1987 Boyett Newsletter(C)2000 Boulineau Press
BOYT/E - BOYET/T/E NEWSLETTER
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Volume III, Number 4 Oct/Nov/Dec 1987
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Published and edited by Wendy L. Elliott, C.G. 4808 E. Garland St. Anaheim, CA 92801
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EDITOR'S MESSAGE
A special thank-you goes to all those who have helped prepare this issue of the Newsletter. It continues to serve the original purpose: to help identify families and make those missing connections. There never seems to be a lack of quality information, thanks to you its subscribers.
A suggestion: If this Newsletter has not been publishing records of your ancestors and families, please submit either a query or an article. Maybe your input will just be the stimulus that fills in the gaps for others. and the shared information will result in positive outcome for both parties.
As this is the last issue for this year, it is hoped that an index can be compiled sometime in the near future. When it is completed, it will be mailed to subscribers. But I need some of your input! Should we publish a list of all the articles (titles and subject matter) for quick reference? This was done for the first year, but not for the second. No comments were received, one way or the other. Do you have an opinion? Will it help? Let me know what you think.
You probably noticed that the last issue was later than it has been in the past. This was due in part to the extremely large amount of material that bad to be compiled, edited, and re-entered, but another reason was that your editor was more than knee-deep in writing and editing her first major book. A Guide to the Mormon Library in Salt Lake City and its branch libraries' collections is forthcoming in the near future. This 900 page book should be available about mid-October, and is being published by Ancestry Publishing Company in Salt Lake City. If any of you would like to have a copy, check with me first, maybe I can get a reduced price for you.
HAVE A GOOD AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR!
AND OF COURSE, HAVE THE BEST OF LUCK WITH YOUR FAMILY HISTORY,
BUT, PLEASE SHARE YOUR SUCCESSES AND THE RESULTS OF YOUR EFFORTS WITH US.
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NOTABLE PERSONALITIES OF WEBSTER PARISH, LOUISIANA
“BOYET, John T., pioneer farmer of Webster Parish, was born in Stewart County, Georgia, on September 23, 1839, to John BOYET and Eliza (CHAPMAN) BOYET.
The BOYET family moved to Webster Parish, in 1859, and located on a farm near Minden. The subject of this sketch grew to mature years in this parish, and, up to 1861, made his home with his father.
In March, 1862, Mr. BOYET enlisted in the Confederate Army, being mustered into the Twenty-seventh Louisiana Infantry at New Orleans, and served until the war was over.
Returning home, at the close of the war, he proceeded to make a living by the cultivation of the soil. Being without means, he was compelled to work as a farm hand for three years. At the end of this time, he was able to purchase a piece of land, on time, for $1,500. After his farm was paid for, he spent many successful years improving and cultivating the property.
Mr. BOYET was married in this parish, in February, 1862, to Miss Virginia DRAPER". The children born to this union were:
Sarah V., Eliza, Philip M., Henry C., Maude, and Thomas C. Mr. and Mrs. BOYET, both members of Fellowship Church, were known throughout this parish as hospitable and charitable people.”
"BOYET, Noah H. pioneer farmer and merchant of Webster Parish, was born in Marion County, Georgia, on March 23, 1845, coming to Louisiana with his parents in 1859.
Mr. BOYET enlisted in the Confederate Army, in 1862, when but 17 years of age, serving in the Twenty-seventh Louisiana Infantry until the close of the war.
Returning to Webster Parish, Mr. BOYET engaged in farming for a number of years. In 1880, he opened a dry goods establishement near the southern line of the parish, starting a branch store in Dubberly when the Vicksburg, Shreveport, and Pacific Railroad was built through here. He moved to this place, in 1885, and operated a very successful business for many years.
Mr. BOYET was married, on January 16, 1868, to Miss Mary Ann LAIRD, a native of Webster Parish. Eight children blessed this union. The subject of this sketch was well liked by his many friends, and, at all times, took a great interest in the development of his community."
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An Abstract From the Ole Dobbs Trail
Newsletter of the Old Dobbs County Genealogical Society
Volume II, Number 1, pages 8-9
submitted by Frances Parkinson
"WAYNE COUNTY'S DOUBLE SIR (sic) NAMES"
"For a time I have been puzzled by the several double last names that show up in the early records of Wayne County. THe most notable example being that of John Coor Pender, the county's second sheriff. We have all been taught that wide spread use of 'middle' names did not appear until about the middle of the eighteen hundreds. In addition, none of our examples meet the criteria to be a misunderstood profession, Tanner, Taylor, Carpenter, etc. No approach I took explained why John Coor Pender's wife was called Bethany Coor Pender, or his children Lewis Coor Pender, John Coor Pender (Jr.), Charlotte Coor Pender, Pheriby Coor Pender, nor the number of others in the records with the same names: Harphrey Coor Pender, Sally Coor Pender, Grace Coor Pender, Tabitha Coor Pender, and Elizabeth Coor Pender.
At times this name is abbreviated is Cr Pender or C. Pender, or at times is written all together, Coorpinder, all with various spellings. Sometimes one name or the other is missing completely. You mayfind it indexed eith (sic) with the C's or with the P's.
Other names that I have located with potentially the same problem but not in such numbers are the Ballard Boyte boys, Joseph and Jacob, and Arthus Dobbs Young.
A clue to this mystery may be found on pages 29 and 30 of A Guide to Seventeenth-Century Virginia Court Handwriting by Kent P. Bailey and Ransom B. True (Richmond, 1980). These names were probably meant to be hypenated (Coor-Pender). The authors of this book state that in researching the seventeenth-century court records of Virginia a few hypenated last names were found. As to its use, the example was given of a widow, Alice Cole, who married a Mr. Marsh. She took the name Alice Cole-Marsh which she also gave to her children.
The proof that this system was still used by some in Wayne County in the late eighteenth-century is in a comparison of the loose estate papers of John Ballard (NC A&H Search Room) and in Wayne Deed Book 7 page 10. Jacob and Joseph Ballard Boyte petition the court for the money they did not receive for education from the estate of their father, John Ballard. The deed is a gift from Sarah Boyte to her son,k Joseph Ballard Boyte.
Having come into this mystery in the middle, I'm interested to know at what point did the individual or the family hault the double names? The Ballard Boyte boys were well into middle age at the time Sarah gave the property to Joseph., John Coor Pender passed his acguired name on to his children, but this combination survives in the county now only as a given anme in the Pate family.
Nancy E. Taylor
3020 Ridgecrest Dr.
Rocky Mount, N. C. 27801"
Editor's note: Comments appreciated on this article’s comments.
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FINAL PENSION PAPERS FOR JACOB B. BOYT[E]
NATIONAL ARCHIVES-WASHINGTON, D.C.
State of North Carolina) Court of Pleas &
County of Bladen } Quarter Sessions
It has been satisfactorily proven to the court at its
Session on the 5th day of November 1844 that Jacob B. BOYT a
Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States - late of this
County, died on the 5th day of August 1844 - and that he left a
Widow, to wit: Lydia BOYT whose signature appears to the annexed
power of Attorney
I further certify that Colin Munroe (sic) before whom the power of Attorney is executed, and the acknowledgement made Is an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, is genuine
In testimoney (sic) whereof I David Lewis Clerk of the said Court have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal this 5th day of November 1844
David Lewis Clk note on side of paper: 1832 5 Mos 1 day / 11.18
"WAR DEPARTMENT
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM
I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 7th June, 1832, JACOB B. BOYT of the State of North Carolina who was a Private in the Revolutionary Army is entitled to receive - Twenty Six - dollars and Sixty Six cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 1st day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirty=three.
