Thomas Butler
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Thomas Butler, son of John Butler and Mary Lynde, was born at Edgartown, Dukes Co., Massachusetts, about 1654.1 He died at Martha's Vinyard, Dukes Co., Massachusetts, 20 October 1732.1
Thomas married Jemima Doggett, daughter of Thomas Doggett and Hannah Mayhew, 27 November 1682.1,2
He was the principal figure in a land dispute involving the Indians, and two towns (Tisbury & Chilmark) that went on for several years (1700-1708). After much discussion, haggling, and compromise, everyone concerned resolved it to their mutual satisfaction. In many places, the records refer to him as "Captain," but do not state why (militia or maritime?).
He made his will 9 Nov 1727 and it was proved 2 Dec 1732.3
Thomas married Jemima Doggett, daughter of Thomas Doggett and Hannah Mayhew, 27 November 1682.1,2
He was the principal figure in a land dispute involving the Indians, and two towns (Tisbury & Chilmark) that went on for several years (1700-1708). After much discussion, haggling, and compromise, everyone concerned resolved it to their mutual satisfaction. In many places, the records refer to him as "Captain," but do not state why (militia or maritime?).
He made his will 9 Nov 1727 and it was proved 2 Dec 1732.3
Family | Jemima Doggett b. abt. 1666, d. bef. 1727 |
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| This person was last edited on | 11 Apr 2022 |
Citations
- [S3] Charles Edward Banks, The History of Martha's Vineyard Dukes County Massachusetts in Three Volumes (subtitle varies) (1911; reprint, Edgartown, Massachusetts: Dukes County Historical Society, 1966), 3:47-63, further cited as Banks, History of Martha's Vineyard.
- [S1872] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, 3 vols. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011), 264, further cited as Torrey, New England Marriages (2011).
- [S3] Banks, History of Martha's Vineyard, 3:48 & 63.