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Boat(w)right Family Genealogy in America
Generation 7
7-35. DAVID BOATWRIGHT (LEWIS7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 1781 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, and died Bef. 1850 in Marion County, South Carolina.
7-36. CALVIN BOATWRIGHT (LEWIS7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 1783 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
7-37. ANDREW DRURY BOATWRIGHT (LEWIS7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 1784 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, and died Abt. 1832 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. He married LEVICIA THURMAN 1816 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, daughter of JOHN THURMAN and ANNIE PERKINS. She was born 1794 in South Carolina, and died 20 Dec 1882 in South Carolina.
Notes for ANDREW DRURY BOATWRIGHT:
For years it was thought that Drury Boatwright died about 1838. After his death, his widow Levicia Thurman Boatwright married Obadiah Gulledge. The 1838 death date was based on this newspaper notice1 found in “Miscellaneous Abstracts from Pre-Civil War Cheraw, South Carolina Newspapers” by James C. Pigg:
SHERIFF’S SALES By order of the Court of Ordinary, will be sold on the first Monday in December next at Chesterfield Court House, within the legal hours of sale, all the real Estate of Drewry Boatright deceased, lying on Jemmie’s Creek and Abram’s Creek, containing eight hundred and sixty nine acres, more or less.
Terms--As much cash as will defray the expenses of the sale will be required on the day of sale. --For the balance, one half payable the first day of January 1840 and the other half on the first day of January 1841 with interest from day of sale. Purchasers to give Bond and good security and a mortgage on the premises (if required) to the Ordinary to secure the purchase money, and pay for all necessary papers.
AM. LOWRY, Sheriff C.D.
Nov. 19, 1838.
Nov. 28, 1838
During he past week I found new information that requires this 1838 death year to be adjusted to
an earlier date.
On October 23, 1832, the South Carolina House of Representative met in Columbia, South Carolina.2
The House after concurring on a bill introduced by Mr. Preston, Special Joint Committee, voted on resolutions appointing mangers of elections districts.
The following are comments from the house meeting:
Senate-House Meeting Oct 1832
In Chesterfield, at Blakeley’s Store, John W. Hudson, vice Murdoch Ray, removed; At Archibald Johnson’s, Hector M’Neil, vice Drury Boatwright, deceased;….
Based on these House & Senate minutes from the 23-24 October 1832, session we know that Drury Boatwright died before this date. We are still missing an EXACT date for his death. We also know that he was alive at the enumeration of the 1830 Census.3 The official enumeration day of the 1830 census was June 1, 1830.
Source: Charles Purvis
[1] James C. Pigg, Miscellaneous Abstracts from Pre-Civil War Cheraw, South Carolina Newspapers (Tega Cay, South Carolina: James C. Pigg (self-Publish), 1998), page 25.
[2] Legislative Acts/Legal Proceedings obituary, The Charleston Courier, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 27 October 1832, Page 2. Minutes of the Meeting.
[3] 1830 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, page 236, Line 13, Berry Boatwright; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 12 January 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm M19_172.
1820 Census: Name: Drewry Boatwright Township: Not Stated County: Chesterfield State: South Carolina Year: 1820 Roll: M33_119 Page: 121 Image Number: 190 Household: 1 male: 0 - 10, 1 male: 16 - 26, 1 female: 16 - 26, 1 female: over 45 1830 Census: Name: Boatwright, Drewry Township: Not Stated County: Chesterfield State: South Carolina Year: 1830 Roll: 172 Page: 236 Household: 1 male: 0 - 5, 1 male: 5 - 10, 1 male: 30 - 40, 1 female: 0 - 5, 1 female: 5 - 10, 1 female: 30 - 40, 6 totalBurial: Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Chesterfield County, South Carolina
Notes for LEVICIA THURMAN:
Information provided by researcher, Charles Purvis, who cites the widow's pension record for Levicia's second husband, Obediah Gulledge (although I don't have this record myself). This is also supported by the 1850 census (Roll M432-851, page 127b, 452/452, Chesterfield Co. SC) which shows Thomas and Artimecia in the same household as Obediah and Levicia Gulledge. A third source further supports the fact that Levicia was a widow: "Miscellaneous Abstracts from Pre-Civil War Cheraw, South Carolina Newspapers" by James C. Pigg, 1996, Page 25, which describes the "Sheriff's Sale" of the estate of "Drewry Boatright" in Nov 1838. Source: Ken Norman
Children of ANDREW BOATWRIGHT and LEVICIA THURMAN are:
8-92. i. MARY BOATWRIGHT, b. 1817, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
8-93. ii. THOMAS BOATWRIGHT, b. 1819, Chesterfield County, South Carolina;
d. 1887, Bibb County, Georgia.
