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Benjamin Butler 1765–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jan 1765

Birth Location: Culpepper, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1852

Death Location: Henderson, Tennessee, United States

Father: John Butler

Mother: Ann Williams

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Williams

Children(s): Joel Butler, Thomas Butler, Edmund Butler, John Butler, William Butler, Samuel Butler, Nancy Butler, Thomas Butler, Benjamin Butler

Benjamin Butler was born in 1765 in Culpepper, Virginia, United States, the child of John Butler And Ann Williams. In 1820, Benjamin Butler resided in Jackson, Tennessee, United States. In 1830, Benjamin Butler resided in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States. Benjamin Butler married Elizabeth Ann Williams, and had children including Benjamin C Butler, Edmund Butler, Joel Butler, John Butler, Nancy Butler, Samuel Butler, Thomas Butler, Thomas Young Butler, William Butler. Benjamin Butler passed away in 1852 in Henderson, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Butler was born in 1765 in Culpepper, Virginia, United States, the child of John Butler And Ann Williams.
  • In 1820, Benjamin Butler resided in Jackson, Tennessee, United States.
  • In 1830, Benjamin Butler resided in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States.
  • Benjamin Butler married Elizabeth Ann Williams, and had children including Benjamin C Butler, Edmund Butler, Joel Butler, John Butler, Nancy Butler, Samuel Butler, Thomas Butler, Thomas Young Butler, William Butler.
  • Benjamin Butler passed away in 1852 in Henderson, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Butler
1733–1817
Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia, United States
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Ann Williams
1743–1800
Birth Location: Fauquier, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Williams
1765–
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Joel Butler
1785–1865
Birth Location: Fairfield County, South Carolina, USA
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Thomas Butler
1784–
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Edmund Butler
1807–1853
Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
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John Butler
1790–1862
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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William Butler
1798–1854
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Samuel Butler
1788–1888
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Nancy Butler
1795–1850
Birth Location: Moore, North Carolina, United States
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Thomas Butler
1850–1929
Birth Location: Sharon, Weakley, Tennessee, United States
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Benjamin Butler
1772–1860
Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
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Benjamin Butler's Ancestors

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Benjamin Butler
1765–1852
Birth Place: Culpepper, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Butler
1733–1817
Prince William, Virginia, United States
Ann Williams
1743–1800
Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William Butler
1710–1757
King George, King George, Virginia, United States
Mildred Lewis
1711–1754
Prince William, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Butler
1667–1725
Grace Page
1675–1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Butler
1627–

