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Boat(w)right Family Genealogy in America

RESEARCH NOTES 1981 - 1989

BOATRIGHT FAMILY OF TEXAS

COMPILED BY

NORMAN HURD RICKER, JR.

TEXAS

S T A 1ST EST EVENT T YEAR OF NAME YOB POB COUNTY E EVENT EVENT/COMMENT

Alexander 1777 VA TX Alexander AKA Alec b ca 1777 prob VA. He is believed to have d in TX. He m at or near Palestine, Crawford Co IL, and was in business there. He moved to TX. Son of WilliamP/Polly Pig. Amy Grimes TX 1835 r Spanish/Mexican title to 4,428A on 10-24-1835; Bedias locality.

Charles 1843 TX Lavaca TX 1850 r Charles b ca 1843 TX. Son of Levi/Diecy Lawrence. CharlesTC 1848 Navarro TX 1879 m 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. ChesleyTC 1832 FL Navarro TX Son of Dawson b 1808 Wayne Co GA. ChesleyThaddeusChristopher b Leon Co FL Moved to TX. Claiborn 1841 TX Lavaca TX 1850 c Claiborn b ca 1841. Son of William/ Nancy.

DanielT 1819 VA Bell TX 1850 r DanielThomasSr, son of JohnSamuel, was b 8-20-1819 VA. He d 1865 at Tuchie Springs or Tuscom Springs GA bur there. He studied medicine and svd in Confed- erate Army as 3d & 2d LT in CPT Har- graves Co, taken prisoner at Port Ar- kansas, retained at Lake Erie. A Mer- chant and Deputy Sheriff, Russelville, Franklin Co AL. He m Rachel Lawler 1846 prob Russelville. They emigrated to TX by way of AR, staying for one crop, and were in TX by 1850, near Bel- ton, Bell Co TX. Rachel b ca 1822, her family home Russelville; she prob d Bell Co where they made their home. *WilliamK b 8-28-1847 d 10-15-1847 prob in AL. *Eldon b 12-15-1848 vic Russelville d 3-6-1940 prob Bell Co TX, m FrancesAnn McAulay 6-3-1873 prob Bell Co. *LouiseElizabeth b 4-19-1851 prob Bell Co TX m Calvin McAulay. *JohnSamuel b 6-16-1854 prob Bell Co m MattieSueFeatherston. *Lantha b 4-15-1858 prob Bell Co. *Irene b 6-8-1861 prob Bell Co m JamesE Featherston. *DanielThomasJr b 1857 prob Bell Co. He res Hartshorne, Pittsburg Co OK in Nov 1949. DanielTJr 1857 TX Bell TX 1850 r DanielThomasJr b 1857 prob Bell Co. He res Hartshorne, Pittsburg Co OK in Nov 1949. Son of DanielT/Rachel Lawler.

Eldon 1848 AR Bell TX 1850 r Eldon b 12-15-1848 vic Russelville, Franklin Co AR, d 3-6-1940 prob Bell Co TX, m FrancesAnn McAulay 6-3-1873 prob Bell Co. Son of DanielT/Rachel Lawler.

Friend 1801 Colorado TX 1830 c Males: 20-30=2, -5=2 Females: 20-30=1, -5=1, 5-10=2 Friend 1801 Colorado TX 1848 d He d 1848 at Prairie Point (Oakland) Colorado Co TX bur Hickbury Cem 2 mi from Oakland. He m Lydia Sparks (ca 1806-ca 1869). He res Pope Co AR Terr in 1830. He, his wife, three boys and four girls moved to TX in 1833. He was granted a Mexican or Spanish land title to one league (4,428A) in what is now Washington Co on 10-25-1835. He execu- ted an affidavit that he was m and a res TX before Independence from Mexico in 1836. Listed on tax roll of Wash- ington Co TX in 1837. Lydia bur Hick- bury Cem. She and her family were res Lavaca Co TX in 1850. *Rachel b ca 1826 AR *Mark b ca 1828 AR drowned in Llano River TX age 98. *Priscilla b ca 1830 AR. *John b ca 1831 AR. *Lewis b ca 1832 AR. *William b ca 1837 TX bur Leesville in Gonzales Co TX.

