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7-68. ANEAS BOATWRIGHT (JOHN JOSEPH6, DANIEL5, BENONI4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1786 in Cumberland County, Virginia, and died 1814 in the War of 1812.
7-69. TECUMSEH BOATWRIGHT (JOHN JOSEPH6, DANIEL5, BENONI4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1787 in Cumberland County, Virginia, and died 1814 in the War of 1812.
7-70. RICHARD BOATWRIGHT (JOHN JOSEPH6, DANIEL5, BENONI4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1788 in Cumberland County, Virginia, and died 1814 in the War of 1812.
7-71. MARLOW T. BOATWRIGHT (JOHN JOSEPH6, DANIEL5, BENONI4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 12 Apr 1789 in Cumberland County, Virginia. He married CATHERINE CRISON 31 May 1816 in Cumberland County, Virginia. She was born 1796.
7-72. POWHATAN VALENTINE BOATWRIGHT (JOHN JOSEPH6, DANIEL5, BENONI4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 13 Jul 1790 in Amherst County, Virginia, and died 21 Dec 1880 in Zion Hill, Union Parish, Louisiana. He married (1) LUCY UTLEY 23 Dec 1815 in Jessamine County, Kentucky, daughter of WILLIAM UTLEY and MARY RAGLAND. She was born Abt. 1799 in Goochland County, Virginia, and died 1823 in North Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas. He married (2) NANCY ELEANOR BURKE 24 Jul 1826 in Claiborne, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. She was born Abt. 1798 in South Carolina, and died Abt. 1870 in Farmerville, Union Parish, Louisiana.
Notes for POWHATAN VALENTINE BOATWRIGHT:
Powhatan Valentine Boatright was born in Amherst Co VA on 13 July 1790, the son of John Joseph Boatright and Frances Elizabeth Tinsley. He had little or no education as a child, for later in life he could not sign his name.
He served in the army during the War of 1812, with his service being in the year 1814. Later in life he received a pension based upon this service. By 1815, he was in Jessamine County, Kentucky, where he married Lucy Utley on December 23. She was the daughter of William Utley. The next year she published a newspaper ad indicating that he had abandoned her. She stated that she would not be responsible for his debts and warned other women to beware of him. .
In 1816, Lucy "Boteright" advertised for her missing husband, Powhatan "Boteright", and later she again advertised that she would not be responsible for the debts of her missing husband. It is not known if Powhatan deserted her, or, if perhaps he had traveled west of the Mississippi River after his marriage, looking for a place to settle, and remained gone for longer than expected.
In any case, by 1818 Powhatan Boatright was living in what later became Lawrence County, AR, and his eldest child, John Boatright, was born there in that year. As a resident of Lawrence County, Powhatan was commissioned as an ensign in the Third Arkansas Militia on 10 July 1820. Shortly afterwards, he moved to Independence County, for he was commissioned as a First Lieutenant in the Seventh Regiment of Arkansas Militia on 21 September 1824. By 1826, he had moved to north Louisiana, settling in the area that became Claiborne Parish in 1828. He married Mrs. Nancy Eleanor Burke, a widow, there on 24 July 1826.
Powhatan Boatright bought government land in northern Ouachita Parish Louisiana on 3 November 1836, and over the next 20 years, he gradually bought adjoining tracts from the government. He had moved from Claiborne Parish to his new plantation by 1839. In that year Union Parish was created from Ouachita, and Powhatan's new farm was in central Union Parish, near the present-day community of Zion Hill.
Powhatan seems to have been quite a character. He came from Virginia to Arkansas and stayed there awhile including enlisting 21 SEP 1824, Commissioned as 1st Lt, Arkansas State Militia. 1830 he was in the Census for Claiborne, Louisiana, and on 14 OCT 1835 purchased land near Calhoun, Louisiana and on 3 NOV 1836 Purchased land at Zion Hill, Louisiana. August 1845, Powhatan Boatright was on a committee of members of the Zion Hill Baptist Church in Union Parish, Louisiana to select a sight for the construction of a new church building. This committee reported their choice in September 1845. The church and cemetery are located near Powhatan's farm. Powhatan Boatright had five sons to loose their lives in southern rebellion.
There is some uncertainty as to whether Powhatan was the son of John James and Elizabeth Boatwright, but both William E. Boatright and Norman Hurd Ricker support the fact that he was.
He enlisted in Captain Parke Bailey's company of the Virginia Militia on 02/28/1814 in Cumberland County. He transferred to Captain John Cole's company on 03/25/1814 and was discharged on 06/29/1814. He applied for and received a Pension on October 3, 1873. He was also commissioned a 1st Lt. in the 7th Regiment, Arkansas Militia on September 21, 1824.
