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James Butts 1758–1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1758

Birth Location: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 1799

Death Location: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Chase Butts

Mother: Genevieve Griffeth

Spouse(s): Sarah Chase

Children(s): Elizabeth Butts, Lemuel Butts, Philadelphia Butts, Lemuel Butts

James Butts was born in 1758 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Chase Butts And Genevieve Griffeth. James Butts married Sarah Chase, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Butts, Lemuel Butts, Philadelphia Butts. James Butts passed away in 1799 in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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  • James Butts was born in 1758 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Chase Butts And Genevieve Griffeth.
  • James Butts married Sarah Chase, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Butts, Lemuel Butts, Philadelphia Butts.
  • James Butts passed away in 1799 in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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James Butts's Ancestors

Self
James Butts
1758–1799
Birth Place: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Chase Butts
1744–1820
Genevieve Griffeth
1748–
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
Abraham Butts
1704–1774
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Mary Lake
1705–1791
John Griffeth
1723–1770
Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Anne Jenne
1731–1790
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Moses Butts
1673–1734
Alice Lake
1677–1739
Joseph Lake
1686–1786
Penelope Case
1690–1732
Samuel Griffeth
1700–1770
Samuel Jenne
1703–1784
Jerusha Pattison
1709–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Butts
1641–1703
Elizabeth Butts
1641–1709
Thomas Lake
1644–1715
Sarah Peet
1665–1728
Thomas Lake
1655–1715
Sarah Peet
1665–1728
William Griffith
1663–1734
Mary
1670–1734
Lettice Jenny
1662–1734
Desire Blackwell
1678–1773
Richard Pattison
1686–

