Charles Pye (1684- 1748) Charles Co., Maryland

Charles, the eldest child of Col. Edward and Anne (Sewall, Rozier) Pye. Inherited the estate of his father when Edward died in 1696. He was also heir to the Mynde in Herefordshire, England. In May 1703 Charles had land at Pyes Chance and Pyes Hardshift surveyed. Pyes Chance was 141 acres, leased to Isaac Gilpin and Pyes Hardshift was 323 acres, leased to Thomas Tuckings. Sometime after this he left for England, leaving his brother Walter in charge of the properties in Maryland.

It is uncertain just when Charles left for England. He may have made several trips back and forth but there is no record of this. He was heavily involved with the support of King James II who lived in exile in France. James II died in 1701, but the supporters continued to live on near Saint-Germain. Since the Catholics were still not welcome in England, it was easier to maintain their faith and culture in France. Charles was married to Mary Elizabeth Booth in St. Gervais, France. The Booths were another Catholic family from Herefordshire supporting the Stuarts who had chosen to remove to France. It appears that their children were all born in either England or France. Those known children are:

          1. Elizabeth

          *2. Charles

          3. Walter

          **4. John H.

          5. Ann, died young

          6. Henry

          7. Nicholas

The son *Charles came to Cornwallis Neck, lived there for some time then returned to England where he died before his mother, and leaving his estate to his brother **John H. Charles never married.

John H. resided many years upon Cornwallis Neck, where he died in 1772. This John married his 1^st cousin, Henrietta Maria Pye. Earlier research stated that John Pye had married Henrietta Maria Neale, daughter of William Neale. This information is incorrect, as shown by the deposition given by Henry Rozer in 1801.

In 1801, Henry Rozer (aka Rozier) deposed that in 1735, when he was 10 years old, he was sent to Cornwallis Neck, in Charles Co., to visit his uncle Charles Pye, before Henry was sent to England to further his education. {This Charles was the grandfather of the Charles who lived at Cornwallis Neck in 1801.} Henry stated that Charles had married Miss Mary Booth. They had two sons, Charles and John. Charles (Charles², Edward¹) was born in England, came to Maryland to live for some years and then returned to England, where he died unmarried. Charles’ brother John, married Henrietta Pye, daughter of Walter Pye (son of Col. Edward Pye). He lived for many years on the land at Cornwallis Neck. John died there in 1772 leaving six children, all minors:

         

          1 Charles

          2. Edward Joseph

          3. Mary

          4. Margaret

          5. Anne

          6. Elizabeth

After John’s death, the eldest child, Charles, was sent to England in 1772 into the care of his Grand Uncle James Booth, counselor, who undertook Charles’ education. Charles returned to Cornwallis Neck, in 1783, where he continued to live.

At this point it seems I must end this line of Pye research. The family history says that a William Pye, of Maryland and Barbados, was impressed ‘off the docks’ in Barbados, to sail on the Junius Brutus, an American privateer. The Junius Brutus engaged in several combat events, eventually being captured by the British during the American Revolution. I received a copy of the crew list for the Junius Brutus and there was a William Pye aboard. The family story says he was taken to Newfoundland where he was put ashore, hoping to find an Uncle Henry Pye. (Both his father Charles and his Uncle Walter had a brother named Henry, who seemed to disappear from MD records. This could be the Henry William was hoping to find. If so, then who was William’s father?) The ship did go to Newfoundland in October 1782, a British port. He was imprisoned there until the end of the war. After he was released, he married Blanch Pye, a distant cousin. Blanch’s father, was John Pye of Falmouth, England. William’s existence on the ship and in Newfoundland can be proven. What can’t be proven is his connection to the Maryland Pyes. There is no record of his being in Barbados or Maryland. As mentioned before, earlier research showed John Pye married Henrietta Maria Neale, daughter of William Neale and Mary Ann (Boarman) Brook. This has been proven false through research done by the Boarman/Brook family and new documents that proved John Pye married his 1^st cousin Henrietta Maria Pye, daughter of his Uncle Walter. Although the family history says William was of Maryland and Barbados, no records I’ve searched have mentioned any William Pye. Perhaps William is a middle name, in which case the formal name is unknown. It is also possible that William was from Devon, where many of the settlers came from. If so, that puts a whole new slant on William’s ancestry.

