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7-105. MARTHA GILL BOATWRIGHT (BENJAMIN BENONI7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 02 Mar 1798 in Powhatan County, Virginia, and died 25 Nov 1881 in Paint Lick, Garrard County, Kentucky. She married JAMES KELLY 04 Sep 1818 in Powhatan County, Virginia. He was born Abt. 1795 in Virginia, and died Bef. 1850 in Madison County, Kentucky.
Notes for MARTHA GILL BOATWRIGHT:
Family records show the date of Martha's marriage as being 04 Sep 1818, and that she married G. Kelly. It is likely that the county marriage record indicates date marriage license was issued (17 Aug 1818) rather than actual date of marriage. I have been unable to find any further record of her or her descendants. - Source: Robert Guy Boatright
Date of marriage taken from Elizabeth Blackburn Boatwright's family Bible.- Source David Rains
1850 Fed. Census for Madison Co., KY (p. 225) shows Martha, age 51, living in household of Elizabeth Boatright.
Source: Author: Boatright, Robert Guy Title: Boatright Family Notes & Documents Publication: Cushing, OK, 1960 1969 Note: Original typed material: Sections I - X, comprises notes and letters from files of R.G. Boatright Title: Powhatan Co., VA - Marriage Records, p. 83. 1850 Census: Name: Martha G. Kelly Date: August 31, 1850 Age: 51 Estimated birth year: abt 1799 Birth place: Virginia Gender: Female Home in 1850 (City,County,State): District 1, Madison, Kentucky Page: 225 Roll: M432_211 living with mother, Elizabeth 1880 Census: Name: Martha BOATWRIGHT Age: 82 Estimated birth year: <1798> Birthplace: Virginia Occupation: At Todd'S Relationship to head-of-household: Aunt, living with niece, Eliza Boatwright Todd Home in 1880: Glade, Madison, Kentucky Marital status: Widowed Race: White Gender: Female Father's birthplace: VA Mother's birthplace: VA Census Place: Glade, Madison, Kentucky; Roll: T9_431; Family History Film: 1254431; Page: 516A; Enumeration District: 76; Image: 0344.Burial: Boatright Cemetery on George Todd farm, Garrard County, Kentucky
Child of MARTHA BOATWRIGHT and JAMES KELLY is:
i. EDWARD J. KELLY, b. 10 Aug 1819, Madison County, Kentucky.
7-106. MARIAH B. BOATWRIGHT (BENJAMIN BENONI7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 24 Nov 1799 in Powhatan County, Virginia, and died 17 Sep 1800 in Powhatan County, Virginia.
Notes for MARIAH B. BOATWRIGHT:
Spelling of first name is taken from Elizabeth Blackburn Boatwright's Bible. Some sources spell the name "Mira". - Source: David Rains.
7-107. JAMES BLACKBURN BOATWRIGHT (BENJAMIN BENONI7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 26 May 1801 in Powhatan County, Virginia, and died Abt. 1875 in Doniphan County, Kansas. He married (1) MARY PAGE ELAM 08 Oct 1821 in Chesterfield County, Virginia. She was born Abt. 1804 in Chesterfield County, Virginia, and died Bef. 1839 in Kentucky. He married (2) REBECCA ANN WILLIFORD Abt. 1839 in Kentucky, daughter of SAMUEL WILLIFORD and ELIZABETH STEPHENS. She was born Abt. 1819 in Kentucky.
Notes for JAMES BLACKBURN BOATWRIGHT:
James Blackburn Boatwright and Mary Page Elam home built ca. 1821 on Walnut Meadows Creek, Madison County, Kentucky.
Most of the information concerning James Blackburn Boatwright's descendants was received from Dennis G. Boatright of Houston, Texas, via Denny Boatright of Springfield, Missouri.
See link for James Blackburn Boatwright Land Sales
Notes and facts from R.G. Boatright:
Several claims of Cherokee Heritage have been filed based on statements that James' Mother, Elizabeth was 1/2 Cherokee.
In 1824, James appears in Madison County, Kentucky, where he and his wife Mary P. executed a deed to his widowed mother, Elizabeth Boatwright, of Madison County, Kentucky, for 1/8th part of certain lands being that land on which his deceased father, Benjamin Boatwright, lived at the time of his death; said land consisting of 190-3/4 acres, and described as lying on both sides of the main Buckingham Road. This deed was made and signed in Madison County, Kentucky, on September 10, 1824 (see: Virginia deed Book #9, p. 62). We next find that he and his wife and four children are listed in the 1830 Census of Graves County, KY. His children were listed as 10 years of age and under. His brother, William Van is also listed in the same Census.
