Individual Details
Lewis Vanbuskirk
(1760 - 9 Sep 1838)
== Biography ==
== Sources ==
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== Biography ==
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Lewis dropped the "Van" in Van Buskirk changing the surname to Buskirk. However, he occasionally continued use of the Van Buskirk spelling in Ohio Co., VA in 1786 and Bourbon Co., KY in 1795 where the name appears on land deeds and in Adams County, Illinois when he patented land.
He was born 1760 in New Jersey, a son of Lawrence ("Laurens") Van Buskirk and Rebecca Cammel, although Family Search shows her name was Rebecca Piers.
Lewis Taylor Van Buskirk served as a private on several occasions during the Revolutionary War. Between September 1776-1 January 1777 he served in Capt. Thos. Gaddis Co. of the Virginia Militia in the District of West Augusta, Virginia. In his pension application, Lewis declared he was born in 1760 in NJ, and was a spy in 1776 along the river between Pittsburg and Wheeling for five months. At the time of entering service he resided on or near the line between PA and VA in Washington County, Pennsylvania. He also served in 1777 and 1778 for two years under Capt Ogle at Beach Bottom Fort.The information on the pension application was verified by military records,however, his pension request was denied because there was no one to vouch for his service at the time of application in 1834.
He was living in Bourbon County, (then Virginia, now Kentucky) in 1789 when his name appeared on the tax list. The Tax Year Book of Bourbon County 1789 [http://bourboncoky.info/files/Patrick%20Linn%20-%20appears%20on%201789%20Tax%20List%20Bourbon%20Co.,%20KY.pdf]He remained in Bourbon County, Kentucky and his name appears on tax lists as late as 1803. He is next glimpsed on the 1806 for Delinquent Tax List for Pendleton County, Kentucky which shows Lewis Buskirk had moved to Ohio.Delinquent Property Rolls of Pendleton County, Kentucky. Transcribed by Eric C. Nagle from the original rolls at the Kentucky Dept. for Libraries and Archives at Frankfort, Ky.[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ky/state/counties/pendleton/taxrec/deltaxeric.htm]
His first wife was named Martha, last name unknown. She died before 1810. It is not clear whether this was in Kentucky or during Lewis' brief sojourn in Ohio. Lewis Buskirk was enumerated on the 1810 census for Pendleton County, Kentucky but the household does not show a female in the age category to be his wife.US Census 1810; Pendleton, Kentucky; Roll: 8; Page: 113; Image: 00105; Family History Library Film: 0181353.
He married his second wife, Sarah Berry, the widow of Moses Doty on January 24, 1811 in Pendleton County. Pease, Janet. Abstract County Court Records, Vol. XIV. Published by the Grant County Historical Society Grant County Kentucky. Court Order Book 1, 1820-1824. Court of August 20, 1821. Covenant: Rene Mahan vs. Sarah Buskirk, late Sarah Doty, adminx. of the estate of Moses Doty dec'd and Lewis Buskirk, her husband;Jesse Wilson and Nancy his wife, late Nancy Doty; Reuben Doty; Elizabeth Doty;Henry Doty and John Doty - heirs and representatives of Moses Doty, dec'd. - Jesse Wilson is appointed special guardian of Elizabeth, Henry and John Doty -infant heirs of Moses Doty, dec'd who are under the age of 21 years. Page32 - This case is dismissed on page 79, court session dated 22 August,1822.
Lewis V. Buskirk was listed as a Private in McDonald's Ohio Militia during the War of 1812. United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29V-Y99R), Lewis V Buskirk, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 31; FHL microfilm 882,549.National Archives and Records Administration. Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M602, Roll Box: 31. Lewis V Buskirk ;Company: MCDONALD'S REGIMENT, OHIO MILITIA. Rank - Induction: PRIVATE; Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE
When Grant County was created in 1820 from Pendleton County, Kentucky the name of Lewis Buskirk was on the first census. 1820 U S Census Grant County, Kentucky; Page: 139; NARA Roll: M33_17; Image: 154
Lewis' name continued in the Grant County, Kentucky court records in 1823 when he was involved in a lawsuit for debt. Grant County Kentucky Court Order Book 1, p 132. Court of August 21, 1823 Debt: Sarah Records, adminx. and William Recordsand James Records, administrators of Alex'r Records, dec'd vs. Israel Buskirk and Lewis Buskirk. Defendants acknowledge their debt of $100.25.
