Mary Ann Buford was the wife of Civil War general, Napoleon Bonaparte Buford and they were part of a large extended family including the family names of: Meatyard, Meteyard, Greenwood, and Lunt.
From the description of Mary Ann Greenwood Pierce Buford letters to her cousin, 1865-1867. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612770864
- Buford, John, 1826-1863.
Civil War general and
half-brother of Napoleon Bonapart Buford. Father was John Buford, Sr. and
mother Ann Bannister Watson Buford.
- Buford, Mary Ann Greenwood Pierce.
1st husband was
Haywood Pierce; 2nd husband was Napoleon Bonapart Buford (she was his 2nd
wife). She was the sister of Sarah Miles Greenwood Lunt (d.1842). She became
the caretaker for George Lunt's two daughters (she was their maternal aunt),
Marion (May) and Sarah (Lily), after her sister died.
- Buford, Napoleon B., 1807-1883.
Napoleon Bonapart
Buford was a Civil War general; son of John Buford, Sr. and Nancy Hickman
Buford; West Point (1827); his second wife was Mary Ann Greenwood Pierce
Buford. Studied law at Harvard, was the half-brother of Civil War general
John Buford (1825-1863). Family moved from Kentucky to
Rock
Island, Illinois.
He was financially ruined by the default of
Southern bonds held by his bank; served with Union Army from Aug. 1861 to
Aug. 1865, was special United States commissioner of Indian affairs in 1868,
and U.S. Commissioner for inspecting the Union Pacific railroad from
1867-1869.
- Eagan, Sarah Miles Lunt Biers, 1840-1915.
("Lily"):
daughter of George Lunt and Sarah Miles Greenwood Lunt (d.1842); known as
Cousin Lily; married Dr.
Alfred ?Biers
[possibly
Beers?] and
William T. Egan.
Had son
Buford
Egan
.
- Lunt, George, 1803-1885.
Son of Abel Lunt and Phoebe
Lunt. A.B. Harvard 1824, practiced law in Newburyport in 1827, later a
politician, poet, and editor. Had three wives: Sarah Miles Greenwood Lunt
(d.1842), Emily Ashton Lunt, and Adeline Treadwell Parsons Lunt. Two of his
daughters were: Marion Greenwood Lunt Meatyard ("May") (1835-1915) and Sarah
Miles Lunt Biers Eagan ("Lily") (1840-1915).
- Meatyard, Marion Greenwood Lunt, 1835-1915.
("May"):
daughter of George Lunt and Sarah Miles Greenwood Lunt (d.1842); known as
Cousin May; married Thomas Columbus Meatyard; son Thomas Buford Meteyard.
- Meatyard, Thomas Columbus.
(d.1868): aid (Captain) to
General Buford; married Marion Greenwood Lunt Meatyard (1835-1915) (May),
son Thomas Buford Meteyard (1865-1928). General Buford looked after T.C.
Meatyard's widow and small son after father's death in 1868.
- Meteyard, Robert T.B., 1912-.
Son of Thomas Buford
Meteyard and Isabel Barber Meteyard. Married Mary Hart, children: Martin,
Hugh, and Jenny. Donor of these papers.
- Meteyard, Thomas Buford.
(1865-1928): b. Illinois,
expatriate painter was one of the first Americans to be included in early
Post-Impressionist exhibitions. He married Isabel Barber Meteyard. Their son
was Robert T.B. Meteyard (b.1912-), the donor of these papers.
From the guide to the Mary Ann Greenwood Pierce Buford letters to her cousin, 1865-1867., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)