Washington Buffington 1826 Illinois NOT son of Jacob
I see a great number of family trees on ROOTSWEB have Jacob Buffington son of Joel Buffington the father of this Washington.
Washington is the son of Richard and Mary Brown Buffington. A published book on the history of Adams County list Richard because in 1839 he was an election judge a position he held in Pike County. The books list William, Washington, Columbus, Oliver and Everline as their sons.
Washington appears on the same page with Jacob's sons so people started listing him with them. Washington always reports Illinois as his birth state. Jacob was in Ohio in the mid 1820s. The 1830 census shows no sons under 5 for Jacob. The 1840 census shows no sons under 15 for Jacob.
The same census for Richard and Mary shows 2 sons the correct ages.
The Washington born 1826 in VA living in Iowa 1850 is a grandson of Joseph Buffington and a greatgrandson of Joel.