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Peter Button I

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Peter Button I

Birth
Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
11 Oct 1726 (aged 66)
Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
Burial
Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA Add to Map
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~MY ANCESTOR~
The son of MATHIAS & ANN (TEAGLE) BUTTON and twin to Abigail (Button) Dudson Lothrop, he married (1) widow, Sarah (Crandall) Witter, on October 30, 1682 and (2) Mary Lanphere about 1696 in Westerly,RI.

He took the oath of allegance in Haverhill on November 28, 1677. According to Savage, he lived in Stonington for a time where the children from her first marriage where born, removing to Westerly, RI about 1695/6.

His will written in Westerly, RI, dated January 4, 1726 and proved February 9, 1726, names his wife, Mary; sons: Mathias, Jedediah, Samuel, Cyrus, Joseph, and Peter; and daughters Eliser (Elizabeth?) Parks & Mary Lewis.
~MY ANCESTOR~
The son of MATHIAS & ANN (TEAGLE) BUTTON and twin to Abigail (Button) Dudson Lothrop, he married (1) widow, Sarah (Crandall) Witter, on October 30, 1682 and (2) Mary Lanphere about 1696 in Westerly,RI.

He took the oath of allegance in Haverhill on November 28, 1677. According to Savage, he lived in Stonington for a time where the children from her first marriage where born, removing to Westerly, RI about 1695/6.

His will written in Westerly, RI, dated January 4, 1726 and proved February 9, 1726, names his wife, Mary; sons: Mathias, Jedediah, Samuel, Cyrus, Joseph, and Peter; and daughters Eliser (Elizabeth?) Parks & Mary Lewis.

Inscription

When the cemetery was transcribed in 1867-8, there was no visible marker remaining for this person.



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  • Created by: Mookie
  • Added: Nov 29, 2016
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173322703/peter-button: accessed ), memorial page for Peter Button I (17 Jul 1660–11 Oct 1726), Find a Grave Memorial ID 173322703, citing River Bend Cemetery, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA; Maintained by Mookie (contributor 47515129).