Carson Johnson - The Booth Family

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Chapter 5 – The Booth Family

This chapter culminates with Edwina “Dicey” Malinda Booth , who married Charles Abercrobie .

Adam Booth (or de Booth) was born about 1249 in Barrowford Booth, Lancashire, England. He was the father of William Booth.

William Booth, son of Adam Booth, was born about 1275 in Barrowford Booth, Lancashire, England. He married Sybil (or Sebilla) de Brereton (born about 1279 in Brereton, Cheshire, England, daughter of Richard Brereton), and they were the parents of Thomas Booth.

Thomas Booth was born in Barton (or in Barrowford Booth), Lancashire, England, and John Booth was his son.

John Booth, son of Thomas Booth, was born in 1307 in Barton, Lancashire, England. He married Loretta Barton, who was born in 1333 in Eccles, Lancashire, England, daughter of Sir Gilbert Barton (born in 1307 in Eccles, Lancashire, England) and his wife Agnes (born ca 1309). Children of John Booth and Loretta Barton were Thomas Booth and Mary Booth.

Sir Knight Thomas Booth (or Bothe) was born in 1327 in Barton, Lancashire, England. He married Elena de Workesley, daughter of Thomas Workesley. Children of Thomas Booth and Elena de Workesley were:

John Booth
Henry de Booth
Thomas de Booth
Alice de Booth
William de Booth
Katherine de Booth
Margaret de Booth
Ann de Booth

Sir Knight John Booth was born in Barton, Preston, Lancashire, England in 1358, son of Thomas Booth and Loretta Barton. He married Joan Trafford (born in Lancashire, England, ca 1358), and he died in 1422. (As a matter of fact, John Booth married twice, and had a total of eighteen children.)

The ancestry of Joan Trafford is as follows: Her parents were Sir Henry Trafford (1324-1386) and Margery Ince (1330-1416, daughter of Robert Ince). Sir Henry Trafford was the son of Henry Trafford (ca 1292-1370) and Agnes Dolerinde (born 1302). Henry Trafford was the son of John de Trafford (born 1264), and John de Trafford was the son of Sir Henry de Trafford and his wife Margaret. Sir Henry de Trafford was the son of another Sir Henry de Trafford (1208-1288) and his wife Loretta. Sir Henry de Trafford was the son of Henry de Trafford (born 1180) and his wife Crhistina, (born in 1184). Henry de Trafford was the son of Richard de Trafford (born in 1152), and Richard de Trafford was the son of Henry de Trafford. Henry de Trafford was the son of Henricus de Trafford (born in 1096), and Henricus de Trafford was the son of Robert de Trafford (born in 1068). Robert de Trafford was the son of Radulph de Trafford (born in 1040), and Radulph de Trafford was the son of Randulph de Trafford.

Children of John Booth and Joan Trafford were:
Margery Booth
Sir Knight Thomas Booth (born in 1378)
Sir Robert Booth (1384-September 14, 1460)
Joan Booth
William Booth (born in 1390, appointed Archbishop of York in 1451)
Catherine Booth
Alice Booth
Richard Booth
Roger Booth
John Booth (Bishop)
Ralph Booth
Lucy Booth

Sir Robert Booth, son of John Booth and Joan Trafford, married Dulcie Venables, and Sir William Boothe was their son. They had five daughters and nine sons, of whom Sir William Boothe was one. Sir Robert Booth died in 1450, and Dulcie Venables died in 1463. Dulcie Venables was the daughter of Sir William Venables.

Sir William Boothe, son of Sir Robert Booth and Dulcie Venables, was Sheriff of Cheshire. He was born about 1420, died about 1476. He married Maude de Dutton (1427-1489), and Sir George Boothe was their son.

Maude de Dutton was the daughter of John de Dutton (1403-1445) and Margaret Savage (Born ca 1403, daughter of Sir Kinght John Savage (1370-1450) and Maude de Swynnerton (1385-1415). John Savage fought at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415). Maude de Dutton was the sister of Sir Thomas de Dutton (Born ca 1421). John de Dutton was the son of Sir Peter (Piers) de Dutton (ca 1367-1433) and Elizabeth Butler (born ca 1377). Sir Peter (Piers) de Dutton was the son of Edmund Dutton and Joan Minshull (See Chapter 8). Elizabeth Butler was the daughter of John Boteler, who was born in Bewsey, Lancashire, England, about 1335, and Alicia Plumpton (1332-after 1374). Alicia Plumpton was the daughter of William de Plumpton (ca 1294-1362) of Plumpton, Yorkshire, England, and Christiana Mowbray (ca 1305-December 25, 1362), also of Plumpton.