In June, 1928, William L. Boatright, then Attorney General for the State of Colorado, and from whom I obtained much of the early family history, stated in a letter to me that his grandfather, William Van Boatwright, with his family left Kentucky and came to Platte County, Missouri, about 1851-1852, where he had a sister, Rhoda Ann living there with her husband James Foley. Also, another sister, Lucy, who had married Isaac Cox, was living in Nodaway County, Missouri. With this information, we might assume that James Blackburn Boatwright may also have come West and settled in Missouri about the same time. I have been unable to find any other trace of him.
Marvin W. Boatright of St. Joseph, Missouri, in 1953, states that his great-grandfather was named "Jimmy" and he was born in 1827 in Montgomery County, Missouri, but he knew nothing of any earlier ancestor.
In the 1860 Census of Gentry County, Missouri, we find listed a James Boatright, age 31, with his wife, Anna and children Daniel and Senatovia. Also we find William, with his wife, Sallie and other members of his family. The 31-year-old "James" could well have been "Jimmy" referred to by Marvin Boatright.
There are quite a number of Boatwright families living in and around St. Joseph, and Kansas City, Missouri. However, those whom I have contacted were unable to furnish me with sufficient information to establish their early ancestors.
James Blackburn Boatwright did not migrate to Kentucky with mother, Elizabeth. (A paper by James P. Todd of Paint Lick, KY, says James Blackburn Boatright migrated to Kentucky with his widowed mother.) In either case, it appears that James Blackburn moved around quite a bit.
Date of death approximated from Dawes Commission affidavit filed by husband of Jame's granddaughter. See "Notes" for son, Jasper. Denny Boatright, Springfield, MO, gives date of death about 1875 in Doniphan Co., KS.
1830 Census: Name: Boatwright, Jas B Township: Not Stated County: Graves State: Kentucky Year: 1830 Roll: 36 Page: 296 1 male: 0 - 5, 1 male: 10 - 15, 1 male: 30 - 40, 2 females: 0 - 5, 1 female: 20 - 30, 6 total descendants are found in 1850, 1860 census' Nodaway Co., MO. 1840 Census: Name: J Boatright Township: Not Stated County: Rockcastle State: Kentucky Roll: 123 Page: 12 1 male: 5 - 10, 1 male: 10 - 15, 1 male: 15 - 20, 1 male: 30 - 40, 1 female: 0 - 5, 1 female: 5 - 10, 3 females: 10 - 15, 1 female: 20 - 30, 10 total 1850 Census: Name: James Boatright Date: August 19, 1850 Age: 49 Estimated birth year: abt 1801 Birth place: Madison Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): District 1, Madison County, Kentucky Occupation: Farmer Value of Real Estate: $750 Page: 224 Roll: M432_211 1860 Census: Name: James Boatright Date: August 16, 1860 Age in 1860: 60 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1860: Marshall, Platte County, Missouri Occupation: Farmer Gender: Male Value of real estate: $0 Post Office: Weston Roll: M653_640 Page: 0 Year: 1860 Head of Household: James Boatright 1870 Census: Name: Jas B Boatwright Date: July 3, 1870 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1800 Age in 1870: 70 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1870: Washington, Doniphan, Kansas Occupation: Farmer Race: White Gender: Male Value of real estate: $250 Post Office: Wathena Roll: M593_432 Page: 165 Image: 332 Year: 1870
1850 Census: Name: Rebecca Boatright Date: August 19, 1850 Age: 30 Estimated birth year: abt 1820 Birth place: Madison Gender: Female Home in 1850 (City,County,State): District 1, Madison County, Kentucky Page: 224 Roll: M432_211 1860 Census: Name: Rebecca Boatright Date: August 16, 1860 Age in 1860: 41 Birthplace: Kentucky Home in 1860: Marshall, Platte County, Missouri Gender: Female Value of real estate: $0 Post Office: Weston Roll: M653_640 Page: 0 Year: 1860 Head of Household: James Boatright 1870 Census: Name: Rebecca Boatwright Date: July 3, 1870 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1818 Age in 1870: 52 Birthplace: Kentucky Home in 1870: Washington, Doniphan, Kansas Race: White Gender: Female Value of real estate: $0 Post Office: Wathena Roll: M593_432 Page: 165 Image: 332 Year: 1870
Children of JAMES BOATWRIGHT and MARY ELAM are:
8-319. i. RICHARD J. BOATWRIGHT, b. 16 Nov 1822, Kentucky; d. 10 Aug 1902,
Nodaway County, Missouri.
8-320. ii. ELIZABETH BOATWRIGHT, b. 24 Mar 1824, Kentucky; d. 17 Oct 1824,
Kentucky.
8-321. iii. SALLY ANN BOATWRIGHT, b. 16 Dec 1825, Kentucky; d. 28 Sep 1905,
Clark County, Illinois.
8-322. iv. BENJAMIN G. BOATWRIGHT, b. b. 04 Nov 1827, Kentucky; d. 27 Feb 1891,
Jasper County, Missouri.
8-323. v. NANCY J. BOATWRIGHT, b. b. 04 Nov 1829, Kentucky; d. 11 Mar 1914,
Kentucky.
