Our American Family - Person Sheet
Our American Family - Person Sheet
NameBuckner RUSSELL Sr. 
576, 172
576, 172Birth Date29 Apr 1747577
Birth PlaceHalifax, Halifax County, Virginia
Death Date15 Jan 1834 Age: 86
Death PlaceThomas Creek, Weakley County, Tennessee
OccupationRW Soldier, NC Private And Patriotic Service,
FatherWilliam RUSSELL , 344 (1715-1777)
MotherAnna BUCKNER , 345 (1718-1783)
Spouses
1Rachel PETTY 577, 173
577, 173Birth Date31 Dec 1754
Birth PlaceFauquier County, Virginia
Death Date1830 Age: 75
Death PlaceWeakley County, Tennessee
FatherWilliam Eli PETTY Sr. , 346 (1730-1805)
MotherElizabeth RANSDELL , 347 (1735-1772)
Family ID7948
Marr Date1790
Marr PlaceNorth Carolina
Marr MemoU.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
ChildrenLouisa Jane (1790-1843)
Buckner , 86 (1793-1883)
Margaret (Died as Infant) (1793-1794)
Elizabeth G. (1794-1832)
Notes for Buckner RUSSELL Sr.
Some dates bring into question the Buckner Russell Sr. family as usually listed as Mary “Polly” Russell. A “Buckner Russell” is mentioned as Mary “Polly” Russell’s father in a few places including the Taylor TUCK book for one.
But if Buckner Russell Sr. is listed as Mary “Polly” Russell’s father, then Rachel Petty could NOT be Mary’s mother for Rachel would have been 64 years old and Buckner would have been 71! Possibly, a 2nd unknown wife, but then that brings into question when Rachel Petty died, for Buckner Russel Sr. would already had a wife (Rachel) who would be too old to have Mary.
Much more likely, I believe, that Buckner Russell Jr. was Mary Polly Russell’s father, for he would have been 29 years old, with the Mary’s mother as yet unknown. Then the ages for Buckner Russell Sr. & Rachel Petty better match an earlier generation, as does Buckner Russell Jr. & an unknown wife’s ages.
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9. HIRAM TUCK (CARY, EDWARD) was born May 8, 1809 Halifax Co, VA, and died January 16, 1866 in Morrisville Polk Co MO. He married MARY ‘POLLY’ RUSSELL March 20, 1841 in Polk Co MO daughter of BUCKNER RUSSELL. She was born 1822 in KY or MO, and died March 10, 1888 in Polk Co MO. page 8 21
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RUSSELL Buckner; 1751-?; Weakley Co, TN; Soldier, NC; Rachel Petty Page 528185
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RUSSELL, BUCKNER (b 1751 VA/d aft. 1-15-1834 Weakley Co., TN) Lived Surry Co., NC. Served with NC Troops under Capts. Gibson Wooldridge and Cloud for c7 mos. Pen. Cert. # 26559 S-4166. Age 1832 pen. list - Weakley Co., TN; 1834 P.L.W. m RACHEL PETTY. Ch.: Elizabeth b 1791 m Samuel Crabtree; Margaret m Aaron Russell; Buckner Jr. Ref.: DAR # 424555; Pen. Bur.; A 1. (possibly this man is the Buckner Jr. mentioned as a child of Buckner Russell). Page 346& 347 186
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Alternative marriage information 1790 North Carolina of Racheal Petty born in 1758 in North Carolina to Buckner Russell born in Virginia in 1751, from U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900.
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Census 1840578
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Buckner: b 1751 d p. 1-15-1834 m Rachel - Pvt NC579
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RUSSEL, Buckner, NC Line, S4166, sol lived in Surry Co NC at enl, he appl 15 Jan 1834 Weakley Co TN aged 83 (possibly this Buckner Russel is the father of this man)580
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Russell, Buckner; 1832 list age 83; served in Va line; drew pension in Weakley Co. (possibly this Buckner Russell is the father of this man)581
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RUSSELL, BUCKNER (SM) 1803, 126a, N dist, bk D-4, p 303, g#3392, Warrant #3583; assignee of William Alexander582
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Buckner Russel 1786 Surry Co NC census (possibly this is his father)
