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Descendants of Richard and Anne Buffington
(complied from various family group sheets and information, but it needs to be verified)
v15: 12/14/10

REFERENCE: This is a copy of the information at: http://www.fortunecity.com/bally/minogues/136/rbuffington.html
It has been updated for Joel Buffington with information from a second website.
See Joel Buffington for more information.
Further modifications from Richard Casey: Descendants of Joel Buffington
Other info from Seitz website: Buffington
Further modifications by the author.


Generation 1


Richard Buffington

    b. about 1654
          in Great Marle, Buckinghamshire, England,
    d. in January of 1747-8 in Chester Co, PA, USA

     Richard immigrated to West New Jersey about 1675, probably on ship Griffin.
     But he was in Upland (now Chester), Penn., by 1677.

married

1. Anne, (in England) (ref)
    b. c1665 England,
    d. before 1798 PA.
     (See Seitz website for interesting stories about Anne).

    Children
1. Anne
    b. c1675
     married Benjamin Hickman in 1701.
2. Ruth
     b. c1676
     married Ezekiel Harland in 1706
3.  Richard
     b. c1679
     married Phoebe Grubb
4.  Thomas (See Generation 2 below)
      b. c1680
      married 1. Ruth Cope

5.   William
6.   John
      married Sarah Eaverson
7.   Hannah
      b. c1695
      married Jeremiah Dan in 1720
8.   Mary
      married William Baldwin
9.   Elizabeth
       married Peter Collins
10.  Lydia
       married George Martin
2. Frances Vane, widow of John Grubb in 1708

3. Alice Palmer  abt 1720
     (daughter of John and Mary Palmer of Concord Twp)

    Children
l. Abigail
    b 1721
    married l. Edward Seed
2. Joseph
    unmarried
3. Alice
    married Robert McArthur
Other Info: Richard served as constable in Aston, PA in 1688. Later he served as constable of Westtown 1700-1702. Richard was Baptist in religion. In 1715, he was among congregation that reformed to eventually became Brandywine Baptist Church, oldest of that denomination in area. Congregation had previously existed from 1692 to 1701, when it disbanded, and Richard was baptised 26 Aug. 1699 in Crum Creek
(From Seitz)

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Generation 2 (son of Richard Buffington) 

(#4) Thomas Buffington,
        b. 1680 or 1685 Chester, PA
        d. 1739
married

1. Ruth Cope, daughter of Oliver Cope between 1707-1710 in Chester, PA. (ref)

Children:

1. William (see Generation 3 below(ref)
       b. 23 Apr 1724 in Concord, Chester, PA (ancestry.com)
       d. 13 Mar 1784
in Hampshire Co., VA

married
1. Alice Rupp and
2. Magdalena Ferree (see below)
3. Thomas (ref)
     b. 1714
     d. 1768
         married Mary Harlan (2nd wife)
2. Richard
    b. 1716
    d.  
    married Ann Morgan
    married Ruth Skeen
3. Rebecca
    b. 1720
    d.  
    married Mr. Atherton
4. Ruth
    b. 1722
    d.  
    married John Ferree in 1736
5. Betty
    b. 1724
    d.  
6. Susannah
    b. 1722-26
    d. 1811
    married Evan Jones 22 Sept 1744
7. Rachel (ref)
     b. 1728
     d.
         married Samuel James
8. Ann
     b. 1730
     d.
         married William Morgan

2. Anne Matthews after 1728.

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Generation 3 (son of Thomas Buffington) (see above)

(#2) William Buffington,
        b. 23 Apr 1724 in Concord, Chester, PA (ancestry.com)
        d. 13 March 1784 in Hampshire Co, (W)VA.
married

l. Alice Rupp

Children:
1. Benjamin
     b. 1730 PA
      married Mary Frizell. RW Patriot
Another Buffington site for Benjamin and Mary's descendants: Joe and Lorraine Buffington
2. John
     b. 1732 PA
3. Jonathan
     b. 1735
     d. 1801, and
     married Ann Clayton in 1760


