Person:Richard Buckner (4)

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Richard Buckner
b.Est 1661
d.Abt 1733/34 Caroline County, Virginia
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Richard BucknerEst 1661 - Abt 1733/34
  2. Maj. William BucknerBef 1668 - 1716
  3. John Buckner - Bef 1727
  4. Capt. Thomas Buckner - Aft 1722
  5. Elizabeth Buckner1675 -
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  1. Dorothy BucknerAbt 1683 - Abt 1755
  2. William BucknerBet 1685 & 1695 - Abt 1751
  3. Richard Buckner - 1777
  4. Philip Buckner - Abt 1762
  5. John Buckner
  6. Elizabeth BucknerAbt 1689 - 1731
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Facts and Events
Name Richard Buckner
Gender Male
Birth[1] Est 1661
Marriage to Elizabeth Cooke(?)
Death[2] Abt 1733/34 Caroline County, Virginia

Richard Buckner was clerk of Essex County, Virginia for many years. He served as clerk of the House of Burgesses from 1712 to 1715 when he resigned over allegations of improprieties.

He was instrumental in the formation of Caroline County in 1727 and was elected one of its first representatives in the House of Burgesses (see Vol.6 of the Journals of the House of Burgessses[1]).

References
  1. ↑ Birth year can be estimated from his first appearance in a 1682 land grant for (Old) Rappahannock Co. VA, which explicitly calls him "son of John Buckner". - Library of Virginia, Land Office Patents No. 7, 1679-1689 (v.1 & 2 p.1-719), p. 181 (Reel 7) One earlier possible record is a 1674 importation of Richard "Bickner" and John "Bickner" by the orphans of George Mott, who was a neighbor of the Buckners, and several others.
  2. ↑ Death year can be roughly established from the probate of his will on 4 Mar 1733/4 in Caroline Co. VA, though the will itself has been lost.
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