1 White Male 21-60 yrs.
2 White Males under 21 & above 60
3 White Females all ages583
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RUSSELL, Buckner, J-1802 (Jackson 1802)
RYAN, Harris, A-1805 (Anderson 1805)567
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Entry No. 658: John H. Reavis, assignee of John Statens, by virtue of the 1826 occupant law enters 157 acres of land as his occupant claim in the 12th District, Range 2, Section 7 beginning at the southwest corner of a 50 acre entry no. 2112 in the name of William Rhodes and running west 12 poles to the east line of a 150 acre entry no. 1984, thence north 75 poles with a conditional corner of said tract, thence west 53 poles binding on the north line of said tract, thence north 106 poles, thence east 113 poles binding on entry no. 1943, thence south 76 poles with a conditional line between said Reavis and William Hubard’s occupant claim, thence east with said conditional; line 64 poles, thence south 17 poles, thence east 187 poles and south 53 poles to the north boundry of an occupant claim, then west 279 poles and south for compliment so as to include his improvement. Martin Lawler, Locator.
[Note in margin: Transferred from John Reavis to Bucner Russell and from B. Russell to Samuel Irvine. W. W. Gleeson this 21 Aug. 1837. I. Kellough, E. T. Entered by virtue of Warrent No. 3635 for 405 acres issued to Martin Armstrong.584
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Entry No. 897: Buckner Russell, Sr. enters 34 acres of land as his occupant claim in the 12th District, Range 2, Section 7 beginning at the southwest corner of a 50 acre entry in the name of Rolls runs south 35 poles, thence east 100 poles, thence north 135 poles, thence west 20 poles to the northeast corner of said 50 acres, thence with said line 100 poles to his corner, thence with his line to the beginning. May 1829. Chas. Sherman, Locator.584
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Oaths of Allegiance - 1777 Pittsylvania County, VA
copy done by Cynthia Hubbard Headen
source: The Magazine of VA Genealogy, v.23, #1 (Feb.1985),
transcribed by Marian Dodson Chiarito
These lists were taken from a typewritten copy found in the Clerk's Office, Pittsylvania County, at Chatham, Virginia. The two following affidavits found attached to the copy are self- explanatory.
I, S. H. F. Jones, do hereby certify that about the year 1930 I personally copied and had checked the names of persons who took the oath of Allegiance in 1777 as shown by manuscripts then in the Clerk's Office of Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The writing was faded and a few names could not be deciphered. Every effort was made to transcribe the names as they appeared on the manuscripts. The names of the foregoing Lists are a true and correct copy of the aforesaid manuscripts to the best of my knowledge and belief. The lists were also checked by Mr. Langhorne Jones, atty.
Given under my hand and seal this 8th day of November, 1939.
S. H. F. Jones (Seal)
State of Virginia
Pittsylvania County, To-wit:
I, E. E. Friend, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, the same being a Court of Record, do hereby certify that Mrs. S. H. F. Jones whose name is signed to the foregoing writing bearing date 8th day of November 1939, personally appeared before me in my county, Office and State aforesaid and made oath that the foregoing statements are true to the best of her knowledge and belief. Given under my hand this 8th Nov. 1939.
