Miscellaneous Chesterfield County Genealogical Information

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Marriages & Deaths, Columbia, SC Newspapers, 1838-1860, p.24
Died at the summer residence of her father, near Cheraw, on the night of
the 26th ult., Mrs. Henrietta J., wife of Col. James W. Blakeney, and
daughter of Mr. Isaiah DuBose.

Marriages & Deaths, Columbia, SC Newspapers, 1838-1860, p.109
Married on Thursday evening, 13th instant, by Rev. Thompson Mitchell,
Mr. R. E. Wilson of Darlington, and Miss Elizabeth, last daughter of Mr.
Isaiah DuBose, of Cheraw.

Marriages & Deaths, Columbia, SC Newspapers, 1838-1860, p.197
In Cheraw, on Thursday, 20th January, by the Rev. Julius J. DuBose,
James W. Blakeney, Esq., to Msis Henrietta J., third daughter of [p.198]
Isaieh DuBose, Esq.

One document states that William Blakeney of the District of

Chesterfield died intestate in 1842, leaving no children.

Married in Chesterfield Dist., on Thursday evening, the 25th inst., by

W. L. Robeson, Esq., Mr. Obedah Gullage, to Mrs. Lancy Boatright. (July

1, 1840)

This document show that Obediah Gulledge and Lavicy (Thurman) Boatwright was married on the 25 inst. (this month). Since the newspaper edition is 1 July 1840 the marriage date for the two has to be 25 June 1840. This is the first document I have seen with an actual date. Drury Boatwright War of 1812 Pension records says the marriage took place in the Fall of 1839, 

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Misc. Short Clips from various copies of The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research published by Brent Holcomb. Information about the magazine publication may be seen here: http://www.scmar.com/

Surname Saturday–Crowley or Crawley

Surname spelling varied in documents from Crawley to Crowley

John Frank Crowley was born in May 1870 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. He appeared in the census in 1900 in Deanville, Coffee, Alabama.¹ John died on 22 Jul 1941 at the age of 71 in Florence, Sumter, South Carolina and was buried on 23 July 1941 in Ruby, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

John Frank Crawley and Helen Laura Davis² were married in 1891 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.³ Helen Laura Davis, daughter of Thomas P. Davis and Nancy Jane Massey, was born on 20 Apr 1870 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.^{4–5 6 7} She died on 22 Jan 1902 at the age of 31 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.⁸ She was named in the Estate of her Mother, Chesterfield County Estate Papers, FOLDER #595, Nancy [Massey] Davis.⁹ A Memorial has been created for Helen at www.findagrave.com.¹⁰

John Frank Crawley and Helen Laura Davis had the following children:

i. Etta R. Crawley was born in Apr 1893 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.¹¹
ii. Gary Evans Crawley was born on 25 Dec 1894 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.¹² He died on 17 Sep 1919 at the age of 24 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. He served in the military.
iii. Arthur Franklin Crawley was born on 5 Jul 1897 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.¹³
iv. James F. Crawley was born in Jun 1899 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.¹⁴

John Frank Crawley and Dorothy Thurman were married about 1903 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. Dorothy Thurman, daughter of John Aaron Thurman and Elizabeth Copeland, was born in Jun 1869 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. She died on 25 November 1951 at the age of 82 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. She was buried in Ruby, Chesterfield, South Carolina.









