THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY C. STEVEN BUCKNAM AND WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE: The Ancestors and Descendants of CHARLES WETHERBEE and RACHEL C. (MOORE) BUCKNAM Based on Data Collected by WILTON FRANCIS BUCKNAM, Stoneham, Mass. 1894-1900 Whose manuscript notebooks are now in the Library of The New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass. And through the generous sharing of material by Miss Bettina Bucknam, Wellesley Mass. Who is a descendant of Samuel Bucknam in the 3rd generation. Miss Faith Kent, Lancaster, New Hampshire, who sent a complete history of the family and books "Town History of Lancaster, N. H." and "The 150th Anniversary of Lancaster" 1764 - 1914 Miss Pearl Weitgenant, Ossian, Iowa Mr. Alonzo Harvey, Decorah, Iowa Carlin and Connie Bucknam, Omaha, Nebraska And each Cousin who made this possible by sending their family data. BUCKNAM information source: Prior to 1630 (in England) the Media Research Bureau, Washington, DC, 1630 - 1900 manuscripts of W. F. Bucknam, of Stoneham, Mass. Augmented by "History of New Ipswich, New Hampshire," 1st 3 gen. The number following a name indicates the number cf generations in America since the first came in 1630. The key or code - letters and numbers alternating with each generation, is the system used in the Lancaster, N. H. records. Abbreviations used: b born - d died m married dv died young c child or bur buried children cern cemetery When 2 different dates are given like 1678 or 9, or 1678/9, different sources gave different dates, due to hand writing not plain, records having grown dim with the years, or grave stone dates have weathered illegible. The wife of Joses (2nd gen.) is given as Judith Worth in several records, but the History of New Ipswich, gives North instead of Worth. GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SKETCH (Date not given, it was with the papers of Bettina Bucknam's father, Charles Bucknam, Boston, Mass) "The Name and Family of Bucknam" - Compiled by Media Research Bureau, Washington, D. C. The name of Bucknam is derived from the residence of its first bearers, in the parish of Bucknam, County of Norfolk, England. Early lines chiefly seated in Counties Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Lincoln, 'as well as the London area. These families belonged, generally speaking, to the class known as the landed gentry of Great Britain. The earliest records of the family in England are those of William of Buckenham, Robert of Buckenham, and John, son and heir of Hugh of Buckenham, all of whom were living in the County Norfolk in about the year 1166 A.D. One branch of the family traces its descent from Ailwin, Lord of the Manor of Old Hall, in parish of Snitherton, County Norfolk in the time of Norman Conquet. The first of the Name in America was WILLIAM BUCKNAM. (From an article written to be read and printed in connection with an organization called "National Society of Puritan Descendants", 5 Dec. 1898. - Copy sent to Bettina's father Chas. Bucknam 23 Dec. 1932.) WILLIAM BUCKNAM - lived for a time near the entrance to Woodlawn Cemetery He bought land in what is flow Chelsea, Mass. 1632 aid the Mystic Side 1647. In Charleston, now Everett, in Nov 1664. There is a "Bucknam Street" which runs southerly from Belmont Street, parallel with Main St. near home of Dean Converse. Here most of the children were born. He seemed to be on unusually prosperous carpenter in 1660. In that year he reconstructed the old Knower house in 1667 when he made his Will, he refers to many things that were then modern and only the prosperous could have. He died 16 Mar. 1678/9 full of years, and full of respect of his neighbors, and townsmen. He was buried with his wife Sarah, in the old "Bell Rock Cemetery", and the graves of many of their descendants can be seen there He was a devout and sincere Christian, and instilled the fear of God into the hearts of all his family, taught all his children to read and write, which could not be said of all of MaIden's citizens of even a later date. Old records show that he was prominent in the Town Affairs, his judgment often sought, and his decision being regarded as final. Shortly after his death, in 1679, his son Joses, who inherited the property and who up to this time had lived in the "George Knower" house nearby, made an addition to the north side of the original building. In 1724/5 a new house which incorporated a portion of the old parts of houses of William and Joses) was built by Samuel Bucknam, son of Joses and grandson of William and it is this house which is reproduced in Mr. Dudley P. Bailey's "Souvenir of Everett", that house was torn down in 1878 by Mr. Joseph Swan. A journey to the estate of Mr Swan is worth taking. His new house, is located in the midst of 5 acres or more of good land, on the east side of Bucknam St., surrounded by a thickly settled neighborhood The house is quite a distance from the Street, and is approached by a narrow lane, on one side of which is an ancient stone wall. About 200 ft, S W from the house is a remarkable old pear tree, bearing fruit yearly, an old tree at the time of the Revolutionary War. The tree is divided at the base, and Mr. Swan who was 78 years old (in 1898) says that his grandmother Tufts, who was 16 years old at the time of the Battle of Bunker Hill, hod told him of playing under and crawling through the dividing base of the tree when a girl The new house is built on the cellar of the old house, but the stones were relaid. This Mr Swan's father was Joseph Swan whose wife was Rebecca Bucknam, dau. of Benjamin Bucknam who married Mary Stowers 26 Nov 1783. Benjamin was the son of the Samuel who built the house. 