Frances Butler

She was born between 1704 and 1709 in either New Kent County or Hanover County, Virginia, the daughter of Abraham Cooke and Martha Clayton. She was listed as his wife and executrix in the will of Edmund Butler I on 27 April 1747. Their children are listed on his memorial. She wrote a letter to her son, William, on 6 November, 1766 from Cumberland County, Virginia; he was being persecuted by the Crown of England. She died after 1773 as it was reported in family letters of that year that she was in poor health, but improving. She was buried here in the family's burial plot that was laid out in her husband's will.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jan 9 2024, 17:44:40 UTC