Person:William Butler (99)

William Butler came to Collin County, Texas sometime in the 1840's in one of the first Peter's Colony groups. In 1846, he was instrumental in the farming of Collin County out of Fannin County. He was elected Justice of the Peace. A "History of Collin County" by Stambaugh & Stambaugh reports him as also being elected constable.

"William W. Butler migrated to the colony as a family man prior to July 1, 1844, but died before 1850. William Butler, his son and administrator of estate, received a certificate from Thomas W. Ward and Butler's heirs patented 640 acres in Collin County (Fannin 3rd Class #1543). According to the colony agent's report for 1844, his home was located on the East Fork of the Trinity in old Fannin County." The Peters Colony of Texas, A History and Biographical Sketches of the Early Settlers, Seymour V. Connor, The Texas State Historical Association, Austin, 1959; page 208.