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Simeon Buford, Sr. (1756-1835) —
of Barren
County, Ky.; Warren
County, Ky.
Born in Culpeper
County, Va., December
19, 1756.
Son of John Buford (1707-1787) and Judith (Early) Buford (1718-1782).
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; farmer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1801-03; a founder of the
Kentucky horse
racing industry.
French and English
ancestry.
Died in 1835
(age about
78 years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Barren County, Ky.
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Mary Reamey Few (1885-1971) —
also known as Mary Reamey Thomas; Mrs. W. P.
Few —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Martinsville,
Va., 1885.
Daughter of Lyne Starling Thomas and Elizabeth Ann (Sheffield)
Thomas.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from North Carolina, 1944-54; delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1948,
1952.
Female.
Methodist.
French and English
ancestry. Member, American
Association of University Women; Daughters of the
American Revolution; Colonial
Dames.
Died in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., January
12, 1971 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Lyne Starling Thomas and Elizabeth Ann (Sheffield)
Thomas; married, August
17, 1911, to William Preston Few (1867-1940; president of Duke
University, 1924-40; second great-grandnephew of William
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James Maury (1746-1840) —
of Virginia; Liverpool, England.
Born in Albemarle
County, Va., February
3, 1746.
Son of Rev. James Maury (1718-1769) and Mary (Walker) Maury
(1724-1798).
U.S. Consul in Liverpool, 1790-1812, 1815-29.
French Huguenot ancestry.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
23, 1840 (age 94 years, 20
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Barbour Pedigo (1870-1932) —
also known as W. B. Pedigo; "Bill
Bob" —
of Patrick
County, Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born, in a log
cabin, at Elamsville, Patrick
County, Va., January
28, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; Patrick
County Commonwealth Attorney, 1895-99; candidate in primary for
West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1906; mayor
of Parkersburg, W.Va., 1907-11.
Baptist.
French ancestry.
Died, of tuberculosis,
in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., October
23, 1932 (age 62 years, 269
days).
Interment at Myrtle
Hill Memorial Park, Tampa, Fla.
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Daniel Roberdeau (1727-1795) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in St.
Christopher, 1727.
Son of Isaac Roberdeau (c.1690-1743) and Mary (Cunyngham) Roberdeau
(1699-1771).
Merchant;
member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1756; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1777-79; general in
the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
French and Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Winchester,
Va., January
5, 1795 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Va.
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