Bethia Buchanan1

b. 31 October 1827, d. 18 June 1854
FatherWilliam Buchanan2,3,1 b. 24 Sep 1787, d. 29 Mar 1846
MotherJane Keys3,1 b. 15 Feb 1786, d. 9 Apr 1871
Birth31 Oct 1827 Bethia Buchanan was born on 31 Oct 1827.4 
Legatee30 Jan 1846  Bethia's father wrote his will on January 30th, 1846 at which time she was not yet married. He left her a "good horse saddle and bridle and other stock and household furniture sufficient to make her equal with her three other sisters" who are married. He also left her $100 in good trade to be used at any time she needed it twelve months after William's death. Like her siblings, she also received an equal share of over 5,000 acres of land in Johnston County, Tennessee.2 
Marriage11 Jan 1849 She married Andrew Fullen Moore, son of Samuel William Moore and Ann Rebecca George Buchanan, on 11 Jan 1849 in Washington County, Virginia.5,6 
Cens-18501850  Bethia and Andrew were enumerated in Washington County, Virginia, the year following their marriage.7 
Death18 Jun 1854 Bethia died on 18 Jun 1854 in Washington County, Virginia, at age 26, following the birth of her son William the same day.3 

Family

Andrew Fullen Moore b. 21 Jan 1826, d. 9 Jun 1864
Children
Last Edited7 Mar 2010

Citations

  1. [S2272] Jean Keys Buchanan, The Buchanans, manuscript, 1928.
  2. [S112] William Buchanan will, Washington Co. WB 10: 89-91, FHL mf 034359.
  3. [S3] Moore and Stephens, Washington Co., VA Birth and Death Records, p. 207: Bethial Moore (29), d. 18 June 1854, dau of Wm & Jane Buchanan, spouse of Andrew F. Moore.
  4. [S5] Elizabeth Kelly Allison, Early Southwest Virginia Families, p. 59.
  5. [S4] D.E. Brown, Marriages of Washington Co., VA 1781-1853, p. 45. Andrew F. Moore (son of Sam.) and Bethiah Buchanan, 11 Jan 1849; F. L. B. Shaver.
  6. [S1344] Notification re the estate of Jean Buchanan, dec'd, The Journal Virginian, Oct. 11, 1962. No marriage date given; husband is listed as Andrew L. Moore.
  7. [S367] Andrew Moore household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., 67th District, p. 153b (stamped), dwelling 1251, family 1251, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2004, image 172 of 289. Enumeration reads: Andrew Moore, 25, farmer, real estate valued at $,1000, b. VA; Bethia, 20, b. VA.
  8. [S704] Jane Buchanan will (recorded 1871), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 17: 522. The will was dated in March 1858 but not recorded until 24 April 1871. Jane left $50 each to her grandchildren, Elizabeth and William Moore, children of her daughter Bathiah.
  9. [S3] Moore and Stephens, Washington Co., VA Birth and Death Records, p. 105. Abstract reads: William James Moore, b. 18 June 1854 to Andrew F. & Bethial Moore.
  10. [S1344] Notification re the estate of Jean Buchanan, dec'd, The Journal Virginian, Oct. 11, 1962.