Charles Booth Jr (1774 - 1821)

Born 1774 in Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Ferguson) Booth — married 19 Feb 1798 in ,Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Descendants

Died 24 Oct 1821 at about age 47 in Cabell, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Private Charles Booth Jr served in the United States Army in the War of 1812
Service started: May, 1814
Unit(s):
Service ended: Aug 1814

Charles Booth was born in 1775 in Pennsylvania, USA. He died 1821-10-24 in Cabell, Virginia, USA.

1820 United States Census ^[1]

• Charles Booth
  • 4 free white males under age 10 - potentially Jefferson, George, John & James
  • 3 free white males age 10–16 - potentially Jonathan, Thomas & Samuel
  • 1 free white males age 45 and up - Charles the father
  • 1 free white females under age 10 - potentially Elizabeth
  • 1 free white females age 16–26- potentially Polly
  • 1 free white females age 26–45 - Elizabeth the mother

Married by Rev. Elkins, Baptist minister. 25 Aug 1826 was the date his will was probated. Another source gives his death as 24 Oct 1821 in Cabell Co, VA. (It could be that his will was written in 1821 and probated in 1826.) A Ferguson genealogy give the marriage as ca 1802, and says a Charles Boothe was born in England.

Known Children:

1. Jonathan Booth (1805 - 1887)*
2. Jefferson D Booth (1815 - 1904)*
3. John Wesley Booth (1818 - 1880)*
4. Charles Booth (1822 - 1902)*
5. Ferguson Booth b: 10 Oct 1799 in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
6. Jane Booth b: 1801 in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
7. Polly Booth b: 1803 in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
8. Thomas Booth b: 1808 in Wayne, Augusta, Virginia, United States
9. Samuel Booth b: 1810 in Cabell, Virginia, United States
10. Elizabeth Booth b: 19 Jan 1812 in Cabell, Virginia, United States
11. George Washington Booth b: 1814 in Cabell, Virginia, United States
12. Jameson Booth b: 11 Jan 1820 in Cabell, Virginia, United States
13. Charles Booth b: 9 May 1822 Cabell, Virginia, United States

Charles Booth served in the Army during the War of 1812. See Bounty Warrant request below:

REQUEST FOR BOUNTY LAND By Charles Booth's widow (Transcribed)

State of Missouri, County of Mercer

On this 5th day of August AD 1853 personally appeared before me a Justice of Peace in and for said county and state aforesaid Elizabeth Boothe aged seventy two years a resident of Mercer County in the state of Missouri who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Charles Boothe deceased who was a private in the company commanded by Capt. Congleton in the Fourth Regiment of Virginia Drafted Militia Command by Colonel Huston in the war with Great Britain declared by the United States the 18 day of June AD 1812. That her said husband was drafted at Cabell County in the state of Virginia on or about the last of the month of May AD 1814 for the term of three months and continued in actual service in said was for the term of three months and was honorably discharged at norfolk (she thinks) on or about the last day of the month of August A.D. 1814 as will more fully appear from the muster rolls of his said company as she has not seen his discharge for many years and believes the same to be lost. She further states that she was married to the said Charles Boothe at Taswell County in the state of Virginia on the 19th day of February A.D. 1798 by one Elkins a Baptist Preacher and that her name before her said marriage was Elizabeth Ferguson and that her said husband died at Cabbell County in the state of Virginia on the 24 day of October A.D. 1821 and that she is still a widow. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act passed September 28th A.D. 1850 and that she has no record either private or public of her said marriage and that she nor her said husband in his lifetime has not received nor is not entitled to receive bounty lands under any act but that of 28th Sept. 1850.

Elizabeth Boothe, her mark.

Subscribed and sworn to before me the day & year first above whiten. - Hiram Fletcher, a Justice of line Peace.

When Charles died at about age 46, he left his wife with 7 children living at home and pregnant (son Charles was born about 6 months later - May 1822). He is buried at the Spurlock Cemetery, Wayne County, West Virginia, USA^[2]

U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 about Charles Boothe Name: Charles Boothe Service Info.: PVT US ARMY WAR OF 1812 Birth Date: 1774 Death Date: 1821 Cemetery: Spurlock Cemetery Cemetery Address: Wayne, WV 25570

THE WILL OF CHARLES BOOTHE

(The original spelling, capitalization and punctuation have been retained in the transcription.)

