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 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]}

Together, John and Mary had seven children: ^{[2] [5] [6]}

• Anthony Booth, b 18 Apr 1687; d 22 Oct 1712 ^[7]
• 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. ^[8] He participated in town affairs as an inspector of highways and by performing jury duty. ^[2] He also owned slaves. ^[9]

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] [7]}

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. ↑ Ancestry.com User Family Tree - Ayer Family Tree by Warren Ayer - Profile for John Booth Jr (1661 - 1718} - 6 Sources
6. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - Birth records of Scituate, Plymouth, Mass
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - Death Records of Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
8. ↑ Bangs, Jeremy Dupertuis, The Seventeeth-Century Town Records of Scituate, Massachusetts, 3 vols. (Boston: NEHGS, 1997-2001)
9. ↑ 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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