Participant M-0168
I am a decendent of Whitaker Henry Butler born march 22 1801 in Georgia. The
first record we have was in Jasper county Georgia for the 1820 land lottery.
From there to Hall county in late 20's and early 30's. The late 30's early 40's
he was in carroll and Heard counties and Randolph coumty Ala. He was the manager
of slves for a Mr. Norwood first and later a land owner in Randolph county Ala.
He was raised as an orphan by a Brooks Family.We think that he maybe came fron
South Caroliner into Ga. There was a Butler family in Edgefield S.C. that had
two girls that married Brooks boys. one of them of the same name drew land in
the same land lottery as Whitaker. This Butler family came to S.C. from Virginia
before the revelution and fought in that war and was killed at Clouds Creek by
tories. I would like find some of this family if possible.