Thomas Boykin
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Thomas Jackson Boykin (1785 - 1859)

Gen Thomas Jackson Boykin
Born in Sampson, North Carolina, USAmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of [half] and [half]
Husband of — married 10 May 1808 in New Hanover Co, NCmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , and
Died at age 74 in Clinton, Sampson, North Carolina, USAmap
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Biography

Born

Brigadier General Thomas Jackson BOYKIN was born in 23 Apr 1785. He is the son of Bias Boykin and Sarah Peeples. [1]

Family

He married Elizabeth Robinson Fennell on 10 May 1808, in Sampson, North Carolina, United States.[2] They were the parents of at least six sons and five daughters. He also married Lainey Robeson and had at least one child with her. [3]

Military Service

Thomas and his family were very active in the military. His father Tobias fought in the Revolutionary War.Roster of Revoloutionary Soldiers in Georgia Vol. II, he received a land grant for his service [4] Tobias, Thomas, and his brothers fought in the War of 1812. [5]

Residences

Plantation, Boykin Estate (Tobias Cemetery), Sampson, North Carolina, United States 1820 Sampson, North Carolina, United States. 1810 Sampson, North Carolina, United States. 1812 Sampson County Regiment, NC.

Died

He died on 9 June 1859, in his hometown, at the age of 74, and was buried in Sampson, North Carolina, United States. [1]

Buried

Old Plantation Burying Ground, Boykin, North Carolina, United States. [1]

Slaves

Thomas Boykin was the owner of the plantation, Boykin Estate, in Sampson County, North Carolina. On the the Estate, the gabled house still stands and Tobias Boykin Cemetery more full than when Thomas and his wives were laid there. At the time of the 1850 Census, Thomas owned 28 slaves.[6] By 1860 the estate held 17. [7]The following enslaved individuals were mentioned in Thomas's father's Will. To his wife, Sarah: Pompy, Dick, Jude and Dinah. Son Thomas received Pat and Cherry giving him a total of five according to the 1810 Census. Son John received Sam and Bob. Son Solomon received.His daughter Nancy received Hannah, Rachel, and Grace. And finally, his daughter Jeanay received Marybellow, Rhoda, and Daniel. [8]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current iFind a Grave™/i. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=60012787 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60012787/thomas-jackson-boykin
  2. ↑ https://gw.geneanet.org/mistydd?n=boykin&oc=1&p=thomas
  3. ↑ General Boykin in the Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993 https://search.ancestry.com/collections/61378/records/1351075381
  4. ↑ https://search.ancestry.com/collections/1995/records/20495
  5. ↑ Thomas Boykin in the U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815 https://search.ancestry.com/collections/4281/records/265505
  6. ↑ The National Archive in Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29 https://search.ancestry.com/collections/8055/records/92062197
  7. ↑ The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Clinton, Sampson, North Carolina; Roll: M653_913; Page: 414; Family History Library https://search.ancestry.com/collections/7667/records/41474270
  8. ↑ Thos Boykin in the North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 Wills and Estate Papers (Rowan County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History https://search.ancestry.com/collections/9061/records/3059809




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Boykin-50 and Boykin-364 appear to represent the same person because: same name, same birth year, same spouse
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