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Major Pierce Butler 1744 – 1822 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jul 1744

Birth Location: County Carlow, Ireland

Death Date: 15 Feb 1822

Death Location: Philadelphia Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Father: Sir Butler

Mother: Lady Percy

Spouse(s): Mary Middleton

Children(s): William Butler

The story of Major Pierce Butler began in 1744 in County Carlow, Ireland. Major Pierce Butler married Mary Polly Middleton, and had children including William Hezekiah Butler. Major Pierce Butler passed away in 1822 in Philadelphia Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • The story of Major Pierce Butler began in 1744 in County Carlow, Ireland.
  • Major Pierce Butler married Mary Polly Middleton, and had children including William Hezekiah Butler.
  • Major Pierce Butler passed away in 1822 in Philadelphia Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Butler
1699 – 1771
Birth Location: Broomville Clonachona Carlow Ireland
SB
Lady Percy
1701 – 1794
Birth Location: Seskin, Wicklow, Ireland
LP

Spouses(s)

Mary Middleton
1748 – 1790
Birth Location: Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
MM

Children(s)

William Butler
1762 – 1822
Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
WB

Major Butler's Ancestors

Self
Major Butler
1744 – 1822
Birth Place: County Carlow, Ireland
Parents
Sir Richard "5th Baronet" Butler
1699 – 1771
Broomville Clonachona Carlow Ireland
Lady (Henrietta) Percy
1701 – 1794
Seskin, Wicklow, Ireland
Grandparents
Henry Percy
1675 – 1720
Seskin, Wicklow, Ireland
Elizabeth (Percy) Mortimer
1688 – 1720
Moyhill, Carlow, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Lord, Percy
1648 – 1704
Mary Emerson
1656 – 1704
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Percy
1619 – 1690
Sarah Sayer
1623 – 1708

Major Butler's Descendants

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Major (Pierce) Butler (11 Jul 1744 – 15 Feb 1822) m. Mary (Polly) Middleton (11 Mar 1748 – 13 Nov 1790)
  1. 1. William (Hezekiah) Butler (1762 – 1822) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Hembree (1763 – 1810)
    1. 1. Hosea Butler (1787 – Aft. 1870) m. Mary (Pauline "Polly") Cleland (1791 – 1861)
      1. 1. Elias (M) Butler (1828 – Abt. 1869)
        1. 1. Martha (J.) Butler (13 Mar 1851 – 5 January 1931) m. John (Francis) Pennington (03 Jul 1853 – 10 Mar 1928)

Major Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1744
11 Jul 1744
Birth of Major Pierce Butler in County Carlow, Ireland
County Carlow, Ireland
1822
15 Feb 1822
Age 78
Death of Major Pierce Butler in Philadelphia Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1744
    Event Place: County Carlow, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1822
    Event Place: Philadelphia Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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