Hannah (Williams) Button (1693 - 1772)

Born 3 Feb 1693 in Preston, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Mathias Button — married 1 Oct 1716 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 1772 at about age 78 in Preston, New London, Connecticut

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Biography

Hannah Williams (daughter of Charles and Hannah (Geer) Williams) was born 3 Feb 1693

on 1 Oct 1716 at Canterbury, Connecticut. she married Matthias Button, born Nov. 22, 1689 at Haverhill Massachusetts, was the son of Matthias Button (1657) and Mary Neff.

Matthias died July 4, 1759 at Preston, Connecticut. Hannah died in 1772

• Children were born in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut:

1. Hannah, born Sept. 24, 1717 (She married Nov. 8, 1744 Zadock Killam of Stonington, Conn.)
   
2. Abial, also given as Abiah and Beale, born Mar. 22, 1718/9 (She married Elnathan Maynard of Windham who was born in Cork, Ireland.)
   
3. Zebulon, born Mar. 20, 1721.
   
4. Zipporah, born Apr. 29, 1724 (She married Oct. 1, 1751 at Preston, Aaron Thomas.)
   
5. Miriam (or Myriam), born Nov. 5, 1726 (She married Dec. 31, 1744 at Preston, Daniel Ames, born Dec. 30, 1721, son of John and Mary Ames.)
   
6. (possibly) Matthias, born 1727.
   
7. (possibly) Ebenezer
   

Sources

• Records of The Congregational Church in Canterbury, Connecticut, 1711-1844 (Finlay Brothers, Hartford, 1932) Page 96

• Button Families of America Compiled by R. Glen Nye Edited by Katherine (Watson) Nye 1971

"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F7WC-Y7W : 3 December 2014), Matthias Button in entry for Hannah Button, 24 Sep 1717; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F7WC-THD : 3 December 2014), Matthias Button in entry for Biall Button, 22 Mar 1718; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown. Name Biall Button Gender Female Birth Date 22 Mar 1718 Birthplace PLAINFIELD TWP,WINDHAM,CONNETICUT Father's Name Matthias Button Mother's Name Hannah

"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F77F-S78 : 3 December 2014), Matthais Button in entry for Zipporah Button, 29 Apr 1724; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown. Zipporah Button Gender Female Birth Date 29 Apr 1724 Birthplace PRESTON TWP,NEW LONDON,CONNETICUT Father's Name Matthais Button Mother's Name Hannah