Yes, he is in the Colonial Records of Georgia (I have the set and they take up a lot of room) and although the entries do refer to YOUR Joseph Butler, nothing at all is mentioned about ANY military service. This isn't surprising considering his age. I would suspect that the Joseph Butler accepted by the Dames is not yours. Where did you find the Dames information? 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: Friday, August 24, 2007 2:34 PM To: Dee Thompson Subject: Butler Dee, WOW! This is more than I ever expected, thank you so much for the extensive search to help me. Even all of what you found on Thomas Chisolm (g-g-g-g-g grand father), you have found more than I could on Thomas, other than his Military Records, I think I have all of them. I still have to prove or disprove that Joseph Butler is eligible for the D.A.R. The National Society of the Colonial Dames show him as a Patriot, but the D.A.R. will not even consider him because of lack of evidence. I know he is named in the Colonial Records of Georgia VII (?), just cannot prove this is our Joseph Butler. Any help you can toss my way on this? I don't mean to push it!!!! I really do appreciate all the work you have done for me on this. I cannot say thank you enough!!! Kathy