John Butler

Maleabout 1670–about 1724

Brief Life History of John

John Butler was born about 1670. He married Jane Jackson from 1691 to 1697, in Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died about 1724, at the age of 56.

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John Butler
1670–1724
Jane Jackson
1672–1702
Marriage: from 1691 to 1697
Margaret Jane Butler
1693–1768

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  • Marriage
    from 1691 to 1697Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
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    Name Meaning

    English: from a word that originally denoted a wine steward, usually the chief servant of a medieval household, from Norman French butuiller (Old French bouteillier, Latin buticularius, from buticula ‘bottle’). In the large households of royalty and the most powerful nobility, the title came to denote an officer of high rank and responsibility, only nominally concerned with the supply of wine, if at all. As well as being widespread in England, this is also the surname of an important Irish family, descended from Theobald FitzWalter, who was appointed Chief Butler of Ireland by King Henry II in 1177. It is Gaelicized as de Buitléir.

    English: occasionally perhaps an occupational name from Middle English boteler ‘maker of bottles (usually of leather)’, a derivative of Middle English botel, Old French bo(u)teille ‘bottle’ and synonymous with Botelmaker.

    Americanized form of French Bouthillier (see Bouteiller ).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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