BOOTH William

Notes:

This is possibly the same as the years are simular and the death and burial in Amelia County

Birth:      1722
Amelia County
Virginia, USA
Death:      1783
Amelia County
Virginia, USA

Historical Notes on Amelia County, VA
Dr. Booth owned land where Manassa Hill Baptist Church now is, in 1869 near Sweathouse Creek.

Stockholders of Amelia Co. in February 22, 1825 - Benjamin Booth

Amelia County Deed Book 11, page 147
William Booth junr and Judith Booth to William Vaden "This Indenture made this Twenty sixth Day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy Between Judith Booth and William Booth junr of Amelia County of the one Part and William Vaden of the said County of the other Part. Witnesseth that the said Judith Booth and William Booth junr for and in consideration of the Sum of One hundred pounds Current Money of Virginia to them in hand paid by the said William Vaden before the Sealing and Delivery of these presents the Receipt whereof they do acknowledge and thereof acquit the said William Vaden, his Heirs, Executors and Administrations they the said Judith Booth and William Booth hath granted given bargained and Sold and by these Presents Doth grant give bargain and sell unto the said William Vaden and to his Heirs and Assigns all that Tract and parcel of Land containing by Estimation One hundred acres be the same more or less lying and being in the County of Amelia and the Parish of Raleigh upon Deep Creek ...... At a court held for Amelia County the 26th Day of July 1770 This Indenture was acknowledged by the within names Judith Booth and William Booth jr, Parties thereto & Ordered to be Recorded.
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State of Virginia
General Virginia Wills and Administrations 1632-1800, an Index compiled by Clayton Torrence. Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore. page 42-43
(Note: after dates w = will; i = inventory)
BOOTH:
Amelia County, VA.--
George 1767w
Thos. Sr. 1769w
William 1783w
Phoebe 1795i
Philip 1796w
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WILL of William Booth....

Sep 1783
Will of William Booth
In the name of God, Amen. I, William Booth of Amelia County be sick and weak of body, but perfect mind and memory, and Calling to mind that it is appointed for all men once to die. Thereby make and appoint this my last Will and Testament and first I Recommend my Soul to almighty God Who Gave it me and my body to the Earth to be buried in a decent and Christian Like Manner and as for what temperial [sic] Estate it hath Please God to Bless me with, I Dispose of in manner and form following.

Item: I Lend to my beloved wife, Phoebe Booth, the plantation where I now Live and one hundred and Twenty acres of Land, and Six Negroes. Namely, Sam, In, Dick, Jane, Doll, and Luck, and Ten Head of Choice Cattle during her Natural Life or Widowhood.

Item: I give and bequeath to my son Mathew Booth one hundred and Fifty acres of Land to be taken off the upper part of the Land where I now live adjoining John Tucker and William GILLIAM to him and the Heirs of his body For Ever.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Thomas Booth the remaining Part of the Tract of Land whereon I now Live, his mother to have a right to the one hundred and Twenty Acres as above mentioned till her death or marriage, the rest the said Thomas Booth To Take Possession at the age of Twenty one Which I give To him and the Heirs of his body for Ever.

Item: It is my will and desire that my son, Philip Booth be entitled and Receive the sum of Fifty Pounds in Lue [sic] of Land to him and his heirs for Ever.

Item: It is my desire that Archer Clardy and Sally Farley Cardy be entitled and Receive the sum of Twenty five Pounds each to be Raised out of my whole Estate before any Division.

Item: I desire also that if my son, Mathew Booth, Should die without an Lawful heir that his Part of Land Shall Fall to my son, William Booth. Likewise if my son Thomas Booth dies Without a Lawful Heir, his part of Land shall Fall to my son, Philip Booth and their heirs of their bodiesfor ever.

The one hundred and Twenty acres of Land Lent to my wife Phoebe Booth to fall to my son Thomas Booth at her death or marriage.

It is my Will and desire that When my son, Thomas Booth, arrives to the age of Twenty one that there may be an equal Division of all my Estate of what kind soever among all my Children them Living also if my Wife be Living Single at the time of Such Devision [sic], that She be allowed one choice Negro and a Child's Part during her Life or Widowhood.

