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Boat(w)right Family Genealogy in America
RESEARCH NOTES 1981 - 1989
BOATRIGHT FAMILY OF FLORIDA
COMPILED BY
NORMAN HURD RICKER, JR.
FLORIDA
S T A 1ST EST EVENT T YEAR OF NAME YOB POB COUNTY E EVENT EVENT/COMMENT
B
BenjaminJR Leon FL Admr of Dawson Boatwright Est. BenjaminJR1833 FL Leon FL 1856 m BenjaminJohnRobert b 1-23-1833 m Amanda Geddie 12-4-1856 Leon Co. Son of Dawson/MaryHowell Green. Benjamin 1846 FL Leon FL Benjamin b ca 1846 FL. Son of Beniah/ Mary. Benjamin 1830 GA Madison FL Benjamin b ca 1830 Wayne Co GA d during civil war period. He never married. Son of Chesley b 1797 SC. Benjamin Madison FL 1840 c Bouriah Leon FL 1840 c Bennet 1840 GA Gadsden FL 1850 c Bennet b ca 1840 GA. Son of Elizabeth Boatenrighter.
C
CharlesTC 1848 FL Leon FL CharlesThaddeusChristopher b 10-1-1848 m AliceCatherine Killen 9-20-1879, Bazette, Navarro Co TX. He d 8-25-1914, Terrell, Kaufman Co TX. Son of Dawson/ MaryHowell Green. ChesleyJ Columbia FL 1850 c Chesley J or D No Twp 074. ChesleyTC 1832 FL Leon FL Son of Dawson b 1808. Chesley 1797 SC Madison FL Chesley b ca 1797 SC m Rachel LNU Wayne Co GA d Madison Co FL bur Moseley Hall Cemetery, Madison Co FL. Son of Benjamin/Eleanor. Chesley 1797 SC Madison FL Believed to be the son of Benjamin. He is bur in Mosely Hall Cem Madison Co FL He lived in SC, GA and FL. *MarthaA b 1-4-1819 Wayne Co GA m (1) ca 1838 Mr Blitch (b ca 1816) (2) ca 1849/50 ThomasTidwell Hurst (b ca 1816) She d 1886 Suwanee Co FL. *Harriette b ca 1821 Wayne Co GA. She m (1) ca 1839 Jim Smith (b ca 1818) (2) Tom Quiette (b ca 1818). *Elizabeth b ca 1823 Wayne Co m ca 1841 RichardMacon Hurst (b ca 1820). *Emanuel b 1-10-1825 Wayne Co GA m ca 1846 Betty Stanford (b ca 1828) d 7-30-1900. *Benjamin b ca 1830 Wayne Co GA d during civil war period. He never married. *JohnWilson b 4-18-1833 Wayne Co m (1) ca 1854 Eliza Mills (b ca 1836) (2) Mahalia Bailey (b ca 1840). He died 8-31-1908. ChesleyJD Manatee FL He m Lavina Hilliard in Ware Co GA. Her parents, Benjamin Hilliard and wife Mary, moved to Hillsborough County FL when Mary was five yrs old; she was left with relatives (Daniel Wilkinson and fam of Wayne, now Brantley Co GA) where she grew up and married in Ware Co GA.
D
Dawson 1808 GA Leon FL Dawson b 6-10-1808 possibly Wayne Co GA He d near Tallahassee, Leon Co FL m MaryHowell Green (1813-1861) on 8-25-1831. Son of Benjamin b 1786 SC/ Eleanor. Dawson 1808 GA Leon FL 1825 r Son of Benjamin/Eleanor, b 6-10-1808 GA Moved with parents fm Wayne Co GA to Leon Co FL ca 1825, d age 48 yrs 3 mo 8 days, bur Morehead Cem, Tallahasse. His Est probated 10-25-1856. His son, BenjaminJohnRobert was Admr and Gdn of four minor chldn: Thaddeus, Edward, Green, and Eliza. Bonded by James QuincyAdams Boatwright, BenjaminJohn Robert Boatwright, his sons, and Beniah Boatwright, prob Dawson's younger bro. He m MaryHowell Green (1816-1861) on 8-25-1831 Leon Co FL; she prob dau of ThomasJefferson/Agnes of Williamsburg District SC, b 1-31-1816. Grandfather Green moved from Williamsburg to Leon Co FL in 1828. ThomasJefferson could be father or Grandfather of MaryH. She d age 45 yrs 1 day on 2-1-1861 near Tallahassee FL Her Est probated Leon Co 7-22-1861, son BenjaminJohnRobert was Admr. All of Dawson/Mary's chldn b near Tallahassee, Leon Co FL. *BenjaminJohnRobert b 