8-324. vi. MARTHA A. BOATWRIGHT, b. b. Nov 1831, Kentucky.
8-325. vii. JAMES ELAM BOATWRIGHT, b. b. 12 Aug 1834, Madison County, Kentucky;
d. Bell County, Kentucky.
Children of JAMES BOATWRIGHT and REBECCA WILLIFORD are:
8-328. ix. FRANCES BOATWRIGHT, b. b. Abt. 1840, Kentucky.
8-329. x. SAMUEL BOATWRIGHT, b. b. Abt. 1842, Kentucky.
8-330. xi. WILLIAM JASPER BOATWRIGHT, b. b. Abt. 1844, Kentucky;
d. 08 Jan 1913, Morrison, Noble County, Oklahoma.
8-331. xii. LUCINDA BOATWRIGHT, b. b. Abt. 1846, Kentucky.
8-332. xiii. ISABELLE BOATWRIGHT, b. b. Apr 1847, Kentucky.
8-333. xiv. JOSEPHINE BOATWRIGHT, b. b. 06 Jun 1854, Kentucky.
7-108. WILLIAM VAN RENSELEAR BOATWRIGHT (BENJAMIN BENONI7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 19 Oct 1803 in Powhatan County, Virginia, and died 28 Apr 1867 in Darlington, Gentry County, Missouri. He married SALLIE WATKINS GATES 08 Mar 1825 in Garrard County, Kentucky, daughter of JACOB GATES and SUSANNAH. She was born 29 Jun 1806 in Chesterfield County, Virginia, and died 13 Sep 1885 in Darlington, Gentry County, Missouri.
Notes for WILLIAM VAN RENSELEAR BOATWRIGHT:
Middle name was originally "Von Rennselear" (various spellings have been found)
See link for copy of William Van Renselear Boatright Bible pages.
From "Boat(w)right's of Virginia", R. G. Boatright, 1967:
William Van moved with his mother and younger brothers and sisters from Virgina to Madison County, Kentucky in 1821. He married and went to Graves County, Kentucky where we find him and his family listed in the 1830 Census. (Also, see 1850 Census, Graves County, p. 434) Their first 3 children were born in Madison County and all the others were born in Graves County, Kentucky. In 1851, William Van and his family moved from Graves County, Kentucky to Platte County, Missouri, where he lived a year or so before moving to a farm near Darlington in Gentry County. He lived there until his death. His home in Gentry County was the first meeting house of the Primitive Baptist Congregation.
Based on the spelling of Boatright in the William V. Boatright bible, William's children dropped the letter "w" from their surname. The Bible entries were recorded in 1855 by Susan F. Boatright, daughter of William and Sallie Boatwright.
From Mrs. R. C. (Lorene) Wallace of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, a great-granddaughter of Jacob Gates Boatright we learn that William Van Boatright's correct middle name was "Van Renselaer". No doubt in transcribing the name "Van", it has often been written "Von". Mrs. Wallace also notes that Fannie Sloan, a daughter of Mary Ann Elizabeth says that her mother's name was Mary Ann 'Eliza', not Mary Ann Elizabeth.
Floy B. Chancey in "Old William Boatright and His descendants", 1995, quotes from biography of William T. Boatright (Son of William Van):
" ...the family (William Van, wife and children) moved to Missouri and with them on this trip was a colored woman who had been a slave for the Boatright family, and had helped to raise William. Her name was Mariah, but she was called Aunt "Rier" by everyone. Aunt Rier went with them not as a slave but as a trusted member of the household. During the Civil War she kept William's money and hid it in a secret hiding place. He did not know where the money was, but when he needed any, he went to her for it. That way, they could tell the marauders that he did not keep any money. William built a small house in his back yard for Aunt Rier and she lived and died there. She is buried in the Boatwright Cemetery in Darlington, Missouri."
Source: Biography of William Taylor Boatright published in 1891 from "Portrait And Biograph Album" containing the biographies of larger number of pioneer settlers in Sumner County, Kansas, copyright by Chapman Bros. in 1885 and published in 1991.
Occupation: Farmer and miller. In October 1828, William and Sallie Boatwright moved from Garrand County Kentucky to Graves County, Kentucky. Children listed in 1820 census record. William and family left KY in 1851 and settled in Platte County, Missouri. Eighteen months later moved to Gentry County, Missouri.
Four of William and Sallie's sons fought in the Civil War; Jacob Gates and William Taylor on the Union side and Francis Alexander and Joseph Marion on the Confederate side. Joseph was killed at Perryville, Kentucky.
