Individual Details

William served in the Revolution, the militia of Montgomery Co VA and is recognized as a Patriot by the DAR. His parents were William Buster and Jane Woods who married circa 1750. William Buster, the father died before May 1759, Wythe Co VA.

The will of the elder William - two of his children married Byrds.
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.

This is also the elder William Buster:
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.




This might be the younger William, since the above will shows that he had brothers Charles and David.
18 Mar 1789 Tax List, Montgomery Co VA: Lists William, Charles, and David "Busterd".
18 Mar 1789 The same three were listed as living at the head of Cripple Creek and the South Fork of the Holston River

Russell Co VA DB 1, p.70-71
16 Dec 1789 John Buster & wife Jane to William Buster. 189 acres being one half of a larger tract of 379 acres granted John Buster by patent 22 Mar 1785. Begin on north side of original tract. Signed: John Buster, Jane Buster.

21 Nov 1793. William Buster received a land patent from the State of Virginia for 84 acres on Sinking Creek, a branch of Cedar Creek adj Jeremiah Pickett and John Buster, etc. Located in Russell Co. GB 29, p.537

Russell Co VA DB 2
p.543 20 Jul 1796 William Buster & wife Mary to Jacob Waggoner, 40 acres. Begin on line of land occupied by William & John Buster. Signed by William & Mary Buster.

Russell Co VA, DB 2, p.147
20 Jul 1796 John Buster & wife Jane to John Harman. 40 acres at the head of the hollow above the spring where John now Harman now lives and down the spring branch to John Buster's pasture fence....conditional line between John & William Buster, to the tract of land occupied by John & William Buster. Signed: John Buster, Jane Buster.

Russell Co VA, DB 3
p.396
25 Mar 1803 William Buster & Mary to Jacob Kinder, 100 acres on north side of Clinch River, part of a tract of 540 acres granted Henry Dickenson by patent 16 Apr 1796. Signed: William Buster, Mary Buster
Witness: Edward Smyth, William Burch, Henry Waggoner
[William Burch may have been Mary Buster's stepfather or stepbrother. Edward Smith was married to Mary's sister. Another sister of Mary's was married to Jacob Waggoner whose brother was thought to have been Henry.]
p.397
25 Mar 1803 William & Mary Buster to Ambros Hammons. 50 acres, north side of Clinch River, part of tract granted Henry Dickenson by patent 16 Apr 1796. Begin by feeding Branch ...to a conditional line between John Buster & Ambros Hammons. Signed: William Buster, Mary Buster
Witness: Edward Smyth, William Burch, Henry Waggoner
p.398
26 Jul 1803 William Buster & Mary to William Smith, Sr. tract on Sinking Creek, waters of Clinch River, part of tract granted John Buster, assignee of Thomas Horn who was assignee of Charles Debrix, dated 22 Mar 1785. Begin John Coyls fen, corner between Buster & William Smith, near Jacob Waggoners spring. Signed: William Buster, Mary Buster
p.399
21 Mar 1803 William & Mary Buster to John Hackney. 35 acres. Signed: William Buster, Mary Buster
Witnesses: Edward Smyth, William Burch, Henry Waggoner.
p.412
9 Aug 1803 William & Mary Buster to Harry Smith. both sides Sinking Creek. 206 acres begin corner to Abraham Crabtree, crossing Sinking Creek, corner to Crabtree & Peter Powers [John & Elizabeth Harmon had sold 40 acres to Peter Powers], corner to Jacob Waggoner, corner of Jacob Waggoner & John Hackney, corner to Jeremiah Pickett. 122 acres granted by patent 22 Mar 1785 and conveyed to William Buster from John Buster 16 Dec 1789 and 84 acres granted to William Buster 21 Nov 1793. Signed: William Buster, Mary Buster.

Spouse	Mary Byrd ( - 1805)
Child	John W. Buster (1782 - 1831)

Father	William Buster (1729 - 1793)
Mother	Jane Woods ( - )
Sibling	Elizabeth Buster (1751 - 1814)
Sibling	John Buster (1755 - 1820)
Sibling	Michael Buster (1757 - 1839)
Sibling	David Buster ( - 1806)
Sibling	Claudius Buster (1763 - 1826)
Sibling	Charles Buster (1765 - 1802)
Sibling	Sarah Buster (1768 - 1836)
Sibling	Mary Jane Buster (1770 - 1855)