   2. Magdalena (a.k.a Lena) Ferree,
       b. 1724 in Strasburg twp., Lancaster, PA (ancestry.com)
            (daughter of Philip Ferree and brother of Isacc
            Ferree.)
            They moved to Fairfax,VA and Hampshire Co.
            (W)VA before 1760. He bought land that was part of
            the Savage Land.
        d. 1778 in Hampshire, VA  (ancestry.com)

Children:

1. Susannah
     b. 1748 PA
     d. July 1794
    
married Dan Sullivan
2. Thomas
     b. 1751 PA
     d. 1836. 
     Found living in Cabell CO, VA census in
     1820, age over 45 and he appears to be the
      one listed married to Ann Cline. (ref)

      married Ann Cline
           William (1787-1858) (ref)
            married Nancy Scales.(ref)
3. Joel (see Generation 4 below)
    b. 1744* Chester Co, PA
    d. 17 Mar 1821 in Buffington Island, Mason, OH (ancestry.com)
    married Elizabeth Logan

4. David
    b. 1757 VA
         married Margaret ?
5. Ruth
          b. 1758 VA
           married David Collins
6. Jonathan
    b. 1759 VA family massacred
7. William Jr.
     b. 1762 VA
     d.1824
3. Mary Smith, widow of Christopher Smith about 1779.
Children:
1. Mary
     b. 1780 VA
      married Thomas Fitzgerald
2. Richard

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Generation 4 (son of William Buffington) (see above)

(#3) Joel Buffington

b. 1744 * Lancaster, Chester Co, PA
d. 17 Mar 1821 Buffington Island, Mason Co, Va.
     burial Buffington Cemetery, Portland, Meigs Co, Ohio


*   His grave stone was moved to Iowa in 1966 by Ferne Widows
   after destruction of Buffington Cemetery in Meigs Co, Ohio. 
   The stone was placed near the gravesite of Francis Marion Buffington and his wife. 
        Francis was the son of Hezekiah Buffington (1805-1865) who was the son of
        Jacob Buffington (1785-1880) who was Joel Buffington's 5th child (see below.)
   The memorial is located in the
West Liberty Cemetery, Glenwood, Mills Co, Iowa (ref)
    Gravestone states he was 77 at death, so his birthdate would be 1744.

Others (ref) claim a death date of 1834 making his birth in 1752.




Support for death date:
4 August 1821 Ð (Mason Co., VA Deed Book E-334)
       Estate Inventory of Joe l Buffington, dec'd.
          Joseph Buffington was the administrator and
          it was witnessed by James Daugherty, Lawrence Land and George Swope.
          http://www.gencircles.com/users/rccasey/1/data/1699



   (Another reference with a great deal of information about Joel
   can be found at: http://www.gencircles.com/users/rccasey/1/data/1699
      His birth information is given as: 1754/1755 in Chester County,
       Pennsylvanica/Hampshire County, Virginia. 
       His death date is given as:
        17 Mar 1821 in Buffington Island, Mason Co, VA.
       Burial: Buffington Cemetery, Portland, Meigs County, Ohio

More interesting info: (ref)

married c1770,




Elizabeth Logan
   
b. Abt 1750 in Cumberland, PA
    d. ?
       (daughter of William Logan and Mary Smith.)
       Her siblings were: twins, Alexander and John; Tennant and Elinor.










