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Col Thomas Jefferson Buford 1776 – 1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Apr 1776

Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 19 Jan 1861

Death Location: Lancaster, Garrard County, Kentucky, USA

Father: William Buford

Mother: Mary (Welch)

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Thomas Buford

Col Thomas Jefferson Buford was born in 1776 in Bedford, Virginia, United States, the child of William Early Buford and Mary Welsh (Welch). Col Thomas Jefferson Buford had children including Thomas Jefferson Buford. Col Thomas Jefferson Buford passed away in 1861 in Lancaster, Garrard County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Col Thomas Jefferson Buford was born in 1776 in Bedford, Virginia, United States, the child of William Early Buford and Mary Welsh (Welch).
  • Col Thomas Jefferson Buford had children including Thomas Jefferson Buford.
  • Col Thomas Jefferson Buford passed away in 1861 in Lancaster, Garrard County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Buford
1745 – 1825
Birth Location: Bromfield Parish, Culpeper, Virginia
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Mary (Welch)
1749 – 1810
Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Buford
1802 – 1861
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
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Col Buford's Ancestors

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Col Buford
1776 – 1861
Birth Place: Bedford, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Early Buford
1745 – 1825
Bromfield Parish, Culpeper, Virginia
Mary (Welsh) (Welch)
1749 – 1810
Bedford, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Judith (Phillippe Derochbourge) Early
1710 – 1782
Huguenot Station, Culpepper, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
MARY WATKINS
1728 – 1770
King William County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col Buford's Descendants

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Col (Thomas Jefferson) Buford (24 Apr 1776 – 19 Jan 1861)
  1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) Buford (22 Jan 1802 – 19 January 1861) m. Susan (Stewart) Canifax (31 Dec 1811 – abt Nov 1913)
    1. 1. Alexander (Tilford) Buford (10 July 1846 – 13 January 1921)
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Buford (16 Oct 1884 – 22 Mar 1919)
        1. 1. Charles (Raymond) Smith (abt 1904 – 8 July 1937) m. Ruby (Mae) Hite (12 Mar 1911 – 07 Jun 1988)

Col Buford's Timeline

2 Records

1776
24 Apr 1776
Birth of Col Thomas Jefferson Buford in Bedford, Virginia, United States
Bedford, Virginia, United States
1861
19 Jan 1861
Age 85
Death of Col Thomas Jefferson Buford in Lancaster, Garrard County, Kentucky, USA
Lancaster, Garrard County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1776
    Event Place: Bedford, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1861
    Event Place: Lancaster, Garrard County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lancaster, Garrard County, Kentucky, United States of America
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