Peerage Record – 17212

     William Booth was born before 1603. He was the son of Sir George Booth, 1st Bt. and Katharine Anderson.¹ He married Vere Egerton, daughter of Sir Thomas Egerton and Isabella Venables, in May 1619.^2,3 He died on 26 April 1636.¹

     Vere Egerton was born in 1596.² She was the daughter of Sir Thomas Egerton and Isabella Venables.¹ She married William Booth, son of Sir George Booth, 1st Bt. and Katharine Anderson, in May 1619.^3,4 She died on 4 May 1629.²
     From May 1619, her married name became Booth.¹

     Lady Catharine Clinton was the daughter of Theophilus Clinton, 4th Earl of Lincoln and Bridget Fiennes.¹ She married George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer of Dunham Massey, son of William Booth and Vere Egerton, on 30 November 1639 at St. Mary’s Church, Colechurch, London, England^G.¹ She died circa July 1643, in childbed, without male issue.¹ She was buried on 5 August 1643 at Bowden, Cheshire, England^G.¹
     She was also known as Caroline.² From 30 November 1639, her married name became Booth.¹

     Bridget Fiennes is the daughter of William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele and Elizabeth Temple.^1,2 She married Theophilus Clinton, 4th Earl of Lincoln, son of Thomas Clinton, 3rd Earl of Lincoln and Elizabeth Knyvett, circa 1622.³
     After her marriage, Bridget Fiennes was styled as Countess of Lincoln circa 1622. From circa 1622, her married name became Clinton.¹

     William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele was born on 28 May 1582.² He was the son of Richard Fiennes, 1st Baron Saye and Sele and Constance Kingsmill.³ He married Elizabeth Temple, daughter of John Temple and Susan Spencer, circa 1602.² He died on 14 April 1662 at age 79.²
     William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele also went by the nick-name of ‘Old Sublety’.² He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.² He was educated at New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.² He was appointed Knight.² He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Saye and Sele [E., 1603] circa 6 February 1612/13.² He succeeded as the 8th Lord Saye and Sele [E., 1447] circa 6 February 1612/13.² He was created 1st Viscount Saye and Sele [England] on 7 July 1624.² He held the office of High Steward of Oxford University between 1641 and 1643.² He held the office of a Lord of Treasury from 1641 to 1642.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in February 1640/41.² He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire in 1642.² He gained the rank of Colonel in 1642 in the Parliamentary foot regiment when he temporarily took Oxford though his own house of Broughton was captured by the Royalists after teh Battle of Edgehill.² He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire in 1642.² He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire in 1642.² He held the office of Master Court of Wards in 1641/42.² He was Member of the Committee for the Safety of the Kingdom before 16 February 1642/43.² He was Parliamentary Commissioner to negotiate with King Charles I in March 1643.² He was a member of the Westminster Assembly of Divines in June 1643.² He was an able member of the anti-Court faction in King James I’s last years and throughout much of King Charles I’s reign, chiefly in expressing opposition to the irregular means of raising money those Kings employed, and doing so by among other means the peers’ right of protest.² He was a member of the Committee of Both Kingdoms in February 1643/44.² In 1645 leading spirit in passing Self-Denying Ordinance , Parly Commissioner of to negotiate with Scots 1646 and CHARLES I (Treaty of Newport) 1648.² He was involved in colonisation schemes in the New World, including Caribbean, an area in what is now New Hampshire and another one on the Connecticut River whose principal settlement was called in his honour Sayebrook (subsequently Seabrook.)² He held the office of High Steward of Oxford University between 1646 and 1660.² He was a member of the Committee for Plantations in 1660.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1660.² He was a member of the Committee to settle New England

in 1661.²

     Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington was born on 13 January 1652.¹ He was the son of George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer of Dunham Massey and Lady Elizabeth Grey.¹ He married Mary Langham, daughter of Sir James Langham, 2nd Bt. and Mary Alston, on 7 July 1670.³ He died on 2 January 1693/94 at age 41.¹
     He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Booth, of Dunham Massey, co. Chester [E., 1611] on 8 August 1684.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Delamer of Dunham Massey, co. Chester [E., 1661] on 8 August 1684.¹ He was created 1st Earl of Warrington, co. Lancaster [England] on 19 April 1690.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁴
     

     Very Rev. Hon. Robert Booth was born in 1662.² He was the son of George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer of Dunham Massey and Lady Elizabeth Grey.¹ He married, secondly, Mary Hales, daughter of Thomas Hales.³ He married, firstly, Ann Booth, daughter of Sir Richard Booth and Susannah Oxenden.³ He died on 8 August 1730.²
     He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Doctor of Divinty (D.D.)¹ He held the office of Archdeacon of Durham in 1691.³ He held the office of Dean of Bristol between 1708 and 1730.^1,4

     Nathaniel Booth, 4th Baron Delamer of Dunham Massey was born in 1709.¹ He was the son of Very Rev. Hon. Robert Booth and Mary Hales.^1,2 He married Margaret Jones, daughter of Richard Jones.³ He died on 9 January 1770, without surviving issue.¹
     He succeeded as the 4th Baron Delamer of Dunham Massey, co. Chester [E., 1661] on 2 August 1758.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Booth, of Dunham Massey, co. Chester [E., 1611] on 2 August 1758.¹ He also had two sons who died young.³
     On his death, his barony became extinct.¹

     Nathaniel Booth was born on 26 April 1627.^1,2 He was the son of William Booth and Vere Egerton.¹ He married Anne Ravenscroft, daughter of Thomas Ravenscroft.³ He died in 1692.¹
     He lived at Mottram Andrew, Chester, England^G.¹

     John Booth was born on 8 February 1667.^1,2 He was the son of Nathaniel Booth and Anne Ravenscroft.^1,3 He married Mary Pickering, daughter of Gilbert Pickering.¹ He died in 1725.¹
     He lived at Clerkenwell, London, England^G.¹ He also had three daughters.⁴