Some Buck Family History

I thought it may be of interest to some you to know a little Buck family history so here it is. William and Rodger Buck came to America from England in 1635 in the ship Increase. William was 50 years old and Rodger (sometimes spelled Roger in my search) was 18. It appears William was married once or twice in England and Rodger was not his first child. I have listed where our ancestors fell in birth order in their family. Often sons received more than daughters and 1st born sons received the land (with the idea they would take care of the parents). So here is our line:

James b.1555 in England
William b.1585 1st of our line to come to America-probably not 1st born son
Rodger b.1617 4th born, 4th son(of 2nd marriage?)
Epraim b.1646 3rd born, 3rd son, 1st generation born in America (MA)
John b.1679/80 4th born, 3rd son,
William b.1726 7th born(last?), 2nd son,
John b.1763 5th born (last?), 3rd son
Hiram b.1793 2nd born, 2nd son, 1st of the Buck's to leave MA for NY
Epaphroditis b.1820 1st born, 1st son, born in MA
DeWayne b.1856(NY) 5th born, 3rd son,moved to WI(left child of deseased 1st wife in NY)
James Buck b.1885(NY) 2nd born, 1st son moved to WI with his father DeWayne
Mabel Buck Thorson b.1915, 5th born,3rd daughter (child of DeWayne and Agnes Madsen)
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Keep in mind that this is our direct line to an ancestor that came to America. Each of them married. Some of the wives of the people in the list appear to have come from prominent families. I am still researching all of those lines. If you have any questions on any of this information just email me (khowl@charter.net). I have much more information. Kathy

More old Buck photos

The writing on the back of this photo is hard to read but it seems to indicate it is a picture of 2 grandmothers with their grand children. The person on the far right is Mabel Buck and the woman next to her is her grandmother Madsen. I don't know the identity of the other two people. Anyone have any ideas?

The back of the top photo says "Grandpa Jim Buck's old cow barn - Mabel,Florence, Wilbert, Stanley, Hazel".

James Buck (father of Mabel Buck Thorson and son of DeWayne Buck)

DeWayne Buck and great great granddaughter Kathy 1954

William Buck is an ancestor of Mabel Buck Thorson. He came to this country in 1635. Grandma always told me that our family came here in the "pilgrim days". She was right. Here is some information I just found.

Another Will

This the Last Will and Testament of Betsey E. Buck - 1st wife of DeWayne Buck. The James listed is the son of Betsey Webb Dain (later Buck) and James Dain, Betsey's first husband. The Lester mentioned appears to be the son of DeWayne and Betsey, although I am not 100% sure of this. There is no record of a Lester Buck in Wisconsin. Why didn't Lester come to Wisconsin with DeWayne Buck? I will keep searching. Notice the will is wtnessed by E (Epaphroditis) Buck.

Last Will and Testament

This is the Last Will and Testament of Epaphroditis Buck, father of DeWayne Buck. DeWayne Buck is the father of James Buck who is the father of Mabel Buck Thorson. It provides alot of information and some questions.