John Buford was christened on 21 September 1707, in Middlesex, Virginia, British Colonial America as the son of Thomas Buford and Elizabeth. He married Judith Early on 17 March 1735, in Middlesex, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He died before 17 September 1787, in Virginia, United States.
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Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.
"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
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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