Memorial states:
17__-1778
Captain Booth migrated from the Valley of Virginia to this valley in 1768 and founded the first settlement here in 1772. He was fired upon and killed by a party of Shawnee Indians on the near shore of the stream about 200 yards below here and lies buried at this spot. He was a highly esteemed man of education nd character, a surveyor, pioneer, settler and patriot. A friend of General Washington under whom he served as an officer and with whom he made a surveying and exploring expedition in the Great Kanawha Valley.
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Bio below is from Linda, contributor #46626647
Captain James Booth -- Virginia
There have been several accounts written of Captain James Booth's life. It is said that he was born about 1709 in Wales or Delaware. His parents have not been proven. Some accounts say his father was Caleb Booth the "Yarnspiller" and surveyor who was born about 1680 in Wales and came to America about 1700. Other accounts say his father was William Booth who was a Justice of the Peace in Frederick Co., VA, for many years. I am of the belief that James Booth's father was William.
James Booth married Nancy Stalnaker in 1735. Some accounts say she was the daughter of Samuel and Sarah Stalnaker, the first permanent settlers west of the Alleghenies. Other accounts list her as the daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Truby) Stalnaker. Nancy was born about 1717 in VA, and died about 1787 in Harrison Co, VA (now WV). James and Nancy's children were William, John, James, Daniel, Bersheba, and Sarah. Daniel married Jane Houston. Bersheba married Alexander McClelland, and Sarah married Evan Thomas.
James Booth and John Thomas established a settlement in what is now West Virginia's Monongahela Valley in 1772 by a creek. The settlement is now named Boothsville and the creek is Booth's Creek. Alexander Scott Withers wrote of him, "He was not only an active and enterprising man, but was endowed with superior talents and a better education than most of those who settled in the country." In 1774, he was in command of a group of soldiers at Coon's Fort in Marion Co., VA. Dr. John Booth described him as a "natural born leader" who "played an important role in the early life of the border and became a major spirit in constructing and managing Coon's Fort near his home."
Booth was killed on June 16, 1778 while he and several soldiers were working in a cornfield near Coon's Fort. He was attacked by Indians and was struck in the heart by an arrow. William Grundy was killed at the same time. Another soldier, Nathaniel Cochran, was captured and held prisoner. The Honorable Virgil A. Lewis wrote, "Captain Booth had been the chief protector of the infant settlements in the upper valley of the Monongahela, and his death was felt to be a very great loss."
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Loudoun County, Virginia Chancery Court Case No. M1892: John Booth of Jefferson Co., Indiana vs. John Booth Jr. of Loudoun Co., Virginia. September 1834.
Estate of Robert Booth – heirs named as Captain James Booth-son, of Harrison Co., VA (now WV), John Booth Sr.-son, Ann Chambers-daughter, and Jane Stump-daughter. Captain James Booth is deceased, heirs named as John Booth of Indiana, Sarah Thomas, wife of Evan Thomas, of Indiana, Barsheba McClelland, wife of Alexander McClelland, of Pennsylvania, and James Booth (Jr.) of Virginia (now West Virginia).
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17__-1778
Captain Booth migrated from the Valley of Virginia to this valley in 1768 and founded the first settlement here in 1772. He was fired upon and killed by a party of Shawnee Indians on the near shore of the stream about 200 yards below here and lies buried at this spot. He was a highly esteemed man of education nd character, a surveyor, pioneer, settler and patriot. A friend of General Washington under whom he served as an officer and with whom he made a surveying and exploring expedition in the Great Kanawha Valley.
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Bio below is from Linda, contributor #46626647
Captain James Booth -- Virginia
There have been several accounts written of Captain James Booth's life. It is said that he was born about 1709 in Wales or Delaware. His parents have not been proven. Some accounts say his father was Caleb Booth the "Yarnspiller" and surveyor who was born about 1680 in Wales and came to America about 1700. Other accounts say his father was William Booth who was a Justice of the Peace in Frederick Co., VA, for many years. I am of the belief that James Booth's father was William.
