George Booker 
George was born on March 11th, 1697 in Gloucester County, VA. George's father was Richard Booker and his mother was Hannah Hand. His paternal grandparents were Edward Booker and Sarah Glover; his maternal grandparents were Richard Hand and Frances Purefoy. He had a sister named Frances. He had four half-brothers and two half-sisters, named Edward, Richard, John, Edmund, Judith and Ann. He died at the age of 63 in 1760 in Gloucester County, VA.General Notes
Name Suffix:<NSFX> Sr.
From Joseph Eggleston, George E. Booker and John Agee Booke
r, "Some Booker Genealogy,"
Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Gen
ealogies of Virginia Families, vol. 1, FTM CD187, Virgini
a Genealogies #3, p. 166:
"George Booker was born in Gloucester County 1697/1699 an
d was the youngest child of this union. He was living in Gl
oucester in 1751 when his sister, Mrs. Stokes bequeathed pr
operty to him. He married (1) Grace Richeson and (2) Sara
h ---------. Some say his second wife was Sarah Richardso
n or Richeson (there were families of both spellings at th
e time). Others say he married Sarah Span. There is no proo
f of these marriages. There is a record of the baptism of G
race Richeson (daughter of Peter and Sarah) March 11, 1700
. George & Grace were married probably in 1720, as their so
n George was born 3/5/1721. They may have married early i
n 1721; the year then beginning 3/25. Issue by first marria
ge: Richard, George, Edward and Sarah.
George married Sarah Cobbs on 10/12/1745. She was the daugh
ter of Col. Samuel Cobbs of 'Huntington,' Amelia long a bur
gess. Issue: George, Richeson, Efford, Edith, Grace, Judith
, and Sarah. Probably others. The will of Richeson Booker s
eems to show this."
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1500 in Nottinghamshire, England d.~ 1579
- b.~ 1538 in Nottinghamshire, England d.~ 1623
- b.~ 1560 in Nottinghamshire, England
- b.1590 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England d.1674 in Amelia Co, VA
- b.~ 1485 in Dunge, Cheshire, England d. in Ranow, Cheshire, England
- b.~ 1525 in Dunge, Cheshire, England d. in Dunge, Cheshire, England
- b.1568 in Harrop, Chester, England
- b.1652 in Nottingham County, ENGLAND or York County, VA d.1730 in Gloucester County, VA
- b.1556 in London, England d.16 Aug 1615 in London, England
- b.1598 d.02 Sep 1646 in York County, Virginia.
- b.~ 1558 in London, England
- b.11 Mar 1697 in Gloucester County, VA d.1760 in Gloucester County, VA
- b.1570 in Maidstone. Stanstede Parish, Kent England d.1636 in At Sea of Murdered by pirates
- b.~ 1616 in Stanstede, County Kent, England d.~ 1689 in Elizabeth City, Virginia
- b.1580 in Tunbridge, Kent, England
- b.1656 in Elizabeth City, VA d.> 1720 in Elizabeth City, VA
- b.1520 in Leicestershire, England d.1590 in Warwickshire, England
- b.~ 1555 in Barnwell, Warwickshire, England d.1598
- b.1525 d.1595
- b.1581 in Warwickshire, England d.1640 in "Drayton", Elizabeth City Co., VA
- b.1520 in Foston, Leicestershire, England
- b.~ 1559 in Foston, Leicestershire, England d.1625
- b.1537 in Foston, Leicestershire, England
- b.1620 in Gloucester Co., VA
- b.1578 in Leicester, England d.1657 in Elizabeth City, VA
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George and Grace were married in a religious ceremony about 1719. They had a son named George.
Family Notes
CHAN27 Dec 2003
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Children
George Booker
George was born on March 5th, 1720 in Gloucester County, VA. He died at the age of 71 in 1791 in Amelia County, VA.
George and Sarah were married in a religious ceremony on October 12th, 1745 in Amelia Co., Virginia. They had a daughter named Judith.
Family Notes
CHAN11 Feb 2004
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