Payments to be made at Fayetteville by Presd’t U.S. P___ Bank. Agent for paying Pensioners in the Agency of North Carolina Recorded by ----Stites Clerk in Book D Vol --_ Page 49.
BRANCH OF THE BANK OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Fayetteville, N.C. Nov 18 1844
Received of John Huske, Agent for paying Pensions,
Eleven Dollars, 18 Cents,
being for Five months and one days Pension due to Jacob B. BOYT, Dec'd from the 4 day of March 1844 to the 5 day of Aug 1844, for which I have duplicate receipts.
$11.18
(Continued on page 5)
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JACOB B. BOYT, REVOLUTIONARY WAR FINAL PENSION PAYMENT
(continued)
Know all men by these presents that, I, Lydia BOYT, widow of Jacob B. BOYT deceased late of the County of Bladen a pensioner of the United States, do by these presents appoint James Huske my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to ask for and receive from the agent of the United States in Fayetteville, North Carolina, the amount due me, as the Widow of the said Jacob
B.BOYT, from the 4th March 1844 to the day of his death
Witness my hand and seal this 5th
day of November 1844
her
Lydia x Boyt (Seal)
mark
Signed, sealed, and delivered}
in the presence of }
C. Monroe J. P. }
D. Gooden }
State of North Carolina)
Bladen County )
Be it ,known, that on the 5th day of November 1844 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared Lydia BOYT, above named, and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be her act and deed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, the day and year last above mentioned.
C. Monroe J.P.
State of N't Carolina)
Cumberland County)
Be it Known That on the 18th day of Novbr 1844, before the Subscribed, personally appeared, James Huske, the Attorney, & made Oath, that the same was not given him by Reason of any Sale, transfer, or Mortgage of the pension, or arrears of Pension therein authorised (sic) to be Received by him.
-Sworn and Subscribed the day}
& Bears last above written }
before me }
James Huske
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An Abstract from pages 257-258 of the
The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi
1920-24 by Dunbar Rowland, L.LD., director of Archives and History.
submitted by Frances Parkinson
"Walter Gray BOYETTE, of Oxford, Miss., was born August 1, 1889, near Durant in Attala County, Miss. He is the son of Joseph Teague BOYETTE and Evelyn Beatrice (STINGLEY) BOYETTE who were also natives of Attala County. His paternal grandparents were James E. BOYETTE and Fanny TEAGUE BOYETTE, who came from Georgia and were of French descent. His maternal grandparents were Solomon Stingley and Jane (DICKERSON) STINGLEY. They came from South Carolina and were of German and Scotch-Irish descent. Both families located in Attala County when they came to Mississippi. The paternal great grandfather of Representative BOYETTE, William BOYETTE, was a close relative of John C. CALHOUN and was one of the first of the family to settle in Attala County. He had much to do with its early history. Walter Gray BOYETTE's education was obtained in the rural schools of Attala county, the High School at Durant, Miss., and the University of Mississippi, which last institution he attended by his own efforts. He began the practice of law at Durant in September, 1911, and continued there until October, 1917, when he moved to Oxford, Lafayette County for the practice of his profession. He has continued to practice there except during the summer and fall of 1918 when he went to Washington to take up work in the Legal Department, Bureau War Risk Insurance. He entered the race for representative of Lafayette County on high and unequivocal platform for progress and liberal state aid for development of the State's resources, especially liberal to education, hospitals, and pensions, and was elected in 1919. Mr. BOYETTE is a Democrat. He is a Baptist; a Mason, Royal Arch and Council,k Knight of Pythias, Past Master Masonic Lodge, Durant, Miss. He is active in Masonic work. On Jan. 17, 1912, at Durant, Miss., he was married to Lillie Beatrice CULLEY, the daughter of Sam C. CULLEY and Jennie NORMAN of the same place. Mrs. BOYETTE's paternal grandparents settled in Natchez, Mississippi in the early history of the State. They were of Scotch-Irish descent and were known as McCULLEY, and on account of trading, which called for an easy short name, Benjamin (Mc) CULLEY dropped the “Mc” and became CULLEY. Her maternal ancestors were English. Representative and Mrs. BOYETTE have two children: Esther Gray and Walter, Jr."
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HARDY BOYETTE/BOYTE
Research on the parentage and ancestry of Hardy BOYETTE or BOYTE was done by a colleague; since My interest in the project was known, I was given a copy of his research report. He began research in Wayne County, North Carolina, as this was the point of origin of several BOYET/BOYTE families as well as the SKIPPER family. into which Hardy married in Georgia in 1835. Another reason for beginning in Wayne county was that Hardy frequently used the BOYTE spelling of his surname and this spelling is common in Wayne County.
A new statewide index to North Carolina wills was recently published; this valuable compilation shows that Amos and Thomas BOYTE were the fathers of most of the younger BOYTEs who appear in the 1820 U.S. Census of Wayne County. It is believed that any one of these younger men could have been Hardy's father, and that either Amos or Thomas was Hardy's grandfather. Intestate records for Wayne County were read through 1840 for any mention of Hardy, but none was found.
Previous research for the parentage of Hardy BOYTE/BOYETTE discovered a family history which showed that William W. BOYTE or BOYETT who lived in Coweta County, Georgia at the same time as Hardy, was the grandson of Jacob BOYETT, The intervening generation was left blank. It was considered possible that Hardy and William W. were brothers or cousins. It was therefore worth-while to follow up on Jacob BOYETT.
There was only one Jacob BOYETT or BOYTE in the 1790 U.S. Census of North Carolina. He lived in Edgecombe County which is situated northeast of Wayne County. In 1800, there was only one Jacob BOYTE or BOYET in North Carolina, and he resided in Wayne County. In 1810, there was a Jacob B. BOYTE listed in Wayne County. These were the only instances of the name Jacob found in a study of the census indexes of North Carolina for the period prior to Hardy's birth.
Jacob BOYET of Edgecombe County, North Carolina, was mentioned in the 1793 will of Benjamin LANCASTER of the same county. The will implied that Jacob was Benjamin's step-son and had already received his legacy. Deeds of Edgecombe County show that Jacob sold his land there in 1795; so it is possible that he is the same Jacob who was residing in Wayne County in 1800.
Jacob B. BOYTE received a pension for his Revolutionary War service [ed. note: see p. 4 of this issue for Jacob's final pension papers). In Jacob's pension application he stated that he was born 4 April 1755 in Wayne county; that he enlisted there in 1778 and that he lived in Wayne County until about 1816 when he moved to Bladen County. This last item shows that there were at least two Jacob BOYTE's in North Carolina prior to 1800.
Limited research was conducted in the records of Duplin County, North Carolina, primarily the intestate records. No mention of Hardy BOYTE/BOYETTE of Georgia was found in the few records available, although mention was made of Hardy Hinton BOYETT who was a minor in 1848.
(Continued on page 8)
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Since the Jacob B. BOYTE connection does not seem to fit with known information concerning Hardy, further research should be conducted on the descendants of Thomas, Amos, and Shadrack BOYTE of Wayne County. These three men, all possbile grandfathers of Hardy, were evidently brothers, sons of Thomas BOYET who died in Wayne County in 1787. This Thomas left a will, naming his sons [published in From Boyt to Boyette: The Descendants of Thomas Boyet by your editor].
Thorough research concludes that there is no direct evidence of Hardy's parentage. Methodical examination of the records and a one by one elimination of the North Carolina families of this surname appears to be the only way to solve the puzzle of Hardy's parentage and ancestry.
