John Arbuckle

1686 - 1717  (Age 31)



Birth	1686 Port Glasgow, Renfrew, Scotland
Died	1717 Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret Bartholomew

1685 - 1766  (Age 81)



Birth	1685 Scotland
Died	1766

Family	John Arbuckle & Margaret Bartholomew
Children	1. James Arbuckle, Sr b. 30 Aug 1713, Port Glasgow, Renfrew, Scotland

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Name	Matthew Arbuckle  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Title	Captain
Name	Matthew Arbuckle [7]
Name	Matthew Arbuckle [8]
Notes	Matthew Arbuckle was a renowned frontiersman in western Virginia (now West Virginia) and the Ohio territory in the 1760, and is considered to be the first European to travel on his own (i.e. not in captivity) across the mountains of Virginia to the Ohio River. He was an officer in the Virginia miltia as early as 1767, and was a "gentleman justice" in Botetourt County Virginia from 1769 to 1773. In 1773 or 4, he was the guide and chief scout for British General Andrew Lewis in his campaign in the upper Ohio River Valley. In October, 1774, he led a Virginia militia company in the Battle of Point Pleasant, which is historically because it was the first battle in which Colonial and British armies were (effectively) on opposite sides. General Lewis was expected to join the Virginia Militia in defense of frontier settlements that were under attack by a Native American force led by the Shawnee Chief Cornstalk. but General signed a peace agreement with a Shawnee conferation. His failure to assist the militia at the time of the Battle of Point Point Pleasant contributed to the miltia's sound defeat. In 1777, Captain Arbuckle was in command of Fort Randolph at Point Pleasant, when he "detained" Cornstalk while Cornstalk was on a peace mission. When Cornstalk's son Elinipsico visited him at the fort, a Native American who was presumed to be part of Elinipsico's contingent killed a militiaman, whereupon a gang of militiamen raced into the fort and murdered Cornstalk, Elinipsico, and two companions. The murder was widely publicised and roundly crticized, but the militiamen were acquitted at trial because their fellow soldiers refused to testify againt them. In 1789, Captain Arbuckle participated in Gen. George Rogers Clark's successful military expedition into the Northwest Territories (Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, etc.). Then, in 1790, he was the first settler of the new town of Lewisburg, (now West) Virginia, on the western slopes of the Allegheny Mountains. In 1781, while returning from a trip to the Virginia state capital at Williamsburg, he was killed by a falling tree during a storm. Capt Arbuckle's son, Gen. Matthew Arbuckle, was instrumental in establishing peaceful relations between American and Native Americans in western Arkanas and eastern Oklahoma. The Arbuble Mountains of Oklahoma are named for Gen. Matthew Arbuckle. See Captain Matthew Arbuckle'ss Wikipedia article☍
Gender	Male
Birth	15 Jul 1740 Botetourt County, Virginia, USA [1, 2, 4, 6]
	(Augusta Co at the time)
Died	27 Jul 1781 Jackson River, Bath County, Virginia, USA [4, 5, 6]
	Killed by falling tree in a storm while returning to Greenbrier County from Jamestown
Buried	​ Old Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA [4]
	FindAGrave Memorial 19481302; lengthy obit of military career and life thereafter. Grave metal sign and Gravestone with curved top, both with inscriptions.

Parents

Family ID: F20703 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  

Father	James Arbuckle, Sr (ID:I21589) (Age 69) b. 30 Aug 1713, Port Glasgow, Renfrew, Scotland d. Apr 1783, Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA (Age 69)
Mother	Margaret Thompson (ID:I21590) (Age 46) b. 1 Jan 1714, Scotland d. 1761, Augusta County, Virginia, USA (Age 46)
Marriage	12 Feb 1734 Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Children	1. Matthew Arbuckle (ID:I21591) (current person) (Age 41) b. 15 Jul 1740, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA d. 27 Jul 1781, Jackson River, Bath County, Virginia, USA (Age 41) 2. John Arbuckle (ID:I23432) (Age 31) b. 17 Mar 1742, Augusta County, Virginia, USA d. 1774, Arkansas, USA (Age 31) 3. Thomas Arbuckle (ID:I23433) (Age 95) b. 2 Nov 1747, Augusta County, Virginia, USA d. 15 Jun 1843, Jefferson County, Indiana, USA (Age 95) 4. William Arbuckle (ID:I20848) (Age 84) b. 3 Mar 1752, Balcony Falls, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA d. 21 Mar 1836, Mason County, West Virginia, USA (Age 84) 5. Elizabeth Arbuckle (ID:I23434) (Age 56) b. 1757, Augusta County, Virginia, USA d. 17 Oct 1813, Augusta County, Virginia, USA (Age 56) 6. James Arbuckle, Jr (ID:I24714) (Age 60) b. May 1760, Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA d. Abt Sep 1820, Jefferson County, Indiana, USA (Age 60)

