▁pet itions ▁and ▁Bu xt on ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 , 0 0 0 ▁that ▁she ▁helped ▁to ▁organ ise ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁against ▁sla very . ▁The ▁pet ition ▁took ▁two ▁people ▁to ▁carry ▁it , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁ever ▁abol ition ist ▁pet ition ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁laughed ▁at ▁in ▁parliament . ▁ ▁Bu xt on ▁married ▁the ▁Scottish ▁politician ▁Andrew ▁John ston ▁who ▁was ▁an ▁al ly ▁of ▁her ▁father . ▁John ston ▁had ▁stood ▁in ▁the ▁reform ed ▁▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁general ▁election ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁MP ▁for ▁the ▁St ▁Andrew s ▁District ▁of ▁Burg hs . ▁They ▁chose ▁to ▁get ▁married ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁day ▁that ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁slaves ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁were ▁leg ally ▁fre ed . ▁ ▁They ▁had ▁four ▁children . ▁They ▁were ▁parents ▁of ▁MP ▁Andrew ▁John ston ▁and ▁grand father ▁of ▁designer ▁Edward ▁John ston ▁( the ▁son ▁of ▁his ▁younger ▁son ▁F ow ell ▁Bu xt on ▁John ston ). ▁ ▁Her ▁husband ▁and ▁her ▁father ▁lost ▁their ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁election . ▁She ▁and ▁Andrew ▁went ▁to ▁F ife ▁and ▁then ▁returned ▁south ▁where ▁Andrew ▁took ▁a ▁job ▁in ▁the ▁G ur ney ' s ▁Bank . ▁Pr isc illa ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁Bu xt on ▁has ▁a ▁pla que ▁raised ▁by ▁C