8-94. iii. SARAH ANN BOATWRIGHT, b. 03 Feb 1824, Chesterfield County, South
Carolina; d. 09 Jun 1902, Chesterfield
County, South Carolina.
8-95. iv. JOHN MARTIN BOATWRIGHT, b. 13 Mar 1826, Chesterfield County, South
Carolina; d. 09 Jan 1910, Henry County,
Alabama.
7-38. MARY BOATWRIGHT (LEWIS7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 1785 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
7-39A. SIDDIE BOATWRIGHT (LEWIS7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 1786 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, and died 03 Jul 1861 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina. She married FREDERICK F. RIVERS Abt. 1804 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, son of FREDERICK F. RIVERS. He was born 03 Nov 1779 in Chesterfield Distric, South Carolina, and died 31 May 1860 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
Notes for SIDDIE BOATWRIGHT:
Source of information for Siddie Boatwright and family is Charles Purvis.
Burial: Rivers Cemetery, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina
Notes for FREDERICK F. RIVERS:
Burial: Rivers Cemetery, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina
Children of SIDDIE BOATWRIGHT and FREDERICK RIVERS are:
i. WILLIAM M. RIVERS, b. 1805, Chesterfield County, South Carolina;
d. 07 Jun 1885, Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield
County, South Carolina.
ii. SARAH "SIDDIE" RIVERS, b. 1808, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
iii. DAVID T. RIVERS, b. 10 Jun 1810, Chesterfield County, South Carolina;
d. 08 Feb 1891, Chesterfield County, South
Carolina.
iv. LEWIS RIVERS, b. 06 Nov 1811, Chesterfield County, South Carolina;
d. 11 Feb 1895, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
7-39. LEWIS BOATWRIGHT (LEWIS7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 1789 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, and died 07 Mar 1863 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. He married ELIZABETH REBECCA DAVIS 1818 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, daughter of THOMAS DAVIS and NANCY RIVERS. She was born 04 May 1799 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, and died 1870 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
Notes for LEWIS BOATWRIGHT:
DEATH: #94 Index and Genealogical Abstracts of the Chesterfield District Court of Common Pleas, Equity Side, 1823-1869, page 130 as recorded in "Cheraw/Chesterfield District Wills, 1750-1865 & Abstracts from the Court of Common Pleas 1823-1869, Published by James C. Pigg, Copyright 1995. Bill of Complaint, Smith vs Boatwright. Copy on file(1-2-12).
[#94] Smith, E.B. Adm. & others vs. Elizabeth Boatwright & others - Bill for partition & c 1864
Lewis Boatwright died intestate 7 March 1863, leaving his widow, Elizabeth [Rebecca] [Davis] Boatwright and children: George R. Boatwright; Louisa Ann intermarried with Duncan Teal; Lucinda Boatwright; and grandchildren: William B. Davis, Elizabeth J. Davis and George R. Davis, the children of a deceased daughter, Elizabeth, intermarried with C. Washington Davis; Catherine J. Davis, Lewis Davis, Margaret Davis and Mary E. Davis, children of a deceased daughter, Mary the 2nd wife of C. Washington Davis; and William Boatwright, Calvin Boatwright, Isaac Boatwright, Nancy Boatwright, and Lucinda Boatwright, the children of a deceased son Samuel Boatwright.
His wife was ELIZABETH REBECCA DAVIS daughter of Thomas Davis & Nancy Rivers.
TWO LAND DEEDS on file in the Chesterfield County Courthouse proves without a doubt that she signed her name as Elizabeth Rebecca Boatwright.
Land Deed - James T. Talton to Elizabeth [Rebecca] Boatwright dated 6 July 1868 states that the land being transferred formerly belonged to the Estate of Lewis Boatwright, deceased. Elizabeth [Rebecca] Boatwright. [Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Register of Deeds, Book #1, Page 280].
