Capt. Humphrey BOOTH

  Noted events in his life were:

• Alt. Birth, Abt 1638. http://genecharris.com/BoothDecendancyBook.htm

• Biography. Robert BROOKE of Essex VA, Gent. b 1654, d aft Dec 16, 1712 (Will of Saml THACKER dtd 16 Dec 1712 and will of Leonard TARRANT dated 1718). Justice of Essex Co, May 1692, Coroner 1702, purch. land in Old Rappa (now Essex) from Edward MOSELEY by deed dated 25 Jan 1686; m Catherine BOOTH (b 1664), dau of Capt. Humphrey BOOTH of Old Rappa (Wm. & M Quarterly, Jan 1903, p. 210). Humphrey BOOTH came to VA from London in 1653-4, was a Justice 11 Dec 1656, and was living in 1665; m Margaret, dau of Col. Wm. UNDERWOOD and his wife Margaret _____. A marriage settlement between Humphry BOOTH and Margaret his wife, dated 1 Aug 1663, is recorded in Essex [sic] and from this it appears that the marriage took place prior to 24 Aug 1660…Capt. Humphrey BOOTH and his wife Margaret UNDERWOOD had three children; 1. Humphrey "son and heir apparent of Humphrey BOOTH, late of the said County, Gent. deceased" who married before 11 Jan 1689-90, Phoebe _____ and had a son James BOOTH of Essex living in 1725; 2. Grace BOOTH who had deed of gift dated 16 Sep 1663 from her grandmother Margaret UPTON alias LUCAS (formerly Margaret UNDERWOOD) and was dead bef 1685; 3. Catherine BOOTH who m. Robert BROOKE. She was put in possession of half of her father's estate 4 Sep 1685, she having then come of age and 19 Jun joined in a deed with her brother Humphrey BOOTH…

[Genealogies of VA Families, Vol. I, Brooke Family of VA, p. 506
http://www.combs-families.org/combs/assoc/u-booth.htm]

Humphrey married Margaret UNDERWOOD, daughter of Col. William UNDERWOOD and Margaret (UPTON?), before 24 Aug 1660 in Lancaster County, VA. (Margaret UNDERWOOD was born in 1634 and died in 1696 in York County, VA.)