Col
Robert
Ormond
Butler
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Butler Jr.
and Sarah Jane (Samples) Butler
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah Jane (Butler) Patton
Died
at age 73
in Leon County, Florida, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Oct 2015
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Biography
Robert Butler and his siblings became the wards of the Andrew Jacksons in 1805 after their father Col. Thomas Butler died of yellow fever. He attended West Point and was his uncle Jackson's Adjutant at the Battle of New Orleans. When Jackson was appointed Governor of Florida for a brief time, Robert was his assistant.
In August, 1808, Robert Butler married the niece of General Andrew Jackson, Rachel Hays, at Jackson's Tennessee home,The Hermitage. He joined the U.S. Army in 1812 and resigned in 1821. He was appointed under the second article of the treaty with Spain for the purchase of Florida, a Commissioner to receive West Florida from the Spaniards.
In 1824, Butler was appointed Surveyor General of Florida, and moved his family to Tallahassee in 1825. He had a home on Lake Jackson on 900 acres.
Children of Robert Butler and Rachel Hays are:
Thomas P. Butler, b. July 29, 1809, Tallahassee, FL, d. January 30, 1835, Charleston, SC.
Sarah Jane Butler, b. May 24, 1811, d. October 1878, FL.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert 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 Robert:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert 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 Robert:
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~0.78%
~6.25%
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Tricia (Payne) Aanderud
Tricia (Payne) Aanderud
Butler-12129 and Butler-8801 appear to represent the same person because: These profiles are duplicates and link to the same FindAGrave Profile. There are some minor differences that need to be worked out.
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Sister Anderson
Actually, his mother's name was Sarah Jane SEMPLE.
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by Sister Anderson
Sister Anderson
I have requested to be placed on the Trusted List. This man is my fourth great-grandfather. Thank you!
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