William Boykin II

Male, #10002, (before 1710 - circa 1784)

ParentWilliam Boykin I (say 1680 - 19 Jun 1731)
Parent(?) Burwell (say 1682 - )
William Boykin II|b. before 1710\nd. circa 1784|p10002.htm|William Boykin I|b. say 1680\nd. 19 Jun 1731|p10010.htm|(?) Burwell|b. say 1682|p10041.htm|Edward Boykin|b. say 1650\nd. 27 May 1728|p10004.htm|Ann Gwaltney|b. say 1652\nd. circa 1727|p10005.htm|||||||

Birth*before 1710 William was born at Isle of Wight Co., Virginia, before 1710. 
 He was the son of William Boykin I and (?) Burwell. 
(heir) Will19 Jun 1731 In William Boykin I's will on 19 Jun 1731 at Isle of Wight Co., Virginia, William was named as an heir.
     In the name of God Amen. I, William Boykin being very sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and memory, praise be therefore given to Almighty God, do ordain this my present and last Will and Testament and in manner and form following: (that is to say)
     First and principally I commend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God. Hoping thro merits death and passion of my Saviour Jesus H C to have full and free pardon of all my sins and to inherit everlasting life and my body to be decently buried at the discretion of my Exec. hereafter named. As touching the dispositon of all such Temporal Estate as it hath pleased Almighty God to Bestow upon me I give and dispose as followeth, first I Will that all my Debts and funeral Charges be paid and discharged.
     Item; I give unto my loving wife Margaret Boykin the use of the Plantation whereon I now live and all the lands thereunto belonging beginning at the Mouth of the Cattail Branch and so up Tuckers Swamp to the Sfourth Branch which said Branch being the first Branch below the Plantation I bought of Thomas Boykin and so up the said Branch to the line quantity in all about one hundred and twenty acres during her Natural life and after her death I give the same to my son Simon Boykin and his Heirs forever.
     Item. I give and bequeath to my son William Boykin the two hundred and forty acres of land at Roanoak that I bought of James Spears to him my said son William Boykin and his Heirs forever.
Item. I give to my son William Boykin seven cows and eight Heifers out of my part of the Stock--that John Bruce has at fishing Creek to raise at halves to him my said son William Boykin and his Heirs forever.
     Item. I give and bequeath unto my son John Boykin the Plantation and the land I bought of my Brother Thomas Boykin, beginning at a Branch below the Plantation and so up the Swamp to the Second Branch above the Plantation and so up the said Branch till it winds off, and then straight to the Line; quantity in all about one hundred and forty acres to him my said son John Boykin and his Heirs forever.
     Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Thomas Boykin all my lands in the fork of Tuckers Swamp also a Patent for one hundred eighty acres of land where John Phillips formerly lived to him my said son Thomas Boykin and his Heirs forever.
     Item. I give unto my Daughter Martha Boykin Twenty Pounds Current and Money to her my Daughter and her Heirs forever.
     Item. I give unto my loving wife Margaret Boykin the use of my Negro Man named George during her natural life or widowhood and after her death or marriage I give the said Negro George to my son Simon Boykin and his Heirs forever.
     Item. I give and bequeath unto my sons William, John, Thomas and Simon Boykin five hundred acres of land in my patent at Fishing Creek in North Carolina to be equally divided to them my sons William, John, Thomas and Simon Boykin and their Heirs forever.
     Item. All the rest and residue of my Good Chattels and personal Estate whatsoever I give to my loving wife Margaret Boykin my sons William Boykin, John Boykin, Thomas Boykin, Simon Boykin and my daughter Martha Boykin to be equally divided to them my wife Margaret my sons William, John, Thomas, Simon and my daughter Martha and their Heirs forever and I do constitute and ordain my loving wife Margaret Boykin my whole and sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament Revoking Disannulling and making Void all other Wills and Testament heretofore made by me. In Witness whereof I have put my hand and Seal to this my present last Will and Testament this 19th day of June 1731.
          Willam W Boykin (Seal)
Signed sealed and delivered for his last Will and Testament in presence of us
     Wm (x) Carroll, Thos. T. (x) Moor, Jun., M. Kinchin

On the border of the paper is the following
     Item. I give and bequeath unto my loving friend John Bruce one hundred acres of land in my part at fishing Creek in North Carolina to him the said John Bruce and his heirs forever.

Appraisement of the Estate of Goods and Chattels of William Boykin, Deceased etc., June 25, 1733, Value £379-9-4. (Will Book C, Isle of Wight Co., VA, p. 351-4)
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Marriage*say 1734 He married Elizabeth Bryant say 1734. 
Biography*say 1755 Received grants of land from the British Crown on Town Creek, Swift Creek and the Wateree River, near Camden, in Craven Co. (later to become Kershaw Co.), SC.
(Names referenced above: William Boykin II William Boykin II). 
Relocation*circa 1755 He, accompanied by family member(s) Elizabeth Bryant, Samuel Boykin, Major Francis Boykin, Burwell Boykin and William Boykin III, relocated circa 1755 at Craven Co., South Carolina, (from Southampton Co., VA).2 
Death*circa 1784 He died at Camden, Camden District, South Carolina, circa 1784. 

Family

Elizabeth Bryant (say 1712 - )
Marriage*say 1734 He married Elizabeth Bryant say 1734. 
Children

Charts Warren Culpepper's Ancestry Chart
Edward Boykin Descendants
Last Edited 5 Jan 2003

Citations

  1. Anne Jacobs Boykin (Mrs. Robert Neal) Murphy, History and Genealogy of the Boykin Family Mrs. Robert Neal Murphy and Bernard Carter Boykin, Richmond, VA, 1964.
    Cites: Wills of Isle of Wight Co., VA, Book 3, p 321-22.
  2. David Robert Wooten et al., We All Became Forefathers: Genealogies of the Wooten, Boykin, Whitaker and Broadhurst Families 1993, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 929.273 W889.
  3. David Robert Wooten et al., We All Became Forefathers: Genealogies of the Wooten, Boykin, Whitaker and Broadhurst Families 1993, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 929.273 W889.
    p. 52.
  4. Forrest Clark Johnson III, editor, A History of LaGrange, Georgia, 1828-1900, Vols. I & III, LaGrange, Georgia: Family Tree, 1980, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 975.8463 H2j v. 1,3.
    pp 170-172.
  5. David Robert Wooten et al., We All Became Forefathers: Genealogies of the Wooten, Boykin, Whitaker and Broadhurst Families 1993, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 929.273 W889.
    p. 53.
  6. David Robert Wooten et al., We All Became Forefathers: Genealogies of the Wooten, Boykin, Whitaker and Broadhurst Families 1993, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 929.273 W889.
    p. 54.