William Booth (1540 - 1579)

Born 4 Aug 1540 in Dunham-Massey, Cheshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Warburton) Booth — married before 8 Nov 1559 in Cheshire, England

Descendants

Died 28 Nov 1579 at age 39 in England

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Biography

Origins

William Booth, Knt., son and heir of George Booth, Esq., and Elizabeth Trafford,^[1] was born 4 August 1540,^[2][3] probably at Dunham-Massey, Cheshire, where his father held lands. William's father died in 1543, when William was just 3 years old and William became ward to the king,^[4] under the guardianship of John Holcroft, who paid 400 marks for the wardship.^[5] After his father's death, his mother married James Done, Esq., of Utkinton, Cheshire, and they had a daughter together. His mother later remarried again to Thomas Fitton, Esq., of Siddington, Cheshire.^[2]

William was co-heir in 1557 to Elizabeth Ashton, wife of Randall Ashton.^[2] He was educated at Queens College, Cambridge in 1558.^[5] He served as Sheriff of Cheshire 1570-1571^[4] and Sheriff of Lancashire 1573-1574.^[2][5] He also served as Knight of the Shire (M.P.) for Cheshire^[2] in 1572, but did not serve for the full duration of the Parliament.^[5] William was knighted in May 1577 at the home of Sir Nicholas Bacon, Keeper of the Seal.^[6]

Marriage and Children

William married Elizabeth Warburton^[1][4][7] by 8 November 1559, when Sir John Holcroft acknowledged that he had received 250 marks from Sir John Warburton for the portion agreed to be paid by him on the marriage of his daughter, Elizabeth, with William Booth, Esq.^[8] Elizabeth was a daughter of Sir John Warburton^[1][7] and his wife, Mary Brereton.^[2] They had seven sons and six daughters:

• George, Knt., married Jane Carrington^[1] and Katherine Anderson;^[7] created Baronet in 1611^[2][4][9]
• Edmund^[2] (Edward in Visitations),^[1][7] was a lawyer who died without issue^[4]
• John,^[1][2][7] died 1644; married ____ Prestwich and had several children^[4]
• Robert,^[1][2][7] baptized 1570, was a soldier in Holland^[4]
• Peter,^[1][2] was baptized and buried in 1576^[4]
• Richard,^[1][2][7] baptized 1578, married _____ Massy^[4]
• William,^[1][2][7] was buried 1572^[4]
• Mary^[1][2][4][7]
• Elizabeth,^[1] wife of William Basnet, and of _____ Walshe^[2][4][7]
• Dorothy,^[1] wife of Ralph Bunington^[2][4][7]
• Alice,^[1][2][7] wife of ___ Panton^[4]
• Eleanor,^[1][2][7] baptized 1573^[4]
• Susan,^[1] wife of Sir Edmund Warren,^[7] and of John Fitton;^[2] was baptized 1577^[4]

Death and Will

William died on 28 November 1579^[2] and was buried at Bowdon, Cheshire on 8 December 1579, aged 39 years.^[4] His will dated 25 November 1579 was proved on 10 December 1579.^[2][10] His son George was his main heir.

William's mother, Elizabeth was living in 1579 and was a legatee in William's will. William also named his wife, Elizabeth, and her brothers Peter and George in his will.^[2][10] Other family are named as follows: sons George and William; "my doughters"; his sisters Davenport, Chauntrell and Done; his "brothers" Davenport and Done; his daughter-in-law Jane [Carrington]. He also listed several other legatees who were unrelated. Elizabeth, his wife, brother-in-laws Peter Warburton and Randall Davenport, cousin William Tatton and George Brereton were the executors of his will.^[10]

The date of death of William's wife, Elizabeth, is unknown, but she was living at Bath on 4 January 1619/20^[2] and, in 1621, she started gifting £5 forever, yearly, to the poor of Bowdon parish.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15} The Visitation of Cheshire in the Year 1580, The Publications of The Harleian Society, Vol. 18. London: The Society, 1882, p. 37. Google Books.
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Vol. I. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013, p. 439, BOOTH 18.
3. ↑ Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 2nd ed., Vol. I. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011, p. 260, BOOTH 15. Google Books.
4. ↑ ^{4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17} George Ormerod. The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, Vol. 1. London: Lackington, Hughes, 1819, p 402. Archive.org: Dunham-Massy
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} P.W. Hasler, ed. The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603. 1981. History of Parliament Online.
6. ↑ William Shaw. The Knights of England, Vol. II. London: Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, 1906, p. 78. [www.familysearch.org/library/books/idviewer/409925/78 FamilySearch].
7. ↑ ^{7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13} Pedigrees Made at the Visitation of Cheshire, 1613. Kendal, etc., 1879, pp. 28-29. Archive.org.
8. ↑ Description of 'Acknowledgement, 8 Nov 1559. Warburton of Arley Charters. University of Manchester Library. GB 133 ARL/15/8' on Archives Hub website: accessed 19 September 2022.
9. ↑ George E. Cokayne, ed., The Complete Baronetage 1611-1625, Vol. 1. Exeter: William Pollard & Co., 1900, p. 14. Google Books.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} Rev G J Piccope, ed. Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories at Chester from the Ecclesiastical Court, Chester, the Second Portion. Manchester: The Chetham Society, 1860, pp. 65-67. Archive.org

Acknowledgements

Magna Carta Project

This profile was re-reviewed for he Magna Carta Project by Thiessen-117 on 6 December 2022.

William Booth appears in Magna Carta Ancestry in a Richardson-documented trail from Gateway Ancestor Thomas Booth to Magna Carta Surety Baron Robert FitzWalter (vol. I, pages 258-261 BOOTH). This trail, set out in the Magna Carta Trails section of the Gateway's profile, was project-approved/badged in April 2016 by a Magna Carta project member.

See Base Camp for more information about identified Magna Carta trails and their status. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".