Participant Comments:

9545: Participant: Richard Mark Butler

Mark Butler, just signed up to join.

I'm a Wethersfield, CT Butler

My kit number was 9545, so I am assuming that there are that many test results in the database.

I just got the results today.

I have 6 exact matches for the 12 marker Y-DNA test and 20 one step mutations matches and 47 two step mutations matches.

Oldest relative: Josiah Butler b. 1745 Wethersfield, CT m. 16 Oct., 1769
Martha Riley from The History of Ancient Wethersfield by Henry R. Stiles.

Wethersfield Records give the following children:
1. Simon, b. 25 Mar 1770
2. Lois, b. 3 Mar 1773
3. Martha, b. 24 Apr 1774
4. William, b. 24 Apr 1774
5. Rhoda, bp. 7 Aug 1776
6. Allen, bp. 12 Mar 1780
7. Sylvester, bp. 7 Aug 1785; m. Huldah( dau. Eli. & Mary Wells ) Stoddard; who died 10 May 1872, age 87, Pittsfield, MA
8. Prudence, bp. 13 Apr 1788

Sylvester Butler m. Huldah Stoddard 22 Jan 1809 and had the following
children in Pittsfield, MA:
1. Julia Ann, b. 26 Mar 1811
2. Charlotte, b. 20 Mar 1813
3. Mary Wells, b. 7 Dec 1815
4. Dudley E., b. 10 Dec 1817
5. Huldah Maria, b. 11 Jul 1821
6. Levi Riley, b. 22 Sep 1822
7. Lois Francis, b. 18 Feb 1825
8. Sylvester Jr, b. 20 Apr 1829

Sylvester Jr. Butler m.Ester Watson 4 Jul 1852 and had the following
children in Pittsfiled, MA:
1. Alice, b. 25 Jun 1854
2. Milton, b. 1857
3. James, b. May 1860
4. Edward Samuel, b. 4 Mar 1865

Edward is my Great-Grandfather

Sylvester Jr. is my 2nd Great-Grandfather
Sylvester is my 3rd Great-Grandfather
Josiah is my 4th Great-Grandfather

10452: Participant: Stanley Lanier Butler

Their son:  James Franklin Butler, born 16 Jan 1851 in Barren Co., KY; died Oct 1906, Cross Plains, Callahan Co., TX; married  2 Apr 1873 in Warren Co., KY, Elizabeth Sweney Liles (1855-1940).

Their son:  Heywood Elmer Butler, born 18 Apr 1895 in Farmers Branch, Dallas Co., TX, died 10 Jan 1970, Post, Garza Co., TX; married 24 Dec 1916 Ruby Kelley in Putnam, Callahan Co., TX.

Their son:  Stanley Lanier Butler.

We think that Robert L. Butler was the son of Elizabeth HUFFMAN (daughter of Mary READ and Charles HUFFMAN) and Fielding BUTLER, both originally from Culpeper Co., VA, but moved to Barren Co., KY between 1820 and 1830.  Fielding was in the War of 1812 and drowned in Barren Co. in Feb 1836 without leaving a will.

Fielding was the son of Elizabeth "Thornton" and Spencer BUTLER (1757-1818) of Culpeper Co., VA.

Spencer was the son of Mary and William BUTLER (1735-???) of Culpeper Co., VA.

Sharon Clark

10447: Participant: Larry Butler

Descendant of Zachariah Butler (1736-1816), Patrick Butler, Peter Patrick Butler, George S. Butler, Willis Jackson Butler, Ellis Raymond Butler-VA-GA
No match as of July 20

STATUS OF SEARCH OF ZACHARIAH BUTLERS ANCESTORS

My brother and I have spent the last ten years looking for evidence concerning our Zachariah. This is our slim list of facts.

Zachariah was born in 1736 in Hanover County Virginia, source, Zachariah enlistment in Revolutionary War at Chesterfield Courthouse in 1780.
Zachariah was in Hanover County in 1756, source, MAGAZINE OF VIRGINIA GENEALOGY XXV 1 01-FEB-1987 Accounts from the Store of Thomas Partridge & Co., Hanover Co., Virginia 1734-1756 Zachariah came to Wilkes County Georgia later cut off as part of Elbert County Georgia in 1785, source, Land Grant.
He had a wife named Mary in 1785, source, land transactions in Elbert County Georgia involving husband and wife. Zachariah died between 1814 and 1816-source, tax records of Elbert County Georgia. His Revolutionary War Marker is placed in a small family type cemetery on what is now the Dye home place in Elbert County Georgia. This land was part of Zachariah's original land grant when he came to Wilkes, later Elbert. Whether he is actually buried there is problematic. In 1756 in Hanover County Christopher pays off an account of his son Zachariah Butler, source "Virginia Genealogical Journal". Item 2A Christopher Butler in Hanover County was born between 1737 and 1742, source, VGPu 16 May 77 The Christopher who was the father of Zachariah had to be born prior to 1716. Joshua Butler and his wife Grace Paige had a son Christopher Butler who was a minor when Joshua's will was probated in 1725. King George County, VA; Will Book Joshua is the son of Thomas Butler and Jane Baynum Baldridge of Kent County Maryland. The pedigree of Thomas and Jane is documented.