Item: I Lastly appoint my Friends Archer Johnson and William Wilson and my Wife Phoebe Booth Executors of this my Last Will and Testament.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal This 21st day of May one thousand Seven hundred and Eighty Three. It is further my desire that if my Executors think that any thing can be spared from my wife and younger Children to be Lent, as They see Proper, to such of my children as may most need them and the Remainder part of Stock of Cattle and horses desiring to keep for the use of the Plantation, the Sorrell mare with a blaise face and gray horse Colt, bay mare with her Colt, Sorrell mare, Colt with Blase face, Such other Horses now remaining to be Sent to my sons by appraisement Reserving to make such allowances in the Tract at the Time of Division as such horse may be valued to and the Remaining of Stock Sent out to be in Like manner. If any Negroes Sent out they with their Increase to be Returned and Equally Divided.
Signed and delivered
William Booth (seal)

in presence of
Anderson Freeman
Daniel [his X mark] Tate
Cliborne [his X mark] Tucker
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At a Court held in Amelia County the ____day of September 1783
This will was Proven by the Oath of Clairborne Tucker and Anderson Freeman, two of the witnesses thereto subscribed and was ordered to be recorded. And at another Court held for the Said County the 20th day of September 1794
The Executor _____ on the motion of Mathew Booth who took the oath and gave bond with Security as the Law Demands Certificate is ________ him for obtaining letters of administration on the said Estate and the will annexed.
Amelia County, VA, Will Book 3, Page 222.
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Family links:
Spouse:
Phoebe Booth (1740 - 1795)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Booth Cemetery
Amelia County
Virginia, USA

Created by: deegraver
Record added: Jul 04, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 72691169

Note:
When William Booth was born in 1722 in Amelia, Virginia, his father, Thomas, was 17 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 17. He had four brothers and two sisters. He died in 1783 in his hometown at the age of 61, and was buried there.

Buried:
Cemetery notes and/or description:
Located at the old Booth homeplace in Amelia County, VA.
(probably home of George Booth) ?

Family/Spouse: BOOTH Phoebe --LNU--. Phoebe was born in 1740 in Amelia County, Va; died in 1795 in Amelia County, Va. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Planter
• Property: Abt 1730, Amelia County, Va
• Land: 1749, Amelia County, Va
• Will: 15 Sep 1758, Amelia County, Va

Notes:

When Thomas Booth was born in 1705 in Surry, Virginia, his father, George, was 26 and his mother, Mary, was 25. He had one son with Elizabeth Cobb in 1735. He died in 1766 in Amelia, Virginia, at the age of 61.

The book, "Booth Family History: One Lineage from Thomas, Sr. (1705-1767) of Amelia County, Virginia to Present" includes some very helpful research on Thomas and his descendants. The book was written by Timothy Douglas Booth (1948-2002) of Centreville, VA who was a descendant of Thomas Booth.

"On his last visit in April 1993, he was accompanied by two other Booths also descended
from Thomas, but from a different son. They video-taped their visit and the author has a
copy of the tape. According to Carlson, Thomas obtained first part of his land in 1724. He
built a brick house in 1725 using bricks which came over from England as ballast in the boats.
Also, the house was constructed from locally made bricks from reddish clay. Both kinds of
brick are found on the property and are shown in the videotape. On the original site, there now
stands a wooden house constructed about 1840. Mr. and Mrs. Ben

According to the book, Thomas was a "planter" who, at the height of his success, owned 2,000 acres with a plantation on which he farmed and raised livestock. At the time, only one planter in ten had an estate of more than a thousand acres so he was considered quite wealthy. His plantation was located in Southside Virginia in present-day Amelia County about 23 miles west-northwest of Petersburg and 27 miles southwest of Richmond. He lived most of his adult life in this area.

Thomas and Elizabeth had seven children; five were sons and two were daughters.

