George Buchanan

1721 - 1815  (93 years)

• Name	George Buchanan
  Born	16 May 1721	Ramelton, Donegal, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Died	1815	Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, USA
  Person ID	I28480	Tofterå Slettemoen
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	William Alexander Buchanan,   b. 12 Oct 1701, Perth, Perthshire, Scotlan ,   d. 1730, Donegal, Northern Ireland  (Age 28 years)
  Mother	Rachel van Scheik,   b. 1702,   d. 1747, New York, USA  (Age 45 years)
  Family ID	F8066	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther Campbell
  Children	1. Mary Buchanan,   b. 15 Mar 1764, Ireland ,   d. 21 May 1857, Jefferson, Indiana  (Age 93 years)
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2019
  Family ID	F8065	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Revolutionary War, 4 PA Reg. DAR Established Patriot 4th Reg., Pennsylvania Continental Line George's first wife was Esther Campbell. They married in about 1763. George and Esther had three children: Mary, William, and Margaret. Esther died about 1773. Left Ireland and came to York Co., Pennsylvania, arriving in about 1774. George married again after he was in Pennsylvania. The name of his second wife is not known. George and his second wife had four children: Wilson, John, Martha (m. McLaughlin), and David. After the Revolutionary War, in about 1790, George moved to Kentucky. He was in Woodford County, Kentucky in 1792, 1793, 1794, and 1795. He was in Jefferson County, Indiana, by 1813. Here the family built a fort called Buchanan's station, as a defense against the Indians. A smaller replica of the original blockhouse, was rected on the same site and was dedicated on August 26, 1927 by the Indiana daughters of the American revolution. George Buchanan is considered an established Patriot by the Daughters of the American Revolution. His Patriot number is A-016392. His service is noted as having paid the supply tax in 1779, and having served in the 4th Pennsylvania Regiment.