[ed. note: although no research was conducted in the records of Sampson County, North Carolina, this should also be done. The name HARDY is found in Sampson County as both a given and surname. The HARDY family there lived in the same area as the BOYET/BOYTES.]
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CLAY COUNTY, GEORGIA, COURT RECORD
3 January 1870
p. 98
"Clay County: Know all men by these presents, that we, Josiah G. (sic) BOYETT, Principal, and James BOYETT, and John W. PEACOCK, securities are held and firmly bound unto John C. WELLS, Ordinary, for said County and his successors in office, in the just sum of One Hundred and Fifty Dollars payable by the said Josiah G. (sic) BOYETT, James BOYETT, and John W. PEACOCK, or either of them, their heirs, Executors, Administrators, or assigns jointly, sensible, and firmly by these presents to be void on condition, that the said Josiah G. Boyett shall do, and perform all the duties of Guardianship of the persons and property of Ann, Amelia, William, and Martha Jane ADAMS, Orphans of Sebron Adams, as the law requires of him, otherwise to remain in full force, power, and virtue. Witness our hands and seals the 3rd day of January 1870.
Josiah J. BOYETT
James BOYETT (his mark)
J. W. PEACOCK
Attested and affixed by
John C. Wells, Ordinary"
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is part of an article which I wrote for the
Newsletter for the Association of Professional Genealogists. It starts
half-way, so the footnotes begin with number 7 instead of 1. Since it
concerns our BOYT/E-BOYET/T/E ancestor I’ve included it here.
A case study of an indexing and recording problem follows:
Research had established that Thomas BOYTE7 was a resident of Nansemond County, Virginia, a lost records county. No land records for the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries are extant except those grants and patents issued by the Commonwealth. A review of the published abstracts of Virginia land records established that Thomas BOYT owned property in the county as the following abstracted entry shows:
HENRY JENKINS, 665 acs., Up. Par. of Nansemond Co; on NW side of the Back Swamp; 6 June 1699, p. 195. Beg. at a fork or point made by Sd. swamp & the long branch: adj. Thomas Boyt .........8
But, there was no other index entry for Thomas; therefore, the record of Thomas's purchase was not found. After an examination of other sources, a indepth review of the index provided a lead. An entry for "Boyle, Thomas"9 was noticed and the abstract was read. This showed the following information:
THOMAS BOYLE, 129 acs., Up, Par. of Nansamond (sic) Co; S.
side of the back Sw. of Sumerton; 28 Oct. 1697, p. 110, Adj.
Thomas Jernakan & land of Samll. Watson. Trans. of 3 pers:
John Wike, William Walker, Humphry Minson.10
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7Variant spellings found in other records include "Boyt" and ”Boyet.”
8Nell Marion Nugent, Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants. vol. 1 (1695-1732) (Richmond:
Virginia State Library), 1979; p. 26.
9Ibid., p. 443.
10Ibid., p. 15.
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Although the surnames were different, the property description was similar, so a copy of the original record was ordered from the Land Office, Virginia State Library in Richmond. At first glance, the original appeared to be for a Thomas BOYLE, not a Thomas BOYT or BOYTE, but a closer examination showed that the clerk crossed few “t”s in the document. The words “south,” “Somerton,” “the,” and others appear as “soulh,” "Somerlon," and “the.” Even the "t” in Samuel WATSON'S name was uncrossed, although the two ” l” s in the abbreviation for Samuel were.
The mystery of the missing land record seemed to be solved, but additional proof was imperative. The only other extant records for Nansemond County for this period is the 1704 Quit Rents. This record was reviewed in published sources.11 The record shows that Thomas BOYT was assessed for four hundred acres, but the essential validation was the names “Tho. Jernegan Junr" and "Samll Watson." These two names, listed near that of Thomas BOYT, provide substantial evidence that the indexed grant to Thomas "BOYLE" was for Thomas BOYTE.
Additional searches were conducted to further substantiate this hypothesis. A review was made of the entire list for any BOYLE. None was found. A review of a later Vestry Book of the
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11Louis des Cognet, Jr. comp., English Duplicates of Lost Virginia Records, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc,
1981), 201. Annie Laurie Wright Smith, comp. The quit Rents of Virginia. 1704, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.,
1980); p. 11.
(Concluded on page 11)
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individuals resided therein, but it did include several entries for persons surnamed BOYD, BOYET, BOYT, and BOYTE. An 1784 list of petitioners from Nansemond and Isle of Wight counties was reviewed; no BOYLES were enumerated, but William BOYT and Thomas BOGIT were listed as well as a David BOYD.13 An early list of patentees for the colony records three pertinent 1717 patents: a 292 acre patent to "Tho. Boyd Jr.," an 150 acre patent to “Edw’d Boyt," and an 244 acre patent to "Tho. Boyt Jr."14
Awareness of possible indexing problems and knowledge of the intricacies in deciphering early patents and grants, allowed even earlier entries for Thomas BOYTE to be located and documented. Finally, a difficult research situation involving problematical handwriting causing a misnomer in the index was resolved.
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13"Nansemond county Legislative petitions," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 6, No. 3 (July-sept. 1962), pp. 99-110.
14Louis des Cognet, Jr., English Duplicates of Lost Virginia Records, p. 111.
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The Third or 1820 Land Lottery of Georgia
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Compiled by The Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr. |
page 34
NAME COUNTY MIL. DIST LOT/SECT DREW LAND
BOYEST, Burrel Tattnall Keens 272/9 Irwin
BOYET, Phillip Scriven 180 92/9 Irwin
BOYET, Sabra Scriven 180th 391/21 Early
BOYET, Stephen, Jr. Scriven 180 4/6 Gwinnett
BOYLE, Robert Jackson Dicksons 332/7 Gwinnett
BOYS, James Jones Buckhalters 240/28 Early
BOYT, Benjamin Burke J. Ward's 37/1 Rabun
BOYT, Benjamin Burke J. Ward's 118/5 Irwin
BOYT, James Burke Bells 315/21 Early
BOYTT, Robert Wilkinson Bowings 140/28 Early
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The Fourth or 1821 Land Lottery of Georgia
Compiled by The Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr.
page 23 (last two entries on page 24)
NAME COUNTY MIL. DIST LOT/SECT DREW LAND
BOYET, Arthur Pulaski Robinson 90/4 Monroe
BOYET, Arthur Pulaski Robinsons 279/13 Monroe
BOYET, Edward Scriven Bracks 10/1 Houston
BOYET, Seth Scriven Bracks 227/1 Monroe
BOYET, Seth Scriven Bracks 75/10 Dooly
BOYET, Wm. W. Jasper Wallis 60/14 Monroe
BOYETT, Cullen Richmond Burtons 111/10 Dooly
BOYETT, Cullen Richmond Burtons 238/5 Houston
BOYT, Abraham Burke Powells 149/14 Dooly
BOYT, Elbert Burke Powells 23/7 Houstohn
BOYT, James Burke Powells 44/9 Monroe
BOYT, Stephen Burke Turners 192/11 Dooly
BOYT, Thomas Burke Cavenahs 222/5 Dooly
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Reprint Of Official Register of Land Lottery of Georgia 1827 Compiled and published by Miss Martha Lou Houston
page 42
COUNTY FORTUNATE DRAWERS CAPTS. DIST NO. DT. SEC.