James Booth married Nancy Stalnaker in 1735. Some accounts say she was the daughter of Samuel and Sarah Stalnaker, the first permanent settlers west of the Alleghenies. Other accounts list her as the daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Truby) Stalnaker. Nancy was born about 1717 in VA, and died about 1787 in Harrison Co, VA (now WV). James and Nancy's children were William, John, James, Daniel, Bersheba, and Sarah. Daniel married Jane Houston. Bersheba married Alexander McClelland, and Sarah married Evan Thomas.
James Booth and John Thomas established a settlement in what is now West Virginia's Monongahela Valley in 1772 by a creek. The settlement is now named Boothsville and the creek is Booth's Creek. Alexander Scott Withers wrote of him, "He was not only an active and enterprising man, but was endowed with superior talents and a better education than most of those who settled in the country." In 1774, he was in command of a group of soldiers at Coon's Fort in Marion Co., VA. Dr. John Booth described him as a "natural born leader" who "played an important role in the early life of the border and became a major spirit in constructing and managing Coon's Fort near his home."
Booth was killed on June 16, 1778 while he and several soldiers were working in a cornfield near Coon's Fort. He was attacked by Indians and was struck in the heart by an arrow. William Grundy was killed at the same time. Another soldier, Nathaniel Cochran, was captured and held prisoner. The Honorable Virgil A. Lewis wrote, "Captain Booth had been the chief protector of the infant settlements in the upper valley of the Monongahela, and his death was felt to be a very great loss."
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Loudoun County, Virginia Chancery Court Case No. M1892: John Booth of Jefferson Co., Indiana vs. John Booth Jr. of Loudoun Co., Virginia. September 1834.
Estate of Robert Booth – heirs named as Captain James Booth-son, of Harrison Co., VA (now WV), John Booth Sr.-son, Ann Chambers-daughter, and Jane Stump-daughter. Captain James Booth is deceased, heirs named as John Booth of Indiana, Sarah Thomas, wife of Evan Thomas, of Indiana, Barsheba McClelland, wife of Alexander McClelland, of Pennsylvania, and James Booth (Jr.) of Virginia (now West Virginia).
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Memorial states:
17__-1778
Captain Booth migrated from the Valley of Virginia to this valley in 1768 and founded the first settlement here in 1772. He was fired upon and killed by a party of Shawnee Indians on the near shore of the stream about 200 yards below here and lies buried at this spot. He was a highly esteemed man of education nd character, a surveyor, pioneer, settler and patriot. A friend of General Washington under whom he served as an officer and with whom he made a surveying and exploring expedition in the Great Kanawha Valley.
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Bio below is from Linda, contributor #46626647
Captain James Booth -- Virginia
There have been several accounts written of Captain James Booth's life. It is said that he was born about 1709 in Wales or Delaware. His parents have not been proven. Some accounts say his father was Caleb Booth the "Yarnspiller" and surveyor who was born about 1680 in Wales and came to America about 1700. Other accounts say his father was William Booth who was a Justice of the Peace in Frederick Co., VA, for many years. I am of the belief that James Booth's father was William.
James Booth married Nancy Stalnaker in 1735. Some accounts say she was the daughter of Samuel and Sarah Stalnaker, the first permanent settlers west of the Alleghenies. Other accounts list her as the daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Truby) Stalnaker. Nancy was born about 1717 in VA, and died about 1787 in Harrison Co, VA (now WV). James and Nancy's children were William, John, James, Daniel, Bersheba, and Sarah. Daniel married Jane Houston. Bersheba married Alexander McClelland, and Sarah married Evan Thomas.
James Booth and John Thomas established a settlement in what is now West Virginia's Monongahela Valley in 1772 by a creek. The settlement is now named Boothsville and the creek is Booth's Creek. Alexander Scott Withers wrote of him, "He was not only an active and enterprising man, but was endowed with superior talents and a better education than most of those who settled in the country." In 1774, he was in command of a group of soldiers at Coon's Fort in Marion Co., VA. Dr. John Booth described him as a "natural born leader" who "played an important role in the early life of the border and became a major spirit in constructing and managing Coon's Fort near his home."