FAMILY LEGENDS, HALF TRUTHS AND DOWNRIGHT FABRICATIONS

1. The marriage of Sarah Bowe and Zachariah Butler. We have never seen any documentation on this marriage.
2. His second wife is reported to have been a Mary Edwards or Brooks, we have not seen documentation on her name or their marriage but we have seen her name on land transaction with Zachariah as having been MARY.
3. There are statements made that he was the immigrant Butler from Ireland.
4. The statement that his father was James has also never been associated with any documentation.
5. There has been much speculation to the assignment of Zachariah's children to his wives, again we have not found nor seen any documentation to support any theory. We placed them all with Sarah but with the disclaimer we really do not know.
6. We have seen unofficial reported death dates for Zachariah ranging from 1793 to 1838 any where from Elbert County Georgia to Virginia.
7. There has been a persistent erroneous belief in the existence of a son Zachariah Jr. who came to Maury Co., TN


OUR HYPOTHESIS
1. That the Christopher in Hanover County Virginia in 1756, born before 1716 is indeed our Christopher. That the Christopher known to be born in 1747 is the son of Christopher and the brother of our Zachariah. That Christopher, the father of Zachariah, is the same Christopher that is the son of Joshua from King George County Virginia.

REASON:
We have been unable to locate any other Christopher of the appropriate age, and Joshua's daughter Dorcas married a Welchand also ended up in Hanover County. (I know you can't prove a negative but it is the best we can do) If we connect to Joshua the line back is documented. If this is our line we are English, not Irish. The Butler's in our line do not appear to be large plantation owners and this seems to run consistently down most of our line.

There is an Edward Butler and family who came to Wilkes County about 1785 from Hanover County Virginia. He lived on the same waterway as a Christopher Butler. Source-"Virginia Genealogy Records". He and a Christopher signed petitions with respect to the Parish in Hanover County Virginia. He named a son Zachariah or Zachary. This Edward has a father Thomas E. and a mother Susannah Wade Butler. Source, Susannah Wades will in Hanover County Virginia. The possibility of these two lines merging prior to Thomas E. and Joshua needs further investigation.

Zachariah Butler(1736) by conventional acceptance had a son Joel who stayed in GA as did many of his descendants.

One of his descendants was William M. Butler, !!! . He was born abt 1880 and had 3 sons William P. b. 1912, John F. b 1924, James E. b 1925. In Coweta Co., GA in 1930. If anyone knows the family of either of these three men and if we are lucky enough to have a male in the line and someone interested enough in genealogy it would be a great help to have this DNA recorded. If his ancestor Joel was indeed the son of Zachariah his DNA will match a descendant of Patrick, known son of Zachariah who has his DNA on file.

WE ARE SOLICITING DIALOGUE, ARGUMENT, REBUTTAL AND ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE ABOVE. TRUST US, THERE IS NO WAY TO HURT OUR FEELINGS. WE ALSO ENCOURAGE EVERY DIRECT MALE DESCENDANT BUTLER WHO EVEN REMOTELY THINKS HE MAY DESCEND FROM VIRGINIA BUTLERS TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THE BUTLER DNA PROJECT.

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LARRY RAYMOND BUTLER
JANICE BUTLER TURNER, PhD

10572 - Participant: Henry Butler

Descendants of Enoch "Enuck" BUTLER

Generation No. 1

1. ENOCH "ENUCK"1 BUTLER was born 1815 in SC, and died Jul 28, 1885 in Rock City, Etowah Co., AL.
He married (2) MARY JANE MATTHEWS Abt. 1847 in Prob. Ala., daughter of EDWARD MATTHEWS and NANCY MATTHEWS (MNU).
She was born Dec 01, 1833 in GA, and died Aft. 1910 in Prob. DeKalb Co., AL.