5 Dec. 1898. ('Signed) George L. Gould. "(In preparation of this paper I have been helped by WILTON FRANCIS BUCKNAM, of stoneham, who has made a careful search among the records for material pertaining to the Bucknam family. He is working under a great disadvantage. being a freight engineer of the Boston and Lowell Railroad, and not having the time or money at his disposal necessary for a work of this kind. Under these conditions, his success is the more marked, and he deserves all the aid from genealogists and others which it is possible to give him.)" From "History of New Ipswich, New Hampshire" 1735 - 1914 Chandler and Lee With Genealogy Records of the Principal Families William BUCKNAM - 1 born 1602 Ipswich, County Suffolk, England Died 1679 bur Malden, Mass. Came to America in the Abigail, one of the fleet of 11 ships with 900 emigrants, lead by John Winthrop, Puritan leader, who became Gov. of Mass and founder of Boston June 1630 The Puritans landed at Salem. Both of the women whom he afterward married, coming in the same fleet, with their parents, although John Wilkinson is believed to have died during the voyage. m (1st) Prudence Wilkinson, dau., of John and Prudence Wilkinson. She died after a short time leaving one son. c John Died 14 June 1705 Unmarried. m (2nd) SARAH KNOWER dau. of Thomas and Mary Knower c 9: including 3 sons, but only JOSES had children, HE FOUNDED THE AMERICAN FAMILY OF THIS NAME 1 JOSES (see below) 2 Elizabeth m Benjamin Whittemore, early settler and prominent citizen, moved to Concord, Mass., became the ancestors of the Lancaster Whittemores. 3 Mercy b 14 Feb 1647/8 m 7 Dec 1669 Benjamin Webb. 4 Sarah b July 1650 m Samuel Shattuck, moved from Malden to New Ipswich. 5 William b A~g 1652 m 11 Oct 1676 Hannah Wait, dau. of Capt. John Wait, (or Wayte) cI 16 Sept. 1693 (gravestone). 6 Mehitable b Atig 1654 m Somuer Wait, brother of Hannah Wait who married William Buckncm, jr 7 Edward b 1657 8 Samuel dy 3 Sept 1658 9 Samuel (.2nd) b Jan 166O JOSES BUCKNAM - 2 Was a Lieut in Colonial Wars. b 3July 1641 Charlestown, Mass. d 24Aug. l694Malden, bur. there. -m (ist) 1664 Hannah Knower, his cousin, dau. of George and Elizabeth Knower. c 3: Joses, Hannah, Elizabeth 1 Joses - 3 b Jan. 1666/7 d 5 April 1741. m 24 Feb 1691/2 Hannah Peabody, of Boxford, dau. of Capt. John and Hannah (Andrews) Peabody of Boxford, Mass. b 6 May 1668 They lived in the part of Maiden, which is now Everett, where he was a farmer, also a weaver, erected a mill for making cloth, the first manufacturin9 enterprise, undertaken in MaIden, and which was continued on same spot by 3 generations of the family 2 Hannah b Aug. 1669 3 Elizabeth m John Mellen 1st wife Hannah Knower d 1672. m (2nd) Mar. 1673 JUDITH NORTH b 1647dau., of Lionel - 2 (John-1) and Susanna (Whipple) North, of Salsbury c 8: Samuel, Judith, Sarah, Mary, Susanna, WlLLiAM, Edward, Lydia. 1 Samuel - 3 (Joses-2, William-1) b 1673 d July 1751 Settled in Maiden. m 22 Sept 1697 Deborah Mellen, they moved to Falmouth, (now Maine) with their son Samuel, 1720. Was one of 39 persons who received land grants at that time. Thus establishing a line of the family in Maine, from Cape Elizabeth, North Buck, Buckfield, North, Center, and South Bucksport, to Bangor, Maine; and Machias, Bucks Harbor, and Eastport, N. B are many Bucknams. This Samuel-3 through his son W4 are the ancestors of Bettina Bucknam, Boston Mass.. C 10: Samuel b7Apr 1699 William 8Nov 1706dy Phoebe b22 Oct 1700 John 8 Nov. 1707 Abigail b 7 June 1702 William 3 July 1709 Lydia b23 Jan. 1704 Benjamin 1 Aug. 1711 Mehitable 1 Oct 1705 Deborah ilMar. 1714 2Judith b 7 Aug. 1676 m 1700 Zaccheus Hill. 3 Sarah 4 Mary no records, perhaps both died young. 5 Susanna b 8 Aug 1685 6 WILLIAM - 3 7 Edward b 22 Mar, 1691, Settled in Stoneham, m Rebecca Sprague dau. of Samuel and Sarah (Green) Sprague. Res. in that port of Charlestown, now Stoneham . One of the original members of the First Church of Stoneham, in 1728/ - 1729 They became the ancestors of Wilton Francis Bucknam, historian. campiler, and editor, who secured much of this information d 14 May 1773 (Edward) 8 Lydia b 24 March 1695 Joses too. Was a very prominent man in Malden, serving as selectman, 1683, 1690, 1691. Judith survived Joses and later married John Lynde, of Malden.