All of the land, the original 5000 acres of the Cornwallis estate purchased by Col. Edward Pye, remained in the Pye family until John H.’s death in 1772. After that it was divided amongst his survivors, who, over time, sold it off or married into other families where the land was absorbed into the spouse’s family. By 1890, there were no Pyes with any land holdings on Cornwallis Neck.

Most of the land formerly owned by the Pyes was sold to the U.S. Gov’t from the late 1800’s to 1920. It remains, today, in government ownership.

Bonnie B. Morgan, researcher

Wikipedia

Maryland Archives

A2A English Archives

Shirley Middleton Moller – researcher

Gary E. Young – researcher

Charles County Land Records

Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin – summer 1984 Vol. 25, #3

Charles County History, Jan. 2003

The Record, April 1990, #48

Col. Edward Pye (1640-1697) Charles Co., Maryland

  

After a major melt down of my computer, which took a few days to straighten out and get it running smoothly again, I was finally able to return to my research. I feared that some of it might have been lost, but the geek gods were standing by me and all was well.

At this point in my journey through the Pye family, I should be discussing John Pye, son of Sir Walter (1571-1636) and Joan (Rudhall) Pye. Let me just say there are an unbelievable number of men by that name all living in the same time frame. I tried to determine where John and his wife Blanch (Lingen) Pye lived, but to no avail. The only info I have on them has been handed down and is in no way reliable. They supposedly had a large family and that one of their sons, Edward, went to Barbados sometime around 1680. It was at this time that his cousin, Robert, died, leaving his Barbados estate to Edward.

Edward shows up around 1682 in Charles Co., Maryland. Information in MD records says Edward was from Dymock and Boyce, in England and that his parents were John and Blanch. I could find no trace of an Edward Pye in Dymock or Boyce, so again, this may be inaccurate information.

In Maryland, Edward was on the Board of Deputy Governors from 1684-1688. He was also a member of the Upper House and the Governor’s Council and a Colonel in the Army. He married Anne (Sewall) Rozier, a widow of Benjamin Rozier. They had four children, Charles, Henry, Walter and Anne. When Edward died in 1697, his property was valued at £1200. The MD Bulldog mentions that Walter Pye, late of the West Indies, was Edward’s son. Since Edward’s children were all minors at the time of his death, this would not be possible. This same Walter died in 1699 and lists Edward’s children as nieces and nephews, showing that Walter was an uncle to the children and not a brother. Also, it was discovered that the term “late of” doesn’t indicate death, but instead shows the person is no longer in that place and has moved on to another area.

Edward’s wife, Anne, was the d/o Henry and Jane (Lowe) Sewall and the widow of Benjamin Rosier. By the time she married Edward, her father had died and her mother had remarried. Her mother’s 2^nd husband was Charles Calvert, Gov. of Maryland and 3^rd Baron Baltimore. Jane and Charles Calvert had four children, half siblings to Anne.  Anne and Benjamin Rozier had been married a fairly short time before Benjamin died.

At this point it’s good to remember that Edward Pye’s grandfather, Sir Walter Pye, had been a financial supporter of the original Lord Baltimore’s colony in Avalon, Newfoundland. This colony was meant to be a refuge for the persecuted Catholics in England. With a Royal Charter, it was a Palatinate, giving Baltimore absolute authority. When a series of crises arose, Lord Baltimore sought out a warmer, more suitable place to relocate. Not all of the settlers chose to go with this group and remained in Newfoundland. Lord Baltimore’s son, moved the colonists to the area of south Maryland, across the Potomac River from Virginia. The first ‘city’ was St. Mary’s City, now a reconstructed, state run historic area with tours and a museum complex.  

