from Quaker Records - Bradford Mo. Meeting: 17th of 11th mo.; 1739: Ann Buffington ack. for mar. by a priest. 17th of 9th mo., 1762: Richard and Ann Buffington, ack. for mar. with assistance of a priest; also requesting for their four children, Richard, Jesse, Ann and Esther, to be rec'd. Due to the time span, the above Ann cannot be the same person. So perhaps that rebel streak ran in the family! The above Richard is probably Richard Jr. The 'original' Richard was b. 4/30/1655; Ann abt. 1660. Richard Buffington was born in Great Marlow upon the Thames, Buckingshire, England March 30, 1655. He died Jan 8, 1747/48 in Chester Co, PA at 92 yrs of age. He married 3 times: Alice Palmer, who died after 1748; Ann Francis England about 1673. Ann was born in Great Marlow about 1652. Ann died after 1695. "June 5th, 1689, Anne ye wife of Richard Buffington being by Warrnat Apprehended and Conviced before John Bristow for defiling her marriage Bed was by her Suirtyes Richard Buffington and Francis Little bound over to this Court and accordingly made her appearance and was indicked. She was found guilty and judgement is granted that shee recieve 10 strips upon her backe well laid on and 12 months imprisonment att hard labour in ye house of correction and to pay all court costs. James Chivers was the witness." (From Record of the Courts of Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1681-1697); published by the Colonial Society of Pennsylvania, 1910, pages 157-158. He married Frances Vane about 1710; Frances died after 1712. Wills: Abstracts and Administrations 1713-1825: Chester Co, PA (Will Book B, pages 200-268) BUFFINGTON, RICHARD. E. Bradford, Chester Co. January 7, 1747/8. February 10, 1747/8. B. 242. Provides for wife Alice. To daughters Hannah Dain, Mary Turner, Elizabeth Freeman and Lydia Martin, a Bible worth 30 shillings each. To son William all wearing apparel. To daughters Abigail Seed & Alice McArthur, a Bible each. To son Thomas' (deceased) heirs 5 shillings. To son Richard's (deceased) heirs 5 shillings. To daughter Ann Hickman's (deceased) heirs 5 shillings. To daughter Ruth Harlan's (deceased) heirs 5 shillings. To son John's (deceased) heirs 5 shillings. To son Joseph remainder of real & personal estate and if he dies without heirs then to daughters Abigail & Alice. To Owen Thomas minister of the Anabaptist Society held at John Bentleys in Newlin £5 also to Society £20 in annual payments of £5. To Richard Kimbel £2-10. Executor: son Joseph. Witnesses: Evan Jones, Wm. Bennet, Saml. Grubb. They are my 7g-grandparents on my mother's side; their daughter, Lydia, having married George Martin, son of Thomas Martin and Margery Mendenhall. -----Original Message----- From: Karl or Pat Seitz [mailto:kseitz@earthlink.net] Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 7:24 PM To: PACHESTE@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PACHESTE] Dinner -- Ann Buffington Thanks to Paul Palmer, I now know why Gilbert Cope said in 1902 of my ancestor, Ann, wife of Richard Buffington: "... She was an outspoken woman of strongly individualistic views. She often did not conform to the conventions of her day and she was ready to stand by her friends in their difficulties, and lend her support as needs be in their non-adherence to the Quaker rules and regulations of the Province ..." Elsewhere, in that same paper Cope says her name appear in records in 1689, 1695 and March 1697/8. The latter when she and several others were indicted for attending an illegal marriage. Paul has provided details of the 1689 inicident. Does anybody what happened in 1695 to get her name in Chester County or Pennsylvania records? -- Karl Seitz >I'd like to invite my 6-greats grandmother Ann BUFFINGTON to see whether I >could get a reasonable explanation of some bizarre behavior that landed her >in jail. The following is from the court records: >*************************** >Chester County, Pennsylvania Court records 1681-1697 (printed ) > >p. 157 >Anne, ye wife of Richard Buffington being by warrant apprehended & convicted >before John Bristow for defiling her marriage bed was by her sureties >Richard Buffington and Francis Little bound over to this court & accordingly >made her appearance and was indicted. Witness, prosecutor James Chivers. >The grand inquest further ye bill whereupon shee is called to ye barr & >pleads not guilty & referrs herself to God & ye county. (petty jury names >given). >The testimony of James Chivers taken in writing before John Bristow remains >on ye file. The said James Chivers being againe attested in open court saith >he did see a man and a woman lying upon ye ground & ye man lying upon top of >ye woman & ye woman looking up he saw it was Anne Buffington. John Eldridge >being attested declareth as abovesaid. James Chivers upon his attest further >saith that Anne Buffington was very earnest to know who this man & woman >was for said she ~~ there is never a woman hereabouts that hath a black hatt >but I and then it must needs be me. June 5th 1689. > >p. 158 Wee ye jury unanimously agree that Anne ye wife of Richard Buffington >is guilty of this indictment whereupon judgement is granted that she receive >10 stripes upon her bear backe well laid on & 12 months imprisonment att >hard labour in ye house of correction & to pay all court charges. >********************************************* >Her 'confession' in the last line of the testimony