1830 Census: Name: Boatwright, William Township: Not Stated County: Graves State: Kentucky Year: 1830 Roll: 36 Page: 292 Household: 1 male: 20 - 30, 2 females: 0 - 5, 1 female: 20 - 30, 4 total 1840 Census: Name: William Boatwrite Township: Not Stated County: Graves State: Kentucky Roll: 111 Page: 109 2 males: 0 - 5, 2 males: 5 - 10, 1 male: 30 - 40, 2 females: 10 - 15, 1 female: 30 - 40, 8 total 1850 Census: Name: W V Boatwright Date: August 12, 1850 Age: 47 Estimated birth year: abt 1803 Birth place: Virginia Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): District 1, Graves County, Kentucky Occupation: Farmer Page: 433 Roll: M432_201 Residence: 1851 Moved to Platte Co., Missouri The 1850 census of Graves County, Kentucky, indicates that a "P. Gates", female aged 35, and an "E. Gates", female age 30, are living with the family. 1860 Census: Name: William Boatright Date: June 21, 1860 Age in 1860: 56 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1860: Township 62, Gentry County, Missouri Occupation: Farmer Gender: Male Value of real estate: $2,000 Post Office: Gentryville Roll: M653_620 Page: 0 Year: 1860 Head of Household: William BoatrightBurial: Boatright Cemetery, Darlington, Gentry County, Missouri
Notes for SALLIE WATKINS GATES:
Garrard County Marriages, 1797-1890", Vockery, KY V872. Bride's father, Jacob Gates, listed as bondsman.
1850 Census: Name: S Boatwright Date: August 12, 1850 Age: 44 Estimated birth year: abt 1806 Birth place: Virginia Gender: Female Home in 1850 District 1, Graves County, Kentucky Page: 433 Roll: M432_201 1860 Census: Name: Sallie Boatright Date: June 21, 1860 Age in 1860: 53 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1860: Township 62, Gentry County, Missouri Gender: Female Value of real estate: $0 Post Office: Gentryville Roll: M653_620 Page: 0 Year: 1860 Head of Household: William Boatright 1870 Census: Name: Sarah Boatwright Date: July 6, 1870 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1806 Age in 1870: 64 Birthplace: Kentucky Home in 1870: Miller, Gentry, Missouri Occupation: Housekeeper Race: White Gender: Female Value of real estate: $5,100 Post Office: Albany Roll: M593_776 Page: 656 Image: 532 Year: 1870 1880 Census: Name: Sallie BOATRIGHT Date: June 18, 1880 Age: 73 Estimated birth year: <1807> Birthplace: Virginia Relationship to head-of-household: Mother-in-law, living with daughter Susan Frances Home in 1880: Cooper, Gentry, Missouri Marital status: Widowed Race: White Gender: Female Father's birthplace: VA Mother's birthplace: VA Census Place: Cooper, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: T9_687; Family History Film: 1254687; Page: 463C; Enumeration District: 273; Image: 0257.Burial: Boatright Cemetery, Darlington, Gentry County, Missouri
Children of WILLIAM BOATWRIGHT and SALLIE GATES are:
8-334. i. SUSAN FRANCES BOATRIGHT, b. 18 Aug 1826, Madison County, Kentucky;
d. 12 Nov 1921, Darlington, Gentry
County, Missouri.
8-335. ii. ELIZABETH JANE BOATRIGHT, b. 19 Feb 1828, Madison County, Kentucky;
d. 25 Dec 1926, Darlington, Gentry
County, Kentucky.
8-336. iii. REBECCA G. BOATRIGHT, b. 05 Jan 1830, Madison County, Kentucky;
d. 05 Jan 1830, Madison County, Kentucky.
8-337. iv. JESSE STINSON BOATRIGHT, b. 11 Dec 1830, Madison County, Kentucky;
d. 09 Nov 1905, Wagoner, Wagoner County,
Oklahoma.
8-338. v. BENJAMINE ALLEN BOATRIGHT, b. 11 Mar 1833, Graves County, Kentucky;
d. d. 18 Jan 1853, Gentry County,
Missouri.
8-339. vi. JACOB GATES BOATRIGHT, b. 05 Sep 1835, Graves County, Kentucky;
d. 26 Aug 1923, Pickering, Nodaway County,
Missouri.
8-340. vii. FRANCIS ALEXANDER BOATRIGHT, b. 17 Jan 1838, Garrard County,
Kentucky; d. 27 Dec 1918, Weleetka,
Okfuskee County, Oklahoma.
8-341. viii. JOSEPH MARION BOATRIGHT, b. 18 Feb 1841, Garrard County, Kentucky;
d. 1865, Perryville, Boyle County,
Kentucky.
8-342. ix. MARY ANN ELIZABETH BOATRIGHT, b. 20 Jan 1844, Garrard County,
Kentucky; d. 05 Nov 1920, Darlington,
Gentry County, Missouri.
8-343. x. WILLIAM TAYLOR BOATRIGHT, b. 05 Jan 1847, Graves County, Kentucky;
d. 22 Dec 1933, Norwich, Sumner County,
Kansas.
8-344. xi. JAMES BLACKBURN BOATRIGHT, b. 19 Oct 1850, Graves County, Kentucky;
d. 31 Dec 1931, Colorado Springs, El
Paso County, Colorado.