Edward raised tobacco on his estate located on Cornwallis Neck in Charles Co., MD. This was also called Mattawoman Neck. It had belonged to Thomas Cornwallis, who died in 1688. His wife Penelope conveyed the 5,000 acre property to Capt. {at that time} Edward Pye. When Edward (now called Col.) died in 1696, the laws of primogeniture prevailed and all 5,000 acres went to his oldest son Charles. It didn’t appear that Edward’s will provided for his wife Ann, suggesting that she predeceased him. No record for her death was found.

Their children were:

          1. Charles (c1682-1758) m. Mary Booth c 1720 in St. Gervais,                       France – 8 children

          2. Henry (c1683-1716)

          3. Walter (1685-1749) m. Mary Taunt (aka Tant) 1703                                      Prince George’s Co. – 9 children

          4. Ann (c1689-c1720) m. Robert Needham in 1714, England –                       3 children

Wikipedia

Maryland Bulldog

Charles Co. Court Land Records, Liber O and Q

Court and Land Record 1690-1692

Proceedings of the Maryland Court Provincial 1681-1683 Vol 70

The Record, Publication of the Historical Society of Charles Co., Inc. April 1990

Sir Walter Pye II O’Mynde in MuchDewchurch, Herefordshire, England (1610-1659)

      

Son of Sir Walter Pye and his wife Joann Rudhall

Married: Elizabeth Sanders, d/o John Sanders

House of commons: 1628

MP for Brecon 1628-1629

Knighted June 29 1630

MP for Hereford 1640

Gentleman of the Privy Chamber by 1641

Lt.Col. of the Royal Horse 1642-1643

High Steward for Leominster

Royalist

Walter was bapt. Dec 10 1610, the first son of Sir Walter and Joane (Rudhall) Pye. He was educated at Temple, entered 1626 and Exeter College, Oxford, 1627. He married Elizabeth Sanders of Dinton, Buckinghamshire, in 1628. They had 3 surviving children. Elizabeth died in 1640. Walter remarried in 1646 to Mary Tyrrell, of Oakley, Buckinghamshire.

Walter was burdened by the expense of his father’s funeral and providing portions for his sisters’ marriages, causing him to sell large amounts of land and timber in the late 1630’s. Even so, at the outbreak of the English Civil War, he was still one of the wealthiest men in Herefordshire. He was the last of the senior branch of this family to sit in Parliament. Due to his loyalties to the crown and his support of the King, he was deprived of his duties in 1648.

His children, Walter, Catherine and Robert remained Catholic but Walter II embraced the Church of England. He died in 1659 and was buried in St. Clement Dane, London. His granddaughter, Elizabeth Pye, married Henry Gorges, a Tory, bringing the remaining estate to him. His son, Walter III, remained loyal to the Stuarts, living in exile, on the Continent, with them, where he was given the title Lord Kilpec. King James II was in exile, therefore he had no authority  to grant titles. This was in name only.

His son, Robert (1638-1680) married Meliora Drax, dau. of James and Meliora (Horton) Drax. She was born c. 1650. The Drax were cousins of Sir Fernando Gorges and Col. Christopher Coddington, Dep. Gov. of Barbados. James Drax and his brother William, built Drax Hall in St. George, the site of the first sugar cane plantation in Barbados, around 1637. William Drax left for Jamaica in 1669 where he established another Drax Hall estate. Drax Hall in Barbados is still owned by the Drax family and is still a working plantation today.

                                      Drax Hall Plantation

In attempting to find the cousin of Robert Pye, called Edward Pye, it was discovered that there were at least two by that name involved in Barbados sugar cane plantations. The first Edward is noted in 1640 and appears to be a barrister, assisting with the legal aspects of Drax Hall. The second Edward Pye, later known as Col. Edward Pye of Maryland, was not born until 1640, therefore was most certainly not the barrister. The first Edward has alluded discovery of any information, although it was noted that he was ‘of Dymock and Boyce.’ Maryland records show Col. Edward to be the son of John and Blanche (Lingen) Pye of Stoke Edith England and a first cousin of Robert of England and Barbados. Their fathers were brothers.

