Section FD: Descendants of Richard Booth

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Generation One

1. RICHARD1 BOOTH was born in 1607, and died between 15 March 1688 and 31 Dec. 4095 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, United States. He married about 1640, (SL-4) ELIZABETH HAWLEY, daughter of (SL-1) Samuel, (Judge), who was born about 1607 in Parwich, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.
In a list without date, but certainly before 1651, of every man's fence in the old field, Richard BOOTH is set down for eight rods. His home lot, numbered 29, was on the present Main Street, between those of Joshua Judson and Adam Hurd and directly across the street from that of Isaac Nichols, Sr. In 1662 he signed a document as Townsman, or as later called, Selectman. His name is in the list of inhabitants drawn up for Connecticut Colony, dated 28 MAR 1668. He was one of those who received land by 1670 in the section known as Nichols' Farms, where one branch of his descendants lived for several generations. [19]
Donald Lines Jacobus wrote: "The Booth chart compiled by George Munson Booth of Chicago, Ill., states that Richard was bapt. at Great Budsworth, co. Cheshire, Eng., Aug. 1608, a son of Edward (d. 1628), who was a son of William of Twemlow, co. Cheshire (by his wife Ellen, dau. of John Davenport of Davenport), who was a son of Edward of Twenlow, who was a son of Sir William Booth of Dunham Massie, co. Cheshire (d. 1519). The earlier generations of this pedigree are authentic, but I know not the authority for the connection of this line with Richard of Stratford." [5]
"It was somewhat natural, in the early days of genealogical study, to try to connect Richard Booth with the well-known family of that name in Cheshire, but his origin is as much a matter of speculation today as it ever ws. His brother-in-law, Joseph Hawley was from Parwick, Derbyshire, and an origin in that county has recently been discovered for William Beardsley who came to New England in 1635 and was an original settler in Stratford in 1639. Hence we are more inclined to believe that Richard Booth was a member of the Derbyshire contingent than that he came from Cheshire. Certainly the Booth surname is frequently and prominently found in the records of County Derby." [15]
Children:
2i.ELIZABETH2 BOOTH, b. on 10 Sept. 1641 in Stratford; d. on 24 Oct. 1732 in Woodbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut; m. on 19 Oct. 1658 JOHN MINOR.
3ii.ANNA BOOTH, b. on 14 Feb. 1643/4 in Stratford.
+4iii.EPHRAIM BOOTH, b. on 1 May 1648 in Stratford; m. on 9 June 1675 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut MARY OSBORN, b. in New Haven on 29 March 1653[2], d. in Stratfield, Fairfield Co. on 28 Nov. 1726[2].
+5iv.EBENEZER BOOTH, b. about 18 Nov. 1651 in Stratford; d. in 1732 in Stratford; m. (1) HANNAH; m. (2) ELIZABETH JONES, d. in June 1709[7].
6v.JOHN BOOTH, b. on 5 Nov. 1653 in Stratford; m. (1) on 14 June 1678 in Stratford (SL-15) DOROTHY HAWLEY, chr. on 20 June 1658, d. on 29 May 1710[7], daughter of (SL-5) Thomas HAWLEY; m. (2) on 31 Jan. 1714/5 HANNAH, d. on 29 May 1717[8].
+7vi.JOSEPH BOOTH, b. on 8 March 1656 in Stratford; d. on 31 Aug. 1703 in Stratford; m. (1) in 1685 (APD-16) HANNAH WILCOXSON, b. in Stratford on 14 Feb. 1664/5[11, 12, 20, 3], d. in Stratford on 10 July 1701[20], daughter of (APD-3) John and (FO-2) Elizabeth (BOURN) WILCOXSON; m. (2) ELIZABETH.
8vii.BETHIA BOOTH, b. on 18 Aug. 1658 in Stratford; d. after 1698; m. on 9 Nov. 1676 JOSEPH CURTIS.
9viii.JOHANNA BOOTH, b. on 21 March 1661 in Stratford.