Children:





1.  William Buffington


b.1773 Romney, Hampshire VA
d. 6 May 1854 Wirt, VA


married



1. unknown



2. Sarah G. Hughes
    b. 1777 Meigs Co, OH
    d. 1817
    married 25 Dec 1798 in Washington Co.OH (ref).. but ref says Hayes not Hughes

a. Joseph 
    married Nancy A. Williams

b. Elizabeth
    b. 8 Jun 1799
    d. 17 Oct 1892
    married 13 Jun 1819
    Reuben Tubbs
       b. 3 Mar 1801 Ontario, Canada
       d. 14 Jan 1882 Lebanon, Meigs, OH (burial)
       Abt 11 children

c. Samuel
    b.  6 May 1807
    d. ?
     married 1836 Mary Pennybacker

d. Solomon W.
    b. 25 Dec 1808 Olive, Athens, OH
    d. 21 May 1865 Jackson, Amelia, VA
     married 1839 Matilda Romine

e. Salvinia
    b.  25 Mar 1813 Olive, Athens, OH
    d.  20 Aug 1890 Jackson, Amelia, VA
     married John Hall on 21 Jan 1841 in Meigs Co, OH (ref)
        children: Sara E, James M, Elisha C, Winfield S

f. Seth
    b.   2 Jul 1815 Olive, Athens, OH
    d.   Jun 1867 WV
    married c1850 Susan ?





3. Frances Goff Timms
    b. 17 Mar 1790 Loudoun Co.,VA.
    d. 19 Feb 1880 Roane, WV
    (daughter or Elisha Tims of Loudoun Co.,VA.)
   
    Children:

a. George William
     b. 25 Aug 1818 Olive, Athens, OH
     d. 1898 Frankfort, Clinton, IN
     married 1845 Mary Fought

b. Elisha Timms
     b.  2 Apr 1820  Olive, Athens, OH
     d. 16 Sep 1898 Lawrence, MO
      married 1847 Ruth Smart

c. Susannah
     b 1822  Olive, Athens, OH
     d. ?

d. Wesley F.
     b  2 Feb 1824  Olive, Athens, OH
     d. 1861
     married Martha A Seaman

e. Brooks
     b. May 1826 Olive, Athens, OH
     d. 1900 Marion, MO
     married Phoebe Ann Gay
     married Mary J Farrar

f. Jane Post
    b. Nov 1827 Olive, Athens, OH
    d. 1915 Wirt, WV
    married 1851 Alfred Woodyard
        Children:
          Charles Woodyard b. 1860
            married Catherine Williams

g. Baldwin R.
     b.  9 Mar 1832 Olive, Athens, OH
     d.  1872
      married 1851 Nancy Catherine Petty

h. Phoebe R.
      b. 1834 Olive, Athens, OH
      d. 1870 Wirt WV
        married 3 Oct1854 Louis Dunbar Woodyard





2.
Joseph X. Buffington


b. 16 Aug 1776 Hampshire Co.(W)VA
d. 15 Jan 1849 in Louisa, IA,  (ref)(ref)
Joseph Buffington and his wife, Chloe, sold the entire Buffington island
to James Williamson of Jackson County for $2300 on August 8, 1835 (ref).


married



1. Chloe Harvey
    b. c1776, Baltimore, Baltimore Co., MD
    d. 12 Sept 1840, Louisa Co, IA, [Buffington Cemetery] (ref)
        (the daughter of William Harvey of Baltimore, MD.)

   Children: (ref)

a. Elizabeth
     b. 12 March 1796 Hampshire County, VA
     d. 30 Aug 1889 OH
     married Willliam Barringer in 1812 and
     then David Rardin (ref)

b. Mary Ann
    b. 29 April 1797  Hampshire County, VA
    d. 20 April 1881 Fayette Twp., Lawrence Co., OH
     married 1813 Jacob Bowman

c. William Harvey
     b. 3 Feb 1799 Hampshire County, VA
      married 1821 Polly Sharp

d. Joseph F.
     b. 17 Sep 1800 Washington County, Ohio Territory
     married 1831 Nancy Cobb

e. Phillip Jefferson
     b. 4 Aug 1802 Buffington Island, Mason Co., VA
     married 1826 Mary Sleath

