John Butcher was born probably in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in c.1749, SON of SAMUEL BUTCHER SR. & SUSANNAH (LEWIS) BUTCHER. John was raised in colonial Pennsylvania/Virginia and in Loudoun County, Virginia, from the time of its formation in 1757 through the time of his death.
MARRIED: His first cousin once removed, Susannah (Lewis), daughter of Abraham Lewis III & Rebekah (Davis) -- No children
RESIDENCE: Near Bloomfield, Loudoun County, Virginia
WILL WRITTEN
30 SEPT 1804 • Loudoun Co., Virginia
WILL of John Butcher (son of Samuel & Susannah Lewis Butcher Sr), Loudoun Co., Virginia -- WRITTEN
John Butcher DIED near Bloomfield, Loudoun County, Virginia, in October 1804, and he was buried in the Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery near his parents. John left bequeaths in his Will for the support of the Butcher's Meeting House/Ebenezer Baptist Church/Cemetery & to build a rock wall around the old cemetery.
WILL PROVED
12 NOV 1804 • Loudoun Co., Virginia
of John Butcher -- RECORDED; This Will lists his beloved wife, Susannah Lewis Butcher, & the names of his own siblings (Loudoun Co., VA, Will Book G, pg 269-271)
After his death, his widow, Susannah Lewis Butcher, remarried to Jesse Johnston in c.1805, and she and her new husband were living in Kentucky by 1805-06
JOHN BUTCHER's WILL LISTS THE FOLLOWING HEIRS:
Page 269:
Susannah my dear & beloved wife and in her life the plantation I now hold and live on
Page 270:
I give and bequeath at my wifes death the plantation I now live on to the use of the
church formerly called Butchers meeting house but now called Ebenezer to be
rented out one hundred pounds to be put toward walling the graveyard & the balance to go towards the use of said forever
I will my negro Daniel to be rented out or hired until he earns one hundred pounds if
he lives so long which I allow to put to use of said meeting house forever & then I will negro Daniel to be set free & be his own man
Susannah Lewis Daughter of Isaac Lewis
my brother Samuel Butcher (Jr)
my sister Hannah Phillips
my sister Eales Pierce
my sister Mary Overfield
my sister Susannah Grady
my sister Jane Hickman
one of my coats to Edward Grady
one other coat unto Joseph Hickmans Son Jno. Hickman
one other coat unto Jacob Lewis my wife's Brother
one other of my coats unto Samuel Butcher (Jr)'s Son Jno. Butcher
Appoint my wife Susannah Butcher & also Abner Humphrey (Sr) whole & sole
Executors of this my last will.
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Signed by Jno. Butcher
Witnessed by: James Newlon, James Lewis, Sarah W. Morris
On motion of Abner Humphrey (Sr) one of the Executors
Thos. Humphrey (Jr) & Benjamin Barton his Security
MARRIED: His first cousin once removed, Susannah (Lewis), daughter of Abraham Lewis III & Rebekah (Davis) -- No children
RESIDENCE: Near Bloomfield, Loudoun County, Virginia
WILL WRITTEN
30 SEPT 1804 • Loudoun Co., Virginia
WILL of John Butcher (son of Samuel & Susannah Lewis Butcher Sr), Loudoun Co., Virginia -- WRITTEN
John Butcher DIED near Bloomfield, Loudoun County, Virginia, in October 1804, and he was buried in the Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery near his parents. John left bequeaths in his Will for the support of the Butcher's Meeting House/Ebenezer Baptist Church/Cemetery & to build a rock wall around the old cemetery.
WILL PROVED
12 NOV 1804 • Loudoun Co., Virginia
of John Butcher -- RECORDED; This Will lists his beloved wife, Susannah Lewis Butcher, & the names of his own siblings (Loudoun Co., VA, Will Book G, pg 269-271)
After his death, his widow, Susannah Lewis Butcher, remarried to Jesse Johnston in c.1805, and she and her new husband were living in Kentucky by 1805-06
JOHN BUTCHER's WILL LISTS THE FOLLOWING HEIRS:
Page 269:
Susannah my dear & beloved wife and in her life the plantation I now hold and live on
Page 270:
I give and bequeath at my wifes death the plantation I now live on to the use of the
church formerly called Butchers meeting house but now called Ebenezer to be
rented out one hundred pounds to be put toward walling the graveyard & the balance to go towards the use of said forever
I will my negro Daniel to be rented out or hired until he earns one hundred pounds if
he lives so long which I allow to put to use of said meeting house forever & then I will negro Daniel to be set free & be his own man
Susannah Lewis Daughter of Isaac Lewis
my brother Samuel Butcher (Jr)
my sister Hannah Phillips
my sister Eales Pierce
my sister Mary Overfield
my sister Susannah Grady
my sister Jane Hickman
one of my coats to Edward Grady
one other coat unto Joseph Hickmans Son Jno. Hickman
one other coat unto Jacob Lewis my wife's Brother
one other of my coats unto Samuel Butcher (Jr)'s Son Jno. Butcher
Appoint my wife Susannah Butcher & also Abner Humphrey (Sr) whole & sole
Executors of this my last will.