Sir Knight George Boothe, son of Sir William Boothe and Maude de Dutton, married Katherine Monford. He was lord of Massie Manor. He died in 1483. They had three sons and four daughters, and one of their sons was Sir William Boothe. Katherine Monford was the daughter of Robert Martfort, born in 1432.

Sir Knight William Boothe, son of Sir George Boothe and Katherine Monford, died in 1519. He married Margaret Ashton and Ellen Montgomery.

Children of Sir William Boothe and Margaret Ashton were:
Sir William Boothe (See below)
Sir George Booth (Born in 1491)
Edward Boothe

Anne Boothe was a daughter of Sir William Boothe and Ellen Montgomery.

Sir William Boothe, son of Sir William Boothe and Margaret Ashton, was born in 1473, and died in 1519 in Dunham, Massie, Cheshire, England. He married Ellen Davenport (daughter of John Davenport), and their children were Edward Booth and Dorothy Booth.

Edward Booth, son of Sir William Boothe and Ellen Davenport, was born in England in 1545, and died in England.

Edward Booth, son of Edward Booth above, was born in Cheshire, England, in 1681 and died in Twenlow, Cheshire, England, in 1628. He married Marsia -----.

Richard Booth, son of Edward Booth, was born in Great Budworth, Cheshire, England, on March 5, 1607. He came to Stamford, Connecticut, sometime between 1620 and 1640, and he married Elizabeth Hawley about 1640. Richard and Elizabeth were one of the founding families of Stratford. By 1670, he had received land in Nichols’ Farms in the Connecticut colony. Richard Booth died in 1687 in Stratford, Connecticut.

Elizabeth Hawley was born in Parwich, Derby, England, in 1607, and died in Connecticut in September, 1689. She was a sister of Joseph Hawley , another founder of Stratford, and the daughter of Samuel Hawley. Some say Elizabeth’s parents were Joseph Hawley and Katherine Booth .

Children of Richard Booth and Elizabeth Hawley were:

Elizabeth Booth (Born September 10, 1641)
Ann Booth (Born February 14, 1643 or 1644)
Ephriam Booth (Born August 1, 1648)
Ebenezer Booth (Born November 19, 1651)
Sergeant John Booth (Born November 6, 1653)
Joseph Booth (Born March 8, 1657)
Bethia Booth (Born August 18, 1658)
Jonnah (Joanna) Booth (Born March 21, 1661)

Joseph Booth , son of Richard Booth and Elizabeth Hawley , was born March 8, 1657 (or 1656), in Stratford, Connecticut. He married first Mary Wells (born August 29, 1661), second, in 1685, Hannah Wilcox (or Wilcoxson), and third, in 1702, Elizabeth Bostwick . He died August 17, 1702. In 1862, Joseph Booth was considered the ancestor of all the Booths then remaining in Stratford.

Hannah Wilcox was the daughter of John Wilcox (or Wilcoxson), who married first Johannah Titherton and second Elizabeth Bourne , who was born in England after 1668. John Wilcox was born in 1633, and died in Killingworth, Connecticut, on March 19, 1690. John Wilcox was the son of William Wilcoxson (born in St. Albans, Derbyshire, England, about 1601, died in Stratford, Connecticut, in 1652) and Margaret Birdsey (Born in St. Albans in 1611, died in Stratford in 1655). Hannah Wilcox died at age 38 on July 10, 1701, in Stratford, Connecticut.

William Wilcoxson was a linen weaver and a Puritan who arrived in Massachussetts Bay Colony in the summer of 1635 aboard the good ship Planter, with his son John (See below) and his wife Margaret. William Wilcoxson was the son of another William Wilcoxson (ca 1571-1626) from Wilksworth, Derbyshire, England, and Joanne Grundick (Born ca 1574).

