Moses Campbell Buchanan1
d. after February 1858
| Father | Moses Buchanan1 b. abt 1785, d. 8 Apr 1827 |
| Mother | Joanna Buchanan2 b. 29 Sep 1789, d. 1861 |
| Legatee | 22 Oct 1826 | Moses Buchanan (Sr.'s) will left Moses an equal share of his father's estate with his sisters Elizabeth, Jane and Margaret, and his brothers James and Philip. His older brothers Hastings, Mathew and John received their father's lands and mill.1 |
| Fath-Death | 8 Apr 1827 | Moses was most likely no more than a year old when his father died on 8 Apr 1827. |
| Ward | 22 Nov 1841 | On 22 Nov 1841 Moses and his brother Philip were named wards of Washington J. Bishop.3 |
| Legatee | 6 Feb 1858 | Joanna Buchanan wrote her will in February, 1858. She left the land on which she lived and the bulk of her estate to her son Philip, who had remained on the family farm with her. Moses and his other siblings each received $5.00.2 |
| Last Edited | 11 Apr 2012 |
Citations
- [S618] Moses Buchanan will (exhibited 21 June 1827/ 17 Jul. 1827), Washington Co., Virginia, Will Book 5: 356. The will was written 22 Oct. 1826. It mentioned wife Joanna, sons Hastings, Mathew, John, James, Philip and daughters Margaret, Elizabeth and Jane (Buchanan); also brother William and youngest child Moses Campbell Buchanan. The witnesses were James Edmondson and Samuel Edmondson. As no executor was named Joanna Buchanan was appt administrix. She posted bond in the amt of $5,000 with William Buchanan, John Katron, Robert Keys and James Edmondson providing security.
- [S851] Joanna Buchanan will (recorded 1862), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 15: 335.
- [S28] Gerald H. Clark, Guardian Bonds Washington Co., VA, p. 34. Washington J. Bishop named guardian of Philip and Moses Buchanan, orphans of Moses Buchanan, dec'd; 22 Nov. 1841.