Family:Unknown Buckner and Unknown Marshall (1)

Research notes

• per User:Tarchon: I made massive revisions to this. The original version had Sarah (Buckner) Price as the daughter of Anthony Buckner and Sarah Ellis. This is based on a stack of unsourced speculations that have been repeated in careless genealogies, and it's almost certainly wrong. The _primary_ sources (a series of wills and real estate transactions) show that Sarah had a brother named John Buckner (d. 1752). John was mentioned as the grandson of Ann Marshall in her 1740 Stafford Co VA will, so John and probably Sarah's mother appears to have been the daughter of Thomas and Ann Marshall. Neither John nor Sarah seems to have had an especially large estate, which is a pretty sure clue that they aren't Anthony's, but we do know that John at one time owned half of the land which belonged to Phillip Buckner of Stafford (d. 1700), which is a pretty strong argument that he's the son of one of Phillip's two sons. There's also a chance that he's the son of William Buckner of Stafford (d. 1727) (probably Anthony's brother), but it's not clear how he would have come by Phillip's estate. Since noone really knows who the father is, I'm leaving it blank, but of the 4 real possibilities, Anthony is certainly the least likely.

1.   Will of John Buckner of Stafford Co. VA (1752), in Stafford County, Virginia Will Book ?Vol:?Pg
   1752.

   In Name of God Amen I John Buckner of Saint Paul's Parish in County of Stafford being sick but of perfect sense do make this my Last Will and testament.
   Imprimis: my soul to God and body to earth. Such worldly goods I dispose of in the following manner:
   Item: I give unto my loving wife Elizabeth and my daughter Susan Buckner my whole estate as well real as personal to be equally divided between them.
   Item: My will is that my estate not be appraised.
   Item: I do appoint my loving wife Elizabeth and my friend Mr. Richard Foote executors of this my last will & Testament this 24th July 1752.
   Present: Withers Conway, Chandler Fowke, Anne Fowke, John Buckner.
   
   At Court held for Stafford County 10 October 1752 Last Will and testament of John Buckner deceased returned presently by Elizabeth Buckner who made oath and cert granted for probate.

2.   Indenture of Thomas Price and Sarah Price to Francis Hooe, in Stafford County ? Book Vol ?
   119-122 , 12 Oct 1756.

   This indenture made 10th and 12th October 1756 between Thomas Price and Sarah Price his wife of Stafford County of the one part and Francis Hooe of said county ... in consideration forty pounds current money of Virginia ... by deed of lease & release sold tract 50 acres in St Pauls parish part of 100 acres conveyed by deed to John Buckner by Richard Foote attorney for [Samuel] Hayward which being recorded in County Stafford and by said Susannah dying an infant in the year 1755 the said Sarah Price wife of Thomas Price being sister to the said John Buckner and only heir to his daughter Susannah Buckner said Thomas Price and Sarah his wife now claim land bounded ... southerly on Machodack beaver dams belonging to said Francis Hooe easterly on land of Mr John Washington northerly lands of Mr Baldwyn Dade & said John Washington westerly on land of Mr John Alexander Junr.
   Signed Thomas Price, Sarah 'mark' Price
   In the presence of Richard Hooe, John Alexander Jr. Zacharias Lewis
   
   At court held for Stafford County 12th October 1756 Thomas Price and Sarah his wife (she being first privately examined and voluntarily consenting thereto) acknowledged deeds ... admitted to record

3.   Will of Ann Marshall of Stafford Co. VA (1740), in Stafford County, Virginia Will Book M:287.

   In the name of God Amen the 27th day of March 1740 I Anne Marshall being
   sick but in perfect memory do make this my last will and testament.
   First I commend my soul to God and my body I comit to the Earth
   Such goods chattels and debts I do dispose of in manner following Viz
   Imprimis I give unto Elizabeth Reddish my trunk and all wearing cloaths
   therein contain'd.
   Item I give unto John Gordon I cow and calf and 1 Ewe.
   Item I give unto my loving grandson John Buckner a negro woman named Nan
   together with all the rest of my personal estate and I hereby appoint my
   loving grandson John Buckner full and sole Executor of this my last will and
   testament.
   Presence Patrick Brown Anne x Marshall
   Grace {G} Berry
   At a Court held for Stafford County Apl 8th 1740 Will presented into court
   being approved, admitted to record, Certificate granted for obtaining
   probate