John Sherman Butler

First found in Kilkenny (Irish: Cill Chainnigh), the former Kingdom of Osraige (Ossory), located in Southeastern Ireland in the province of Leinster. The first on record was Theobald FitzWalter, a distinguished Norman noble who accompanied Strongbow and was created the Chief Butler of Ireland in 1177.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Christopher Butler who settled in Virginia in 1670; the following, Charles, Daniel, Edward, Elizabeth, George, Giles, James, John, Joseph, Martin, Michael, Patrick, Richard, Thomas and William, all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860.

(Above is a small excerpt from our 1800 word history)

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Suggested Readings for the name Butler "The Ancestry of Blanche Butler Ames and Adelbert Ames" by Pauline Ames Plimpton, "Della Elizabeth Butler Hudson "Beth": Her Family and Ancestors" by Martha Ann Butler.