Generation Two

4. EPHRAIM2 BOOTH (Richard1), son of (1) Richard1 and (SL-4) Elizabeth (HAWLEY) BOOTH, was born on 1 May 1648 in Stratford[6], and died between 26 Feb. 1683 and 9 March 1683. He married in New Haven, on 9 June 1675, MARY OSBORN[6], who was born on 29 March 1653 in New Haven[2], and died on 28 Nov. 1726 in Stratfield[2]. [6]
Child:
10i.MARY3 BOOTH, b. on 12 Nov. 1676 in Stratford; m. on 12 April 1692 in Stratford (DY-10) THOMAS BENNETT, b. in Fairfield, Fairfield Co. about 1669, d. in Newtown, Fairfield Co. on 5 April 1739, son of (DY-4) Lt. James and (VC-3) _____ (JOY).
5. EBENEZER2 BOOTH (Richard1), son of (1) Richard1 and (SL-4) Elizabeth (HAWLEY) BOOTH, was born about 18 Nov. 1651 in Stratford[7], and died between 2 Nov. 1732 and 31 Dec. 1732 in Stratford[7]. He married (1st) HANNAH. He married (2nd) ELIZABETH JONES, who died in June 1709[7]. [7]
Child of: Ebenezer2 BOOTH and Elizabeth JONES:
11i.MARTHA3 BOOTH, d. in 1727; m. on 26 Jan. 1715/6 (12) JAMES3 BOOTH, b. about 1687[8], d. in Stratford on 20 Aug. 1765[8], son of (7) Joseph2 and (APD-16) Hannah (WILCOXSON) BOOTH.
7. JOSEPH2 BOOTH (Richard1), son of (1) Richard1 and (SL-4) Elizabeth (HAWLEY) BOOTH, was born on 8 March 1656 in Stratford[8, 20], and died on 31 Aug. 1703 in Stratford[8, 20]. He married (1st) in 1685, (APD-16) HANNAH WILCOXSON[13], daughter of (APD-3) John and (FO-2) Elizabeth (BOURN) WILCOXSON, who was born on 14 Feb. 1664/5 in Stratford[11, 12, 20, 3], and died on 10 July 1701 in Stratford[20]. He married (2nd) ELIZABETH. [8, 20, 13]
Children of: Joseph2 BOOTH and Hannah WILCOXSON:
12i.JAMES3 BOOTH, b. about 1687; d. on 20 Aug. 1765 in Stratford; m. (1) on 26 Jan. 1715/6 (11) MARTHA3 BOOTH, d. in 1727[8], daughter of (5) Ebenezer2 and Elizabeth (JONES) BOOTH; m. (2) MARTHA CLARK, chr. on 26 May 1695[8], d. on 3 Dec. 1747[8]; m. (3) SARAH.
+13ii.JOSEPH BOOTH, DEACON, b. about 1689 in Stratford; d. on 2 May 1763 in Stratfield; m. (1) before 1711 MEHITABEL BEACH, b. on 30 Sept. 1690[8]; m. (2) before 7 Feb. 1722/3 (ABE-19) REBECCA MOREHOUSE, b. in Fairfield on 26 April 1693[17, 1], daughter of (ABE-10) Thomas and (SX-2) Mary (HILL) MOREHOUSE; m. (3) SARAH THOMPSON, chr. on 20 March 1709[4].
14iii.ROBERT BOOTH, b. about 1690 prob. Stratford; d. on 17 Dec. 1750; m. on 27 Nov. 1712 ANN HOLLISTER.
15iv.ZECHARIAH BOOTH, b. about 1693 prob. Stratford; d. in 1762 in Stratford; m. (1) on 12 June 1718 ANNA CURTIS; m. (2) about 1734 SARAH.
16v.NATHAN BOOTH, b. about 1695 prob. Stratford; d. on 17 Aug. 1714 in Stratford.
17vi.HANNAH BOOTH, b. about 1698 prob. Stratford; d. in 1767 in Fairfield; m. on 2 May 1723 in Fairfield NATHANIEL SILLIMAN.
18vii.DAVID BOOTH, b. about 1700 prob. Stratford; d. on 21 June 1773 in Trumbull, Fairfield Co.; m. on 7 June 1727 ANN MILLS of Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, b. about 1703, d. on 19 Nov. 1793.