E. E. Friend
Clerk Pittsylvania Circuit Court
Chatham, VA
Charles Kennon's List contains a Buckner Russell.585
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Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:28:00 -1200
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Subject: [KYBARREN] BARREN CO - STRAYS CONTINUED
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Continuation of the list of settlers finding stray cattle and horses and where they found them. Remember that in 1818, Monroe Co had not been formed nor had Hart Co. This list helps not only with a little clue of where the settler lived but that they were in the county at this date - filling in a gap between the 1810 and 1820 census. 13 Mar 118 - Buckner RUSSELL, on East Fork of Big Barren from: 586
http://www.johnrobertsonfamily.com/Kentucky%20Reco...YBARREN%20Digest.pdf
Buckner RUSSELL - NSAR p. 528 - Pvt NC NARA 2101
b 1749 d ? m _____ _____
S251: DAR Patriot Index vol. 1 1966, pg. 587 Buckner: b 1751 d p. 1-15-1834 m Rachel - Pvt NC
DAR Patriot Index - Centennial Edition Part III P - Z 1974, pg. 2538
S592: Roster of Soldiers & Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Tennessee Revised 1979, pg. 346 & 7 DAR # 424555
S260: Genealogical Abstract of Revolutionary War Pension Files Volume III: N - Z, 1990, pg. 2981
S273: Twenty-Four Hundred Tennessee Pensioners Revolution--War of 1812 1937, pg. 96
S274: Tennessee Land Grants vol. II surnames L - Z 1998, pg. 291 NARA 2101 0010-0022
RUSSELL Buckner; 1751-?; Weakley Co, TN; Soldier, NC; Rachel Petty Page 528
S291: Sons of the American Revolution - Revolutionary War Graves Register. Compiled and edited by Clovis H. Brakebill, Former President General SAR
RUSSELL, BUCKNER (b 1751 VA/d aft. 1-15-1834 Weakley Co., TN) Lived Surry Co., NC. Served with NC Troops under Capts. Gibson Wooldridge and Cloud for c7 mos. Pen. Cert. # 26.559 S-4166. Age 83 - 1832 pen. list - Weakley Co., TN; 1834 P.L.W. m 1793 VA RACHEL PETTY. Ch.: Elizabeth b 1791 m Samuel Crabtree; Margaret m Aaron Russel; Buckner Jr. Ref.: DAR # 424555; Pen. Bur,; A 1. Page 346-347
S592: Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Tennessee by Lucy Womack Bates, 1974 State Regent’s Bicentennial Project
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Patriot Paths Tennessee’s Revolutionary War Veterans
The Revolutionary War had a huge impact on the area that would become the state of Tennessee. Although settlement of the eastern part of the state had begun in earnest in the 1770s, it was the military land grants issued by the State of North Carolina that encouraged Revolutionary War veterans and their families to brave the new western frontier.
North Carolina designated a “Military District” of 100 square miles as land to give soldiers in lieu of payment for their services in the Revolution. Today, Nashville stands at the center of this district. Although many soldiers sold their rights to land speculators, others moved to the area in the years following the Revolution. As these settlers gained a foothold, the value of land in Tennessee grew, and speculators were able to sell their vast acreage to more emigrants. By 1850, over one million people lived in Tennessee.
Many Revolutionary War veterans came to Tennessee. Most came from Virginia and North Carolina, but by no means all. This project only tracks those veterans who applied for a pension from the federal government. Pensions were first available in 1818, but only for those who had served in the Continental Line (George Washington’s army). In 1832 the pension laws were changed so that men who fought in state militia could apply. In 1836, widows of veterans could apply.
By searching lists created for Congress, the 1840 census of pensioners and other sources we identified just over 1,200 Revolutionary veterans who received a pension while living in Tennessee. Because the pension applications were written out longhand, not confined to a printed form, they include many interesting details and comments. Beginning in 1832, veterans were asked to provide the dates and places of their birth and enlistment. They were also asked to list all the places they had lived since the war.
Reading through their pension application papers (available through the Fold3 and Heritage Quest online databases) we entered these various dates and places into a spreadsheet. Of course not every file was complete. Some lacked dates, some lacked locations, some were general such as “I enlisted in Virginia” instead of giving a specific place.
This data was then matched to latitude and longitude points and displayed on a map. Where soldiers gave a state but not a county, the point was mapped to the center of the state. Where they gave a county but not a town (which was most common) the point was mapped to the center of the county.
Displaying these points graphically enables the user to see the general migration paths of Tennessee patriots. We can see where most of the men came from, which counties provided the greatest number of emigrants to Tennessee, and where in Tennessee they settled. It is our hope that by using this data scholars and genealogists will discover new facts about this generation of pioneers.188
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DAR information 6/21/18: RUSSELL, BUCKNER
Ancestor #: A098328
Notice: PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED WITH AT LEAST ONE PREVIOUSLY VERIFIED PAPER - SEE ANCESTOR’S FULL RECORD
Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, PRIVATE
Birth: 1751 VIRGINIA
Death: ANTE 1-21-1836 WEAKLEY CO TENNESSEE
Pension Number: *S4166
Service Source: *S4166
Service Description: 1) CAPTS GIBSON WOOLDREDGE, CLOUD; LT JOHN COOK; COL WASHINGTON
2) TAKEN PRISONER
Comments 1) FAMPCL - RACHAEL'S MAIDEN NAME HAS NOT BEEN PROVEN. SEE DATACF. 7/2016.
