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Boat(w)right Family Genealogy in America

BOATRIGHT FAMILY PRIMARY DOCUMENTS

COMPILED BY

NORMAN HURD RICKER, JR.

Lewis Boatwright
Abstracted by Joan G. Bratton
Calico Subdivision, Rt. 1, Box 57
Oxford, MS 38655

SOURCE:  Claim #1582
         Indian Wars Pension # 3591
         Bounty Land Warrant #76172

FATHER:  Thomas Boatwright, died SC.
MOTHER:  Elizabeth Wing

PLACES OF RESIDENCE:

               Lexington Dist.      SC         1810
               Gwinnett Co          GA
               Coweta Co  *         GA         1812-1848
               Carroll Co           GA         1848-1850
               Winston Co           AL         1851-1852
               Itawamba Co          MS         1857/8-1867/8
               Clay Co              MS         1867-1869
               Lafayette Co         MS         1869-1898

* between Cedar Creek & Wahoo Creek and near Powell Station on RR.

LEWIS BOATWRIGHT b 10-1-1810 Lexington Dist. SC.
                 m (1) a cousin - Catherine "Katie" Boatright.
                 m (2) Alsey Elizabeth Stark 12-15-1889, a dau of
                   James Stark & Sallie Hughes.
                 d 1-30-1898 four miles from Delay, Laf. Co MS.

Lewis says he m Catherine in Campbell Co GA (Note by JB - Lic was issued in Coweta Co GA and 
executed on 11-6-1839).  Catherine d 8-27-1888.  T.G. Bratton and R. V. Edwards testified that 
they helped bury her.

Elizabeth b May 27th. d 5-9-1940, Denmark, Laf. Co, MS, buried Midway Cemetery by
O.H. Douglas.

Lewis had 12 children by wife Catherine.  They were not named.

SIBLINGS:

Lucy, wife of Rufus Weaver of Carrollton, Carroll Co GA (dead before date of Affidavit 
12-31-1894).

Polly, wife of Isaac McKinney.  Note:  Mary m John P. McKenzie 7-24-1856 Carroll Co GA (JB).

Rachel, wife of Willis Smith.


Note:  Sister Rachel Smith says there was a half-brother James R. in her affidavit made 
1-30-1895.
       Sister Mary McKenzie says she had two brothers - the oldest Lewis and the youngest, 
JamesRiley Boatright, who died near Carrollton, GA year before last.  Affidavit made 1-30-1895.

RELATIVES NAMED:
          ThomasJ. Jones, a son-in-law.
          Zachariah Stidham - a cousin.
          John & Dennis - sons of Weaver.
          John Boatright - cousin, too young to serve in Indian Wars,
          went to AR or TX

NEIGHBORS IN COWETA CO:
          Lewis Redwine   - a tanner.
          John E. Connors - a farmer.
          John Powell     - a farmer; his two sons: William, a lawyer,
               and Francis, a Methodist preacher.
          Wash Arnold.
          Hugh Arnold.
          Park Arnold.
          James Arnold.

ACQUAINTANCES IN WINSTON CO AL:
          Solomon, Tom, Bill, Wash and John Curtis (a family).
          John - Clerk of Court.
          Jack Revis - traded bounty land (120A) to him for yoke of
               steers and wagon to tvl to MS.

NEIGHBORS IN ADJOINING COUNTY OF CALHOUN CO MS:
          William Barefield and Wilsk Phillips - were also neighbors
          of mine in GA and members of the Regt I served with - but
          other companies.

MILITARY RECORD:  Enl 6-7-1836.  Recd honorable discharge at West Point GA on 8-25-1836.  
Enl at Newman, Coweta Co GA.  Svd in CPT Wm U. Anderson's Co, COL Wm Wood's Regt, Gen'l James 
Wood's Bde of Coweta Co GA Volunteers.  "Had a little brush with the Indians at Oca Fanoca FL."  
After Wm Anderson was court-martialed and reduced to ranks, svd under then 1st LT Geo Edw E.M. 
Storey, who became Captain.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION AT TIME OF ENLISTMENT:  5' 10", light hair, blue eyes, complexion fair, 
but tanned and sunburned.  Weight about 160 lbs.

DESCRIPTION ON 10-29-1894:  Same but hair gray.

CHARACTER:  "A good, consciencious old man - and though poor is well respected for honesty 
and probity."  Statement by Wm Ragsdale, Special Exr. 10-29-1894 at Water Valley MS.

APPLICATION FOR LAND WARRANT INCLUDED THESE NAMES AS WITNESSES:

          Atty & Justices:  J.C. Benson & J.C. Ashley of Carrol Co GA.
          John Hill, Samuel Wiley, W.M. Shields, M.L. Achery,
          R.P. Crockett and James M. Bibb of Winston Co AL.

AFFIDAVIT 6-3-1894 BY LEWIS BOATRIGHT NAMES COMRADES IN INDIAN WAR:

          Chas Willingham, Abram Huister, Wiley Parks, James Hunley,
          Hinson McLarty, Billie Smith, Henry Cates, John Adams, 
          Billie Blanks, R.S. Scrogins, Sebron J. Harbus, Enoch Stiddham
          and George Wiley.

LAND WARRANTS:

Sold 1st land warrant for 40 acres to W. Duncan.  Heard land was located in Benton County AL.

Sold 2nd land warrant to John Revis.  This 120 acres he heard was in Winston Co AL.  The 
Bounty Land Warrant #76172 for 120 acres was issued in October 1855.

INFORMATION FROM DEPOSITIONS OF:

          Lewis B. Boatwright.
          John J. Patmon - a cousin of Rufus Weaver and a soldier in
                           Indian War.
          Benjamin Lee/Leigh - a soldier in Indian War.
          Mary McKenzie - sister.
          Rachel Smith  - sister.
          Alsey Elizabeth Boatright - widow of Lewis.
          Thomas J. Jones - son-in-law.
          Others who did not add to data about Lewis or family.

          All three children said their father Thomas Boatwright
          died in SC., and that they moved to GA when they were
          too small to remember.

          Deposition of Rachel Smith made 1-30-1895.  Age 75.
          Occupation:  Knitting - when I do anything.  Res - near
          Nora, Cherokee Co AL (five miles from Cedar Bluff) -
          there on a visit to children.  Stated she was youngest
          child.  Children in order of birth:  Lewis, Lucy, Mary,
          JamesRiley and herself.

          Abstracted from 143 pages sent Joan by Peggy Buescher.

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