ILLIAM AND MARY QUARTERLY 259
BOOTH FAMILY.
Some Descendants of the Gloucester Booths. By MRS. WIRT JOHNSON CARRINGTON.
That the Southsidc Booths and the Gloucester Booths are entirely different families seems to be clearly proven by the following records: First, their coata-of-arms are entirely dissimilar; also their family names, though it is a peculiar coincidence that a family of Southside Booths bought and settled in Amelia County on land on Swe;ithouse Creek, that had formerly belonged to Thomas Booth, the elder, by patent bearing date September 29, 1735'971,554 acres which the aaid Thomas Booth, Sr., had willed to hia respective sons, which he mentions in his will, recorded in Amelia County, September 15, 1758.
From family tradition we have it that George Booth of Gloucester was the father of Thomas of Prince George County, and following this Thomas Booth up we find that he was the Thomas Booth of Amelia County who received the patent of 1,554 acres on Sweathouse Creek, Prince George County [Amelia was formed from Prince George in 1734].
We will begin with George Booth of Gloucester.
In the Land Office of Richmond, Va., Book (II), page 102, to George Booth of Surry, 202Vi, acres on Turkey Kgg Creek in Prince George County, June 27, 1722. Book (13), page 203, to Thomas Booth of Prince George, 300 acres, Cove of Wallace's Creek, Prince George, October 13, 1727. Book (13), page 204, to Thomas Booth, of Prince George County, 150 acres, October 13, 1727.
Thomas Booth, died in Amelia County; married Elizabeth ---------. Will dated September 15, 1758. John Booth
(son of Thomas, son of George) "leaves to his wife, Elizabeth (Cobb) Booth, for life." See will in this article, as recorded at Amelia Courthouse Will Book (5), page 39, dated July 15, 1793; leaving his son, John C. Booth, one of his executors.

Occupation:
According to the book, Thomas was a "planter" who, at the height of his success, owned 2,000 acres with a plantation on which he farmed and raised livestock. At the time, only one planter in ten had an estate of more than a thousand acres so he was considered quite wealthy. His plantation was located in Southside Virginia in present-day Amelia County about 23 miles west-northwest of Petersburg and 27 miles southwest of Richmond. He lived most of his adult life in this area.

Property:
According to court records such as deed books, and his
will, it is known that the location of Thomas' land was on
both sides of Sweathouse Creek which runs into Deep
Creek. Deep Creek flows a few miles north into the
Appomattox River which flows eastward into the James
River at Hopewell. Waterways were important to farmers
because it gave them a way to transport crops and people
to markets.
An ancestor of Thomas Booth, Carlson Fitzhugh Booth,
has visited his land in Amelia County. From the Booth
Family book by Timothy Douglas Booth: The family of Thomas Booth's mother-in-law, Mary Shield, is well documented in " Colonial Families of The Southern States of America "
by Stella Pickett Hardy. Mary's father was James Shields, of Williamsburg, VA who was "one of the early ordinary keepers of the Colony." His descendants would include an early surveyor for York County, a Governor of Virginia and a President of the United States. He was my 9th great grandfather. More about James Shield:

"On his last visit in April 1993, he was accompanied by two other Booths also descended from Thomas, but from a different son. They video-taped their visit and the author has a copy of the tape. According to Carlson, Thomas obtained first part of his land in 1724. He built a brick house in 1725 using bricks which came over from England as ballast in the boats. Also, the house was constructed from locally made bricks from reddish clay. Both kinds of brick are found on the property and are shown in the videotape. On the original site, there now stands a wooden house constructed about 1840. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Haigwood (Hogwood?), who live there, hosted Carlson and his two Booth cousins."

Thomas later divided his land among his five sons. His four older sons received their shares in 1749, totaling 1,210 acres of the 1554 acres. His youngest son, John, my sixth great grandfather, was willed his share of 338 acres when Thomas died.

Land:
Thomas later divided his land among his five sons. His four older sons received their shares in 1749, totaling 1,210 acres of the 1554 acres.