Residence 1) County: SURRY CO - State: NORTH CAROLINA
Spouse 1) RACHAEL X
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR SERVICE OF BUCKNER RUSSELL[22]
Buckner Russell, NC service, S4166. Born Halifax County, Virginia, circa 1749; died Thomas Creek, Weakley County, Tennessee, circa Jan 1836; married Rachel Petty. Enlisted in Surry County, NC, Sep 1780, Captain Gibson Woolridge's Company for 4 months, then entered Captain Bland's company of rangers in Surry County for 3 months. Applied for pension, Weakley County, Tennessee, 15 Jan 1834, age 83. Pension of $23.33 per annum, commencing 4 March 1831.
BUCKNER RUSSELL[23]
RUSSELL, Buckner: b. 1751, VA; d. after 15 Jan 1834, Weakley Co., TN; lived Surry Co., NC; served with NC Troops under Capts. Gibson, Woolridge, and Cloud for about 7 months. Pen. Cert. #26559 S-4166. Age 83 - 1832 pen. List Weakley Co., TN; 1834 P.W.W. Married 1793 in VA to Rachel Petty. Children Elizabeth b. 1791 m. Samuel Crabtree; Margaret m. Aaron Russel; Buckner, Jr. Ref: DAR #424555. Vol. ____ No. ___ Pg. 61.
Posted on Ancestry by lhiep.
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But if Buckner Russell Sr. is listed as Mary “Polly” Russell’s father, then Rachel Petty could NOT be Mary’s mother for Rachel would have been 64 years old and Buckner would have been 71! Possibly, a 2nd unknown wife, but then that brings into question when Rachel Petty died, for Buckner Russel Sr. would already had a wife (Rachel) who would be too old to have Mary.
Much more likely, I believe, that Buckner Russell Jr. was Mary Polly Russell’s father, for he would have been 29 years old, with the Mary’s mother as yet unknown. Then the ages for Buckner Russell Sr. & Rachel Petty better match an earlier generation, as does Buckner Russell Jr. & an unknown wife’s ages.
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9. HIRAM TUCK (CARY, EDWARD) was born May 8, 1809 Halifax Co, VA, and died January 16, 1866 in Morrisville Polk Co MO. He married MARY ‘POLLY’ RUSSELL March 20, 1841 in Polk Co MO daughter of BUCKNER RUSSELL. She was born 1822 in KY or MO, and died March 10, 1888 in Polk Co MO. page 8 21
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RUSSELL Buckner; 1751-?; Weakley Co, TN; Soldier, NC; Rachel Petty Page 528185
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RUSSELL, BUCKNER (b 1751 VA/d aft. 1-15-1834 Weakley Co., TN) Lived Surry Co., NC. Served with NC Troops under Capts. Gibson Wooldridge and Cloud for c7 mos. Pen. Cert. # 26559 S-4166. Age 1832 pen. list - Weakley Co., TN; 1834 P.L.W. m RACHEL PETTY. Ch.: Elizabeth b 1791 m Samuel Crabtree; Margaret m Aaron Russell; Buckner Jr. Ref.: DAR # 424555; Pen. Bur.; A 1. (possibly this man is the Buckner Jr. mentioned as a child of Buckner Russell). Page 346& 347 186
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Alternative marriage information 1790 North Carolina of Racheal Petty born in 1758 in North Carolina to Buckner Russell born in Virginia in 1751, from U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900.