To finish up this line of the Pye family, Robert and Meliora (Drax) Pye had a daughter, Elizabeth. She married Henry Gorges, a cousin of Sir Fernando Gorges, Founder of Province of Maine in New England. Robert died when Elizabeth was an infant. Robert’s wife sued for support. This appears in the Archives:

         

         Meliora Pye, widow and administratrix of Robt. Pye. v. Edwd. Pye,             Peter Smyth, and Eliz. Pye (an infant), by her guardian).: Goods               and chattels and debts of Robert Pye, deceased (plaintiff's late                 husband), an annuity payable out of the estate of Robt. to Edwd.               Pye (one of the defendants), and the jointure lands of the plaintiff,             lying in Mynde, Kilpeck, Much Dewchurch, and Saint Devereux;                 and touching a meadow called "The Long Meadow," parcel of the             manor of Kilpeck, and an annuity of 100l. payable to plaintiff                       (before her marriage with Robt.) out of "some estate in the Island of           Barbadoes" settled upon her by her father, Sir James Drax, &c.,                 &c.: Hereford

          Date: 2 Jas 2 Held by: The National Archives, Kew  (1687)

In the 1680 census for St. George, Barbados, there is an Edward Pye, Esq. listed as a resident. This is most likely the Edward Pye who soon made his way to Maryland in 1682.

The History of Parliament

Journals of the House of Commons

barbados-beaches-plus.com/drax-hall-plantation

A History of the Mansions and Manors of Herefordshire

          By Rev. Charles J. Robinson, M.A.  1873

The Castles of Herefordshire and Their Lords

          By Rev. Charles J. Robinson 1869

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Sir Robert Pye (1585-1662) of Faringdon, Berkshire, England

The second son of Roger and Bridget Pye of the Mynde was Robert. Unlike his older brother, Sir Walter, he apparently did not attend a university. He was a member of the Westminster Assembly and Scottish Commissioners from 1642-1649. He was also listed in the Members of the House of Commons as Sir Robert Pye (bap. 1585, d. 1662). Sir Robert was Auditor of the Exchequer and was a Royalist in service to King James I and King Charles I.

It is important to remember that there were several men by the name of Robert Pye. Over the last few hundred years, they have often been mixed up and sometimes grouped into one person. It is really important to check dates of each one and all locations where they lived. Some Roberts were father and son, some were cousins and some were more distantly related, or not connected at all. For instance, Sir Robert’s brother Walter also had a son and a grandson named Robert. Since they all lived at approximately the same time, it’s easy to see how the confusion could happen.

This Robert is of the Mynde, MuchDewchurch, Herefordshire. He married Mary Croker, daughter of John and Joan (Riddall) Croker of Batsford, Gloucestershire, before 1620. Four children have been found for him, although there may have been others.

         

          1. Robert (b. c. 1622-1662) – Was a Roundhead and supported                    Oliver Cromwell. During the civil Wars, he laid siege to his                          father’s home and eventually captured it. He married Anne                        Hampden, about 1642. After the Restoration, he took little part                  in politics. He was the gt. gt. grandfather of Henry James Pye,                  Poet Laureate of England, in 1790. Four children have been                      found for this couple.

          2. John (1626-1721) of Hone, Derbyshire, married Rebecca                          Rainton. Four children have been found for them. The                                Baronetcy of Pye of Hone was created Jan. 13 1665 for him.

          3. Mary (c1620-c1706) – Mary was a politically active woman who                married George Speke. In earlier years, he became a ward of                    Sir Robert Pye and then, eventually, married Robert’s daughter,                Mary. He was a politician serving as High Sheriff of Somerset                    and later as MP from Somerset. They had nine children, five of                  whom followed their parents’ politics.

          4. Anne (c. 1621-?) married Edward Phelips. No further                                  information.

                              

Members of the Westminster Assembly and Scottish Commissioners

from C. B. Van Dixhoorn, ed. The Minutes and Papers of the Westminster Assembly, 1643-1652 (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012), vol. 1:170 –175.

