"Booth" Was Not John Wilkes Real Last Name?

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Here's what Terry Alford responded to me: "To the best of my knowledge the family has not been traced by any reputable authority to a period or place before it appears in British records. Izola Forester is the source for the Botha story, and you can imagine what confidence may be placed in her. Junius B. Booth, Sr., spoke of the family as having Welsh origins."

I also went online and found that the name "Booth" in general is linked generally to about five specific areas in England through the ages.