(Captain) Thomas Button (The Navigator) b. 1565 d. April 1634
| Lineage | Button |
| Sex | Male |
| Full name (at birth) | (Captain) Thomas Button |
| Other last names | The Navigator |
| Parents
♂ Myles (Miles) Button [Button] b. 1540 ♀ Margaret Lewis [Lewis] b. 1540 | |
Events
1565 birth: Cwrt- y- faid, Worleton, St Nicholas, Glamorgan, Wales
child birth: ♀ Elizabeth Button [Button]
title: Admiral
1585 child birth: ♂ (Captain) William Button [Button] b. 1585
1602 occupation: Captain of the West Indian ship Wylloby
1612 birth: Partner of the North West (Muscovy) Company
1612 occupation: Admiral of the ships Resolution and Discovery
between 1622 and 26 February 1624 residence: James City County (Virginia)
April 1634 death: Glamorgan, Wales
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This person is not the same person as Thomas Button of Harrold, who was the father of Matthias Button the immigrant.
Knighted by his cousin (Sir) Oliver St John (of Bletsoe) (b. 1598 d. 31 December 1673)
Also a relative of Sir Robert Manset
After his death the Admiral faithfully haunted the cellar and gardens of the Dufryn House until it was demolished.
- ↑ immigrants and adventurers, 1607-1635: a biographical dictionary By Martha W. McCartney - Land holdings on lower side of James River within corporation of James City (CBE40)