In 1836 he owned 500 acres of land in Union Parish, Louisiana, near the Arkansas line. Records indicate that he was an elected Police Juryman (County Commissioner) in 1841 and was one of the men selected to pick a church site for the Zion Hill Baptist Church in 1845. In 1860 his real estate property was assessed at $2,700 and his personal property at $790. He is buried at the Boatright Cemetery 9 miles north of Farmerville, Louisiana.
REFN: 8053
28 Feb 1814 Enlisted in military, Camp Beach Orchard, Cumberland Co.,
VA@S12819@p.105
1830 Recorded in Census, Claiborne, LA
14 Oct 1835 Purchased land near Calhoun, LA
3 Nov 1836 Purchased land at Zion Hill, LA
REFN: 121 3
Information recorded in "Index and Outline of Boat(w)rights of SE USA",
com piled by Norman Ricker, St. Petersburg, FL (1989)..(.see: LDS
microfilm #1597 678, item #7):
a. Believed to run a trading post near present day
Calhoun, LA.
b. 1870 Census lists real estate value of $2700.
c. Family legend hold s that Powhatan was a descendant of
'Pocahontis'; however, there is no documen tation to support this. Such
legends abound for many different family lines.
He believed to be the son John b 1764 & Elizabeth Tinsley. Wm E. Boatright believed he was PowhatanV (1790-1880) and if so was b 7-13-1790 VA; rcds at Union Parish LA show he d 12-21-1880 at age 90 yrs 5 mo 8 days, at Farmersville Union Parish, bur Boatright Cem E9 mi N of Farmersville. He was a farmer, res Jessamine Co KY in 1815 where he married (1), ca 1820 res near Prescott, Nevada Co AR Tradition that he a descendant of Pocahontas and built 1st house at N. Little Rock, Pulaski Co AR. Moved to Ouachita near Monroe in Ouachita Parish LA, then moved to near Farmersville, where he purchased land; in 1836 he had 500A. He a Police Juryman Ward 4 in June 1841 and one of a committee to select church site for Zion Hill Baptist Church in Aug 1845.
In 1860 his R.E. value was $2,700.00 and pers prop $790.00 in Union Parish LA. He m (1) Lucy Utely (ca 1799-ca 1822) on 12-23-1813 in Jessamine Co KY. (2) Nancy Burk (ca 1792-ca 1870, a Widow on 7-24-1826 Claiborne Parish LA. Lucy dau of William Utely d 1822 shortly after the birth of her 2d child, prob at N Little Rock, Pulaski Co AR. Mrs Nancy Burk b SC d n ear Farmersville LA bur Boatright Cem 9mi N Farmersville. Powhatan and Lucy had two children.
Commissioned Ensign 3rd Regt AR Militia 7-10-1820.PowhatanV 1790 VA Independence AR 1824p Commissioned 1st LT 7th Regt AR Militia 9 -21-1824. See Powhatan and Valentine in KY and VA files.PowhatanV 1790 VA IndependenAR Wife Lucy Utely d between Sept 1823 -and July 1826. Her father was William Utely. John b ca 1818, prob Lawrence Co AR. m ca 1846 Drucilla. He d 4-24-1862 at Richmond VA; Served in Co A, 6th LA Inf. James b ca 1821 at Batesville in Independence Co AR married 10-16-1842 Union Co AR Jane Elizabeth Stiles. He d 11-29-1862 Jackson, Hinds Co MS. Served in Co H, 31st LA Infantry.
Notes from "OUTLINE & INDEX TO BOAT(W)RIGHTS OF S.E. US"
Notes by W m. E. Boatright
Edited by NORMAN RICKER
LDS µ-film #1597678
BOATRIGHT FAMILY CEMETERY:
Located 6 miles northwest of Farmerville on Odis Farrar place in Sec 4 Twp 21 Range 1W
Survey 16 May 1976
This cemetery is located on the old homeplace of Powhatan Boat(w)right, a native of Virginia and veteran of the War of 1812. He arrived in north Louisiana about 1825, settling first in what is now Claiborne Parish. He settled in the Zion Hill community about 1835. This cemetery contains numerous unmarked graves, including those of Powhatan and his second wife Nancy Burk Boatright:
BOATRIGHT, Powatan 13 Jul 179021 Dec 1880
BOATRIGHT, Nancy Eleanor c1792 1870 - 1880
It is also likely that their son Linear Boatright (c1835 - 10 Sept 1862) was buried here when he died at home in Union Parish on a sick furlough from the Confederate army (Company H, 31st Louisiana Infantry). It is also likely that Powhatan and Nancy's youngest daughter Mary Boatright Mears (c1837 - 12 Feb 1879) was buried here after her premature death one year before her father's demise at the age of ninety.
