Individual Details

Marriage

Rebecca Butler and Isaac Arnold were the witnesses on John1's will. It is postulated that since Rebecca and her sons were involved prominently with John1 that it is thought his wife is Butler. Also a phrase in John's will "now wife" has some thinking there is at least one previous Mrs. John1. Some people have proposed Christian Waugh, widow (w) of John Waugh -- now that's interesting I (Janet S.) looked into this and found Christian may not have been widowed until 1702 and she didn't die until I think 1720 - so does not seem probable, but in looking Waugh up, it came up he had a wife named Elizabeth Hawkins who was married to a John Hawkins. I have not pursued that any further - may be somebody else has something on this??
Peter Butler, Rebecca's deceased husband, in 1690s I believe. Nothing else on Butlers has been found, though I am in touch with a descendant of James. Also someone proposed Melungeon for Butler origins, but I didn't find anything to tie this for sure.
Also a note should be made that a John Hawkins, a Bristol merchant, died in Caleb Butler's home in Westmoreland Co. in 1702; Caleb Butler is the father of Jane Butler who married John Washington, GF of the Geo. Washington.
Also the land John1 had was part of the land grant of John Washington.

Death

John1 Hawkins and Elizabeth (Butler?) died in an epidemic.