William Boylan Sr. (1777 - 1861)

Born 1 Sep 1777 in Pluckemin, Somerset, New Jersey, United States

Died 15 Jul 1861 at age 83 in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina

Biography

William was born in 1777 in Pluckemin, Somerset, New Jersey. ^[1]He was the fourth son of fifteen children of John Boylan and Elizabeth Hodge ^[2]

William Boylan was an editor of several publications, landowner and businessman based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Among other lands, he purchased Wakefield plantation in 1818 from Joel Lane. ^[3]

William first married Elizabeth M'Culloh (also McCulloch).As part of marriages reported in the New York Evening Post, published 26 November 1801; William Boylan, a printer, of Raleigh to Miss Elizabeth M'Culloch, youngest daughter of the late Benjamin M'Culloch, Esq in Halifax, North Carolina ^[4]on 4 November 1801. ^[5] They were parents to 11 children.

He married his second wife, Jane Elliot, on 9 November 1830 in Cumberland, North Carolina. ^[6] They had one child.

He passed away on 15 July 1861 in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina and is buried in City Cemetery in Raleigh.^{[1] [7]} Will probate information has been transcribed.^[8]

Will of William Boylan

Census

1800 Hillsborough, Wake, North Carolina; Household of William Boylan, 3 males ages 20-25; 2 slaves. ^[9]

1830 Wake, North Carolina; William Boylan. William lived on the plantation of Wakefield in Wake, North Carolina. ^[10]

Free White Persons

• Males - 5 thru 9 1
• Males - 10 thru 14 1
• Males - 15 thru 19 1
• Males - 50 thru 59 1
• Females - 10 thru 14 1
• Females - 20 thru 29 1
• Females - 50 thru 59 1
• Total Free White Persons 7

1840 Wake, North Carolina; Only slaves were listed in the 1840 census for this residence^[11] Most likely William was traveling or in residence in Tennessee around 1840, evidenced by the death of his son James Boylan on 11 November 1842 in Somerville, Fayette, Tennessee.

1850 Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, William Boylan, a planter with $60,000 in real estate assets, lived with his second wife Jane and their daughter Jane E..^[12]

1860 City of Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina; William Boylan, a planter, and his wife, Jane. William's real estate was worth $15,000 and his personal estate worth $100,000

Slaves

Slaves of WIlliam Boylan
William Boylan was enumerated as the enslaver of about 185 people at the time of the 1860 census. He held plantations in Wake, Johnston, Chatham Counties in North Carolina and a plantation in Yazoo County, Mississippi. He also supplied slaves to his grandson's estates in Fayette County, Tennessee, according to information found in his will. ^[8]

Research Notes

A note on his name; William only used William Boylan in all records. The only record using the name Montford is a cemetery record. Montford is the middle name of his son, William.^[13]

Boylan's purchased a grist mill in Wake County in 1819 and was reputed to set up a saw mill as well which benefited the community between 1830 and 1850^[14]

Work in progressAdams-36348 17:45, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "North Carolina, Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPTW-1BPX : 16 October 2019), Montford Boylan, 1861.
2. ↑ NCpedia Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, 6 volumes, edited by William S. Powell. Copyright ©1979-1996 by the University of North Carolina Press; used by https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/boylan-william
3. ↑ " From 'Raleigh, A Capital City; a National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary; National Park Service https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/raleigh/mon.htm
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Newspapers and Periodicals. American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts.https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/50015/images/40699_2221301230_7218-00012?pId=511353
5. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CYF-5CTD : 13 January 2021), William Boylan, 1801.
6. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF95-4YR : 9 March 2021), William Boylan and Jane Elliot, 09 Nov 1830; citing Cumberland, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 546,447.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28032036/william-montford-boylan: accessed 11 July 2023), memorial page for William Montford Boylan Sr. (1 Sep 1777–15 Jul 1861), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28032036, citing City Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by pbfries (contributor 46951237).
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Wills and Estate Papers (Johnston County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Johnston, North Carolina Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: North Carolina County, District and Probate Courts.https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/662498:9061?tid=&pid=&queryId=420dc2da7f35065807ee4f4ea38a5d9b&_phsrc=sCJ56395&_phstart=successSource
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRD-87H : accessed 19 July 2023), William Boylan, Hillsborough, Wake, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 775, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 32; FHL microfilm 337,908.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1830", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPV-L9C : Thu Jun 29 03:09:51 UTC 2023), Entry for William Boylan, 1830.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYJ-K8P : 30 September 2021), Wm Boylan, Wake, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 141, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4B2-86K : 24 December 2020), William Boylan, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
13. ↑ "North Carolina, Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPTW-1BPX : 16 October 2019), Montford Boylan, 1861.
14. ↑ Yates Mill Associates (YMA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed by a group of local history buffs in 1989 to restore, preserve, and operate Yates Mill.https://www.yatesmill.org/milling-thesis-chapter-2/