f. Susannah
    b. 24 Aug 1804 OH
     married 1826 John Woods

g. Margaret
     b. 14 Apr 1806 OH
      married 1827 Charles Edwards

h.  Amelia Ann
      b. 18 Nov 1807 OH
       married 1825 James Littleton

i.  Chloe
     b. 23 Dec 1809 OH
     married 1827 John Rowley; John Lasley

j.   Samuel Wilson
     b. 29 Apr 1812 OH

k.  James Quincy
     b. 27 Jan/Mar 1814 Lebanon Township, Gallia Co., OH
     d. 23 Feb 1888 Lucas Co, IA
     married 1835 Eliza Ann Sleeth/Sleath
     Children:
      i.      Paul Jones  b. 19 NOV 1837
      ii.     Dr. Joseph Riley  M.D. b. 5 JAN 1840
      iii.    Atlanta  b. 3 FEB 1843
      iv.    David Sleeth  b. 4 FEB 1843
      v.     Francis Asbury  b. 12 JAN 1845
      vi.    Mary Catherine  b. 17 AUG 1847
      vii.   Eliza Ellen  b. 1 JAN 1850 in Iowa, Louisa County
      viii.  Chloe Ann "Annie"  b. 4 JUL 1853
      ix.    Abraham Perry  b. 1 JAN 1857

l.  Laura Amanda
     b. 13 May 1816
     married 1831 Henry Rowley

m. Magdalena
      b. 15 Feb 1818 OH
      married 1836 Isaac Daughtery

n.  Abraham Columbus (ref)
      b. 15 Mar 1820
           in Lebanon Township, Meigs Co, OH 
      d. 24 May 1914 in San Luis Obispo,
          San Luis Obispo Co, CA
        married 1) Amanda Layton, and
                     2) Mary Elizabeth Chamberlain
 




2. Jane Eliot 
   b. 1840  
   marriage: 5 AUG 1844 in Washington County, Iowa




3. Phillip C. Buffington


b. 1777 Hampshsire Co.(W)VA
d. IL


married 20 Oct 1804 in Gallia County, OH



1. Elizabeth Staats/Stouts
    b.
    d.
    Children:

a. Joel
**CAUTION: There is considerable debate about him. 
    Many descendant researchers claim that he was the son of #3. Philip C Buffington (1777-?) (see above)
    and
    NOT #4. Abraham Buffington (1784-1861). (See below)


     b. 7 Jul 1806 in VA
     d. 16 Jul 1882
Centerville, Webb Township, Reynolds Co., MO
          burial: Buffington Cemetery, Reynolds County, MO
     married 26 Mar 1829 in Jefferson Co, IL.
    
Elizabeth Gaston
        b. 31 Jul 1813 IN
        d. 26 Feb 1905
Centerville, Webb Township, Reynolds Co., MO
            burial: Buffington Cemetery, Reynolds County, MO
      Children: (ref)


i. Samuel
     b. 1830
Marion Co,IL
     d. 

     married
     Melinda Piles
        b.
        d.

ii. Margaret
     b. 1831

     d. 

     married July 02, 1851 in Marrion Co,IL
     Samuel Malcolm
        b.
        d.

iii. Hester
     b. 1835

     d. 
     married January 07, 1858 in Marion Co, IL
     Jacob Hiltirbidal
        b.
        d.

iv. Susanne
     b.
December 21, 1839 in Jefferson Co, IL
     d. 
October 29, 1901 in Clark County, Ark
     married March 26, 1859 in Jefferson Co, IL
     Philip Wayne Daniel
        b. December 25, 1842 in Lawrence County, TN
        d. September 10, 1929 in Amity, Clark County, Ark

v. Thomas K.
     b.
abt. 1843 in IL
     d.
1919 in Reynolds County, MO

vi. William M
     b.
abt 1845 in MO
     d. 
abt 1908 inReynolds County, MO

vii. Franklin Abraham
     b.
August 15, 1847 in IL
     d.
March 20, 1888 in Webb Township, Reynolds County, MO
     married October 15, 1874 in Reynolds County, MO
     Sarah Frances Mallory
        b.
        d.

viii. Ambers
     b. 
Abt 1848 in MO
     d.

ix. James R.
     b. 
December 1850 in IL
     d.
1920 in Reynolds County, MO

x. Quinton A.
     b. 
Abt. Abt. 1852 in Jefferson Co,IL
     d.
1870

xi. Simeon L.
     b.
Abt. 1854 in Jefferson Co,IL
     d.
1880

b. Phillip
     b.
     d.

c. John
     b.
     d.



