Chesterfield County SC Estates~Estate Folder #781–George R. Boatwright.

 

This is a new series of posting, appearing every Sunday, on selected Estate Folders from the Estate files of Chesterfield County. No known estates exist for the period before the Civil War. They were destroyed with the burning of the Courthouse. There are a few “Equity Records” in the State Archives. Do not overlook this valuable resources if you are looking for ancestors in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

Today we will be looking at the following Estate folders:

Folder #781
George R. Boatwright

This estate folder begins at image #742 and ends with image #760. (images 742-760)

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George R. Boatwright was born 19 Jan 1819, a son of  Lewis Boatwright, Jr. and Elizabeth Rebecca Davis.

About 1852, he married Lauretta Hurst, b. 1831, a daughter of Isaac Hurst and Henrietta ‘Ritta’ Rivers. To this union were borne 6 children; 4 daughters and two sons.

George R. Boatwright died 9 April 1894 leaving a modest estate consisting of both real and personal property. His son Drury L. Boatwright was the Executor of the estate. 

Permission was received from the court to sell the personal property most likely because Lauretta had predeceased her husband. All the personal property was sold on 30 April 1894. The list of buyers at this sale is most interesting and I highly recommend you review the property list.

George also left a Will directing how his property was to be distributed. You can read his will at this link:

http://carolinafamilyroots.blogspot.com/2014/02/amanuensis-mondaygeorge-r-boatwright.html

Copies of the actual will are contained within this probate folder as image #743 and image #744. 

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George and Lauretta are buried in the Hurst Family Cemetery, Chesterfield, South Carolina. 

George R. Boatwright is my 1st Cousin 4 times removed.



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[1] "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-19417-52294-56?cc=1911928 : 21 May 2014), Chesterfield > Probate Court, Estate records > 1865-1927 > Cases 0758-0829 > image 742 of 1603; county courthouses, South Carolina, and South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.