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BOOTH

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[BOTH621] John Booth m. Isable Birch
. [BOTH631] John Booth m. [BARW632] Margaret Barrow
. . [BOTH641] Richard Booth m. [SPIC642] Jane Spicer
. . . [BOTH652] Isabel Booth m. [SHEP651] John Shepherd

8.  [BOTH621] John Booth married (at Kendal, 4th May 1690) Isable Birch, both of Kirkland. They had seven children baptised at Kendal as follows:

• John (born at Kirkland, baptised 20th April 1691), presumably died young;

• Dorathy (born at Kirkland, baptised 23rd October 1692), married (at Kendal, 2nd January 1713 IGI) William Bownas;

• 7. [BOTH631] John (born at "Ancariggs" [corrected to "Anchoress"], baptised 20th January 1694-95), married Margaret Barrow, see later;

• William (born at Kirkland, baptised 8th August 1697);

• Agnes (born at Kirkland, baptised 12th April 1702; died at Kirkland, buried at Kendal (30th May 1702);

• Elizabeth (born at Kirkland, baptised 16th September 1705);

• Anthony (born at Kirkland, baptised 13th June 1708).

7.  [BOTH631] John Booth (born 1695, a weaver of Middleton in Kirkby Lonsdale) obtained a licence (dated 29th September 1735) to marry [BARR632] Margaret Barrow (of Stainton in Heversham, age 24, see BARROW). The bondsman was Margaret's brother, William Barrow (husbandman of Killington). The marriage took place at Lancaster, St. Mary, (30th September 1735).

They had four children born and baptised at Middleton as follows:

• Isabel (baptised 12th January 1736-37), died at Middleton (buried there 12th January 1736-37);

• William (baptised 13th May 1739), died at Middleton (buried there 24th January 1743-44);

• 6. [BOTH641] Richard (baptised 13th February 1742-43), married Jane Spicer, see later;

• John (baptised 31st March 1745), married (at Sedbergh, 3rd March 1767) Isabel Davies;

• James (baptised at Sedbergh, 21st October 1750).

John (yeoman) died at Abbot Holme (in Marthwaite in Sedbergh), and was buried at Middleton (23rd February 1757). Margaret was bonded to execute John's will, witnessed by their son Richard (yeoman of Marthwaite in Sedbergh) and John's brother-in-law William Bownas (of Kirkby Lonsdale parish). Beneficiaries included his wife Margaret, their eldest [surviving] son Richard (to receive Abbot Holme), John's brother-in-law William Bownas (husbandman of Middleton Hall), and their younger sons John and James.

Margaret died at Milnthrop (in Sedbergh) and was buried at Middleton (17th May 1767).

6.  [BOTH641] Richard Booth (born 1743) married by licence (at Sedbergh, 13th April 1765) [SPIC642] Jane Spicer (born 1742, see SPICER).

Unusually, there were 5 witnesses to the marriage: Edmund Spicer (Jane's brother), John Taylor (who afterwards married Jane's sister Margaret), John Booth (Richard's brother), John Hadwen (possibly a distant relative as her grandmother was a Hadwen) and Henery Ellis (parish clerk).

Richard and Jane had eleven children, born at either Sedbergh or Dent, but all were baptised at Sedbergh as follows:

• Margaret (born at Sedbergh, 10th May 1766, baptised 8th June 1766);

• John (born at Sedbergh, 26th November 1767, baptised 25th December 1767), married (at Sedbergh, 9th January 1794) Mary Airey;

• James (born at Sedbergh, 11th September 1770, baptised 7th October 1770), perhaps married Margaret Baines;

• twin Jane (born at Sedbergh, 20th October 1772, baptised 21st October 1772), married (at Sedbergh, 4th July 1796) John Hunter;

• twin Richard (born at Sedbergh, 20th October 1772, baptised 21st October 1772); married (at Sedbergh, 28th November 1796) Agnes Benson;

• William (born at Sedbergh, 9th November 1774, baptised 4th December 1774), married (at Middleton, 25th May 1801) Ann Seddon;

• 5. [BOTH652] Isabel (born at Dent, 21st July 1776, baptised 25th August 1776), married John Shepherd, see later;

• Thomas (born at Dent, 22nd May 1779, baptised 20th June 1779);

• Agnes (born at Dent, 10th May 1781, baptised 17th June 1781), married (at Sedbergh, 9th March 1807) John Banks;

• Mary (born at Dent, 26th June 1783, baptised 3rd August 1783). Mary Booth (of Lancaster) married (at Kirkby Lonsdale, 14th March 1808) John Coulthwaite;

• Dorothy (born at Sedbergh, 15th March 1786, baptised 16th April 1786). Dorothy (of this town) married (by licence, at Lancaster, St. Mary, 1st February 1807) William Smith (shoemaker). "Dorothy Smith" was a witness when her sister Agnes married (five weeks later) John Banks.

Richard died at Dent, Rash, (buried at Dent, 6th April 1790). Jane died at Sedbergh (buried there 7th July 1807). (Jane’s entry in the burial register unusually reads: “Jane widow of Richard Booth and daughter of James and Margaret Spicer”.)

• 5. [BOTH652] Isabel Booth (born 1776, daughter of Richard) married (at Dent, 14th November 1796) [SHEP651] John Shepherd (born 1773, see SHEPHERD).