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Humphrey Booth, I

Birthdate:
Birthplace: London, Middlesex, England (United Kingdom)
Death: before 1702
Old Rappahannock County, Virginia, Colonial America
Immediate Family:

Son of Dr. Robert Booth I and Frances Booth
Husband of Margaret Booth
Father of Humphrey Booth; Grace Booth and Catherine Brooke
Brother of Robert Booth, II; William Booth, JP; Elizabeth Anna Napier; Anne Clopton; Thomas Boothe and 1 other

Occupation: Merchant, justice
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About Humphrey Booth, I

BOOTH, Humphrey &; UNDERWOOD, Margaret; c. 10 Oct 1656; groom was a merchant; bride was the sis. of Wm. UNDERWOOD & dau. of Margaret UNDERWOOD, UPTON, LUCAS; (LC DW 1:333; RapC RB 1656-64:248; MOR:25; Underwood:92, 94)

Children 

  •   1. BOOTH Humphrey, Jr.,   b. 1660, Sussex County, VA , Charles City County, VA
  •   2. BOOTH Grace,   b. Abt 1662, Southampton Co., VA. ,   d. Bef 1674
  •   3. BOOTH Catherine,   b. 1664, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA ,   d. 1690, Greensville County, Virginia

Notes

  • Humphrey was educated in England and therefore the reason for the record that he came to Virginia from London, England in 1653/54. He was a justice as early as December 1656 in Old Rappahannock County. His wife was a daughter of Col. William Underwood. Source: The Virginia Genealogist: The Brooke Family of Virginia
  • Index to Marriages of Old Rappahannock and Essex Counties, Virginia page 25: [p.25] 1663,: BOOTH,: HUMPHREY: Married daughter of Mrs. Margaret Lucas Book: D 2, Page: 327
  • Occupation  26 Jul 1656  Rappahannock, Virginia, USA   [2]  Merchant There is on record a power of attorney from Wm. Walthall. of Henrico. merchant, to Humphrey Booth, of Rappahannock. merchant, dated July 26th. 1656; pg.66
  • March, Humphrey received 620 acres, beginning at the mouth of Ralph Warrens Creek and running to Northwest. (Ref: Patent Book 4, p. 468 and Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants 1623-1666, p. 408). On 24 August 1660, Humphrey and Margaret his wife conveyed to Robert Sisson a tract of land lying on the north side of (the) Rappahannock River which was surveyed by John Catlett, containing 310 acres which was purchased by the said Booth from (his mother-in-law) Margaret Upton. The land is described as lying on Richards Creek, down the river to Peacocks Quarter and thence to the fort field. On 20 September 1661, Humphrey Booth was granted 1000 acres in Rappahannock County, on the south side of the River at the eaternmost corner of the land of Wililam White for the transport of 20 persons into the Virginia Colony. (Ref: Patent Book 4, p. 302 and Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants 1623-1666, p. 397) Humphrey is referenced on 20 February 1662. (Ref: Patent Book 5, p. 270 (217) and Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants 1623-1666, p. 481) On 1 August 1663, Humphrey conveyed certain properties to John Washington of Westmoreland Co., et. al. Sources :Title: Virginia State Records
  • http://booth.genecharris.com/getperson.php?personID=I26&tree=Booth
  • Genealogies of Southern Families, Vol V P 634

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Humphrey Booth, I's Timeline

1635
1635
London, Middlesex, England (United Kingdom)
1660
1660
Virginia, United States
1662
1662
Rappahannock County, Virginia, Colonial America
1664
1664
Old Rappahannock County, Virginia
1702
1702
Age 67
Old Rappahannock County, Virginia, Colonial America
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