Rich-
and. Philip, John, William, Elizabeth, and
perhaps others. These were founders in
the Caroline county branch of the family.
Philip Huckner was the ancestor of General
Samuel Boliver Buckner, of Kentucky, who
achieved distinction in the Civil war. Wil-
liam Buckner, son of Richard Buckner. re-
sided at "The Xeck" in Caroline county, and
is probably the William who was justice of
that county in June, 1768. His wife, Judith
(Hawes) Ijuckner, believed to have been a
widow at the time of marriage, was noted
for her temper and family pride. Their
known sons were : \\^illiam, Francis. Rich-
ard, George and Thomas. Of these George,
probably born between 1725 and 1730, at
one time owned land in Fredericksburg, Vir-
ginia. It is not certain whether his wife
1 was a Hawes or an Aylett. He had sons:
I Richard Henry and George, and a daugh-
ter Elizabeth. Richard Henry Buckner was
born before 1760, in Caroline county, and
married Charlotte, daughter of Samuel and
Ann Hawes, of King William county, born
October i, 1766. He died before 17Q7, and
she married (second) William .Aylett Buck-
ner. a cousin of her first husband. Rich-
ard IT. Buckner's children were: Washing-
ton, Catherine, Charlotte, Elizabeth, Bailey,
i\nn Hawes and Mary Hawes. The second
son, Bailev Buckner, was born October 11,
1789, at "The Neck," and settled in Culpcper
county, where he was one of the most popu-
lar and [jrominent men of his time, an ideal
.^outhern gentleman, of handsome face and
graceful figure. Liberal and hospitable, a
fluent and ready speaker, he was ably sec-
onded in entertaining his friends at his home,
"Wadefield," by his wife, noted as an excel-
lent housekeeper. He became sheriff of Rap-
pahannock county, and was a soldier in the
Fifth Virginia Militia of Culpeper, in the
war of 181 2, and was successively sergeant
ensign and lieutenant, .'\fter the war he held
a position of trust in the treasury department
ac Washington. He died at "Wadefield," at
the age of forty-three years. He married, in
18T4, Mildred, daughter of John and Helen
(Piper) Strother, of "Wadefield." She died
there in 1875. in her eightieth year. They
had children : Elizabeth, .\ylett Hawes, John
.Strother. Sarah Catherine, Richard Henry,
George Walker, .^amuel ^^'ilson, Lucy Pen-
dleton, and Caldwell Calhoun.
Major Caldwell Calhoun Buckner, young- est child of Bailey Buckner, was born Feb- ruary 9, 1829, at "Wadefield," and died May 22, 1898. He was educated at Rappahan- nock Academy, and engaged in mercantile business in Baltimore, Maryland. Later he became a partner with Charles Bayne, the father of Senator Howard R. Bayne, of New York, and soon after moved to Spottsylvania county. Virginia, residing at "Marengo." In 1858 he purchased "Island View," in Orange county, \'irginia, and engaged in raising thoroughbred stock, of which he was an ex- cellent judge. .Although a most loyal South- erner, he did all in his power to prevent the secession of his native state, but when war was declared, he decided to stand by his state, and became a member of the Seventh Virginia Cavalry, in General Rosser's bri- gade. He was a brave and efficient sol- dier, with the rank of lieutenant, and was in command of his company at Camp De-
