John Buck (abt. 1682 - bef. 1738)

Born about 1682 in Anne Arundel, Province of Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Penelope Martin — married 20 Dec 1705 in Maryland

Descendants

Died before 13 Oct 1738 before about age 56 in Baltimore, Province of Maryland

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Origin

John Buck was a Maryland colonist.

John Buck was born on the plantation of his father near Annapolis around 1682. His marriage to Penelope Martin and the births of their five children are recorded in St. Margaret’s Westminster Parish. This parish was located on the north side of the Severn River and included Town Neck and Broad Neck Hundreds. In 1694 it was described as including the land between the Severn and the ridge dividing the streams running into the Patapsco and Magothy to the three notched pines. ^[1]

Land Records

John moved to Baltimore County before his marriage because In 1703 he was identified as a planter of Baltimore County when he conveyed for £50 to Theophilus Kitten 150 acres which was part of the original 500 acres of Howards & Porters Range he inherited from his father with the provision that a plot of 34 squares where his father is buried near an orchard is excluded. He also conveyed 26 acres of land out of a 260 acre tract called Hereford lying near Severn Ridge. The deed was signed with initials. ^[2]

On 10 JUN 1714 John Buck used the Maryland Patent process to claim a 148 tract of land in Baltimore County he named Buck’s Adventure. The land was located on the south side of the Patapsco River bordering land called White Oak Spring and Bachelor’s Hope. ^[3]

1721: Mortgage in the sum of 35 pounds 10 shillings on land called Bucks Adventure given to Daniel & Elizabeth Scott. ^[4]

1724: John Buck, planter of Baltimore County, mortgaged four tracts of land namely, Bucks Adventure 148 acres, Addition to Bucks Adventure 133 acres, Batchelors Hope 175 acres all adjoining each other on the Patapsco River about a mile and half from Patapsco Ferry. Also one other tract not adjoining called Bucks Contrivance 117 acres to Richard Snowden merchant of Anne Arundel County for the sum of £130.7.9 sterling.

Marriage & Family

The marriage of John Buck & Penelope Martin on 20 DEC 1705 is recorded in St. Ann's Parish which was located south of the Severn River and also in St. Margaret's Parish. Perhaps each party lived in one of these parishes at the time. The births of all of their children was recorded in St. Margaret's Westminster Parish in one entry sometime after 1723 when the youngest child was born:

Catherine born 12 APR 1710

Ruth born 2 NOV 1711

Mary born 19 JUL 1716

John born 1 OCT 1711

Benjamin 24 AUG 1724 ^[1]

Death

John Buck died sometime before Oct. 13, 1738. There was no will written, but an inventory of his estate was taken in Anne Arundel County and valued at £41.1.5. The more expensive items included 4 feather beds, 2 bay horses, and 15 cows. Family members witnessing the inventory were John Buck and Edward Kitten.

After the listing of goods was the following statement: Mrs. Catherine Howard, adm. of Mr. Benjamin Howard deceased, being duely sworn on the Holy Evanglist of Almighty God deposeth saith that she found the within paper or inventory of the goods & chattles of John Buck deceased among the papers of the said Benja. Howard and that she believes the same to be a just & perfect inventory of all the goods & chattles which were of John Buck which came to the hand of the said Benjm. sworn to before me. D. Dulany, esq. Oct. 13, 1738. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Wright, F. Edward. Anne Arundel County Church Records of the 17th and 18th Centuries. Westminster, Md.: Willow Bend, 2002
2. ↑ Anne Arundel Deeds Liber WT 2 folio 93
3. ↑ Maryland Land Patents Liber EE 6 folio 228
4. ↑ Baltimore County Deeds Liber RM HS folio 673
5. ↑ Prerogative Court Inventories Liber 23/367

Kenny-549 12:48, 13 February 2016 (EST)