Brief Life History of John
When John Buford was born on 21 September 1707, in Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Thomas Buford, was 25 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 19. 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 on 17 September 1787, in Bromfield Parish, Culpeper, Virginia, United States, at the age of 79.
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Family Time Line
Sources (22)
- Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890
- John Bewford, "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917"
- Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850
Spouse and Children
1707–1787 Male
1710–1785 Female
Children (10)
1736–1774 Male
1738–1785 Female
1740–1792 Male
1742–1794 Female
1745–1825 Male
+5 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1682–1761 Male
1688–1761 Female
Siblings (6)
1705–1785 Female
1707–1787 Male
1710–1787 Female
1712–1794 Female
1716–1776 Female
+1 More Child
World Events (3)
1758 · Mount Vernon
Age 51
1775
Age 68
1776
Age 69
Name Meaning
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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