James BUCHANAN b. Abt 1700 , Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom d. Abt 1765 , Augusta, Virginia, USA: An Armstrong & A Heffernan

Abt 1700 - Abt 1765 (~ 65 years)

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Name	James BUCHANAN [1, 2]
Born	Abt 1700	, Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Gender	Male
Immigration	Abt 1702
	From Ireland to Chester Co, Pennsylvania
Property	1726
200 acres on Octororo Creek
Residence	1743	, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Occupation	1757
	Justice of Augusta County Court
Property	14 Nov 1757
415 acres on Hays Creek
Will	9 Jun 1761
James Buchanan
Written on June 9, 1761. Proven on March 19, 1765 Augusta Co, Virginia "In the name of God, Amen, I, James Buchanan of the Parish of Augusta and Colony of Virginia, farmer, being sick and weak of body but of sound disposing memory, blessed be God for his mercy and seeing it is appointed for all men to die, have made this ninth day of June, and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty. 1. I first do commit my soul to Almighty God the giver and my body to be buried in such decent manner as my executors shall cause and to what worldly goods it pleased God to bestow upon me I dispose of them in the following manner and first my will is that all my lawful debts by me contracted be hastily paid by my estate as also that all debts due me may be collected by my executor and Secondly, I give and bequeath to my son Alexander Buchanan one two-year old heifer to be paid him of my estate also my silver sleeve button. Thirdly I give and bequeath unto my son Archibald Buchanan twenty shillings current money to be paid of my estate. Fourthly I give and bequeath to my John Buchanan my blue strait coat and the jacket belonging to said coat and Fifthly I give and bequeath to my sons William and Robert Buchanan to each of them 100 acres of land I now dwell on to be surveyed off the estate and of my said tract not to take any of the new cleared grassland that is farmed to them and their heirs and assigns forever and I order my executors to make them a deed for all said land and Sixthly I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife Marey Buchanan the house I now dwell in and the one third the new cleared land and wood land; all her life if she does not marry if she marrys I order her to clear said place and have no further claim to said land as also I give to my well beloved wife the bed I now lie on with what cloath belongs to said bed and Seventhly I give and bequeath to my sons George Buchanan and David Buchanan two hundred fifteen acres where I now dwell with all the improvements thereunto belonging that is to each of them one hundred seven acres and a half reserving their mother's right to the one third during her life and I order my executors to make them a deed forever for said lands and Eighthly I give and bequeath unto my daughter Rebecky Buchanan two cows and two calves and one two year old and one yearling. One bed and the chair belonging to said bed also I give to my dearly beloved wife Marey Buchanan my sorrel mare. I also give unto my son George Buchanan my black horse and as to the rest of my cows and sheep I order them to be equally divided between my well beloved wife Marey Buchanan and my sons George Buchanan and David Buchanan also my sheep equally devided between the said three persons also my great pot to my wife and the rest of my household goods to be devided as my wife shall see proper and Ninthly and lastly I constitute and appoint my well beloved wife and my son Alexander to be my executors to execute this last will and testament and hereby disannul and make void all other wills and testaments made by me and do publish and declare this to be my last will and testament as witness my hand and seal the day and year above written. Signed James Buchanan. Signed, sealed and delivered to us Daniel Harmon, James McCown and William Scott."
Died	Abt 1765	, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Probate	19 Mar 1765	Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA
Person ID	I3137	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
Last Modified	16 Mar 2016

Father	Alexander BUCHANAN, b. Abt 1646, , Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom , d. Between 1728 and 1730, , Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA (Age ~ 82 years)
Family ID	F1562	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Martha ALLISON, b. Abt 1705, , Chester, Pennsylvania, USA , d. Abt 1743, , Augusta, Virginia, USA (Age ~ 38 years)

Married Abt 1724 , Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Children

	1. Alexander BUCHANAN, b. 1720, , Chester, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 12 Nov 1798, , Wythe, Virginia, USA (Age 78 years)
	2. Archibald BUCHANAN, b. 1728, , Chester, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 1806, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 78 years)
	3. James BUCHANAN, b. 1730, , Chester, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 1759 (Age 29 years)
	4. Captain John BUCHANAN, b. 1732, , Chester, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 1788, , Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 56 years)
	5. Rebecca BUCHANAN, b. 1734, , Chester, Pennsylvania, USA , d. Deceased
	6. Janet BUCHANAN, b. 1736, , Chester, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 1745 (Age 9 years)
	7. William BUCHANAN, b. 1738, d. Deceased
	8. Robert BUCHANAN, b. 1742, d. Aft 1806, , , Virginia, USA (Age 65 years)

Last Modified 28 Dec 2009

Family ID F1535 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Mary RESIDE, b. Abt 1726, , Augusta, Virginia, USA , d. Deceased, Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA

Married 1746 Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA

Children

	1. George BUCHANAN, b. Abt 1746, , Augusta, Virginia, USA , d. 5 May 1813, , Mercer, Kentucky, USA (Age ~ 67 years)
	2. David BUCHANAN, b. Abt 1749, , , Virginia, USA , d. Deceased

Last Modified 6 Dec 2008

Family ID F1561 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

or died 3/19/1765.
"In 1726, James Buchanan and Alexander Allison asked the Colony of Pennsylvania for a grant of 200 acres on Octororo Creek. He moved about 1743 to Augusta Co, VA, where his wife, Martha Allison, soon died, and before 1747, married Mary Reside, by whom he had two sons, George and David Buchanan." (SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA FAMILIES, by Dr. David B. Trimble)
"James Buchanan was a Justice of the Augusta County Court in 1757, and on November 14, 1757, he bought 415 acres crossing Hays Creek on the Borden patent line from the executors of Benjamin Borden for 10 pounds. His will was made on June 9,1761, and probated March 19, 1765."
James Buchanan Sr. was a merchant living in the Walker's Creek section of Augusta Co., and was a cousin of Col. John Buchanan, the surveyor.

Sources

[S328] Gordon Aronhime Papers, Aronhime, Gordon, (handwritten on index cards), Buchanan, Alexander I.
James and Martha Allison Buchanan
[S328] Gordon Aronhime Papers, Aronhime, Gordon, (handwritten on index cards), Buchanan, James.
... Will dated 9 June 1761 ... [lists family]