James
McGehee
[uncertain]
Butler
Born in St Pauls Parish, Hanover, Colony of Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Zachariah Butler
and Sarah (Bowe) Butler
Brother of
Thomas Butler, Patrick Butler, Joel Butler, Zachariah Butler, Nathan Butler, Anna Butler and Nancy Butler
Husband of
Disa (Unknown) Butler
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Sarah (Christopher) Butler
— married
1782 in Virginia, USA
Descendants 
Father of
John William Butler, Zachariah Butler, Rebecca (Butler) Bullard, Christopher Columbus Butler, Sarah Elizabeth (Butler) Ausley, Martha (Butler) Jones, Richmond Butler, Mary Elizabeth (Butler) Naish, Nancy (Butler) Nash, James Martin Butler, Piety Butler and Richmond Esley Butler
Died
at age 83
in Shelby, Alabama, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 9 May 2011
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Biography
James was born in 1758. He passed away in 1841.[1] James fought in the Revolutionary War and received a pension in 1833.[2][3]
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| James Butler from Shelby County Historical Society |
Military service information. Revolutionary War. Drafted - 1778, for 2 months duty, with Captain James Anderson Company, of Col. John Burton's Regiment. Drafted - 1780, for 18 months duty, with the companies of Captain Richard Swepson & Captain Scott, of Colonel William Daris's Regiment. He was in engagement at "Woods Point" on the James River. Drafted - 1781, for 2 months duty. Applied for, Revolutionary War pension - January 21, 1833, Elbert Co., Georgia.
In 1840 James was living in Shelby County, Alabama.[4]
Sources
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11537590/james-butler
- ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-J7XB : 1 March 2021), James Butler, 22 Feb 1833; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711094.
- ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGRK-NGZT : 1 March 2021), James Butler, 1 Jun 1840; citing Military Service, Shelby, Alabama, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140737.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch [4_Oct_2021], James Butler, Shelby, Alabama, United States; citing p. 69, NARA microfilm publication, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.) FHL microfilm
- See also:
- "Georgia, Headright and Bounty Land Records, 1783-1909", database with images, FamilySearch [2_Feb_2022], James Butler, 1790
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