428Anthony Butt
Key Facts
Parents:856Anthony Butt
His mother's identity is unknown.
Born:unknown
Died:by 25 October 1776
location unknown
Buried:unknown

856Anthony Butt is known from just two records, both of which were made after his death and mention him only somewhat passingly.

The will of his father 856Anthony Butt, dated 25 October 1776, shows that 428Anthony was already dead. The will very strongly implies that 428Anthony's passing left behind a widow 429Karan ___ and son 214Azariah, and it explicitly describes another son named John.1


Excerpts from his father's will inform us about 428Anthony's life. Full page.1

His marriage to 429Karan is affirmed in a later court record.2


Additional, firm evidence of 428Anthony's marriage to 429Caran. Full page.2

Sources Cited:

1: Norfolk County, Virginia. Wills book for the years 1772-1788, page 100[a]. Library of Virginia, Norfolk County microfilm #48. The book is numbered as sheets, not pages, thus each number actually represents two pages.

2: Greene County, Georgia. Deeds volume 1 (1785-1792), page 88. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-V1MF?i=51&cat=197862>, accessed 3 November 2021. Notice the phrase "Karan Butts widow and Relict of Anthony Butts, decd" on the third line from the bottom of the page.