4.
Abraham Buffington


b. 9 April 1784 Romney, Hampshire Co.(W)VA (Ref
d. 27 Feb 1861 in Mt. Vernon, Jefferson Co, IL
     buried in Buffington/French Cem. Farrington, Jeff. Co., IL


married 1803



1. Margaret Ward
        whose father was Lloyd.
         It is thought her sister was Elizabeth Ward,
         the first wife of Zachariah Harvey.
     b. 2 Feb 1784 in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD (ancestry.com)
    d. 1851 or 53 in  Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, Il
        buried in Buffington/French Cem. Farrington, Jeff. Co., IL

   Children:

a. Lloyd 
    b.  7 Aug 1804  Buffington Island, Mason, VA
    d.  4 Nov 1872 Jefferson County, IL
         buried in Buffington/French Cem. Farrington, Jeff. Co., IL
    Married Jane Casey
     b. 7 Aug 1804 TN -
     d. 9 Dec 1892 Farmington, Jefferson IL) (ancestry.com)

    Children: (ancestry.com)
    i.  Abraham W. Buffington
        1829 Ð
 
    ii.  Susan Buffington
        1831 Ð 1869
 
    iii.  Philip Franklin Buffington
        1833 Ð
 
    iv.  Lloyd W. Buffington
        1835 Ð
 
    v.  Thomas C. Buffington
        1837 Ð 1874
 
    vi.  James R. Buffington
        1841 Ð 1880
 
    vii.  Mary M Buffington
        1844 Ð

b. Elizabeth
    b.  6 Apr 1806   Mason, Lawrence, OH
    d.  15 Sep 1884 Birch Tree, Shannon, MO
    married Isaac Depriest

c. Joel 
**CAUTION: There is considerable debate about him. 
    Many descendant researchers claim that he was the son of #3. Philip C Buffington (1777-?) (see above)
    and
    NOT #4. Abraham Buffington (1784-1861).

    b.  7 Jul 1807   Southern, Williamson, IL
    d.  16 Jun 1882  Webb City, Reynolds, MO
          (ancestry.com)
    married Elizabeth Gaston
     b. 31 Jul 1813 in Terr of Indiana
     d. 26 Feb 1905
Webb township, Reynolds, MO

     children:
    i.  Samuel Gaston Buffington
         1830 Ð 1896 (ancestry.com) for family line to present day
 
    ii.  Margarite Buffington
          1831 Ð 1845
 
    iii.  Esther Buffington
          1835 Ð 1910
 
    iv.  Susanne Buffington
          1839 Ð 1901
 
    v.  Thomas Buffington
          1844 Ð 1919
 
    vi.  William Buffington
          1845 Ð 1908

    vii.  Franklin Abraham Buffington
          1847 Ð 1888
 
    viii.  James Buffington
          1850 Ð 1920
 
    ix.  Quinton A Buffington
          1852 Ð 1870
 
    x.  Simon Buffington
          1854 Ð 1880


d. Margaret
    b.  7 Feb 1809 Jefferson, IL
    d.  1870   Stonington, IL
      married Lewis Harvey in 6 Jan 1842 
                    in Jefferson Co., IL
                    (Son of Basil Harvey)
                   b. 10 May 1799 Clarksburg,
                        Montgomery Co. MD ?

                   d. 1 Oct 1864 (66y4m21d)
                        buried in Greenwalt Cemetery,
                        Jefferson Co., IL
          Several references list Lewis as Sonis Lewis who was born in 1828
          in Hampshire (now Mineral) Co., WV (was VA)

