Barruck Butt (abt. 1746 - 1825)

Born about 1746 in Maryland [uncertain]

Husband of Dinah Butt — married about 1780 in Berkeley, Virginia, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 18 Aug 1825 at about age 79 in Berkeley, Virginia, United States

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New Information

A reputable Butt researcher has challenged the parents of Barrick/Barruch/Barrick Butt. Preliminary examination calls for questions on dates. War pension records Barrick died 18 Aug 1825 at age 79, estimated birth 1746, two years after father died 1744. This later birth date solves mother Rachel's age at his birth. This profile may be conflated, in need of splitting.

Two non-duplicate men named Barruck Butt were connected to wife Dinah Butt.

This profile, Barruck Butt (abt.1746-1825), has no known parents and is probably correct husband of Dinah.

Barruck Butt (abt.1755-abt.1825) needs to have conflating info of Butt-47 removed and disconnected from Dinah. Further work could be done to gather additional information to differentiate both profiles to prevent further duplicate confusion. A general internet search only found information relevant to Butt-47

Biography

Barruck Butt has no known origin. His birth year estimate is 1746 and his birth place is assumed to be Maryland. His parents are not known.

He was married in about 1775 in Virginia to Dinah Butt. She was the daughter of Richard Butt (1745-1799) and Sarah (Green) Butt (abt.1730-aft.1800), who were married before 1765 in Berkeley County, Virginia.

Barruck and Dinah had seven children; Martha 1777, Joseph 1788, Benjamin 1790, Edward 1790, James 1795, Nancy 1800 and Mary 1808.

Barruck was in a pension record in Maryland, United States.^[1]

In the 1810 census, Barrick was in Berkeley, Berkeley, Virginia, United States.^[2]

Barrack's daughter Nancy Butt married John Mclean in 1820 in Berkeley, West Virginia.^[3]

In the 1820 census, Barrett was in Gerrardstown, Berkeley, Virginia, United States.^[4]

Baruk's will passed probate in 1822 in Berkeley, West Virginia, United States.^[5]

Barruch was in the military and died on 18 August 1825 in Virginia, United States.^[6]

See Also

Generation 1
RICHARD BUTT (RICHARD1) (1703-bef.1744) was born 11 Nov 1703 in Queen Anne's Parish, Prince George Co., Maryland, and died Bef. 28 Nov 1744 in Prince George's Co., Maryland. He married Rachel (Duvall) Butt (1720-1767) Abt. 1740.
Children of RICHARD BUTT and RACHEL DUVALL are:
i. BARRUCK BUTT, b. Abt. 1730.
ii. BENJAMIN BUTT, b. Abt. 1740.
iii. RACHEL BUTT, b. 28 Jul 1741, Queen Anne's Parish, Prince Georges Co., Maryland

Generation 2
BARRUCK BUTT, b. Abt. 1730.
Notes for BARRUCK BUTT: Note there is a Barrack (Barruck, etc.) who served with Archibald and Thomas Butt during the American Revolution in the Maryland Line and who testified for Thomas for his pension request.
1778 3 Apr served under Captain Williams, Second Maryland Regiment, and Colonel Welford, and was at the battles of Camden and Cowpens. 1783 Honorably discharged at Annapolis, Maryland. Certificate of service supported by Coe Couss, Lieutenant, Osburn Millighs, Lieutenant, and R. Boorheman, Adjutant General.^[7]
1790 census lost for Virginia 1800 census lost for Virginia 1810 census living in Berkeley Co, Virginia. Age given as over 45 with the following household: males; 1 10-16, 2 16-26 females; 2 <10, 1 26-45 1820 census
1822 4 May wrote will in Berkeley County, Virginia naming wife and children and named son Benjamin as executor. Will witnessed by Isaac and Joseph Butt Will Book 3 pg 136-7.^[8]
1823 3 Jul the Martinsburgh Gazette noted there was a letter waiting for him.
1825 12 Sep will probated in Berkeley County, Virginia.

Will of Butt, Barrick

1826 12 Jun Appraisers listed value of estate as $171.16 1/2. In the will he names six children but states he is leaving everything to his seven children. Will Book 8 Pg 136. Will of Barick Butt dated May 4, 1822 proved Sept 12, 1825. Wife Dinah all real estate and personal property and profits from it during her lifetime. After she dies property to be sold at public sale and money to be divided among 7 children: Benjamin, Martha (Butt) Green, Edward, Joseph, James, Mary. Son Benjamin named executor. Witnesses Isaac Butt and Joseph Butt.^[9][10] Original source has endnotes for further verification and research.

Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters
Pension Application of Barruck Butt S39258 MD
Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris. Revised 12 July 2014.
DISTRICT OF Virginia Berkeley County, SS.
On this 28th day of April 1818, before me the subscriber, sole and presiding of the Judge of the Superior Court of Law, for the said district County, personally appeared Barruck Butt, aged 63 years, resident in Berkeley County, in the said district, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled, “An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war,” That he, the said Barruck Butt enlisted in Prince George Cty. in the state of Maryland in the company commanded by Captain Lylburn Williams [sic: Lilburn Williams] of the Second Maryland Regiment, Commanded by Colo. Wolford [sic: Thomas Woolford] in March 1778; that he continued to serve in the said Corps, or in the service of the United States, until the year 1781, when he was discharged from service in Annapolis in the state of Maryland, that he was in the battles of Campden or Gates’ defeat [sic: Battle of Camden SC where Gen. Horatio Gates was defeated, 16 Aug 1780], Cowpens [17 Jan 1781], a Battle about three miles from Campden [Battle of Hobkirk Hill, 25 Apr 1781] and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. Robt White Maryland Annearundle [sic: Anne Arundel] County Ss I do Certify that the within named Baruch Butt Inlisted in Capt. Lilburn Williams Company in the 2d Regiment of Maryland, in the Service of the United States in the spring of the year 1778 and continued in service until the American Army was Disbanded –
given under my hand this 21 Day of October 1818
Osorn Williams Lr 3d Maryland Reg’t. in the Revolution War
Maryland Sct.
Auditors Office Annapolis 22nd Oct’r. 1818
I certify that it appears by the Musters of Maryland Troops that Baruch Butt a private in the Second Reg’t. Enlisted on the 3rd April 1778 and was present on the 1st Nov’r. 1780. By the Pay Roll it appears that Baruch Butt received Arrears of Pay from the 1st Aug’t. 1780 to the 15th Nov. 1783.
R Loockerman Aud’r. Gen’l.

Virginia to wit
At a court held for Berkely County the 10th day of July 1820
On this 10th day of July 1820 personally appeared in open Court being a court of Record, Barrack Butt aged sixty five years resident in the said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows to wit, as a private Soldier in Captain Lilburn Williams Company in the Second Regiment of the Maryland line commanded by Col. Wolford that he made his original declaration on the 28th day of April 1818 and obtained a pension certificate numbered 3903 and the said Butt doth moreover Solemnly Swear that he was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18thh day of March 1818 and that he has not since that time, by Gift Sale or in any manner disposed of his property or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled “An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War” passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that he has not nor has any person in trust for him any property or securities contracts or debts due him nor any income other than that contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed and by him subscribed The said Butt further declares that he is a farmer but has not strength sufficient to pursue it so as to support himself without the assistance of the public. His family consists of a wife named Dianna aged sixty years, one Daughter named Mary aged thirteen years neither of whom are able to do much of any thing except the work of the family. Sworn to and declared to be true on the 10th day of July 1820 before the court aforesaid.
Schedule
Seven acres of land
one horse about 11 years old
one horse about 9 years old
One cow
two sheep
Five hogs (a part small)
one set horse gears
one old shovel plough
one old chest
Three chairs, a table, two pots one oven, and a few small articles of kitchen furniture
Barrack hisXmark Butt^[11]

Alternate and/or Unproven and/or Incorrect Information

Information taken from "A Branch From The Green Tree" 1978 Robert M. Green.
Page 98. Dinah Butt was the daughter of Archibald Butt and wife of Barruck Butt, who was the son of Benjamin Butt. This Dinah and Barruck would have been a generation later than the subjects of this profile.
Page 104. 1817 Will of Benjamin Butt lists a son named Barruck. This is probably the son of Richard Butt (1703-1743) and Rachel Duvall (1712-??), brother of Barruck 1740, and husband of Mary Wicker (1748-1815).
Page 110A. 1849 Will of Benjamin Butt lists a son named Barruck. Children roughly match those of the Benjamin above. Both Wills could not apply to the same person, especially a Benjamin born about 1744.
Robert M. Green and his team were obviously focused on the Green family, but included many allied families, such as the Butt family. The three examples above illustrate that this book reached many faulty conclusions about the Butt family, especially Barruck, of which there were several in different generations.

