Peerage Record – 19589

     unknown daughter Butler is the daughter of Sir Walter Butler, 3rd Bt. and Lucy Butler.¹

     Sir William Button, 1st Bt. was born circa 1584.¹ He was the son of William Button and Jane Lamb.¹ He married Ruth Dunch, daughter of Walter Dunch and Deborah Pilkington.¹ He died on 16 January 1654/55.¹ He was buried at Wraxall, Wiltshire, England^G.¹ His will (dated 29 December 1654) was proven (by probate) on 10 March 1654/55.¹
     He matriculated at Queen’s College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 13 February 1600/1.¹ He was appointed Knight on 15 July 1605 at Whitehall, London, England^G.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of Wiltshire from 1611 to 1612.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Morpeth in 1614.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Button, of Alton, co. Wilts. [England] on 18 March 1621/22.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Wiltshire from 1628 to 1629.¹ On 2 January 1647 he was fined £2,380, as a Royalist.¹

     William Button is the son of unknown Button.¹
     He lived at Tockenham Court, Lyneham, Wiltshire, England^G.¹ He lived at Alton, Wiltshire, England^G.¹

     Jane Lamb is the daughter of John Lamb.¹

     John Lamb lived at Wiltshire, England^G.¹

     Sir Ambrose Button was the son of unknown Button.¹ He died in 1613.¹
     He lived at Alton, Wiltshire, England^G.¹

     Ruth Dunch is the daughter of Walter Dunch and Deborah Pilkington.¹ She married Sir William Button, 1st Bt., son of William Button and Jane Lamb.¹
     Her married name became Button.¹

     Walter Dunch was born circa 1552.² He was the son of William Dunch and Mary Barnes.² He married Deborah Pilkington, daughter of James Pilkington and Alice Kingsmill.² He died on 4 June 1594.²
     He lived at Avebury, Wiltshire, England^G.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Dunwich in 1584.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Dunwich in 1589.²

     Deborah Pilkington is the daughter of James Pilkington and Alice Kingsmill.^1,2 She married Sir James Mervyn, son of Sir John Marvyn and Jane Baskerville.² She married Walter Dunch, son of William Dunch and Mary Barnes.²
     Her married name became Dunch.² Her married name became Mervyn.²