Steven Butler of Braintree Parish

There is not strong evidence to support this profile as of Dec 2017.

It is thought that a Steven West of the Braintree Parish was born say 1575, perhaps his wife was called Mary. They had four known children:

• William born 1604 died 1648 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony. Did not marry Eunice Coffin, no surviving children
• Richard born 1608 died 1684 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony. Married perhaps 1st to an unknown woman. His widow was Elizabeth, probably Bigelow.
• daughter who married Mr. Winter
• daughter who married Mr. West

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Update 17 April 2023

• Death seen as March 10, 1633 (57) - Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States - removed. No citation found.

supporting data

He (William Butler of Hartford) married [Eunice, sister of Tristram Coffin, of Nantucket: SIC: that was a different William Butler] died 1648, without wife or children, leaving by his will, dated May 11, the greater portion of his estate to his brother, Deacon Richard Butler. He mentions children of his sister West, and his sister Winter, "living in Old England," and gives "threo-skore pounds" to the Church of Hartford. Inventory 429.

• http://books.google.com/books?id=B18EAAAAYAAJ

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• http://www.ryanwadleigh.com/butler.html Steven Butler was born circa 1575 in England. He apparently died in England. There is hardly anything known of the life of Steven Butler. In fact, there is no real evidence that Steven was the father of the below four children. Some have suggested that his Steven's father's name was John, but there is no source to confirm this. It has also been suggested that his wife's name was Mary, but again, there is no known confirmation of this. He had four identified children, two sons who went to New England and two daughters who remained in England. Steven apparently lived in Braintree parish in Essex, England. Others have suggested that Steven and his wife moved to Wethersfield, Connecticut, with their sons, but this is unlikely.

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Steven Butler was born circa 1575 in England. He apparently died in England.

There is hardly anything known of the life of Steven Butler. In fact, there is no real evidence that Steven was the father of the below four children. Some have suggested that his Steven's father's name was John, but there is no source to confirm this. It has also been suggested that his wife's name was Mary, but again, there is no known confirmation of this. He had four identified children, two sons who went to New England and two daughters who remained in England. Steven apparently lived in Braintree parish in Essex, England. Others have suggested that Steven and his wife moved to Wethersfield, Connecticut, with their sons, but this is unlikely.

Steven married unknown (possibly Mary) in about 1600 in England.

They had the following known children:

• 1 William Butler was born circa 1604 in England. He died after May 11, 1648 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut. He married Eunice Coffin. She died before 1648. They had no known children. William wrote his will in 1648, in which he described no surviving wife or children. Instead, he mentions his brother Richard Butler of Hartford, Connecticut and the children of his sisters Mrs. West and Mrs. Winter, living in England.
• 2 Richard Butler
• 3 Unknown Female Butler was born in England. She married Mr. West. She apparently had children, but any details are unknown. Some online sources have suggested that her given name was Jane, but the sources for this claim are unknown. She was named in her brother William's will of 1648 as "Sister Weste" whose children were living in "old Ingland."
• 4 Unknown Female Butler was born in England. She married Mr. Winter. She apparently had children, but any details are unknown. She was named in her brother William's will of 1648 as "Sister Winter" whose children were living in "Ingland." One online source has suggested that her husband was Henry Winters,

References

1. http://www.ryanwadleigh.com/butler.html
2. https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Unknown_Butler_%2830%29
   1. Richard Butler, in Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995) 1:288. 'ASSOCIATIONS: On 11 May 1648 William Butler of Hartford made his will and bequeathed to "my brother Richard Butler, dwelling in Hartford," to "my sister Weste's children, that are now living in old England," and to "my sister Winter's children, that are now living in England" [Manwaring 1:4].'
3. https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/butler/3403/