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Census 1840578
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Buckner: b 1751 d p. 1-15-1834 m Rachel - Pvt NC579
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RUSSEL, Buckner, NC Line, S4166, sol lived in Surry Co NC at enl, he appl 15 Jan 1834 Weakley Co TN aged 83 (possibly this Buckner Russel is the father of this man)580
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Russell, Buckner; 1832 list age 83; served in Va line; drew pension in Weakley Co. (possibly this Buckner Russell is the father of this man)581
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RUSSELL, BUCKNER (SM) 1803, 126a, N dist, bk D-4, p 303, g#3392, Warrant #3583; assignee of William Alexander582
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Buckner Russel 1786 Surry Co NC census (possibly this is his father)
1 White Male 21-60 yrs.
2 White Males under 21 & above 60
3 White Females all ages583
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RUSSELL, Buckner, J-1802 (Jackson 1802)
RYAN, Harris, A-1805 (Anderson 1805)567
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Entry No. 658: John H. Reavis, assignee of John Statens, by virtue of the 1826 occupant law enters 157 acres of land as his occupant claim in the 12th District, Range 2, Section 7 beginning at the southwest corner of a 50 acre entry no. 2112 in the name of William Rhodes and running west 12 poles to the east line of a 150 acre entry no. 1984, thence north 75 poles with a conditional corner of said tract, thence west 53 poles binding on the north line of said tract, thence north 106 poles, thence east 113 poles binding on entry no. 1943, thence south 76 poles with a conditional line between said Reavis and William Hubard’s occupant claim, thence east with said conditional; line 64 poles, thence south 17 poles, thence east 187 poles and south 53 poles to the north boundry of an occupant claim, then west 279 poles and south for compliment so as to include his improvement. Martin Lawler, Locator.
[Note in margin: Transferred from John Reavis to Bucner Russell and from B. Russell to Samuel Irvine. W. W. Gleeson this 21 Aug. 1837. I. Kellough, E. T. Entered by virtue of Warrent No. 3635 for 405 acres issued to Martin Armstrong.584
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Entry No. 897: Buckner Russell, Sr. enters 34 acres of land as his occupant claim in the 12th District, Range 2, Section 7 beginning at the southwest corner of a 50 acre entry in the name of Rolls runs south 35 poles, thence east 100 poles, thence north 135 poles, thence west 20 poles to the northeast corner of said 50 acres, thence with said line 100 poles to his corner, thence with his line to the beginning. May 1829. Chas. Sherman, Locator.584
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Oaths of Allegiance - 1777 Pittsylvania County, VA
copy done by Cynthia Hubbard Headen
source: The Magazine of VA Genealogy, v.23, #1 (Feb.1985),
transcribed by Marian Dodson Chiarito
These lists were taken from a typewritten copy found in the Clerk's Office, Pittsylvania County, at Chatham, Virginia. The two following affidavits found attached to the copy are self- explanatory.
I, S. H. F. Jones, do hereby certify that about the year 1930 I personally copied and had checked the names of persons who took the oath of Allegiance in 1777 as shown by manuscripts then in the Clerk's Office of Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The writing was faded and a few names could not be deciphered. Every effort was made to transcribe the names as they appeared on the manuscripts. The names of the foregoing Lists are a true and correct copy of the aforesaid manuscripts to the best of my knowledge and belief. The lists were also checked by Mr. Langhorne Jones, atty.
Given under my hand and seal this 8th day of November, 1939.
S. H. F. Jones (Seal)
State of Virginia
Pittsylvania County, To-wit:
I, E. E. Friend, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, the same being a Court of Record, do hereby certify that Mrs. S. H. F. Jones whose name is signed to the foregoing writing bearing date 8th day of November 1939, personally appeared before me in my county, Office and State aforesaid and made oath that the foregoing statements are true to the best of her knowledge and belief. Given under my hand this 8th Nov. 1939.
