Nicholas
Butler
Born in Edgartown, Dukes, New York Colony
Ancestors 
Son of John Butler
and Priscilla (Norton) Butler
Brother of
Henry Butler, John Butler II, Thomas Butler, Joyce (Butler) Newcomb, Samuel Butler, Onesiumus Butler, Simeon Butler, Zephaniah Butler, Malachi Butler, Priscilla (Butler) Snow and Gamaliel Butler
Husband of
Thankful (Marchant) Butler
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Nicholas Butler II, Cornelius Butler, Sarah (Butler) Wheldon, Henry Butler and Silas Butler
Died
at about age 94
in Edgartown, Massachusetts, County of Dukes, Colonial America
Profile last modified
| Created 28 May 2013
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Biography
Nicholas married first Sarah Ripley, on 6 Sep 1726 at Dukes, MA Bay - after her death he married Thankful Marchant, daughter of John & Hepzibah (Huxford) Marchant, on 1 Jan 1729/30 at Edgartown, Dukes, MA Bay - their children were Priscilla, Nicholas II, Cornelius, Matthew, Peter, Sarah, Henry, Zephaniah, Silas and a second Zephaniah Butler
Nicolas was born in 1678. He passed away in 1772. [1]
- Fact: Burial (28 Jan 1772) Westside Cemetery, Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
- Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch The History of Martha's Vineyard by Dr. Charles Banks:Volume III Family Genealogies: pp. 47 – 66
http://history.vineyard.net/butler.htm NICHOLAS BUTLER, born 1678; resided Edgartown, farmer. He married (1) SARAH RIPLEY 6 September 1726, who died October 1727; (2) THANKFUL MARCHANT 1 January 1730, who was born 1717 and died 1762. He died January 1772. Children all by second wife. PRISCILLA, born1730; married DAVID DUNHAM 5 Nov. 1761. NICHOLAS, born (1732). CORNELIUS, born 1734. MATTHEW, born 1736. PETER, born (1738); married ELIZABETH FITCH. SARAH, born (1739); married JABEZ WHELDON 12 Jan. 1764. HENRY, born (1741) ZEPHANIAH, born (1743); died young. SILAS, born (1746). ZEPHANIAH, born 1749.
- Fact: Occupation Farmer
Sources
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 05 December 2021, 20:42), entry for Nicholas Butler (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:ML2D-CDH ); contributed by various users.
- Source: Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850 Author: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Abbreviation: Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850 Master Listing Source: Y Record ID Number: 9604
- GEDmatch Ref: 4720433 : I2311
- http://history.vineyard.net/butler.htm
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nicholas 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 Nicholas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nicholas 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 Nicholas:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Sarah (Hawes) Shaw 
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
James Kenyon :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T988941 [compare], FTDNA kit #114135
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~0.39%
William J. Kipp :
23andMe, yourDNAportal WIL26e00704
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~0.39%
Marilyn Kenyon :
23andMe, GEDmatch T443813 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member marilynkenyon97
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T443813 [compare], FTDNA kit #193048
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MyHeritage DNA
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Living DNA
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~0.39%
Kathy Valdovinos :
23andMe, GEDmatch ZE5752725 [compare]
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~0.39%
Deanna (Langley) Wing :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XF2534364 [compare], Ancestry member deannawing10
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Butler-4667 and Butler-4275 appear to represent the same person because: Appears to be duplicated, please approve merge
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by Mildred Guilbeau
Chris Newcomb
Butler-6604 and Butler-4667 appear to represent the same person because: Dates, siblings, parents match.
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by Chris Newcomb
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