     Children:
       i.      Margaret
                 b. 1842 in IL
                 d. 13 Apr 1852   9y d/o L&M
                     buried in Greenwalt Cemetery,
                     Jefferson Co., IL

       ii.      Basil
                 b. 1845 in IL
                 d. 15 January 1864 in Belle Isle
                      POW camp, Richmond, VA

       iii.      Eleanor
                b. 21 JAN 1846 in Jefferson Co., IL
                d. 14 Nov 1884
                    ? Greenwalt Cemetery,
                    Jefferson Co., IL
                 m. Samuel Greenwalt 
                      b. 18 Apr 1841
                      d. 4 Feb 1906
                      ? Greenwalt Cemetery,
                       Jefferson Co., IL

       iv.      William M.
                b. 23 MAY 1847 in Mt. Vernon,
                    Jefferson Co., IL

       v.      Susan
                b. 1849 in IL
                d. 1897?
                Greenwalt Cemetery, Jefferson Co., IL
                m. ? Cameron
                 Children:
                    Charles
                     b. 1874
                     d. 1897
                      Greenwalt Cemetery,
                      Jefferson Co., IL

       vi.      Rebecca
                b: 1853 in IL

       vii.      Benjamin F.
                b. 1855 in IL
                m. Minerva A. Mayfield
                     b. 2 Jul 1859
                     d. 5-23-1904
                     Greenwalt Cemetery,
                     Jefferson Co., IL

e. Phillip C.
    b. 1811 Jefferson County, IL
    d.
    married 1834 Julia A. ?

f. Susannah 
    b. 1815
   d. ?

g. Abraham C. 
    b.  2 Sep 1822 Jefferson County, IL
    d. 1905 Jefferson County, IL
         buried in Buffington/French Cem. Farrington, Jeff. Co., IL

h. Joseph C.
    b. 1823 Jefferson County, IL
    d. 7 Jul 1886 Delaware, Shannon, MO
    married 1840 Sarah ?
     A Joseph (27) and Sarah (37) Buffinton were living in Jefferson Co, IL in 1850
     Children were: William A (9), Ruth E (7), Asa J (5) and Elizabeth (2)

i.  Elvira 
    b. 1 Oct 1825 Jefferson County, IL
    d.  Aft 1880 Birch Tree, Shannon, MO

j.  Mary Ann
    b. 1827
    d. ?

k. Asa Jackson
    b.  11 Aug 1830 or 1832
    d.  1 Nov 1891 Stonington, Christian Co, IL

Info on children from ancestry.com at the family:
FORREST-LEWIS-FUNK-MANN-KYLE-PILES-BALLAK
9/1/2008

2. Rebecca Holliday
    b 1806 VA
    d. 1875
    married 4 May 1854 Jefferson Co, IL

    also married Gregory Absalom (1804-1852), before Abraham Buffington


From the Mason Co, VA 1810 Census
|FREE WHITE MALES |FREE WHITE FEMALES
| 10 16 26 | 10 16 26
Head of Household |to to to to 45 |to to to to 45
PG# LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME |10 16 26 44 up |10 16 26 45 up
377A 6 Buffington Joel . 2 . 1 1 . 1 1 1 1
377A 7 Buffington Abraham 2 . . 1 . 2 . . 1 .
377A 8 Buffington Jacob 2 . . 1 . 1 . . 1 .




5. Jacob Buffington


b. 10 Sept 1785 Hampshire (W)VA
d. 1 May 1880, Quincy, Adams Co. IL
       sold land to John Woodruff in Meigs Co, OH in 1834. (ref)


married



1. Amelia Ann Harvey,
    b. 1783 MD or Hampshire Co, WV?,
    d. 7 Feb 1861 Adams Co, IL.
          (She was likely the daughter of William Harvey of Baltimore,MD.)

