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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:

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 .

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:

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

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.

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.

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:

   Christened:

         Died:

       Buried:

2 M Francis Butler

         Born:

   Christened:

         Died:

       Buried:

3 M Lewis Butler

         Born:

   Christened:

         Died:

       Buried:

4 M John Butler

         Born:

   Christened:

         Died:

       Buried:

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

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

Meyric ap Cadiver

Husband Meyric ap Cadiver

         Born:

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         Died:

       Buried:

       Father: Cadiver ap Gwagan (      -      )

       Mother: Malt (      -      )

     Marriage:

Wife

         Born:

   Christened:

         Died:

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Children

1 M Gwilym ap Meyrick

         Born:

   Christened:

         Died:

       Buried:

Sources

1 Jane Williamson, "Man of the Theatre."

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