Mary Buchanan1

b. circa 22 February 1786, d. 29 June 1834
FatherJohn Buchanan1,2 b. 21 Aug 1745 or 22 Aug 1745, d. 19 Nov 1824
MotherAnn Ryburn1 b. 25 Apr 1756, d. 24 Aug 1829
Birth-Calccirca 22 Feb 1786 Mary Buchanan was born circa 22 Feb 1786 (calculated from the age on her gravestone).3 
Marriage1 Dec 1814 She and Andrew E. Fullen, son of James Fullen and Sarah Whitley, were married by Rev. Edward Crawford on 1 Dec 1814 in Washington County, Virginia.4 
Widowed12 Nov 1828 Mary and Andrew were married for fourteen years before his death in 1828 left her a widow with five young daughters, including an infant. 
Death29 Jun 1834 Mary died on 29 Jun 1834.3 
Burial She was buried at Buchanan Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.3 
  Mary's death left her five daughters without either parent. The two eldest girls, Jane and Rosannah, married in 1837 and 1836. The three younger girls, Ann, Mary and Isabella, were appointed guardians in 1839. 

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Mary's headstone (2002 and 2010)
Other interments in Buchanan Cemetery

Family

Andrew E. Fullen b. Dec 1786, d. 12 Nov 1828
Children
ChartsDescendants of John Buchanan and Ann Ryburn
Last Edited12 Sep 2013

Citations

  1. [S10] "Journal of Mary Jane Beaty (Davis) Moffett", p. 2. Mary Jane Beaty Davis Moffett stated in her journal that Ann and John Buchanan "had a large family of children, 11 in number." She provided the following names: Mathew, Margaret, John, Mary, William, James, Ann, Robert, Jane, Rosanna, and Ryburn.
  2. [S618] John Buchanan will (recorded 1825), Washington Co., Virginia, Will Book 5: 219. John's will, dated 29 Aug. 1817 with Joseph Miller, James Henderson, Alexander Buchanan and Rosy G. Buchanan as witnesses, was recorded on 15 March 1825 on the oath of Joseph Miller. James Henderson was deceased; Sons John and Mathew Buchanan took oath of executors.
  3. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 150. Mary Fullen, d. 29 Jun 1834, age 48y 4m 7d.
  4. [S4] D.E. Brown, Marriages of Washington Co., VA 1781-1853, p. 20. Andrew Fullen and Mary Buchanan, 1 Dec. 1814; minister Edward Crawford.
  5. [S23] Joye Boardman, "James Fullen" in Families of Washington Co. and Bristol, VA, p. 152.