Major John Buchanan was an American frontiersman and one of the founders of present-day Nashville, Tennessee. He is best known for defending his fort, Buchanan's Station, from an attack by a combined force of roughly 300 Chickamauga Cherokee,... Wikipedia
Born: January 12, 1759, Harrisburg, PA
Died: November 7, 1832 (age 73 years), Donelson, Nashville, TN
Grandchild: Thomas Buchanan
Children: John Buchanan III
Partner: Sally Buchanan (1791–)