I believe that Joseph Butler, Sr. was classified as a "Civil" Officer as opposed to a "Military" Officer. His position (elected) was that of a Justice of the General Court. The Secretary of the Court was then ordered to create a commission for Joseph Butler, Sr and he was sworn in as Judge of the General Court, 17th January 1757. Hence the reason we can't find a military record! Dee All lookup requests will be permanently archived on the Bladen County Genweb site. For a detailed bibliography on the reference sources used for lookups refer to this Link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm _____ From: MITCHHENNING@comcast.net [mailto:MITCHHENNING@comcast.net] Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 1:25 PM To: Dee Thompson Cc: oakshousemuseum@comcast.net Subject: attachments