    Children:

a. Hezekiah (ref)
    b. 26 Oct 1805 Buffington Island, OH
    d.  18 Feb 1865 Mills Co, IA
An autobiography written by Hezekiah provides a little insight into how the family moved around:  ÒI was born on an Island in the Ohio river in Mason County Virginia, in the year our lord eighteen hundred and five and at the age of 2 years old I was carried over the Allegheny mountains and at the age of 4 my Father moved back to Ohio river.  The next I remember was going down the Ohio river to Guyandotte, Cabell County Virginia.  I was about five years of age.  Stayed there some time then the next I remember we was back at Buffington Island.  We moved round several times til I was 16 years old then we moved down the Ohio river about 800 miles to Gallaton County Illinois.  We stayed there one year and then went back to the Island.  We stayed there 2 years then moved to Meigs County Ohio.  Then we stayed there 3 years then I left home in my 24th year and began to do for myself.  I stayed there until 1837 being the 32nd year of my age then I pulled up stakes.Ó(ref)
       married 29 Jan 1829
       Elizabeth Barringer (ref)
         b. 28 Jan 1808 in VA
         d. 3 Aug 1897 in Oak Township, Mills County, IA

        Children:
         i.     Benjamin Franklin (ref) (ref)
                 b.  31 Oct 1829  Meigs, OH
                 d.  19 Mar 1897  Glenwood, Mills, IA
                married 7 Oct 1855 in Adams County, IA
                Nancy Inslee Ayers
                   b. 10 May 1836 in NJ
                   d. 27 Jan 1907

         ii.    Amelia Ann "Millie" (ref)
                 b.   3 Jul 1831  Lebanon, Meigs, OH
                 d.   20 Jan 1918 Fairmont, Marion, WV
                married Israel Perkins

         iii.   Catherine "Kate" Price (ref) (ref)
                 b.   6 Jun 1833  Meigs, OH
                 d.  22 Sep 1902   Glenwood, Mills, IA
                 married 18 Oct 1866, Mills County, Iowa
                 Samuel Porter Meadows (ref)
                   b.
                   d. 2 October 1884

         iv.   Francis Marion (ref)
                b. 12 Mar 1835 Meigs Co, OH
                d. 3 Apr 1915 North Glenwood, Jefferson Co, IL (grave-photo 3)
                     (Joel Buffington buried in Francis' cemetery.)
                married Sarah Byers

         v.   Hezekiah Clark (often referred to as Clark) (ref)
                 b.  25 Apr 1837  Meigs, OH
                 d.  14 Sep 1851 Beverly, Adams, IL

         vi.  Nancy A. (ref)
                 b.  6 Jun 1839 Adams, IL
                 d.  3 Nov 1874 Mills, IA
                married John Meyer

         vii.  Rebecca J.
                 b.   9 May 1841 Madison, IL
                 d.  15 Aug 1909
                married John Byers

         viii.  Elijah Harvey (ref)
                 b.   3 Nov 1843 Adams, IL
                 d.   12 Jul 1936  Glenwood, Mills, IA
                  married Martha J (Mattie) ?

         ix.   William Newton (ref)
                 b.   27 Apr 1846 Adams, IL
                 d.  25 Feb 1917 Mills, IA
                  married Istrine ?

         x.    Mary Elvira (ref)
                 b.   31 Jul 1848 Adams, IL
                 d.  16 Jan 1903 West Liberty, Mills, IA
                  married James Henry Cattron


b.  Nehemiah
     b. c1807 OH

c. Jacob Jr.
    b. 25 Feb 1809
     married 1836 Susannah Bowman

d.  Harvey
     b. 1811 OH,
     married 1831 Rebecca Rowley

e. Hamilton (ancestry.com)
     b. 1812 OH
      d. 1890 Delphos, Ottawa Co, KS
      married 1834 Elizabeth Jane Hinn (ref)
       b. 1813
       d. Aft 1880

      children: (ancestry.com)

      i.  Jacob Buffington
           1838 in IL Ð
 
      ii.  Hamilton Buffington  (ancestry.com)
           1840 in IL Ð
           married
          m1. Molley Whitacker (1857-)
                 children:
                1. Ida (1867-)
                2. Lucinda (1870-)
                3. Jane (1879-)
          m1. Alice Phillips (1860-) marriage 1872
                 children:
                1. Charles (1873-)
                2. Arthur (1874-)
                3. Franklin (1877-)
                4. Elizabeth (1879-)

