Richard Butler (1668 - 1757)

Born 1668 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Goodrich) Butler — married 15 Dec 1725 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

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Biography

Richard was born in 1668 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut. He was the son of Joseph Butler and Mary (Goodrich) Butler.

He married Sarah Goodrich on 15 Dec 1725.

"In 1736 Richard Butler deeded to David Edwards land in Wethersfield. This deed was witnessed by Capt. David Goodrich and Charles Goodrich. The autograph of Charles Goodrich to this deed, teacher in the Upper Houses, is given elsewhere. Its is very evident that he was a brother to William, Sarah, David, though his name is not given in the Goodrich Genealogy."^[1]

He died on 27 Oct 1757.

Children

Children of Richard Butler:

• Sarah Butler.
• Joseph Butler.
• Charles Butler.

Sources

1. ↑ Adams, Charles Collard. “Middletown Upper Houses, A History of the North Society of Middletown, Connecticut, From 1650 to 1800, With Genealogical and Biographical Chapters on Early Families and A Full Genealogy of the Ranney Family.” (The Grafton Press Genealogical Publishers, New York) 1908. p. 536.

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• Adams, Charles Collard. “Middletown Upper Houses, A History of the North Society of Middletown, Connecticut, From 1650 to 1800, With Genealogical and Biographical Chapters on Early Families and A Full Genealogy of the Ranney Family.” (The Grafton Press Genealogical Publishers, New York) 1908. p. 536.
• The Goodrich Family in America. A Genealogy of the Descendants of John and William Goodrich of Wethersfield, Conn., Richard Goodrich of Guilford, Conn., and William Goodridge of Watertown, Mass. Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., Author Role: Editor Publication: Fergus Printing Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1889, Second Date, 1984. p 37.
• Descendants of Richard Butler of Hartford, Connecticut by Walter Percy Butler and Kathryn Morris Wilkinson
• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Wethersfield, Page 54. Marriage record.