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James Buchanan of James Buchanan & Co.

Profile & Legacies Summary

1696 - 1758

Biography

London Virginia and West India merchant, whose firm is the subject of an article by Jacob M. Price. He was succeeded briefly in the firm by his son Archibald Buchanan of Sunden. Archibald Buchanan and James Buchanan's widow Jane were parties to a deed of 1763 in an unknown capacity concerning an estate on Nevis bequeathed by Frances Bladen to group of legatees in her will made in 1746. James Buchanan's daughter inherited Sunden from her brother: she married Sir John Riddell 6th bart. Sir John Charles Buchanan Riddell 13th bart (d. 2010) was Private Secretary to Prince Charles.


Sources

Price, Jacob M. "The Last Phase of the Virginia-London Consignment Trade: James Buchanan and Co., 1758-1768." The William and Mary Quarterly 43, no. 1 (1986): 64-98. Accessed July 17, 2020. doi:10.2307/1919357.

Further Information

Spouse
Jane
Children
Archibald; Jane; Rebecca

Associated Estates (1)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1763 [EA] - 1763 [LA] → Not known
Jory's later Fothergill's [ Nevis | St George Gingerland ]

Archibald Buchanan as heir-at-law of James Buchanan and James Buchanan's widow Jane were parties to a deed of 1763 in an unknown capacity concerning an estate on Nevis now identified as Jory's bequeathed by Frances Bladen to a group of legatees in her will made in 1746. It is possible that James Buchanan had acquired, or lent on mortgage against, a part-share in the estate.

Legacies Summary

Commercial (1)

Senior partner
James Buchanan & Co.
West India and General Merchant  
 
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