Members of the Westminster Assembly

Members of the House of Commons

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pye_baronets

A2A Scope and Content

Dictionary of National Biography

Wiki-Tree

Sir Walter Pye (1571-1636) of the Mynde, Much Dewchurch, Hereforsdshire, England

Roger Pye of The Mynde (rhymes with tinned) was one of a large clan of gentry in the western marches of Herefordshire. He gained some distinction by marrying an Esquire’s daughter, Bridget Kyrle (pronounced Curl). Their first son, Walter (1571-1636) was educated at Oxford then went on to legal training at the Chancery Inns, then New Inn, then Middle Temple. He qualified as a barrister in 1597. He married in 1602, Joanne Rudhall, daughter of William and Margaret (Croft) Rudhall.

In 1616, Walter became attached to Sir George Villiers, who later became the 1^st Duke of Buckingham. It’s unclear what role Walter played, but probably was a legal advisor. Walter’s younger brother, Robert, also provided services for Buckingham, possibly as a financial manager. By this time Walter was already a distinguished lawyer and with Buckingham’s influence, he was appointed a circuit Judge for sessions in South Wales. In 1620, Buckingham secured for him the position of Attorney of the Court of Wards and Liveries. Not long after, Buckingham presented Walter to King James I, during which time he was knighted.

King James I died in 1625 and was succeeded by his son, Charles I. Buckingham continued to serve the new King but was extremely unpopular with the people. He was stabbed to death in 1628.

Walter’s position as Attorney of the Court of Wards and Liveries was a lucrative one and he continued in this post until his death in 1636. The puzzling thing is the amount of money he spent on land purchases, improvements and building, which he began doing in 1602-1603, before he reached any major, well-paying office. In these early years his annual income was only in the 100’s. He did receive an inheritance when his father, Roger, died in 1611, but it still was a modest sum. By 1620, he had spent well over £7000 in land purchases, which included Kilpec, buildings and improvements.

Sir Walter’s oldest son, Walter II, found himself in difficult straights after paying the funeral expenses and sisters’ portions of the inheritance by 1637. He was forced to sell some lands and timber. He married Elizabeth Sanders in 1628. Between 1628 and 1640, he sat in the House of Commons and supported the Royalist cause. Elizabeth died in 1640.There were three children in this family and they remained Catholic and loyal to the Stuarts. Walter eventually remarried to Mary Tyrrell. His staunch Royal stand and dwindling finances forced him to sell Kilpec. They eventually joined the Stuarts in France where they all lived in exile.

Walter II had a brother, Robert, b. 1638, who married Meliora Drax (Drakes). Her father owned land in Barbados and settled an annuity of £100 from the Barbados estate on her before she married. See next installment for Robert Pye.

The children of Sir Walter and Joanne Rudhall Pye:

          1. Margaret (c1603-?) m. Fulke Walwyn in 1621 – 11 children, 3                    died as infants

          2. Bridget (1605-?) m. Richard Chamberlayne in 1627 – This                          family or their children may have moved to the Virginia colonies.

          3. Joyce (1606 - ?) m. Henry Calverly; Henry was from Yorkshire.                  Four children have been found for them, all christened in                            Calverly Yorkshire.

          4. Ann 1608-c.1689) m. Henry Williams, who carried the titles of                    Sir and Baronet.

          5. Roger (1609-1609)

          6. Walter (1610-1659) m. Elizabeth Sanders in 1628. They had 3                  children before she died in 1640. He married again to Mary                        Tyrell. Unknown if there were any children from this                                    2^nd marriage.

          7. Alice (1612-1684) m. Henry Lingen in 1628; a Royalist, was                      noted for his attachment to Charles I. This couple had two sons                and 15 daughters, but only two, Frances and Alice, left issue.

          8. William (1613-1617)

          9. John (1614-1614)

          10. James (1616-1646) He is recorded on his father’s shrine in St.                  David’s, Much Dewchurch, as Jacobus. The Catholics still                         used the Latin form of names in this time period. No marriage                   info found for him.

          11. Robert (1617-1640)

          12. Mary (1618-?) m. Thomas Thompkins of Monington, in 1633.                    He was married twice before and had several children with                        each wife. They lived in Monington, Herefordshire. With Mary,                    he had five children.