Scriven John BOYETT Kemps 168 21 1
Houston Elizabeth D. BOYET, wid. Hancocks 36 6 3
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North Carolina Wills:
A Testator Index. 1665-1900
by Thornton W. Mitchell
(Raleigh, NC: 1987)
pages 130 and 131
NAME COUNTY DATE RECORDED ORIGINAL
BOYET, Joseph Johnston 1841 WB-l/538 NC ST AR
BOYET, Martha Gates 1816 WB-2/127 NC ST AR
BOYET, Samuel Duplin 1791 WB-A/30 NC ST AR
BOYET, Shadrach Wayne 1807 Orig. only NC ST AR
BOYET, Thomas Martin c1823 WB-2/85
BOYET, Thomas Wayne 1787 WI-A/85 NC ST AR
BOYET, Isaac Wilson 1872 WB-2/76 NC ST AR
BOYET, Martha Duplin 1840 Orig. only NC ST AR
BOYET, Moses Wayne 1780 WB-A/61 NC ST AR
BOYETT, Stephen Anson 1891 WB-D/289 NC ST AR
BOYETTE, Baalam Duplin 1891 WB-4/382 NC ST AR
BOYETTE, George Johnston 1852 WB-l/659 NC ST AR
BOYETTE, John Sampson 1882 WB--3/242 NC ST AR
BOYETTE, Katie H. Hertford 1896 WB-C/515 NC ST AR
BOYETTE, Mary J. Sampson 1888 WB-3/398 NC ST AR
BOYETTE, Susan A. Duplin 1897 WB-4/499 NC ST AR
BOYETTE, Zilla Wilson 1885 WB-2/338 ----
BOYTE, Amos Wayne 1826 RD-5/261 NC ST AR
BOYTE, Joseph B. Wayne 1816 RD-3/341 NC ST AR
BOYTE, Martha Union 1896 WB-2/538 Co. Clerk/Sup.Ct.
BOYTE, Polly Wayne 1838 RD-7/336 NC ST AR
BOYTE, Thomas Wayne 1817 RD-4/33 NC ST AR
WB = Will Book
RD - Recording Docket
NC ST AR - North Carolina State Archives
Co. Clerk - County Clerk of Superior Court
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BOYETT FAMILIES OF CLAY AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES, GEORGIA
Two BOYT/BOYTE/BOYETTE families were early settlers of the border area of Clay and Randolph counties, Georgia. The oldest men of these families were Joseph Josiah and James W., born in 1795 and 1811/5, respectively. Descendants state that they were uncle and nephew, and a county history states that James' son and Joseph Josiah's daughter (who married) were second cousins.1 Joseph Josiah is reported to be brother to Thomas James BOYETT, born 1783/4 Wayne Co., NC, married 17 Oct 1809 in Duplin Co., NC to Elizabeth ROGERS, and died in 1867 in Lowndes Co., AL.2
There also may be a familial connection between Joseph Josiah, James W., and the Robert BOYETT/BOYTT who was recorded in the 1820 U.S. Census of Wilkinson County. Joseph Josiah is first recorded in Georgia in the Laurens County 1830 U.S. Census. The ages and sex of family members in this census for Josiah fit known information.
Laurens County, Georgia, was organized from Wilkinson,Montgomery, and Washington counties in 1807. In 1820, Robert BOYETT was residing in Laurens County, and in 1820, Robert of Wilkinson County, drew land in the lottery designated as in Bowings military district, lot 140, section 28, in Early County.
(see page 12 of this newsletter.)
Joseph Josiah BOYETT was born 25 Dec 1795 in North Carolina; he married about 1820 probably in Washington or Laurens County, Georgia to Gatsy PEACOCK, who was born 27 Oct 1803/4/6 in Washington Co., GA. Gatsy died 27 Feb 1891 in Dothan, Houston Co., AL at the home of her daughter, Jane Elizabeth (BOYETT) ADAMS BOYETT; Gatsy is bur at Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery, Dothan, Houston Co., AL; Joseph Josiah died 8 Oct 1867 and his estate was probated in Randolph County.
Their names, birth, marriage, and death dates were recorded in the family Bible. He was recorded in the 1830 Laurens County, GA U.S. Census and had relocated in Randolph County before 1840 when the federal census was enumerated that year. Most of the family belonged to the Baptist church.
When his estate was probated, the county court appointed Gatsy as the administrix of his estate. She relinquished her dower in the property and took only a child's portion, probably to enable her off-spring to inherit a larger portion. The farm had to be sold to pay the debts, although some money was left at the final accounting. Only six of the known ten children were living at the time Josiah's estate was settled. Most received
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1 The relationship is explained by Bunelle Hall Gresham, a descendant as follows: "Joseph Josiah and James were brothers.
Josiah John was the son of James W. Boyett, the grandson of James, the g.nephew of Josiah, therefore the second cousin of his 2nd wife, Jane E. Boyett Adams."
2 Information from Gertrude J. Stephens. See also Newsletter Vol. II, Number 2, p. 7, in this compilation of Thomas James’ twelve children, there is no known son who married a Parisade.
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approximately $220.00 as their share. In some cases, where a daughter was deceased, her portion was distributed to her children, under the guardianship of their father.
Their children:
1. Mary Mahala BOYETT b. 8 Dec 1821 Laurens Co., GA?; m. 28 Feb 1843, Randolph Co., GA to Thomas P. JESTER (b. 3 Sep 1809; d. 11 Nov 1899); she d. 4 June 1860 and they are buried at Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Cotton Hill, Clay Co., GA.
2. Leroy Triggs BOYETT b. 8 Jan 1826 Laurens Co., GA? (a twin); m. est 1846, Randolph Co., GA to Atha Caroline BARBREE; he owned a shop called "Boyt and Darsey" in partnership with John DARSEY; Leroy d. 23 Nov 1855 in Clay Co., GA.
3. William Washington BOYETT b. 8 Jan 1836 Laurens Co., GA? (a twin); he was a student in 1850, living in the Cuthbert Dist. with Wm. TAYLOR. He d. bef 1868 when his father's estate was probated.
4. Jane Elizabeth BOYETT b. 4 July 18283 in Laurens Co., GA; m. bet late 1849 & early 1850 to Seborn ADAMS of Midway, AL; she d. 15 Aug 1902; she is bur. at Beulah Bapt Church Cem in Dothan, Houston Co., AL. She m. (2) 14 Oct 1866 her 2nd cousin, Josiah John BOYETT (b. 22 Dec 1843; d. 16 Oct 1918; bur at Beulah Cem).
5. Calvin Thompson BOYETT b. 26 Feb 1830; d. before 1868.
6. Abedi Ann BOYETT b. 25/27 June 1831 Laurens Co., GA; m. 26
Feb 1847, Clay Co., GA to John William PITTMAN (b. 28 Dec
1823; d. 30 Oct 1894); she d. 29 Jan 1918 in Dothan, Houston
Co., AL, and is bur beside her husband at Shiloh Bapt Church
Cem, Cotton Hill, Clay Co., GA.
7. James Jackson (Jack) BOYETT b. 26 Dec 1835 Laurens Co., GA; m. 27 Dec 1855 in Randolph Co., GA to Sarah Jane FOSTER; he
d. 31 Oct 1895 at Cotton Hill, Clay Co., GA; bur. Shiloh Cem; Clay Co., GA. The History of Clay County explains that Jack's property was in the community of Cotton Hill. It describes the house as follows: "Two pillars of one room are in Randolph, two in Clay, and three in Quitman [counties, GA]. This is probably the only instance of this kind known. Mr. Boyett, former owner of the house, was the father of seventeen children, all of whom grew to manhood and womanhood and all were born in this house."4
8. Amelia Gilbert (Sarah C.) BOYETT b. 13 July 1839 Randolph Co., GA?; this may be the Sarah C., age 20, who was recorded with the family when the 1860 U.S. Census was enumerated for Randolph Co.; she m. 21 May 1864 in Clay Co., GA to Dunwoody RAY; she d. 22 Feb 1915 at Cotton Hill, Clay Co., GA and is bur. at Shiloh Hill Cem, Clay County, GA.
