Margaret Booth

From http://www.combs-families.org/combs/assoc/u-1.htm

Unknown (William?) Underwood married Margaret (unknown). Their children included:

• V. Margaret UNDERWOOD, born before 1640, died after 1663; married in 1660, Humphrey BOOTH Sr., born before 1636 in (of) London, England, died before 1690.

Known Issue:

1. Catherine BOOTH (m Robert BROOKE);
2. Grace BOOTH, born before 1664., d before 1674;
3. Humphrey BOOTH Jr. (m Phoebe UNKNOWN).

notes

Margaret UNKNOWN was born before 1615, died between 1663 and 1670, probably in Old Rappahannock Co, Virginia. She married (1) before 1629, Unknown (William?) UNDERWOOD who had died before 1645; married (2) bef Oct 1644, probably in Isle of Wight Co, Virginia, Capt. John UPTON Sr., born before 1627, died in 1652 in Isle of Wight Co, Virginia; and married (3) in 1657 in Old Rappahannock Co, Virginia, Thomas LUCAS, Sr., born bef 1623, died 1674, in Old Rappahannock Co, Virginia.

Margaret UNDERWOOD is named in the will of Capt. John LUCAS as his 'daughter in law' (step daughter); her mother, Margaret _____ Underwood Upton Lucas, refers to Humphrey BOOTH as "my loveing son;" and her sister, Elizabeth, in her 1673 will refers to him as "brother BOOTH."

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)

5 Jun 1663-4. (Old Rappahannock VA Records 1656-64, p. 326) Mrs. Margaret UPTON als LUCAS to her son-in-law [SIC] Capt. Francis SLAUGHTER, deceased, one cow for the use of Francis SLAUGHTER, Jr. John CATLETT married Elizabeth, the relict of Francis SLAUGHTER and the stock of cattle fell into CATLETT'S hands who conveyed them back to Mrs. Margaret UPTON als LUCAS to be disposed of according to the meaning of her deed of gift (Underwood, Fothergill)

From (Genealogies of VA Families, Vol. I, Brooke Family of VA, p. 506)

"Robert BROOKE of Essex VA, Gent. b 1654, d aft Dec 16, 1712 (Will of Saml THACKER dtd 16 Dec 1712 and will of Leonard TARRANT dated 1718). Justice of Essex Co, May 1692, Coroner 1702, purch. land in Old Rappa (now Essex) from Edward MOSELEY by deed dated 25 Jan 1686; m Catherine BOOTH (b 1664), dau of Capt. Humphrey BOOTH of Old Rappa (Wm. & M Quarterly, Jan 1903, p. 210). Humphrey BOOTH came to VA from London in 1653-4, was a Justice 11 Dec 1656, and was living in 1665; m Margaret, dau of Col. Wm. UNDERWOOD and his wife Margaret _____. A marriage settlement between Humphry BOOTH and Margaret his wife, dated 1 Aug 1663, is recorded in Essex [sic] and from this it appears that the marriage took place prior to 24 Aug 1660…

Capt. Humphrey BOOTH and his wife Margaret UNDERWOOD had three children;

• 1. Humphrey "son and heir apparent of Humphrey BOOTH, late of the said County, Gent. deceased" who married before 11 Jan 1689-90, Phoebe _____ and had a son James BOOTH of Essex living in 1725;
• 2. Grace BOOTH who had deed of gift dated 16 Sep 1663 from her grandmother Margaret UPTON alias LUCAS (formerly Margaret UNDERWOOD) and was dead bef 1685;
• 3. Catherine BOOTH who m. Robert BROOKE. She was put in possession of half of her father's estate 4 Sep 1685, she having then come of age and 19 Jun joined in a deed with her brother Humphrey BOOTH…"

comments

• Did not marry Captain Francis Slaughter He married her sister, Elizabeth Underwood. Ref: http://dgmweb.net/FGS/S/SlaughterFrancis-ElizabethUnderwood.html
• mother Margaret was daughter of John Mason & Ann Peck ref: http://dgmweb.net/FGS/S/SlaughterFrancis-ElizabethUnderwood.html

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