Benjamin Coleman "Buck" Gosney, Sr.

1766 - 1840  (74 years)

• Name	Benjamin Coleman "Buck" Gosney
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	21 Feb 1766	Culpeper Co, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Aft 1795	Campbell Co, Kentucky
  Death	21 Mar 1840	Grants Lick, Campbell Co, Kentucky
  	Benjamin Coleman Gosney was born 21 Feb 1755 in either Frederick or Culpepper Co. Virginia to Henry Gosney and Mary Jane Shelton. Benjamin called"Buck" had close to 14 siblings. In 1789 he first married Sarah Applebee in Culpepper Co. Virginia. They had two sons and one daughter when Sarah died in 1794. In the early part of 1795 he married Margaret Colvin of Culpepper Co.,Virginia. Soon after they were married they moved to Campbell Co. Kentucky. They had 14 children together. In his will at the court house in Alexandria, Kentucky he names his wife and all his children. He named his son Oliver Gosney and his son-in-law-, Genethan/Jonathan Hopkins, executors of his estate. The will was date Feb 16, 1840 and probated in the March 1840 term of court. He was living in Grants Lick, Campbell Co., Kentucky when he died March 21, 1840. Benjamin was a farmer in Campbell Co., and he had a salt mill on the farm he owned and operated. (findagrave)
  Burial	Bud Brown Farm Cem, Grants Lick, Campbell Co, Kentucky
  Person ID	I81263	Roots
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Henry Gosney,   b. 1735, Culpeper Co, Virginia d. 1816, Indiana (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane Shelton,   b. 22 May 1730, King William Co, Virginia d. 1811, Louisa Co, Virginia (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1755
  Family ID	F28989	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Haden,   b. Abt 1766   d. Aft 1787, Campbell Co, Kentucky (Age ~ 22 years)
  Marriage	26 Dec 1786	Campbell Co, Kentucky
  	Name: Elizabeth Haden Spouse: Benjamin Gosney Marriage Date: 26 Dec 1786 Marriage Location: Campbell County, Virginia
  Family ID	F26565	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2015

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Applebee,   b. 1775, Culpeper Co, Virginia d. 1845, Culpeper Co, Virginia (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	2 Mar 1789	Culpeper Co, Virginia
  Children	+ 1. John Gosney,   b. 2 Jul 1794, Kentucky d. 1872 (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F26564	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2015

  
  

  Family 3	Margaret Colvin,   b. 2 Nov 1775, Culpeper Co, Virginia d. 21 May 1845, Grants Lick, Campbell Co, Kentucky (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	1795	Virginia
  Children	+ 1. Armistead (or Aaron S.) Gosney,   b. 5 Sep 1796, Campbell Co, Kentucky d. 19 Nov 1866, Campbell Co, Kentucky (Age 70 years)   2. Henrietta Gosney,   b. 23 Feb 1798, Campbell Co, Kentucky d. 8 Sep 1826, Campbell Co, Kentucky (Age 28 years) + 3. Margaret Gosney,   b. 5 Aug 1803, Campbell Co, Kentucky d. 24 Jan 1888, Grants Lick, Campbell Co, Kentucky (Age 84 years) + 4. Benjamin Coleman Gosney,   b. 15 Dec 1815, Campbell Co, Kentucky d. 23 Dec 1892, Grants Lick, Campbell Co, Kentucky (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F26561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2015

  
  

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  Death - 21 Mar 1840 - Grants Lick, Campbell Co, Kentucky Burial - - Bud Brown Farm Cem, Grants Lick, Campbell Co, Kentucky  = Link to Google Earth