Elizabeth Button 1604–1688 – Buttonhome

Elizabeth Button, 1604–1688 (aged 83 years)

Name Elizabeth Button

Name: Elizabeth /Button/
Given names: Elizabeth
Surname: Button
Married name: Elizabeth /Poyer/

Events of close relatives
Birth	March 1604 39 37 Harrold, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Marriage	Colonel John Poyer — View this family Yes
Birth of a brother	Miles Button between 1570 and 1622 (aged 17 years)
Death of a paternal grandmother	Margaret Lewis about 1610 (aged 5 years) Worlton, Glamorgan, Wales
Death of a brother	William Button about 1625 (aged 20 years)
Death of a father	Sir Thomas Lewis Button April 6, 1634 (aged 30 years) London, Middlesex, England, UK Note: survived by his wife and five of their seven children. He left no will and his Welsh lands passed to… survived by his wife and five of their seven children. He left no will and his Welsh lands passed to his eldest son, Miles, who had to mortgage them to meet his father's debts. After waiting three years, his widow received 650 pounds (equivalent to about 98,000 pounds in 2015) from the government in settlement of pay and expenses he was owed.
Burial of a father	Sir Thomas Lewis Button April 8, 1634 (aged 30 years) London, England, UK Address: church of St Margaret's, Westminster
Death of a brother	William Button about 1637 (aged 32 years)
Death of a mother	Elizabeth Rhys 1637 (aged 32 years) Westminster, Middlesex, England, UK
Death of a husband	Colonel John Poyer April 25, 1649 (aged 45 years) Covent Garden, London, Middlesex, England, UK Cause: executed for treason
Death of a brother	James Button 1649 (aged 44 years) Kiddleminster, Worcestershire, England, UK
Death of a sister	Ann Button about 1681 (aged 76 years)
Death	1688 (aged 83 years) Pembroke, Wales, UK

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: about 1565 33 25 — Worlton, Glamorgan, Wales Occupation: Naval service — 1588 Marriage: 1595 Christening: October 11, 1607 75 67 Occupation: Command of expedition to North America — 1612 Number of children: 7 Death: April 6, 1634 — London, Middlesex, England, UK Burial: April 8, 1634 — London, England, UK Reference number: 66 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Rhys Submit Button Edward Button James Button Ann Button William Button Amy Button William Button Miles Button Elizabeth Button Sir Thomas Lewis Button 1565–1634 Birth: about 1565 33 25 — Worlton, Glamorgan, Wales Death: April 6, 1634 — London, Middlesex, England, UK
mother	Links Birth: between 1567 and 1585 33 Marriage: 1595 Death: 1637 — Westminster, Middlesex, England, UK Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sir Thomas Lewis Button Submit Button Edward Button James Button Ann Button William Button Amy Button William Button Miles Button Elizabeth Button Elizabeth Rhys 1567–1637 Birth: between 1567 and 1585 33 Death: 1637 — Westminster, Middlesex, England, UK
Marriage	Marriage — 1595 —
-33 years elder sister	Links Birth: about 1561 -4 -6 — Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Submit Button 1561– Birth: about 1561 -4 -6 — Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales Death:
3 years elder brother	Links Birth: about 1563 -2 -4 — wales, UK Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Edward Button 1563– Birth: about 1563 -2 -4 — wales, UK Death:
6 years elder brother	Links Birth: about 1568 3 1 — Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales Death: 1649 — Kiddleminster, Worcestershire, England, UK Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships James Button 1568–1649 Birth: about 1568 3 1 — Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales Death: 1649 — Kiddleminster, Worcestershire, England, UK
2 years elder sister	Links Birth: about 1569 4 2 — Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales Death: about 1681 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Ann Button 1569–1681 Birth: about 1569 4 2 — Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales Death: about 1681
2 years elder brother	Links Birth: about 1570 5 3 Death: about 1625 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships William Button 1570–1625 Birth: about 1570 5 3 Death: about 1625
2 years elder sister	Links Birth: about 1571 6 4 — Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Amy Button 1571– Birth: about 1571 6 4 — Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales Death:
15 years elder brother	Links Birth: about 1585 20 18 — Wales, UK Death: about 1637 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships William Button 1585–1637 Birth: about 1585 20 18 — Wales, UK Death: about 1637
39 years brother	Links Birth: between 1570 and 1622 57 55 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Miles Button 1570– Birth: between 1570 and 1622 57 55
35 years herself	Links Birth: March 1604 39 37 — Harrold, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK Marriage: Death: 1688 — Pembroke, Wales, UK Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Colonel John Poyer Elizabeth Button 1604–1688 Birth: March 1604 39 37 — Harrold, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK Death: 1688 — Pembroke, Wales, UK

Family with Colonel John Poyer
husband	Links Birth: 1605 — Pembroke, Wales, UK Marriage: Death: April 25, 1649 — Covent Garden, London, Middlesex, England, UK Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Button Colonel John Poyer 1605–1649 Birth: 1605 — Pembroke, Wales, UK Death: April 25, 1649 — Covent Garden, London, Middlesex, England, UK
herself	Links Birth: March 1604 39 37 — Harrold, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK Marriage: Death: 1688 — Pembroke, Wales, UK Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Colonel John Poyer Elizabeth Button 1604–1688 Birth: March 1604 39 37 — Harrold, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK Death: 1688 — Pembroke, Wales, UK
Marriage	Marriage — —

Extra information

Last change November 28, 2025 – 19:55:46

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Family with parents
father Parents Miles Button Margaret Lewis	Sir Thomas Lewis Button 1565–1634
mother Parents Sir Walter Rhys Elizabeth Maunsell	Elizabeth Rhys 1567–1637
elder sister	Submit Button 1561–
elder brother	Edward Button 1563–
elder brother	James Button 1568–1649
elder sister	Ann Button 1569–1681
elder brother	William Button 1570–1625
elder sister	Amy Button 1571–
elder brother	William Button 1585–1637
brother	Miles Button 1570–
herself	Elizabeth Button 1604–1688

Family with Colonel John Poyer
husband	Colonel John Poyer 1605–1649
herself	Elizabeth Button 1604–1688

Elizabeth Button(1604–1688)
- Colonel John Poyer
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