is just about the wildest >statement I've ever seen in print, and I want to ask my honored ancestress: >WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!! > > Paul > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >PACHESTE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PACHESTE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Following is an abstract of court records concerning the trouble Ann BUFFINGTON got into in 1695. ********************************************* Chester Co. Dec. Ye 11th 1695 we the Grand Inquest by the King's authority doe present Robert Roman of Chichester & Ann Buffington the wife of Richard Buffington the said Robert Roman takeing the wife of Henry Hastings away ffrom her husband & children & conveying her away & the said Ann Buffington being confederate with the said Robert Roman. ********************************************* As for the Ann Buffington married by a priest in 1739, that would probably be the Ann Buffington who married Samuel Wilkinson . I do not know her parentage. The Ann and Richard cited in 1762 would be Richard III, son of Richard Jr. and Phoebe GRUBB BUFFINGTON. Ann WOODWARD was his second wife. He wed his first wife Mary BATE 23 Dec 1742. She died 3 June 1748, and he married Ann "by a priest" and was disowned for same in 1750. In 1762 Richard and Ann acknowledged their breach of Quaker practice and were received back into the Society along with the four children of their marriage. Ann died 21 October 1764. Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gail Steckel" <gail@gregsteckel.com> To: "'Karl or Pat Seitz'" <kseitz@earthlink.net>; <PACHESTE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 7:30 AM Subject: Re: [PACHESTE] Dinner -- Ann Buffington from Quaker Records - Bradford Mo. Meeting: 17th of 11th mo.; 1739: Ann Buffington ack. for mar. by a priest. 17th of 9th mo., 1762: Richard and Ann Buffington, ack. for mar. with assistance of a priest; also requesting for their four children, Richard, Jesse, Ann and Esther, to be rec'd. Due to the time span, the above Ann cannot be the same person. So perhaps that rebel streak ran in the family! The above Richard is probably Richard Jr. The 'original' Richard was b. 4/30/1655; Ann abt. 1660. Richard Buffington was born in Great Marlow upon the Thames, Buckingshire, England March 30, 1655. He died Jan 8, 1747/48 in Chester Co, PA at 92 yrs of age. He married 3 times: Alice Palmer, who died after 1748; Ann Francis England about 1673. Ann was born in Great Marlow about 1652. Ann died after 1695. "June 5th, 1689, Anne ye wife of Richard Buffington being by Warrnat Apprehended and Conviced before John Bristow for defiling her marriage Bed was by her Suirtyes Richard Buffington and Francis Little bound over to this Court and accordingly made her appearance and was indicked. She was found guilty and judgement is granted that shee recieve 10 strips upon her backe well laid on and 12 months imprisonment att hard labour in ye house of correction and to pay all court costs. James Chivers was the witness." (From Record of the Courts of Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1681-1697); published by the Colonial Society of Pennsylvania, 1910, pages 157-158. He married Frances Vane about 1710; Frances died after 1712. Wills: Abstracts and Administrations 1713-1825: Chester Co, PA (Will Book B, pages 200-268) BUFFINGTON, RICHARD. E. Bradford, Chester Co. January 7, 1747/8. February 10, 1747/8. B. 242. Provides for wife Alice. To daughters Hannah Dain, Mary Turner, Elizabeth Freeman and Lydia Martin, a Bible worth 30 shillings each. To son William all wearing apparel. To daughters Abigail Seed & Alice McArthur, a Bible each. To son Thomas' (deceased) heirs 5 shillings. To son Richard's (deceased) heirs 5 shillings. To daughter Ann Hickman's (deceased) heirs 5 shillings. To daughter Ruth Harlan's (deceased) heirs 5 shillings. To son John's (deceased) heirs 5 shillings. To son Joseph remainder of real & personal estate and if he dies without heirs then to daughters Abigail & Alice. To Owen Thomas minister of the Anabaptist Society held at John Bentleys in Newlin £5 also to Society £20 in annual payments of £5. To Richard Kimbel £2-10. Executor: son Joseph. Witnesses: Evan Jones, Wm. Bennet, Saml. Grubb. They are my 7g-grandparents on my mother's side; their daughter, Lydia, having married George Martin, son of Thomas Martin and Margery Mendenhall. -----Original Message----- From: Karl or Pat Seitz [mailto:kseitz@earthlink.net] Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 7:24 PM To: PACHESTE@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PACHESTE] Dinner -- Ann Buffington Thanks to Paul Palmer, I now know why Gilbert Cope said in 1902 of my ancestor, Ann, wife of Richard Buffington: "... She was an outspoken woman of strongly individualistic views. She often did not conform to the conventions of her day and she was ready to stand by her friends in their difficulties, and lend her support as needs be in their non-adherence to the Quaker rules and regulations of the Province ..." Elsewhere, in that same paper Cope says her name appear in records in 1689, 1695 and March 1697/8. The latter when she and several others were indicted for attending an illegal marriage. Paul has provided details of the 1689 inicident. Does anybody what happened in 1695 to get her name in Chester County or Pennsylvania records? -- Karl Seitz