Generation Three

13. JOSEPH3 BOOTH, DEACON (Joseph2, Richard1), son of (7) Joseph2 and (APD-16) Hannah (WILCOXSON) BOOTH, was born about 1689 in Stratford[21], and died on 2 May 1763 in Stratfield[16, 8]. He married (1st) before 1711, MEHITABEL BEACH[8], who was born on 30 Sept. 1690[8]. He married (2nd) before 7 Feb. 1722/3, (ABE-19) REBECCA MOREHOUSE[17], daughter of (ABE-10) Thomas and (SX-2) Mary (HILL) MOREHOUSE, who was born on 26 April 1693 in Fairfield[17, 1], and was christened on 5 June 1698 in Fairfield[1]. He married (3rd) SARAH THOMPSON, who was christened on 20 March 1709[4]. [21, 8, 10, 13]
Representated Stratford in the General Assembly, May 1734, May 1739, May 1742, Oct. 1746, and Jan. and May 1747. [17]
Child of: Joseph3 BOOTH, Deacon and Mehitabel BEACH:
19i.MARY4 BOOTH, bp. on 22 June 1718; d. on 16 Aug. 1741; m. (ANU-72) STEPHEN WAKEMAN, chr. in Fairfield on 10 March 1716/7, d. in Westport, Fairfield Co. on 25 March 1760, son of (ANU-61) Capt. Joseph and (SL-16) Elizabeth (HAWLEY).

Children of: Joseph3 BOOTH, Deacon and Rebecca MOREHOUSE:
20i.REBECCA4 BOOTH, b. about 1722; d. on 1 April 1799 in Trumbull Co., Ohio, United States.
21ii.JOHN BOOTH, b. about 1724.
+22iii.EUNICE BOOTH, b. on 17 Oct. 1729 in Stratford; d. before 1786; m. on 2 Feb. 1749/50 (HM-27) CAPT. JOHN BURR, b. in Stratfield on 12 June 1728[18], d. in Stratfield on 28 July 1771[18, 22], son of (HM-18) Capt. John and (ANU-65) Catherine (WAKEMAN).
23iv.STEPHEN BOOTH, bp. on 7 Nov. 1731 in Stratfield; d. on 4 Nov. 1769.
24v.SARAH BOOTH, bp. on 20 April 1735 in Stratfield; d. on 7 March 1808 in Easton, Fairfield Co.

Generation Four

22. EUNICE4 BOOTH (Joseph3, Joseph2, Richard1), daughter of (13) Joseph3, Deacon and (ABE-19) Rebecca (MOREHOUSE), was born on 17 Oct. 1729 in Stratford[10], and died between 29 April 1770 and 31 Dec. 1786[14, 22]. She married on 2 Feb. 1749/50, (HM-27) CAPT. JOHN BURR[10, 9], son of (HM-18) Capt. John and (ANU-65) Catherine (WAKEMAN), who was born on 12 June 1728 in Stratfield[18], and died on 28 July 1771 in Stratfield[18, 22]. [10, 18, 22, 9]
Children: See (HM-27) Capt. John BURR


1. Donald Lines Jacobus, "History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, Vol. I" (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1976), 423.
2. Ibid., 67, 88.
3. Ibid., 690.
4. Ibid., 707.
5. Ibid., 87.
6. Ibid., 88.
7. Ibid., 89.
8. Ibid., 90.
9. Charles Burr Todd,"A general history of the Burr family : with a genealogical record from 1193 to 1902"(New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1902), 166.
10. George K. Ward,"Andrew Warde and His Descendants, 1597-1910"(New York: A.T. de la Mare Printing and Publishing Co., 1910), 69.
11. Reynold Webb Wilcox, "The Descendants of William Wilcoxson, Vincent Meigs, and Richard Webb" (New York: T.A. Wright, 1893), 6.
12. Thomas Wilcox, "A Preliminary Report on the Descendants of William Wilcoxson, Father of Connecticutt" (Los Angeles, California: T. Wilcox, 1937), 27, 34.
13. Ibid., 34.
14. Donald L. Jacobus, "The Genealogy of the Booth Family" (Pleasant Hill, Missouri: Eden C. Booth, 1952).
15. Ibid., 1.
16. Ibid., 12.
17. Ibid., 13.
18. Ibid., 14.
19. Ibid., 2.
20. Ibid., 6.
21. Ibid., 6, 12.
22. Donald Lines Jacobus, "Families of Old Fairfield, Vol. II Part I" (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1976), 204.