Genealogy & Family History
Buck
Hunter states:He received the following information from William Buck of Bury St. Edmunds. The family used the arms of the Baronet family of Buck of Lincolnshire, some of whom lived in East Riding of Yorkshire.
Source: FMG, Joseph Hunter (MS 91).
Samuel Buck (d.1747) married Jane Aislabie (died 22nd July 1749, aged 64 years)
Anne daughter of Samuel Buck (d.1806) married Sir Francis L. Wood, of Hickleton Hall Doncaster on 15th January, 1798. Their son Charles Wood(1800-1885),became first Viscount Halifax. Also a politician, he was born at Pontefract on 20 December 1800. Lady Ann died at Hickleton in 1842. They had a daughter, Anne.
Katherine was the younger daughter of Samuel Buck(d.1806), who married Rev. Alexander Cooke, son of George Cooke-Yarborough of Doncaster. Katherine died May 1778, aged 71 years
Samuel Buck of Rotherham and New Grange was Recorder of Leeds - appointed July 27, 1776. He died at Park Hill, aged 60 in 1806. A marble memorial to him - by John Flaxman - can be found in Rotherham Minster.
Mathew Buck was Vicar of Brodsworth, he died 1768. The archives have details of a
Lease and release of property in Hunmanby ( Reference: DDHU/9/171 14-15 Mar 1800):
Parties: 1. Samuel Buck of New Grange esquire Recorder of Leeds (cousin and devisee of Rev. Matthew Buck of
Brodsworth who was eldest son of Matthew Buck of Hunmanby grocer; and also grandson of Samuel Buck of Rotherham)
2.His brother William Buck of Bury St. Edmonds gentleman to
3. Thomas Harland of Bridlington attorney as trustee of
4. William Hutchinson of Humnanby tanner
Property: messuage near the Market Place and road to Bridlington south); house on south, side of Crossbill;
two closes called Breeckenhows alias Breckens; close called Turfpitts; one oxgang in Flemmingdale; one oxgang in Langdale.
Consideration: £800 to Samuel Buck
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