Thomas
Butler
Born about in Surry, Colony of Virginia
Son of James Butler
and Sarah Ann (Unknown) Butler
Brother of
Samuel Butler, Sarah Elizabeth (Butler) Slaughter, Moses Butler, Eleanor Butler, Cynthia Butler, Alice Butler and Zachariah Butler
Husband of
Anne (Wynne) Butler
— married
1740 in Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia
Husband of
Amy (Unknown) Butler
— married
1742 in Surry, Virginia
Husband of
Elizabeth (Mitchell) Butler
— married
1750 in Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia
Husband of
Mary (Norris) Butler
— married
20 Jun 1765 in Sussex, Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Wynne (Butler) Vines, Elizabeth Butler, Martha Butler, Lucy Butler, Thomas Butler, Amy Butler, Ann (Butler) Lanier, Willie Butler, Sterling Butler, Vines Butler and Sally Walter Butler
Died
at about age 64
in Sussex, Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Jul 2012
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Biography
This profile is part of the Butler Name Study.
Thomas Butler was born about 1720 in Surry, Colony of Virginia, son of James Butler (~1680– ) and Sarah Ann Unknown (~1680–1736).
Thomas (19) married Anne Wynne (22) (born about 1717 in Albemarle Parish, Surry; daughter of Anne (Bolling) Wynne) in 1740 in Albemarle Parish, Surry. Their children were:
- Mary Wynne Butler (1742–~1789)
- Martha Butler (1743– )
Thomas (21) married Amy Unknown (19) (born about 1722) in 1742 in Surry. Their children were:
- Elizabeth Butler (>1743–1773)
- Lucy Butler (1745–>1785)
Thomas (29) married Elizabeth Mitchell (19) (born in 1730) in 1750 in Albemarle Parish, Surry. Their children were:
- Thomas Butler (1752– )
- Amy Butler (1757– )
- Ann Butler (~1760–1803)
- Willie Butler (1762– )
Thomas (44) married Mary Norris (24) (born about 1740) on June 20, 1765 in Sussex, Virginia. Their children were:
- Sterling Butler (1766–<1766)
- Vines Butler (1767–>1784)
- Sally Walter Butler (~1769–>1784)
Thomas died on March 18, 1784 in Sussex, Virginia, aged about 63.
Sources
- Probate: "Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900"
Will Books, 1754-1864; Index to Wills, 1754-1948; Author: Virginia. County Court (Sussex County); Probate Place: Sussex, Virginia
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62347 #1035894 (accessed 31 March 2024)
Thomas Butler probate on 6 Jan 1783 in Sussex, Virginia, USA.
- "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRPL-466 : 28 January 2020), Thomas Butler in entry for Mary Butler, 1742.
- "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRPL-W45 : 28 January 2020), Thomas Butler in entry for Martha Butler, 1742.
- "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRP2-YGD : 28 January 2020), Thomas Butler in entry for Lucy Butler, 1745.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
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~0.78%
Betty (Woodham) Searcy
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Martha (Strong) Slater :
23andMe, GEDmatch M912940 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A368532 [compare], Ancestry member slaterms
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T058574 [compare], FTDNA kit #F61121
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Phil Kennedy :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FB5008631 [compare], Ancestry member HPKEN
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~0.78%
Jane Burke :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member JBSTREIT21
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~0.78%
Arthur Williams :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Tpawilliams_1
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~0.78%
John Vickers :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T730285 [compare], FTDNA kit #500015
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Wanda (Swilley) Stone :
23andMe, GEDmatch M614037 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A690467 [compare], Ancestry member ws31hm
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Melissa (Jack) Carrillo :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member melissakjack
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #789959
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~0.39%
Eric Yates :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ericyates2010
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~0.39%
Jonathan Reed :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A159699 [compare], Ancestry member anhgreg
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~0.39%
Johnny Lowery :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T443702 [compare], FTDNA kit #20957
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~0.39%
Robert Elmore :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F364027 [compare], yourDNAportal ROB31f42fee, FTDNA kit #364027
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Martha (Strong) Slater
Jim Bass Jr.
Jim Bass Jr.
Linda (Johnson) Leslie
Bulter-47 and Butler-3035 appear to represent the same person because: they share the same vital statistics and the same spouse, Anne Wynne. The difference in parentage needs to be rectified.
posted
by Linda (Johnson) Leslie
Martha (Strong) Slater
Bulter-47 and Butler-3035 are not ready to be merged because: There is a question about who his parents were.
posted
by Martha (Strong) Slater
Jim Bass Jr.
Butler-3035 and Bulter-47 appear to represent the same person because: same birth/death dates/locations, same spouse
posted
by Jim Bass Jr.
Jim Bass Jr.
Butler-3035 and Bulter-47 do not represent the same person because: these 2 profiles for BULTER and BUTLER appear to have been conflated with one another and are actually 2 different people who have the same first name and a very similar last name
posted
by Jim Bass Jr.
Linda (Johnson) Leslie
Bulter-47 and Butler-3035 appear to represent the same person because: they share the same vital statistics, the same parents, the same siblings and the same spouse, Anne Wynne.
posted
by Linda (Johnson) Leslie
Wanda (Reeder) Horn
Butler-3035 and Butler-19500 appear to represent the same person because: obvious duplicates
posted
on Butler-19500 (merged)
by Wanda (Reeder) Horn
Sharon Casteel
Bulter-50 and Bulter-47 appear to represent the same person because: Birth and death dates and places match; wife's name matches.
posted
on Bulter-47 (merged)
by Sharon Casteel
Rejected matches › Thomas Butler (1720-bef.1791)
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