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Captain James Butler 1737–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1737

Birth Location: Prince William County, Virginia

Death Date: 17 Nov 1781

Death Location: Battle of Clouds Creek - Edgefield County, South Carolina

Father: William Butler

Mother: Sarah Mason

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In 1737, Captain James Butler entered the world in Prince William County, Virginia, born to William B Butler And Sarah Mary Mason. Captain James Butler passed away in 1781 in Battle of Clouds Creek - Edgefield County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1737, Captain James Butler entered the world in Prince William County, Virginia, born to William B Butler And Sarah Mary Mason.
  • Captain James Butler passed away in 1781 in Battle of Clouds Creek - Edgefield County, South Carolina.

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Captain Butler's Ancestors

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Captain Butler
1737–1781
Birth Place: Prince William County, Virginia
Parents
William B Butler
1695–1748
Dettingen Parish, Prince William Co., Virginia
Sarah (Mary) Mason
1705–1753
Dettingen Parish, Prince William Co., Virginia
Grandparents
James Butler
1675–1732
Westmoreland, Stafford Co., Royal British Colony of Virginia
Elizabeth Whitson
1680–1727
Bristol, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lancelot)
1650–1714
Anne Lancelot
1660–1697
Joseph WHITSON
1615–1696
Mary Fletcher
1620–1696
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt. II
1626–1686
Jane Bayham
1629–1716
John Lancelot
1640–1671
Mary Gray
1639–1667
JANE Hernaman-Whitson
1595–1650
CHRISTOPHER (Whettson)
1590–1638
Jane Haslam
1585–1652

Captain Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1737
1737
Birth of Captain James Butler in Prince William County, Virginia
Prince William County, Virginia
1781
17 Nov 1781
Age 44
Death of Captain James Butler in Battle of Clouds Creek - Edgefield County, South Carolina
Battle of Clouds Creek - Edgefield County, South Carolina

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1781
    Event Place: Battle of Clouds Creek - Edgefield County, South Carolina

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