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1. 1900 U. S. Census, Coffee County, Alabama, population schedule, Deanville, Coffee County, Alabama, enumeration district (ED) 0045, Page 12B/50B (stamped); Line 75, Dwelling 213, Family 215, Household of Frank J. CROWLEY; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 28 November 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T623_9.
2. Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Probate Files & Loose papers, Nancy [Massey] DAVIS; digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org: viewed 10 October 2012); Estate Papers, folder 595, Image 891.
3. 1900 U. S. Census, Coffee County, Alabama, population schedule, Deanville, Coffee County, Alabama, ED 0045, Page 12B/50B (stamped); Line 75, Dwelling 213, Family 215, Household of Frank J. CROWLEY.
4. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey; Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995, page 300. Tombstone of Helen Laura Davis Crawley; 20 April 1870–22 January 1902, Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
5. 1900 U. S. Census, Coffee County, Alabama, population schedule, Deanville, Coffee County, Alabama, ED 0045, Page 12B/50B (stamped); Line 75, Dwelling 213, Family 215, Household of Frank J. CROWLEY.
6. 1880 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #005, Page 331C, Line 1, Dwelling 373, Family 376, Household of Thomas P. DAVIS; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 2000); citing National Archive Microfilm T9, Roll 1225.
7. 1900 U. S. Census, Coffee County, Alabama, population schedule, Deanville, Coffee County, Alabama, ED 0045, Page 12B/50B (stamped); Line 75, Dwelling 213, Family 215, Household of Frank J. CROWLEY.
8. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey, Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995. Tombstone of Helen Laura Davis Crawley.
9. Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Nancy [Massey] DAVIS, Estate Papers, folder 595, Image 891.
10. Jim Tipton, Find A Grave, digital image, http://www.findagrave.com; Headstone for Helen L. Davis Crawley; (20 April 1870–22 January 1902); Memorial # 45828879; Record of the Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery; Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA; Accessed on 28 November 2012.
11. 1900 U. S. Census, Coffee County, Alabama, population schedule, Deanville, Coffee County, Alabama, ED 0045, Page 12B/50B (stamped); Line 75, Dwelling 213, Family 215, Household of Frank J. CROWLEY.
12. Ibid.
13. Ibid.
14. Ibid.

Surname Saturday–Davis -Thurman

William Davis was born abt 1790 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States.¹ He appeared in the 1850 & 1860 Census for Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States.^{2 3} [ http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/davisheritage/message/2000]

William Davis and Julia Thurman were married about 1814 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States. Estimated based on birth of first child. Julia Thurman, daughter of Benjamin Thurman and Julia Shumate, was born between 1792 and 1798 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. Based on age reported in 1850/1860 Census for Chesterfield County, SC. ^{4 5} She died in 1877 at the age of 85 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. 

William Davis and Julia Thurman had the following children:

i. William Davis was born in 1816 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. He died in 1821 at the age of 5 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

ii. Eliza A. Davis, born 6 Jun 1819, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married Benjamin Franklin Teal, abt 1840, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 1 Sep 1883, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

iii. Carroll Washington Davis, born 20 Jun 1821, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Elizabeth Boatwright, 17 Feb 1846, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married Mary B. Boatwright, 10 Aug 1854, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died Feb 1863, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

iv. William Blakeney Davis, born 1823, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married Mary Jane Martin, abt 1855; died aft 1880, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

v. David Richard Davis, born 4 Aug 1825, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married Mary Cornelia McNair, abt 1858, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 8 Jan 1892, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

vi. Capt. Benjamin Thomas Davis, born 1829, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Mary Jane Knight, abt 1849, died 28 May 1864, Ft. Stevens, Virginia.

vii. Nancy Janet Davis, born 27 Oct 1830, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married John H. Perkins, abt 1849, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 17 Sep 1887, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

viii. John Ferguson "Uncle Fox" Davis, born 1 Feb 1833, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Templeton Rebecca Jane Smith, 1 Sep 1867, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; died 16 Feb 1891, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

ix. Alfred W. Davis, born 1 Jan 1836, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Mary Temperance Lowery, 7 Apr 1872, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; died 29 Mar 1915, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

x. Margaret Emeline "Aunt Mag" Davis, born 17 Oct 1840, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married James Franklin Perkins, abt 1856, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 18 Mar 1926, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
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1. Thomas DAVIS and W-8655, compiled military record (1779-1783), Rev. War Pension and Land-Bounty Application Files, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), NARA microfilm publication M804, Roll 766. BIRTH: Declaration of William Davis on behalf of his Mother Nancy Davis widow of Thomas Davis in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832. Pension application dated 17 March 1836 (W-8655, Rev. War Pension and Land-Bounty application Files, Call #766, NARA). William states that he is 63 years old. Application for War pension made on 16 Feb. 1853.
2. 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 178A, Line 8, Dwelling 1219, Family 1219, Household of William Davis; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 2 June 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.
3. 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 119, Line 24, Dwelling 357, Family 356, Household of Wm. DAVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 2 June 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm M653_1217.
4. 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 178A, Line 8, Dwelling 1219, Family 1219, Household of William Davis.
5. 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 119, Line 24, Dwelling 357, Family 356, Household of Wm. DAVIS.

Holmes-Boatwright Missing Links to Chesterfield Families

Michael Holmes was born on 22 Jul 1827 in Anson County, North Carolina, United States. He died on 20 Sep 1886 at the age of 59 in Abbeville, Henry Co., AL.

