Boatright Research Notes by Norman Hurd Ricker, Jr.
VA BOATRIGHT VA
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PattyE VA (Vol 7 Wm & Mary Col Qtr Hist Mag 2nd
Series pg 176)
Phamer(?) 1825 CumberlandVA 1850c Age 25 Enumerated with Ed Engl
b 1807 Age 43. HH 587.
Pleasant Hanover VA 1820c Pg 74
Pleasant Powhatan VA 1828l Deed Pleasant & Judith Boatright to
Wm Dandridge Bk 9 Pg 244.
Pleasant Powhatan VA 1839l Deed Pleasant by Trustee to Beverly
Heth Bk 14 Pg 203.
Poindexter1846 VA BuckinghamVA Son of Reuben/Nancy. PoindexterP b
1846 VA d 1930.
PowhatanV 1790 VA Amherst VA Parents were JohnJoseph/Elizabeth
Tinsley. He b 7-13-1790 VA, m Lucy
Utley in 1815 Jessamine Co KY.
PowhatanV 1790 VA Amherst VA 1790b PowhatanValentine b 7-13-1790 son of
JohnJoseph/FrancesElizabeth Tinsley.
PowhatanV 1790 VA CumberlandVA 1814p He enl 2-28-1814 at Camp Peach Orchard,
Cumberland Co in CPT Parke Bailey's Co
of VA Militia; trans to CPT John Cole's
Co 3-25-1814, disch 6-29-1814. Granted
Pension 10-3-1873.
Powhatan 1790 VA Son of John of VA. He m Lucy Utley in
KY in 1815.
PowhatanV 1790 VA Powhatan VA One of twelve sons of JohnJoseph/
Frances Tinsley. AKA Valentine. See
Valentine VA and KY.
PriorJ 1792 VA Amherst VA Parents were JohnJoseph/Elizabeth
Tinsley. He b 10-5-1792.
Prios 1797 VA Amherst VA Parents were JohnJoseph/Elizabeth
Tinsley.
PresleyH CumberlandVA 1821l PresleyH Boatright to Drury Boatright
Apr 1821 Bk 16 Pg 112.
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R.H. 1837 VA CumberlandVA Son of WilliamL b 1815.
Richard 1788 VA Amherst VA Parents were JohnJoseph/Elizabeth
Tinsley.
Richard 1774 CumberlandVA 1821 Son of Jesse/Judith. Jesse's Will dtd
1821.
Richard Goochland VA 1808m Jane Jaratt dau of Ann 12-19-1808.
Rich Goochland VA 1810c
Richard CumberlandVA 1813l Jesse & Judith Boatright to Richard
Boatright Mar 1813 Bk 12 Pg 208 96 Acrs
Richard CumberlandVA 1816l Jesse & Judith Boatright to Richard
Boatright 4-3-1816 Bk 13 Pg 286.
Richard 1795 VA Powhatan VA Son of John/ElizabethFrances Tinsley.
Richard Powhatan VA 1820c Pg 22
Richard Powhatan VA 1821l Deed Edward Johnson to Richard Boat.
Bk 7 Pg 802(8 is ?).
Richard Powhatan VA 1832l Deed Richard & Jane Boatright to
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ElizabethK Ronald Bk 12 Pg 70.
Robert 1855 VA CumberlandVA Son of Meadow. He b Scott Co.
RobertS 1810 VA Franklin VA 1850r Wife Margaret; they res there 1850 & 60
All children b VA:
*AnnE b ca 1842.
*SallieE b ca 1844.
*MaryF b ca 1845.
*Margaret b ca 1847.
*WilliamI b ca 1849.
*Nancy b ca 1850.
*RobertI b ca 1854.
RobertI 1854 VA Franklin VA 1850r Son of RobertS/Margaret.
