William John Buster, Jr.

William John Buster, Jr.

Male 1729 - 1795  (66 years)


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  • Name William John Buster  [1
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 1729  Province, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Christening 28 Apr 1733  Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Special SAR Patriot #: P-126410 
    FSID LB1S-82C 
    Burial May 1795  Wythe, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Death 13 May 1795  Wythe, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I8919  footsteps | Byrd, Bruce, Lady Godiva, Charlamagne, Conqueor, Robert Capet II, Christian I, William Wallace
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2025 

    Father William John Bustard, Sr.,   b. 1694, Ulster, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1749, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Wallace,   b. 1710, County Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 1777, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1725 
    Family ID F5021  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane Elizabeth Henderson Woods,   b. 1735, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1792 and 1812, Wythe, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Marriage 1750  Albemarle County, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Elizabeth Woods Buster,   b. 1756, Orange, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1814, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F4987  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1729 - Province, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 28 Apr 1733 - Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - May 1795 - Wythe, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 May 1795 - Wythe, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    _Sons of the American Revolution
    _Sons of the American Revolution

  • Notes 
    • SAR Patriot #: P-126410
      State of Service: VA Qualifying Service: Soldier / Civil Service / Patriotic Service DAR #: A132588

      Birth: bef 1731
      Death: bef 13 May 1795 / Wythe / VA

      Qualifying Service Description:
      Grand Juror, 1780
      Private in Fincastle County Militia, Virginia, in 1774 for the Battle of Point Pleasant
      Provided Horses for Hire and Bushels of Corn for the Militia
      Served in Capt Newell's Company of Montgomery County Militia on 05 Apr 1781

      Additional References:
      Annals of SW Virginia, Summers, Part 1, pg 742
      Soldiers of Fincastle County, Virginia, 1774, Mary Kegley, pg 5, 21, 35, 56
      Militia of Montgomery County, Virginia, 1777-1790, Mary Kegley, pg 20, 30
      SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ, 2002) plus data to 2004

      Spouse: Jane Woods
      Children: Claudius; David; Elizabeth; Mary; Michael; Sarah; William;

      William served in the American Revolution with Capt. Daniel Smith and Lt. William Edmundson. His brother David also served with Edmundson's Co. (D.W. Records p. 242 and 257.)

  • Sources 
    1. [S58] Find A Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q231-FM9M : 10 July 2020), William Buster, 1795; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

    2. [S7] Corr. with Barbara Baker, (bdocbaker@comcast.net).