William (Booth) of Dunham (aft. 1420 - 1476)

Born after 1420 in Barton, Eccles, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Maud (Dutton) Brereton — married 1442 in Barton Upon Irwell, Eccles, Lancashire, England

Descendants

Died 1476 before age 56 in Barton, Eccles, Lancashire, England

Biography

William Booth was born in Barton, Eccles, LAN, England. William's parents were Robert Booth, younger son of John Booth of Barton in Lanc, esq, and Douce, daughter and coheir of sir William Venables of Bollin.^{[1] [2]}

Robert and Dowse were married before 1421 when they partitioned Dowse's father's lands after his death, between themselves and Dowse's sister Alice and her husband, Sir Edmund Trafford.^[1] Robert challenged for part of the lands of Dunham-Massy, as an heir "of Venables of Bollin, and Venables as heir to Fitton of Bollin, and to Fitton of Bollin, as heir to one of the daughters and heirs of sir Hamon Massy of Dunham".^[1] In 11 Henry VI [1433], Sir Robert Booth and his co-feoffees got the rights to one half of the "mannors, lands, rent, and services in Dunham, Hale and Altrincham", and so Robert Booth became the first Booth of Dunham in Cheshire, knight.^[1]

William had twelve siblings:^{[1] [2]}

1. Raufe/Rafe, second son, married Margaret, the daughter and heir of Thomas Sibell of Sondwich in Kent, and had three daughters:
   1. Dowse, was married to Gomer of London;
   2. Margaret married William Mere, son and heir of Thomas Mere of Mere, nigh Over-Tabley, Cheshire 34 Henry VI; and
   3. Jane, who was married to Robert Leycester of Toft.
2. Geffrey, clerk;
3. Hammond/Hamnett, clerk;
4. Lucy, was married to John Chantler/Chauntrell of the Bache, nigh Chester, predeceased William so died before 1476;
5. Ellen, was married to Robert Legh of Adlington;
6. Alice/Alisone, was married to Robert Heskesth of Rufford co Lanc;
7. Joan, who was married to Hamon Massy of Rixton in Lanc in 31 Henry VI. William prayed for the soul of his sister Jonet, late wife of Will Mainwaringe,^[2] so perhaps Joan was married twice or he had another sister, Jonet?
8. Margery, married to James de Scarebrick, predeceased her brother William so died before 1476;
9. John Booth, bishop of Exeter, and warden of Manchester College, died 1478.
10. Robert, clerk;
11. Edward/Edmond, clerk; and
12. Peter/Piers, clerk.

In 1442, William and his father, Sir Robert, were made sheriffs of Cheshire for both their lives.^[1] William's father died circa 29 Henry VI.^[1] William lost the sheriffship when Edward IV appointed William Stanley of Hooton sheriff in 2 Edward IV.^[1]

William married Matilda Dutton, the daughter of John Dutton of Dutton, esq, in 1442.^[1] William and Matilda had fourteen children:^{[1] [2]}

1. George Booth, heir, married Katharine, daughter and heir of Sir Robert Montfort, lord of Bescote in Staffordshire, and Monks-path in Warwichsire, younger son of sir William Montfort, of Coleshill in Warwickshire;
2. Richard Booth
3. Lawrence Booth Or Ralph;
4. John Booth
5. William Booth
6. Douse Booth married, in 1461, Thomas Legh^[3] of High-Legh de Westhall, esq;
7. Anne Booth, was married to 1) John Legh of Boothes, esq, and 2) Geffrey Shakerley of Shakerley in Lanc;
8. Ellen Booth, was married to Sir John Legh of Bagiley, in 1466;
9. Margery Booth, was married to John Hyde of Haghton in Lanc;
10. Isabell Booth
11. Catherine Booth
12. Alice Booth, was married to John Ashley of Ashley, nigh Bowdon in Cheshire;
13. Elizabeth Booth, was married to Thomas Fitton, of Pownall in Maxfield Hundred;
14. Joanse Booth or Joan or Jonet, who predeceased her father so died before 1476, was married to William Holt of Lancashire; and
15. Rafe Bouthe^[2].

Sir William Booth of Dunham, knight, died in 1476, leaving lands to provide for a chapel to be built in Bowdon Church.^[1]

In the sir George Booth's chapel in the Bowdon church, in Bucklow hundred, which was built in the reign of Edward IV, there is an inscription in Latin which roughly translates to Pray for the souls of William Bowth knight and Matilda his wife the daughter of John Dutton esquire and a good life for George Bowth son and heir of William who built this chapel.^[2] There was also a beade rowle which said:

Pray for the good estate of me sr William Bowthe, Mawde my wife, Laurence Bishope, George, son and heire apparent of me the s'd William, Katherine his wife, William, sone of the said George, Richard Bowthe, John Bouthe, and William Bouthe, so'nes of me the said sr William : Geffrey Bouthe and Hamnett Bouthe, clarkes, brethren of me the said sr William ; Luce, late wife of Jo. Chauntrell, Ellen, wife of Rob. Legh, and Alisone, wife of Rob't Hesketh, sisters of me the said sr Will'; Thomas Duncalfe, and James Hall, p'sone of Northen. For the soules late of my father and mother, that is to say sr Rob't Bouth, kt. Douce his wife, William Bouthe late archbishop of York, Rafe Bouthe my so'ne, Jonet, late wife to Will. Holte, my daughter, Rafe Bouthe, Mr. Edmund Bouthe clarke, Peirs Bouthe clarke, and Robert Bouthe, brether of me the said sr Will. Jonet, late wife of Will. Mainwaringe, and Margerie, late wife of James Scaresbroke, my susters, and specially for all the ... .^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10} Ormerod: pages 400-402
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} Ormerod: pages 396
3. ↑ The National Archives

See also:

• The National Archives Website: Discovery: DLL 3/90: SCHEDULE OF LEIGH FAMILY DEEDS: LEIGH OF WEST HALL, HIGH LEIGH, http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/2e23e8e6-01b4-41d6-9a3b-9baddbfb91a0, 26 August, 2014.
• Ormerod, George. The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester (George Routledge and Sons, Broadway, Ludgate Hill, London, 1882) page 396, pages 400-402
• Harleian Society. The Visitation of Cheshire in the Year 1580, The Publicatons of The Harleian Society (London: The Society, 1882) Vol. 18, Page 36 "Sr Wm Bouth of Dunham obijt 17 of E. 4" married "... d. & heire of Jno ffitton of Bollin in com. Cester." married 2nd "2. Elizab. d. to ...Dutton of Dutton"
• Oliver, George. Lives of the Bishops of Exeter (William Roberts, Exeter, 1861) Page 108.
  • "Sir William Bothe, knight, who died 6th April, 1478, was buried in St. Clement Danes.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #150374126: St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Bowdon, Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England
  • Sir William Booth died 6 Apr 1477.
• http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/j/o/h/Don-L-Johnson/GENE1-0001.html