According to court records such as deed books, and his will, it is known that the location of Thomas' land was on both sides of Sweathouse Creek which runs into Deep Creek. Deep Creek flows a few miles north into the Appomattox River which flows eastward into the James River at Hopewell. Waterways were important to farmers because it gave them a way to transport crops and people to markets.

An ancestor of Thomas Booth, Carlson Fitzhugh Booth, has visited his land in Amelia County. From the Booth Family book by Timothy Douglas Booth:     
The family of Thomas Booth's mother-in-law, Mary Shield, is well documented in "Colonial Families of The Southern States of America " by Stella Pickett Hardy. Mary's father was James Shields, of Williamsburg, VA who was "one of the early ordinary keepers of the Colony." His descendants would include an early surveyor for York County, a Governor of Virginia and a President of the United States. He was my 9th great grandfather. More about James Shield     

"On his last visit in April 1993, he was accompanied by two other Booths also descended from Thomas, but from a different son. They video-taped their visit and the author has a copy of the tape. According to Carlson, Thomas obtained first part of his land in 1724. He built a brick house in 1725 using bricks which came over from England as ballast in the boats. Also, the house was constructed from locally made bricks from reddish clay. Both kinds of brick are found on the property and are shown in the videotape. On the original site, there now stands a wooden house constructed about 1840. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Haigwood (Hogwood?), who live there, hosted Carlson and his two Booth cousins."     

Thomas later divided his land among his five sons. His four older sons received their shares in 1749, totaling 1,210 acres of the 1554 acres. His youngest son, John, my sixth great grandfather, was willed his share of 338 acres when Thomas died. John was just 23 and possibly living at home with his widowed father and together they were farming the land John would later inherit. John had married Mary Smith the previous year.     

Will:
Will Book 2X, page 290 Amelia County, Virginia

In the name of God, I, Thomas Booth Sr of the County of Amelia, being of sound and perfect mind and memory thanks be given to Almighty God for the same, do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following, vis:
First and principally I recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it hoping through the merits of my blessed Savior Jesus Christ to obtain full remission of my sins and my body to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors hereafter named.
First: I will that my debts and funeral charges shall be paid.
Item: I will and bequeath to my son THOMAS one shilling sterling to him and his heirs forever.
Item: I will and bequeath to my son GEORGE one shilling sterling to him and his heirs forever.
Item: I will and bequeath to my son WILLIAM one shilling sterling to him and his heirs forever.
Item: I will and bequeath to my son NATHANIEL one shilling sterling to him and his heirs forever.
Item: I will and bequeath to my daughter JOICE one shilling sterling to her and her heirs forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter ANN two negroes, viz Agge and her daughter named Lucy, also her choice of a feather bed and furniture as it stands to her and her heirs forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son JOHN the land and plantation whereon I now live containing three hundred and thirty eight acres to him and his heirs forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son JOHN all the rest of my estate both Real and Personal to him and his heirs forever.
And my will is that my estate be not brought to appraisement.
I also constitute and appoint my Son JOHN whole and Sole Executor of this my last will and testament.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this fifteenth day of September in the year of our Lord 1758.
Signed, Sealed and Delivered
Thomas Booth (SEAL)
In presence of:
John Chappell
Robert Chappell
Joseph Chappell

At a Court held for Amelia County the -- day of June 1766 This will was proved by the Oaths of John Chappell and Robert Chappell, two of the witnesses whereto and at another Court held for the said County the 22nd day of June 1769 the same was sworn to by John Booth, the Executor therein named and ordered to be Recorded and on the motion of the said Executor who entered into and acknowledged bond with George Hightower his security as the Law directs certificate was granted him for obtaining probate thereof in due form.

