The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for William Buss, farm labourer
Generation No. 1
  1. William Buss, farm labourer He was born 1782 at Mountfield, Sussex; christened 27th Oct 1782 at All Saints Church, Mountfield, Sussex, parents Robert & Ann Buss; emigrated c 1843 to Oneida County, New York, USA
  He married Philadelphia Warchus on 21st Feb 1808 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, witnesses Thomas Vidler & Samuel Warchus. She was born 1791 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 22nd May 1791 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iHarriet who was born May 1808 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 14th Jun 1808 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
3 iiRobert who was born 1812 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 14th Jun 1812 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
4 iiiWilliam who was born 1814 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 7th Jul 1814 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
5 ivThomas who was born 1816 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 28th Jul 1816 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
6 vMary who was born 1818 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 18th Oct 1818 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; died 19th Mar 1888 USA
7 viSophia who was born 1821 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 12th Aug 1821 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
  viiCharlotte who was born 1824 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 29th Feb 1824 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  viiiGeorge who was born 1826 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 5th Nov 1826 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  ixEdward who was born 1828 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1828 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  xSamson who was born 1831 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 6th Nov 1831 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Harriet Port [Buss] was the daughter of William Buss, farm labourer and Philadelphia Buss [Warchus]. She was born May 1808 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 14th Jun 1808 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; emigrated c 1850 to Oneida County, New York, USA
  She married William Bishop Port on 6th Sep 1828 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex. He was born 1802 at Tenterden, Kent; christened 16th Jun 1802 at St. Mildred's Church, Tenterden, Kent, parents William Port & Ann Port [Bishop]; buried 2nd Feb 1844 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1829 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 22nd Feb 1829 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
8 iiHarriet who was born 1833 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 28th Sep 1833 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent; died c 1920 New York, USA
  iiiThomas who was born 1836 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 26th Feb 1836 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  ivGeorge who was born 1839 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 11th Aug 1839 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  vFrank who was born 1842 at Roses Farm, Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 24th Apr 1842 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  viCharles who was born 1844 at The Moor, Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 18th Aug 1844 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  viiRobert who was born 1847 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 24th May 1847 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent
  viiiLewis who was born c 1852 at Oneida County, New York, USA
   
  3. Robert Buss was the son of William Buss, farm labourer and Philadelphia Buss [Warchus]. He was born 1812 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 14th Jun 1812 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
  iRichard who was born 1834 at Cold Harbour, Salehurst, Sussex; christened 23rd Nov 1834 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex
  He married Frances Hayward on 31st Aug 1834 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex. She was born 1st Nov 1811 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 15th Dec 1811 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHarriet who was born 1837 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 9th Jul 1837 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex
  iiRobert who was born 1839 at Silver Hill, Burwash, Sussex; christened 27th Oct 1839 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex; died Oct 1861 Ticehurst, Sussex; buried 28th Oct 1861 Burwash, Sussex, aged 22 years
  iiiWilliam who was born 1841 at Silver Hill, Salehurst, Sussex; christened 17th Oct 1841 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex
   
  4. William Buss, farm labourer was the son of William Buss, farm labourer and Philadelphia Buss [Warchus]. He was born 1814 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 7th Jul 1814 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
  He married Harriot King on 9th Nov 1832 at St. Thomas-à-Becket Church, Brightling, Sussex. She was born 1816 at Brightling Lane, Salehurst, Sussex; christened 8th Sep 1816 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHorace who was born 1836 at Brightling, Sussex; christened 27th Mar 1836 St. Thomas-à-Becket Church, Brightling, Sussex
  iiHarriot who was born 1840 at Burwash, Sussex
  iiiLucy who was born 1843 at Burwash, Sussex
  ivEdward who was born 1845 at Burwash, Sussex
9 vJesse who was born 1847 at Burwash, Sussex
   
  5. Thomas Buss was the son of William Buss, farm labourer and Philadelphia Buss [Warchus]. He was born 1816 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 28th Jul 1816 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
  He married Eliza Day on 12th Dec 1858 at St Werburgh's Church, Hoo, Kent, witnesses Thomas Pointer & John Hustan. She was born 1827 at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, father John Day
   
  6. Mary Bones [Buss] was the daughter of William Buss, farm labourer and Philadelphia Buss [Warchus]. She was born 1818 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 18th Oct 1818 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; emigrated 1848 to USA; died 19th Mar 1888 at Wisconsin, USA
  She married Thomas Bones on 2nd Aug 1840 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. He was born 25th Dec 1816 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 19th Jan 1817 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex; emigrated 1848 to USA; died 8th May 1875 at Wisconsin, USA
   
  7. Sophia Carter [Buss] was the daughter of William Buss, farm labourer and Philadelphia Buss [Warchus]. She was born 1821 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 12th Aug 1821 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex; emigrated c 1843 to Oneida County, New York, USA
  She married James Carter on 27th Mar 1842 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. He was born 1815 to 1820 at Sussex; emigrated c 1843 to Oneida County, New York, USA
   
Generation No. 3
  8. Harriet Britt [Port] was the daughter of William Bishop Port and Harriet Port [Buss]. She was born 1833 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 28th Sep 1833 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent; emigrated c 1850 to Oneida County, New York, USA; died c 1920 at Oriskany Falls, Oneida County, New York, USA
  She married Edward Britt on c 1852 at Oneida County, New York, USA. He was born 25th Dec 1831 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; died c 1916 at Oriskany Falls, Oneida COunty, New York, USA
   
  9. Jesse Buss, police constable was the son of William Buss, farm labourer and Harriot Buss [King]. He was born 1847 at Burwash, Sussex
  He married Ruth Hayward on 11th May 1867 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex, witnesses William & Lucy Saunders. She was born 1847 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 2nd Jan 1848 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex, parents John & Catherine Hayward. They had the following children:
  iHarriett who was born 1868 at Salehurst, Sussex
  iiWilliam who was born 1870 at Salehurst, Sussex
  iiiEdward who was born 1872 at Lewes, Sussex
  ivJesse who was born 1874 at Laughton, Sussex
  vSampson who was born 1877 at Laughton, Sussex
  viLouisa who was born 1880 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  viiAlbert who was born 1884 at Burwash, Sussex
  viiiAlice who was born 1887 at Burwash, Sussex
   

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