J.B. 1835 Val Verde TX J.B. b ca 1835 res Del Rio, Val Verde Co TX in 1928, age over 90 years. Son of Alexander b 1810. Jerome 1856 KY Callahan TX ---- d Jerome b 9-13-1856 Faxon, killed by robbers at Baird, Callahan Co TX, m Virgie Wadley. Son of JohnDL/Rebecca Matilda Henslee. JesseS 1830 KY TX 1862 r Jesse (Stevens?)(Stinson?) son of WilliamVon/Sally Wadkins, b 12-11-1830 Graves Co KY. He d age 74 yrs 10 mo 29 days on 11-9-1905 Wagoner, Wagoner Co OK buried there. He moved from Graves Co KY to Platte Co MO in 1851, prob with his parents. About 1857 he moved to Prarie Co AR, res there in 1860; ca 1862 he moved to TX; 1866 he moved to Van Buren, Crawford Co AR; later moved to Wagoner, Indian Terr, now OK. Jesse m MaryEveline Miller 10-22-1852 Butler, Bates Co MO. JamesK 1857 AR Coleman TX 1939 d JamesKennon (Kanon?) b 10-2-1857 prob Madison Co d 1-6-1939, Gouldbusk, Cole- man Co TX m LouisaCatherine Hight or Hiett 12-19-1880. Son of JamesH/SusanMD Jones. JohnS 1854 TX Bell TX 1850 r JohnSamuel b 6-16-1854 prob Bell Co m MattieSueFeatherston. Son of DanielT/ Rachel Lawler.

Levi 1819 AR Lavaca TX 1850 r He was in Washington Co TX in December 1836, affidavit he had been res of TX before Independence from Mexico, also that he was age 17. He on tx roll in same Co in 1840; in 1850 he a farmer in Lavaca Co. There is a rcd of transac- tion between him and J.C. Wilson at La Grange, Fayette Co TX Ct Hse. He m Diecy Lawrence 5-25-1840 Washington Co. She b ca 1816 AR. All children b TX: *Clementine b ca 1841. *Charles b ca 1843. *Eliza b ca 1847. *Amanda b ca 1848. *Samantha b Aug 1850 TX. Lewis 1794 NC Lavaca TX 1850 c Wife Lavina b TN. /George Huneycut b 1831 TN res with him. Lewis 1832 AR Washington TX 1833 r Lewis b ca 1832 AR. Son of Friend/Lydia Sparks. Louis 1849 TX Lavaca TX 1850 c Louis b ca 1849. Son of William/Nancy

Mark 1828 AR Washington TX 1833 r Mark b ca 1828 AR drowned in the Llano River TX age 98. Son of Friend/Lydia Sparks. Martin 1827 AR Lavaca TX 1850 c Wife NancyA. A farmer. NancyA b ca 1833 TN.

Richard Wharton TX 1835 r Spanish/Mexican title to 4,428A on 10-24-1835.

Thomas Grimes TX 1835 r Spanish/Mexican title to 4,428A on 10-20-1835, Bedias locality. Thomas 1825 AR Lavaca TX 1850 c Wife MaryA b ca 1828 AR. He a farmer. All chldn b TX: *LucyAnn b ca 1847. *LavinaT(or F) b ca 1849. /Robert Holey b ca 1841. Thomas Wharton TX 1835 r Spanish/Mexican title to 4,428A on 10-24-1835.

William 1817 IL Lavaca TX 1850 c Wife Nancy b ca 1822 AR. All children b TX: *Claiborn b ca 1841. *Lavina b ca 1845. *Mary b ca 1847. *Louis b ca 1849. /Adam Samens or Sarnes b ca 1829 AR; a Sadler. /Oscar Sergent b ca 1827 AL; a farmer. William 1837 TX Washington TX 1833 r William b ca 1837 TX bur Leesville in Gonzales Co TX. Son of Friend/Lydia Sparks. WilliamK 1847 Bell TX 1850 r WilliamK b 8-28-1847 d 10-15-1847 prob in AL. Son of DanielT/Rachel Lawler.

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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