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James William Boykin 1792 – 1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1792

Birth Location: Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1846

Death Location: Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States

Father: Francis Boykin

Mother: Catherine Whitaker

Spouse(s): Clarissa Owens, Unknown Rutherford?, Irene Barr

Children(s): Daughter Boykin, Eliza Boykin, Clara Boykin, Francis Boykin, Ann Boykin, James Boykin, James Boykin, Richard Boykin, James Boykin, daughter3 Boykin, Clara Boykin, Frank Boykin

James William Boykin Sr was born in 1792 in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States, the child of Francis Marshall Boykin and Catherine BOYKIN Whitaker. James William Boykin Sr married Clarissa Ann "Clara" BOYKIN Owens, Unknown BOYKIN Rutherford?, Irene BOYKIN Barr, and had children including Daughter Boykin, Eliza J. Boykin, Clara OWENS Boykin, Francis Edward "Frank" Boykin, Ann Catherine Boykin, James Monroe Boykin, James Owen Boykin, Richard Francis Boykin, James William Boykin, daughter3 Boykin, Clara B. Boykin, Frank Boykin. James William Boykin Sr passed away in 1846 in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • James William Boykin Sr was born in 1792 in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States, the child of Francis Marshall Boykin and Catherine BOYKIN Whitaker.
  • James William Boykin Sr married Clarissa Ann "Clara" BOYKIN Owens, Unknown BOYKIN Rutherford?, Irene BOYKIN Barr, and had children including Daughter Boykin, Eliza J. Boykin, Clara OWENS Boykin, Francis Edward "Frank" Boykin, Ann Catherine Boykin, James Monroe Boykin, James Owen Boykin, Richard Francis Boykin, James William Boykin, daughter3 Boykin, Clara B. Boykin, Frank Boykin.
  • James William Boykin Sr passed away in 1846 in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Boykin
1755 – 1821
Birth Location: Southampton County, Virginia, United States of America
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Catherine Whitaker
1748 – 1820
Birth Location: Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Clarissa Owens
1790 – 1846
Birth Location: Columbus, Muscogee, GA, USA
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Unknown Rutherford?
1791 – 1853
Birth Location: –
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Irene Barr
1812 – 1881
Birth Location: Georgia
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Children(s)

Daughter Boykin
1810 – 1846
Birth Location: –
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Eliza Boykin
1810 – 1884
Birth Location: Columbus, Muscogee, GA, USA
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Clara Boykin
1813 – 1873
Birth Location: Milledgeville, Baldwin, GA, USA
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Francis Boykin
1814 – 1891
Birth Location: Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, United States
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Ann Boykin
1817 – 1886
Birth Location: Baldwin Co,Georgia
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James Boykin
1820 – 1871
Birth Location: Washington, Alabama, United States
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James Boykin
1821 – 1901
Birth Location: Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States
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Richard Boykin
1824 – 1891
Birth Location: Washington, Alabama, United States
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James Boykin
1828 – 1888
Birth Location: Washington County, Alabama, USA
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daughter3 Boykin
Birth Location: –
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Clara Boykin
1813 – 1873
Birth Location: Baldwin, Georgia, United States
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Frank Boykin
1816 –
Birth Location: , Baldwin, Georgia
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James Boykin's Ancestors

Self
James Boykin
1792 – 1846
Birth Place: Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Francis Marshall Boykin
1755 – 1821
Southampton County, Virginia, United States of America
Catherine (BOYKIN) Whitaker
1748 – 1820
Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina
Grandparents
William Boykin
1720 – 1786
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Bryant
1730 – 1760
Northampton, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
James Boykin
1686 – 1755
Margaret Burwell
1678 – 1734
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Boykin's Descendants

