'After the death of Col. John she mar. (III), 1671, Rev. Amory Butler, d. 1678. Mrs. Butler d. 1673, and in her will mentions her four Catlett children. 'Abstract of Will of Mrs. Elizabeth Butler. 'To son, Francis Slaughter, furniture of chamber, except 'To dau. Sarah, a chest of drawers and except further 'To son, John a close stool. 'To son Francis Slaughter, to be delivered when he reaches 19 years of age, and shall not dispose of same without consent of Ex and Overseers, all goods, money, plate, rings and tobacco, mentioned in an account now in hands of Dan'l Gaines, and one negro boy, an equal share of sheep, pewter, crepe and iron; also a great chair and small couch and 1 chest and such things in my house as my mother gave me by will. 'To dau. Elizabeth, bed and furniture in the dining room, the press and cushion thereon, the great looking glass, drawing table and Turkey carpet, a child bed, turning blankets, five baskets, my wedding ring, my biggest diamond ring, my gilded bodkin, and necklace with biggest pearls, a small Bible, a silver sucking bottle and my small cabinet. 'To dau. Sarah, two of my biggest stone rings, small pearl necklace, silver bodkin, new trunk and napkin press, a small Bible, a small Testament, a dram cup, my wedding ring and oval table. 'To son John, small diamond ring, map in dining room, a rapier, great cutlash, pair of silver buttons and a pair of silver buckles, antimonial cup. 'To son, William, on small cutlash, a ring with a stone inamelled with blue, my silver seal and wearing linen. 'To sons John and William, all the books mentioned in inventory, to be equally divided according to their father’s will. 'To my sons John and All of my plate, excepting three spoons marked with names of owners, to be equally divided; all of my pewter, brass, linen and other household stuff, except what is given Francis Slaughter, with a bed to each son and Elizabeth, except two suits of damask, which I give to my two daus, are to be equally divided. 'To my three sons, a carbine each. 'To the four children of my deceased husband, John Catlett, my grey mare with her increase. 'To my two daus., deliver of former legacies at 17 years or marriage. 'To my cousin (nephew), Wm. Underwood, the elder, one stoned colt out of sorel mare. 'To my cousin (niece), Catherine Booth, one silver caudle cup that was her grandmother’s, and if she died, to Bro. Humphrey. 'Item.--If Francis dies, my children get his former and present legacies. If my Ex. breaks up housekeeping, household stuff bequeathed my children shall be packed and locked up, and linen and others things in each trunk be forthwith locked up until time of delivery. All household stuff to Francis be kept by itself. 'To sister Pierce, mourning ring of twenty shillings value in England. 'If my Ex. surrenders my estate, Mr. Dan'l Gaines, if he has the children, shall have the estate, provided he gives good security. 'Item.--My Ex. shall supply tobacco required for my children’s education, now in England, according to my husband’s will, to provide when they come home from school for their accommodation, the bringing of them to Virginia. 'Wearing clothes sent for last year, as profits of my tobacco, on arrival shall be locked up in my cask and kept for my two daus., to be divided between them, and the rest my Ex. may have for household uses. 'Money in hands of Jeffries and Mumford be used for bed and furniture for son Francis, in lieu of one his father-in-law owes him, and two small silver tankards (if it holds out) to be added to plate for children of my deceased husband. 'Item.--My children’s Est. to be kept entire and not parted until their legacies become due, and if the court takes the estate out of my Ex.’s hands my children shall altogether be maintained, well educated and provided for with profits of their own Est. and my thirds and profits remain in my Ex.’s hands until they come of age. 'Item.--I appoint my husband, Amory Butler, sole Ex. and guardian of my children, and cousin (nephew), Capt. Thos. Hawkins, my bro. Edward Rowzie, and Mr. Dan'l Gaines overseers, provided if said Ex. does not educate and keep them well that Mr. Daniel Gaines shall be guardian of my children, my Ex. allowing sufficient maintenance according as my overseers and Ex. shall determine. If Mr. D. Gaines die, Cousin (nephew) Hawkins to take the children. If Ex. embezzles or forsake the country, my overseers shall call him to account and make him pay out of his own estate or yield up my estate to Mr. Gaines. 'Item.--Ex. do for son Francis with profits of the Est. in lieu of one his father-in-law did owe him. 'Item.--Of the cattle that were my mother’s and now in keeping of Thos. Kirk, I give two females to Sister Pierce’s children and two females and eight steers to Bro. Booth’s children, said steers and increase of heifers to be disposed of by my Ex. to purchase a negro woman to be delivered when they become of age, mortality excepted. 'Item.--if my Est. is taken out of my Ex.’s hands in a half year, and it shall be short, must be made good out of increase of negroes, and it not enough, out of my thirds of profits. 'Item.--To my beloved husband, a bed and furniture and mourning ring of 22 shillings value in England. 'Item.--After legacies paid, any remainder of my thirds except profit paid over to my children. 'ELIZABETH BUTLER [Seal] 'Witness: Thos. Lucas, Sen. Jno. Dawson 'An Account of the Descendants of JOHN SLAUGHTER, to Va. 1617, etc. States that his son, CAPTAIN FRANCIS SLAUGHTER (ca. 1630-1656/7) of Rappahannock County married ELIZABETH, sister of COLONEL WILLIAM UNDERWOOD and ex-wife of DR. JAMES TAYLOR from whom she was granted a sepertion in 1654... ELIZABETH (UNDERWOOD) (TAYLOR) (SLAUGTHER) married (3rd) COLONEL JOHN CATLETT, of Rapphannock County and married (4th) in 1672 REV. AMORY BUTLER....' (Avant, p. 174)

^NOTE: His source is 'Adventurers of Purse & Person (1956),' p. 302, by Jester.

