RANDOM ACT-- VIRGINIA BUCHAN FAMILY

I am posting this in hope that it will help someone. A local lady did the research on theCivil War info for book here in Lancaster honoring our Civil War vets. The other info is my research from the 1850 census and the 1881 landbook.

BUCHAN FAMILY 1850 LANCASTER

11101101 BuchanNicholas P.60MWFarmer4,000VA
12101101 BuchanPolly55FWVA
13101101 BuchanSaml. S.17MWNone


NICHOLAS P BUCHAN----------1790
POLLY BUCHAN --------------1795
SAMUEL SPENCER BUCHAN------1833-1864

FROM CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL OF LANCASTER COUNTY BYSANDY P SHERRILL.

SAMUEL SPENCER BUCHAN--ENLISTED 5/22/61 IN 40TH VA CAVALRY, COMPANY E. FARMER.MWIA AT UNKNOWN BATTLE IN 1864.DIED 10/14/1864 FROM A BROKEN FEMUR IN RICHMOND. ON THE 1881 LANDBOOK THERE IS A 234 ACRE ESTATE FOR SAMUEL SPENCER BUCHAN LISTED AT MOSQUITO CREEK, 17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE COURTHOUSE.

This is touching as it extinguished this family in this area. Hope to find more in subsequent research.

Dan Tapscott