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Techteach,
I finally received the death certificate for Joseph T. BUTTS.
You were right. It said that he was born in Martinsburg, W. Va. on October 10, 1860 and died February 18, 1933 in Dayton, Ohio at the age of 72y 4m 8d. The informant was his son, Ohmer BUTTS.
His widow is Minnie (actually Arminta Ellen REED, daughter of William H. REED and Margary Ann DAY and granddaughter of Dudley DAY and Mary Ann JEFFRIES).
The section with mother’s name and birthplace and father’s name and birthplace was all “Unknown”. Go Figure, I’m cursed! 🙂 Guess I will keep looking.
Stacey
Hey cousin! I have a little information that you would be interested in. There used to be a Buttstown near Martinsburg. I found it last weekend. I forget what it is called now but if you google Buttstown, you can find it. I also discovered that (in case I did not mention it), I have a direct ancestor named Butt. She is back farther than I usually look. I found you a Joseph also who is of course, prior to yours, but in case the name ran in the family.
Children of SARAH GREEN and RICHARD BUTT are:
26. i. JOSEPH6 BUTT I, b. Berkeley Co, Virginia; d. Bef. April 16, 1793, Berkeley Co, Virginia.
27. ii. ISAAC BUTT I, b. Berkeley Co, Virginia; d. November 11, 1816, Berkeley Co, Virginia.
28. iii. ARCHIBALD BUTT I, b. Maryland; d. June 13, 1814, Berkeley Co, Virginia.
29. iv. RICHARD BUTT II, b. Berkeley Co Virginia; d. Bef. June 18, 1810, Berkeley Co, Virginia.
v. SUSANNA BUTT, b. Berkeley Co, Virginia; d. Bet. 1790 – 1883; m. JACOB ESTY, December 03, 1805, Berkeley Co, Virginia.
vi. DINAH DARKE BUTT.
vii. RUTH BUTT, b. Virginia; m. SINGLE.
30. viii. MARY ANN “POLLY” BUTT, b. 1772, Berkeley Co, Virginia; d. May 23, 1849, Johnstown, Monroe Twp, Licking Co, Ohio.
Here’s a few names who intermarry with the Butts – Metcalf, Hartsock, Swearingen and of course, my Greens, if this helps. This comes from my print genealogy; there may be more names in “The Green Tree.” My Greens/Butts/Metcalfs go to Ohio in the late 1700s and early 1800s.
Techteach
Techteach & Stacey,
Ooh, you guys have REEDS?:D So do we! We haven’t actually found the particulers on him yet, but we have a William Reed who married a polly Mary (Polly) Hodges. I do wish our ancestors could have been more original with names!;) Love Ya’. Lynella.
Thanks for the info! I found the name of the town. It was Foltz, besides Buttstown, it was also known as Ruttstown. In looking for the name of it, I came across another town by the name of Hedgesville, which is also in Berkeley Co. Well, in the 1880 census, Joseph was living with a Hedge family…
Xenia Twp., Greene County, Ohio; ED# 91; June 8, 1880; sheet 6B; visit 40/40
Hedge, John W., white, male, 37, head, married, farmer, Ohio, VA, VA
—– Virginia S., white, female, 35, housekeeper, Ohio, VA, VA
Butts, Joseph T., white, male, 18, servant, single, farm laborer, VA, VA, VA
Here is a marriage index for them…
Husband: JOHN W. HEDGES
Wife: VIRGINIA S. BONNER
Marriage: 01 JUN 1869 , Greene, Ohio
According to online trees and census records, Virginia’s parents are Stith BONNER and Maria MERCER. John’s parents are James R. Hedges and Elizabeth KINNEY.
Stacey
Lynella,
I have quite a few REED lines. I have a little bit of info on them here and there, but I haven’t tried tying them together yet.
(1) The ones mentioned above were in Greene Co., Ohio and were from Virginia.
(2) I have some more REEDs who were from Ohio and were in Delaware County, Indiana who married into my JONES line.
(3) I have yet some more REEDs who were also from Ohio, but were in Howard County, Indiana and married into my MADDOX and FISHER lines.
Stacey
Stacey,
I looked in “The Green Tree” today. I see a will written by Benjamin Butt in 1849 where he leaves his land to his sons, one being Joseph. The Joseph sells his five acres to his brother, Benjamin. Other brothers are Barrick, John, and William. This could not be your Joseph though. The dates are wrong. You might want to order this book from the Licking County, OH historical society. It covers some of Berkeley County but follows the family to Ohio. Nevertheless, it might be of some help.
Other family names that are connected include DeVault, Willison, Williamson. I will look for Hedges. I see some and will post anything that might be relevant.
Are there any stories about NDN connected with your Butt? It might be relevant for me.
