General Notes

!According to Virginia Historical Geneologies, Thomas Butler (also spelled
Boteler) married Joan Mount Stephen 16 Jan 1625/26 at St Magnus the Martry
r,
London. She was the widow of Nicholas Mount Stephen. Since the record is
confusing, I will guess her maiden name was Christopher, and that she w
as the
daughter of John Christopher and Miss Harris. The confusion is that both J
oan
Mount Stephen and Joanne Christopher are listed as the wives of Thomas But
ler
I, the 1st lady has no children, the 2nd lady 9, but on Thomas' death his
widow, Joan Mount Stepehn married their neighbor, Edward Thomas, and took
Thomas' orphaned children with her. Further, the narrative gives no accou
nt of
a 2nd marriage. Thomas' conflicts with the Governor of Maryland are an
exciting story, but not as much as that of his brother, Capt. John Butler.