About 1825 he was living in Shelby County, Indiana. An early history of that county provides an entertaining anecdote about Lewis Buskirk purchasing a horse in Lebanon, Ohio and when he brought it to his home in Indiana the horse ran away, back to its former owners. Lewis pursued it alone and on foot. When he had been gone for more than three days his friends and neighbors became concerned and set out to find him. They even went so far as to accuse a nearby Indian tribe of murdering him. The Indians, deeply offended (and wrongly accused), packed up and moved west never to be seen again. In the meantime Lewis Buskirk returned home none the worse for his journey and presumably with the runaway horse. History of Shelby County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc., Together with a Short History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the State of Indiana. Brant & Fuller, 1887. page 272,273.
He purchased 80 acres in Adams County, Illinois from the US government (17 Oct 1835) but did not receive the patent for it until after his death. The patent was issued 10 October 1840 to Lewis Taylor Buskirk and was signed by Martin Van Buren.US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. General Land Office Records.[https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=IL3950__.054&docClass=STA&sid=ydwhl4ld.vno#patentDetailsTabIndex=1]
He died in Adams County, Illinois 1838.Adams County, Illinois Wills Box W-330 Ca.1836-1853. Case Number: 330 015 Lewis Buskirk, Filed for Probate 29 Sep 1838Adams County (Illinois). Probate Justice of the Peace; Probate Letters of Administration, Books B & C, 1826-1849. Lewis Buskirk, Probate Date: 2 Oct 1838
Children of Lewis Buskirk and Martha:
*Elizabeth Buskirk, born Bef. 1787; died 1815 in Nicholas Co., KY.
*Rebecca Buskirk, born Bef. 1788; died Unknown.
*Thomas Buskirk, born 1788; died 1831.*Lawrence Buskirk, born October 20, 1790 in KY; died April 15, 1872 in Clark Co., MO.
*John Buskirk, born Aft. 1791; died Unknown.*Israel Buskirk, born Bef. 1803; died Unknown.He married Harriet Bumbach May 07, 1821 in Switzerland, IN; born Unknown; died Unknown.
*Jonas Buskirk, born 1803 in KY; died 1871.*Michael Lewis Buskirk, born 1805 in Bourbon Co., KY; died 1882 in Liberty Twp., Adams Co., IL.
Children of Lewis Buskirk and Sarah Berry:
*Moses Jackson Buskirk, born 1818 in KY; died Unknown.
*Martha Ann Buskirk, born Abt. 1814; died Unknown.
== Sources ==
Residence: Bucks County, Pennsylvania* "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR8J-9NWX?cc=1804228&wc=3V1X-H8D%3A1585149703%2C1585150367%2C1585149013 : 10 June 2015), Pennsylvania > Bucks > Southampton > image 2 of 2; citing NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Residence: Grant County, Kentucky*"United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYY1-SHG2?cc=1803955&wc=3L7F-ZP2%3A1586986501%2C1586986939%2C1586984616 : 16 July 2015), Kentucky > Grant > Not Stated > image 4 of 14; citing NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).*McNeill, Thomas E. The Descendants of Laurens Andriessen Van Buskirk. p 41 [http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/c/n/Thomas-E-Mcneill/BOOK-0001/0003-0017.html#CHILD436] #436 Lewis Taylor Van Buskirk
*Shoemaker, Irene English. Van Buskirk, a legacy from New Amsterdam: a genealogy of the descendants of Lauren Andriessen and Jannetje Jans, married New Amsterdam 12 December 1658. R.W. Shoemaker, Jr., 1990.
== Sources ==
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== Biography ==
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Lewis dropped the "Van" in Van Buskirk changing the surname to Buskirk. However, he occasionally continued use of the Van Buskirk spelling in Ohio Co., VA in 1786 and Bourbon Co., KY in 1795 where the name appears on land deeds and in Adams County, Illinois when he patented land.
