Stephen Butler (bef. 1623 - aft. 1687)

Descendants

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Biography

Son of Mary Unknown and Unknown Butler. His mother married Benjamin Ward and left a will. There was a long-running lawsuit after her death.

Stephen Butler was married three times.

Married Jane Unknown, six children

1. Benjamin 2 August 1653^[1]
2. Benjamin b 10 Feb 1658[/9]^[2]
3. Isaac b 9 Oct 1661^[3]
4. Isaac b 29 May 1664^[4]
5. James b 2 Aug 1665^[5]
6. Isaac b 10 Aug 1667^[6]

married Mary Unknown, two children

1. William
2. Susanna

married Tabitha Blower, two children

1. Stephen b 22 Apr 1681m Boston.^[7]
2. Tabitha

Land Transaction: Thwing Collection mentions transaction with Peter Till and confirmation to widow Elizabeth Till 3 April 1680. ^[8] Suffolk Deed (11:308)^[9] This mortgage was cancelled 19 Sept. 1687 w/ the original document presented by Stephen Butler's eldest son (unnamed).

Eldest Son: Is it possible Stephen's oldest child was named John, born 1653? Boston records clearly show the name was Benjamin. The "Butleriana" work says Benjamin (2nd born) married Susannah Gallup. While there appears to be no record of who Susannah Gallup wed, Torrey couldn't settle on John or Benjamin Butler as her partner. A John Butler was named in Nathaniel Gallup's (father of Susannah) will and died in 1713, age 60. John Butler (abt.1653-abt.1713). Unfortunately, no connection has been found between Stephen and this John Butler. He was not mentioned specifically in the 1667 will of Stephen Butler's mother Mary Butler Ward.

Research Notes

He may be the Stephen Butler, son of Mary Unknown (Butler) Ward (abt.1598-) and her spouse, _____ Butler, and may have come to New England with his mother, along with her 2nd spouse, Benjamin Ward (abt.1598-1666), and family.^[10] If he was the son of Mary ( ) Butler, he must have been born before 1623 when his widowed mother married Benjamin Ward.

using Butleriana as a source to start, but the content needs to be verified with other sources

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCWG-VLX : 14 January 2020), Stephen Butler in entry for Benjamin Butler, 1653.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCWG-VLJ : 14 January 2020), Stephen Buttler in entry for Benjamin Buttler, 1658.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCWL-1QK : 14 January 2020), Stephen Butler in entry for Isaac Butler, 1661.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DCT8-5ZPZ : 10 November 2020), Stephen Butler in entry for Isaac Butler, 29 May 1664; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004329324.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DCT8-583Z : 10 November 2020), Stephen Butler in entry for James Butler, 2 Aug 1665; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004329324.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCWL-1QR : 14 January 2020), Stephen Butler in entry for Isaac Butler, 1667.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCWG-JV3 : 15 January 2020), Stephen Butler in entry for Stephen Butler, 1681.
8. ↑ https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/boston-ma-inhabitants-and-estates-of-the-town-of-boston-1630-1822-thwing-collection/image?vo
9. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9ZS-1W49?i=265&cc=2106411&cat=190554
10. ↑ Great Migration 1634-1635, T-Y. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume VII, T-Y, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011. Reference page 227 via $American Ancestors

• Butler, James Davie. Butleriana, Genealogica et Biographica; or Genealogical Notes Concerning Mary Butler and Her Descendants, as Well as the Bates, Harris, Sigourney and Other Families, with Which They Have Intermarried. (Albany, NY: J. Munsell's Sons, 1888), page 24-25
• James Edward Martin