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Hon. & Very Rev. James Wentworth Leigh and Frances Anne Butler

 




Husband Hon. & Very Rev. James Wentworth Leigh



 
         Born: 1838
   Christened: 
         Died: 1923
       Buried: 



 
       Father: 
       Mother: Margarette Willes (      -1860)



 
     Marriage: Jun 1871 - St Thomas, Portman Square, London, England



Wife Frances Anne Butler



 


 
         Born: 28 May 1838 - Butler Place, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
   Christened: 
         Died: 1910
       Buried: 

Author: “Ten Years on a Georgia Plantation Since the War”


 
       Father: Pearce Mease Butler (1810-1867)
       Mother: Frances Anne Kemble (1809-1893)





Children


1 F Alice Dudley Leigh



 
         Born: Jul 1874 - York Farm, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
   Christened: 16 Aug 1874
         Died: 1965
       Buried: 
 
       Spouse: Richard Pearce Butler OBE DL JP 11th Bart (1872-1955)
         Marr: 1906



2 M Pierce Butler Leigh



 
         Born: 1879
   Christened: 
         Died: Abt 1882
       Buried: 
 




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Pearce Mease Butler and Frances Anne Kemble

 




Husband Pearce Mease Butler



 


 
         Born: 23 May 1810 - Philadelphia
   Christened: 
         Died: 15 Aug 1867 – Darien, GA
       Buried:  - Darien, Ga.



 
       Father: James Mease (      -      )
       Mother: Sarah Butler (      -      )



 
     Marriage: 7 Jun 1834 - Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA



Wife Frances Anne Kemble



 


 
         Born: 27 Nov 1809 - Newman Street, London, England
   Christened: 
         Died: 15 Jan 1893 - 86 Gloucester Place, London, England
       Buried:  - Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England



 
       Father: Charles Kemble (1775-1854) 1
       Mother: Marie Therese De Camp (1774-1838) 1





Children


1 F Sarah Butler



 


 
         Born: 28 May 1835 - Butler Place, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
   Christened: 
         Died: 9 Jun 1908 - Butler Place, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
       Buried: 
 
       Spouse: Owen Jones Wister (1825-1896)
         Marr: 1 Oct 1859



2 F Frances Anne Butler



 


 
         Born: 28 May 1838 - Butler Place, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
   Christened: 
         Died: 1910
       Buried: 
 
       Spouse: Hon. & Very Rev. James Wentworth Leigh (1838-1923)
         Marr: Jun 1871 - St Thomas, Portman Square, London, England




General Notes: Wife - Frances Anne Kemble


Actress, author and abolitionist. Daguerreotype with Fanny and her husband Pierce in the center. I am attaching a sermon and related readings I delivered to my UU congregation regarding her and her relation St John Kemble .


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Pierce Butler and Polly Middleton

 




Husband Pierce Butler



 
         Born: 1744
   Christened: 
         Died: 1822
       Buried: 
 
     Marriage: 1771

Events

1. Occupation: US senator.




Wife Polly Middleton



 
         Born: 
   Christened: 
         Died: 1790
       Buried: 



Children


1 F Sarah Butler



 
         Born: 
   Christened: 
         Died: 
       Buried: 
 
       Spouse: James Mease (      -      )



2 M Pierce Butler



 
         Born: 
   Christened: 
         Died: 
       Buried: 
 



3 M Thomas Butler



 
         Born: 
   Christened: 
         Died: 1838
       Buried: 
 
       Spouse: Mlle Malrault (      -      )



4 F Harriet Percy Butler



 
         Born: 
   Christened: 
         Died: 
       Buried: 
 



5 F Frances Butler



 
         Born: 
   Christened: 
         Died: 1836
       Buried: 
 



6 F Elizabeth Ann Butler



 
         Born: 
   Christened: 
         Died: 
       Buried: 
 




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Richard Pearce Butler OBE DL JP 11th Bart and Alice Dudley Leigh

 




Husband Richard Pearce Butler OBE DL JP 11th Bart



 
         Born: 1872
   Christened: 
         Died: 1955
       Buried: 
 
     Marriage: 1906



Wife Alice Dudley Leigh



 
         Born: Jul 1874 - York Farm, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
   Christened: 16 Aug 1874
         Died: 1965
       Buried: 



 
       Father: Hon. & Very Rev. James Wentworth Leigh (1838-1923)
       Mother: Frances Anne Butler (1838-1910)





Children


1 F Joan Butler



 
         Born: 1908
   Christened: 
         Died: 
       Buried: 
 
       Spouse: Robert Nigel Bright Brunt (      -      )
         Marr: 1943



2 M Thomas Pierce Butler



 
         Born: 1910
   Christened: 
         Died: 
       Buried: 
 
       Spouse: Rosemary Liege Woodgate Davidson-Houston (      -      )
         Marr: 1937



3 F Doreen Frances Butler



 
         Born: 1913
   Christened: 
         Died: 1991
       Buried: 
 