He was born 1760 in New Jersey, a son of Lawrence ("Laurens") Van Buskirk and Rebecca Cammel, although Family Search shows her name was Rebecca Piers.
Lewis Taylor Van Buskirk served as a private on several occasions during the Revolutionary War. Between September 1776-1 January 1777 he served in Capt. Thos. Gaddis Co. of the Virginia Militia in the District of West Augusta, Virginia. In his pension application, Lewis declared he was born in 1760 in NJ, and was a spy in 1776 along the river between Pittsburg and Wheeling for five months. At the time of entering service he resided on or near the line between PA and VA in Washington County, Pennsylvania. He also served in 1777 and 1778 for two years under Capt Ogle at Beach Bottom Fort.The information on the pension application was verified by military records,however, his pension request was denied because there was no one to vouch for his service at the time of application in 1834.
He was living in Bourbon County, (then Virginia, now Kentucky) in 1789 when his name appeared on the tax list. The Tax Year Book of Bourbon County 1789 [http://bourboncoky.info/files/Patrick%20Linn%20-%20appears%20on%201789%20Tax%20List%20Bourbon%20Co.,%20KY.pdf]He remained in Bourbon County, Kentucky and his name appears on tax lists as late as 1803. He is next glimpsed on the 1806 for Delinquent Tax List for Pendleton County, Kentucky which shows Lewis Buskirk had moved to Ohio.Delinquent Property Rolls of Pendleton County, Kentucky. Transcribed by Eric C. Nagle from the original rolls at the Kentucky Dept. for Libraries and Archives at Frankfort, Ky.[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ky/state/counties/pendleton/taxrec/deltaxeric.htm]
His first wife was named Martha, last name unknown. She died before 1810. It is not clear whether this was in Kentucky or during Lewis' brief sojourn in Ohio. Lewis Buskirk was enumerated on the 1810 census for Pendleton County, Kentucky but the household does not show a female in the age category to be his wife.US Census 1810; Pendleton, Kentucky; Roll: 8; Page: 113; Image: 00105; Family History Library Film: 0181353.
He married his second wife, Sarah Berry, the widow of Moses Doty on January 24, 1811 in Pendleton County. Pease, Janet. Abstract County Court Records, Vol. XIV. Published by the Grant County Historical Society Grant County Kentucky. Court Order Book 1, 1820-1824. Court of August 20, 1821. Covenant: Rene Mahan vs. Sarah Buskirk, late Sarah Doty, adminx. of the estate of Moses Doty dec'd and Lewis Buskirk, her husband;Jesse Wilson and Nancy his wife, late Nancy Doty; Reuben Doty; Elizabeth Doty;Henry Doty and John Doty - heirs and representatives of Moses Doty, dec'd. - Jesse Wilson is appointed special guardian of Elizabeth, Henry and John Doty -infant heirs of Moses Doty, dec'd who are under the age of 21 years. Page32 - This case is dismissed on page 79, court session dated 22 August,1822.
Lewis V. Buskirk was listed as a Private in McDonald's Ohio Militia during the War of 1812. United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29V-Y99R), Lewis V Buskirk, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 31; FHL microfilm 882,549.National Archives and Records Administration. Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M602, Roll Box: 31. Lewis V Buskirk ;Company: MCDONALD'S REGIMENT, OHIO MILITIA. Rank - Induction: PRIVATE; Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE
When Grant County was created in 1820 from Pendleton County, Kentucky the name of Lewis Buskirk was on the first census. 1820 U S Census Grant County, Kentucky; Page: 139; NARA Roll: M33_17; Image: 154
Lewis' name continued in the Grant County, Kentucky court records in 1823 when he was involved in a lawsuit for debt. Grant County Kentucky Court Order Book 1, p 132. Court of August 21, 1823 Debt: Sarah Records, adminx. and William Recordsand James Records, administrators of Alex'r Records, dec'd vs. Israel Buskirk and Lewis Buskirk. Defendants acknowledge their debt of $100.25.
