Capt.
William
Butler
Born about in Louisa County, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Edmund Butler II
and Mary Polly (Street) Butler
Brother of
John Lowe Butler, Edmund Butler III, Mary R. Butler, Hannah (Butler) Gilbert, William Aaron Butler and Henry Lovick Butler
Husband of
Charity (Garrett) Butler
— married
1796 in Greene, Georgia
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 59
in Butler County, Alabama Territory
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Biography
William Butler was a Virginia colonist.
William Butler was born c. 1759 in Louisa County, Virginia (Louisa County formed in 1742), according to researcher, Shannon Gorman.[1] He was a son of Edmund Butler and Mary Street.[1]
William Butler was a militia captain during the Creek War of 1813-1814.
Georgia
Per Shannon Gorman:
January 21, 1787: Edmund and Mary Butler moved to Greene County, Georgia prior to April 9, 1788, when Edmund witnessed (along with Henry Graybill) a deed for two hundred and eighty-seven and a half acres from Milly & Benjamin Gilbert, Jr (of Greene/Hancock County, Georgia) to James Garrett of Charlotte Co., Virginia for 100 pounds.[1]
In the 1794 Hancock County Georgia Tax List, Captain Lucas' District, William was listed next to Edmund Butler, Jr. (presume this was his father)[1]
Death
- Capt. Butler was killed in an ambush by Creek Indians.
Legacy
- Butler County, Alabama was named for Capt. Butler.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Gorman, Shannon A., William Butler Mostly Mississippi Database Compiled by Shannon Gorman: Rootsweb post September 6, 2014, accessed May 26, 2015
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 William:
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~1.56%
Alan Pendleton
:
23andMe, GEDmatch NX2704402 [compare]
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~1.56%
Lois (Oliver) Carter :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Gigi (Ward) Tanksley :
23andMe, GEDmatch FY2160713 [compare]
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~0.78%
David Stanford :
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Butler-6812 and Butler-770 appear to represent the same person because: same birthdate, death date, parents
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William Butler on Wikipedia
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