Burial: Boatright Cemetery 9 miles north of Farmerville, Union Parish, Louisiana
1830 Census: Name: Boatwright, Pwhattan Township: Not Stated County: Claiborne State: Louisiana Year: 1830 Roll: 44 Page: 238 Household: 1 male: 0 - 5, 1 male: 5 - 10, 1 male: 10 - 15, 1 male: 30 - 40, 1 female: 0 - 5, 2 females: 5 - 10, 1 female: 20 - 30, 8 total 1850 Census: Name: Powatan Boatright Date: September 4, 1850 Age: 60 Estimated birth year: abt 1790 Birth place: Virginia Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Not Stated, Union County, Louisiana Occupation: Farmer Value of Real Estate: $1,500 Page: 390 Roll: M432_241 1860 Census: Name: P Boatrite Date: July 14, 1860 Age in 1860: 70 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1860: Not Stated, Union County, Louisiana Occupation: Farmer Gender: Male Value of real estate: $2,700 Post Office: Farmerville Roll: M653_426 Page: 0 Year: 1860 Head of Household: P Boatrite 1870 Census: Name: Powhatan Boatwright Date: August 27, 1870 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1790 Age in 1870: 80 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1870: Ward 3, Union, Louisiana Occupation: Farmer Race: White Gender: Male Value of real estate: $320 Post Office: No Office Roll: M593_534 Page: 69 Image: 138 Year: 1870 1880 Census: Name: Powhattan BOATRIGHT Date: June 16, 1880 Age: 81 Estimated birth year: <1799> Birthplace: VA. Occupation: Farming Relationship to head-of-household: Self Home in 1880: 3rd Ward, Union, Louisiana Race: White Gender: Male Father's birthplace: VA. Mother's birthplace: VA. Census Place: 3rd Ward, Union, Louisiana; Roll: T9_473; Family History Film: 1254473; Page: 471D; Enumeration District: 87; Image: 0225.
Notes for LUCY UTLEY:
Lucy was one of twelve children. Her mother was already deceased at the time of her father's death and an older brother was named guardian of the younger children. Lucy spent some time in Amelia County, Virginia, before going to Jessamine County, Kentucky, to live with an older brother and his family. It was in Jessamine county where she married Powhatan.
It was only two months later, February 5, 1816, that she placed an ad in the Kentucky Gazette as "Lucy Botewright, late Lucy Utley of Virginia," regarding her "runaway husband, Powhattan Botewright."
They were obviously reunited as three children were born to Powhatan and Lucy between
1818 and 1823. It is believed, but not proven, that Lucy died as a result of giving birth to their
third child in 1823.
Source: Tim Hudson
Notes for NANCY ELEANOR BURKE:
Nancy Burke was a widow when married by Powhatan Boatwright. Note from Rob Zimmerman, descendent of Powhatan and Nancy, he believes that Nancy's maiden name was "Duty".
Some sources indicate date of death between 1873-1880.
Burial: Boatright Cemetery 9 miles north of Farmerville, Union Parish, Louisiana
1850 Census: Name: Nancy Boatright Date: September 4, 1850 Age: 53 Estimated birth year: abt 1797 Birth place: South Carolina Gender: Female Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Not Stated, Union County, Louisiana Page: 390 Roll: M432_241 1860 Census: Name: Nancy Boatrite Date: July 14, 1860 Age in 1860: 62 Birthplace: South Carolina Home in 1860: Not Stated, Union County, Louisiana Gender: Female Value of real estate: $0 Post Office: Farmerville Roll: M653_426 Page: 0 Year: 1860 Head of Household: P Boatrite 1870 Census: Name: Nancy Boatwright Date: August 27, 1870 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1798 Age in 1870: 72 Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1870: Ward 3, Union, Louisiana Race: White Gender: Female Value of real estate: $0 Post Office: No Office Roll: M593_534 Page: 69 Image: 138 Year: 1870
Children of POWHATAN BOATWRIGHT and LUCY UTLEY are:
8-205. i. JOHN W. BOATWRIGHT, b. 1818, Kentucky; d. 24 Apr 1862, Richmond,
Virginia.
8-206. ii. JAMES S. BOATWRIGHT, b. 1822, Batesville, Independence County,
Arkansas; d. 25 Nov 1862, Jackson, Hinds
County, Mississippi.
8-207. iii. CHARLOTTE "CHARITY" BOATWRIGHT, b. 20 Sep 1823, Batesville,
Independence County, Arkansas;
d. 01 Feb 1913, Farmerville,
Union Parish, Mississippi.
8-208. iv. FRANCES "FRANKIE" BOATWRIGHT, b. Abt. 1827, Claiborne, Ouachita
Parish, Louisiana; d. 1897, Union
Parish, Louisiana.
8-209. v. POWHATAN B. BOATWRIGHT, b. Abt. 1829, Near Zion Hill, Union Parish,
d. Abt. 1860.
