When Thomas Buford was born before 21 May 1682, in Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Thomas Blewford, was 20 and his mother, Mary, was 19. He had at least 1 son and 5 daughters with Elizabeth. He died before 7 July 1761, in his hometown, and was buried in Virginia, British Colonial America.
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The Virginia Company founded the first permanent English colony at Jamestown in 1607. One of the original 13 states (it entered the Union in 1788). Virginia holds an important place in American history, as it was home to many of the founding fathers, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, George Mason, and Patrick Henry. Four of Americas first five presidents were Virginians. During the Civil War, Richmond, Virginias capital, was the capital of the Confederacy. Today, Virginia is a popular tourist spot where people can visit historic places such as Alexandria, Williamsburg, and Mount Vernon, George Washingtons estate.
Altered form of French Beaufort or of its English altered form Beauford . Compare Bufford .
History: American bearers of this name are mostly descended from Richard Beaufort or Beauford, who came from England to Lancaster County, VA, in 1635. He was born in England as a son of a French Huguenot immigrant John Beaufort and is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors (as Richard Beauford or Beaufort or Buford). See also Beaufort .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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