7-109. ELIZABETH REDFORD BOATWRIGHT (BENJAMIN BENONI7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 18 Jun 1806 in Powhatan County, Virginia, and died 22 Oct 1840 in Madison County, Kentucky. She married WILLIAM FOLEY 14 Aug 1828 in Garrard County, Kentucky, son of JAMES FOLEY. He was born Abt. 1803 in Virginia, and died 20 Aug 1872 in Platte County, Missouri.
Notes for ELIZABETH REDFORD BOATWRIGHT:
Some sources give name as Eliza "Radford" Boatwright
Elizabeth Blackburn Boatwright Family Bible shows name as "Elizabeth"
Burial: William and Mary Ann were buried in the Mt. Bethel Cemetery, Platte County, Missouri, but their graves have apparently slid down the hill and are now under a road.
Most of the information concerning the ancestors of William was received from Sherri Clark and LDS Ancestral files.
Source: David C. Rains
Garrard County Marriages, 1797-1853", Vockery, KY V872.
Brides name listed as Elizabeth. Her Brother, Alexander A. was bondsman. Copy of Marriage License..."The Foley Family History", Ann McClellan.
Sources: Author: Todd, James P. Title: Boatwright Families of America Note: Paper provided by Denny Boatright, Springfield, MO. Title: Family Bible - Elizabeth (Blackburn) Boatright Note: Copy received from Denny Boatright, Springfield, MO - 1998 Author: Vockery, Kathy Title: "Garrard County, Kentucky Marriages, 1797-1890" Page: Part 1, Bond #1891
Children of ELIZABETH BOATWRIGHT and WILLIAM FOLEY are:
i. JAMES W. FOLEY, b. 14 Sep 1829, Kentucky.
ii. ELIZABETH FOLEY, b. 09 Mar 1831, Kentucky.
iii. NANCY JANE FOLEY, b. 28 Oct 1832, Kentucky.
iv. ALEXANDER ALLEN FOLEY, b. 13 Nov 1835, Kentucky.
v. SUSAN FOLEY, b. 19 Nov 1837, Kentucky.
vi. ALMIRA FOLEY, b. Abt. 1838, Kentucky.
7-110. ALEXANDER ALLEN BOATWRIGHT (BENJAMIN BENONI7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 03 Jan 1808 in Powhatan County, Virginia, and died 21 Jan 1885 in Paint Lick, Garrard County, Kentucky. He married MARGARET ELIZABETH JOPLIN 02 Feb 1839 in Garrard County, Kentucky, daughter of EDWARD JOPLIN. She was born 06 Jan 1811 in Powhatan County, Virginia, and died 25 Jan 1840 in Paint Lick, Garrard County, Kentucky.
Notes for ALEXANDER ALLEN BOATWRIGHT:
From notes of R.G. Boatright:
Rodney S. Boatwright (Brother of RGB) stated that he remembered his "Uncle Allen" quite well and that he was in his home frequently when he was a boy at Paint Lick, Kentucky. He says that "Uncle Allen" lived on Walnut Meadow Creek just above the junction of Walnut Meadow Creek and Paint Lick Creek, near Paint Lick. He says that "Uncle Allen" was a Baptist Preacher.
Member of Masonic Lodge
Sources: Author: Ricker, Norman H. Title: "Index & Outline: The Boat(w)right and Allied Families" Publication: LDS Library, Salt lake City, Utah, 1989 Note: Material Compiled by Lt. Col. Wm. E. Boatright, Cabool, Missouri Page: p. 64 Author: Vockery, Kathy Title: "Garrard County, Kentucky Marriages, 1797-1890" Page: V872 1840 Census: Name: Alexd Boatwright Township: Eastern Division County: Madison State: Kentucky Roll: 118 Page: 260 1 male: 15 - 20, 1 male: 20 - 30, 1 male: 30 - 40, 1 female: 0 - 5, 1 female: 5 - 10, 1 female: 20 - 30, 1 female: 40 - 50, 1 female: 60 - 70, 2 male slaves: 10 - 24, 1 male slave: 36 - 55, 1 female slave: 0 - 10, 2 female slaves: 24 - 36, 14 total, 3 agriculture 1850 Census: Name: Alexander Boatright Date: August 31, 1850 Age: 42 Estimated birth year: abt 1808 Birth place: Virginia Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): District 1, Madison, Kentucky Page: 225 Roll: M432_211 1860 Census: Name: Alexander Boatwright Date: July 9, 1860 Age in 1860: 52 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1860: Division 1, Madison County, Kentucky Gender: Male Value of real estate: $3300 Post Office: Molelos Roll: M653_384 Page: 0 Year: 1860 Head of Household: Benjamin D Boatwright, brother 1870 Census: Name: Allen