8-210. vi. JESSE CAPTAIN BOATWRIGHT, b. 17 Nov 1832, Claiborne, Ouachita
Parish, Louisiana; d. 14 May 1905,
Shiloh, Union Parish, Louisiana.
8-211. vii. LANIER "LEWIS" BOATWRIGHT, b. Abt. 1835, Claiborne, Ouachita
Parish, Louisiana; d. 10 Sep 1862,
Union Parish, Louisiana.
8-212. viii. MARY ANN BOATWRIGHT, b. 31 Dec 1837, Claiborne, Ouachita Parish,
Louisiana; d. 12 Feb 1879, Zion Hill,
Union Parish, Louisiana.
8-213. ix. WILLIAM CLEATON BOATWRIGHT, b. Abt. 1839, Union Parish, Louisiana;
d. 10 Sep 1862, Jackson, Hinds County,
Mississippi.
7-73. MAJOR P. BOATWRIGHT (JOHN JOSEPH6, DANIEL5, BENONI4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 13 Feb 1792 in Amherst County, Virginia, and died Oct 1842 in Trigg County, Kentucky. He married SUSAN BERKLEY 25 Jun 1823 in Logan County, Kentucky. She was born 1800 in Louisiana, and died 1860 in Kentucky.
Notes for MAJOR P. BOATWRIGHT:
Military Service War of 1812, 4th Regiment Virginia Militia 1
See: "Virginia Magazine of History and Biography", vol. 9, p. 85; vol. 38, p. 59.
Deed of Trust John Boatright to Major Boatright Jun 1813, Bk 12, Page 305, three tracts.
Deed of Trust Major Boatright to Marlow Boatright Jun 1813, Bk 12, Page 367, 50 Acres.
Deed of Trust Josiah Perdue to Major Boatright Jan 1816, Bk 13, Page 234, 100 Acres.
All four sons served in the Union Army during the Civil War.
1830 Census: Name: Boatright, Major Township: Not Stated County: Todd State: Kentucky Year: 1830 Roll: 41 Page: 383
1850 Census: Name: Susan Boatwright Date: September 24, 1850 Age: 40 Estimated birth year: abt 1810 Birth place: Louisiana Gender: Female Home in 1850 (City,County,State): District 2, Trigg County, Kentucky Page: 373 Roll: M432_219 1860 Census: Name: Susan Boatright Date: June 5, 1860 Age in 1860: 60 Birthplace: Louisiana Home in 1860: Not Stated, Trigg County, Kentucky Gender: Female Value of real estate: $0 Post Office: Cadiz Roll: M653_397 Page: 0 Year: 1860 Head of Household: Susan Boatright
Children of MAJOR BOATWRIGHT and SUSAN BERKLEY are:
8-214. i. ELIAS BOATWRIGHT, b. 1828, Todd County, Kentucky; d. 1880 Trigg
County, Kentucky.
8-215. ii. MINOR PRYOR BOATWRIGHT, b. 1834, Logan County, Kentucky; d. 01 Oct
1876, Todd County, Kentucky.
8-216. iii. MAJOR S. BOATWRIGHT, b. 1838, Trigg County, Kentucky.
8-217. iv. CLAYBORNE LAFAYETTE BOATWRIGHT, b. May 1842, Trigg County,
Kentucky; d. 1901, Steward County,
Tennessee.
7-74. PRIOR J. BOATWRIGHT (JOHN JOSEPH6, DANIEL5, BENONI4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 05 Oct 1793 in Cumberland County, Virginia, and died Bef. 1850 in Kentucky.
Children of PRIOR J. BOATWRIGHT and UNKNOWN are:
8-218. i. EDWARD S. BOATWRIGHT, b. 1837, Logan County, Kentucky. 8-219. ii. WILLIAM D. BOATWRIGHT, b. 1841, Logan County, Kentucky.
7-75. WILLIAM BOATWRIGHT (JOHN JOSEPH6, DANIEL5, BENONI4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born Abt. 1794 in Virginia, and died 1887 in Madison County, Arkansas.
7-76. MARLOW P. BOATWRIGHT (JOHN JOSEPH6, DANIEL5, BENONI4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born Abt. 1795 in Virginia, and died 1887 in Tennessee. He married ELIZABETH AYERS 17 Oct 1814 in Cumberland County, Virginia. She was born 1796 in Virginia.
Notes for MARLOW P. BOATWRIGHT:
1830 Census: Name: Boatright, Marlow P Township: Not Stated County: Montgomery State: Tennessee Year: 1830 Roll: 179 Page: 7 Household: 1 male: 5 - 10, 1 male: 10 - 15, 1 male: 40 - 50, 1 female: 0 - 5, 1 female: 5 - 10, 1 female: 10 - 15, 1 female: 30 - 40, 7 total
7-77. PRIOS BOATWRIGHT (JOHN JOSEPH6, DANIEL5, BENONI4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born Abt. 1797 in Virginia.
