General Information

Birth
1780
Davidson, Tennessee
Death
1809
Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky

Notes

Jane (Jenny) Neely b. December 3 1st., 1776 m. Thomas Buchanan and joined the Shakers with her husband and moved to their settlement at South Union near Bowling Green, Kentucky.The four foundation principals of the Shaker religion were celibacy, confession of sins, communal ownership of property, and withdrawal from the world.In 1813, Thomas Buchanan became very unhappy with the Shakers and took his sons Isaac, William, and John away, but failed when he attempted to take his daughter Patsy (alias) Malinda. She was alive and with the Shakers in 1879 at which time she was over 80 years old. South Union village began in 1807 and September 26, 1922 was the date of the Shakertown sale. The Shaker enterprise at South Union had come to an end. Shaker Festivals are held there each year; a living museum.

Parents

Unavailable

Spouse

Thomas Buchanan
- Husband
1776 - 1836
Birth
14 AUG 1776
Virginia
Married
6 JUN 1796
Davidson County, Tennessee
Death
14 MAR 1836
Cane Hill, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
Cane Hill Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas

Children

Isaac Buchanan
- Son
1803 - 1863
Birth
3 AUG 1803
Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky
Death
21 DEC 1863
Cane Hill, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
Cane Hill Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas
Elizabeth Buchanan
- Daughter
1797 - 1877
Birth
25 DEC 1797
Kentucky
Death
25 JUL 1877
Morrow, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
Morrow Family Cemetery, Washington County, Morrow, Arkansas
Patsy Malinda Buchanan
- Daughter
Birth
Kentucky
Martha Buchanan
- Daughter
1797 - 1802
Birth
1797
Kentucky
Death
1802
William M. Buchanan
- Son
Birth
1797
Kentucky
John Rev. Buchanan
- Son
1806 - 1891
Birth
8 JAN 1806
Woodford, Kentucky
Death
20 JAN 1891
Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
Prairie Grove Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas