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     Capt. John Butler Gent. was born before 7 December 1600 at Roxwell, co. Essex, England; aged 29 in 1640.¹ He was baptized on 7 December 1600 at Roxwell, co. Essex, England.¹
Capt. John Butler Gent. died before 1 April 1642; died unmarried.¹

His estate was probated on 1 April 1642.^5,6

     Reference: van de Pas cites: Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families 2004, Salt Lake City, Richardson, Douglas. 115.⁶

Capt. John Butler Gent. immigrated circa 1635 to Kent Island, Queen Anne's Co., Maryland, USA; Roberts [2004:465] says "John Boteler (Butler), a brother of Thomas and Elizabeth, also came to Md. but left no NDTPS."^5,7

     Thomas Butler of London married Joan (?); Her 2nd husband; per van de Pas ; "Mrs. Joan Christopher Mountstephen."^6,2 Thomas Butler of London was born circa 1606; Aged 27 in 1633.¹
Thomas Butler of London died before 16 January 1646/47.¹
     Reference: van de Pas cites:
     1. Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families 2004, Salt Lake City, Richardson, Douglas. 115
     2. The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies of the United States; Baltimore, 2004, Roberts, Gary Boyd. 465.²

Thomas Butler of London and Joan (?) immigrated in 1631 to Kent Island, Queen Anne's Co., Virginia, USA.⁶

     Joan (?) married Thomas Butler of London, son of John Butler Esq., of Little Birch, co. Essex and Jane Elliott; Her 2nd husband; per van de Pas ; "Mrs. Joan Christopher Mountstephen."^1,2 Joan (?) married NIcholas Mountstephen of St. Martin Ludgate, London; Her 1st husband.¹ Joan (?) married Edward Thompson before 10 February 1647; Her 3rd husband.¹
     Joan (?) and Thomas Butler of London immigrated in 1631 to Kent Island, Queen Anne's Co., Virginia, USA.¹

     NIcholas Mountstephen of St. Martin Ludgate, London married Joan (?); Her 1st husband.¹
NIcholas Mountstephen of St. Martin Ludgate, London died before 8 September 1625; Date will proved.¹

His estate was probated on 8 September 1625.¹

     Edward Thompson married Joan (?) before 10 February 1647; Her 3rd husband.¹
     Edward Thompson lived before 1650 at Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA.¹

     Thomas II Claiborne of Crayford, co. Kent was born circa 1557 at King's Lynn, co. Norfolk, England.⁴ He married Sarah Smith on 21 November 1598 at St. Dunstan's Church, Stepney Parish, co. Middlesex, England;
Her 2nd husband.
Per Torrence: "In the Register of Stepney Parish, St. Dunstan, County Middlesex, we find this entry:
     "'1598 November 21, Thomas Cleyborne of the Parish of St. Margaret's, Lynne, county of Norfolk and Sara James, of this Parish, by License.^1,4'"
     ;      There is, in the various sources, a disagreement about the ancestry of this William Claibourne, including two contemporary authors that I have generally consider reasonably authoritative on most issues of English noble heritage: Douglas Richardson and the late Leo van de Pas. While continuing to examine the issues through more research, I have decided for the present to use the "non-royal" ascent for William, which is based on the most recent research.
     William Gleason [1998] (an article republished The National Society of the Claiborne Family Descendants [NSCFD Website]), summarizes the disagreement as follows:
          "For generations, historians thought William Claiborne descended from the ancient Cliburn family, a Westmoreland, England, clan who traced their lineage to Malcolm II, the first King of Scotland. William Claiborne of Virginia reportedly used the Cliburn coat of arms on his official documents, and the Cliburn heraldic emblem is on numerous Claiborne family gravestones, especially in Virginia. But in the 1940s, a Virginia genealogical researcher dispelled Claiborne's Westmoreland lineage after determining that Claiborne was the son of Thomas Clebourne, a Kent, England, native who once served as mayor, alderman and justice of the peace in King's Lynn, a Norfolk, England, village. The researcher suspected - but never determined - a link between Thomas Clebourne and the Cliburn family of Westmoreland." (See Torrence 1948)
William's Royal Descent:
     Two early books, Claiborne [1917] and Spraker [1922] stated that he had a royal ancestry.
          1. Spraker [1922:531] states that "William Claibourne came to Virginia in 1621, and was of royal descent. Through the De Toneys and Cliffords, he was descended from Edward III, King of England, Duncan and Malcom, Kings of Scotland..."
          3. Claiborne [1917] lays out this heritage in detail, back to Malcom of Scotland and Ethelred II of England.
     Using a third source, Leo van de Pas' website "Genealogics" presents essentially the same ancestry for William as that laid out in Claiborne [1917], and cites Browning [1969] as his source (the 7th edition published in 1969 is apparently a reprint of the 1911 ed.)
     In all of these sources, William is stated to be the son of Edmund Cleburne/Claibourne and his wife Grace Bellingham.
The Alternative Ascent for William:
     In both of his two major works concerning the medieval English ancestry of colonial American families (Plantagenet Ancestry and Magna Carta Ancestry), Richardson calls William the "2nd son of Thomas Clayborn, of Crayford, Kent, by his wife, Sarah Smith." Richardson cites several more recent studies, including Dorman [1995]. Richardson's lineage appears to be based on the work of Torence (1948).^{5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15} GAV-10. Thomas II Claiborne of Crayford, co. Kent was living between 1557 and 1607.⁴

     Sarah Smith married Roger James of Bednal Green, co. Middlesex;
Her 1st husband.² Sarah Smith married Thomas II Claiborne of Crayford, co. Kent, son of Thomas I Claiborne, on 21 November 1598 at St. Dunstan's Church, Stepney Parish, co. Middlesex, England;
Her 2nd husband.
Per Torrence: "In the Register of Stepney Parish, St. Dunstan, County Middlesex, we find this entry:
     "'1598 November 21, Thomas Cleyborne of the Parish of St. Margaret's, Lynne, county of Norfolk and Sara James, of this Parish, by License.^1,2'"
     GAV-10.

     William II Claiborne married Catherine Elizabeth Wilkes.³ William II Claiborne was born in 1630 at King William Co., Virginia, USA.⁴
William II Claiborne died in 1685 at New Kent Co., Virginia, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      1630, King William County, Virginia, USA
     Death:      1685, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
     Family links: Parents:
      William Claiborne (1600 - 1677)
      Elizabeth Butler Claiborne (1610 - 1688)
     Spouse: Catherine Elizabeth Wilkes Claiborne (1636 - 1687)*
     Children: Ursula Claiborne Gooch (1650 - 1705)*
     Sibling:
      William Claiborne (1630 - 1685)
      Thomas Claiborne (1647 - 1683)**
     *Calculated relationship
     **Half-sibling
     Burial: Unknown Specifically: Burial Place Unknown
     Created by: janine mcquiston
     Record added: Aug 10, 2013
     Find A Grave Memorial# 115239765.⁴

     Lt. Col. Thomas Claiborne of Romancoke was born on 17 August 1647 at Virginia, USA.^2,5 He married Sarah Fenn before 1680 at Virginia, USA; Her 1st husband. According to their Find A Grave memorials, their son Thomas was born in 1680.^6,5,7
Lt. Col. Thomas Claiborne of Romancoke died on 7 October 1683 at Romancoke, King William Co., Virginia, USA, at age 36.^2,5
Lt. Col. Thomas Claiborne of Romancoke was buried after 7 October 1683 at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA,

; from Find A Grave #1:
     Birth:      Aug. 17, 1647
     Death:      Oct. 7, 1683, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
     Moved to Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va 1926.
     His son was Captain Thomas Claiborne - memorial 88510503
     Son of Secy William Claibrne and Elizabeth Butler.
     Thomas married Sarah Fenn and had one son, Thomas who married Anne Fox. He inherited Sweet Hall estate in King William County from his father and raised a large family there.
     Tombstone inscription: Here Lyeth Interred ye body of L't Col. Thomas Claybourne
     He departed this life ye 7th day of October, Anno Dom'l 1683 Aetatis Suae 36 1 mo. 21 days
     Thomas died of an Indian arrow wound and was buried at Romanoke, later removed to Hollywood Cemetery by the Claiborne family. Other Claiborne family members are buried in the plot with him.
     Burial: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
     Family links: Parents:
      William Claiborne (1587 - 1676)
      Elizabeth Butler Claiborne (1610 - 1688)
     Spouse: Sarah Fenn Claiborne (1660 - 1716)*
     Children: Thomas Claiborne (1680 - 1732)*
     Sibling:
      William Claiborne (1630 - 1685)**
      Thomas Claiborne (1647 - 1683)
     Burial: Saint Peters Episcopal Church*, Putneys Mill, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
     GPS (lat/lon): 37.54007, -77.05618
     *Cenotaph [?]
     Created by: Sandra Tibbs Blake
     Record added: Jun 01, 2010
     Find A Grave Memorial# 53118062

from Find A Grave #2:
     Birth:      Aug. 25, 1647, USA
     Death:      Oct. 7, 1683, Romancoke, King William County, Virginia, USA
     Son of Secy William Claibrne and Elizabeth Butler. Thomas married Sarah Fenn and had one son, Thomas who married Anne Fox. He inherited Sweet Hall estate in King William County from his father and raised a large family there.
     Tombstone inscription: Here Lyeth Interred ye body of L't Col. Thomas Claybourne He departed this life ye 7th day of October, Anno Dom'l 1683 Aetatis Suae 36 1 mo. 21 days
     Thomas died of an Indian arrow wound and was buried at Romanoke, later removed to Hollywood Cemetery by the Claiborne family. Other Claiborne family members are buried in the plot with him.
     Family links: Spouse: Sarah Fenn Claiborne (1660 - 1716)
     Burial: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
     GPS (lat/lon): 37.53296, -77.45985
     Created by: Carolyn Davis
     Record added: Sep 23, 2009
     Find A Grave Memorial# 42299672.^2,8,9
     Reference: van de Pas cites: Americans of Royal Descent, 7th edition, Baltimore, 1969 , Browning, Charles H. 64.²

     Jane Claiborne married Col. Thomas Brereton.^1,2

     Sarah Fenn was born on 22 March 1660.² She married Lt. Col. Thomas Claiborne of Romancoke, son of Col. William Claiborne and Elizabeth Butler, before 1680 at Virginia, USA; Her 1st husband. According to their Find A Grave memorials, their son Thomas was born in 1680.^1,3,2 Sarah Fenn married Capt. Thomas Bray after 1683; Her 2nd husband. Her 1st husband died in 1683.²
Sarah Fenn died on 18 October 1716 at New Kent Co., Virginia, USA, at age 56.²
Sarah Fenn was buried after 18 October 1716 at Saint Peters Episcopal Church, Putneys Mill, New Kent Co., Virginia, USA,

; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      Mar. 22, 1660
     Death:      Oct. 18, 1716, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
     Married (1) Lt. Col Thomas Claiborne. (2) Capt. Thomas Bray
     Family links: Spouses:
      Thomas Claiborne (1647 - 1683)
      Thomas Claiborne (1647 - 1683)*
     Children: Thomas Claiborne (1680 - 1732)*
     Inscription: Buried Brickhouse, New Kent County. Married 2nd to Capt. Thomas Bray
     This is just a memorial marker, neither Thomas Claiborne nor Sarah Fenn are buried in St. Peters Church Cemetery.
     Burial: Saint Peters Episcopal Church, Putneys Mill, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
     Created by: Sandra Tibbs Blake
     Record added: Jun 01, 2010
     Find A Grave Memorial# 53118147.²
     ; van de Pas cites: Americans of Royal Descent, 7th edition, Baltimore, 1969 , Browning, Charles H. 64.¹

     Capt. Thomas Claiborne of Sweet Hall was born on 16 December 1680 at Virginia, USA.^1,2 He married Anne Fox, daughter of Henry Fox and Sarah Anne West, before 1704 at Virginia, USA; According to their Find A Grave memorials, their oldest son listed, Thomas, was born in 1704.^3,2,4
Capt. Thomas Claiborne of Sweet Hall died on 16 August 1732 at age 51.^1,2
Capt. Thomas Claiborne of Sweet Hall was buried after 16 August 1732 at Sweet Hall Cemetery, King William Co., Virginia, USA,

; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      Dec. 1, 1680, Virginia, USA
     Death:      Aug. 16, 1732, Virginia, USA
     Son of Colonel Thomas Claibourne, Grandson of William Claibourne, Esq., Secretary of Virginia.
     Family links: Parents:
      Thomas Claiborne (1647 - 1683)
      Sarah Fenn Claiborne (1660 - 1716)
     Spouse: Anne Fox Claiborne (1684 - 1733)*
     Children:
      Thomas Claibourne (1704 - 1735)*
      Bernard Claiborne (1707 - ____)*
      Nathaniel Claiborne (1716 - 1756)*
     Burial: Sweet Hall Cemetery, King William County, Virginia, USA
     Created by: King William County Hist...
     Record added: Apr 14, 2012
     Find A Grave Memorial# 88510503.^1,2
     ; van de Pas cites: Americans of Royal Descent, 7th edition, Baltimore, 1969 , Browning, Charles H. 64.¹

     Anne Fox was born on 20 May 1684.¹ She married Capt. Thomas Claiborne of Sweet Hall, son of Lt. Col. Thomas Claiborne of Romancoke and Sarah Fenn, before 1704 at Virginia, USA; According to their Find A Grave memorials, their oldest son listed, Thomas, was born in 1704.^1,4,5
Anne Fox died on 4 May 1733 at age 48.¹
Anne Fox was buried after 4 May 1733 at Sweet Hall Cemetery, King William Co., Virginia, USA,

; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      May 20, 1684, King William County, Virginia, USA
     Death:      May 4, 1733, King William County, Virginia, USA
     d/o Henry & Anne West Fox.
     Family links: Parents: Sarah Anne West Fox (1660 - 1708)
     Inscription: "Here also lies the body of Mrs Ann Claiborne, late wife of Captain Thomas Claiborne, daughter of Mr Henry Fox, born ye 20th day of May 1684, she departed this life ye 4th day of May 1733, aged 48 years, 10 months, and 17 days"
     Spouse: Thomas Claiborne (1680 - 1732)
     Children:
      Thomas Claibourne (1704 - 1735)*
      Bernard Claiborne (1707 - ____)*
      Nathaniel Claiborne (1716 - 1756)*
     Sibling:
      Henry Fox (1674 - 1750)*
      Anne Fox Claiborne (1684 - 1733)
     Burial: Sweet Hall Cemetery, King William County, Virginia, USA
     Created by: Robert Abney
     Record added: Jun 06, 2015
     Find A Grave Memorial# 147509262.⁵
     Reference: van de Pas cites:
     1. Americans of Royal Descent, 7th edition, Baltimore, 1969 , Browning, Charles H. 64
     2. Information on her Ancestry 3-9-1997 , Wingfield, Mary Sands.¹

     Henry Fox was born circa 1650.¹ He married Sarah Anne West, daughter of Col. John West II and Unity Croshaw, before 1674; According to her Find A Grave memorials, their oldest son listed, Henry, was born in 1674.^3,1,4
Henry Fox died before 17 November 1714.¹
     ; per van de Pas: "Henry Fox was born about 1650, son of John West. He was a vestryman of St.John's parish, King and Queen county in 1693, and justice of the court in 1699. When King William county was formed from King and Queen county, Henry Fox's estate was in that county. He was a member of the house of Burgessess in 1710, 1712, 1714 and died before 17 November 1714.
     "Henry Fox married Anne West, daughter of Colonel John West and Unity Croshaw."¹

Reference: van de Pas cites:
     1.Information on her Ancestry 3-9-1997 , Wingfield, Mary Sands.
     2. Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography .¹

     Sarah Anne West was born in 1660.¹ She married Henry Fox, son of John Fox, before 1674; According to her Find A Grave memorials, their oldest son listed, Henry, was born in 1674.^1,3,2
Sarah Anne West was buried in 1708 at Jamestown Church Cemetery, Jamestown, James City Co., Virginia, USA,

; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      1660
     Death:      1708
     unmarked?
     w/o Henry Fox, 1650-1714.
     Family links: Parents:
      John West (1632 - 1691)
      Unity Croshaw West (1636 - 1669)
     Children:
      Henry Fox (1674 - 1750)*
      Anne Fox Claiborne (1684 - 1733)*
     Siblings:
      John West (1657 - 1716)**
      Sarah Anne West Fox (1660 - 1708)
      Nathaniel West (1665 - 1723)*
      John West (1666 - 1734)*
     Burial: Jamestown Church Cemetery, Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA
     Created by: Robert Abney
     Record added: Jun 07, 2015
     Find A Grave Memorial# 147576880.¹
Sarah Anne West died in 1708.¹
     Reference: van de Pas cites:
     1.Information on her Ancestry 3-9-1997 , Wingfield, Mary Sands.
     2. Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography .²

     John Fox died in 1683.¹
     Reference: van de Pas cites: Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography.¹

; per van de Pas: "John Fox was a ship captain, who traded extensively with Virginia from 1655 to his death in 1683."¹

     Reference: van de Pas cites: Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families 2004, Salt Lake City, Richardson, Douglas. 115.¹

     Reference: van de Pas cites: Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families 2004, Salt Lake City, Richardson, Douglas. 115.¹

     Reference: van de Pas cites: Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families 2004, Salt Lake City, Richardson, Douglas. 115.¹

     Reference: van de Pas cites: Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families 2004, Salt Lake City, Richardson, Douglas. 115.¹

     Reference: van de Pas cites: Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families 2004, Salt Lake City, Richardson, Douglas. 115.¹

     Anne Butler married George Digby.⁴
     Reference: van de Pas cites: Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families 2004, Salt Lake City, Richardson, Douglas. 115.¹

     Jane Butler married Robert Wright.⁴
     Reference: van de Pas cites: Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families 2004, Salt Lake City, Richardson, Douglas. 115.¹

     Martha Butler married Humphrey Barell.⁴
     Reference: van de Pas cites: Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families 2004, Salt Lake City, Richardson, Douglas. 115.¹

     Mary Butler married Richard Arkenstall.⁴
     Reference: van de Pas cites: Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families 2004, Salt Lake City, Richardson, Douglas. 115.¹