John Boykin, of Halifax, NC

Not the same as John Boykin, I, Southampton, VA

https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3373541&id=I1975

John BOYKIN was born ABT 1712 in Isle of Wight Co., Virginia. He was the son of *William W. BOYKIN and *Ann BURWELL.

http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~lewgriffin/family/g0/p313.htm

John Boykin, brother of above William, married Cherry Joyner, who is mentioned in the will of Katrine Joyner Dunkley in 1758 as her sister (Southampton Wills I, Chapman).

John made his will in Halifax, N.C., Jan. 10, 1762, probated March Court 1762; legatees sons Benjamin, Joseph, Chaney Boykin; James M. Lane, Wm. Pope, James and Eli Harris.

Exrs. wife Cherry and James Harris. (Bk I-60)

https://walterfitzgilbertdehamilton.wordpress.com/2016/08/16/very-c...

Southampton Co. D.B. 3, pp. 208-209, dated 12 May 1763:

James Harris and Cherry Boykin (after the death of James Harris Sr., his widow m. John Boykin), both of Halifax Co., to Benjamin Arrington. 160 acs. on the east side of Assomosock Swamp (conveyed to James Harris, decd., by the Nottoway indians on 7 Aug. 1735.

Signed James Harris and Cherry Boykin.

Wit: Charles Buggs, Charles Simmons and David Herring

References

• http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/halifax/wills/wills02.txt

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