Butler Family..Our American Story

I have self published my blog. I wanted a permanent record of all my research and all the posts contributed by people who were interested in...

Here in the South, we see our cousins as close kin. Maybe it's from years past when people married into other families that lived close ...

As we celebrate the birthday of our country I wonder what the future holds. All great nations seem to follow a pattern of a...

I would like to thank Dr. Janice Turner and her brother Larry Butler for their kind help they have given me in my search for my roots. Dr. T...

So many Butler men and women too have served our country, its about impossible to name them all. Look in your branch and you will find...

The family history of the Butler family would not be complete without the many mothers and grandmothers that have gone before us. I'm af...

Daniel Butler b1794 son of Nathaniel Butler married Martha Naish in Elbert County, her father was John Naish a Revolutionary War Veteran fro...

The women who were born with the Butler name or married Butler men were brave, smart, hardworking, and industrious. Women in the 17th and 18...

Mrs. Marta D. Bauman contacted me by e-mail and sent me some information she had on her branch of our Butler tree. She is descended from Pat...

Friday night T V just got a little better with the resumption of "Who do you think you are" The show that traces the ancestry of a...

The day was beautiful and the Butler's and related families were awe struck by the moving tribute to our colonial grandfathers.What ...

The legacy of our grandfathers and grandmothers follows us today. If they could jump through time and space and see us now, what would they ...

The Virginia observation of Christmas tended towards good fellowship and good eating. The Virginia Almanac for 1772 carried these sentim...

Make a list of what you are thankful for and you will quickly feel better. First I'm thankful I live in the United States of America. Is...

Time stood still as around 100 descendants of Zachariah Butler  stopped to pay respects to him and his son Patrick in a small grov...

Next Saturday I will be standing on the very land that my colonial grandfather received for his service in the American Revolution. I found ...

Connection between Zachariah Butler, James Butler and Patrick Henry Our Colonial grandfathers were neighbors of Patrick Henry. Zach...

Why did I start my long investigation into my Butler family tree? It started with a simple question to my father.."What were Papa Butle...

The memorial ceremony for Zachariah Butler and his son Patrick Butler is now scheduled for 11:00 am November 12, 2011. Make plans to atten...

On the Thomas Partridge Store records in Hanover Co Va in 1756 Christopher Butler is named as settling the account of son Zachariah, b.1736....

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