9. George Love Harrison BOYETT b. 18 Dec 1843 Randolph Co., GA; served in CSA; d. after 1868.
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3Her birthdate was also found as 24 July 1830.
4Two of Jack's children were already deceased and bur at Shiloh Church Cemetery, Cotton Hill, Clay Co., GA.
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10. Aminda Judson BOYETT b. 25 July 1847 Randolph Co., GA; m.
William Bill SANDLIN according to fam rec, but was not
listed in the 1860 census with her parents.
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The other older BOYETT family in this area was that of James W. and Parisade A. They lived in the same neighborhood and community as Joseph Josiah and Gatsy. Family records indicate that James W. was the son of James. James W. and Parisade A. were living in Randolph Co., GA in 1850, but were enumerated in Clay County in the U.S. Censuses for 1860, 1870, and 1880.
Their children:
1. Josiah John BOYETT b. 22 Dec 1843, Randolph Co., GA; m. 14 Oct 1866, by Cooper BELL, J.P, in Randolph Co., GA to his second cousin Jane Elizabeth (BOYETT) ADAMS, widow of Seborn ADAMS; Josiah John was one of the administrators of his father-in-law's estate and was appointed the guardian of Ann, Amelia, William, and Martha Jane ADAMS in Jan 1870, These were his wife's children by her first marriage. The securities for his bond were James BOYETT (probably his father) and J. W. PEACOCK. (see page 8 of this newsletter) Josiah John d. 16 Oct 1918 in AL; bur at Beulah Bapt Church Cem in Dothan, Houston Co., AL.5
2. William Shadrack (Shade) BOYETT b. 22 Sep 1845 Cotton Hill, Clay Co., GA; m. (1) 21 Nov 1967 Harriet Addie CLYATT;
(2) 5 Jan 1873 Mary Lavina DUSKIN; he was in Co. C, 55th GA Vol dur Civil War; wounded and taken prisoner; settled in Shady Grove/Providence community of Stewart Co. dur 1860s; he was Sunday School Superintendent of Shady Grove Bapt Ch for 25 yrs.; he was Co. Rep. in GA Gen. Assembly and on the Co. Board of Education; d. 22 Sep 1923 at Shady Grove, Stewart Co., GA.
3. Margarett BOYETT b. cal 1846/7 Randolph Co., GA; she d. before 1860.
4. Martha T. A. BOYETT b. Jan 1850 Randolph Co., GA.
5. Willis S. BOYETT, b. 1851 Randolph Co., GA; lived Richland community, Stewart Co., GA, where he was a charter member of the Richland Baptist Church; m. Lizzie CHAMBLISS.
6. James Buchanan BOYETT b. cal 1855 Randolph Co., GA; m. Susan WILSON.
7. Talitha/Thelitha BOYETT b. cal 1857 Clay Co., GA; m. Mr. PIERCE; lived Moultrie, GA.
8. Carrie BOYETT, b. 1862 Clay Co., GA; m. Alvin WOMBLE; lived near Colquitt, GA.
9. Richard (Dick) BOYETT b. 1865, Clay Co., GA; photographer, lived in Birmingham; m. Annie and had two daughters.
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Children and some grandchildren of Joseph Josiah BOYETT are known. Those are as follows:
Thomas P. JESTER b. 8 Sep 1809 in SC; m. Mary Mahala BOYETT 28
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5Family Bible records sent by Gertrude J. Stephens.
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Feb 1843 in Randolph Co., GA; he d. 11 Nov 1899 in Clay Co., GA; he is buried at Shiloh Hill Cemetery there.
Their children:
1. M. A. (Angie?) b. 1844 Clay Co., GA.
2. Brazilia (Zid) A. (male) JESTER b. cal 1846 Clay Co., GA.
3. Leroy A. JESTER b. cal 1849 Clay Co., GA.
4. Amanda M. JESTER b. cal 1852 Clay Co., GA.
5. Milton (Mitt) M. JESTER b. cal 1853 CLay Co., GA.
6. William W. JESTER b. cal 1856 Clay Co., GA.
Leroy Triggs BOYETT b. 8 Jan 1826 Randolph Co., GA; m. 23 July 1845, Atha Caroline BARBREE (b. Cal 1830 in GA; she m. (2) William J. HAMILTON (b. 29 Feb 1830; d. 24 Mar 1871)); Leroy was the part owner of the firm "Boyt and Darsey" when he died. It was a shop of some kind. At the time his estate was probated, a settlement was made with John Darsey; Leroy d. 23 Nov 1855 in Clay Co., GA; bur Shiloh Bapt Ch Cem.
Their children:
1. Roxann (Roxie) BOYETT b. 23 July 1846 Clay Co., GA; d. 19 Apr 1928; bur Shiloh Bapt Ch Cem, Cotton Hill, Clay Co., GA.
2. Sarah E. BOYETT b. cal 1848 Clay Co., GA.
3. Mary A. BOYETT b. cal 1850 Clay Co., GA.
4. William A. BOYETT b. cal 1852 Clay Co., GA.
5. Andrew M. BOYETT b. cal 1854 Clay Co., GA.
6. Leroy Caroline BOYETT b. 12 Apr 1856 Clay Co., GA; m. Mattie; d. 8 Feb 1897, Clay Co., GA; bur. Shiloh Hill.
Seborn ADAMS b. cal 1817; was a retail grocer inl 860; he m. before 1 Sep 1850 Jane Elizabeth BOYETT (b. 24 July 1830 Laurens Co., GA; d. 15 Aug 1902); his will was probated in Clay Co., GA on 3 Jan 1870. On that date, Jane Elizabeth's second husband was appointed guardian of Sebron and her children.
Their children:
1. Annie ADAMS b.8 June 1852 Clay Co., GA; m. 31 Dec 1885 Joseph Henry LANE (b. 13 July 1852; d. 13 Aug 1915; Annie was his third wife); d. 14 Dec 1932.
2. Amelia ADAMS b. cal 1855 Clay Co., GA; m. John L. (Tobe) DOMINGUS.
3 William ADAMS b. cal 1858 Clay Co., GA.
4. Martha Jane (Jennie) ADAMS b. 14 July 1862 clay Co., GA; m. Walt NEWTON (b. c1864); she d. 29 Apr 1895; bur Buelah.
John William PITTMAN b.28 Dec 1823 in GA; m. 26 Feb 1847 Abedia
Ann BOYETT (b. 25 June 1831 Laurens Co., GA; d. 29 Jan 1918,
Dothan, Houston Co., AL); he d. 30 Oct 1894; both bur Shiloh
Bapt Ch Cem, Cotton Hill, Clay Co.,GA.
Their children:
1. Sarah Ann Judson PITTMAN b. 16 Aug 1849; d. 26 Mar 1850.
2. Eliza Jane PITTMAN b. 26 Feb 1851 Randolph Co., GA; m. 25 Mar 1874 Andrew Joe LANE; she d. 8 Oct 1931; bur Beulah.
3. Ella Gertrude PITTMAN b. 14 Jan 1853 Randolph Co., GA; m. William T. CROZIER (b. 21 Aug 1847; d. 27 Dec 1942); she d. 25 May 1937.
