Butler | Boteler

Butler Lineage
John Boteler 1448-1524, father of William Boteler 1475-1554, father of William Boteler 1505-1599, father of John Butler 1535-1613, father of John Butler 1565-1612, father of John Butler 1585-1599, father of Jane Elizabeth Butler 1610-1688. 

Butler Migration
Badminton, Gloucestershire, England > Droitwich, Worcestershire, England > Tofte, Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, England > Roxwell, Essex, England > King William County, Virginia

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Jane Elizabeth Butler, Cheryl's 9th & Bill's 8th Great-Grandmother
1610- 1688
b. Roxwell, Essex, England
d. King William County, Virginia

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Parents: 
John Butler 1585-1599
Jane Elliott 1576-1667

Maternal Lineage:
Jane Elliott 1576-1667

Spouse: William Claiborne 1600-1677
Married: 1629
Children: 5

1. William Claiborne 1630-1685
2. Mary Claiborne 1630-1709
   Ancestor of Bill & Cheryl
3. Thomas Claiborne 1647-1683
   Ancestor of Cheryl
4. Leonard Claiborne 1649-1694
5. Jane Claiborne 1635-1671

Cheryl's Descendancy from Jane Elizabeth Butler through the Thomas Claiborne line:
Thomas Claiborne > Elizabeth Claiborne > Owen Sullivant Jr > Charles Sullivant > Stephen Sullivant > Claiborne C Sullivant > Stephen Sullivant > Claiborne H Sullivant > Beulah Elizabeth Sullivant > Clifton Robertson > Cheryl Robertson

Bill's Descendancy from Jane Elizabeth Butler through the Mary Claiborne line:
Mary Elizabeth Claiborne > William Claiborne Harris > Robert Overton Harris > Temperance Overton  > Robert Overton Harris > Tyre Harris Sr 1728-1796 > Lydia Harris > Jeremiah Harris Brown > William Hiram Brown > James Henry Brown > Harris Brown Brown > Thelma Irene Brown 1912-1991 > William Harris Lawson Sr 1931-2020.  

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Bibliography 

Ancestry ®. "Public Member Trees Database.” © 1997-2025 Ancestry®.  Ancestry.  ancestry.com/ Lawson-Robertson Family Tree. www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/10075800/family  User profile for William Harris Lawson, Jr., user Livingweb. Accessed 3 November  2025.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115239644/elizabeth-claiborne: accessed November 3, 2025), memorial page for Elizabeth Butler Claiborne (1610–1688), Find a Grave Memorial ID 115239644; Maintained by janine mcquiston (contributor 46941674).

Geneanet. "Public Member Database." © 1996. Geneanet. en.geneanet.org Accessed 3 November  2025.

Robertson, Marielle. "Robertson," "Whitney." Family Research Book. ca. 2010, Marielle Robertson. 

Toft Manor. "History." Toft Manor. www.toftemanor.co.uk/site-history Accessed 3 November 2025.

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