Individual Details

I believe William's birth and marriage dates to be estimates. I have not found anything to support his presence in Albemarle Co. I did find that there was a Claudius Buster who served in the Revolution and gave a birth date and place as Albemarle - that has been picked up and ascribed to Claudius Buster, the son named in William's will. This not match with the pension application of son Michael, but perhaps it explains where the "Albemarle" location originated. The Claudius Buster from Albemarle also stated that his father was John Buster. There were likely two men of the same name and perhaps there was a relationship not known.

William's son Michael stated in his pension application that he was born in Caswell Co, NC on 6 Aug 1757 [this would have been still Orange Co NC in 1757] and that his family moved to Fincastle Co in Virginia in 1772. That area became Washington Co and is now Russell Co. After the Revolution Michael lived in Montgomery Co VA until it was divided into Wythe Co and until 1812 when he moved to Pulaski Co KY where he was still living at the time of application.

There is a survey for William Buster for 639 acres in Orange Co NC. Caswell was formed out of Orange in 1777.
May Court 1763, Orange Co NC: William Bustard was included to "work on the Road whereof Daniel Duncan is Overseer"
William Buster is said to have sold 382 acres to James Wilson - county not given.
William Bustert of Montgomery Co VA sold to Claudius Buster of Guilford Co NC, 265 acres, the same as 265 acres that William bought of Ward in Orange Co in 1770. Witnesses were John and Elizabeth Buster.

Will dated 12 Mar 1792. William Busterd of county of Wythe & state of Virginia. To loving wife Jane Busterd, Negro woman Jude, man slave Adam, woman Phebe, boy James and girls Hannah & Hetty and all house furniture and plantation tools and stock with my plantation where I now live during her and at her decease to be divided. To son Charles, plantation and plantation tools, Adam, Phebe & James. To daughter Elizabeth Byrd, Negroe girl Dianah. To daughter Jane, girls Hetty & Amy, horse & saddle, 2 cows & calfs, 1/2 of household furniture. To daughter Sarah, girls Ann & Betty, horse & saddle, 2 cows and calfs, 1/2 of household furniture. To son David, boy Bob. To son Michael, girl Hannah after wife's decease. To son William, boy Ceaser. To son Claudius, boy Adam. All other lands to be divided equally among six sons. Residue of personal estate to be equally divided among all children after paying debts and funeral expenses. Wife Jean Busterd to be Executrise with son Michael, Executor. Signed: William Buster. Witness: James Newell, Sarah Newell, Philip Gains, Stephen Sanders.
13 May 1793. Wythe Co Court. Will was proved by James & Sarah Newell and Stephen Sanders and ordered recorded.

Birth	Abt 1729	Goochland County, Virginia
Marriage	Abt 1750	Jane Woods
Death	Bef May 1793	Wythe County, Virginia

Spouse	Jane Woods ( - )
Child	Elizabeth Buster (1751 - 1814)
Child	William Buster ( - )
Child	John Buster (1755 - 1820)
Child	Michael Buster (1757 - 1839)
Child	David Buster ( - 1806)
Child	Claudius Buster (1763 - 1826)
Child	Charles Buster (1765 - 1802)
Child	Sarah Buster (1768 - 1836)
Child	Mary Jane Buster (1770 - 1855)