Michael Holmes and his cousin, John Martin Boatwright came to Henry County, Alabama in July 1845.

Michael served as a Private, Company B, 6th Alabama Infantry Regiment. While away for the War, Michael regularly wrote home to his Mother. Those letters can be accessed and read at this link.

Michael Holmes and Martha E. Howerton were married on 23 Dec 1851. Martha E. Howerton, daughter of John Wesley Howerton and Elizabeth Jane Chester, was born on 25 Dec 1832 in SC. She died on 8 May 1857 at the age of 24.

Michael Holmes and Martha E. Howerton had the following child:

1. Martha A. Holmes was born about 1852 in Abbeville, Henry County, Alabama and died in 1916.

Michael Holmes and Martha Eliza Roberts were married on 17 Jul 1860. Martha Eliza Roberts, daughter of Birch M. Roberts and Harriet M. Hardwick, was born on 25 Oct 1839 in Abbeville, Henry, Alabama, United States. She died on 8 Dec 1910 at the age of 71.

Michael Holmes and Martha Eliza Roberts had the following children:

1. Virginia Holmes, born abt 1862, Abbeville, Henry County, Alabama; married A. W. Holley.

2. Georgia Holmes, born on 4 Jun 1863 in Abbeville, Henry County, Alabama. She died on 22 Jul 1906 at the age of 43.

3. J. Edward Holmes, born in Feb 1866 in Abbeville, Henry County, Alabama.

4. Alexander Holmes, born about 1868 in Abbeville, Henry County, Alabama.

5. Mary Alma Holmes, born in Dec 1871 in Henry County, Alabama

6. Hinton Craddock Holmes, born 16 May 1874, Henry County, Alabama; married Danie Wood; died 11 Jan 1952.

7. Annie Holmes, born in Oct 1876 in Henry County, Alabama.

Michael Holmes died at the early age of 59. He was a well-respected member of his community. The following obituary and tribute is a testimony to his standing within the community.

The death of Michael Holmes, Age 59, was a great shock to his family and friends. He died at his home at Wesley on September 20, 1886. Several days before his death, a short notice as follows appeared in a local newspaper: "Abbeville Times - Friday, September 17, 1886. We regret to learn of the serious illness of Mr. Mike Holmes of Wesley caused by a carbuncle on his face.

He was not expected to live through last Tuesday night, but we learn that he was a good deal better Wednesday morning. We earnestly hope he may speedily recover for he is Henry County's best citizen. Since putting the above in type, we learn with regret that Mr. Holmes is gradually growing worse and is not expected to live through today, Thursday. " MICHAEL HOLMES died Monday morning, September 20, 1886, about three O'clock and was buried in Judson Cemetery the same evening.

Several announcements of his death were published in County newspapers, the first one in a Columbia, Alabama paper, The Columbia Enterprise: Thursday, September 23, 1886; "A SAD DEATH: Mr. Mike Holmes of Wesley, Ala. died at his residence about three O'clock on last Monday morning and was buried at Judson Church on the same evening. Mr. Holmes was one of the oldest and most highly respected citizens of our county and had amassed a large fortune. He has a large number of friends who will mourn his death. His family and friends have our sympathy on this bereavement." Other tributes appeared in Abbeville newspapers:

Abbeville Times - Friday September 24, 1886

Mr. M. Holmes who has been a citizen of this county for 40 odd years departed this life on last Sunday night at his home at Wesley, Ala. and was buried Monday evening at Judson Cemetery. He was truly a good man and loved by all that know him. The Times extends its sympathies to his many relatives and friends.

Abbeville Times - Friday September 24, 1886

MR. MIKE HOLMES

Born in Anson County North Carolina on 22nd July, 1827, Died the 20 inst. at 3:30 A.M. at his home Wesley, Alabama. An honest man the noblest work of God's creation, a faithful friend, a kind neighbor, a loving and indulgent father and husband. He came in 1845, a poor boy with a widowed mother, five sisters and one brother Ned, who was killed near Atlanta in 1864. With only $2.50 in his pocket in a strange Country among strangers, yet by his every industry, pluck and determination, he has amassed quite a competency, and leaves his family well provided. He has acted well his part in all the affairs of' life and leaves no stain upon his character. There are quite a number of successful men in this and surrounding country who owe their start in life to the aid and advise of Mike Holmes, but he is gone, and we shall see him no more, until the summons comes for us to join that innumerable host which will move from the pale realms of earth to a purer, fairer, and brighter world beyond this veil.

