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From: John Blankenbaker <>
Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Button family
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 15:55:47 -0500
In-Reply-To: <200402062020.i16KJxiM021431@scan.sugardog.com>

At 03:21 PM 2/6/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I have recently sent a query about the Huffman/Hoffman family, and now I
>will send one about my Button Family.
>
>I have a Robert Button who was born in abt 1640 in England. He migrated to
>Essex Co., VA with his brother Thomas, in about 1666. He had property
>called "Button's Ridge". Robert had a son, John, born abt 1689 in Essex
>Co., and died in Culpeper Co. He married Elizabeth Bridger in 1718. All I
>know about Elizabeth is that she was born 1688 in Essex Co., and died in
>Culpeper Co. John and Elizabeth had 7 children, one being John Jr. He was
>born abt 1745 in Culpeper Co., and died in 1785 in Culpeper Co. He married
>Susanna Hopper in 1748. John Jr. and Susanna had 5 children, one being John
>Thomas Button. He was b. 1773 in Culpeper Co., and died in KY in 1856. He
>married Frances Tapp before 1800.
>
>I have looked at the Germanna pages on the internet, and I see all of these
>names. I am thinking that there is a connection to the Button in the
>colonies. There is probably a connection to all of those in the colonies
>with these names, since they all lived there together at the same time.
>But, I can't make a connection with what is in the Germanna pages.
>
>Is anyone connected to these families? I would be very happy to share what
>I have with people, too!!

I believe that most researchers agree there are Buttons of English and
"German" origins. The German version may originate with a Butong of a
French derivation. I have published a note (by Frank Dake) on the possible
origins of the German Buttons. I gave this in one of the notes. (Do a
search on Dake in the notes.)

John Blankenbaker
www.germanna.com

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