Family 1

Family ID: F20706 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  |  Last Modified: 5 Feb 2025  

Wife 1	Jane Lockhart (ID:I28801) (Age 35) b. 1746, Augusta County, Virginia, USA d. 1781, Augusta County, Virginia, USA (Age 35)
Marriage	1768 Virginia, USA [2]
Children	1 . Charles Arbuckle (ID:I21601) (Age 78) b. 24 Feb 1768, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA d. 27 Mar 1846, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA (Age 78) 2 . John Arbuckle (ID:I21596) (Age 71) b. 2 Oct 1771, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA d. 30 Sep 1843, Knox County, Ohio, USA (Age 71)

Family 2

Family ID: F20705 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  |  Last Modified: 5 Feb 2025  

Wife 2	Frances Lawrence Hunter (ID:I21595) (Age 85) b. 10 Mar 1749, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA d. 25 Jul 1834, Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA (Age 85)
Marriage	17 Dec 1774 Botetourt County, Virginia, USA [1, 3]
Children	1 . James Harvey Arbuckle (ID:I21597) (Age 93) b. 17 Nov 1775, Fort Donaldson, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA d. 7 Mar 1869, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA (Age 93) 2 . Matthew Arbuckle, Jr (ID:I21598) (Age 72) b. 28 Dec 1778, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA d. 11 Jun 1851, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA (Age 72) 3 . Thomas Arbuckle (ID:I21599) (Age 58) b. 15 Jan 1780, Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA d. 29 Sep 1838, Henry County, Missouri, USA (Age 58) 4 . Samuel Arbuckle (ID:I21600) (Age 49) b. 15 Feb 1782, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA d. 6 May 1831, Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, USA (Age 49)

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Residence	1759 August County, Virginia, USA [7]  –  Military Officer; Captain in the Virginia Militia
Occupation	1765 Kanawha Valley, West Virginia, USA [6]  –  Frontiersman; First exploration by whites
Military	10 Oct 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA [6, 8]  –  Captain in the Virginia Militia
Occupation	1776 Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA  –  as Virginia Militia Captain; Commanded Fort Randolph
Probate	20 Nov 1781 Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA [5]  –  "An appraisement of the goods and chattels of Capt. Matthew Arbuckle."

Documents		West Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1978 Will Books, 1777-1969; Will Book Index, 1777-1969; Author: West Virginia. County Court (Greenbrier County); Probate Place: Greenbrier, West Virginia
		Gen Matthew Arbuckle letter re Capt Matthew Arbuckle - page 1 First page of a letter about Capt. Matthew Arbuckle, to his biographer Lyman Draper, written in 1845 by Capt. Arbuckle's son, General Matthew Arbuckle

Histories » Slide Show		Greenbrier Pioneers - Arbuckle chapter From Greenbrier Pioneers and their Homes by Ruth Woods Dayton. West Virginia Publishing Co, Charleston. Chapter titled Arbuckle Family: House of James Arbuckle II (son of Capt Matthew Arbuckle). Online at https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30043
		Arbuckle Vs. Arbuckle Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, Vol. II, Augusta County Court Records, Page 96
		West Virginians in the American Revolution - William ARBUCKLE
		Colonial Virginia Militia Captain James Arbuckle 1759 from Augusta County. Great,,,,,,grandfather
		Battle of Point Pleasant - First Battle of the Revolution? Articled describing the battle and its significance. See also the Battle of Point Pleasant Wikipedia Article
		Partial List of Officers and Men at the Battle of Point Pleasant From Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776, which litst the soldiers (and their ranks) in militia companies at several points during that time interval
		Arbuckle Brothers in 17th Century Virginia Militia
		Biography and Notes Matthew Arbuckle http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=camarlow&id=I0168
		The Murder of Shawnee Chief Cornstalk under Matthew Arbuckle's Watch Published in The Weekender, Lexington, Virginia (December 13, 1997), pp. 1-3. This article appears to give a good, detailed historical view of the death of the Native American chief Cornstalk and related events. However, it falls into the same trap as many stories about Point Pleasant and Fort Randolph, and confuses the Arbuckle brothers, Matthew and William. At the famous Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774, Matthew was a well-known frontiersman, and a 34-year-old Captain, whereas William was a 22-year-old "volunteer soldier", as he put it in his rejected application for a Revolution War pension. William did not have a military career; Matthew was the commander at Fort Randolph in 1777 when Cornstalk was murdered. - Robin Richmond