James Butts's Descendants

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James Butts (1758–1799) m. Sarah Chase (13 MAY 1762–1776)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Butts 1790–1883 m. Deacon, (Benjamin) Tripp 1787–1874
    1. 1. Lurana (Esther) Tripp 1832–1900 m. David (Green) Mosher 1828–1899
      1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Mosher 1868–1955 m. Carrie (Emily Matilda) Sanford 1868–1944
        1. 1. Lester (Elwood) Mosher 1889–1938 m. A. (Evelyn) Tripp 1890–1978
        2. 2. Carrie (Louise) Mosher 1891–1986 m. Warren (Clinton) Lawton 1890–1984
        3. 3. "Dinny" (Louis Sanford) Mosher 1899–1985 m. Elsie (Marilla) Sibley 1902–1983
        4. 4. Herbert (Augustus) Mosher 1897–1906
      2. 2. Frederick (Albert) Mosher 1864–1948 m. Annie (Elizabeth) Grinnell 1867–1939
        1. 1. Clara (Luella) Mosher 1885–1970 m. William Frederickson 1885–1953
        2. 2. Charles (Gifford) Mosher 1889–1952 m. Myra (May) Tripp 1887–1978
        3. 3. Nellie (Potter) Mosher 1868–1947 m. William (D) Reynolds 1866–1965
        4. 4. Clarence (David) Mosher 1900–1991 m. Gertrude (F.) Ashley 1906–1997
        5. 5. Florence (Allen) Mosher 1910–1919
        6. 6. Mildred (Allen) Mosher 1902–1906
      3. 3. Edward (Clifton) Mosher 1859–1935 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Ganson 1857–1932
        1. 1. Edith (Louise) Mosher 1882–1964 m. Roland (Samuel) Dean 1881–1947
      4. 4. Benjamin (Franklin) Mosher 1873–1974 m. Mary (Lena Rivers) Chace 1875–1950
        1. 1. Durwood (Belmont) Mosher 1897–1903
        2. 2. Evelyn (Luranna) Mosher 1899–1994 m. Richard (Chester Morse) Sr. 1900–1979
        3. 3. Luella (Chace) Mosher 1907–1985 m. Eugene (Ferrin) Clark 1899–1973
        4. 4. Helen (Adeline) Mosher 1905–1932
        5. 5. Earle (Benjamin) Mosher 1910–1999 m. Helen (M) Martila 1925–2004 m. Gertrude (E.) Fulton 1907–1984
      5. 5. Luella (Allen) Mosher 1870–1923 m. Frank (Augustus) Davoll 1868–1946 m. Arthur (G) Chace 1862–1900
        1. 1. Joseph (Harold) Chace 1893– m. Clarissa Davenport 1891–
    2. 2. James (Frederick) Tripp 1827–1919 m. Christina (Lucretia) Sowle 1830–1921
      1. 1. George (Edward) Tripp 1857–1913 m. Hannah (Davis) Macomber 1852–1898 m. Janet Brown 1881–1962
        1. 1. A. (Evelyn) Tripp 1890–1978 m. Lester (Elwood) Mosher 1889–1938
        2. 2. Frederick (Leonard Tripp) Sr. 1879–1953 m. Charlotte ('Lottie' Hall) Frost 1885– m. Freda (Suzy) Goodell 1891–1984
        3. 3. Harold (Pratt) Tripp 1882–1919 m. Louise (Rankin) Thompson 1881–1954
        4. 4. Jane (M.) Tripp 1884–1884
      2. 2. Charles (A.) Tripp 1853–1854
      3. 3. Franklin (Dean) Tripp 1855–1934 m. Carrie (Thompson) Allen 1858–1949
        1. 1. Edith (Allen) Tripp 1888–1962 m. Clifford (Valentine) Mosher 1893–1973
      4. 4. Mary (Eliza) Tripp 1865–1912 m. Hiram (Allen) Reed 1860–1931
    3. 3. Eliza (Ann) Tripp 1823–1892 m. Weston (Macomber) Cornell 1817–1877
      1. 1. Mary (E.) Cornell 1840–1926 m. Isaac (D) Earle 1834–1909
        1. 1. Mary (Eliza) Earle 1872–1939 m. George (Philip) Brownell 1869–1947
      2. 2. Julia (A.) Cornell 1843–1845
      3. 3. Susan (E.) Cornell 1845–1911 m. Mathias (Ellis Gammons) Jr 1831–1916
        1. 1. Mary (Emma) Gammons 1860–1881
        2. 2. Walter (A.) Gammons 1866–1869
    4. 4. Sarah (Brown) Tripp 1825–1901 m. Peleg (Hill) Gifford 1816–1906
      1. 1. Caroline (Elliot) Gifford 1846–1919 m. Edwin (G. Babcock) ,Rev. 1838–1920
