Question about Margaret (Butler) Washington

Question

Was Margaret Butler's descendant, Sampson Lanier?

Answer 1

Yes, it goes from Margaret Washington to Richard Washington, to John Washington to Richard Washington to Elizabeth Washington to Sampson Lanier Jr. (Lanier-256). This per the Connection Finder.

Answer 2

Apparently Colonel John is said to have referred to the other John as his cousin.  If he meant actual 1st cousin, the line works.  But people in that era were apt to refer to anybody with the same surname as a cousin.