My fourth cousin 3 times removed.
Born: 11 Dec. 1816, Powhatan Co., VA. 1
Parents: BENJAMIN BOATWRIGHT AND ELIZABETH BLACKBURN
Married: 12 Dec. 1839. 1
Death: about 1889, Paint Lick, KY. 1
Notes:
Benjamin married his first cousin, Julia Ann Paterson.
Kentucky Land Grants:
Grantee: Boatwright, Benj D
Acres: 50
Book: 15
Page: 431
Survey Date: 4-15-1845
County: Madison
WaterCourse: Brushy Fk Silver Cr
Reference: THE KENTUCKY LAND GRANTS Volume 1 Part 2
CHAPTER X. GRANTS IN THE COUNTY COURT ORDERS (1836-1924)
THE COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY page 1054
Benjamin was a Master Mason and was Secretary of Masonic Lodge No. 183 of Kirksville, KY from 1849 to 1878. His home was located two to three miles northeast of Paint Lick, KY, on the Paint Lick Berea Highway. 1
Listed as a farmer in the 1860 Federal Census, Division 1, Madison, KY.
Listed as a farmer in the 1870 Federal Census, Kirksville, Madison, KY (indexed as Bense Boatright and indicated as born in Kentucky).
Listed as a farmer in the 1880 Federal Census, Brandy Springs, Garrard, KY.
Spouse: JULIA ANN PATTERSON
CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN DANIEL BOATWRIGHT AND JULIA ANN PATTERSON 1:
(my fifth cousins twice removed)
SALLIE ANN BOATWRIGHT b. 13 Oct. 1840 d. 9 July 1869
JOHN WALLER BOATWRIGHT b. 3 April 1843, KY d. 8 Jan. 1913.
Sources:
1. "Historical Southern Families," Volume XI, Mrs. John Bennett Boddie, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1967.
2. 1860 Federal Census, Division 1, Madison, KY.
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