Headstones

Point Pleasant Cemetery, Point Pleasant, Mason County,West Virginia Find a Grave...Created by: Karen McClanahan King...Record added: 16 July 2008...find a Grave Memorial # 28327549

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Birth - 15 Jul 1740 - Botetourt County, Virginia, USA Residence - 1759 - August County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 1768 - Virginia, USA Military - 10 Oct 1774 - Battle of Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Marriage - 17 Dec 1774 - Botetourt County, Virginia, USA Occupation - 1776 - Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Died - 27 Jul 1781 - Jackson River, Bath County, Virginia, USA Buried - - Old Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA Probate - 20 Nov 1781 - Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

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[S111] U.S. and International Marriage Records SC Details: Name: Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.; Citation: Page: Source number: 13781.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY [S111] U.S. and International Marriage Records SC Details: Name: Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.; Citation: Page: Name: Matthew Arbuckle spouse of Jane Lockhart . Source number: 13780.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY Text:  Name: Matthew Arbuckle Gender: Male Birth Place: VA Birth Year: 1740 Spouse Name: Jane Lockhart Marriage Year: 1768 Marriage State: VA Number Pages: 1 Household Members: Name: Age Matthew Arbuckle: Jane Lockhart: [S334] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 S Details: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014; [S15] FindAGrave.com SC Details: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; Citation: Page: FindAGrave Memorial 19481302; Capt Matthew Arbuckle (1740 - 1781) Text:  Birth: Jul. 15, 1740, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA Death: Jul. 27, 1781, Bath County, Virginia, USA Burial: Old Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA Parents: James Arbuckle (1713-1783) Margaret Thompson Arbuckle (1714-1761) Spouses: Jane Lockhart Arbuckle (1746-1781) Frances Hunter Arbuckle Welch (1750-1834) Children: Charles Arbuckle (1768-1846) John Arbuckle (1771-1843) James Harvey Arbuckle (1774-1869) Matthew Arbuckle (1778-1851) Thomas Arbuckle (1780-1838) Created by: Eddy Dodson [S335] West Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985 SCI Details: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015; Citation: Page: Name: Mathew Arbuckle. Item Description: Will Book Index, 1777-1969; Author: West Virginia. County Court (Greenbrier County); Probate Place: Greenbrier, West Virginia Text:  Name: Mathew Arbuckle Probate Date: 20 Nov 1781 Probate Place: Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA Inferred Death Year: Abt 1781 Inferred Death Place: West Virginia, USA Item Description: Will Books, Vol 1, 1777-1833 Household Members: Name: Age Mathew Arbuckle: West Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1978 Will Books, 1777-1969; Will Book Index, 1777-1969; Author: West Virginia. County Court (Greenbrier County); Probate Place: Greenbrier, West Virginia [S2070] West Virginians in the American Revolution, by Ross B Johnston SCI Details: Name: Genealogical Publishing Co; Location: Baltimore, MD; Date: 1977; Citation: Page: p 5. Matthew Arbucke (Captain) and William Arbuckle Text:  Matthew: 1742:Born; 1763: Explored Kanawha Valley; 1774 Captain of company & gto guide to Point Plasant for Gen Lewis' army. 1776 Commanded Fort Randolp; 1881 Killed by falling tree William: 1833 "testified" [[rather than "submitted pension application"]. 1777 [sic] volunteered for militia in August Co; Served at Pt Pleasant; Bor Botetourt Co. Later Greenbrier & Mason West Virginians in the American Revolution - William ARBUCKLE [S188] Virginia Colonial Militia, 1651-1776, by William Armstrong Crozier (Ed.) SCI Details: Name: The Genealogy Association; Location: New York, New York; Date: 1905; Citation: Page: p 77, Militia Rosters in Henning's Statues at Large Text:  James, Mathew, and John are all listed as Captains in 1759, but not in 1763 Arbuckle Brothers in 17th Century Virginia Militia [S188] Virginia Colonial Militia, 1651-1776, by William Armstrong Crozier (Ed.) SCI Details: Name: The Genealogy Association; Location: New York, New York; Date: 1905; Citation: Page: p89 Partial List of Officers and Men at the Battle of Point Pleasant Oct 10, 1774 Text:  Captains: Matt. Arbuckle; John Dickinson; Robert McClanachan (Killed)( Privates: Wm. Arbuckle [[Added note about these men's relationships to Catherine Madison]] Partial List of Officers and Men at the Battle of Point Pleasant From Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776, which litst the soldiers (and their ranks) in militia companies at several points during that time interval