James
Butler
Born in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Son of Stephen Butler
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Stephen Butler [half]
Husband of
Grace (Newcomb) Rankin
— married
about 1682 (to Aug 1689) in Massachusetts
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 23
in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Profile last modified
| Created 29 May 2011
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Biography
James Butler, born Aug. 2, 1665, son of Stephen and Jane Butler of Boston, married Grace Newcomb, daughter of Andrew Newcomb. She was born Oct. 10, 1664. (p. 96; p. 93)[1](p. 24-27) [2](p. 182) [3] (p. 13) [4]
Their children, all born in Boston, were: [1]
- Mary born Feb. 21, 1683; married Francis Brock July 29, 1698. (p. 26) [2]
- Grace born May 2, 1685; died March 1759; married Thomas Jackson, son of John and Elizabeth Jackson on Dec. 26, 1706. (p. 26; p. 29) [2]
- Elizabeth born Dec. 23, 1686; married ___ Savage. [2]
- James born Aug. 21, 1688; died 1715; married Abigail Eustiss on April 6, 1710 at the Old South Church. (p. 26; p. 29-30) His first wife died in Dec. 15, 1713. He married second, Mary Bowditch of Salem. (p. 181-2) [2]
James Sr. died in 1689 at the age of 24 years. On Aug. 29, 1689, his widow Grace was appointed administratrix of the estate, as James Butler, shipwright, died intestate. (p. 27) [2]
After his death his widow married second, Andrew Rankin on April 15, 1692. (p. 26) [2]
Boston BIrths [1]
1664: NEWCOMB, Grace of Andrew & Grace Newcomb born Oct. 20. (p. 93)
1665: BUTLER, James of Stephen & Jane Butler, born Aug. 2. (p. 96)
Children:
1683: Butler, Mary of James & Grace Butler born Feb. 21. (p. 159)
1685: Butler, Grace of James & Grace Butler born May 2. (p. 164)
1686: Butler, Elizabeth of James & Grace Butler born Dec. 23. (p. 168)
1688: Butler, James of James & Grace Butler born Aug. 21. (p. 178)
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 City Document 130: Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths, 1630-1699, Volume 9, Boston Registry Department, Rockwell and Churchill, City printers, 1883
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 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, by James Davie Butler, J. Munsell's sons, 1888
- ↑ Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, Volume 10, The Society, 1907
- ↑ Genealogical Memoir of the Newcomb Family, By John Bearse Newcomb, 1874
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