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Lord John, 1st Baron Butler\Boteler of Brantfield 1565–1637 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1565

Birth Location: Woodhall Manor, Hatfield, Herefordshire, England

Death Date: 27 May 1637

Death Location: Higham Gobion, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England

Father: Sir Boteler

Mother: Lady Waller

Spouse(s): Anne Villiers, Elizabeth Villiers, Elizabeth Villiers

Children(s): Eleanor Boteler, Audrey Boteler, Audrey Boteler, Francis Boteler, Jane Boteler, William Boteler, Martha Bramfield, Hon Howard, Anne Butler, Helena Butler, Lady Butler, Olivia Butler, William Butler, Richard Woolley

In 1565, Lord John, 1st Baron Butler\Boteler of Brantfield entered the world in Woodhall Manor, Hatfield, Herefordshire, England, born to Sir Henry Hatfield Woodhall Hearts Boteler And Lady Katherine Waller. Lord John, 1st Baron Butler\Boteler of Brantfield married Anne Villiers, Elizabeth Villiers, and had children including Anne Butler, Audrey Boteler, Eleanor Le Boteler, Francis Boteler, Helena Butler, Hon Mary Margery Butler Howard, Jane Boteler, Lady Eleanor Helen Butler, Martha Butler 1St Baron Of Bramfield, Olivia Butler, Richard Woolley, William Boteler, William Butler. Lord John, 1st Baron Butler\Boteler of Brantfield passed away in 1637 in Higham Gobion, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1565, Lord John, 1st Baron Butler\Boteler of Brantfield entered the world in Woodhall Manor, Hatfield, Herefordshire, England, born to Sir Henry Hatfield Woodhall Hearts Boteler And Lady Katherine Waller.
  • Lord John, 1st Baron Butler\Boteler of Brantfield married Anne Villiers, Elizabeth Villiers, and had children including Anne Butler, Audrey Boteler, Eleanor Le Boteler, Francis Boteler, Helena Butler, Hon Mary Margery Butler Howard, Jane Boteler, Lady Eleanor Helen Butler, Martha Butler 1St Baron Of Bramfield, Olivia Butler, Richard Woolley, William Boteler, William Butler.
  • Lord John, 1st Baron Butler\Boteler of Brantfield passed away in 1637 in Higham Gobion, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Lord Brantfield's Ancestors

Self
Lord Brantfield
1565–1637
Birth Place: Woodhall Manor, Hatfield, Herefordshire, England
Parents
Sir Henry Hatfield Woodhall Hearts Boteler
1536–1608
Hatfield, Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England
Lady (Katherine) Waller
1540–1574
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
John (IV Philip LeBoteler) Butler,
1514–1571
Woodhall, Watton-at-Stone, Broadwater, Hertfordshire, England
Sir (Robert) Waller
1502–1545
Beaconsfield Castle, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Duncombe
1520–1546
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Brantfield's Descendants

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Lord (John, 1st Baron Butler\Boteler of) Brantfield (12 Feb 1565–27 May 1637) m. Anne Villiers (1579–1599) m. Elizabeth Villiers (1582–1640) m. Elizabeth Villiers (1577–1640)
  1. 1. Eleanor (Le) Boteler 1596–1666 m. Sir (John Drake of Ashe, Musbury &) Devon 1591–1636
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Drake 1622–1699 m. *Sir (Winston 'Cavalier Colonel' of Marlborough) CHURCHILL 1620–1688
      1. 1. Arabella Godfrey 1648–1730 m. Charles Godfrey 1647–1714
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Godfrey Dunch (half sister to James II) children) 1672–1761 m. Edmund Dunch 1657–1719
    2. 2. Henry Drake 1621–1688
    3. 3. John Drake 1624–1699 m. Jane Drake –1652 m. Dionysia Drake 1628–1679
      1. 1. John Drake 1647–1684
      2. 2. William Drake 1657–1716 m. Dame (Judith) Eveleigh 1669–1701 m. Mary Prideaux 1658–1730
        1. 1. John (Drake, 5th Baronet of) Ashe 1689–1724
        2. 2. William (Drake, 6th (and Last)) Baronet 1695–1733 m. Anne Speke –1782
        3. 3. Elizabeth Drake 1688–1749 m. William Walrond 1692–1720
  2. 2. Audrey Boteler 1597–1652
  3. 3. Audrey Boteler –1628
  4. 4. Francis Boteler 1615–1690
  5. 5. Jane Boteler 1604–1672 m. James Ley 1552–1628
  6. 6. William Boteler 1593–1647
  7. 7. Martha (Butler, 1st Baron of) Bramfield –1744
  8. 8. Hon (Mary Margery Butler) Howard 1605–1634 m. Edward (Lord Howard Baron van) Esrick 1597–1675
    1. 1. Anna Howard 1630–1703 m. Lord (Charles Howard, 1st Earl of) Carlisle 1629–1685
      1. 1. Lady (Anne Howard of) Carlisle 1650–1731
  9. 9. Anne Butler 1592–1670
  10. 10. Helena Butler 1604–1666 m. John Drake 1592–1636
    1. 1. Elizabeth Churchill 1622–1698 m. Winston (the Cavalier Colonel) Churchill 1620–1688
      1. 1. Arabella Churchill 1648–1730
      2. 2. Barbara Churchill 1666–
      3. 3. Charles Churchill 1656–1714
      4. 4. Dorothy Churchill 1657–1750
      5. 5. Elen Churchill 1652–
      6. 6. George Churchill 1653–1710
      7. 7. Henry Churchill 1661–1661
      8. 8. Jasper Churchill 1659–
      9. 9. John Churchill 1650–1722 m. Sarah Churchill 1660–1744
        1. 1. Henrietta Godolphin 1681–1733 m. Francis (2nd Earl Godolphin) Godolphin 1678–1766
        2. 2. Anne Spencer 1682–1716 m. Charles Spencer 1675–1722
        3. 3. John Churchill 1686–1703
        4. 4. Mary Montagu 1689–1751 m. John Montagu 1690–1749
      10. 10. Mary Churchill 1655–1656
      11. 11. Mountjoy Churchill 1658–1659
      12. 12. Theobald Churchill 1662–1685
      13. 13. Winston Churchill 1649–1672
    2. 2. Dorothy Fry –1695
    3. 3. John Drake 1625–1669
  11. 11. Lady (Eleanor Helen) Butler 1595–1666
  12. 12. Olivia Butler 1605–1663 m. Endymion Porter 1587–1649
    1. 1. Mary Porter –1643
    2. 2. Endymion Porter 1624–1626
    3. 3. Mountjoy Porter 1627–1629
    4. 4. William Porter 1632–1632
    5. 5. Endymion Porter 1634–1635
  13. 13. William Butler 1608–1637
  14. 14. Richard Woolley 1597–1637

Lord Brantfield's Timeline

3 Records

1565
12 Feb 1565
Birth of Lord John, 1st Baron Butler\Boteler of Brantfield in Woodhall Manor, Hatfield, Herefordshire, England
Woodhall Manor, Hatfield, Herefordshire, England
1593
30 October 1593
Age 28
Lord John, 1st Baron Butler\Boteler of Brantfield was married in Lidlington, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Lidlington, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1637
27 May 1637
Age 72
Death of Lord John, 1st Baron Butler\Boteler of Brantfield in St Aldates, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, or London, Greater London, England
St Aldates, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, or London, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1565
    Event Place: Woodhall Manor, Hatfield, Herefordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 October 1593
    Event Place: Lidlington, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1637
    Event Place: St Aldates, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, or London, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Higham Gobion, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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