7-78. CARY HARRISON BOATWRIGHT (JOHN JOSEPH6, DANIEL5, BENONI4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 03 Dec 1800 in Virginia, and died 18 Mar 1870 in Otterville, Cooper County, Missouri. He married (1) MARGARET WHEELER 13 Dec 1821. She was born Abt. 1803, and died 24 Aug 1824 in Kanawha County, Virginia. He married (2) MARGARET JENKINS 03 May 1824 in Loup Creek, Kanawha County, Virginia, daughter of ISSAC JENKINS and NANCY MARTIN. She was born 1810 in Virginia, and died 23 Nov 1828 in Kanawha County, Virginia. He married (3) HARRIET BOONE STARKE 13 Dec 1828 in Cabin Creek, Kanawha County, Virginia, daughter of JOHN STARKE and SALLIE WHITESIDE. She was born 30 Dec 1812 in Cabin Creek, Kanawha County, Virginia, and died 13 May 1832 in Kanawha County, Virginia. He married (4) DORCAS PUGH 13 May 1833 in Marion County, Indiana, daughter of JACOB PUGH and DORCAS GLASGOW. She was born 10 Jan 1812 in North Carolina, and died Dec 1834. He married (5) SARAH CULE 01 May 1835 in Marion County, Indiana, daughter of WILLIAM CULE and POLLY. She was born 1814 in Pennsylvania, and died 1883 in Marion County, Indiana. He married (6) MARY HINSLEY 1836 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. She died 1836 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. He married (7) ELIZABETH MCNITT 27 May 1837, divorced in Jun 1848. She was born Abt. 1811. He married (8) MARGARET THORNTON 22 Nov 1848, divorced in June, 1851. He married (9) LUSINDY HARMON 31 Jul 1853, divorced in 1855. He married (10) ELSEY BOLES 29 Jan 1860.
Notes for CARY HARRISON BOATWRIGHT:
The following was written by William E. Boatright in 1964 and published as a book, “The Boat(w)right and Allied Families”.
Cary Harrison Boatwright emigrated from Prince Edward County, Virginia to Kanawha County, Virginia probably about 1820 or 1821. Nothing is known about why he made this trip, or how, the first record so far available shows him there for his first marriage. There was a boat works at Kanawha Falls, and it may be that he went there to work. He apparently purchased some land at Beard’s Fork on Loup Creek which is now located in Fayette County, West Virginia. Mr. Charles Henry Settle (1859 – 1949) of Fayetteville, West Virginia in a letter to Laura Kincaid Blake of Kincaid said that Grandfather and Grandmother Boatright were early land owners on Loup Creek at Beard’s Fork.
In 1842 Cary Harrison purchased a bible which was published in 1839. Apparently from memory, which at times was faulty, he entered names and dates. Several dates prior to 1842 have been proven faulty; therefore, all dates before 1842 are suspect, especially when they do not correlate properly. Most of the dates given are taken from Cary Harrison’s bible.
Cary Harrison was married 10 times. Actually he had only four children who lived to be married and begin families.
His first marriage was to Melinda Wheeler, entered in his Bible as Melindy Wheler. They were married on 13 December 1821 according to the Kanawha County records, or 13 December 1822 according to his Bible entry. They were married in Kanawha County, Virginia. Neither Melinda Wheeler’s parents nor her birth date are known.
Cary Harrison and Melinda had two children:
- Frances Boatright, born 5 January 1823 in Kanawha County, Virginia. She died 10 August 1824, also in Kanawha County, Virginia.
- A stillborn child, 20 August 1824.
Cary Harrison’s first wife, Melinda, apparently died at the birth of their stillborn child on 20 August 1824. (Note: In the span of 10 days, Cary lost his wife and two children)
Cary Harrison Boatwright’s second marriage was to Margaret Jenkins, daughter of Isaac and Nancy Jenkins, who were large landowners at Loup Creek, Kanawha County, Virginia, on 3 May 1824 according to Kanawha County records but on 13 May 1824 according to Cary’s bible. (Note: second marriage date conflicts with death dates of first wife and children) It is believed that Cary and Margaret were the grandfather and grandmother Boatwright at Beard’s Fork on Loup Creek that Charles Kerry Settle wrote about, for they were actually his grandparents.
It is not known when Margaret was born, but she died on 23 November 1828, probably at her parents home on Loup Creek (now Deepwater). She is buried at Deepwater, Fayette County, West Virginia in the Settle Family Cemetery on a high hill overlooking the Kanawha River.
Cary Harrison and Margaret had two children:
- Minerva Frances Boatright, born in January 1826 in Kanawha County, Virginia. She died 1 October 1915 at Deepwater, Fayette County, West Virginia, and is buried there in the Settle Family Cemetery. She married Francis Asbury Settle (1812 – 1893) at Loup Creek, on 2 September 1842, and they had seven children.