Thomas married COBB(S) Elizabeth in 1728. Elizabeth (daughter of COBB Thomas and SHIELDS Mary) was born in 1715; died in 1758. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

When Elizabeth Cobb was born in 1715, her father, Thomas, was 26, and her mother, Mary, was 23. She had one son with Thomas Booth in 1735. She died in 1758 at the age of 43.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt. Burial: Amelia County, Va
• Will: 1793, Sussex County, VA; Poss Will

Notes:

Sussex County, Virginia Will Books A-F 1754-1806 By William Lindsay Hopkins
page 7
Sussex Co. Will Book "A" 1754-1764
(p.88) Inventory of Estate of Nicholas Jones, decd, by Henry Blow, Joseph Lane and Robert Bailey. 17 Mar 1758
page 22
Sussex Co. Will Book "A" 1754-1764
(p.292) George Booth...15 Mar 1763/ 15 Sep 1763.... Grandson George Booth, son of George Booth, my land on south side of Sappony Creek and south west side of Stoney Creek. Grandson George Parham, son of John Parham, rest of my land (270) acres in sussex CO. Grandson John Parham. Grandson Thomas Parham. Grandson Matthew Parham. Granddaughter Anne Heath. Daughter , Mary Parham, a slave for life and then to granddaughter, Anne Heath. Grandson Reubin Booth. Grandson Thomas Booth. Grandson Gilliam Booth. Grandson John Booth. Granddaughter Mary Booth. Daughter, Ann Malone. Granddaughter Lucy Jones. Grandson George Malone. Grandson Reubin Malone. Granddaughter Winifred Robertson. Grandson Booth Malone. Granddaughter Wilmoth Malone. Grandson William Malone. Friend Lucy Hill. Grandson George Booth the rest of my estate and he is to be executor. Wit: Amos Love, John Malone and Frederick Smith.
page 26
Sussex County Will Book "B" 1764-1771 (Pts 1 & 2) (p.4)
Inventory of Estate of George Booth, decd, for George Booth, executor. 19 Jul 1764

THE SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIAN
Volume 2 October I983 Number 1
SUSSEX COUNTY WILL BOOK A
by L.H.Hart
(continued from Vol. 2, page 62)
Geo. Booth Sr. of Sussex D. 16 Mar. I763 R. I5 Sept.
1763 Geo. Booth, ex. Grs: Geo. son of Geo. Grs: Geo.
Barham s Jno. Barham. Grs : Jno. Barham, Thos . Barham,
Matthew Barham. Grd: Anne Heath. D: Mary Parham.

Reubin Booth, Thos. Booth, Gilliam Booth, Jno. Booth.
Mary Booth. D: Ann Malone. Grd: Lucy Jones.
Geo. Malone, Reubin Malone, Booth Malone, Wm. Malone.
Winifred Robertson, Wilmoth Malone. Fr: Lucy Hill.
Geo. Booth. Witn: Amos Love, Jno. Malone, Fred. Smith.
George Booth, first mentioned, in Surrey county, 1714. His son, George, 1140 acres on Sappony Creek. 1746. There was also a son (or brother), Thomas Booth. who married Dorcas-, and had Amy,
born 1728 (Bristol Parrish Register). '
George. Sr., died 14th August, 1763, aged 84 years (born 1679), so certified " his grandson,"
George Booth, in the old Albemarle Pa. Register. George Booth was of the Committee of Safety for
Sussex. 1775. Mary Booth died 1752.

Alt. Burial:
Burial:
Booth Cemetery
Amelia County
Virginia, USA

BOOTH:
Amelia County, VA.--
George 1767w
Thos. Sr. 1769w
William 1783w
Phoebe 1795i
Philip 1796w

