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William (Sir) Butler 1540–1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Cuckfield, Sussex, , England

Death Date: 1609

Death Location: Aston, Northamptonshire, , England

Father: John Butler

Mother: Margaret Sutton

Spouse(s): Margaret Greeke

Children(s): Margaret Butler

William (Sir) Butler was born in 1540 in Cuckfield, Sussex, , England, the child of John Butler And Margaret Sutton. William (Sir) Butler married Margaret Greeke, and had children including Margaret Butler. William (Sir) Butler passed away in 1609 in Aston, Northamptonshire, , England.

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Biography

  • William (Sir) Butler was born in 1540 in Cuckfield, Sussex, , England, the child of John Butler And Margaret Sutton.
  • William (Sir) Butler married Margaret Greeke, and had children including Margaret Butler.
  • William (Sir) Butler passed away in 1609 in Aston, Northamptonshire, , England.

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William Butler's Ancestors

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William Butler
1540–1609
Birth Place: Cuckfield, Sussex, , England
Parents
John Butler
1489–1558
Cuckfield, Sussex, England
Margaret Sutton
1492–1563
Aston le Walls, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
John (Sutton) Dudley
1461–1541
Dudley, , Tyne and Wear, England
Cecelia Willoughby
1463–1539
Dudley, Worcestershire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund SuttonDudley
1425–1483
Joyce Tiptoft
1430–1470
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Tiptoft
1400–1443
Joyce Tiptoft
1403–1446

William Butler's Descendants

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William ((Sir)) Butler (1540–1609) m. Margaret Greeke (1542–1587)
  1. 1. Margaret Butler 1568–1652 m. Lawrence Washington 1568–1616
    1. 1. Reverend (Lawrence) Washington 1602–1652 m. Amphyllis Twigden 1602–1655
      1. 1. John (Wesley) Washington 1627–1677 m. Anne Pope 1635–1669 m. Frances Gerard 1630–1677 m. Ann (Brodhurst) Brett 1619–1640 m. Frances Appleton 1619–1640
        1. 1. Lawrence ((Capt)) Washington 1659–1699 m. Mildred Warner 1671–1701

William Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of William (Sir) Butler in Cuckfield, Sussex, , England
Cuckfield, Sussex, , England
1609
1609
Age 69
Death of William (Sir) Butler in Aston, Northamptonshire, , England
Aston, Northamptonshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Cuckfield, Sussex, , England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1609
    Event Place: Aston, Northamptonshire, , England
    Record Source: Millennium File

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