- Nancy Boatright, born in September 1827 and died in November or December 1827 at Loup Creek, or Beard’s Fork on Loup Creek, Kanawha County, Virginia. She is also buried in the Settle Family Cemetery.
After the death of his second wife, Margaret Jenkins, Cary Harrison Boatright apparently left Beard’s Fork and Loup Creek, and went on down the Kanawha River about 20 or 30 miles to Cabin Creek, Kanawha County, Virginia where he married his third wife, Harriet Starke, daughter of Colonel John Starke III (1777 – 1833) and Sallie Whiteside (1782 – 1852).
Cary Harrison and Harriet Starke were married 13 December 1828 at Cabin Creek, Kanawha County, Virginia (now West Virginia). Harriet was born 30 December 1812 probably at Cabin Creek. She died 13 May 1832 also probably at Cabin Creek, although this is not known for certain.
Cary Harrison and Harriet had two children:
- Dorcas Boatright, born 12 May 1829 at Cabin Creek, Kanawha County, Virginia. She died 11 February 1834 probably also at Cabin Creek.
- Charles Franklin Boatright, born 26 June 1831 according to his Bible and gravestone, or in December 1831 according to Cary Harrison’s Bible, at Cabin Creek, Kanawha County, Virginia (now West Virginia). Charles Franklin was married twice; first to Susan M. Butler (1831 – 1854); second time to Susan’s sister Sarah Frances Butler (1834 – 1899). Charles Franklin and Susan had one child, and he and Sarah Frances had seven children.
It is interesting to note that Cary Harrison had probably become acquainted with Harriet Starke through her father sometime prior to their marriage. Colonel John Starke III was the District Commissioner, also a “Gentleman Justice” of Kanawha County at that time, and records show that Cary Harrison paid personal property taxes to him as follows:
- In 1822 for one horse, 13 ˝ cents
- In 1823 for one horse, 12 cents
- In 1824 for one slave and one horse, 47 cents
- In 1825 nothing
- In 1826 for two horses, 24 cents
- In 1827 for one horse, 12 cents
- In 1828 nothing
- In 1829 for one horse, 10 cents
There is no record of him paying personal property taxes in 1830, 1831 or 1832 in Kanawha County.
After the death of Harriet in 1832, Cary Harrison apparently decided to start traveling again, and must have gone down the Kanawha River to the Ohio River, then down the Ohio River perhaps to either Cincinnati or Louisville and then overland to Indianapolis, Indiana where we next find him. Or perhaps he visited his brother Powhatan Boatright on the way. Powhatan married Lucy Utley in Jessamine County, Kentucky in 1815, and Cary Harrison may have known where he was. It would be interesting to have an account of this trip.
Cary Harrison Boatright’s fourth marriage was to Dorcas Pugh on 13 May 1833 probably at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Nothing is known about Dorcas’ parents, her birth date, etc. They had a stillborn child in December 1834, and it is believed that Dorcas died at this time.
Cary Harrison Boatright’s fifth marriage was to Sarah Cule (may have been Cool), daughter of William Cule, on 1 May 1835 at or near Indianapolis, Indiana. The birth date, etc., of Sarah is not known, but she died at or near Indianapolis in 1883, and is buried in the old Greenlawn Cemetery in Indianapolis. Sarah and Cary Harrison were divorced during the spring term of court in 1836 according to his Bible – this being his first divorce. Cary and Sarah had one child:
- William Boatright, born in September 1836 according to Cary’s Bible, or on 16 Sept 1837 according to his descendents. William was born in Wayne Township, Marion County, Indiana; he died in 1911 at Indianapolis, and is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery there. William Boatright married Eliza Jane Roberson (1840 – 1881), daughter of Charles Roberson and Mary Ann Johnson, on 9 November 1865, probably at or near Indianapolis, Indiana. Eliza Jane Roberson was born in 1840 and died in 1881, both events taking place in Marion County, Indiana. She also is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis. William Boatright and Eliza Jane had seven children and began another branch of the Boatright family.
Cary Harrison Boatright’s sixth marriage was to Mary Hinsley in 1836, probably at or near Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Nothing is known about Mary Hinsley’s parents, birth date, etc. She died in 1836, exact date unknown.
Cary Harrison and Mary Hinsley had one child, Mary Boatright, who was born 1836, exact date unknown, and who died 1 April 1847.
Cary Harrison Boatright’s seventh marriage was to Elizabeth McNitt in 1836, exact date unknown, probably at or near Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Nothing is known about Elizabeth McNitt’s parents, birth date, death date, etc. Cary Harrison and Elizabeth were divorced in June 1848.