E. E. Friend
Clerk Pittsylvania Circuit Court
Chatham, VA
Charles Kennon's List contains a Buckner Russell.585
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Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:28:00 -1200
From: Sandi Gorin
Subject: [KYBARREN] BARREN CO - STRAYS CONTINUED
To: SOUTH-CENTRAL-KENTUCKY@rootsweb.com
Cc: KYBARREN@rootsweb.com
Message-ID:
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
Continuation of the list of settlers finding stray cattle and horses and where they found them. Remember that in 1818, Monroe Co had not been formed nor had Hart Co. This list helps not only with a little clue of where the settler lived but that they were in the county at this date - filling in a gap between the 1810 and 1820 census. 13 Mar 118 - Buckner RUSSELL, on East Fork of Big Barren from: 586
http://www.johnrobertsonfamily.com/Kentucky%20Reco...YBARREN%20Digest.pdf
Buckner RUSSELL - NSAR p. 528 - Pvt NC NARA 2101
b 1749 d ? m _____ _____
S251: DAR Patriot Index vol. 1 1966, pg. 587 Buckner: b 1751 d p. 1-15-1834 m Rachel - Pvt NC
DAR Patriot Index - Centennial Edition Part III P - Z 1974, pg. 2538
S592: Roster of Soldiers & Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Tennessee Revised 1979, pg. 346 & 7 DAR # 424555
S260: Genealogical Abstract of Revolutionary War Pension Files Volume III: N - Z, 1990, pg. 2981
S273: Twenty-Four Hundred Tennessee Pensioners Revolution--War of 1812 1937, pg. 96
S274: Tennessee Land Grants vol. II surnames L - Z 1998, pg. 291 NARA 2101 0010-0022
RUSSELL Buckner; 1751-?; Weakley Co, TN; Soldier, NC; Rachel Petty Page 528
S291: Sons of the American Revolution - Revolutionary War Graves Register. Compiled and edited by Clovis H. Brakebill, Former President General SAR
RUSSELL, BUCKNER (b 1751 VA/d aft. 1-15-1834 Weakley Co., TN) Lived Surry Co., NC. Served with NC Troops under Capts. Gibson Wooldridge and Cloud for c7 mos. Pen. Cert. # 26.559 S-4166. Age 83 - 1832 pen. list - Weakley Co., TN; 1834 P.L.W. m 1793 VA RACHEL PETTY. Ch.: Elizabeth b 1791 m Samuel Crabtree; Margaret m Aaron Russel; Buckner Jr. Ref.: DAR # 424555; Pen. Bur,; A 1. Page 346-347
S592: Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Tennessee by Lucy Womack Bates, 1974 State Regent’s Bicentennial Project
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Patriot Paths Tennessee’s Revolutionary War Veterans
The Revolutionary War had a huge impact on the area that would become the state of Tennessee. Although settlement of the eastern part of the state had begun in earnest in the 1770s, it was the military land grants issued by the State of North Carolina that encouraged Revolutionary War veterans and their families to brave the new western frontier.
North Carolina designated a “Military District” of 100 square miles as land to give soldiers in lieu of payment for their services in the Revolution. Today, Nashville stands at the center of this district. Although many soldiers sold their rights to land speculators, others moved to the area in the years following the Revolution. As these settlers gained a foothold, the value of land in Tennessee grew, and speculators were able to sell their vast acreage to more emigrants. By 1850, over one million people lived in Tennessee.
Many Revolutionary War veterans came to Tennessee. Most came from Virginia and North Carolina, but by no means all. This project only tracks those veterans who applied for a pension from the federal government. Pensions were first available in 1818, but only for those who had served in the Continental Line (George Washington’s army). In 1832 the pension laws were changed so that men who fought in state militia could apply. In 1836, widows of veterans could apply.
By searching lists created for Congress, the 1840 census of pensioners and other sources we identified just over 1,200 Revolutionary veterans who received a pension while living in Tennessee. Because the pension applications were written out longhand, not confined to a printed form, they include many interesting details and comments. Beginning in 1832, veterans were asked to provide the dates and places of their birth and enlistment. They were also asked to list all the places they had lived since the war.
Reading through their pension application papers (available through the Fold3 and Heritage Quest online databases) we entered these various dates and places into a spreadsheet. Of course not every file was complete. Some lacked dates, some lacked locations, some were general such as “I enlisted in Virginia” instead of giving a specific place.
This data was then matched to latitude and longitude points and displayed on a map. Where soldiers gave a state but not a county, the point was mapped to the center of the state. Where they gave a county but not a town (which was most common) the point was mapped to the center of the county.