'He was born before 1626, probably about 1622, and doubtless married in England before coming over, and had two sons, Thomas and Nicholas.' (Stubbs, p. 13) 'Col. Catlett was killed by the Indians while defending the fort at Port Royal in 1670. Port Royal is on the Rappahannock river, in Caroline county, VA, opposite Port Conway.' (Stubbs, p. 15) 'John Catlett (1622-1670), a native of Sittingbourne, Kent, England, came to Virginia in 1650, settling in Rapphannock County, on the south side of the river at the mouth of Golden Vale Creek. There is a tradtion that he was killed by Indians while commanding a fort at the site of the present Port Royal in Caroline County. John Catlett married (second wife) Elizabeth Underwood, daughter of William Underwood, of Isle of Wight and Lancaster counties, who was member of the House of Burgesses in 1632. John and Elizabeth (Underwood) Catlett had issue: Elizabeth Catlett married Francis Taliaferro (1654-1700), of 'The Mount,' Essex County...' (S.A.R. publication, photocopy sent from Dr. Eleanor Lyon Duke to author in summer 1992). From Avant’s book, p. 174 (NOTE: 'CHH' refers to Charles H. Hamlin): 'Note by CHH: The will of COLONEL JOHN CATLETT is stated by the author to be one 'of which only a mention exists.' 'The first party to explore and reach the summit of the Blue Ridge Mountains was led by COLONEL JOHN CATLETT, of Rappahannock County, as gleaned from 'An account of Virginia,' communicated to the Royal Society in 1676 by Mr. Thomas Glover, an ingenious Chirugion that hath lived some years in that country.' [Blackwell’s Reprint, Oxford, 1904] 'Mr. Glover’s account states further that 'There was a COLONEL CATLETT that was a good Mathematician, who with some other gentlemen took a Journey to make some further discoveries of the Country to the Westwards and arriving at the foot of the Mountains early in the morning they left their horses and endeavored to gain the tops of the mountains which they accomplished about four o'clock in the afternoon, and then looking further forward they discovered other mountains, whereof they took the altitude and judged them inaccessible; which discouraged them from any further attempts, their design being chiefly to discover whether there were any rivers that ran into the South-Ocean...' etc. 'This account continues that 'COLONEL CATLETT married prior to 5 January 1663/4 ELIZABETH, widow of CAPTAIN FRANCIS SLAUGHTER (Deeds, Etc. (1656-1664), p. 326). 'According to DR. and MRS. WILLIAM CARTER STUBBS IN 'A History of Two Virginia Families Transplanted from County Kent, England, COLONEL CATLETT was killed by Indians while defending a fort at Port Royal in 1670 and by his Will he left his daughters, ELIZABETH and SARAH CATLETT, 600 acres of land in Rappahannock County, who married brothers, FRANCIS and ROBERT TALIAFERRO... wife conveyed to JOHN BATTAILE 300 acres... being one half of the tract of land left by COLONEL JOHN CATLETT in his Will to his daughters, ELIZABETH and SARAH (Deeds, etc. #7, p. 508, and 'Order Book 1686-1692, p. 25)... COLONEL CATLETT'S widow, ELIZABETH, married in 1672 to REV. AMORY BUTLER (Book 5 (1672-1676), p. 40)... MRS. ELIZABETH BUTLER, in her will named her children FRANCIS SLAUGHTER, and SARAH, JOHN, ELIZABETH and WILLIAM CATLETT [of which more later.]' (Avant, p. 174) 'Land Office Patent Book 2, p. 224 '23 May 1650 - A patent for 400 acres of land is granted to JOHN CATLETT and RALPH ROUSEY... on the south side of Rappahannock River for the transportation of eight persons into this colony.... Included and listed in the names are: RALPH ROUSEY, JOHN CATLETT, NICHOLAS CATLETT.' (Avant, p. 175) 'Land Office Patent Book 3, p. 114 '7 June 1652 - JOHN CATLETT and RALPH ROUZEE were granted 300 acres of land adjoining their first patent and among their headrights they listed: SARAH ROUZEE, EDWARD ROUZEE and MARTH ROUZEE.' (Avant, p. 175) 'Land Office Patent Book 3, p. 360 '1 July 1655 - A patent for 1,542 acres of land in Lancaster County granted to JOHN CATLETT and RALPH ROUZEE... etc.' (Avant, p. 175) 'NOTE by CHH: JOHN CATLETT received several other large patents in that section which was Lancaster County and which later became Rappahannock County. These patents were in co-partnership with RALPH ROUZEE and with THOMAS LUCAS, SENIOR as well as to himself alone.' (Avant, p. 175).