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William Buffington 1700 – 1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1700

Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 13 Mar 1784

Death Location: Romney, Hampshire Co, Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas Buffington

Mother: Ruth Cope

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William Buffington was born in 1700 in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Thomas Buffington and Ruth Cope. William Buffington passed away in 1784 in Romney, Hampshire Co, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • William Buffington was born in 1700 in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Thomas Buffington and Ruth Cope.
  • William Buffington passed away in 1784 in Romney, Hampshire Co, Virginia, United States.

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William Buffington's Ancestors

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William Buffington
1700 – 1784
Birth Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Thomas Buffington
1685 – 1739
Delaware, USA
Ruth Cope
1687 – 1728
Naaman Creek, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Grandparents
Buffington Richard
1654 – 1747
Buckinghamshire, England
Ann Francis
1652 – 1695
Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England
Oliver Cope
1647 – 1697
Avebury, Wiltshire, England
Rebecca (Mayhave) Crooke
1647 – 1728
Avebury, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Ann Mathews
1610 – 1670
John Cope
1622 – 1649
Elizabeth Deane
1628 – 1681
James Harland
1625 – 1680
Rebecca Kirke
1625 – 1668
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Wiltshire
1600 – 1656
Margaret Cope
1598 – 1670
Johnna Dennis
1605 – 1669
Thomas KIRKE
1548 – 1635
Margarett THORNE
1576 – 1635

William Buffington's Timeline

2 Records

1700
1700
Birth of William Buffington in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1784
13 Mar 1784
Age 84
Death of William Buffington in Romney, Hampshire Co, Virginia, United States
Romney, Hampshire Co, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1784
    Event Place: Romney, Hampshire Co, Virginia, United States

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