Boatright Research Notes

Boatright Research Notes by Norman Hurd Ricker, Jr.

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B O A T R I G H T F A M I L Y O F

S. E. U N I T E D S T A T E S

C O M P I L I E D

N O R M A N H U R D R I C K E R, J R.

BOATRIGHT

F O R W A R D

This compilation of data is the formalization of my notes taken while researching for the
ancestors of William Boatright. William was born in about 1774. He is in the 1810
Franklin Co GA Census. He married Elizabeth Tyner, daughter of Richard Tyner.

As I researched, I recorded information about all of the Boatrights (various spellings)
that I found in VA, NC, SC, GA, TN and other Southern States. If information was provided
on Boatrights anywhere, I added it to the compilation. All of this data was entered into
the computer. I frequently found information that conflicted with other information I had
found. No attempt was made to reconcile these conflicts unless it pertained to my own
genealogy research objective. If I found the conflicting data, others will find the
conflicts too. They are recorded together to be resolved by those researching that
particular line. It is important to remember that this is a raw data collection; nothing
should be accepted as fact except perhaps the Documentation transcriptions.

My files became voluminous, and a decision was made not to include source data. The
information provides in most cases a date, place, person and event. Given this
information, the researcher should be able to locate primary documentation if it exists.
After running out of file cabinet drawer space, all notes taken by hand were destroyed.
So what you see is what you get. I can not provide any additional information.

The information is recorded under columns as shown on the following page:

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

The first name of the (Boatright, Boatwright, Bootwright, Botwite, ect.) individual is
listed alphabetically. The sirname spelling may be given under the event/comment title.

The Estimated Year of Birth (YOB) is exactly that, an estimate made to indicate to me
possible generations. If that source provided an actual date of birth it will be shown
under the Events/Comments title.

Place of Birth is given if that source provided a place of birth, or if several sources
provided corroboration, and inserting the information helped me identify data pertaining
to the same individual. Sometimes it was difficult to identify data with a specific
individual; particularly with common given names such as John, James and William.

The County of event is the County the source identified as the location where the event
took place. Counties changed names, and sources sometimes identified later names for
locations; some were found to be incorrect.

The State column is always the same for that State, and might at first seem superfluous,
but you will find when researching the book that a question comes to mind if the
information reviewing corresponded with a finding in another State; I found the ever
present identification of the State particularly helpful.

The Year of Event column provides the sources identification of the year the event took
place. This might be the year a will was dated or recorded; not necessarily the same year.
On occasion, not often, a year was inserted when two deed entries for the same year
bracketed a deed the source did not provide a date, but the Bk Pg number of the bracketing
deeds clearly fixed the year not provided. Following the year is a single lower case
letter. This letter permitted me to scan down the column to locate a marriage, land
en-try, death, etc.. Identification of these codes follows this Forward.

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The Event/Comment column provided me with data necessary to later research that entry
should the individual be identified in my line. If I did not have a primary document,
but had someone's extract of genealogy from a Will, it will be found here but not in
the Documents part of the book. Short Deed data from primary documents were recorded
here rather than enlarging the Document section.

Should a family researcher come across information concerning my William Boatright or
wife Elizabeth, I will appreciate getting that information.

Norman Hurd Ricker, Jr.
653 Riviera Bay Drive NE
St. Petersburg, FL 33702

I D E N T I F I C A T I O N O F C O D E

F O L L O W I N G Y E A R

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

C O D E P R E F I X I N E V E N T / C O M M E N T

C O L U M N

* = Son or Daughter
/ = Relationship of individual not identified
- = Simply points out the entry

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C O N T E N T S

Alabama 123-128 Louisiana 164-168
Arkansas 129-141 Mississippi 169
Florida 142-146 Missouri 170-177
Georgia 1-36 North Carolina 177-182
Illinois 147-151 Ohio 182-186
Indiana 154 South Carolina 37-62
Iowa 152-154 Tennessee 186-194
Kansas 155-157 Texas 194-197
Kentucky 157-164 Virginia 63-122

DOCUMENTS

Doc Pg #

Anna Power Atty VA/GA 3
Anna Indenture VA 5
Anna Rev War Pens VA/GA 22-27
Benjamin Estate VA 33-36
Daniel Will VA 37-38
Drewry Power Atty VA/GA 3
Drewry Indenture VA 5
EgbertG Obituary IO 46-47
James Will VA 31-32
James Funeral SC 28
James Devisee GA 29-30
John Deed SC 15-17
JohnCD Grant SC 48
John Pension VA 39-42
John Grant VA 43
Lewis Pension GA/MS 49-51
ReubenSr History VA 44
Thomas Estate SC 20-21
Thomas Deed SC 18
Thomas Deed SC 19
William Deed VA 1
William Deed VA 2
William Deed GA 6
William Will GA/SC 7
William Pension GA 8-14
William Deed SC 19
William Devisee SC 20
WilliamV History MO 45

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