This transcribed document came to light in February 2005. The Family tree has been updated accordingly. -Ed.
From an E-mail from Mary Quayle: Feb 9th, 2005
Genealogy of Buss Family Our Great-Grandfather was Notary & Schoolmaster at Tunbridge in the County of Kent, England. Note: “A notary in those days was a lawyer, and a schoolmaster and carried a very high social position.” (these are James G. T. Buss’s words.) “He had five sons = viz: W. C. Buss, Engraver G. Buss our Grandfather – Bookbinder Robert Buss - Officer in the Army Austin Buss – In the East India Government Henry Buss – (Gentleman) which means he had private fortune (I believe he married into a wealthy family.) Our Great Uncle W.C. Buss had four sons Robert Buss – who was a celebrated artist Charles Buss – Merchant William Buss – Doctor Henry Buss – Engraver Our Grandfather George Buss had two sons: Richard Fleetwood Buss George Ebenezer Buss Our father Richard Fleetwood Buss had two sons: Richard Alfred Buss James George T. Buss Our uncle George Buss had no children Richard Alfred Buss two sons: Richard Montgomery Buss William David Buss
With this you can make a genealogical Family Tree. You see it is only the male line but on to [our] father’s family branch you can add Mary and Charlotte, and from Charlotte you see spring the Gault branch, as also in your own family you can add Sadie and Annie. Sarah died unmarried – then with Annie starts another branch, the Whittinghams and as far as your boys are concerned they work out other branches. Americans think much of the Ancestral Trees – & with this information a good genealogist would produce something ( ? ) satisfactory.
The descendants of grandfather’s other three brothers were not on the paper.”
Prepared by James George T. Buss
I am still seeking clarifications to questions I have about James George T. Buss, and Mary's connection to him. - (Michael Buss)