Displaying these points graphically enables the user to see the general migration paths of Tennessee patriots. We can see where most of the men came from, which counties provided the greatest number of emigrants to Tennessee, and where in Tennessee they settled. It is our hope that by using this data scholars and genealogists will discover new facts about this generation of pioneers.188
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DAR information 6/21/18: RUSSELL, BUCKNER
Ancestor #: A098328
Notice: PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED WITH AT LEAST ONE PREVIOUSLY VERIFIED PAPER - SEE ANCESTOR’S FULL RECORD
Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, PRIVATE
Birth: 1751 VIRGINIA
Death: ANTE 1-21-1836 WEAKLEY CO TENNESSEE
Pension Number: *S4166
Service Source: *S4166
Service Description: 1) CAPTS GIBSON WOOLDREDGE, CLOUD; LT JOHN COOK; COL WASHINGTON
2) TAKEN PRISONER
Comments 1) FAMPCL - RACHAEL'S MAIDEN NAME HAS NOT BEEN PROVEN. SEE DATACF. 7/2016.
Residence 1) County: SURRY CO - State: NORTH CAROLINA
Spouse 1) RACHAEL X
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR SERVICE OF BUCKNER RUSSELL[22]
Buckner Russell, NC service, S4166. Born Halifax County, Virginia, circa 1749; died Thomas Creek, Weakley County, Tennessee, circa Jan 1836; married Rachel Petty. Enlisted in Surry County, NC, Sep 1780, Captain Gibson Woolridge's Company for 4 months, then entered Captain Bland's company of rangers in Surry County for 3 months. Applied for pension, Weakley County, Tennessee, 15 Jan 1834, age 83. Pension of $23.33 per annum, commencing 4 March 1831.
BUCKNER RUSSELL[23]
RUSSELL, Buckner: b. 1751, VA; d. after 15 Jan 1834, Weakley Co., TN; lived Surry Co., NC; served with NC Troops under Capts. Gibson, Woolridge, and Cloud for about 7 months. Pen. Cert. #26559 S-4166. Age 83 - 1832 pen. List Weakley Co., TN; 1834 P.W.W. Married 1793 in VA to Rachel Petty. Children Elizabeth b. 1791 m. Samuel Crabtree; Margaret m. Aaron Russel; Buckner, Jr. Ref: DAR #424555. Vol. ____ No. ___ Pg. 61.
Posted on Ancestry by lhiep.
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Notes for Rachel (Spouse 1)
Some dates bring into question the Buckner Russell Sr. family as usually listed as Mary “Polly” Russell. A “Buckner Russell” is mentioned as Mary “Polly” Russell’s father in a few places including the Taylor TUCK book for one.
But if Buckner Russell Sr. is listed as Mary “Polly” Russell’s father, then Rachel Petty could NOT be Mary’s mother for Rachel would have been 64 years old and Buckner would have been 71! Possibly, a 2nd unknown wife, but then that brings into question when Rachel Petty died, for Buckner Russel Sr. would already had a wife (Rachel) who would be too old to have Mary.
Much more likely, I believe, that Buckner Russell Jr. was Mary Polly Russell’s father, for he would have been 29 years old, with the Mary’s mother as yet unknown. Then the ages for Buckner Russell Sr. & Rachel Petty better match an earlier generation, as does Buckner Russell Jr. & an unknown wife’s ages.
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RUSSELL Buckner; 1751-?; Weakley Co, TN; Soldier, NC; Rachel Petty Page 528185
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Alternative marriage information 1790 North Carolina of Racheal Petty born in 1758 in North Carolina to Buckner Russell born in Virginia in 1751, from U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900.
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Rachel Petty ( in marriage record spelled Racheal Petty)
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But if Buckner Russell Sr. is listed as Mary “Polly” Russell’s father, then Rachel Petty could NOT be Mary’s mother for Rachel would have been 64 years old and Buckner would have been 71! Possibly, a 2nd unknown wife, but then that brings into question when Rachel Petty died, for Buckner Russel Sr. would already had a wife (Rachel) who would be too old to have Mary.
Much more likely, I believe, that Buckner Russell Jr. was Mary Polly Russell’s father, for he would have been 29 years old, with the Mary’s mother as yet unknown. Then the ages for Buckner Russell Sr. & Rachel Petty better match an earlier generation, as does Buckner Russell Jr. & an unknown wife’s ages.
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RUSSELL Buckner; 1751-?; Weakley Co, TN; Soldier, NC; Rachel Petty Page 528185
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Alternative marriage information 1790 North Carolina of Racheal Petty born in 1758 in North Carolina to Buckner Russell born in Virginia in 1751, from U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900.
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Rachel Petty ( in marriage record spelled Racheal Petty)
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