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North Carolina Taxpayers: 1701-1786
compiled by Clarence E. Ratcliff
(Baltimore: Gen. Publ. Co., 1984)
page 23
NAME COUNTY YEAR
BOYD, Amos Dobbs 1779
BOYD, Ethelred Dobbs 1779
BOYD, James Dobbs 1779
BOYD, Moses Dobbs 1779
BOYD, Thomas Dobbs 1779
BOYIT, Dred s[on of) Edward Dobbs 1769
BOYIT, Edward Dobbs 1769
BOYIT, Edward s(on of] Edward Dobbs 1769
BOYIT, George Dobbs 1769
BOYIT, James s[on of) Thomas Sr. Dobbs 1769
BOYIT, Joseph s[on of) George Dobbs 1769
BOYIT, Josiah s(on of) George Dobbs 1769
BOYIT, Thomas Jr. Dobbs 1769
BOYIT, Thomas Sr. Dobbs 1769
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The International Genealogical Index (IGI) is a compilation of census, vital, and probate records which. have been computerized by the LDS (Mormon) Church in Salt Lake City. A few entries were copied from the 1984 edition to include in the newsletter when space permits. Please note that these may represent incomplete and/or undocumented family records.
Etheldred BOYETT m. 10 Aug 1800 or 5 Sep 1821 Screven Co., GA to
Sarah Ann SAUCER (sic). He married (2) 9 Jan 1842 to Nancy
PORTER in Lowndes Co., AL. Children by first wife:
1. William C. BOYETTE b. 4 Oct 1822 Screven Co., GA.
2. Stephen BOYETT b. 18 Jan 1825 Screven Co., GA.
3. John R. BOYETT b. 5 Feb 1828 Screven Co., GA.
4. James Noah BOYETT b. 8 Nov 1830 in either Lowndes Co., Al or Columbia Co., AR; the IGI shows both, so one has to be incorrect.
5. Mary Ann BOYETT b. 4 Oct 1833 Lowndes Co., AL.
6. Sarah Ann BOYETT b. 22 Jan 1836 Lowndes Co., AL.
William Hill BOYETT m. 25 Dec 1856 Berrien Co., GA to Jemima TAYLOR.
Their children:
1. Sarah BOYETT b. 9 Dec 1860 Berrien Co., GA.
2. William Jackson BOYETT b. 11 Oct 1862 Berrien Co., GA.
3. John BOYETT b. 22 Jan 1865 Berrien Co., GA.
4. Samantha Jane BOYETT b. 22 Jan 1867 Berrien Co., GA.
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NORTH CAROLINA 1820 CENSUS INDEX
by Accelerated Indexing Systems, Inc.
NAME COUNTY PAGE TOWNSHIP
BOYATT, Pherebe Duplin 182 none listed
BOYELL, Isaac Bladen 144 none listed
BOYELL, J. Bladen 136 none listed
BOYELL, John Bladen 144 none listed
BOYET, David Gates 142 none listed
BOYET, Polly Sampson 284 Piney Gr.
BOYETT, Absolam Lenoir 285 none listed
BOYETT, Daniel Lenoir 285 none listed
BOYETT, Hardy Duplin 178 none listed
BOYETT, John Duplin 164 none listed
BOYETT, Nathan Sampson 286 none listed
BOYETT, Patsy Duplin 182 none listed
BOYETT, William Duplin 178 none listed
BOYETTS, James Duplin 170 none listed
BOYLE,*Amos Wayne 456 none listed
BOYLE, Amose Wayne 456 none listed
BOYLE, Charles Rutherford 388 none listed
BOYLE, Enoch Lincoln 328 none listed
BOYLE, Henry Wayne 456 none listed
BOYLE, James Orange 340 none listed
BOYLE, John Rutherford 389 none listed
BOYLE, John Wayne 456 none listed
BOYLE, Martha Wayne 456 none listed
BOYLE, Mary Wayne 459 none listed
BOYLE, Micajah Wayne 456 none listed
BOYS,^ Josiah Wayne 459 none listed
BOYT, Howell Wayne 457 none listed
BOYT, James Wayne 457 none listed
BOYT, Jones Lenoir 265 none listed
BOYT, Thomas Wayne 457 none listed
BOYT, W. Elisha Wayne 457 none listed
BOYTT, Dougal* Moore 303 none listed
*Although the census index lists these names as BOYLE, research in the county records, as well as a careful review of the census enumerations, shows that this surname is not BOYLE, but BOYTE or BOYET. There are probably more errors in the index, but these have been verified through research.
^Note: This name appears to be BOYT, not BOYS as indicated by the indexers.
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North Carolina 1830 Census Index
by Accelerated Indexing Systems, Inc.
NAME COUNTY PAGE TOWNSHIPS
BOYETT, Ephraim Duplin 163 none listed
BOYETT, Hardy Duplin 163 none listed
BOYETT, Nathan Sampson 188 none listed
BOYETTE, David Duplin 155 none listed
BOYETTE, Henry Duplin 155 none listed
BOYETTE, Jesse Duplin 167 none listed
BOYETTE, Michael Duplin 155 none listed
BOYETTE, Polly Duplin 149 none listed
BOYETTE, Robert Martin 399 none listed
BOYETTE, Sally Martin 394 none listed
BOYETTE, William Martin 398 none listed
BOYETTE, William Duplin 155 none listed
BOYFAN, Abner Anson 075 none listed
BOYIS, John Mecklenburg 334 none listed
BOYLE, Dempsey Wayne 529 Capt. Co.
BOYLE, Henry Henry 533 Killingsworth
BOYLE, James Orange 309 North Dist.
BOYLE, John Wayne 529 Capt.Co.
BOYLE, Micajah Wayne 513 Capt.Ha.
BOYLE, Sarah Wayne 513 Capt.Ha.
BOYLE, Stephen Wayne 513 Capt.Ha.
BOYS, Josiah Wayne 544 Capt.Ba.
BOYT, Absolom Lenoir 280 none listed
BOYT, Daniel Jr. Lenoir 281 none listed
BOYT, Jesse Caswell 241 none listed
BOYT, John Columbus 011 none listed
BOYT, William Caswell 238 none listed
BOYT, William Lenoir 281 none listed
Editor's Note: Using the indexes published by Accelerated Indexing Systems, Inc. can be helpful, but relying on the data input by them is a big MISTAKE. Careful review of their indexes compared to the actual census enumerations shows many major errors. These include errors of omission, reading the original, and transcribing the original entry to a computer. PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHEN USING THEIR INDEXES and PLEASE don't overlook other possibilities such as are included in these examples.
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Cherokee Land Lottery of Georgia (1832)
by James F. Smith
(A numerical list of the names of the fortunate drawers in said lottery) Copyrighted 1838.
All names marked with an * were granted previous to the first dayof January 1838.
page 87
Seventh District Second Section, Cherokee
#11 Benjamin BOYT, Bryan's Burke County*
Map 12 explanation on page 86 indicates that this is now Gilmer Co.
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The Second or 1807 Land Lottery of Georgia
published by Georgia Genealogical Reprints
|
The Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr. c1968 |
page 9
COUNTY NAME MIL.DIST. LOT DIST CO.
Burkes BOYT, James Gordons 259 25 W
Burkes BOYT, John Gordons 238 15 W
page 10
Burkes BOYT, John Gordons 165 14 B
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Some Mississippi Marriages prior to 1926:
Rodgers BOYT and Pinkie WILLIAMS May 17, 1910 Book 43, page 305, Washington Co.
S.H. BOYETT and Annie WEEMS Dec 15, 1895 Book I, page 66, Holmes Co.