Boatright Date: July 10, 1870 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1805 Age in 1870: 65 Birthplace: Kentucky Home in 1870: Kirksville, Madison, Kentucky Occupation: Farmer Race: White Gender: Male Value of real estate: $7,000 Post Office: Kirksville Roll: M593_484 Page: 182 Image: 370 Year: 1870 1880 Census: Name: A. A. BOATWRIGHT Date: June 19, 1880 Age: 72 Estimated birth year: <1808> Birthplace: Virginia Occupation: At Todd'S Relationship to head-of-household: Father-in-law, living in household of daughter, Eliza's husband, William Todd. Home in 1880: Glade, Madison, Kentucky Marital status: Widower Race: White Gender: Male Father's birthplace: VA Mother's birthplace: VA Census Place: Glade, Madison, Kentucky; Roll: T9_431; Family History Film: 1254431; Page: 516A; Enumeration District: 76; Image: 0344.Burial: Boatwright Cemetery on George Todd farm, Garrard County, Kentucky
Occupation: Baptist Preacher
Notes for MARGARET ELIZABETH JOPLIN:
Some sources give last name as Jopling
Died giving birth to only her daughter, Eliza
Some sources give her first name as Martha
Burial: Boatwright Cemetery on George Todd farm, Garrard County, Kentucky
Child of ALEXANDER BOATWRIGHT and MARGARET JOPLIN is:
8-345. i. ELIZA ANN BOATWRIGHT, b. 25 Dec 1839, Madison County, Kentucky;
d. 17 Apr 1920, Paint Lick, Garrard County,
Kentucky.
7-111. RHODA ANN BOATWRIGHT (BENJAMIN BENONI7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 20 May 1812 in Powhatan County, Virginia, and died 31 May 1895 in Platte County, Missouri. She married JAMES WESLEY FOLEY 15 Apr 1828 in Garrard County, Kentucky, son of JAMES FOLEY. He was born 07 Jun 1807 in Powhatan County, Virginia, and died 17 Sep 1866 in Missouri.
Notes for RHODA ANN BOATWRIGHT:
From notes by R. G. Boatright:
William L. Boatright, Attorney General of Colorado, says in 1928, that Rhoda Ann and her
sister Lucy migrated to Missouri after marriage and raised large families around Platte and
Nodaway Counties.
Names of Rhoda Ann's children provided by Kathleen Taylor, Harrison, Arkansas.
Total number of children said to be 14...from notes by James P. Todd. Garrard County Marriages, 1797-1853", Vockery, KY V872. James, brother of bride, acted as bondsman.
Burial: Mt. Bethel Cemetery, Platte County, Missouri
Notes for JAMES WESLEY FOLEY:
Foley was an ordained Baptist minister.
Burial: Mt. Bethel Cemetery, Platte County, Missouri
Children of RHODA BOATWRIGHT and JAMES FOLEY are:
i. BENJAMIN B. FOLEY, b. 24 Feb 1829.
ii. JESSE G. FOLEY, b. 10 Oct 1831.
iii. MARTHA JANE FOLEY, b. 17 Apr 1835.
iv. ELIZABETH ANN FOLEY, b. 1838.
v. MARTHA ELIZABETH FOLEY, b. 1843.
vi. NANCY FOLEY, b. 1844.
vii. JAMES RILEY FOLEY, b. 25 May 1845.
viii. ZACHARY TAYLOR FOLEY, b. 13 Dec 1848.
ix. ANDREW BAKER FOLEY, b. 22 Apr 1853.
x. NANNIE BELL FOLEY, b. 07 Sep 1856.
xi. JONATHON W. FOLEY.
7-112. LUCY ANN BOATWRIGHT (BENJAMIN BENONI7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 11 Aug 1814 in Powhatan County, Virginia, and died 05 Nov 1876 in Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri. She married ISSAC COX 06 Apr 1837 in Madison County, Kentucky, son of JOSEPH COX and SARAH NEWLAND. He was born 05 Nov 1803 in Madison County, Kentucky, and died 14 Jul 1900 in Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri.
Notes for LUCY ANN BOATWRIGHT:
Some researchers have her name recorded as Lucy Ann Boatwright.
One researcher gives her date of death as May 24, 1876. - Source: David Rains.
From notes by R. G. Boatright:
William L. Boatright, Attorney General of Colorado, says in 1928, that Lucy and her sister
Rhoda Ann migrated to Missouri after marriage and raised large families around Platte and
Nodaway Counties.
James P. Todd of Paint Lick, KY states that his records show that Lucy married an Isaac "Case". A search of the early marriage records of Madison County, KY may clear the discrepancy.