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James (William) Boykin (1792 – 1846) m. Clarissa (Ann "Clara" BOYKIN) Owens (1790 – 1846) m. Unknown (BOYKIN) Rutherford? (07 Sep 1791 – 02 May 1853) m. Irene (BOYKIN) Barr (1812 – May 1881)
  1. 1. Daughter Boykin (1810 – bef 1846)
  2. 2. Eliza (J.) Boykin (25 Nov 1810 – 22 Jul 1884)
  3. 3. Clara (OWENS) Boykin (1813 – 10 Aug 1873)
  4. 4. Francis (Edward "Frank") Boykin (10 October 1814 – 8 October 1891) m. Mary (Frances Fannie BOYKIN) Hudson (25 February 1818 – 23 August 1883)
    1. 1. James (William "J.W.") Boykin (17 April 1838 – 2 December 1904) m. Athalia (Antoinette BOYKIN) Johnson (19 Jul 1839 – 2 Sep 1897) m. Frances (Ann "Fannie" COWLES BOYKIN) Cliatt (30 Apr 1839 – 23 August 1900) m. Sarah (Elizabeth "Lizzie" MCLEROY BOYKIN) Cronin (Jul 15, 1861 – 7 Sep 1917)
      1. 1. William (Johnson) Boykin (8 Nov 1861 – 30 Apr 1931) m. Elizabeth ("Bessie" Allen BOYKIN) Ware (1861 – 22 May 1902) m. Lottie (P. BOYKIN) Collins (6 Dec 1892 – 15 Jun 1934)
        1. 1. Emma (Juanita "Nita") Boykin (21 May 1885 – 25 November 1970) m. Oliver (Land Francis) Haggard (11 March 1887 – 21 Feb 1944)
        2. 2. Alice (Thomas Nuckolls KILGORE) Boykin (12 March 1887 – 23 May 1972) m. Henry (C) Kilgore (abt 1884 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth ("Bessie" Nuckolls) Boykin (Feb 1890 – 1970)
        4. 4. William ("Willie" Johnson) Boykin (May 1891 – 16 July 1910)
        5. 5. Benton (Lamar) Boykin (27 Feb 1893 – 29 August 1972) m. Annie (M. BOYKIN) Robinson (Abt. 1895 – )
        6. 6. Elizabeth Boykin ( – 1820)
      2. 2. Samuel (Rutherford "Sam") Boykin (31 March 1866 – 27 December 1940) m. Sarah (Erin "Sallie" BOYKIN) DeLacy (22 November 1872 – 8 Sep 1900) m. Erin (GoBragh "Emily" TIGNER BOYKIN) DeLacy (4 Dec 1873 – 25 December 1917)
        1. 1. William (Clifford) Boykin (13 September 1893 – 9 July 1932)
        2. 2. Edith (TIGNER?) Boykin (abt 1896 – )
        3. 3. Jessie Boykin (Apr 1896 – )
        4. 4. Samuel (Royal Ray "Roy") Boykin (7 Jun 1897 – Jan 1987)
        5. 5. Samuel (Royal Ray "Roy") Boykin (7 Jun 1897 – Jan 1987)
        6. 6. Kenneth Boykin (abt 1898 – )
        7. 7. Albert Boykin (about 1900 – )
        8. 8. Jessie (D) Boykin (4 Apr 1895 – 18 November 1994)
        9. 9. Edith (Glenn TIGNER BRAY) Boykin (22 Sep 1895 – 1 Apr 1972) m. Hugh (Marks) Bray (21 Sep 1891 – 10 Mar 1977)
        10. 10. Kenneth (Crawford Tigner) Boykin (15 Feb 1897 – 13 May 1949)
      3. 3. Jarvis (Gipson "Gip") Boykin (29 February 1868 – 9 September 1900) m. Anna (Calhoun "Annie" BOYKIN) Martin (25 October 1873 – 9 Jun 1974)
        1. 1. Mary (Grace) Boykin (18 Nov 1897 – 13 Mar 1985)
        2. 2. Jarvis (Gipson) Boykin (3 Mar 1899 – 09 Jan 1956) m. Anna (Kathryn BOYKIN) Bucey (29 Mar 1902 – 15 Aug 1975)
      4. 4. Frances (Embry "Effie" TUCKER) Boykin (21 March 1872 – 5 June 1933) m. William (Henry) Tucker (30 Sep 1868 – 24 Feb 1927)
        1. 1. William (Clifford) Tucker (19 Jan 1898 – 13 Apr 1961)
      5. 5. Walter (Rufus) Boykin (abt 1874 – 5 Jan 1973) m. Hannie ((or Virginia?)) BOYKIN (8 August 1875 – 19 January 1942)
        1. 1. Bessie Boykin (Dec 1894 – )
        2. 2. Bernie (C E) Boykin (abt 1895 – )
        3. 3. Hannie (V) Boykin (Jun 1896 – )
        4. 4. Mack (Lee) Boykin (26 May 1898 – 28 May 1981)
        5. 5. Susie (HOLLAND) Boykin (18 March 1899 – 8 October 1984)
        6. 6. Ralph (W) Boykin (abt 1902 – )
        7. 7. Luther (Stennis) Boykin (abt 1904 – )
        8. 8. Lattie Boikin (abt 1907 – )
        9. 9. Hubert (Brewer) Boykin (abt 1909 – )
        10. 10. Thurman (Lavelle) Boykin (28 May 1913 – 26 Feb 1979) m. Earcle (Levinia BOYKIN) McCool (21 Dec 1913 – 3 Mar 1994)
        11. 11. Moreau (Vaughn) Boykin (18 Apr 1917 – 6 Nov 1987)