1-23-1833 m Amanda Geddie 12-4-1856 Leon Co. *JamesQuincyAdams b 11-7-1834 m Mary Alligood 11-5-1857 Leon Co. *FrancisD b 3-31-1837 was in and did not return from Civil War m Sarah (Sallie) Wallace Leon Co. *Agnes b 7-1-1839 m CharlesL Alligood 12-24-1857 Leon Co d 8-26-1876 Leon Co. *MaryHowell b 3-9-1842 d age 2 yrs 6 mo 27 days on 10-5-1844 Leon Co. *ElizabethJane b 8-24-1844 d age 4 yrs 6 mo 18 days on 3-11-1849 Leon Co. *DawsonWages b 2-16-1847 d age 7 mos and 22 days on 10-7-1847. *CharlesThaddeusChristopher b 10-1-1848 m AliceCatherine Killen 9-20-1879, Bazette, Navarro Co TX. He d 8-25-1914, Terrell, Kaufman Co TX. *Edward b 5-18-1851 d age 22 yrs 1 mo 17 days on 7-4-1872 Leon Co. *Green b 7-5-1853 d age 18 yrs 8 mo 11 days on 3-15-1872 Leon Co. *Eliza b 7-27-1856 m Isaac Alligood 1874 at Tallahassee FL. Dawson 1808 GA Leon FL 1831 m He m in Leon Co 8-24-1831. He was a Farmer. Dawson Leon FL 1850 c 8th Div 060. Dawson 1808 GA Leon FL 1856 d He son of Benjamin b 1770 resident of Wayne Co GA & Leon Co FL. Dawson b Wayne Co GA 1808 d Leon Co FL 1856. *ChesleyThaddeusChristopher b FL moved to TX.
E
Edward 1843 FL Gadsden FL 1850 c Edward b ca 1843 FL. Son of Elizabeth Boatenrighter. Edward 1851 FL Leon FL 1872 d Edward b 5-18-1851 d age 22 yrs 1 mo 17 days on 7-4-1872 Leon Co. Son of Dawson/MaryHowell Green. Elizabeth 1817 GER Gadsden FL 1850 c She HH 354. Boatenrighter. *John b ca 1838 England. *Bennet b ca 1840 GA. *Edward b ca 1843 FL. /John Nule (or Neele), a tailor, b ca 1825 Germany (Her brother?) /Susan, a negro, b ca 1825 FL. /Mary, a negro, b ca 1847 FL. Emanuel 1825 GA Madison FL Emanuel b 1-10-1825 Wayne Co GA m ca 1846 Betty Stanford (b ca 1828) d 7-30-1900. Son of Chesley b 1797 SC.
F
Frances 1803 Leon FL 1830 c Francis AKA Frank b ca 1803 res Leon Co FL in 1830 with wife aged 20-30 and two sons under age five. Indications are he left FL by 1840. Son of Benjamin/ Eleanor. FrancisD 1837 FL Leon FL FrancisD b 3-31-1837 was in and did not return from Civil War m Sarah (Sallie) Wallace Leon Co. Son of Dawson/Mary Howell Green.
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Green 1853 FL Leon FL 1872 d Green b 7-5-1853 d age 18 yrs 8 mo 11 days on 3-15-1872 Leon Co. Son of Dawson/MaryHowell Green.
J
JamesQA 1834 FL Leon FL 1857 m JamesQuincyAdams b 11-7-1834 m Mary Alligood 11-5-1857 Leon Co. Son of Dawson/MaryHowell Green. JohnD Columbia FL 1850 c No Twp 074. John 1838 ENG Gadsden FL 1850 c John b ca 1838 England. Son of Eliza- beth Boatenrighter.
L
Lawson Leon FL 1840 c (Could this be Dawson?)
P
Pheroby Columbia FL 1850 c No Twp 074.
W
William 1854 Orange FL 1874 m Frances Davis 2-15-1874, dau William/ Nancy Turner (dau Jesse Turner). Davis said to have come from Blackshear (Pierce & Ware Cos) GA. Sirname spel- led Boatwright.
IDENTIFICATION OF CODE FOLLOWING YEAR
a = Appraisal or administration of estate b = Birth c = Census d = Death l = Entry in Deed Book or other land record; can be mortgage data m = Marriage w = Will exists, existed or possibly exists p = Pension or possible pension r = Residence t = Tax Record i = Inventory of estate + = Sometime after the year - = Sometime before the year
CODE PREFIX IN EVENT/COMMENT COLUMN
* = Son or Daughter / = Relationship of individual not identified - = Simply points out the entry
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