John T. Boykin1
Male, #47137, (1756 - 1798)
| Parent | William Boykin II1 (before 1710 - circa 1784) | |
| Parent | Elizabeth Bryant1 (say 1712 - ) | |
John T. Boykin|b. 1756\nd. 1798|p47137.htm|William Boykin II|b. before 1710\nd. circa 1784|p10002.htm|Elizabeth Bryant|b. say 1712|p10003.htm|William Boykin I|b. say 1680\nd. 19 Jun 1731|p10010.htm|(?) Burwell|b. say 1682|p10041.htm||||||| | ||
| Birth* | 1756 | He was born in 1756 at Craven Co., South Carolina.1 |
| He was the son of William Boykin II and Elizabeth Bryant.1 | ||
| Revolutionary War* | between 1776 and 1783 | He provided service in the American Revolutionary War between 1776 and 1783 (See biography.).2 |
| (executor) Will | 25 Dec 1791 | In Samuel Boykin's will, John was named by Samuel to handle his estate on 25 Dec 1791 at Kershaw Co., South Carolina. Will of Samuel Boykin State of South Carolina I Samuel Boykin knowing the uncertainty of human life, think it Necefeary to direct the disposal of my Worldy effects while in a sound State of Mind direct it as follows---- That the Whole of my Estate be Kept together except Such part of my Estate as my Executors may think Proper to Sell for the payment of My debts. ---- I lend unto my beloved Wife Elizabeth Boykin in lien of her dower the tract of Land Whereon I now live Containing Two Hundred Acres Originally Granted to George Payne and fifty Acres of Land in the River Swamp to be appointed but by my Execution, for her use during her Natural life and the following Seven Negroe slaves Vizt. Primus. Phoebe Nan, a boy Primus, Sylvia Comfort and Jimmy which she is to have the Use of during her Natural life and at her death to be equally divided among my three Children in the Same Manner as the rest of my Estate is, and all the rest of my Lands I give devise and bequeath unto my three daughters Sarah Boykin, Elizabeth Boykin & Mary Boykin the division to be Made by my Brother Francis Boykin and the Executors of this my last will & Testament dividing as equally in three division of equal value as will Seem Fight to them and then give my Oldest daughter Sarah Boykin the first Choice, my Second daughter Elizabeth Boykin the Second choice and the remaining on third to my youngest daughter May Boykin the whole of which Lands, I give devise and bequeath Unto my above Named three daughters and their Heirs and the Whole of my Personal Estate after paying my Just debts to be equally divided between my above Mentioned three daughters Share and Share alike and lastly I appoint my two, Brothers Burwell Boykin John Boykin and Zachiriah Cantey Executors to this my last Will & Testament Signed Sealed and Acknowledged this Twenty fifth day of December in the year of Our Lord One thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety One. In the presence of Test. Steward Patteson Samuel Boykin (SEAL) Stephen Terry Juriah Terry it is my further will and desire that my Brother John Boykin have the previledge of Planting the Land that I have Allowed him to plant for the Ensuring year as Long as he may think proper not Exceending the time that my youngest Child Shall become of age Signed before my Will this 25th Decemr. 1791. Saml. Boykin Steward Patteson Stephen Terry Recorded in Will Book C Page 47 Recorded Feb. 29, 1792 Francis Boykin C.C. Apt 10 Pkg 277.3 |
| Death* | 1798 | He died at Columbia, Richland District, South Carolina, in 1798.1 |
| Biography* | John Boykin, youngest child of William II, at his father's death was adopted by his eldest brother, Samuel, , who donated to him, on his coming of age, a plantation in the Boykin neighborhood. He, like all his bretheren, embarked in the Revolutionary cause, and was commissioned a Captain in Col. Wade Hampton's cavalry regiment. He was among those patriots whom the British distinguished by incarceration in the Camden prison. He rode as a regulator under his brother Samuel. His home, on Swift Creek, was burnt in 1794 with a crop of indigo in the garret. He then sold the place and located across the Kershaw County line in Fairfield, at or near Longtown. He died in Columbia, 1798, while attending the Legislature, of which he was a member from Fairfield, leaving a considerable estate of land and negroes. He possessed the family strong physique, and a prepossessing address. He was twice married, first to a Miss Starke, sister of Reuben Starke. She died a year after marriage without issue. His second wife was Frances Brown, sister of his brother Samuel's wife. Of this second marriage there were three children, John, William and a daughter Frances. William died in 1812, a student at S.C. college, and Frances died at an early age. John T. Boykins's son, John, born 1790, married Charlotte A. Mortimer (granddaughter of John Adamson) He was a man of great personal charm and popularity. He took an interest in public affairs and was in the exciting political contest of 1832 as a candidate on the Nullification ticket for the Legislature. A part of his life was spent in New Jersey, but he returned to South Carolina. His summer home was at COol Spring, where his neighbors were John Chesnut and Benjamin T. Elmore. He died in 1840. His children were a son and daughter, Dr. Edward M. Boykin, who married Mary C. Lang, and whose descendants all reside at or near Camden, and Mrs. Kate L. Heyward, who married Savage Heyward, both deceased. (Names referenced above: John T. Boykin John T. Boykin).2 |
| Charts | Edward Boykin Descendants |
| Last Edited | 25 Jan 2005 |
Citations
- 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. - Thomas J. Kirkland and Robert M. Kennedy, Historic Camden, Part One: Colonial and Revolutionary, Camden, SC: Kershaw County Historical Society, 1968.
pages 350-351. - E-mail from Catherine Reuther (A Terry family researcher), e-mail address, Atlanta, GA to Warren Culpepper, 22 Aug 2007.
Typed transcription of the transcription of the will sent to Catherine Reuther by the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, SC, in 2007 Kershaw County Wills.