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Joseph Butler was born in Virginia in 1742 to Thomas Butler and Jane Gilbert. He was the fourth of five children born to his parents.  He served in the 7th, 9th and 10th regiments of The Virginia Continental Line in the American Revolution.  In 1764 he married Elizabeth Burley.  They became the parents of seven children.  Their fourth child, Thomas, married Elizabeth Severns.  They were the parents of two known children.  The youngest, Didema, is our direct ancestor.  She married Thomas Darling. Their daughter Catharine married Samuel Pancake.  Catharine and Samuel’s daughter Edith Glendora married Henry Reynolds Watrous.

In about 1803, Joseph and his family migrated to Newcastle Township in Coshocton County, Ohio.  They settled on the Washington Darling farm which is today known as Evergreen Farm.  The local Indians frequently called at the Butler home where they were invited to eat with the family.

Joseph died in 1811 and was buried in the Butler family plot 1/4 mile east of Mohawk Dam in Coshocton County, Ohio.  The original grave stones for Joseph and some descendants are found on the ground as shown in the photograph in this summary.  Recently, a family member who now owns the property placed a monument to those buried in the plot.

The migration of Joseph Butler

Virginia to Ohio

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