University of Virginia Library

THE NECK

This estate was founded by William Buckner who married
Judith Aylett Hawes, widow of—Hawes, and daughter of
Wm. Aylett, of King William county. William Buckner was a
Justice in Caroline in 1768 and was succeeded in that office by
his son, William, Jr. There is a tradition, recorded in the History
of the Buckners of Virginia, by Crozier, that Judith Aylett
Hawes Buckner was a lady of ungovernable temper and great
family pride, and that she did not hesitate to horsewhip her coachman
when she thought the occasion demanded such treatment.
She was known as "Lady Buckner." Her dying request was that
she be buried beneath the pavement of the aisle of Rappahannock
church, which was occupied by the poor, "that those whom she
had regarded with contempt in life might walk over her dust."
The house shown in the accompanying picture occupies the site
of the old Buckner residence which was destroyed by Federal
gunboats in the Rappahannock.

---

366

Braynefield