Butler, Zebulon

1731 - 1795  (64 years)

• Name	Butler, Zebulon  [1]
  Born	23 Jan 1731	Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Jul 1795
  Person ID	I23772	Sullivan Burgess Family Tree | Charlemagne I Descendant, The Hyde History, William The Conqueror Descendent
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2018

  
  

  Family 1	Lord, Anne,   b. 4 Apr 1736, Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
  Married	23 Dec 1760	Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Butler, Lord,   b. 11 Dec 1761, Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA  [natural]   2. Butler, Zebulon,   b. 12 Nov 1767, Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA ,   d. Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA  [natural]   3. Butler, Hannah,   b. 28 Feb 1770, Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA  [natural]
  Histories		Butler, Zebulon Families of the Wyoming Valley Biographical, Genealogical, and Historical
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2018
  Family ID	F8196	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Married	1774  [1]
  Children	1. Butler, Nancy,   b. 1784  [natural]
  Histories		Butler, Zebulon Families of the Wyoming Valley Biographical, Genealogical, and Historical
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2018
  Family ID	F8412	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Jan 1731 - Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Married - 23 Dec 1760 - Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Butler, Zebulon
  		Butler, Zebulon The Heroes of the American Revolution and their Descendants

  
  

  Documents

  Butler, Zebulon Continental Army Commission

  
  

  Histories

  Butler, Zebulon Families of the Wyoming Valley Biographical, Genealogical, and Historical

  
  

  Family Crest

  Butler Family Crest

  
  

• Notes

  Zebulon Butler (1731 -July 28, 1795) was a soldier and politician from Connecticut who served with the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He represented the Wyoming Valley (now in northeast Pennsylvania) in the Connecticut Assembly. At the time, the territory was claimed both by Connecticut (which claimed a wide swath of land to the west) and by Pennsylvania, and was nominally under the former's jurisdiction. Zebulon Butler was born in Ipswich, Massachusetts to John and Hannah Perkins, who shortly after moved to Lyme, Connecticut. He learned to read and write from an early age, as well as the importance of record keeping. From his parents he inherited a large estate, making him quite wealthy. In 1755, the colonial militias were mustered to repel an attack by the French. During this time, Butler was commissioned as an ensign to Captain Andrew Ward in the 3rd regiment of the Connecticut army. The 3rd regiment was stationed at Fort William Henry in 1756. On May 27, 1758, Butler was promoted to lieutenant of the 9th company of the 4th Connecticut regiment, stationed at Fort Edward. On October 4, he participated in a scouting mission to Fort Carillon and Crown Point. Shortly after, he took part in a failed attack on those places. In March 1759, he was made Captain of the 9th Company and participated in a successful attack on Crown Point. On January 1, 1777, Butler was commissioned as lieutenant colonel of the 3rd Connecticut Regiment of the Continental Army. He commanded the garrison of Forty Fort in the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania. His most famous action was the Battle of Wyoming, which resulted in his defeat by British-allied forces; he lost 340 men while attacking a superior force estimated at 574 Loyalists and Iroquois under the command of Loyalist Colonel John Butler

  
  

• Sources

  [S206] Hyde Genealogy Descendants in the Female as Well as in the Male Lines by Reuben Hyde Walworth, Reuben Hyde Walworth, (Date: 1864;).