       Spouse: Denis William Powlett Milbank (1912-      )
         Marr: 1934




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Owen Jones Wister and Sarah Butler

 




Husband Owen Jones Wister



 
         Born: 5 Oct 1825 - PA
   Christened: 
         Died: Feb 1896
       Buried: 



 
       Father: Charles Jones Wister (      -      )
       Mother: 



 
     Marriage: 1 Oct 1859

Events

1. Occupation: Doctor.




Wife Sarah Butler



 


 
         Born: 28 May 1835 - Butler Place, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
   Christened: 
         Died: 9 Jun 1908 - Butler Place, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
       Buried: 



 
       Father: Pearce Mease Butler (1810-1867)
       Mother: Frances Anne Kemble (1809-1893)





Children


1 M Owen Wister



 


 
         Born: 14 Jul 1860 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
   Christened: 
         Died: 21 Jul 1938 - North Kingstown, RI
       Buried: 
 
       Spouse: Mary Channing Wister (1870-1913)
         Marr: 2 Apr 1898




General Notes: Husband - Owen Jones Wister


He was descended from Dr. Edward Jones, who arrived in the Philadelphia area two months before William Penn


General Notes: Child - Owen Wister


Initially a lawyer then author of "The Virginian" and other works.
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James Mease and Sarah Butler

 




Husband James Mease



 
         Born: 
   Christened: 
         Died: 
       Buried: 
 
     Marriage: 



Wife Sarah Butler



 
         Born: 
   Christened: 
         Died: 
       Buried: 



 
       Father: Pierce Butler (1744-1822)
       Mother: Polly Middleton (      -1790)





Children


1 M Pierce Mease



 
         Born: 
   Christened: 
         Died: 1810
       Buried: 
 



2 F Mary Middleton Mease



 
         Born: 
   Christened: 
         Died: 
       Buried: 
 
       Spouse: Alfred L. Elwyn (      -      )



3 F Frances Mease



 
         Born: 
   Christened: 
         Died: 
       Buried: 
 
       Spouse: George Cadwalader (      -      )



4 M Thomas Mease



 
         Born: 1804
   Christened: 
         Died: 1823
       Buried: 
 



5 M John Mease



 
         Born: 1806
   Christened: 
         Died: 1847 - Mexico
       Buried: 
 
       Spouse: Gabriella M. Morris (      -      )



6 M Pearce Mease Butler



 


 
         Born: 23 May 1810 - Philadelphia
   Christened: 
         Died: 15 Aug 1867 – Darien, GA
       Buried:  - Darien, Ga.
 
       Spouse: Frances Anne Kemble (1809-1893)
         Marr: 7 Jun 1834 - Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA




General Notes: Husband - James Mease


Born Butler Mease. Changed his name in 1826. Georgia plantation owner with the most slaves in the South.


General Notes: Child - John Mease


Changed his name from John Mease to John Butler in 1836.
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Thomas Butler and Mlle Malrault

 




Husband Thomas Butler



 
         Born: 
   Christened: 
         Died: 1838
       Buried: 



 
       Father: Pierce Butler (1744-1822)
       Mother: Polly Middleton (      -1790)



 
     Marriage: 



Wife Mlle Malrault



 
         Born: 
   Christened: 
         Died: 
       Buried: 



Children


1 F Ann Butler



 
         Born: 
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         Died: 
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2 M Francis Butler



 
         Born: 
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3 M Lewis Butler



 
         Born: 
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4 M John Butler



 
         Born: 
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Thomas Butler and Susan Wood

 




Husband Thomas Butler



 
         Born: 
   Christened: 
         Died: 
       Buried: 
 
     Marriage: 



Wife Susan Wood



 
         Born: 
   Christened: 
         Died: 
       Buried: 



 
       Father: John Wood (1563-1633)
       Mother: Susanna Prettiman (      -      )





Children



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Thomas Pierce Butler and Rosemary Liege Woodgate Davidson-Houston

 




Husband Thomas Pierce Butler



 
         Born: 1910
   Christened: 
         Died: 
       Buried: 



 
       Father: Richard Pearce Butler OBE DL JP 11th Bart (1872-1955)
       Mother: Alice Dudley Leigh (1874-1965)



 
     Marriage: 1937



Wife Rosemary Liege Woodgate Davidson-Houston



 
         Born: 
   Christened: 
         Died: 
       Buried: 



 
       Father: James Hamilton Davidson-Houston (      -      )
       Mother: 





Children



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Meyric ap Cadiver

 




Husband Meyric ap Cadiver



 
         Born: 
   Christened: 
         Died: 
       Buried: 



 
       Father: Cadiver ap Gwagan (      -      )
       Mother: Malt (      -      )



 
     Marriage: 



Wife



 
         Born: 
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         Died: 
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Children


1 M Gwilym ap Meyrick



 
         Born: 
   Christened: 
         Died: 
       Buried: 
 



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Sources


1 Jane Williamson, "Man of the Theatre."


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