Sam BOYETT and Lena HOLLOWBURTON Nov 20, 1895 Book 8, page 101 Quitman Co.
W. T. BOYT and M. A. WEBB Sep. 1, 1889 Book 5, page 188 Tippah Co.
Willie BOYETTE and Elvado MARSHALL Apr 11, 1919 Book 11(?), page 15, Attala Co.
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INDEX TO CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS FROM MISSISSIPPI
MS DEPT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY AT JACKSON
NAME MILITARY UNIT RANK
BOYET, H.* CO. H, 33 MS INF. PVT
*originally filed under H. BOYETT
BOYET, W. H. CO. F, 35 MS INF. PVT
BOYETT, E. F.* CO. D, 30 MS INF. PVT
*originally filed under E. F. BOYETT
BOYETTE, E. F. CAPT. COMFORTS CO., MS INF PVT
BOYETT, ELIAS CO. K, 20 MS INF. PVT
BOYETT, E. T. CO. D, 30 MS INF. PVT
BOYETT, E. W.* CO. K, 20 MS INF. PVT
*originally filed under Elias BOYETT
BOYETT, JAMES CO. B, 2 MS CAV. PVT
BOYETTE, JAMES E. CO. G, 30 MS INF PVT
BOYETTE, J. M. CO. I, (PERCY'S) MS INF PVT
BOYETTE, J. M. CO. A, 15 MS INF PVT
BOYETTE, JOHN CO. I, 2 MS CAV PVT
BOYETT, JOHN R. CO. D, 1 MS ART'LRY PVT
BOYETT, JONES CO. I, 2 MS CAV PVT
BOYETT, JOSEPH M. CO. G, 30 MS INF PVT
BOYETT, JOSEPH N.* CO. G., 30 MS INF PVT
*originally filed as Joseph M. BOYETT
BOYETT, ROBERT CAPT. BURT'S IND'PT CO MS PVT
(DIXIE GUARDS)
BOYETT, R. T. CO. D. MS INF PVT
BOYETT, S. H. NEW CO Y, 9 MS INF+ PVT
+see also 20 MS
BOYETT, S. H. CO. K, 20 MS INF PVT
BOYETT, STEPHEN* CO. K, 20 MS INF PVT
*originally filed under S. H. BOYETT
BOYETT, STEVEN A. CO. D, 30 MS INF CORP/SGT
BOYETT, T. S. CAPT. D LOVE'S CO 1 (KINGS) PVT
BOYETT, W. P. NEW CO. G, 9 MS INF PVT
BOYETTE, THOMAS L. CO. I, 1 MS INF PVT
BOYETTE, W. H. CO. A 38? MS CAV PVT
BOYT, C. W. CO. A, 14 BATT'N MS LT ARTLRY PVT
BOYT, ELLIS P. CO. B, QUINN'S ST TROOPS MS PVT
BOYT, H. CO. G, 4 MS CAV PVT
BOYT, HENRY CO. ?, HUGHES BATT'N MS CAV PVT/CORP
BOYT, HUGH* CO. H, 33 MS INF PVT
*also listed as H. BOYTT, his muster roll card indicated
that it was CO. B. QUINN'S STATE TROOPS
BOYT, J. B. (JOHN B.) CO. I, 17 MS INF PVT
BOYT, J. H. CO. H, 38 MS CAV PVT
BOYT, THOMAS C. CO. H, 7 MS INF FIFER/PVT
BOYT, W. H.* CO. F, 35 MS INF PVT
*W. H. BOYET
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MARTIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA MILITIA
1 DECEMBER 1779
"A role (sic) of the Drafts & Volunteers from Martin Co. Now on their march to the ... Raised the first day of December 1779:"
The list included the following:
SAMUEL BOYD
THOMAS BOYD
BENJAMIN BOYT
JAMES BOYT
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(PARTIAL) INDEX TO THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF GEORGIA FOR 1820
compiled under the auspices of the Georgia Historical Society Second Edition, Baltimore: Gen. Publ. Co., 1969
page 16
BOYT, Abraham Burke Co.
BOYT, Edward Screven Co.
BOYT, James, Jr. Burke Co.
BOYT, James, Sr. Burke Co.
BOYT, James Screven Co.
BOYT, Beth Screven Co.
BOYT, Stephen Screven Co.
Note: Burke County was formed as St. George Parish in 1777 from the Creek cession; the county seat was Waynesboro. (Named for Waynesboro (present-day Goldsboro) North Carolina where so many of the BOYTE/BOYETs lived?)
Wilkes County was created in 1777 from Cherokee and Creek cessions; its county seat was Washington.
Screven County was organized in 1793 from Burke and Effingham counties with its county seat at Sylvania.
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Second (Davidson's Infantry) Army of 10,000 P-Y
Second Infantry A-Q. (Information extracted from muster roll
cards by Frances Parkinson.)
BOYT, Ellis P. Co. B 2 (Quinns) (State Troops) MS Inf. Pvt.
Capt A.O. Cox's Co. 2 Regt MS State troops Pvt. Co.; Muster roll 9 June 1862: Joined 9 June 1862 at Monticello, MS for 12 months, miles traveled to rendevous - 97.
B/2 Quinns' State Troops E. P. BOYT Pvt Co., B; 2 Regt MS St troops. Muster Roll - 13 July to 4 Sep 1862, furloughed for 60 days from 21st July a p c of disability.
Muster Roll 23 Sep 1862 to 28 Feb 1863, last paid 4 Sep 1862 Discharged for disability, 22 Nov 1862.
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A SUCCESSFUL RESEARCH STORY:
IDENTIFYING THE PARENTS OF JEHU BOYET
by Mrs. John Russ
Little information was known about John Jehu BOYET when this research project started. Jehu and his wife, Nancy, both died young. Few records were available to help identify his parents' names. This report will explain how one researcher pursued each clue, searched the records, and solved the puzzle.
"First look at what is known and then hunt clues from known information:
1870 census Hancock Co., MS:
Elizabeth BOYET 17 yrs. born LA.
John BOYET 10 yrs. born LA.
There were no parents listed, and our grandfather, Henry, who was about nineteen years old, is not listed. [Family traditions stated: Henry went off to work while he was young because his parents had died. The parents died of yellow fever.]
Hancock Co., MS is across the river from St. Tammany and Washington parishes, LA. There was a lot of movement back and forth across the river.
1860 census of Washington Parish, LA showed:
John BOYET 50 yrs. born Tenn.
Nancy “ 39 yrs. born LA.
Winefred " 19 yrs. born LA.
Silas " 12 yrs. born LA.
Henry “ 9 yrs. born LA.
Nancy " 7 yrs. born LA.
John " 3 yrs. born LA.
1850 Census St. Tammany Parish, LA:
John BOYET 40 yrs. born SC.
Nancy " 30 yrs. born LA.
Mearther " 12 yrs. born LA.1
Winifred " 9 yrs. born LA.
Silas L. " 4 yrs. born LA.
A search of court house records in both Mississippi and Louisiana resulted in the following:
(a) Property records were located which used the names John, Jehu, and Nancy Cooper BOYET, but these same records seem to say that John and Jehu were one and the same person. John Jehu BOYET and wife Nancy (COOPER) BOYET.
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1Later research shows this to be Martha, a girl.
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(b) A 1837 court case2 involved John BOYET, Lemuel THOMPSON, and descendants of William McGEE of Mississippi.
(c) A marriage record was registered on 27 March 1837 for Nancy BOYET and John BOYET, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.
