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Descendants of William BUCKLEY

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM¹ BUCKLEY was born 1772 in Frederick County, Virginia, and died 1838 in Caldwell County, Kentucky. He married POLLY WEBB September 8, 1800 in Woodford County, Kentucky, daughter of AARON WEBB and POLLY CONNOR. She was born 1784.

Notes for WILLIAM BUCKLEY:
In 1805, William became the preacher of the Glen's Creek Baptist Church in Woodford County, Kentucky. Church records show he was there until 1813. There were a couple of years during this time that he left with others for some reason. He possibly appears in the 1810 census in Shelby County, Kentucky. Records show that he left over the issue of slavery. The church was opposed to it, while he was for it. After he left, records show that Jeremiah Buckley and Samuel Buckley joined the church along with their families. Unknown if these are William's brothers. In 1816, William was at the Corn Creek Church in Trimble County, Kentucky. There is mention of him as well in other churches in the area. According to the book, "History of Kentucky Baptists", he possessed good effective preaching gifts, and a great revival broke out under his ministry during the years of 1818-1819. The book states, "As a preacher he gave much satisfaction to his hearers. But as a man he was indolent and improvident, and consequently always very poor. Supplying the necessities of such a man, as the brethren had to supply those of Mr. Buckley, is always an aggravation, even to the most liberal. This speedily rendered him unpopular and involved the necessity of his moving from place to place, even to his old age. He was finally silenced from preaching for drunkenness." In 1820, he was at the Old Salem Missionary Church in Livingston County, Kentucky. Then in 1821-1830 he is found performing a number of marriages in Caldwell County, Kentucky. In 1835, he was at the New Hope Church in Lick Creek, Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky. It was about this time that his son, John L. Buckley, married Elizabeth Ezell.

Glen's Creek Baptist Church Minutes
Woodford County, KY

July, 1811 Meeting
Note was found among the church papers the following lines without date:
Brother William Buckley came forward relinquished all his privileges in the church and the Elkhorn Association saying he tolerates perpetual and unmerited and hereditary slavery with all its concomitant evils and is no longer under our care. The foregoing lines not being on record

The great jarr and mortification that took its breath on the day of ___ of Brother William Buckley leaving this church in a disorderly manner with the high spirit of charging this church and the Elkhorn Association of evils and corruption as by letter as his resignation in communing with us and joined himself to a people calling themselves ____ and continued with them some time and there was charged with departing from the truth and intoxication by the Gilgal Church. But to our satisfaction with certificates from a number of members in high standing together with his recantation for the treatment to this church at his departure restored to full fellowship and appointed as a messenger.

March 1812 - Brother Buckley moderator
Brother William Buckley applied for a letter of dissmission which was granted.
The church hearing of disorderly conduct by Brother William appointed Brother Dawson to cite him to next meeting.

April 1812 - Brother Edwards moderator
Received Brother Jeremiah Buckley and wife by letter from Forks of Elkhorn

August 12, 1812 - Brother Edwards, moderator
Received Brother Samuel Buckley by letter
Also Sister Jane Buckley by experience
Also Brother Thomas Buckley by letter

Children of WILLIAM BUCKLEY and POLLY WEBB are:

2.	i.	ANNA M.² BUCKLEY, b. 1801; d. May 16, 1883.
3.	ii.	MARY (POLLY) H. BUCKLEY.
	iii.	JEREMIAH BUCKLEY, b. 1806; m. MELINDA CURRY, November 2, 1829.
	iv.	CARTER THOMAS BUCKLEY, b. 1810; m. SARAH ANN WARD.
4.	v.	JOHN LELAND BUCKLEY, b. 1815, Hopkins County, Kentucky; d. August 15, 1868, Madison County, Illinois.
5.	vi.	SAMUEL OWEN BUCKLEY, b. March 29, 1820, Caldwell County, Kentucky; d. 1893, Pocohantus, Randolph County, Arkansas.

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