RobertF 1856 VA Scott VA 1856r Son of JamesD/MourningP Carter. He b
6-8-1856 d 12-8-1912 Ka, Scott Co VA,
m (1) MollieC Morrison 10-13-1877 Scott
Co (2) RebeccaElla Gilliam 1904.
RufusB 1817 VA VA Son of Benjamin b 1795. RufusBenjamin
b 1817 VA d 8-29-1893, age 76 yrs 3 mos
29 days at Kearney, Buffalo Co NE, he m
Maria Glenn prob in OH.
REUBEN
ReubenJr 1797 VA BuckinghamVA Son of Deacon Reuben Sr/Lucy Penick was
b in 1797 he d at age 85/86 ca 1882/83.
He engaged in mercantile in New Canton,
Buckingham Co for a while after he m
then bought land vic Mt Zion Baptist
Church and farmed rest of his life. He
joined Mt Zion Church and ordained to
full ministry, offered Pastorate of Mt
Zion but declined. He m (1) MaryAnn
Bryant (ca 1800-ca 1838) ca 1824. Mary
Ann dau Charles Bryant/FNU Berryman of
Cumberland Co. (2) NancyF Anderson
(1815-1898) ca 1838 by Elder P.P. Smith
Nancy dau of CPT William Anderson of
Buckingham Co.
Children of Reuben/Mary:
*CharlesWilliam b ca 1825 m Ann Toney ca
1846.
*SarahJane b ca 1827 d in infancy.
*ReubenBaker b 1-23-1831 vic Buckingham/
Cumberland County line. He d 1913 at
Gold Hill VA. He m ElizabethM Woodruff
9-5-1865.
*ThomasFrederick b 1823 joined Army at
beginning of Civil War promoted to 1st
LT, fought three yrs, killed Spotsyl-
vania Co Ct Hse VA 1864/65.
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Children of Reuben/Nancy
*Henrietta b 1841 VA.
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*ElizabethF b 1843 VA.
*CorneliaP b 1845 VA.
*PoindexterP b 1846 VA d 1930.
*Georgianna b 1849 VA.
*Ella b 1851 VA.
ReubenB 1831 VA BuckinghamVA Son of ReubenSr/Mary. He b 1-23-1831
vic Buckingham/Cumberland Co line. He
d 1913 at Gold Hill VA. He m Elizabeth
Woodruff 9-5-1865.
Reuben BuckinghamVA 1787t 1787 Tax List. White Males 21+ = Self,
Horses, Mares, Colts, Mules = 1.
Reuben BuckinghamVA 1787t 1787 Tax List. He over 21 enumerated
with John Nicholas, Esquire.
Reuben BuckinghamVA 1810c
Reubin BuckinghamVA 1820c Pg 47A
Reuben 1795 BuckinghamVA 1830c Males: 30-40=1 60-70=2
Females: 20-30=1 60-70=1
Reuben 1800 BuckinghamVA 1830c Males: -5=1 30-40=1
Females: -5=1 15-20=1 ReubenSr 1762 VA CumberlandVA 1788r Deacon Reuben b 3-12-1762 Cumberland Co
or Prince Edward Co VA; his father may
have been Daniel. He d 1837 near
New Canton, Buckingham Co VA. He svd a
term in the Rev War, wounded at York-
town; prsnt at surrender of Cornwallis.
Bought land in 1788 where raised five
boys and five girls; a sixth boy named
Daniel died young. He and all his fam-
ily were members Mt Zion Ch. He m Lucy
Penick, dau Squire William Penick/Lucy,
was b 4-2-1767 Prince Edward Co. She d
ca 1840. She was Willed 1/11th of her
mothers Est. He & Lucy had 12 children
all prob born Buckingham Co VA:
*ReubenJr b 1797. He m (1) MaryAnn
Bryant ca 1824 (2) NancyF Anderson ca
1840. He d age 85 or 86 in 1882/83.
*Mary AKA Polly b ca 1799 m George
Berger ca 1812 during the war of 1812.