Booth was killed on June 16, 1778 while he and several soldiers were working in a cornfield near Coon's Fort. He was attacked by Indians and was struck in the heart by an arrow. William Grundy was killed at the same time. Another soldier, Nathaniel Cochran, was captured and held prisoner. The Honorable Virgil A. Lewis wrote, "Captain Booth had been the chief protector of the infant settlements in the upper valley of the Monongahela, and his death was felt to be a very great loss."
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Loudoun County, Virginia Chancery Court Case No. M1892: John Booth of Jefferson Co., Indiana vs. John Booth Jr. of Loudoun Co., Virginia. September 1834.
Estate of Robert Booth – heirs named as Captain James Booth-son, of Harrison Co., VA (now WV), John Booth Sr.-son, Ann Chambers-daughter, and Jane Stump-daughter. Captain James Booth is deceased, heirs named as John Booth of Indiana, Sarah Thomas, wife of Evan Thomas, of Indiana, Barsheba McClelland, wife of Alexander McClelland, of Pennsylvania, and James Booth (Jr.) of Virginia (now West Virginia).
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17__-1778
Captain Booth migrated from the Valley of Virginia to this valley in 1768 and founded the first settlement here in 1772. He was fired upon and killed by a party of Shawnee Indians on the near shore of the stream about 200 yards below here and lies buried at this spot. He was a highly esteemed man of education nd character, a surveyor, pioneer, settler and patriot. A friend of General Washington under whom he served as an officer and with whom he made a surveying and exploring expedition in the Great Kanawha Valley.
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Bio below is from Linda, contributor #46626647
Captain James Booth -- Virginia
There have been several accounts written of Captain James Booth's life. It is said that he was born about 1709 in Wales or Delaware. His parents have not been proven. Some accounts say his father was Caleb Booth the "Yarnspiller" and surveyor who was born about 1680 in Wales and came to America about 1700. Other accounts say his father was William Booth who was a Justice of the Peace in Frederick Co., VA, for many years. I am of the belief that James Booth's father was William.
James Booth married Nancy Stalnaker in 1735. Some accounts say she was the daughter of Samuel and Sarah Stalnaker, the first permanent settlers west of the Alleghenies. Other accounts list her as the daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Truby) Stalnaker. Nancy was born about 1717 in VA, and died about 1787 in Harrison Co, VA (now WV). James and Nancy's children were William, John, James, Daniel, Bersheba, and Sarah. Daniel married Jane Houston. Bersheba married Alexander McClelland, and Sarah married Evan Thomas.
James Booth and John Thomas established a settlement in what is now West Virginia's Monongahela Valley in 1772 by a creek. The settlement is now named Boothsville and the creek is Booth's Creek. Alexander Scott Withers wrote of him, "He was not only an active and enterprising man, but was endowed with superior talents and a better education than most of those who settled in the country." In 1774, he was in command of a group of soldiers at Coon's Fort in Marion Co., VA. Dr. John Booth described him as a "natural born leader" who "played an important role in the early life of the border and became a major spirit in constructing and managing Coon's Fort near his home."
Booth was killed on June 16, 1778 while he and several soldiers were working in a cornfield near Coon's Fort. He was attacked by Indians and was struck in the heart by an arrow. William Grundy was killed at the same time. Another soldier, Nathaniel Cochran, was captured and held prisoner. The Honorable Virgil A. Lewis wrote, "Captain Booth had been the chief protector of the infant settlements in the upper valley of the Monongahela, and his death was felt to be a very great loss."
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Loudoun County, Virginia Chancery Court Case No. M1892: John Booth of Jefferson Co., Indiana vs. John Booth Jr. of Loudoun Co., Virginia. September 1834.
Estate of Robert Booth – heirs named as Captain James Booth-son, of Harrison Co., VA (now WV), John Booth Sr.-son, Ann Chambers-daughter, and Jane Stump-daughter. Captain James Booth is deceased, heirs named as John Booth of Indiana, Sarah Thomas, wife of Evan Thomas, of Indiana, Barsheba McClelland, wife of Alexander McClelland, of Pennsylvania, and James Booth (Jr.) of Virginia (now West Virginia).
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