          13. John (1620-1701) m. Blanch Lingen in c 1645. She is the sister                  of Henry Lingen who married Alice Pye, sister of her husband.                  Hence, a brother and sister Lingen married and brother and                      sister Pye. John attended Oxford and was a student at Middle                    Temple in 1638. It is reported that John and Blanch had 23                        children. The name Blanch has carried on in the Pye family for                  6 to 7 generations. Their son Edward joined the Maryland                          colony begun by Lord Baltimore. John died in 1701 and is                          buried in Hereford Cathedral.

          14. Frances (1621-1701) m. aft 1635 Henry Vaughan There are                      dozens of men named Henry Vaughan but none have a wife                      named Frances. It’s possible she used her middle name, which                  is an unknown. No info found for this couple.

                                               

                                               Sir Walter Pye

The King’s Servants: Office and Wealth: Families and Individuals, The Civil Service of Charles I 1625-1642, G. E. Aylmer, 1961, p. 308-314

https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Villiers-1st-duke-of-Buckingham

http://penrose.org/getperson.php?personID=I87143&tree=penrose

Alumni Oxonienses (Alumni of Oxford)

Wikipedia

Geni

Phebe Buck2 (1814-1881)

Phebe² was the youngest child of Edward¹ and Phebe Tower Buck. She married Leighton Card, Nov 25 1834, a farmer, in Dorchester NB. His name is also spelled Layton. They had 12 children: William³, Elizabeth³, George Buck³, Maria³, John³ Wesley³, Sarah Ann³, Mary Jane³, Clara³, Charles³, Benjamin Miles³, Bedford Layton³.

          1. William³ (1836-1895) married Esther Kent from PEI. They had 10 children. After Layton and Phebe died, William and many of his            children moved to Clinton MA. He was a Hostler, which probably                means that he tended to and cared for horses, perhaps at a livery              stable. One of his sons was also a Hostler and another was a horse          trainer. Both he and Esther are buried in Woodlawn Cemetery,                   Clinton, MA.

          2. Elizabeth³ (1838-1894) married Simon Peter Beach in 1872. They had four children and lived in the Moncton, NB area. Simon died in 1883 at age 45 and Elizabeth died in 1894 at age 56. No records were       found for their deaths or burials. The four children all married and             appear to have stayed ion the Moncton NB area.

          3. George³ (1840-1906)(Buck was his middle name) married Rhoda Chase c. 1860-61. They had 7 children. This family lived in           Woodhurst which is NE of Dorchester, NB. Both George and Rhoda         died in 1900 and are buried in the cemetery at Woodhurst, NB.

          4. Mariah³ (1842-?) married George Bowser in 1863. They had two children and by the 1871 census, Mariah who was also called Maria     and Mary, and the children were back living with her parents. It               states that Mariah is a widow. It’s unclear how George died. There             seems to be no grave or death report for him. He may have been               lost at sea. No further information has been found for Mariah.

          5. John³ (1844-1919) married in 1879 to Catherine Coyle of NB. They remained in the Dorchester NB area, had five children, one died   young. John died of Pneumonia in 1919. John and Catherine were          buried in the St. Edward’s Catholic Cem., in Dorchester NB. A                 couple of the children were married in Moncton, NB.

          6. Wesley³ (1847-1912) Wesley remained single, living in NB until sometime after 1891. Then he moved to Clinton MA and by              1910 is found living in his sister’s, Sarah Ann (Card) Boyce’s,                  household. She went by the name Annie. This census gives no               occupation for Wesley. He died in 1912 from Chronic Nephritis and            is buried in Woodlawn Cem., Clinton MA.

          7. Sarah Ann³ (1849-1919) Known by the name Annie, she first married Hiram Chase on Jul 20 1869, the same date her younger sister,    Mary Jane, married. The Chases had a daughter, Lily Mary in 1870           and another daughter in 1873. Hiram was an iron molder. He died           at the age of 26 and is buried in Fairfield NB. Annie married again,           to Harvey Boyce, in 1877. The Boyces had three children. The                   1900 census says Annie had 5 children and 5 children were still                 living. A record for the 5^th child has not been found as yet. Annie               died in 1919 and is buried in Woodlawn Cem., Clinton MA.