        1. 1. Charles (Gifford) Babcock 1874–1967
        2. 2. Grace (Lillian) Babcock 1876–1962
      2. 2. Ellen (Maria) Gifford 1848–1940 m. Luther (Erving) Leland 1824–1895
        1. 1. Waldo (Gifford) Leland 1879–1966 m. Gertrude (Carlotta) Dennis 1879–1976
      3. 3. John (Benjamin) Gifford 1851– m. Emma (Burr) Lowe 1860–
        1. 1. Norman (Lowe) Gifford 1883–1972
        2. 2. Lewis (Hill) Gifford 1896–1990 m. Karin (Viola) Reenstierna 1906–1974
        3. 3. Johanna (Jackson) Gifford 1889–1982
      4. 4. Charles (Albert) Gifford 1853–1923 m. Mary (Rowena) Burrell 1859–1932
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Richmond) Gifford 1890–1970
        2. 2. Gladys (Burrell) Gifford 1887–1936
    5. 5. Peace Tripp 1814–1899 m. Pardon Petty 1809–1890
      1. 1. Clarissa Petty 1836–1839
      2. 2. Delilah Petty 1839–1843
      3. 3. Pardon (Zalmon) Pettey 1834–1911 m. Victoria (A.) Mosher 1838–1926
        1. 1. Herbert (Lester) Pettey 1869–1904 m. Harriet (J) Kingman 1854–1912
        2. 2. John (F) Pettey 1875–1944 m. Hannah (Frances) Handy 1877–1948
        3. 3. Harry (Irving) Pettey 1873–1960 m. Sarah (Owen) Manchester 1874–1948
      4. 4. Thomas (Albert) Pettey 1859–1947 m. Nellie (E) Lawton 1862–1933
        1. 1. Elizabeth (B.) Pettey 1899–1984 m. Elmer (Raymond) Grundy 1897–1984
      5. 5. Benjamin (Tripp) Pettey 1845–1919 m. Caroline (A.) Lawton 1845–1880
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Pettey 1869–1941 m. John (S) Lawton 1867–1944
        2. 2. Emma (Louisa) Pettey 1867–1935 m. Alfred (N.) Sanford 1859–1943
        3. 3. Nellie (Marietta) Pettey 1873–1946
        4. 4. David (Lawton) Pettey 1876–1966 m. Rowena (Francis) Pettey 1880–1950
      6. 6. Herbert Pettey 1849–1931 m. Lydia ((Macomber)) Pettey 1847–1922
        1. 1. Robert (Cook) Pettey 1889–1953 m. Eva (M) Turner 1889–1959
      7. 7. Eli (Frank) Pettey 1855–1945 m. Meribah (Gifford) Pettey 1856–1907
        1. 1. Helen (May) Pettey –1898
      8. 8. Sarah Petty 1844–1844
      9. 9. George (F) Pettey 1852–1944 m. Lizzie (E) Pettey 1856–1952
    6. 6. Samuel Tripp 1809–1848 m. Patience (S Petty(Tripp)) 2c4x 1811–1893
      1. 1. John (H.) Tripp 1830–1861
      2. 2. Ephraim (T) Tripp 1839–1914 m. Rebecca (B) Snell 1849–
        1. 1. Clara Tripp 1866–1866
      3. 3. Hannah (B.) Tripp 1834–1904 m. John (A.) Brightman 1823–1877
        1. 1. Carmelita (H.) Brightman 1861–
        2. 2. William (Elihu) Brightman 1856–1933 m. Susan (J) Allen 1857–1934
    7. 7. Prudence (S) Simmons 1812–1908 m. Ephraim (Thomas) Tripp 1807–1835 m. George (Washington) Simmons 1813–1882
      1. 1. Philadelphia ("Phaila" D.) Tripp 1834–1919 m. Algerine (O) Tripp 1833–1910
        1. 1. Addie (Thomas) Tripp 1860–1875
        2. 2. Clifton (Leland) Tripp 1857–1942 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Palmer 1874–1975
        3. 3. John (Harvey) Tripp 1862–1878
        4. 4. Phila (Delphia) Tripp 1865–1942 m. James (Harvey) Tripp 1862–1935
        5. 5. Annie (Darling) Tripp 1877–1977 m. Henry (A) Feenan 1875–1953
        6. 6. Isaac Tripp 1871–1958 m. Lucy Mercier 1870–1960
        7. 7. Ephraim (Esther) Tripp 1868–1952 m. Helena (Mary) Marsden 1882–1951
      2. 2. Sylvia (C) Tripp 1831–1879 m. Jacob (M) Cornell 1824–1907
        1. 1. Augusta (P.) Cornell 1862–1892
        2. 2. Georgianna (Frances) Cornell 1850–1927 m. Restcombe (C) Healy 1854–1931
