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Captain James Butler 1737–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Nov 1737

Birth Location: Prince William County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 17 Nov 1781

Death Location: Battle of Clouds Creek, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States Massacred by Bloody Bill Cunningham's Tories in Battle at Clouds Creek 1781.

Father: William Gen

Mother: Mary Mason

Spouse(s): Mary Simpson, Mary Butler

Children(s): Gen Butler

In 1737, Captain James Butler entered the world in Prince William County, Virginia, USA, born to William Butler Of Aquia Creek Stafford Co Gen And Mary Mason. Captain James Butler married Mary Elizabeth Foote Simpson Butler, Mary Elizabeth Simpson, and had children including Gen William Butler. Captain James Butler passed away in 1781 in Battle of Clouds Creek, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States Massacred by Bloody Bill Cunningham's Tories in Battle at Clouds Creek 1781..

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Biography

  • In 1737, Captain James Butler entered the world in Prince William County, Virginia, USA, born to William Butler Of Aquia Creek Stafford Co Gen And Mary Mason.
  • Captain James Butler married Mary Elizabeth Foote Simpson Butler, Mary Elizabeth Simpson, and had children including Gen William Butler.
  • Captain James Butler passed away in 1781 in Battle of Clouds Creek, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States Massacred by Bloody Bill Cunningham's Tories in Battle at Clouds Creek 1781..

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Captain Butler's Ancestors

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Captain Butler
1737–1781
Birth Place: Prince William County, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Butler, of Aquia Creek, Stafford Co, Gen
1705–1753
Dettingen Parish, Prince William, Virginia, United States
Mary Mason
1710–1761
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
James (Butler of Warminghurst) Park
1680–1741
Amberley, Sussex, England
Elizabeth Casar
1679–1727
Bennington, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Grace Caldicott
1648–1734
Sir Caesar
1652–1694
Susanna Bonfoy
1657–1693
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry SIR
1630–1668
Elizabeth Angell
1630–1670
Thomas Bonfoy
1621–1669

Captain Butler's Descendants

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Captain (James) Butler (7 Nov 1737–17 Nov 1781) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Simpson (28 Sep 1739–28 Jul 1781) m. Mary (Elizabeth Foote (Simpson)) Butler (1738–28 Jul 1781)
  1. 1. Gen (William) Butler 1759–1821 m. Behethland (Foote (Butler)) Moore 1764–1853
    1. 1. James (Moore) Butler 1785–1821 m. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Meeks 1787–1853
      1. 1. Enoch Butler 1815–1885 m. Mary (Jane) Matthews 1833–1927
        1. 1. Elizabeth Butler 1856–1932 m. Andrew (Josiah) Brackin 1856–1927

Captain Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1737
7 Nov 1737
Birth of Captain James Butler in Prince William County, Virginia, USA
Prince William County, Virginia, USA
1781
17 Nov 1781
Age 44
Death of Captain James Butler in Battle of Clouds Creek, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States Massacred by Bloody Bill Cunningham's Tories in Battle at Clouds Creek 1781.
Battle of Clouds Creek, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States Massacred by Bloody Bill Cunningham's Tories in Battle at Clouds Creek 1781.

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1737
    Event Place: Prince William County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1781
    Event Place: Battle of Clouds Creek, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States Massacred by Bloody Bill Cunningham's Tories in Battle at Clouds Creek 1781.

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