Benjamin Butler's Descendants

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Benjamin Butler (7 Jan 1765–1852) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Williams (1765–)
  1. 1. Joel Butler 1785–1865 m. Catherine Cole 1793–1860
    1. 1. Joshua (Owen) Butler 1834–1904
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Jane) Butler 1837–1900
    3. 3. Fielding (Samuel) Butler 1829–1857
    4. 4. James (A) Butler 1823–1895
    5. 5. Milton Butler 1811–1850 m. Elizabeth M 1813–
      1. 1. James (Riley) Butler 1831–1863
      2. 2. William (Schiar) Butler 1833–1914
      3. 3. Harriet Butler 1838–
      4. 4. Susan Butler 1840–
      5. 5. Milton Butler 1841–
      6. 6. Nancy (Agnes) Butler 1849–1915
      7. 7. Catherine (Martha) Butler 1843–1903 m. John (Nichols) Welch 1840–1912
        1. 1. Cora (Mae) Welch 1866–1939 m. William (F) Crabtree 1858–
        2. 2. Martha Welch 1868–
        3. 3. Mary (S) Welch 1869–
        4. 4. Robert Welch 1874–
        5. 5. Margaret Welch 1876–
        6. 6. Lemuel (Milton "Buster") Welch 1878–1943 m. Addie (Della) Pruitt 1894–1971
        7. 7. William (Henry) Welch 1880–1947
        8. 8. John (Calvin) Welch 1887–1970
        9. 9. Harriet (Anna) Welch 1888–1902
    6. 6. Stephen (Cole) Butler 1824–1885 m. Elizabeth (Young) Lackey 1827–1896
      1. 1. Mary (J) Butler 1846–1939
      2. 2. Luvinia ("Louvina" Catherine) Butler 1848–1933 m. Richard (James) McDonald 1840–1954
        1. 1. William (Cole) McDonald 1868–1954 m. Minnie (Etta) Griffin 1878–1911
        2. 2. Ida (Young) McDonald 1870–1940
        3. 3. James (Allen) McDonald 1872–1950
        4. 4. Icey (Dora) McDonald 1874–1875
        5. 5. Gurtha (Elizabeth) McDonald 1876–1878
        6. 6. Mary (Ellen) McDonald 1878–1941
        7. 7. Sideny (Winfield) McDonald 1880–1949
        8. 8. Rosa (Florence) McDonald 1884–1918
        9. 9. Charles (Lafayette) McDonald 1887–1923
        10. 10. Nellie (Whre) McDonald 1889–1981
      3. 3. Sarah (Ellen) Butler 1853–1878
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Ann) Butler 1855–1928
      5. 5. James (E) Butler 1857–1947
      6. 6. Anderson (Lafayette) Butler 1861–1947
      7. 7. Martha (Cole) Butler 1863–1943
    7. 7. Joel Butler 1818–
    8. 8. Jonathon (Wesley) Butler 1821–1854
    9. 9. Mary (Ann) Butler 1819–
    10. 10. No (Name) Butler 1819–
    11. 11. William (G.) Butler 1810–1883 m. Sarah (J.) Woodard 1813–
      1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Butler 1835–1877 m. Noah (B.) Blades 1829–1858
        1. 1. Dee Blades 1852–
        2. 2. James (M) Blades 1853–
        3. 3. Robert (R) Blades 1853– m. Virginia (A) Shepherd 1856–1929
        4. 4. Mary (F) Blades 1855–
        5. 5. Parthena (Catherine) Blades 1857–1911 m. John (Henry) Hayes 1851–1924
        6. 6. George (C) Blades 1858–
      2. 2. Benjamin (F.) Butler 1837–1891
      3. 3. Moses Butler 1839–
      4. 4. Nancy (Jane) Butler 1844–
      5. 5. Joel Butler 1846–1920 m. Martha Wade 1841–
        1. 1. Martha (E.) Butler 1867–1939 m. James (H.) Wade 1864–
      6. 6. William (H.) Butler 1848–1944
      7. 7. Elizabeth (A.) Butler 1849–
      8. 8. Lucinda (Clementine) Butler 1852–
      9. 9. George (A.) Butler 1853–
      10. 10. Samuel (Daniel W) Butler 1853– m. Victoria (Ann) Wood 1855–1887 m. Laura (Dell) Faulkner 1865–1925
        1. 1. Fred Butler 1890–1895
        2. 2. Jesse (Herbert) Butler 1892–1967
        3. 3. Grace (Beulah) Butler 1894–2001
        4. 4. Vodie (Jefferson) Butler 1895–1937
        5. 5. Vera Butler 1898–1901
        6. 6. Dempsey (Raymond) Butler 1900–1900
        7. 7. Anna (Elizabeth "Annie") Butler 1901–1977
        8. 8. Frances (Lee "Fannie") Butler 1906–1974
        9. 9. William Butler 1908–1910
        10. 10. Josie Butler 1874–
        11. 11. Florena ("Flora") Butler 1878–1932
        12. 12. Gussie Butler 1882–1951
        13. 13. Harrison Butler 1884–
        14. 14. Robert (Lee "Uncle Bob") Butler 1887–1956
        15. 15. Laura (Mae) Butler 1897–1974 m. James (Bedford) Garrigus 1889–1968
      11. 11. Mary (L) Butler 1857–
      12. 12. Narcissa (O.) Butler 1833–1917 m. Charles (W.) Clark 1829–1902
        1. 1. John (Nelson Butler) Clark 1852–1897 m. Frances Butler 1854–1900
        2. 2. Everett (M.) Clark 1878–
        3. 3. Chrlie (J.) Clark 1874–
        4. 4. James (L.) Clark 1872–
        5. 5. Lucy (I) Clark 1849–1938 m. Bartlett (Winchester) Franklin 1850–1912
        6. 6. William (Henry) Clark 1849–1871 m. Mary (Ann) Ray 1849–1895
        7. 7. Ardelia (M.) Clark 1867–
        8. 8. Mary (E) Clark 1864– m. Walter Sisk 1861–
        9. 9. Ezekiel Clark 1862–
        10. 10. Beriah (M) Clark 1859–1941 m. Bennetta Roberts 1865–
        11. 11. Sarah (C) Clark 1854–1880 m. Charles McFadden 1821–1900
    12. 12. Daniel (G) Butler 1832–1895 m. Mary (Jane) Merrell 1839–1916
      1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Butler 1866–1913
      2. 2. Martha Butler 1867–
      3. 3. James (Marion) Butler 1871–1937
      4. 4. Lucretia (Catherine) Butler 1858–1863
      5. 5. Annie Butler 1863–1939
      6. 6. Nancy Butler 1868–1898
      7. 7. William (Riley) Butler 1856–1896
      8. 8. Mennie Butler 1869–1939
      9. 9. Frances Butler 1854–1900 m. John (Nelson Butler) Clark 1852–1897
        1. 1. Walter (B.) Clark 1893–1955 m. Lola (Bella) Wade 1896–1960
        2. 2. John Clark 1885–1944 m. Etta (Mae) Earle 1881–1962
        3. 3. Vivian Clark 1872– m. Walter Armstrong 1876–
        4. 4. Lula Clark 1895–
        5. 5. Nolan (Steve) Clark 1890–1959 m. Jimmie Murphy 1891–1974
        6. 6. Robert (Thurman) Clark 1887–1944 m. Dessie (E.) Sneed 1891–1975
        7. 7. Eddie (Salley) Clark 1885–1917 m. William (W) Butler 1887–1969
        8. 8. Wordy (Reno) Clark 1883–1972 m. Girtha (L) Denton 1886–1961
        9. 9. Charlie Clark 1881–1942 m. Claude (Clay) Denton 1881–1945
  2. 2. Thomas Butler 1784–
  3. 3. Edmund Butler 1807–1853
  4. 4. John Butler 1790–1862
  5. 5. William Butler 1798–1854
  6. 6. Samuel Butler 1788–1888
  7. 7. Nancy Butler 1795–1850
  8. 8. Thomas (Young) Butler 1850–1929
  9. 9. Benjamin (C) Butler 1772–1860