She d 1856 in Montgomery Co MO.
*William b ca 1800 m Louise Bagby ca
1821. They res on farm on Randolph Cr
in Buckingham Co near Mt Zion Ch. He d
ca 1885 age 86 without issue.
*Thomas b ca 1801 m Elizabeth Anderson
ca 1822. He d at age 94 ca 1895 Buck-
ingham Co.
*John b ca 1803 m Fanny Guerrant ca 1828
*Joshua b ca 1805 m Hopy Glover ca 1826
and d 1889 age 84.
*Daniel b ca 1807 d young.
*Betsy b ca 1809 m Allen Omohundro of
Fluvanna Co ca 1827.
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*Judith b ca 1811 m Barnett Brightwell
ca 1828.
*Hopy b ca 1813 m Charles Brightwell
ca 1831.
*Jane b ca 1817 m PeterL Burruss ca
1836
She died a young woman.
*Louisa b ca 1819 m Henry Hudgins of
Cumberland Co and res on farm near New
Canton in Buckingham Co.
/ReubenBaker Boatwright, a Grandson, b
1831 wrote a description of him (See
Document Section.
ReubenB 1831 CumberlandVA 1788 Grandson of ReubenSr/Lucy Penick.
ReubenBaker b 1831, wrote a description
of ReubenSr (See Document).
Reuben CumberlandVA 1835l DofT Charles Bryant to Reuben Boatright
et al 10-26-1835 Bk 22 Pg 285 680 Acres
ReubenB CumberlandVA 1855l DofT CharlesT Anderson to ReubenB Boat-
right 5-28-1855 Bk 28 Pg 214.
Reuben 1802 VA PrinceEdw VA Son of John/Jerusha Penick.
Reuben PrinceEdw VA 1796m Lucy Ponick dau William.
Reuben PrinceEdw VA 1796m Lucy Peneck 7-26-1796.
Reuben PrinceEdw VA 1785m Lucy Peneck 7-26-1785. She dau of
William/Judith. William Peneck Surety.
Will of Judith Penick Will Bk 6, Pg 523
Farmville, Prince Edward Co VA
Reuben 1807 VA PrinceEdw VA 1832m MargaretS Carter b 1817 on 12-10-1832.
She dau of Pleasant Carter. They res
Prince Edward Co in 1860. All children
born in VA:
*MaryA b ca 1839.
*JosephP b ca 1843.
*Myalla b ca 1845.
*AlbertI b ca 1847.
*SusanE b ca 1848.
*Algernon b ca 1851.
*PriscillaH b ca 1852.
*NebraskaP b ca 1853.
*CharlesP b ca 1858.
*EdwinP b ca 1860.
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Sally 1765 CumberlandVA ----m Langhorn Boatright. She the 4th child
of Daniel/Jane Martin.
Sally CumberlandVA 1793l James Thomas to Sally Boatright 70Acres
in Punch Cr area 5-27-1793 Bk 14 Pg 138
Sally CumberlandVA 1793l James Thomas to Sally Boatright 70Acres
in Punch Cr area 5-27-1793 Bk 7 Pg 257.
Sally CumberlandVA 1801l Real estate Devisee 10-26-1801.
Will Bk 3 Pg 169.
Sally CumberlandVA 1823d Est Inv & Appr 7-28-1823 Bk 7 Pg 165.
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Sally CumberlandVA 1823 Adm Est Stlmnt 10-27-1823 Bk 7 Pg 178.
Samuel 1758 ENG Norfolk ENG 1779m Ann Hiller at St George Church, Hanover
Square, Norfolk Co, England.
Samuel VA (Vol 21 Wm & Mary Col Qtr Hist Mag 1st
Series pg 147)
Samuel 1845 VA Son of James b 1827.
Samuel 1822 VA BuckinghamVA 1860r Wife MaryElizabeth Hudgins b ca 1833.