The parents must have died between 1860 and 1870 leaving three small children who did not remember much, if anything, about their paternal grandparents. It was frustrating because in the 1880 and 1900 censuses, these children reported that their father was born in North Carolina, Mississippi, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Louisiana. I was really stuck!
1. I put myself in the children's shoes: they must be remembering stories of “where father had been" NOT where he was born.
2. I started questioning older living descendants about other children who were listed in the 1850 and 1860 censuses. FINALLY, I found one who remembered maybe one (Silas) went West. "I think my father saw them once early in the 1900s."
3 I studied the history of the places and period, particularly the 1860-1870 time, which was the decade when the parents' died. This was the period of the Civil War and reconstruction years. Mississippi and Louisiana people had little to eat at times. political conditions and punitive legislation were insulting at best to veterans. Fever epidemics added to the troubles.
Research showed that John BOYET and Silas L. BOYET were in the Louisiana Military,3 but records in the Louisiana State Historical Library were unreadable which lead to another blind alley. BUT, history did suggest that Westward was an accepted way to go during this period for CSA Veterans.
4. At this point, my only possible route was to locate records for these older children to see if they were old enough when the parents died to have information about them.
So, I started with the Texas soundex and found that in the 1910 U.S. Census:
Silas L. BOYETT was born in Louisiana and was the correct age, too. In his household were a wife and an infant son!
The 1900 and 1880 U.S. Censuses showed Silas's other children, but it was this youngest son that could still be living.4
5. The visit to Texas to meet the cousins was extremely
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2See Newsletter, Vol. I, #2, pp 5-6.
3Confederate States Military lists for Louisiana.
4Even is there had not been this late child, I would have hunted the grandchildren of Silas to locate any information.
(continued on page 27)
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rewarding. Among their possessions were John Jehu's Bible with family pages and other papers, including John Jehu's discharge and Silas's parole from military service during the Civil War. Jehu's military discharge paper was most valuable since it showed that Jehu was born in Fairfield District, Sc. The family Bible gave the death dates of John Jehu, Nancy, and one daughter who died in the yellow fever epidemic.
Silas's older sister, Nancy, had married and also moved to Texas.
6. A search was then made in the South Carolina census records for 1800, 1810, 1820, and 1830. There was only one BOYET in Fairfield District, South Carolina recorded in the federal censuses from 1800 to 1830, and it was Jesse in 1810. In the 1810 census of Fairfield District, South Carolina, Jesse BOYET had one male child under five years of age. This had to be Jehu, and Jesse had to be his father. Jesse was not recorded in Fairfield or any other South Carolina District in either 1800, 1820, or 1830.
7. I then went to the BOYET Newsletter and wrote for information on Jesse. The note in Volume II, number 3, page 14, was the next clue. This fit family stories repeated both in Texas and Mississippi that Jehu had been angry with his father, left Tennessee, and moved to Mississippi. The time of Jehu's leaving home was right.
8. Another researcher, Richard Sassman, had been working on records for Jesse. He had lost Jesse in North Carolina records in 1803 and then locates him in Tennessee records in 1812. He also had a letter from Jesse BOYET (Newsletter Vol. III, No. 2, p. 17) which shows that Jehu (Jesse's son) was in Warren County, Mississippi in 1833. A son was recorded in Jesse's home in the 1830 U.S. Census of Bedford Co., TN. This son was twenty years of age. That fit all known information for our Jehu. Jehu had left home after 1830 and before 1833.
John Jehu BOYET b. 1 Jan 1810 had to be the son of Jesse BOYET and grandson of Etheldred BOYET of Wayne Co., NC. There are still many puzzle pieces missing, and this is where research continues.
1) Fairfield District, Sc 1803-1812 courthouse records.
2) Who did Jesse marry and when?
3) Is there a connection between the 1837 court case, William
McGEE, Lemuel THOMPSON, and Jehu's 1833 Warren Co., MS
location?
Jehu married in 1837 in St. Tammany Parish, LA.
Other papers from the court records establish that the
McGEE’s were from Mississippi and William McGEE died about
1815. The only sections of Mississippi open to settlers in
1815 was Mobile Territory and Natchez Territory. Natchez
Territory included what is now Warren County and borders
(concluded on page 28)
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that portion of Louisiana where Jehu went. Was there a connection? Warren Co.1 MS in 1833 and St. Tammany Parish in 1837. Did Jehu meet Lemuel THOMPSON in Mississippi or Louisiana?
4) I can point to every child and show who they were named for except Silas Lodock. Who was he named for? Are there other spellings of Lodock?
5) When and where did Jesse die? After the 1840 census of Carroll Co., TN, he disappears from known records. Did he leave a will? Did Jesse marry a second time, thereby accounting for the two much younger children on the 1840 census (after Jehu had left home).
As you can see, I will be eternally grateful for the Boyet Newsletter and especially those newly found Texas cousins who helped solve my puzzle."
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Ed. note: Thanks so very much for your testimonial! That's the main purpose of the Newsletter, and we appreciate the time and trouble you took in writing up your research efforts and the results of your endeavors. THANKS FOR SHARING!!!
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4. Fanny Amelia PITTMAN b. 5 Aug 1856 Randolph Co., GA; m. Bemjamin SHAW; she d. 12 Dec 1912.
5. Jesse William PITTMAN b. 3 Jan 1862; m.17 Nov 1881 Anna Lee COBB (b. 9 June 1866 d. 23 Mar 1960); lived Henry Co., AL; d. 1 Feb 1928.
6. Mary Ida PITTMAN b. 5 July 1868; m. 15 Sep 1889 Richard (Dick) Davis CROZIER (b. 8 Dec 1860; d. 20 Mar 1925); she d. 19 May 1961.
James Jackson (Jack) BOYETT b. 26 Dec 1835 Randolph Co., GA; m.
27 Dec 1855 Randolph Co., GA to Sarah Jane FOSTER (b. 15 Mar
1837 in either Georgia or Virginia; she d. 23 Aug 1892; bur.
Shiloh Cem); he d. 31 Oct 1895 and is bur. at Shiloh Cem.,
Clay Co., GA.
Their children:
1. Emma M. BOYETT b. cal 1857 Randolph Co., GA.6
2. James W. BOYETT b. cal 1858 Randolph Co., GA.
3. Mary A. BOYETT b. cal 1859 Randolph Co., GA.
4. George D. BOYETT b. cal 1861 Randolph Co., GA.
5. Richard J. BOYETT b. cal 1864 Randolph Co., GA.
6. Robert Lee BOYETT b. cal 1866 Randolph Co., GA; d. 1941; bur. Shiloh Cem, Clay Co., GA.
7. Samuel L. BOYETT b. cal 1868 Randolph Co., GA.
8. Edger (sic) H. or N. BOYETT b. cal 1869 Randolph Co., GA.
9. Charles E. BOYETT b. c 1871 Randolph Co., GA.
10. Columbus S. BOYETT b. c 1872 Randolph Co., GA.
11. Edwin E. (Eugene?) BOYETT b. 1 Aug 1873; m. Mary BURGE; lived in tn-county house; d. 6 Dec 1949; bur at Shiloh.
12. Alress F. BOYETT b. c1876 Randolph Co., GA.
13. Leola V. BOYETT b. c1877 Randolph Co., GA.
14. Lily L. BOYETT b. c1878 Randolph Co.,GA.
15. Tracy B. BOYETT b. 23 Jan 1880; d. 4 Nov 1880, bur Shiloh.
16. Infant daughter bur. Shiloh Cem, Clay Co., GA.
17. unknown.
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6since the Clay County History states that these children were all born in the same house, it has been assumed that they were all born in Randolph County, but it could have been Clay.
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