          8. Mary Jane³ (1852-1925) married Ebenezer Cook in1869. It appears she used the name Jane throughout her life. They had four children. Ebenezer was a Truck Man, which could mean he was some sort of delivery man. He died in 1924 and Jane died in 1925. They are       both buried in the Dorchester Rural Cem., in Dorchester NB.

          9. Clara Card³ (1853- ?) married Isaac Beach in 1871. Sometime after they married, they moved to Clinton MA where Isaac became a        Naturalized citizen in 1888. Three children have been found for                 them, although there could be more. Isaac died in 1920 and Clara,            in 1935. They are both buried in Woodlawn Cem., Clinton, MA.

          10. Charles Card³ (1855-1955) married Mary Alice Crossman in 1878.  They had four children, however only the first born child, a son,       survived to adulthood. Mary died in 1900, the same year the last               child was born and died. Charles married again in 1906 to Annie                Cole, a spinster at age 42. There were no children showing for                  them in the 1911 census and it can be assumed this couple had no         issue. Charles stayed in Dorchester all his life, lived to be 100 and             is buried there with his wives and children in the Dorchester Rural             Cem.

          11. Benjamin Miles³ (1858-1935) married Sarah Jane Wry in 1877. She went by the name Jane, although some records refer to her as           Sarah J. He went by the name Miles. They had 7 children and immigrated in 1886 to Clinton MA, where the last two children were born. Miles became a Naturalized citizen. He was a teamster working for a carpet mill in his earlier years. Later on, he worked at a stable. At least four of his       children married and stayed in MA. One went to ME and another to           MD. The last one disappeared and no amount of tracking has found       any information. Jane died in 1931 and Miles died in 1935, in                     Danvers MA. They are both buried in Woodlawn Cem., in Clinton MA.

                                         Miles and Jane Card

          12. Bedford Layton³ (1860-1948) married Lois Ward in 1881 in Dorchester NB. Bedford was a farmer in Woodhurst, NB, where they settled and had 6 children. Some of the children moved to Clinton MA and worked for the textile mills and the rest stayed in Canada. Bedford      and Lois are buried with Phebe Buck and Layton Card in the                   Woodhurst Cem., Woodhurst NB.

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James Richard Buck2 (1812-1874)

James Richard Buck² was b. in Sackville, NB and, later, became a farmer. He married Sarah Mitton in 1836 and they had 8 children. Sarah was born in Hull, Yorkshire, England.

Their children were:

          1. Phebe Elizabeth Buck³ (1838-1897) m. James Alexander Buck                       (They were first cousins)

          2. William Edward Buck³ (1839-1887) m. Lucinda Jane Cole (They                     were first cousins once removed)

          3. Frances Maria Buck³ (1841-1925) m. Albert Cook

          4. James Richard Buck³ (1845-1909) m. Theodora Woodworth

          5. Charles Albert Buck³ (1848-1914) m. Matilda Brown

          6. John Wilmot Buck³ (1849-1883) m. Sarah Augusta Buck

                    John was a Master Mariner, Capt of the brigantine Bessie                          May. A newspaper article states that he had returned from                          NY and was ill. His brother William Edward was with him                            when he died. He left 4 small children all under the age of                          seven. Guardianship was given to James Richard Buck, his                      brother.

          7. Lemuel Allen Buck³ (1852-1914) m. Mary Wilmot

          8. Sarah A. Buck³ (1856-1861)

1. Phebe Elizabeth³ and James Alexander Buck³ were first cousins.                      Their fathers were brothers. They had six children, 3 boys and 3                 girls. They were married in 1859 and spent all their lives in the                   Dorchester NB area. James was a farmer. They are buried                         together in the Dorchester Cape Cem., in Dorchester, NB.