Cary Harrison and Elizabeth had five children:
- Stofan A. Boatright, as it was entered in Cary’s Bible, Stoughten Auphen Boatright as he himself wrote it all his life, was born 28 April 1838 probably at or near Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. He died at Lewis Station, Henry County, Missouri date unknown. Stoughten married Margaret Jane (maiden last name unknown), and they had one child, Mary Ellen Boatright.
- Cary Harrison Boatright Jr., born 15 July 1841, died 22 October 1841, both probably at or near Indianapolis, Indiana.
- A stillborn male on 11 May 1843, probably at or near Indianapolis, Indiana.
- Stillborn twin girls on 7 June 1844, also probably at or near Indianapolis, Indiana.
- Mary Frances Boatright, born 1 June 1845, died in 1846, probably at or near Indianapolis, Indiana.
Cary Harrison Boatright’s eighth marriage was to Margaret Thornton on 22 November 1848, probably at or near Indianapolis, Indiana. Nothing is known about Margaret Thornton, her parents, birth date, etc. Cary Harrison and Margaret were divorced in June of 1851. They had no children.
Cary Harrison Boatright’s ninth marriage was to Lusindy Harmon on 31 July 1853. This may have occurred at or near Indianapolis, Indiana; however, there is some evidence that he moved to Missouri about this time. Nothing is known about Lusindy, her parents, birth date, etc. They were divorced in 1855, exact date and location unknown. They had no children.
Cary Harrison Boatright’s tenth marriage was to Elsey Boles on 29 January 1860, location unknown, although it is believed this probably took place somewhere in Missouri. Nothing is known about Elsey Boles, her parents, birth date, etc. Insofar as is known they were not divorced and she may have been with him when he died in Otterville, Cooper County, Missouri on 18 March 1870.
Cary Harrison’s Bible, as of February 1965 is in the possession of the compiler (William E. Boatright) at Cabool, Missouri.
Of interest is the inscription on the fly leaf of the Bible, written in Cary Harrison’s handwriting”
“Cary H. Boatright Bible bought April 6, 1842. Quit the use of spiritual liquor 22 February 1842. Joined the Washingtonian Society 28th of February, same instant.”
“C.H. Boatright joining the Sons of Temperance in 1847, soon withdrew from that Society because they did not live according to their profession, after a while beginning to become intemperate.”
“Quit the use of spirits of liquor the 2nd time on the 22nd of February 1852 as a beverage or as a social drink.”
C. H. Boatright
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper: 03/24/1860 Volume: 1860 Issue: 03/24
Page Range: 0257c-0257c
NEWS OF THE WEEK: Some men find one wife enough for a lifetime, but a man named BOATRIGHT, in [text is unclear], Missouri, has recently married his tenth wife.
Cary Harrison Sr. son of John Boatwright and Elizabeth Tinsley. He was born 12-3-1800 in Virginia.
He died age 69 years, 3 months and 15 days on 3-18-1870 at Otterville, Cooper County,
Missouri. Otterville was called Elkton at that time. From a family record by his
Grandson, Erasmus Franklin Boatright (1856-1932), Cary and his brothers were tall
(6'2" to 6'4"). He left his parents age 21 migrated to Kanawha County in western Virginia
where he married. His wife died and he moved down the river and remarried, continued
moves down the river and remarrying until he got to the Ohio River, then down to
Cincinnati, Ohio, then overland to Indianapolis Indiana, then through Illinois into
Missouri where he died.
1830 Census: Name: Boatwright, Carey H Township: Center County: Wayne State: Indiana Year: 1830 Roll: 29 Page: 142 Household: 1 male: 20 - 30, 1 female: 0 - 5, 1 female: 15 - 20, 3 total 1840 Census: Name: Kary Boatright Township: Lawrence Ward 5 County: Marion State: Indiana Roll: 88 Page: 296 Household: 1 male: 0 - 5, 1 male: 15 - 20, 1 male: 30 - 40, 1 female: 0 - 5, 1 female: 20 - 30, 5 total 1850 Census: Name: Cary Boatwright Date: August 29, 1850 Age: 49 Estimated birth year: abt 1801 Birth place: Virginia Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Center, Marion County, Indiana Page: 190 Roll: M432_159Burial: Otterville, Cooper County, Missouri
Notes for MARGARET JENKINS:
Burial: Settle Family Cemetery, Deepwater, Fayette County, Virginia (now West Virginia)
Notes for DORCAS PUGH:
Dorcas is believed to have died giving birth to their first child, who was stillborn.