Benjamin Butler's Timeline

7 Records

1765
7 Jan 1765
Birth of Benjamin Butler in Culpepper, Virginia, United States
Culpepper, Virginia, United States
1820
1820
Age 55
Benjamin Butler resided here in Jackson, Tennessee, United States
Jackson, Tennessee, United States
1830
1830
Age 65
Benjamin Butler resided here in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
1831
4 Mar 1831
Age 66
Benjamin Butler resided here in Henderson, Tennessee, USA
Henderson, Tennessee, USA
1834
1834
Age 69
Benjamin Butler resided here in Tennessee
Tennessee
1836
1836
Age 71
Benjamin Butler resided here in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
1852
1852
Age 87
Death of Benjamin Butler in Henderson, Tennessee, United States
Henderson, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1765
    Event Place: Culpepper, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., the Pension Roll of 1835

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Jackson, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Jackson, Tennessee; Page: 258; NARA Roll: M33_123; Image: 136

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830 US Census; Census Place: Lincoln, Tennessee; Page: 230; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 177; Family History Film: 0024535

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1831
    Event Place: Henderson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Pensioners, The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depar
    [2] U.S., the Pension Roll of 1835

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1834
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1836
    Event Place: Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Tennessee, Early Tax List Records

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Henderson, Tennessee, United States
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