All children b in VA:
*LucyI b ca 1853.
*DelbertL b ca 1855 m Ida Ranson.
*Albert b ca 1856.
*Martha b ca 1858.
*A Dau b ca 1860.
Samuel 1771 VA CumberlandVA Son of James/Elizabeth Kidd.
Samuel CumberlandVA 1806l Thomas & Ann Norris Sr to Samuel Boat-
right 1-27-1806 Bk 10 Pg 137 105 Acres.
Samuel CumberlandVA 1820l JohnG Daniel to Samuel Boatright
July 1820 Bk 16 Pg 40 101 Acres.
Samuel CumberlandVA 1806l Thomas & Ann Norris Sr to Samuel Boat-
right Aug 1806 Bk 10 Pg 289 105 Acres.
Samuel CumberlandVA 1810c
Samuel CumberlandVA 1810c
Samuel 1771 CumberlandVA 1814 His father James' Will. He one of the
Exhibitors of Will proved 1815. He b
4-17-1771.
Samuel 1801 CumberlandVA Son of Daniel/Polly Childress. Samuel
b 1-20-1808 m Helen Edwards 1-16-1831,
he d 9-15-1842.
Samuel CumberlandVA 1834l ThomasA Morton to Samuel Boatright
9-22-1834 Bk 21 Pg 501 200 Acres.
(ThomasA Morton deeded to MaryJ Boat-
right, Cumberland Co, 2-1-1842.
Samuel Fluvanna VA 1820c Pg 65A
SamuelD 1834 VA Fluvanna VA 1860r Son of DruryW/FrancesN Martin.
SamuelA 1844 VA Franklin VA 1850c Son of Irwing/FrancesM.
Samuel 1767 Hanover VA 1782r Son of James b ca 1745 res St Paul's
Parish 1782-1792.
Samuel Hanover VA 1784l JamesX Bootright of St Paul to his son
Saml (negro), 11-4-1784. Pg 147 Wm &
Mary Quart Ser 1, Vol 21, #3.
Sam Hanover VA 1787t 1787 Tax List. He age 21+ enumerated
with James Botewright.
Samuel 1758 ENG Norfolk ENG 1779m Ann Hiller at St George Church in
Hanover Square, Norfolk Co, England.
Sara 1689 Amelia VA ----m Thomas Gunn II, son of Thomas Gunn the
immigrant from England.
StofanA 1838 VA Kanawa VA Son of CaryH b 1800. He AKA Stoughten
Auphen, b 4-28-1838 d early 1900s at
Lewis Station MO m MargaretJane
2-28-1866 place not known.
SusannahS CumberlandVA 1856l Real estate Devisees: SusannahS, MaryA,
WilliamL, JamesA, 5-26-1856.
Bk 12 Pg 400.
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Tecumseh 1787 VA Amherst VA Parents were JohnJoseph/Elizabeth
Tinsley.
Thomas 1771 VA BuckinghamVA He res on the Buckingham/Cumberland
County line. Wife's name unknown, only
one son identified:
*William b 1793.
Thomas 1798 VA BuckinghamVA 1850r He and wife Elizabeth res Buckingham Co
1850 & 1860. Elizabeth b ca 1816 VA.
They had four children.
*MaryV b ca 1837.
*LeviE b ca 1843.
*AnnE b ca 1844.
*WalterL b ca 1854.
Thomas 1801 VA BuckinghamVA Deacon Thomas, son of Deacon ReubenSr/
Lucy Penick of Buckingham Co VA.
Thomas m ElizabethL Anderson, dau of
CPT William Anderson/Elizabeth of Buck-
ingham Co, b ca 1804 d 1860. After
Thomas m they res on homestead of his
father until their death. He was a
member of Mt Zion Church.
*Deacon W.S. b ca 1823 m Alice Putney, a
Grandau of Rev WilliamH Taylor. They
res on the homestead of his father/
Grandfather.