Note: copy of Boatright family Bible page shows that Isaac's name could be interpreted 'COX'
Sources: Author: Todd, James P. Title: Boatwright Families of America Note: Paper provided by Denny Boatright, Springfield, MO. Page: p. 4 Title: Notes by R.G. Boatright, 1964. Title: Family Bible - Elizabeth (Blackburn) Boatright Note: Copy received from Denny Boatright, Springfield, MO - 1998Burial: Cox Cemetery, Maryville, Missouri
Notes for ISSAC COX:
Burial: Cox Cemetery, Maryville, Missouri
Children of LUCY BOATWRIGHT and ISSAC COX are:
i. ELIZABETH H. COX, b. 06 Jun 1839, Madison County, Kentucky;
d. 05 Nov 1904, Missouri.
ii. WILLIAM YATES COX, b. 20 Jun 1842, Madison County, Kentucky;
d. 02 Aug 1925, Nodaway County, Missouri.
iii. THEODORE BLACKBURN COX, b. 16 Mar 1845, Platte County, Missouri;
d. 19 Feb 1930, Yuma, Colorado.
iv. BENONI ALEXANDER COX, b. 19 Mar 1852, Maryville, Nodaway County,
Missouri; d. 23 Dec 1945, Nodaway, County,
Missouri.
7-113. BENJAMIN DANIEL BOATRIGHT (BENJAMIN BENONI7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 11 Dec 1816 in Powhatan County, Virginia, and died Abt. 1889 in Paint Lick, Garrard County, Kentucky. He married (1) JALIA ANN PATTERSON 12 Dec 1839 in Paint Lick, Garrard County, Kentucky, daughter of JOHN PATTERSON and RHODA BLACKBURN. She was born 15 Mar 1815 in Madison County, Kentucky, and died 04 Apr 1884 in Paint Lick, Garrard County, Kentucky. He married (2) ELIZA JOHNSON 31 Mar 1885 in Garrard County, Kentucky, daughter of DAVID JOHNSON and ELIZA. She was born 26 Nov 1843 in Kentucky, and died 12 Mar 1917 in Madison County, Kentucky.
Notes for BENJAMIN DANIEL BOATRIGHT:
The Boatright homestead is located in Madison County, Kentucky, about 2-3 miles northeast
of Paint Lick on the Paint Lick-Berea highway. According to "Madison County Rediscovered:
Selected Historical Architecture", the home served as a temporary headquarters for
Confederate general, John Hunt Morgan, during the War Between the States. Source: Dennis
Guy Boatright
Most of the information concerning Benjamine Daniel Boatwright and his direct descendants is taken from "The Family and Ancestors of Robert Guy Boatright" by Robert Guy Boatright.
The manuscript was edited and updated by Dennis Guy Boatright.
Benjamine Daniel was a farmer and owned several slaves. He was a Master Mason and secretary of Masonic Lodge# 183, Kirksville, Madison County, Kentucky, from 1849 to 1878.
He lived and worked on his farm.
He married a second time to a spinster, Eliza Johnson. They had no children and are believed to have moved late in life to Danville, Kentucky. They were married on March 31, 1885. This date is recorded by Kathy Vockery in her book, "Garrard County, Kentucky Marriages, 1797 - 1890".
It is not known for sure when or where he died, but Ricker, in his notes on the Boat(w)right Family of the Southeastern United States gives the date of death as 1889 in Paint Lick, Kentucky.
BET. 1849 - 1878 Master Mason/Masonic Lodge No 183/Kirksville, KY
Born 6 months after father's death
Source: David C. Rains
1860 Census: Name: Benjamin D Boatwright Date: July 9, 1860 Age in 1860: 43 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1860: Division 1, Madison County, Kentucky Gender: Male Value of real estate: $4120 Post Office: Molelos Roll: M653_384 Page: 0 Year: 1860 Head of Household: Benjamin D Boatwright 1870 Census: Name: Benje Boatright Date: July 10, 1870 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1817 Age in 1870: 53 Birthplace: Kentucky Home in 1870: Kirksville, Madison, Kentucky Occupation: Farmer Race: White Gender: Male Value of real estate: $6,500 Post Office: Kirksville Roll: M593_484 Page: 182 Image: 369 Year: 1870 1880 Census: Name: Ben BOATWRIGHT Date: June 23, 1880 Age: 63 Estimated birth year: <1817> Birthplace: Virginia Occupation: Farmer Relationship to head-of-household: Self Home in 1880: Brandy Springs, Garrard, Kentucky Marital status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Spouse's name: Jailey BOATWRIGHT Father's birthplace: VA Mother's birthplace: VA Census Place: Brandy Springs, Garrard, Kentucky; Roll: T9_415; Family History Film: 1254415; Page: 473A; Enumeration District: 41; Image: 0007.From notes by Robert Guy Boatright:
Benjamin Daniel, a Master Mason was Secretary of Masonic Lodge No. 183 of Kirksville, KY from 1848 to 1878. He was born about 6 months after his father's death. In 1821 his mother moved her family to Madison County, KY from Powhatan County, VA. They settled near Kirksville, Madison County, KY.