A FRIEND

This connection to families in Chesterfield County was just recently made, see post here. It's great finding missing individuals and connecting them to your family. My thanks to Mary Nell in Georgia and Mary F. in Alabama for working with me to connect these family members.

Found: Son of Drury Boatwright

Research in Chesterfield County, South Carolina is very problematic. The County courthouse was burned during the Civil War and public records prior to 1865 are almost non-existent.

A few years back I was contacted by a researcher who thought her Boatwright ancestor was from Chesterfield and she had seen some of my posting on line. The Boatwright family is connected to my direct line and while I have not focused on the Boatwright surname I did have information on the line. I informed her that I had no knowledge of this connection; but, she insisted that her great-great grandfather John
Martin Boatwright was a son of Drury Boatwright of Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

Drury Boatwright was a son of Lewis Boatwright and Sarah Lundy. He was born about 1794. He married Lavicia Thurman. Drury was a veteran of the War of 1812 [1] . At the time of this contact, Drury & Lavicia was known to have only two children, Sarah Ann and Thomas. Sarah Ann married Malachi Rivers and Thomas married Artimica Wynn. Drury died about 1838. His widow, Lavicia Thurman Boatwright married Obediah Gulledge in the Fall of 1839. Shortly after the Marriage in the Fall of 1839, a "Marriage Contract" was drawn up between Levivcia and Obediah to protect the considerable land assets she had inherited from her husband. Obediah Gulledge was a veteran of the War of 1812. Obediah died 25 June 1862. Lavicia filed for a pension on Obediah Gulledge service during the War of 1812.

She was granted the pension in Sept 1879 and appeared on FEDERAL PENSION ROLL of January 1st, 1883, Name - Lavicy GULLEDGE, P.O - Chesterfield C. H., Cause for which pensioned - widow 1812, Date of Original Allowance - Sept. 1879, Certificate #26836 [2].

The "Marriage Contract[3] " contained the data proving that Lavicia Thurman Gulledge had a son named John. She and Obediah did not have any children, so John had to be the son of Lavicia and Drury Boatwright. If we go back to the 1830 Population Census[4] for Drury Boatwright we find this listing:

Name: Drewry Boatwright
Home in 1830: Chesterfield, South Carolina
Roll: 172, Page: 236
Household:
1 male: 0 - 5, [John]
1 male: 5 - 10, [Thomas]
1 male: 30 - 40, [Drury]
1 female: 0 - 5,
1 female: 5 - 10, [Sarah Ann]
1 female: 30 - 40, [Lavicia]
6 total + 4 slaves
We can see by this 1830 Census that Drewry & Lavicia had 4 children; two boys and two girls. Lavicia's pension application contains this statement " …the said John Evans, his heirs, Executors, Administrators
or assigns shall convey, transfer, and assign over the said tract of land or plantation whereas the said Lavicia now lives to her son John Boatwright, if then alive, in fee simple forever…"

Family knowledge combined with census information and the War of 1812 pension file proves that Drury and Lavicia had a son named John Boatwright and that John Boatwright is John Martin Boatwright.

John Martin Boatwright was born 13 March 1826 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. In 1845, he and a cousin Michael Holmes migrated to Henry County, Alabama. John Martin married Eunice Atkinson and they had six children. You can read more about John Martin at
http://boatwrightgenealogy.com/johnboatwright8.7.html#8-95

There is still a missing link in the Drury & Lavicia Boatwright family. A daughter born between 1825 and 1830 had not been found.

In 1974, while clearing brush for the widening of Highway 9, the SC Department of Transportation uncovered the graves of Drury Boatwright, Lavicia Gulledge and Richard T. Powell. The graves were relocated to Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery[5].

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[1]"Military Records Tells Story of Two Pioneers", The Chesterfield Advertiser, July 10, 1974.

[2] SC Genealogical Society, "FEDERAL PENSION ROLL OF JANUARY 1, 1883," The Carolina Herald and Newsletter, Vol. XXXVII, No. 2, (April, May, June 2009): page 18.

[3] Chesterfield District, South Carolina, Book L, page 128, A Marriage Contract, 25 June 1840; SC Archives & History, Columbia, South Carolina.

[4] 1830 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, page 236, Line 13, Drewry Boatwright; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 12 January 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm M19_172.

[5] "Military Records Tells Story of Two Pioneers", The Chesterfield Advertiser, July 10, 1974.