Joseph
Butler
Born about in Baltimore, Maryland
Ancestors 
Son of Amon Hanan Butler
and Elizabeth (Hawkins) Butler
Brother of
Henry Butler, Nicholas B Butler, Amon Butler, Ruth Butler, Absalom Butler and Elizabeth Butler
Husband of
Sarah (Lane) Butler
— married
29 Jul 1783 in Baltimore County, Maryland
Descendants 
Father of
Absalom Butler Sr
Died about
at about age 27
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Aug 2017
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Biography
Joseph Butler was born 14 May 1763 to Amon Butler and Elizabeth (Hawkins) Butler. [1]
He married Sarah Lane 29 July 1783 in Baltimore, Maryland at Saint Paul's Parish. [2]
His son, Absalom, was born in 1789.
Numerous "Ancestry" trees give Joseph's date of death as 1791. However, the "Harrison Butler Biography" states Joseph had 18 children, which implies he would have lived much longer.
- Note: by relative immersed in Butler history for 2 generations (Edna Sarah & her Daughter NRG - Sarah Butler Brackin was Edna's grandmother & lived a mile away) The Harrison Butler that died in 1891 & is presented in the 1891 "Portrait and Biographical Album of Fayette County Iowa" [3] appears to have been written by someone not that well acquainted with the Butler family before 1850 .... it is quite flawed.
- The grandfather of Harrison that is supposed to have had 18 children [THIS Joseph] actually DIED after his first and only son was born. His wife died first, then he did, leaving baby Absalom Butler to be raised by relatives! He was raised by his Uncle Nick (father to his cousin/ like brother where BOTH those boys, Harrison & Absalom were early pioneers in West Union IOWA.
- Another note: Scots/Irish often name the first son after the paternal grandfather, so when someone has 5 sons .... there are OFTEN many people with the same names in the same families & same ages.... Then they also name children after favorite siblings! VERY MESSY.
Further research needed.
Research Notes
Joseph had a brother named Absalom born in 1758, who apparently had a son named Absalom, close to the same age as Joseph's son. Is it possible these two persons -- who would be first cousins -- are in fact one? First impression is, they are not the same person. Sources needed.
Sources
- ↑ Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4ZS-Y51 : 16 March 2018), Joseph Butler, 14 May 1763; citing Birth, St. Thomas, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, various libraries, churches, historical and national societies, private and public records; FHL microfilm 14,450.
- ↑ "Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NK-SL2 : 11 February 2018), Joseph Butler and Sarah Lane, 29 Jul 1783; citing Baltimore, Maryland, reference p 37 # 215; FHL microfilm 13,693.
- ↑ "Harrison Butler Biography", Portrait and Biographical Album of Fayette County, Iowa; (http://iagenweb.org/fayette/bios/1891/170.htm: accessed 5 Sep 2019); Lake City Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., March 1891. Online excerpt published by IAGenWebProject.
- ABSOLOM (son) AND JANE BUTLER IN IOWA "1860 United States Federal Census" [1]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Year: 1860; Census Place: West Union, Fayette, Iowa; Roll: M653_322; Page: 114; Family History Library Film: 803322.
- "Excerpt from Harrison Butler Biography" Read the excerpt at Find a grave memorial for Absolom Butler Sr. Find A Grave: Memorial #146317705
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph 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 Joseph:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph 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 Joseph:
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~3.12%
Bonnie (Brackin) Ford
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JU2570678 [compare], Ancestry member norjan_gehring
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~1.56%
Norma Gehring :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A916814 [compare], Ancestry member NORJAN_GEHRING
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~1.56%
Jerry Gehring :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A561332 [compare], Ancestry member GGNorjan_Gehring
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~1.56%
Joy (Gehring) Van Sickel :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A297332 [compare], Ancestry member Joy_Gehring
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~1.56%
Janet (Gehring) Luise :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UE4915635 [compare], Ancestry member norjan_gehring
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~1.56%
Julie (Brackin) Green :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A611205 [compare], Ancestry member julie43017
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A611205 [compare]
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~0.78%
Allison (Patton) Betz :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Allison_Betz
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~0.78%
Pamela Lockhart :
23andMe, GEDmatch ZJ5943886 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Kim Rector :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Jayne (Lockhart) Van Riper :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PU3833858 [compare]
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~0.78%
Sandy Lockhart :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JT9254744 [compare]
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~0.39%
Sharon Thomason :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
C Ryder :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T122765 [compare], FTDNA kit #743050
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