Hannah Wilcox was the mother of all of Joseph Booth ’s children. They were:

James Booth (ca 1687-August 20, 1765)
Joseph Booth (1689-May 2, 1763)
Robert Booth (ca 1690-December 17, 1750)
Zachariah Booth (See below)
Nathan Booth (ca 1695-August 17, 1714)
Hannah Booth (ca 1698-1767)
David Booth (ca 1700-June 21, 1773)

Zachariah Booth , son of Joseph Booth and Hannah Wilcox , was born in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, in 1694. On June 12, 1718, he married Anna Curtis , and he married Sarah Gilbert on January 1, 1734.

Anna Curtis (1697-May 18, 1733) was born in Stratford, Fairfield County, Copnnecticut, the daughter of Benjamin Curtis and Esther Judson . Benjamin Curtis and Esther Judson married in 1733, and Benjamin died later the same year. Benjamin Curtis, (born September 30, 1652) was the son of Ensign John Curtis (Born February 26, 1611, Nazeing, Essex, England, died December 2, 1707, Stratford, Connecticut, immigrated in 1635) and Elizabeth Wells , daughter of John Wells and Mary Hollister . John Curtis was the son of another John Curtis (Born September 15, 1577, Nazing, Essex, England, died 1639, Hartford, Connecticut) and Elizabeth Hutchins (ca 1579-June 4, 1658). This John Curtis was the son of William Curtis (died in 1585) and his wife Agnes (also died in 1585). At her death, Elizabeth Hutchins left a mare and “coalt”, house and “lott”, two “cowss”, a hiefer, a bullock, a calf, a Bible, some corn, and some money.

Children of Zachariah Booth and Anna Curtis were:

Daniel Booth (See below)
Nathaniel Booth (Born in 1719)
Zachariah Booth (Born in 1721)

Children of Zachariah Booth and his second wife, Sarah Gilbert , were:

Hezekiah Booth (Born in 1736)
Ann Booth (Born in 1737)
Helkiah Booth (Born in 1739)
Phoebe Booth (Born in 1741)
Abel Booth (Born in 1743)
Abijah Booth (Born in 1744)
Setas (Silas) Booth (Born in 1746)
Angus (Augur) Booth (Born in 1749)

Daniel Booth was born February 6, 1719, in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, the son of Zachariah Booth and Anna Curtis . About 1732, he married Ruth Anderson , and he may have married Mary “Polly” Judson later. Some say Daniel Booth died in Caroline County, Virginia, in 1749, while others say he died in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Ruth Anderson was born about 1715 in Orange County, North Carolina, the daughter of Dabney Anderson and Susannah May . After the death of Daniel Booth , Ruth Anderson married (ca. 1750) James Trice, Jr., who raised Dabney’s children. Ruth Anderson died in Orange County, NC, before August, 1763.

Dabney Anderson was born Cecember 20, 1687, in New Kent County, Virginia, and died in 1735 in King William County, Virginia. He was the son of William Anderson and Dorothy Dabney , who was the daughter of Cornelius Dabney and Edith Morrison .

Children of Daniel Booth and Ruth Anderson were:

Daniel Booth (born ca 1729)
John Booth (See below)
Sarah Booth
Susannah Booth
Elizabeth “Betsy” Booth
Tabitha Booth
Mary Booth
Gilly Booth (Born in 1747))
Joseph Booth

John W. Booth , son of Daniel Booth and Ruth Anderson . Daniel Booth , was born in Caroline County, VA, about 1737, and died in Hancock, Georgia in September (or August 12), 1804. He served three years as a private in the North Carolina Line in Captain Radford’s Company, Colonel Armstrong’s Troop, Eighth Regiment, North Carolina Continental Line, in the Revolution. His wife was named Mary and they were married in 1750. John W. Booth was made guardian of his sister, Gilly, when she was 16. At his death, John W. Booth left 17 slaves, land, and cattle.

Children of John W. Booth and Mary were:

Edwina “Dicey” Malinda Booth
Elizabeth Booth
Sara Frances “Fanny” Booth
Nancy (Ansy) Booth
John W. Booth , Jr.
Mary Booth
Milly Booth
Sarah Booth

Edwina “Dicey” Malinda Booth was born October 6, 1751, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. She married Charles Abercrombie (See Chapter 4)

References: 335, 338, 358