2. William Edward Buck³ and Lucinda (Lucindy) Jane Cole⁴ were first                      cousins, once removed. Lucinda’s mother, Catherine Buck                        Cole³ was a first cousin to William Edward Buck³. They were                    married in 1866. William was a Master Mariner, Captain of the                    Arabella. This couple had a tragic life. Ten children were born to                them but only three survived to adulthood. In 1874, their third                    child, a two year old son, died. In 1877, the three oldest living                     children died, Jul 6, Jul 14 and Jul 16. A newspaper article says                William lost three children from diphtheria, within one week (sic),                while he was away at sea and that now his wife was ill. At this                    point all their children have died. Another son was born in Jun                   1878 and died the following Nov. Another son was born in Jan                   1880 but died in Apr 1883. The first six children all died. Another                daughter was born in 1882 who lived to adulthood, married and                moved to Medford MA. A son was born in 1884, lived to marry                  and have one daughter. He died at the age of 26 and his                            daughter died at age 7.  Another son was born to Lucindy in                      1886 but died before his first birthday. Child #10, was born in                    1888, married, had four children and lived to the age of 80.                        William Edward, however, didn’t fare as well. In Nov/Dec 1887,                  the Arabella went down off the coast of Cape Cod in a violent                    storm. All hands were lost, including my gt. grandfather.

3. Frances Maria Buck³ married Albert Cook, a farmer, in 1865. They                      had eight children. The first child died at the age of 5. Their                        oldest daughter never married. Three of their children did marry                and of the remaining three, one died at the age of 24,                                unmarried. Their youngest daughter, Etta Cook married Walter                  Cole, the illegitimate son of Mary Cole. They moved to                               Framingham, MA around 1922. They both died from                                  pneumonia, four days apart in 1929. Etta and Walter were 2nd                  cousins, once removed. 

4. James Richard Buck³ (Jr.) married Theodora Woodworth in 1875.                       James was a farmer. He was born in Sackville and Theodora                     was born in Hopewell. He and Theodora had 9 children, one boy               died at the age of 2. In 1883, when James’ younger brother John               Wilmot Buck³ was lost at sea, he became guardian to John’s                     four young children, who were all under the age of 7. James and               Theora’s family seemed to stay in NB except for one daughter                   who went to Lynn, MA, married and raised a family there.

5. Charles Albert Buck³ married Matilda Brown in Brooklyn, NY, 1872.                   He was a Master Mariner. By 1873 they had settled in Hartford,                 CT, where their first child was born. They had 6 children, 2 boys               and 4 girls. Only two of their children married, giving them 4                       grandchildren. By 1900, Charles was a RR Conductor. Both he                 and his wife are buried in Cedar Hill Cem., in Hartford CT.

6. John Wilmot Buck³ married Sarah Augusta Buck⁴, d/o George³ and                    Ann Baxter Buck. They were first cousins, once removed. John                  was a Master Mariner, Captain of the brigantine Bessie May. He                was home when he died. His brother William Edward³, was with                him at the time of his death. He left behind his wife and four                      children under the age of 7:  John A.⁴, George F.⁴, Clara A.⁴,                    and Chester A⁴. Guardianship of the children was given to his                    brother James Richard³. A family story is told that his wife,                        known as Augusta, had a nervous breakdown and was                               hospitalized in St. John, NB. She died there in 1894 from                            typhoid pneumonia. Guardianship of the children was given to                    DeMille Buck⁴ (brother-in-law, his wife’s brother) about 1891.                    George Buck⁴ went to live in Hartford CT with his Uncle Charles                Albert³ by the 1900 US census. Chester A⁴. was living with his                  Aunt Emma Buck⁴ Scurr, sister of DeMille⁴, in the 1901                              Canadian census. No further information on the other two                          children John A³. and Clara A³.

7. Lemuel Allen Buck³ married Mary Wilmot in 1878. They were living                      with his brother, James Richard, in 1881. He doesn’t appear in                  the 1891 Canadian census which might indicate they had                          already moved to the states. In 1900, Lemuel, Mary and their                    three children: Mildred, William (he was born at sea off the coast                of Brazil) and Bertha were living in Hartford CT.   He was listed                  as a Sea Captain. In 1903 Mildred died at the age of 17, The                      cause of death was not given. In 1910, Mary indicated she had                  given birth to four children and only two were living, William and                Bertha. A name for the fourth child was not found.

8. Sarah A. Buck³ died when she was five years old.

The next installment will discuss the last child of James Richard Buck² and will conclude the coverage of three generations of the Buck family.

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