 1755 - 1847 (~ 92 years)
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| Name |
BOOTH Agnes [1] |
| Birth |
November 17th, 1755 |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
January 17th, 1847 |
FRANKLIN COUNTY, TN  [1] |
- Obituary of Stephen S. Booth's Sister, Agness Clardy
Nashville Christian Advocate
23 Jan 1847
Transcribed by Bobbye Nan McGuire
Agness Clardy departed this life January 17th, 1847, at the house of William Farris, where she was kindly treated until death. She was the daughter of John and Mary Booth. She was raised in Virginia, Amelia County; born November 17th, 1755; married Benjamin Clardy, June 25, 1771.
In the Summer of 1776 she joined the Methodist Church, at what was then called "the Five Forks." She gave a home to one of the first Methodist Preachers who traveled and preached in that section; his name was Shadford.
After which time she, with her husband, moved to Bedford county, VA; then to Lawrence district, SC; then to Pendleton District, now called Anderson, and in the year 1816, moved to Franklin county, TN, where her husband died in faith, 1822-1832.
Those who read this may see that she was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church better than 70 years; and I can say, truly a very acceptable one. I could write much in her praise but I forbear. The day after her death, at the interment bro. Joseph Smith, whom she chose before her death to preach her funeral, attended and delivered a very feeling and appropriate address.
Her remains were surrounded by some of her children, grandchildren and great grand children and other friends, and though the weather was very inclement they stood patiently and deeply affected during the address. - The feelings of my own soul were deep and my tears were moved when I looked upon her cold remains and remember her address in the last love-feast which she ever attended where she arose and, leaning upon her staff, observed, "Nearly seventy years I have been a dear lover and close attendant of class meetings and love-feasts, and expecting this to be the last I shall ever attend, I want to say that I am still bound to serve God till death; I want you all to pray God to assist me and meet me yourselves in heaven."
This short address had a good influence on our love-feast, many felt it good to them. May God Almighty sanctify this short account of her life and death to the good of the living.
N.E. Editors are requested to copy the above, as her children and connections are numerous and scattered much.
Franklin Co., Tenn., Jan 23, 1847
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| Notes |
- We know from her obit below that, in 1816, Agnes and Benjamin migrated to Franklin Co., TN.
Another story about the family and migration come from from J.B. Guthrie of Pelzor, SC who is a descendent of David and Mary Guthrie.
According to verbal family history, David Guthrie went to South Carolina to visit his brother-in-law, Stephen Booth (who married his sister Penelope). While he was down there he purchased 1,000 acres of land for $1,000.00, then returned home to Virginia for his wife, Mary Booth Guthrie, and their children. They loaded everything they could take on an ox cart and headed for SC. When they left, her wife's parents, John and Mary Smith Booth cried because the knew they would never see her again.
Not long after David and Mary Booth Guthrie moved to SC, Stephen and Penelope Guthrie Booth decided to move their family to Bedford Co., TN. According to family history, he tried to talk David into moving also but David told him he wished he had never left Virginia.
John and Mary Smith Booth did get to see their daughter again. David and Mary Booth Guthrie made a trip back to Virginia on horseback. They had to leave their children with a relative and since the trip took six months, when they finally returned, one of their smaller children did not know who they were.
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| Person ID |
I12317 |
Booth Family |
| Last Modified |
16 Mar 2015 |
| Father |
BOOTH John, b. 29 Sep 1735, Amelia County, Va d. 7 Dec 1807, FRANKLIN COUNTY, VA (Age 72 years) |
| Mother |
SMITH Mary, b. Abt 1730, Lunenburg County, Va d. Bef 1807 (Age ~ 77 years) |
| Marriage |
1757 |
- In 1757, in his early 20s, John married Mary Smith. Mary's sister Temperance married John's older brother Nathaniel. [1]
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| Family ID |
F3156 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S1228] Patricia Ann Budd-Elberts, Patricia Ann Budd-Elberts (Reliability: 3).
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