 
      iii.  Samuel
          b. 1842 in IL Ð
          d. 1896
          m1. Margaret Machin
                b. 1835
                d. 1879
          m2. Samantha Jane Smurr
                 b. 1842
                 d. 1929

         children (not sure which mother)
           1. James 1866 - Aft 1880 (see 1880 census Sheridan Ottawa Co, KS)
           2. Walter
           3. Florence
           4. Albert
           5. Samuel Arthur (1882-1963)
          Samuel's parents Hamilton and Jane living with him in1880
 
      iv.  Louis L Buffington
           1843 in IL Ð
 
      v.  Margaret Buffington
           1845 in IL Ð
 
      vi.  Arthur Buffington
           1846 in IL Ð
 
      vii.  Alfred Buffington
           1848 in IL Ð
 
      viii.  Isabella Buffington
           1850 in IL Ð
 
      ix.  Adaline Buffington
           1852 in IL Ð 1926 IA
           married Aaron Jay Fosdick (1852-1922) (ancestry.com)
           children
            1. Edward Lewis (1879-1946)
 
      x.  Jane Buffington
           1855 Ð



f. Richard
     b. 1812 OH
      married Mary Brown

g. Rachel
     b. 1818
     unmarried

h. Asa
     b. 1820
     unmarried

i. Amelia
     b. 1822 IL
      married James Harrelson

j. William
    b. 1825 IL
    unmarried

k. Washington
      b. 1826 IL
      married Maria?


From the Mason Co, VA 1810 Census
|FREE WHITE MALES |FREE WHITE FEMALES
| 10 16 26 | 10 16 26
Head of Household |to to to to 45 |to to to to 45
PG# LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME |10 16 26 44 up |10 16 26 45 up
377A 6 Buffington Joel . 2 . 1 1 . 1 1 1 1
377A 7 Buffington Abraham 2 . . 1 . 2 . . 1 .
377A 8 Buffington Jacob 2 . . 1 . 1 . . 1 .



6. Susannah Buffington


b. 7 Dec 1794 in Hampshire Co, VA. 
d. 13 Jan 1870 in Sparland, Marshall Co, IL


married 1811 VA



Reisen Nighswonger (ref)                                                                             
b. 1792
d. 3 Jan 1870 IL
    Children:

a. Jane

b. Solomon     
                                                                        
c. Peter

d. Reisen

e. Magdalene

f. Abraham

g. Mason

h. Asa

i. Mary





7. Richard Buffington


b. 1795 in Hampshire County, W(VA)                                                            
d. 1840 in Adams Co., IL (Ref)


married



?
    Children:                                         







8. Mary Magdalena Buffington (website)


b. 14 Nov 1797 Hampshire  Co,  (W)VA 
d. 1886, location unknown -- perhaps Buffington Cemetery, Meigs Co, Ohio?


married after 1807 and before 1814 in Mason Co, Va



Thomas DeWitt. ---> Much information!
    Children:

a. Nancy

b. Joel (website)

c. Lydia

d. John

e. Culberson

f. Alexander C.

g. Jadock Hannibow?

h. Thomas Buffington, Sr.

i. Lucinda

j. Henry Sherman

k. Phoebe Ann

See website link above for information about all of the children.





9. Asa Buffington


b. 1799 Buffington Island,  Kanawha Co, Va (later Mason Co; later Jackson Co, WV)
d. ?  (Ref)


married



Elizabeth Hume
b. ?
d. ?
    Children:

a. Amanda b. Abt 1830

b. John b. Abt 1832

c. James b. Abt 1833 IL

d. Abram b. Abt 1836





There is another extensive Buffington clan living primarily in MD and PA who are ancestors of Johan Jacob Buffington (b 1756)
but I do not see how they are tied in to this family listed above. 


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