Page 271:
Signed by Jno. Butcher
Witnessed by: James Newlon, James Lewis, Sarah W. Morris
On motion of Abner Humphrey (Sr) one of the Executors
Thos. Humphrey (Jr) & Benjamin Barton his Security
John Butcher was born probably in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in c.1749, SON of SAMUEL BUTCHER SR. & SUSANNAH (LEWIS) BUTCHER. John was raised in colonial Pennsylvania/Virginia and in Loudoun County, Virginia, from the time of its formation in 1757 through the time of his death.
MARRIED: His first cousin once removed, Susannah (Lewis), daughter of Abraham Lewis III & Rebekah (Davis) -- No children
RESIDENCE: Near Bloomfield, Loudoun County, Virginia
WILL WRITTEN
30 SEPT 1804 • Loudoun Co., Virginia
WILL of John Butcher (son of Samuel & Susannah Lewis Butcher Sr), Loudoun Co., Virginia -- WRITTEN
John Butcher DIED near Bloomfield, Loudoun County, Virginia, in October 1804, and he was buried in the Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery near his parents. John left bequeaths in his Will for the support of the Butcher's Meeting House/Ebenezer Baptist Church/Cemetery & to build a rock wall around the old cemetery.
WILL PROVED
12 NOV 1804 • Loudoun Co., Virginia
of John Butcher -- RECORDED; This Will lists his beloved wife, Susannah Lewis Butcher, & the names of his own siblings (Loudoun Co., VA, Will Book G, pg 269-271)
After his death, his widow, Susannah Lewis Butcher, remarried to Jesse Johnston in c.1805, and she and her new husband were living in Kentucky by 1805-06
JOHN BUTCHER's WILL LISTS THE FOLLOWING HEIRS:
Page 269:
Susannah my dear & beloved wife and in her life the plantation I now hold and live on
Page 270:
I give and bequeath at my wifes death the plantation I now live on to the use of the
church formerly called Butchers meeting house but now called Ebenezer to be
rented out one hundred pounds to be put toward walling the graveyard & the balance to go towards the use of said forever
I will my negro Daniel to be rented out or hired until he earns one hundred pounds if
he lives so long which I allow to put to use of said meeting house forever & then I will negro Daniel to be set free & be his own man
Susannah Lewis Daughter of Isaac Lewis
my brother Samuel Butcher (Jr)
my sister Hannah Phillips
my sister Eales Pierce
my sister Mary Overfield
my sister Susannah Grady
my sister Jane Hickman
one of my coats to Edward Grady
one other coat unto Joseph Hickmans Son Jno. Hickman
one other coat unto Jacob Lewis my wife's Brother
one other of my coats unto Samuel Butcher (Jr)'s Son Jno. Butcher
Appoint my wife Susannah Butcher & also Abner Humphrey (Sr) whole & sole
Executors of this my last will.
Page 271:
Signed by Jno. Butcher
Witnessed by: James Newlon, James Lewis, Sarah W. Morris
On motion of Abner Humphrey (Sr) one of the Executors
Thos. Humphrey (Jr) & Benjamin Barton his Security
MARRIED: His first cousin once removed, Susannah (Lewis), daughter of Abraham Lewis III & Rebekah (Davis) -- No children
RESIDENCE: Near Bloomfield, Loudoun County, Virginia
WILL WRITTEN
30 SEPT 1804 • Loudoun Co., Virginia
WILL of John Butcher (son of Samuel & Susannah Lewis Butcher Sr), Loudoun Co., Virginia -- WRITTEN
John Butcher DIED near Bloomfield, Loudoun County, Virginia, in October 1804, and he was buried in the Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery near his parents. John left bequeaths in his Will for the support of the Butcher's Meeting House/Ebenezer Baptist Church/Cemetery & to build a rock wall around the old cemetery.
WILL PROVED
12 NOV 1804 • Loudoun Co., Virginia
of John Butcher -- RECORDED; This Will lists his beloved wife, Susannah Lewis Butcher, & the names of his own siblings (Loudoun Co., VA, Will Book G, pg 269-271)
After his death, his widow, Susannah Lewis Butcher, remarried to Jesse Johnston in c.1805, and she and her new husband were living in Kentucky by 1805-06
JOHN BUTCHER's WILL LISTS THE FOLLOWING HEIRS:
Page 269:
Susannah my dear & beloved wife and in her life the plantation I now hold and live on
Page 270:
I give and bequeath at my wifes death the plantation I now live on to the use of the
church formerly called Butchers meeting house but now called Ebenezer to be
rented out one hundred pounds to be put toward walling the graveyard & the balance to go towards the use of said forever
I will my negro Daniel to be rented out or hired until he earns one hundred pounds if
he lives so long which I allow to put to use of said meeting house forever & then I will negro Daniel to be set free & be his own man
Susannah Lewis Daughter of Isaac Lewis
my brother Samuel Butcher (Jr)
my sister Hannah Phillips
my sister Eales Pierce
my sister Mary Overfield
my sister Susannah Grady
my sister Jane Hickman
one of my coats to Edward Grady
one other coat unto Joseph Hickmans Son Jno. Hickman
one other coat unto Jacob Lewis my wife's Brother
one other of my coats unto Samuel Butcher (Jr)'s Son Jno. Butcher
Appoint my wife Susannah Butcher & also Abner Humphrey (Sr) whole & sole
Executors of this my last will.
Page 271:
Signed by Jno. Butcher
Witnessed by: James Newlon, James Lewis, Sarah W. Morris
On motion of Abner Humphrey (Sr) one of the Executors
Thos. Humphrey (Jr) & Benjamin Barton his Security
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