      6. 6. Luke (Hudson) Boykin (24 Sep 1873 – 29 Aug 1930) m. Eddie (Lou BOYKIN) Perry (Dec 1878 – 30 Dec 1951)
        1. 1. Infant (Son of L.H. and E.L.) Boykin (22 Nov 1900 – 22 November 1900)
        2. 2. Martha (Antoinette) Boykin (24 April 1903 – 20 August 1904)
        3. 3. Ethel (Louise) Boykin (27 January 1905 – 7 July 1906)
        4. 4. Luke (Hudson) Boykin (01 October 1910 – 16 November 1987)
      7. 7. Walter Boykin (1874 – )
      8. 8. Edward (James) Boykin (1881 – 2 November 1906)
    2. 2. Francis (Marion "Frank") Boykin (1840 – 12 May 1862)
    3. 3. Anna (Hudson Annie MILES) Boykin (15 Feb 1842 – 18 Aug 1920) m. Thomas (B Bee ( Benjamin ? Baldwin ?)) Miles (1 Jul 1842 – 21 Dec 1916)
      1. 1. Frank (Boykin) Miles (31 Mar 1863 – 15 Jan 1915)
      2. 2. Janie (W Jane) Miles (2 November 1865 – 13 April 1948)
      3. 3. Dawson Miles (abt 1867 – 22 Sep 1885)
      4. 4. Clara Miles (Oct 1869 – bef 1880)
      5. 5. Frances (Fannie Lou) Miles (14 Sep 1877 – 24 May 1956)
    4. 4. Frances (Fannie) Boykin (1844 – 19 Jan 1892) m. George Nolan
    5. 5. John (Billups) Boykin (abt 1845 – 21 April 1894) m. Annie (E.) BOYKIN
    6. 6. Emma (Whitaker) Boykin (14 Jul 1847 – 18 Dec 1916)
    7. 7. Emma (Whitaker "Lizzie") Boykin (14 Jul 1847 – 18 Dec 1916)
    8. 8. Lizzie Boykin (14 Jul 1847 – 18 Dec 1916)
    9. 9. Anna (Hudson “Annie”) Boykin (14 Jul 1847 – 18 Dec 1916)
    10. 10. Rebecca Boykin (1848 – 18 Dec 1916)
    11. 11. Clara (Owens) Boykin (8 Sep 1849 – 18 Jan 1901)
    12. 12. Clara (Owens) Boykin (8 Sep 1849 – 18 Jan 1901)
    13. 13. John (B.(boyd)) Boykin (March 1850 – 1917)
    14. 14. Thomas (Walter) Boykin (Jan 1853 – Sep 1931)
  5. 5. Ann (Catherine) Boykin (16 Mar 1817 – 1 May 1886)
  6. 6. James (Monroe) Boykin (14 Feb 1820 – 17 Feb 1871)
  7. 7. James (Owen) Boykin (7 Aug 1821 – 6 May 1901)
  8. 8. Richard (Francis) Boykin (1824 – 08 Oct 1891)
  9. 9. James (William) Boykin (17 Mar 1828 – 22 Jun 1888) m. Amanda Dovie (20 June 1828 – 9 April 1883)
    1. 1. Joseph (F) Boykin (abt 1853 – )
    2. 2. William (H) Boykin (abt 1855 – )
    3. 3. Margarett (A) Boykin (abt 1857 – 29 July 1937)
    4. 4. Mittie Boykin (19 March 1858 – 16 February 1908)
    5. 5. Elizabeth (D) Boykin (abt 1859 – )
    6. 6. James (S) Boykin (abt 1861 – )
    7. 7. Lucinda (Irene) Boykin (14 September 1863 – 7 October 1867)
    8. 8. Charles (E) Boykin (abt 1866 – )
  10. 10. daughter3 Boykin
  11. 11. Clara (B.) Boykin (1813 – Aug 10, 1873)
  12. 12. Frank Boykin (1816 – )

James Boykin's Timeline

6 Records

1792
1792
Birth of James William Boykin Sr in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA
Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA
1792
1792
Birth of James William Boykin Sr in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States
Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States
1831
7 Mar 1831
Age 39
James William Boykin Sr was married in Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Richmond County, Georgia, USA
1837
1837
Age 45
James William Boykin Sr was married in Hancock County, Georgia, USA
Hancock County, Georgia, USA
1846
1846
Age 54
Death of James William Boykin Sr in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States
Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States
1848
29 Apr 1848
Age 56
Death of James William Boykin Sr in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, USA
Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1831
    Event Place: Richmond County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1837
    Event Place: Hancock County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1848
    Event Place: Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1846
    Event Place: Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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