Will:
Sussex County, Virginia Wills, 1754-1764 by T.L.C. Genealogy, Miami Beach , FL; 1991
page 27 Sussex County Will Book A
page 88.
Inventory and appraisement of the estate of Nicholas Jones deced. Joseph Lane Rec: Mar 17, 1758. (See Sussex County, Virginia Deed Books A-E 1754 - March 1779 by William Lindsay Hopkins above)
page 86
Sussex County Will Book A
(page 292. [faded] Will . Mar 16, 1793. I, George Booth Sr. of S, in a low state but of sound memory
To my grandson George Booth, son of George Booth - ... S land lying south of Sappony Cr .. likewise 100 acres on the north side of Sappony Cr .. bounded by .. Ready Branch
To my grandson George Parham, son of John Parham - .. land in S in the fork of Sappony Cr, 220 acres, and 40 pounds.
To my grandsons John Parham, Thos Parham, Matthew Parham - 40 pounds each
To my daughter Mary Parham - 100 pounds .. and Negro girl Annaca, during her natural life, and after her death the Negro to return to my granddaughter Anne ____ [Parham?].
To my grandsons Reuben Booth and Thomas Booth and Gilliam Booth and John Booth and George Malone and Reuben Malone and Booth Malone, and to my granddaughters Mary Booth and Winifred Robertson and Wilmoth Malone - 40 pounds each.
To my daughter Ann Malone - 100 pounds
To my granddaughter Lucy Jones - Negro girl Hannah and 40 pounds
To my friend Luch Hill - 40 pounds .. saddle and bridle -.. check linen
To my grandson George Booth - the rest of my estate.
Executor: my grandson George Booth. Signed - George (^ his mark) Booth. Wit - Amos Love, John Malone, Frederick Smith. At S Court of Sep 15, 1763, the will of George Booth deced was presented in court by the executor, proved by the oaths of the witnesses, and OR. The executor was granted a certificate for obtaining a probate.

Died:
George. Sr., died 14th August, 1763, aged 84 years (born 1679), so certified " his grandson,"
George Booth, in the old Albemarle Pa. Register. George Booth was of the Committee of Safety for
Sussex. 1775. Mary Booth died 1752.

George married MCBEE Mary in 1702. Mary was born in 1680 in Sussex County, VA; died about 1752 in Sussex County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Bruton Parrish

Thomas married SHIELDS Mary. Mary (daughter of SHIELDS James, Jr. and SHIELDS Hannah --LNU--) was born in 1692 in James City, VA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 934

Notes:

VIRGINIA MAGAZINE
OF
HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY.
PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY THE
VIRGINIA HI8TORICAL 8OCIETY,
RICHMOND, VA.
VOL,. XI- No. 1. JULY, 18O3
Pg. 93:
What became of Humphrey Booth Brooke, grandson of Robert second, we do not know.


V. Margaret UNDERWOOD , born before 1640, died after 1663; married in 1660, Humphrey BOOTH Sr., born before 1636 in (of) London, England, died before 1690. Known Issue: Catherine BOOTH (m Robert BROOKE); Grace BOOTH, born before 1664., d before 1674; Humphrey BOOTH Jr. (m Phoebe UNKNOWN). Margaret UNDERWOOD is named in the will of Capt. John LUCAS as his 'daughter in law' (step daughter); her mother, Margaret _____ Underwood Upton Lucas, refers to Humphrey BOOTH as "my loveing son;" and her sister, Elizabeth, in her 1673 will refers to him as "brother BOOTH."

Humphrey married SLAUGHTER Phoebe on 11 Jan 1689 in Virginia. Phoebe was born in 1664 in South Farnham, Essex, Virginia; died on 14 Jan 1711 in South Farnham, Essex, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
She was the widow of: William Peachy

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Williamsburg, VA; : He ran an Ordinary
• Lived(s) In: 1670-1727, Williamsburg, VA

Notes:

James was born in 1670 in Williamsburg and died there on 2 June 1727. He lived his entire life in Williamsburg where he ran what was called at the time, "an ordinary" or a restaurant/bar.

"The Shields family of Virginia, is a very ancient and honorable one, the first of this family in Virginia, of which we have authentic record is, James Shields, of Williamsburg, VA.: he was one of the early ordinary keepers of the Colony; was a staunch supporter of the Established Church; m. Hannah, of what family is unknown…"

Occupation:
The family of Thomas Booth's mother-in-law, Mary Shield, is well documented in " Colonial Families of The Southern States of America " by Stella Pickett Hardy. Mary's father was James Shields, of Williamsburg, VA who was "one of the early ordinary keepers of the Colony." His descendants would include an early surveyor for York County, a Governor of Virginia and a President of the United States. An ordinary is the same as a bar/restaurant today

Lived(s) In:
Lived his entire life in Williamsburg

James married SHIELDS Hannah --LNU--. Hannah and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]