| Name |
Moses Greer Booth117, B300, M |
| Birth Date |
9 Oct 1803 |
| Birth Place |
Franklin County, Virginia |
| Death Date |
14 Dec 1874 Age: 71 |
| Death Place |
Franklin County, Virginia |
| Occupation |
Tavern Owner, Justice Of The Peace, Tobaccoist, Plantation Owner |
| Father |
Benjamin Booth, M (1768-1838) |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Divers, F (1777-1852) |
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| Notes for Moses Greer Booth |
| Moses Greer Booth was five years younder than his brother John DeWitt. They were co-owners of the ordinary or tavern together in the early 1830s and later the tobacco factory at Taylor's Store. He was named after an officer in the revolutionary war and was a civic leader of early Franklin County. He became a wealthy and prominent farmer and a justice of the county court. By 1860, he had 700 acres under cultivation and had 30 slaves. He built the Booth-Lovelace house in 1858 which is a Greek Revival structure with Italian details, one of the finest houses of its day. It is located in Red Valley, across Windy Gap Mountain from present day Roanoke. It is said he built the house for his bride to be. Some accounts say the marriage never took place, others say it did take place but she died shortly after. In any case Moses never had any children. Moses gave all six of his Joplin nephews $200 in gold and a good horse as gratitude for serving the Confederate Army. The Civil War did not deminish his fortune. In his will in 1874 he left various nieces and nephews property and money. His executor was his nephew John Saunders. He also left 3 servants Edmund Clarkston, Reuben Ferguson and Betsy Woods $1000 each for their faithful service. The estate was finally settled in 1879 and Mc Henry Ferguson son of Reuben, Henry Gray, J. Woods all from Franklin County show up on Dry Fork Creek purchasing land from Thomas F. Walker and moving to Bland County. |
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