      3. 3. George (Albert) Simmons 1852–1911 m. Martha (M.) Rogers 1867–1933
        1. 1. Agnes (M.) Simmons 1893–1985 m. Thomas (Edward) Pettey 1878–1931
      4. 4. Rhoda (T) Simmons 1839–1909 m. John (Andrew) Macomber 1837–1897 m. Thomas (Edward) Pettey 1878–1931
        1. 1. Lizzie (E) Pettey 1856–1952 m. George (F) Pettey 1852–1944
      5. 5. Elizabeth (E.) Simmons 1857–
    8. 8. Patience Tripp 1817–1912 m. Reuben Simmons 1816–1897
      1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Simmons 1844–1891 m. Job Allen 1845–1922
        1. 1. Lillian (M) Allen 1879–1967
      2. 2. Julia (Ann) Simmons 1847–1869
      3. 3. Samuel (Joseph) Simmons 1850–1921 m. Elizabeth (Davis) Gifford 1855–
        1. 1. Harry (James) Simmons 1876–1951 m. Harriet (Francis) Reed 1875–1937
    9. 9. Mary (Jane) Tripp 1831–1901 m. Philander (G Sabins) ,Capt. 1828–1870
      1. 1. Ella (Green) Sabin 1856–1917 m. Frank (Chester) Bly 1851–1932
        1. 1. Emma (Frances) Bly 1882–1968
        2. 2. Etta (Delora) Bly 1876–1970 m. Edwin Walsh 1870–1945
      2. 2. Amelia (F.) Sabin 1853–1857
      3. 3. Mary (A.) Sabin 1869–1870
      4. 4. Lillian (E.) Sabin 1859–1926 m. George Holmes 1859–1912
      5. 5. Elsworth (L.) Sabin 1862–1917 m. Adeline (K.) Whalon 1863–1941
  2. 2. Lemuel Butts 1796–1869 m. Cinderella\ (Lucinda) Lake 1786–1882
    1. 1. Phebe (A.) Butts 1809–1888 m. Samuel Negus 1808–1882
      1. 1. Averick (P.) Sanford 1854–1901
      2. 2. James (Lorenzo) Negus 1839–1906
      3. 3. Richmond Negus 1846–1926
      4. 4. Abby (Sarah) Andrews 1844–1930
      5. 5. Thomas (H.) Negus 1837–1921
      6. 6. Ann (Maria) Negus 1840–1923 m. James (Otis) Hambly 1837–1912
        1. 1. James (A.) Hambly 1876–1937
        2. 2. William (T.) Hambly 1860–1861
        3. 3. Sylvester (L) Hambly 1886–1958
        4. 4. Esther (Idella) Hambly 1870–1904 m. Rufus (F.) Peckham 1868–1917
        5. 5. Phebe (Laura) Hunt 1867–1929 m. John (W.) Hunt 1859–1917
        6. 6. Edna (Maria) Hambly 1879–1947
      7. 7. William (H.) Negus 1835–1888
      8. 8. George Negus 1833–1859
      9. 9. Ellen (A.) Negus 1847–1851
      10. 10. Nancy (B.) Tripp 1830–1899
      11. 11. Ellen (Augusta) Seabury 1852–1911
    2. 2. Mary Butts 1835–1884
    3. 3. Elizabeth Butts 1824–1914 m. Sion (Seabury) Palmer 1819–1891
      1. 1. Charles (H.) Palmer 1853–1925
  3. 3. Philadelphia Butts 1794–1855 m. John Perry 1794–1870
    1. 1. Horatio (N.) Perry 1826–1923 m. Hannah (C.) Greene 1849–1928
      1. 1. Albert (Greene) Perry 1878–1942 m. Elizabeth Cady 1868–1956
    2. 2. Frederick (Plummer) Perry 1822–1902 m. Lucy (Ann) Green 1841–1931
      1. 1. Doris (Mildred) Perry 1899–1956
      2. 2. Frederick (Plummer Perry) ll 1868–1924 m. Mary (E.) Austin 1869–1966
        1. 1. Doris (Mildred) Perry 1899–1956 m. William (Edward) English 1888–1962
      3. 3. Elvira (Leighton) Perry 1892–1990
      4. 4. Sarah (Eunice) Wirth 1880–1946
      5. 5. Lincoln (L) Perry 1876–1942
  4. 4. Lemuel Butts 1796– m. Charity Mosher 1783–

James Butts's Timeline

2 Records

1758
1758
Birth of James Butts in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
1799
1799
Age 41
Death of James Butts in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1758
    Event Place: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1799
    Event Place: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

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