Children of ENOCH BUTLER and MARY MATTHEWS are:

i. ELIZABETH2 BUTLER, b. 1848; m. G. W. BURDEN, Jan 29, 1888, Etowah Co. AL.
ii. MARY BUTLER, b. 1850; d. Prob. as a child.
iii. MARTHA J. BUTLER, b. 1851; m. JOHN L. W. BENTLEY, Jun 26, 1890, Etowah Co., AL.
iv. WILLIAM HENRY BUTLER, b. Dec 15, 1852, Cherokee Co., AL; d. Jan 16, 1920, Etowah Co., AL.
v. NANCY T. BUTLER, b. 1855, AL.
vi. SARAH P. BUTLER, b. 1856, AL; d. Abt. 1908.
vii. MARY F. BUTLER, b. 1859, Prob Cherokee Co, AL; m. WILEY J. BREWER, Jul 26, 1880, Etowah Co., AL; b. Abt. 1860.
viii. SUSANNA BUTLER, b. 1864, Prob Cherokee Co, AL.
ix. ABIGALE BUTLER, b. 1866.
x. ALON BUTLER, b. 1867, Prob Cherokee Co, AL.
xi. BEDA BUTLER, b. 1868, Prob Cherokee Co, AL.
xii. MATTIE BELL BUTLER, b. 1869, Prob Cherokee Co, AL; d. Jun 29, 1922, Pottersville, Dekalb Co., AL.
xiii. THOMAS BUTLER, b. Bet. 1871 - 1879; d. Bet. 1871 - 1879.

Generation No. 2

WILLIAM HENRY2 BUTLER (ENOCH "ENUCK"1) was born Dec 15, 1852 in Cherokee Co., AL, and died Jan 16, 1920 in Etowah Co., AL.
He married (1) LOIS CONNERS.
He married (2) ELLEN H. BREWER Dec 26, 1876 in Parent's home, Etowah Co., Ala., daughter of SPARKLIN BREWER and
KISSAH OWENS. She was born Jan 1856 in GA, and died May 1922 in Etowah Co., AL.

Children of WILLIAM BUTLER and ELLEN BREWER are:

i. ENOCH SPARKLIN3 BUTLER, b. Dec 1877, Cherokee Co., AL; d. Aug 21, 1951, Jones Chapel, Etowah Co., AL.
ii. THOM "TOMMY" BUTLER, b. 1880; d. died young.
iii. JOHN H. BUTLER, b. Sep 1881; m. MINNIE TAYLOR.
iv. LOUELLEN "LOU" E. BUTLER, b. Jan 1885; m. JOHN N. OWENS.
v. WILLIAM "WILL" L. BUTLER, b. Jul 1886; m. MAMIE HARGAMEN.
vi. JAMES "JIM" B. BUTLER, b. Apr 1891; d. Jan 28, 1972; m. ETHEL MURPHREY.
vii. NELL "VIRD" BUTLER, b. Jun 15, 1892; d. Mar 31, 1964.
viii. JANE BUTLER, b. Jul 28, 1894; d. Jun 1950; m. JESSE HALE.
ix. DORA BUTLER, b. Jul 1896.
x. DELIA BUTLER, b. Sep 1899.

10416 Participant: Robert W. Butler

The family record:

An unkown Butler
m. Anna ___ b. 14 Feb 1766 d. 26 Jan 1858

1. Asa Butler b. 15 Mar 1788
2. Caleb Butler b. 9 Jan 1792 d. 26 Jun 1870
     m. 4 Mar 1813  Polly Whitney b. 22 May 1796 d. 25 Mar 1861
3. Hannah Butler b. 22 Aug 1794 d. 29 Nov 1875
    m. 14 Dec 1809 Squire Deland b. abt 1788
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Caleb Butler b. 9 Jan 1792 d. 26 Jun 1870 m. 4 Mar 1813 
Polly Whitney b. 22 May 1796 d. 25 Mar 1861

1. Adeline Butler b. 29 Oct 1815 d. 5 Jul 1844
2. Calista Butler b. 15 Mar 1818 d. Nov 1855
3. Amy Butler b. 25 Jun 1820 d. 24 Feb 1926
4. Mary Butler b. 28 Mar 1823 d. 27 Aug 1860
5. Louis de Valois Butler b. 14 Aug 1826 d. 19 Dec 1923
6. Alfred Benjamin Church Butler b. 6 Feb 1829 d. 31 Mar 1910
7. Hannah Butler b. 17 Feb 1832
8. Horace Edwin Butler b. 12 Jan 1835 d. 25 Jan 1836
9. Henry Clay Butler b. 14 Dec 1836 d. 20 Mar 1918
10. George Butler b. 9 Sep 1840 d. 24 Dec 1927

10721  Participant: Wayne Butler -