"My father, John Waller, has said that his father, Benjamin Daniel often told him that he (Benjamin Daniel) was the last child of a family of 10 children and he knew very little about the other members of the family."
The "Boatwright" homestead is situated 2-3 miles SE of Paint Lick on the Paint Lick/Berea Highway. (for a picture, see: "Madison County Rediscovered: Selected Historic Architecture", Lavinia Kubiak, Kentucky Heritage Council and Madison County Historical Society...dgb)
Letter from Kathy Vockery, Garrard Co. Historical Soc.: Daniel must have died after 1889 since there are deeds recorded in his and Eliza's name in both Garrard and Madison Co. in 1890's.
In subsequent correspondence, Ms. Vockery provided copy of some pages from "History of Masonry in Madison County, KY, 1812 - 1913", Burnam, R. R., 1914, p. 14. In this material, Benjamin Daniel is listed as Secretary of Lodge #183 on its formation in 1848.
Sources: Title: "Boat(w)right Family of Virginia", R. G. Boatright Author: Burnam, R. R. Title: "History of Masonry in Madison County, Kentucky, 1812 - 1913" Publication: 1914 Page: p. 14 Author: Vockery, Kathy Title: "Garrard County, Kentucky Marriages, 1797-1890" Page: Part 1, Bond #309Burial: Old Paint Lick Cemetery, Paint Lick, Garrard County, Kentucky
Notes for JALIA ANN PATTERSON:
Photo of Patterson Cemetery, Paint Lick, Garrard County, Kentucky. Jalia and her parents, John Patterson and Rhoda Blackburn Patterson are buried here.
Jalia's mother was Rhoda Ann Blackburn Patterson, the sister of Benjamine Daniel's mother, Elizabeth Blackburn.
There has been some dispute among researchers over the spelling of Jalia's first name with many assuming that her name should have been "Julia", but Dennis Guy Boatright is in possession of a photograph of her tombstone and the name is clearly spelled "Jalia".
Source: David C. Rains
Garrard County Marriages, 1797-1890", Vockery.
Brides name listed as "Jaley" supporting spelling of her name as Jalia Ann as found in some
documents. Brides consent provided by John Patterson, Father.
1860 Census: Name: Jailey A. Boatwright Date: July 9, 1860 Age in 1860: 44 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1860: Div. 1, Madison County, Kentucky Gender: Female Value of real estate: $0 Post Office: Molelos Roll: M653_384 Page: 0 Year: 1860 Head of Household: Benjamin D BoatwrightBurial: Old Paint Lick Cemetery, Paint Lick, Garrard County, Kentucky
1870 Census: Name: Julia Boatright Date: July 10, 1870 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1815 Age in 1870: 55 Birthplace: Kentucky Home in 1870: Kirksville, Madison, Kentucky Race: White Gender: Female Value of real estate: $0 Post Office: Kirksville Roll: M593_484 Page: 182 Image: 369 Year: 1870 1880 Census: Name: Jailey BOATWRIGHT Date: June 23, 1880 Age: 65 Estimated birth year: <1815> Birthplace: Kentucky Occupation: Keeping House Relationship to head-of-household: Wife Home in 1880: Brandy Springs, Garrard, Kentucky Marital status: Married Race: White Gender: Female Spouse's name: Ben BOATWRIGHT Father's birthplace: NC Mother's birthplace: VA Census Place: Brandy Springs, Garrard, Kentucky; Roll: T9_415; Family History Film: 1254415; Page: 473A; Enumeration District: 41; Image: 0007.
Notes for ELIZA JOHNSON:
1900 Census: Name: Eliza Boatwright Date: June 13, 1900 Home in 1900: Richmond, Madison, Kentucky Age: 55 Birth Date: Nov 1844 Birthplace: Kentucky Race: White Gender: Female Relationship to head-of-house: Boarder Father's Birthplace: Kentucky Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky Mother: number of living children: 0 Mother: How many children: 0 Marital Status: Widowed Occupation: Seamstress Census Place: Richmond, Madison, Kentucky; Roll: T623_541; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 43. Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953 Name: Eliza Boatwright Death Date: 12 Mar 1917 Death Location: Madison Age: 73 Gender: Female Ethnicity: White Birth Date: 26 Nov 1843 Birth Location: Madison Father's Name: David Johnson Father's Birth Location: Virginia Mother's Name: Eliza JohnsonBurial: Cartersville Cemetery, Paint Lick, Garrard County, Kentucky
Children of BENJAMIN BOATRIGHT and JALIA PATTERSON are:
8-346. i. SALLY ANN BOATRIGHT, b. 13 Oct 1840, Paint Lick, Garrard County,
Kentucky; d. 09 Jul 1869, Paint Lick,
Garrard County, Kentucky.
8-347. ii. JOHN WALLER BOATRIGHT, b. 03 Apr 1843, Paint Lick, Garrard County,
Kentucky; d. 08 Jan 1913, Morrison,
Noble County, Oklahoma.
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