IN THE NAME OF ALMIGHTY GOD. AMEN. I CHARLES BOOTHE OF THE COUNTY OF CABELL AND STATE OF VIRGINIA BEING VERY LOW IN HEALTH. WEAK IN BODY, CONFINED TO BED, OFF OF WHICH NEVER EXPECT TO RISE UNTIL MY BODY FALLS A VICTIM TO DEATH. BUT AT THE SAME TLME POSSESSING SOUNDNESS OF MIND BEING DISIROUS TO DISPOSE OF MY ESTATE BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL BY THIS MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT BEFORE MY DEATH DO APPOINT WILLIAM FERGUSON & THOMAS FERGUSON TOGETHER WITH MY DEAR WIFE ELIZABETH BOOTHE EXECUTORS OF MY ESTATE TO DISPOSE OF THE SAID ESTATE AS I SHAI.I, DIRECT IN THIS MY LAST WILL. IN THE FIRST PLACE IT IS MY WILL THAT ALL MY JUST AND LAWFUL DEBTS BE PAID OUT OF MY ESTATE AS THOSE DEBTS BECOME DUE OUT OF THE MONEY WHICH IS OWING TO ME BY BONDS AND NOTES. IF THIS MONEY CANNOT BE COLLECTED IN TIME TO PAY BY DEBTS IT IS MY WILL THAT SO MUCH OF THE PROPERTY BE SOLD AT PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE AS WILL PAY THE DEBTS AS THEY BECOME DUE. AFTER MY DEBTS ARE PAID IT IS NOT MY WISH OR DESIRE THAT ANYMORE OF THE PROPERTY SHOULD BE SOLD OR IF MONEY CAN BE COLLECTED TO PAY THE DEBTS. I DO NOT WISH ANY SALE OF PROPERTY. BUT IT IS MY WILL THAT MY WIFE ELIZABETH SHOULD KEEP ALL THE PROPERTY IN HER OWN HANDS AND LIVE ON THE PLANTATION OPPOSITE FATHER FERGUSONS AND RAISE AND SCHOOL THE CHILDREN TO THE BEST ADVANTAGE SHE CAN, AND AS THEY COME OF AGE TO MARRY IT IS MY WILL. AND DESIRE THAT MY WIFE El JZABETH MAY GIVE TO EACH HEIR OR CHILD AS MUCH PROPERTY AS WILL GIVE THEM A BEGINNING TO HOUSE KEEP SO AS TO PRESERVE A JUST AND EQUAL PROPORTION OF PROPERTY AND MONEY FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL HEIR AS THEY BECOME OF AGE. Page (2)

AND AS MY DAUGHTER POLLY IS NOW GROWN IF SHE MARRYS AND LEAVES THE FAMILY IT IS MY WILL THAT SHE SHOULD HAVE A COW AND CALF A BED AND FURNITURE A BEGINNING OF SHEEP & TO WIT AN EQUAL PROPORTION OF PROPERTY WITH THOSE CHILDREN WHO IS ALREADY MARRIED & IT IS ALSO MY WILL AND TESTAMENT THAT FERGUSON BOOTHE MY SON LIVE ON THE TRACT OF LAND HE IS NOW LIVING ON AND AS THERE EXISTED A KIND OF VERBAL CONTRACT BETW'EEN FERGUSON & MYSELF CONSURNING THE LAND IT IS MY WILL IF EVER THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS IS COLLECTED FROM WILLIAM ALLISON, LUC1NDA BOOTHE GUARDIAN BY MY EXECU'TORS, OR EXECUTRIX. THAT THEY MAKE THE SAID FERGUSON BOOTHE SUCH A RITE OF CON-VEYANCE AS I GOT FROM BOSTICK AND SUMMERS, AGENTS FOR WATSON. BUT IF THE MONEY IS NOT RECOVERED FROM SAID ALLISON THE LAND IS TO BE DISPOSED AS MY OTHER LAND BY RENTING AS I WILL. NOW DIRECT. IF MY WIFE AND CHILDREN CAN CULTIVATE THE LAND TO ADVANTAGE, IT IS MY WILL THAT THEY SHOULD DO SO. IF NOT TO RENT THE LOWER PLACES TO THE BEST ADVANTAGE UNTIL THE CHILDREN COMES OF AGE AND THEN WHEN THE CHILDREN ALL COMES OF AGE IT IS MY WILL THAT THEY AND MY WIFE ELIZABETH ALL SHARE EQUALLY IN THE PRICE OF SAID LAND OR THE LAND ITSELF. AND IT IS MY DESIRE & WILL THAT ELIZABETH MY WIFE MAY KEEP ALL HER CHILDREN TOGETHER & RISE THEM TOGETHER. I DO WILL ALL MY PERSONAL ESTATE TO HER TO BE DISPOSED OF AS I HAVE ABOVE DIRECTED. AND IN ORDER THAT IT BE DISPOSED OF EQUALLY AMONG .ALL MY CHILDREN MY WIFE RETAINING HER PART, I HAVE NOMINATED AND APPOINTED WILLIAMI FERGUSON & THOMAS FERGUSON EXECUTORS TOGETHER WITH MY DEAR WIFE ELIZABETH EXECUTRIX, THAT THEY MAY HELP TO PRESERVE AND KEEP THE. PROPERTY TOGETHER AND TRANSACT ALL MY BUSINESS TO THE BEST ADVANTAGE FOR THE GOOD OF THE FAMILY. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND THIS 17TH DAY OF OCTOBER 1820. - - CHARLES BOOTHE - - HIS MARK TESTE: STEPHEN SPURLOCK, SAMUEL FERGUSON, JAMES SPURLOCK.

Charles Booth Sr, Will

Charles Jr is mentioned as a living son in his father's will dated June 1819, but would have died before the will was executed. There is a transcription of this will on his father, Charles Booth's profile.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLC-SYR : accessed 29 April 2021), Charles Booth, Barboursville, Cabell, Virginia, United States; citing p. 81, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 130; FHL microfilm 193,689.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211001198/charles-booth : accessed 14 December 2021), memorial page for Charles Booth Jr. (1775–24 Oct 1821), Find A Grave: Memorial #211001198, citing Old Spurlock Cemetery, Wayne, Wayne County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by rickohio3 (contributor 47854273) .
3. ↑ Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8991-6V7G?cc=1999196&wc=9PMN-BZ7%3A268496301%2C280872101 : 3 July 2014), Chester > Wills 1817-1826 vol 13-15, N-P > image 525 of 537; county courthouses, Pennsylvania.

See Also:

• REFERENCE: Charles Morris Thompson; Will Book I, Page 11, Cabell County Records.