*Virginia b ca 1825 m George Layne of
Fluvanna Co VA.
*AnnE b ca 1827 m (1) LT ThomasF Boat-
wright b ca 1824 in 1863 by Rev WmH
Taylor (2) Dr WilliamR Putney in 1887.
Thomas 1815 VA BuckinghamVA 1847r Son of William b 1793, Thomas b 1815 in
Buckingham Co VA m, wife name unknown,
d 1881 Buckingham Co.
All children b Buckingham Co:
*JesseThomas b ca 1847.
*Georgie b ca 1849.
*Susie b ca 1851.
*Sallie b ca 1853.
*Elizabeth b ca 1855.
*Irene b ca 1856.
*MaryH b 12-1-1858 r Park Station,
Waynesboro, Augusta Co VA in 1928.
ThomasF 1823 VA BuckinghamVA Son of ReubenSr/Mary. ThomasFrederick
joined Army at beginning of Civil War
promoted to 1st LT, fought three years
killed at Spotsylvania Co Ct Hse in
1864/65.
Thomas 1828 VA Campbell VA 1850c Wife Aley b 1829 VA. (Abey?)
*WilliamE b ca 1850 VA.
Thomas 1750 CumberlandVA Wife Margaret.
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*Benjamine.
*James. RS
*John.
*Jesse.
*Daniel. RS
Thomas 1750 CumberlandVA 1830c Pg 183.
Thomas 1735 CumberlandVA 1780p He enlisted Rev War Cumberland Co under
CPT Brad Haskins 1780-81. Died in
Prince Edward County VA.
ThomasT 1735 CumberlandVA 1841d Est Inv & Appr & Acct Sales 8-23-1841.
Bk 10 Pg 299, 300.
Thomas 1781 CumberlandVA 1821 Son of Jesse/Judith. Jesse's Will dtd
1821.
Thomas CumberlandVA 1827l Real estate Devisees: Thomas and Nancy.
Will Bk 8 Pg 337.
ThomasF 1815 CumberlandVA Son of Daniel/Polly Childress. Thomas
Franklin b 1-2-1815 m MaryAnn
Weatherston 10-8-1837.
Thomas CumberlandVA 1854l Reas estate Devisees: Baker, Thomas and
Charles Boatwright 7-24-1854.
Bk 12, Pg 222.
Thomas 1750 Henrico VA ----m Margaret.
*Benjamin.
*James.
*John.
*Jesse.
*Daniel m Jane Martin.
Thomas 1715 Henrico VA 1733l First Boatwright In VA; 322 Acres
6-22-1733. Descendants settled Henrico
Hanover, Cumberland & Prince Edward Cos
Thomas 1715 Henrico VA 1735r Henrico Shire created of what now is
Chesterfield & Powhatan Counties; his
land mentioned in boundry description.
Name spelled Bootright.
Thomas 1715 Henrico VA 1733r He patented 322A on 6-20-1733 and Deed-
ed land to William Saffoon on 5-3-1736.
Thomas 1715 Henrico VA 1736l Sold land to Wm Laffoon of Brunswick
County 5-3-1736. (Others spell Saffoon)
Thomas 1715 Henrico VA See Craven Co SC File. First rcd of
him there was in 1757.
Thomas 1735 Henrico VA 1782r He moved to Hanover Co VA where James,
John, Benjamin & David were living.
------ New Kent VA 1704 Quit Rent Roll in Parish of SS Peter &
Paul, 250 Acres.
Thomas Powhatan VA 1796l Deed Charles Hatcher to Thomas Boat.
Bk 2 Pg 160.
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Valentine Campbell VA Son of Daniel/Sophia Wickersham.
Wife was Mary Johnson.
ValentineSr1770 VA CumberlandVA 1792m FNU Meadows 12-27-1792. He a son of
Daniel Boatwright (ca1739-ca 1797)/Jane
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