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William Whitaker Boykin 1816 – 1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1816

Birth Location: Camden, Kershaw County, SC

Death Date: 1889

Death Location: Boykins, Dallas, Alabama, USA

Father: Burwell Boykin

Mother: Mary Whitaker

Spouse(s): Martha Rives

Children(s): Martha Boykin, Martha Boykin, Burell Boykin, Thomas Boykin, Samuel Boykin, William Boykin, Hunter Boykin, mary Boykin

The story of William Whitaker Boykin began in 1816 in Camden, Kershaw County, SC. William Whitaker Boykin married Martha Whitaker BOYKIN Rives, and had children including Martha Whitaker Boykin, Martha Rives Boykin, Burell "Burl" Boykin, Thomas Rives Boykin, Samuel Francis Boykin, William Whitaker Boykin, Hunter Rives Boykin, mary Boykin. William Whitaker Boykin passed away in 1889 in Boykins, Dallas, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Whitaker Boykin began in 1816 in Camden, Kershaw County, SC.
  • William Whitaker Boykin married Martha Whitaker BOYKIN Rives, and had children including Martha Whitaker Boykin, Martha Rives Boykin, Burell "Burl" Boykin, Thomas Rives Boykin, Samuel Francis Boykin, William Whitaker Boykin, Hunter Rives Boykin, mary Boykin.
  • William Whitaker Boykin passed away in 1889 in Boykins, Dallas, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Burwell Boykin
1752 – 1817
Birth Location: Southampton County, Virginia
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Mary Whitaker
1776 – 1833
Birth Location: Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Martha Rives
1816 – 1874
Birth Location: Georgia
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Children(s)

Martha Boykin
1839 – 1885
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Martha Boykin
1840 – 1878
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Burell Boykin
1842 – 1930
Birth Location: Dallas County, Alabama, USA
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Thomas Boykin
1844 – 1863
Birth Location: Dallas County, Alabama, USA
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Samuel Boykin
1845 – 1902
Birth Location: Portland, Dallas, Alabama, USA
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William Boykin
1848 – 1870
Birth Location: Dallas County, Alabama, USA
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Hunter Boykin
1850 – 1931
Birth Location: Portland, Alabama, USA
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mary Boykin
1852 –
Birth Location: alabama
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William Boykin's Ancestors

Self
William Boykin
1816 – 1889
Birth Place: Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Parents
Burwell Boykin
1752 – 1817
Southampton County, Virginia
Mary (Polly BOYKIN) Whitaker
1776 – 1833
Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA
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

William Boykin's Descendants

1.
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William (Whitaker) Boykin (about 1816 – 1889) m. Martha (Whitaker BOYKIN) Rives (abt 1816 – 22 Oct 1874)
  1. 1. Martha (Whitaker) Boykin (1839 – 1885)
  2. 2. Martha (Rives) Boykin (abt 1840 – Abt 1878)
  3. 3. Burell ("Burl") Boykin (20 April 1842 – 5 October 1930) m. Frances (Cecilia "Fannie" BOYKIN) James (24 Oct 1843 – 5 Mar 1927)
    1. 1. Thomas (R.) Boykin (1868 – )
    2. 2. Elliott (Lindsay) Boykin (31 Oct 1872 – 15 Jun 1941)
    3. 3. Henry (Semple) Boykin (3 July 1874 – 12 October 1918)
    4. 4. Burwell Boykin (24 Jan 1876 – 25 Apr 1942)
    5. 5. Lorenzo Baykin (4 Feb 1878 – 1948) m. Carrie (BOYKIN) Lestayette (4 May 1877 – 23 October 1961)
      1. 1. Fannie (James) Boykin (5 Nov 1903 – 12 Nov 1997)
      2. 2. Fred (Griffin) Boykin (abt 1906 – 14 Mar 1954)
      3. 3. Mary (E) Boykin (17 November 1908 – 16 February 1987)
      4. 4. Rose ((Kate?)) Boykin (abt 1910 – )
      5. 5. Infant (Girl) Boykin (11 February 1913 – 11 February 1913)
      6. 6. Lorenza (James) Boykin (4 Jul 1915 – 16 Dec 1988)
    6. 6. Lilly (Bell) Boykin (Mar 1878 – )
    7. 7. Will Boykin (May 1879 – )
    8. 8. Marie ("Mamie") Boykin (Feb 1880 – )
    9. 9. Olivia Boykin (Dec 1884 – )
    10. 10. Lula (STRONG) Boykin (abt 1888 – )
    11. 11. Willie Boykin (Jun 1888 – )
  4. 4. Thomas (Rives) Boykin (1844 – 1863)
  5. 5. Samuel (Francis) Boykin (20 Dec 1845 – 12 March 1902)
  6. 6. William (Whitaker) Boykin (1848 – not on 1870 census)
  7. 7. Hunter (Rives) Boykin (10 Mar 1850 – 23 Oct 1931) m. Elizabeth (Doby "Nellie") Kennedy (7 November 1852 – 27 Nov 1930)
    1. 1. Robert (Kennedy) Boykin (Abt 1874 – 04-24-1953)
    2. 2. William (Whitaker) Boykin (Abt 1876 – 9 JUN 1940)
    3. 3. Margaret (Kennedy) Boykin (18 Nov 1878 – 9 August 1962)
    4. 4. Belton (ONeall) Boykin (28 Mar 1880 – 25 May 1960)
    5. 5. Hunter (Rives) Boykin (28 JUL 1882 – 19 SEP 1901)
    6. 6. John (Kennedy) Boykin (abt 1885 – 1936)
    7. 7. Thomas (Rives) Boykin (13 OCT 1888 – 24 Sep 1978)
    8. 8. Nellie (Kennedy) Boykin (3 JUL 1891 – 13 FEB 1962)
  8. 8. mary Boykin (1852 – )

William Boykin's Timeline

5 Records

1813
11 Aug 1813
Birth of William Whitaker Boykin in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA
Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA
1813
1813
Birth of William Whitaker Boykin in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA
1816
about 1816
Birth of William Whitaker Boykin in Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Camden, Kershaw County, SC
1889
1889
Age 73
Death of William Whitaker Boykin in Portland, Dallas, Alabama, USA
Portland, Dallas, Alabama, USA
1889
1889
Age 73
Death of William Whitaker Boykin in Boykins, Dallas, Alabama, USA
Boykins, Dallas, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1813
    Event Place: Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1813
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1816
    Event Place: Camden, Kershaw County, SC

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1889
    Event Place: Portland, Dallas, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1889
    Event Place: Boykins, Dallas, Alabama, USA
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