Techteach
Stacey
Hedges seem like they might have been landowners in Berkeley County. I see a land indenture identifying a land sale by Hyatts and Willises to another Hyatt. That land abuts land owned by a Solomon Hedges and his wife, Rebecca.
I also have a Butt marrying a Day, Abi Butt who marries Squire John Day of Clermont County, OH. I also have Jeffries marrying into the family.
Techteach
Originally posted by techteach
Are there any stories about NDN connected with your Butt?
Techteach,
The Butts are not my direct line, but, yes, I was always told that my JONES line that I am researching in connection with them was NDN. I ran into the BUTTs while searching the DAYs. My reason for searching for the DAYs is because I believe my JONESes may have travelled from Virginia to Ohio with them. I am not exactly sure where in Virginia my JONESes were from, so I have been tracking the families that their children married into in hopes that they came from the same area and travelled together.
Originally posted by techteach
Other family names that are connected include DeVault, Willison, Williamson.
I do have a WILLIAMSON. Cora JONES (born 1870 in Greene Co., OH; daughter of John JONES and Susan DAY) married a Marcellus WILLIAMSON (1850 – 1925). Susan DAY is a sister to Margary DAY(Arminta “Minnie’s” mother). I have not traced Marcellus’ family back, but in the later census records he was in Montgomery Co., OH.
Originally posted by techteach
I also have a Butt marrying a Day, Abi Butt who marries Squire John Day of Clermont County, OH. I also have Jeffries marrying into the family.
Do these people ever marry anybody else? 🙂 It seems like no matter where they lived at, they always seem to “find” each other. This is interesting though. Did the other BUTT/JEFFRIES marriage take place in Clermont Co. too?
Stacey
Stacey:
Here’s the information on the Butt/Day family:
122. ABI ADELIA8 BUTT (BASIL7, RICHARD6, SARAH ANN5 GREEN, WILLIAM4, ROBERT3 GREENE, THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born March 30, 1853 in Monroe Twp, Licking Co, Ohio, and died 1888 in Johnstown, Monroe Twp, Licking Co, Ohio. She married SQUIRE JOHN DAY 1872 in Licking Co, Ohio, son of TRUMAN DAY and ELIZABETH. He was born February 28, 1847 in New Bethel, Clermont Co, Ohio, and died June 20, 1924 in Monroe Twp, Licking Co, Ohio.
More About ABI ADELIA BUTT:
Burial: Green Hill Cemetery, Johnstown, Licking Co, Ohio
More About SQUIRE JOHN DAY:
Burial: Green Hill Cemetery, Johnstown, Licking Co, Ohio
Children of ABI BUTT and SQUIRE DAY are:
233.
i. MILTON9 DAY, b. February 23, 1875, Monroe Twp, Licking Co, Ohio; d. 1947, Johnstown, Licking Co, Ohio.
ii. HOMER DAY, b. Abt. 1877, Monroe Twp, Licking Co, Ohio.
Techteach
Hey! Thank you Stacey, I’ll get together with Kerry and we can see if any of your Reeds match up to ours. 🙂 🙂 🙂 Also, I love it when I see others making connections here and there. It’s awsome! Its so encouraging. Great hunting Ladies!;) Love & Light, Lynella.
Hi
Fantastic website. I arrived here after searching for Virginia Blackfoot info. I am doing some genealogy for my husband. It turns out that his G Great Grandfather was a Henry Butt of Norfolk, Va, born about 1820. According to a living relative, this Henry claimed his father was English and his mother “Blackfoot”. In Norfolk county, the Butt family dates back to the 17th century. This Henry Butt was an overseer in 1850 and later became a policeman in Norfolk. Anyone know of Blackfoot families in or near Norfolk County early 1800’s?
Welcome emrldgrrl,
Pleas join us. I have Butt also, but the are in Berkeley County, WVA. They go to Ohio around the late 1700’s to early 1800s. We suspect NDN but the Blackfoot ID is not connected with this group in my family. It does not mean that it is not there, because there is NDN connected. My Blackfoot comes from the PA bunch who settle in the same place as the Buts from Berkeley County.
Techteach
I just reveived an email from a grandson of the Squire Butt whose line I posted here. He knows that the family was native. He sent me this URL : http://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=butts&rand=76297
I am connected to this group of Butts through the Greens.
Techteach
Techteach,
Thanks for the link. I checked to see if it had the Joseph that I am looking for listed. Well, it had 4 Joseph’s, but all were too earlier for mine. Three were from Berkeley County, but one was the son of Joshua, born in Norfolk.
Did you look through the photo album? There is a picture of Mahala Green and Bazil Butt, and also a picture of Mahala’s headstone.
Stacey
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