Grace Buxton was born about 1712, in Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. She married Richard Bowler on 26 October 1732, in Pinxton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters.
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English:
habitational name from Buxton in Derbyshire, which in Middle English was called Buchestanes, Bucstones (i.e. ‘bowing stones’, from Middle English b(o)ugen, Old English būgan ‘to bow’ + stanes ‘stones’). It is probably named for logan stones in the vicinity. (Logan stones are boulders so poised that they rock at a touch.)
less commonly, a habitational name from Buxton in Norfolk, which is named with the genitive case of the Old English personal name Bucc (see Buck 1) + Old English tūn ‘settlement, enclosure’.
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