John Booth Jr. (1662 - 1718)

Born 1 Jan 1662 in Scituate, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Dodson) Booth — married 12 Dec 1687 in Scituate, Plymouth, Plymouth Colony

Descendants

Died 6 Feb 1718 at age 56 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

John Booth Jr. was born 1 Jan 1662 ^[1] in Scituate, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, the son of John Booth and Elizabeth (Granger) Booth. ^[2] On 12 Dec 1687, John married Mary Dodson in Scituate. ^[3] She was the daughter of Anthony Dodson and Mary (Williams) Dodson. ^{[4] [2]}

Marriage

Mary Dodson married John Booth, Jr., on 12 December 1687 in Scituate, Massachusetts.^[5]

Together, John and Mary had seven children: ^{[2] [6] [7]}

• Anthony Booth, b 18 Apr 1687; d 22 Oct 1712 ^[8]
• Judith Booth, b 27 Sep 1691
• Eunice Booth, b 5 Mar 1695
• Mary Booth, b 11 Apr 1698
• Lydia Booth, b 8 Mar 1701
• Elizabeth Booth, b 5 May 1703
• Zerviah Booth, b 28 Nov 1707

John first purchased property in Scituate, Massachusetts, in 1684. Thereafter he continued to acquire land, both as a member of the Conihasset Grant proprietors and as a Scituate resident. ^[9] He participated in town affairs as an inspector of highways and by performing jury duty. ^[2] He also owned slaves. ^[10]

John died on 6 Feb 1718 in Scituate, Massachusetts, leaving his wife and six daughters. ^{[4] [1]} His only son, Anthony, predeceased him, childless and unmarried. ^{[2] [8]}

Sources

Footnotes:

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). - Death Record of John Booth - died 6 Feb 1718 aged 57 in Scituate, Massachusetts
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Young, Malcolm A., "John Booth of Marshfield and Scituate Massachusetts: Servant and Planter," Article in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register - Vol. 159; Pages 220 - 234. Boston, Massachusetts (July 2005): The New England Historic Genealogical Society. - John Booth Jr - page 231-232
3. ↑ Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. - Marriage Record of John Booth Jr and Mary Dodsun married 12 Dec 1687 in Scituate, Plymouth (Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Find A Grave Memorial# 23939474 for John Booth Jr. (1661 - 1718) - buried in Groveland Cemetery, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts; (son of John Booth; husband of Mary Dodson, dau of Anthony Dodson and Mary Williams.)
5. ↑ Vital Records from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Compiled from articles originally published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB522/i/60862/286/10001344250
6. ↑ Ancestry.com User Family Tree - Ayer Family Tree by Warren Ayer - Profile for John Booth Jr (1661 - 1718} - 6 Sources
7. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - Birth records of Scituate, Plymouth, Mass
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - Death Records of Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
9. ↑ Bangs, Jeremy Dupertuis, The Seventeeth-Century Town Records of Scituate, Massachusetts, 3 vols. (Boston: NEHGS, 1997-2001)
10. ↑ Konig, David Thomas, ed., Plymouth Court Records 1686-1859. (Boston: NEHGS, 2002) 5:1:93-95

Source Citations:

• Young, Malcolm A., "John Booth of Marshfield and Scituate Massachusetts: Servant and Planter," Article in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register - Vol. 159; Pages 220 - 234. Boston, Massachusetts (July 2005): The New England Historic Genealogical Society. - John Booth Jr - page 231-232

• Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). - Death Record of John Booth - died 6 Feb 1718 aged 57 in Scituate, Massachusetts

• Find A Grave Memorial# 23939474 for John Booth Jr. (1661 - 1718) - buried in Groveland Cemetery, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts; (son of John Booth; husband of Mary Dodson, dau of Anthony Dodson and Mary Williams.)

• Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. - Marriage Record of John Booth Jr and Mary Dodsun married 12 Dec 1687 in Scituate, Plymouth (Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT)

• Bangs, Jeremy Dupertuis, The Seventeeth-Century Town Records of Scituate, Massachusetts, 3 vols. (Boston: NEHGS, 1997-2001)

• Konig, David Thomas, ed., Plymouth Court Records 1686-1859. (Boston: NEHGS, 2002) 5:1:93-95

• Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - Birth records of Scituate, Plymouth, Mass - showing Antony b 18 Apr1687, Elizabeth b 5 May 1703, Judiffe b 27 Sep 1691, Liddia b 8 Mar 1701, Mary b 11 Apr 1698, Unice b 5 Mar 1695, Zerviah b 28 Nov 1707

• Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - Death Records of Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts - showing Anthony d 22 Oct 1712 age 24; John d 6 Feb 1718 age 57

See Also:

• Ancestry.com User Family Tree - Ayer Family Tree by Warren Ayer - Profile for John Booth Jr (1661 - 1718} - 6 Sources

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