Notes for SARAH CULE:
Last name was possibly spelled Cool
1850 Census: Name: Sarah Call Date: September 4, 1850 Age: 36 Estimated birth year: abt 1814 Birth place: Indiana Gender: Female Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Wayne, Marion, Indiana Page: 311 Roll: M432_159 1860 Census: Name: Sarah Boatright Date: June 7, 1860 Age in 1860: 45 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1860: Wayne, Marion, Indiana Gender: Female Value of real estate: $0 Post Office: Indianapolis Roll: M653_280 Page: 635 Year: 1860 Head of Household: Sarah Boatright 1870 Census: Name: Sarah Boatright Date: August 4, 1870 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1813 Age in 1870: 57 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1870: Indianapolis Ward 9 (2nd Enum), Marion, Indiana Occupation: Keeping House Race: White Gender: Female Value of real estate: $0 Post Office: Indianapolis Roll: M593_339 Page: 589 Image: 612 Year: 1870 1880 Census: Name: Sarah BOATRIGHT Date: June 1, 1880 Age: 65 Estimated birth year: <1815> Birthplace: Pennsylvania Occupation: Keeping House Relationship to head-of-household: Self Home in 1880: West Newton, Marion, Indiana Marital status: Widowed Race: White Gender: Female Father's birthplace: PA Mother's birthplace: PA Census Place: West Newton, Marion, Indiana; Roll: T9_294; Family History Film: 1254294; Page: 512B; Enumeration District: 101; Image: 0207.
Child of CARY BOATWRIGHT and MELINDA WHEELER is:
8-220. i. FRANCES BOATRIGHT, b. 05 Jan 1823, Kanawha County, Virginia;
d. 10 Aug 1824, Kanawha County, West
Virginia.
Children of CARY BOATWRIGHT and MARGARET JENKINS are:
8-221. ii. MINERVA FRANCES BOATRIGHT, b. Jan 1826, Loup Creek, Kanawha County,
Virginia; d. 01 Oct 1915, Kanawha
County, West Virginia.
8-222. iii. NANCY BOATRIGHT, b. Apr 1828, Loup Creek, Kanawha County, Virginia;
d. 10 Dec 1828, Loup Creek, Kanawha County,
Virginia.
Children of CARY BOATWRIGHT and HARRIET STARKE are:
8-223. iv. DORCAS BOATRIGHT, b. 12 May 1829, Cabin Creek, Kanawha County,
Virginia; d. 12 May 1829, Cabin Creek,
Kanawha County, Virginia.
8-224. v. CHARLES FRANKLIN BOATRIGHT, b. 26 Jun 1831, Cabin Creek, Kanawha
County, Virginia; d. 30 Dec 1901,
Sedalia Pettis County, Missouri.
Child of CARY BOATWRIGHT and MARY HENSLEY is:
8-225. vi. MARY BOATRIGHT, b. 1836 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana;
d. 01 Apr 1847, Indianapolis, Marion County,
Indiana.
Child of CARY BOATWRIGHT and SARAH CULE is:
8-226. vii. WILLIAM BOATRIGHT, b. 16 Sep 1837, Marion County, Indiana; d. 1911,
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.
Children of CARY BOATWRIGHT and ELIZABETH MCNITT are:
8-227. viii. STOUGHTEN AUPHEN "STOFANA" BOATRIGHT, b. 28 Apr 1838, Indianapolis,
Marion County, Indiana;
d. Bet. 1900 - 1905,
Henry County, Missouri.
8-228. ix. CARY HARRISON BOATRIGHT, b. 15 Jul 1841, Indianapolis, Marion
County, Indiana; d. 22 Oct 1841,
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.
8-229. x. MARY FRANCES BOATRIGHT, b. 01 Jun 1846, Indianapolis, Marion
County Indiana; d. 1846, Indianapolis,
Marion County, Indiana.
7-79. BENJAMIN H. BOATWRIGHT (JOHN JOSEPH6, DANIEL5, BENONI4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born Abt. 1802 in Virginia, and died Abt. 1843 in Clinton County, Illinois. He married MARY. She was born 1815 in Kentucky.
Notes for BENJAMIN H. BOATWRIGHT:
1840 Census: Name: Benj H Boatright Township: Not Stated County: Trigg State: Kentucky Roll: 124 Page: 300 3 males: 0 - 5, 1 male: 30 - 40, 1 female: 20 - 30, 1 female slave: 10 - 24, 6 total, 1 agriculture
Children of BENJAMIN BOATWRIGHT and MARY are:
8-230. i. FRANCES BOATWRIGHT, b. 1834, Trigg County, Kentucky;
d. Abt. 1858.
8-231. ii. ISAAC NEWTON BOATRIGHT, b. 1836, Trigg County, Kentucky;
d. Abt. 1874, Clinton County, Illinois.
8-232. iii. JASPER BOATWRIGHT, b. 1839, Trigg County, Kentucky.
8-233. iv. IRVIN THOMAS BOATWRIGHT, b. 1841, Clinton County, Illinois;
d. 12 Feb 1863, Columbus, Hickman County,
Kentucky.
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