Information taken from "Frank L.M. Wolford & Laura May Green, Their Ancestors & Descendants" Compiled by Loraine Russell Kerns & Alma Wolford Russell 2004.
RICHARD2 BUTT (RICHARD1) was born 11 Nov 1703 in Queen Anne's Parish, Prince George Co., Maryland6,7, and died Bef. 28 Nov 1744 in Prince George's Co., Maryland8,9. He married RACHEL DUVALL Abt. 1740.
Children of RICHARD BUTT and RACHEL DUVALL are:
i. BARRUCK3 BUTT, b. Abt. 1730.
^[12] Subsequent information is irrelevant for someone born in 1730, or even someone more likely born about 1740 based on parents marriage estimate. The Kerns & Russell book attempted to update some of Robert M. Green's 1978 book, but restricted its coverage of his allied families, and only had this mention of Barruck, which is similarly flawed.

Where do we turn for a reliable reference on the Butt family history and tree information? There are a few researchers who have done extensive, and possibly exhaustive, research for many years. Their information can be found on Ancestry or by internet search.

Sources

1. ↑ Pension: "United States Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Applications, 1800-1900"
   citing Affiliate Name: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Title: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files; Affiliate Publication Number: M804; Digital film/folder number: 004154275; FHL microfilm: 970440
   FamilySearch Record: N9CD-KJ9 (accessed 21 April 2024)
   http://www.fold3.com/document.php?doc=12669521&xid=215&p=ma
   Name: Barruck Butt; Pension Place: Maryland, United States; Residence Place: Maryland; Include In Export Flag: Y; Source File Name: 0440; Source Pen Group: 32198398; Source Pen Nbr: S. 39258; Source Pub Title: Revolutionary War Pensions.
2. ↑ 1810 Census: "United States Census, 1810"
   citing Page: 582; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M252; Digital film/folder number: 005157083_007_M9V9-BYD; FHL microfilm: 0181426; Image number: 20
   FamilySearch Record: XH23-TYY (accessed 21 April 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YB8-1WT
   Barrick Butt in Berkeley, Berkeley, Virginia, United States.
3. ↑ Marriage of daughter Nancy Butt: "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
   citing Berkeley, West Virginia, p 134, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 831,316
   FamilySearch Record: FBHL-D3Y (accessed 21 April 2024)
   http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=831316&ImageNumber=495
   Barrack Butt's daughter Nancy Butt marriage to John Mclean in 1820 in Berkeley, West Virginia.
4. ↑ 1820 Census: "United States Census, 1820"
   citing Page: 96; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M33; Digital film/folder number: 005156989_003_M9XZ-WJP; FHL microfilm: 0193688; Image number: 16
   FamilySearch Record: XHLH-PF6 (accessed 21 April 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBQ-P5D
   Barrett Butt in Gerrardstown, Berkeley, Virginia, United States.
5. ↑ Will: "West Virginia Will Books, 1756-1971"
   citing Volume: Will book, v. 008 1825-1827; Page: 136; Digital film/folder number: 004715616; FHL microfilm: 000831254; Image number: 321
   FamilySearch Record: Q2QM-RCV1 (accessed 21 April 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 9392-HP8M-P
   Will of Baruk or Barruck R Butt of Berkeley, West Virginia, United States, granted probate in 1822.
6. ↑ Military: "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872"
   citing Page: 368; Affiliate Publication Title: Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 through 1858, from the Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury.; Affiliate Publication Number: T718; Digital film/folder number: 004171626; FHL microfilm: 001319381; Image number: 361
   FamilySearch Record: Q24Q-V2NX (accessed 21 April 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9WB-QRJV
   Name: Barruch Butt; Military Service Date: 28 Apr 1818; Military Service Place: Virginia, United States; Death Date: 18 Aug 1825; System Of Record: SLS.
7. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [1], US Revolutionary War Pensions.
8. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [2], West Virginia Will Books
9. ↑ "Frank L.M. Wolford & Laura May Green, Their Ancestors & Descendants" Compiled by Loraine Russell Kerns & Alma Wolford Russell 2004
10. ↑ "Dennis William Butt" [3], The Quest to Identify the Parents of Bazil Butt 1797.
11. ↑ Southern Campaigns, [4], Pension Statements.
12. ↑ "Frank L.M. Wolford & Laura May Green, Their Ancestors & Descendants" Compiled by Loraine Russell Kerns & Alma Wolford Russell 2004. pp.54-57

• Ancestral File: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/M7LK-6ZY

• Barruck Butt, "United States Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Applications, 1800-1900"

"United States Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Applications, 1800-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N9CD-KJ9 : 11 December 2014), Barruck Butt, pension number S. 39258, service Md.; from "Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files," database and images, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d); citing NARA microfilm publication M804 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1974); FHL microfilm 970,440.

• Baruk Or Barruck R Butt, "West Virginia Will Books, 1756-1971"

"West Virginia Will Books, 1756-1971", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q2QM-RCV1 : 22 June 2016), Baruk Or Barruck R Butt, 1822.

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