About 1825 he was living in Shelby County, Indiana. An early history of that county provides an entertaining anecdote about Lewis Buskirk purchasing a horse in Lebanon, Ohio and when he brought it to his home in Indiana the horse ran away, back to its former owners. Lewis pursued it alone and on foot. When he had been gone for more than three days his friends and neighbors became concerned and set out to find him. They even went so far as to accuse a nearby Indian tribe of murdering him. The Indians, deeply offended (and wrongly accused), packed up and moved west never to be seen again. In the meantime Lewis Buskirk returned home none the worse for his journey and presumably with the runaway horse. History of Shelby County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc., Together with a Short History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the State of Indiana. Brant & Fuller, 1887. page 272,273.
He purchased 80 acres in Adams County, Illinois from the US government (17 Oct 1835) but did not receive the patent for it until after his death. The patent was issued 10 October 1840 to Lewis Taylor Buskirk and was signed by Martin Van Buren.US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. General Land Office Records.[https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=IL3950__.054&docClass=STA&sid=ydwhl4ld.vno#patentDetailsTabIndex=1]
He died in Adams County, Illinois 1838.Adams County, Illinois Wills Box W-330 Ca.1836-1853. Case Number: 330 015 Lewis Buskirk, Filed for Probate 29 Sep 1838Adams County (Illinois). Probate Justice of the Peace; Probate Letters of Administration, Books B & C, 1826-1849. Lewis Buskirk, Probate Date: 2 Oct 1838
Children of Lewis Buskirk and Martha:
*Elizabeth Buskirk, born Bef. 1787; died 1815 in Nicholas Co., KY.
*Rebecca Buskirk, born Bef. 1788; died Unknown.
*Thomas Buskirk, born 1788; died 1831.*Lawrence Buskirk, born October 20, 1790 in KY; died April 15, 1872 in Clark Co., MO.
*John Buskirk, born Aft. 1791; died Unknown.*Israel Buskirk, born Bef. 1803; died Unknown.He married Harriet Bumbach May 07, 1821 in Switzerland, IN; born Unknown; died Unknown.
*Jonas Buskirk, born 1803 in KY; died 1871.*Michael Lewis Buskirk, born 1805 in Bourbon Co., KY; died 1882 in Liberty Twp., Adams Co., IL.
Children of Lewis Buskirk and Sarah Berry:
*Moses Jackson Buskirk, born 1818 in KY; died Unknown.
*Martha Ann Buskirk, born Abt. 1814; died Unknown.
== Sources ==
Residence: Bucks County, Pennsylvania* "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR8J-9NWX?cc=1804228&wc=3V1X-H8D%3A1585149703%2C1585150367%2C1585149013 : 10 June 2015), Pennsylvania > Bucks > Southampton > image 2 of 2; citing NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Residence: Grant County, Kentucky*"United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYY1-SHG2?cc=1803955&wc=3L7F-ZP2%3A1586986501%2C1586986939%2C1586984616 : 16 July 2015), Kentucky > Grant > Not Stated > image 4 of 14; citing NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).*McNeill, Thomas E. The Descendants of Laurens Andriessen Van Buskirk. p 41 [http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/c/n/Thomas-E-Mcneill/BOOK-0001/0003-0017.html#CHILD436] #436 Lewis Taylor Van Buskirk
*Shoemaker, Irene English. Van Buskirk, a legacy from New Amsterdam: a genealogy of the descendants of Lauren Andriessen and Jannetje Jans, married New Amsterdam 12 December 1658. R.W. Shoemaker, Jr., 1990.
Events
| Birth | 1760 | ||||
| Birth | 1760 | Pennsylvania, United States | |||
| Birth | 1760 | New Jersey | |||
| Death | 9 Sep 1838 | ||||
| Death | 9 Sep 1838 | Adams, Illinois | |||
| Death | 9 Sep 1838 | Adams County, Illinois | |||
| Reference No | 13927144 | ||||
| Reference No | 14910215 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 | ||||
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Families
| Child | Laurence Vanbuskirk (1790 - 1872) |
| Child | Elizabeth Buskirk (1787 - 1816) |