Micajah Bullock Chapter, NSDAR

 Raleigh, NC

Jesse Buckner

Not all our revolutionary ancestors bore arms. Consider the case of Jesse Buckner. He was born circa 1740 in Virginia and served his country in the Revolutionary War as a Civil Patriot by giving money to the cause. Jesse owned a large plantation and was a Baptist minister for more than 40 years. He died in March 1826 in Chatham County, NC, near Siler City and is buried on the land of his plantation. His second wife was Mary Martha Pyle. They were the parents of 13 children.

Jesse Buckner's great grandfather was John Buckner who came to Virginia in 1661 from Oxford, England. He brought the first printing press to the Colonies in 1682.

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