Land Deed - Lewis Boatwright to Samuel Boatwright dated 15 April 1854 states that he Lewis Boatwright "do grant bargain sell and release unto my Son Samuel". Transfer of 250 acres for the sum of $250.00. States that Elizabeth R. Boatwright the wife of the within named Lewis Boatwright did appear this 10 day January 1866. Elizabeth Rebecca [Davis] Boatwright relinquishes her rights of dower. Harry Alexander Davis in his book "The Davis of Wales and America", page 55 has her name recorded as Margaret Elizabeth Davis. Yet, in this land deed she states that her name is Elizabeth Rebecca Boatwright.[Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Register of Deeds, Book #1, Page 47-48].
Source: Charlie Purvis
1820 Census: Name: Lewis Boatwright Township: Not Stated County: Chesterfield State: South Carolina Year: 1820 Roll: M33_119 Page: 121 Image Number: 190 1 male: 16 - 26, 1 female: 0 - 10, 1 female: 16 - 26 1830 Census: Name: Boatwright, Lewis Township: Not Stated County: Chesterfield State: South Carolina Year: 1830 Roll: 172 Page: 236 Household: 1 male: 5 - 10, 1 male: 30 - 40, 1 female: 0 - 5, 1 female: 10 - 15, 1 female: 30 - 40, 2 male slaves: 0 - 10, 1 female slave: 0 - 10, 1 female slave: 10 - 24, 1 female slave: 24 - 36, 10 total 1840 Census: Name: Lewis Boatwright Township: Not Stated County: Chesterfield State: South Carolina Roll: 510 Page: 337 Household: 1 male: 0 - 5, 1 male: 5 - 10, 1 male: 15 - 20, 1 male: 40 - 50, 1 female: 0 - 5, 1 female: 5 - 10, 1 female: 10 - 15, 1 female: 15 - 20, 1 female: 30 - 40, 2 male slaves: 0 - 10, 1 male slave: 24 - 36, 1 male slave: 36 - 55, 1 male slave: over 55, 1 female slave: 36 - 55, 15 total, 5 agriculture 1850 Census: Name: Lewis Boatwright Date: January 10, 1850 Age: 52 Estimated birth year: abt 1798 Birth place: South Carolina Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina Occupation: Farmer Page: 177 Roll: M432_851 1860 Census: Name: Lewis Boatwright Date: July 27, 1860 Age in 1860: 63 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1860: Not Stated, Chesterfield, South Carolina Occupation: Farmer Gender: Male Value of real estate: $3,800 Post Office: Chesterfield C H Roll: M653_1217 Page: 145 Year: 1860 Head of Household: Lewis Boatwright
1850 Census: Name: Elizabeth Boatwright Date: January 10, 1850 Age: 50 Estimated birth year: abt 1800 Birth place: South Carolina Gender: Female Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina Page: 177 Roll: M432_851 1860 Census: Name: Elizabeth Boatwright Date: July 27, 1860 Age in 1860: 58 Birthplace: South Carolina Home in 1860: Not Stated, Chesterfield, South Carolina Gender: Female Value of real estate: $0 Post Office: Chesterfield C H Roll: M653_1217 Page: 145 Year: 1860 Head of Household: Lewis Boatwright 1870 Census: Name: E R Boatright Date: August 24, 1870 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1798 Age in 1870: 72 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1870: Court House, Chesterfield, South Carolina Race: White Gender: Female Value of real estate: $0 Post Office: Chesterfield Court H Roll: M593_1491 Page: 307 Image: 135 Year: 1870
Children of LEWIS BOATWRIGHT and ELIZABETH DAVIS are:
8-96. i. GEORGE R. BOATWRIGHT, b. 19 Jan 1819, Chesterfield County, South
Carolina; d. Aft. 1880, Chesterfield
County, South Carolina.
8-97. ii. ELIZABETH BOATWRIGHT, b. 02 May 1820, Chesterfield County, South
Carolina; d. Bef. 1854, Chesterfield
County, South Carolina.
8-98. iii. LOUISA ANN BOATWRIGHT, b. 1830, Chesterfield County, South
Carolina.
8-99. iv. SAMUEL LUCAS BOATWRIGHT, b. 05 Aug 1832, Chesterfield County,
South Carolina; d. 09 Feb 1863,
Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
8-100. v. MARY B. BOATWRIGHT, b. 1835, Chesterfield County, South Carolina;
d. 28 Feb 1863, Chesterfield County, South
Carolina.
8-101. vi. SARAH BOATWRIGHT, b. 1837, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
8-102. vii. CALVIN BOATWRIGHT, b. 1840, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
8-103. viii. LUCINDA BOATWRIGHT, b. 1843, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
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