| 10. | Capt/Gent John Floyd Buchanan was born in 1717 in Northern Ireland (son of Colonel James (or John) Buchanan and Jane Sayers); died in 1769 in Augusta Co, Virginia. Other Events and Attributes:
- Property: 1741, Beverley Manor SW, Augusta Co, Virginia; "Early Settlers of Augusta"
- Other-Begin: 24 May 1742, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders
- Other-Begin: 27 Nov 1742, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders
- Other-Begin: 1746, Augusta Co, Virginia
- Other-Begin: 13 Mar 1771, Botetourt Co, Virginia
Notes:
Property:
John Buchanan (Beverley Manor SW, 784 acres, 1741) and (from Benj. Borden, heir, executor to John Buchanan. Testator agreed in his lifetime to sell to J. B. (John Buchanan) £3; part of 98,100 acres, beginning on the creek corner to Jno. Edmiston; 100 acres, 19 March 1747 from Chalkley's)
http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Early_Settlers_of_Augusta_County%2C_Virginia_-_Surnames_A-E
Other-Begin:
24 May 1745, O.S. p. 331
James Patton and John Buchanon Gentl. having Viewed the way from Frederick County Line Through that Part of this County Called Augusta according to the order made at Last March
Court made their Report in these words “Pursuant to and order of Orange Court dated the Thirtieth Day of March 1745 We the Subscribers have Viewed laid of and Marked the said road
mentioned in the said Order as followeth Vizt/ To begin at Thom’s Brook at Frederick County line and to go from thence to Benjamin Allen’s Ford and Robert Colwell’s Path and that Henry Fulkinburg Jonas Danton, and Charles Buck and Abraham Strickler be overseers of that Part and that they have for their Gang all the Inhabitants Between the mountain from Frederick County Line up to Colwell’s Path and that the said Road be Continued from Calwell’s Path Cross Beard’s Ford on the north River and Alexander Thompson’s Ford on the Middle River and that John Harrisson and Capt. Daniel Harrisson, Robert Cravens Samuel Stuart, William Thompson and John Stenson be Overseers of the Same and have for their Gang all the Inhabitants Between the Mountains above Colwell’s Path to Thompson’s Ford and that the said Road continue from Thompson’s ford to the Tinklin Spring and that James Cathy and James Carr be overseers of that Part and that all the Inhabitants between the Mountains above Thompson’s ford to Tinklin Spring do Clear the Same and that the said Road Continue from Tinklin Spring to Beverley Mannor line
and that Patk. Campbell John Buchannon and William Henderson be Overseers and that all the Inhabitants above Tinklin Spring to Beverley Manor line do Clear the same and that the said Road Continue from Beverley Manor Line to Gilbt. Campbell’s Ford on the north branch of James River and that Capt. Ben. Borden Capt Williams Evins and Capt. Joseph Culton be Overseers of the same and that the Gangs to Clear the Same be all the Inhabitants above Beverley Manner line to the said Gilbert Campbell’s ford and that the Road Continue from Gilbert Campbell’s ford to a ford at the Cherry tree Bottom on James River and that Richard Wood, Gilbert Campbell Joseph Lapsley and Joseph Long be overseers and that all the Inhabitants betwixt the said Rivers Clear the same and that the same Road Continue from the said Cherry tree Bottom to Adam Harmon’s on the New or Woods River and that Capt. George Robinson and James Campbell and Mark Evins and James Davison be Overseers the Same and that all the Inhabitants between James River and Woods River Clear the Same and that a Distinct Order be given to Every Gang to Clear the Same and that it be Cleared as it is already Blazed and laid of with Two Knotches and a Cross Given under our hands this 8th Day of April 1745 James Patton John Buchannon” –whereupon it is Ordered that the said way be from henceforth established a Publick Road and that the Persons mentioned in the said Report are hereby appointed Surveyors of the Several Districts therein also mentioned and it is Ordered that they Cause the said Road to be Cleared
and that all the male Tithables mentioned in the same Report do attend and Obey the Respective overseers in Clearing the Same as it is already Blased and laid of with two Knotches and a Cross and when cleared to keep the samein repair and it is further Ordered that the said Several Overseers do Set up posts of Directions if Necessary according to Law.
Other-Begin:
27 November 1742, O.S. p. 304
On the petition of the Inhabitants of Bordens Tract for a road from where James Young lives on ye sd Bordens Tract to ye Gapp in the blue ridge of Mountains commonly called Michael Woods Gap Its ordered that the said road be cleared from the sd Youngs through the timber Grove from thence to ye foot of ye Mountain Leaving patrik Campbells to ye northward continuing an Easterly Course so on ye south Side on ye south river to samuel Davis’s plantation thence to ye Gapp of ye Mountains And its further ordered that ffrancis McCowen saml: Walker Captn John Buchannan patk Hays Charles Campbell and Captn John Christian be hereby appointed Overseers of ye said road And that Colo James Patton be desired to lay off for each Overseer his precinct & Men to clear each precinct on ye sd road.
Other-Begin:
Till the year 1746, no vestrymen had been elected, as provided in the act of 1738. In that year, however, an election was held, and twelve persons were chosen to constitute the vestry of the parish, viz: James Patton, (Col.) John Buchanan, John Madison, Patrick Hays, John Christian, (Mr.) John Buchanan, Robert Alexander, Thomas Gorden, James Lockhart, John Archer, John Matthews, and John Smith.
Annals of Augusta County
Other-Begin:
William Preston, Executor of John Buchanan, deceased, proved certificates for two thousand three hundred and twenty seven pounds of hemp, which is ord. to be certfd.
Ord. that this court be adjd. till tomorrow morning, eight o'clock.
The minutes of these proceedings were signed.
Andrew Lewis
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/botetourt/court/minutes26gwl.txt
John married Margaret Belle Patton, (immigrant) about 1738 in Virginia. Margaret (daughter of Col Gent James Patton, (immigrant) and Mary Borden-Osborne, (immigrant)) was born in 1725 in Newtown Limavady, Limavady, Co Londonderry, Ireland; died after 1770 in Augusta Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1828 - Aft 1870 (43 years)