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Jonas A. Boatright

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Cumberland County, Virginia, United States
Death: January 25, 1871 (69)
Highland County, Ohio, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Valentine Martin Boatwright and Sarah Sally Boatwright
Husband of Mary A. Montgomery
Father of James Milton Boatright
Brother of Rebecca Lee Hamilton; Meador Boatwright; Mary Bradley; Judith Boatwright; Valentine Boatwright and 2 others

Managed by: Mary Laura Horrocks
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About Jonas A. Boatright

7-90. JONAS BOATRIGHT (VALENTINE MARTIN8, DANIEL7, BENONI6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, ROBERT2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 30 Jul 1801 in Cumberland County, Virginia, and died 25 Jan 1871 in Highland County, Ohio. He married POLLY MONTGOMERY 13 Oct 1824 in Cumberland County, Virginia. She was born 07 Jan 1800 in Virginia, and died 16 Jan 1867 in Highland County, Ohio.

Notes for JONAS BOATRIGHT:

Jonas Boatright Gravestone:

Moved to Highland Co., Ohio, 1834. Buried there in Dunn's Chapel Cemetery.

CUMBERLAND CO., Census, 1810: 1810 -- pg. 141B, 7 up [Hampton, microfilm #68]: Valentine Boatright: Male: 0-10 yrs., 3; 10-16 yrs., 4; 26-45 yrs., 1. Female: 0-10 yrs., 1; 10-16 yrs., 2; 26-45 yrs., 1. Slaves, 6.

CUMBERLAND CO., Census, 1820: [is Jonas here?] 1820 -- B's pg. 2, 14 up [Hampton, microfilm 130]: Vaulentine Boatwright: Males: 10-16 yrs., 2; 18-26 yrs., 1; 45+ yrs., 1. Females: 45+ yrs., 1. Slaves, male: 0-14 yrs., 1; 14-26 yrs., 1; 26-45 yrs., 1; female: 0-14 yrs., 2; 26-45 yrs., 1. Agriculture: 6.

CUMBERLAND CO., Marriage, 1824: 24 May 1824 [Cumberland Co. Marriage Bond Abstracts, VaStLib, microfilm 65]: Jonas Boatwright & Polly Montgomery. Bond: Wm. Montgomery.

CUMBERLAND CO., Will -- Heir, 1849: wr.18 April 1849/pro.28 May 1849 -- Bk. 11, pg. 432-433 [VaStLib, microfilm 20]: Valentine Boatright: Proceeds of the sale of the land to sons Meador Boatright, Jonas Boatright and Valentine Boatright, to be equally divided among them. Negro woman Cinthia select a home "among my Children; the one she selects, keeping her during her life. Exec.: friend V.C. Ryals. Wits.: Z. Talley, J. Ann Hamilton, Alexander Ransome, Robert J. Meador.

CUMBERLAND CO., Estate Appraisal/Accounts, 1849: 28 June 1849 -- Will Bk. 11, pg. 515-516 [VaStLib, microfilm 20]: Valentine Boatright, estate: Appraisal of 3 slaves and 4 bonds totaled $1634.88, 1 July 1850: balance of $561.16 to be distributed per will.

died 25 Jan 1851 in OH, Highland Co (Source: Breakfield, Genevieve, Death Records of Highland County, Ohio 1867-1908, (Southern OH Genealogical Society), Vol. 24, Boatright, Jones d. 1/24/1851 - 69 yr 5 mo 24 da. Union twp. b. VA. Parents: Valentine Boatright.). 1840 Census: Name: Jonas Boatwright Township: Union County: Highland State: Ohio Roll: 403 Page: 130 Household: 2 males: 0 - 5, 2 males: 10 - 15, 1 male: 30 - 40, 1 female: 0 - 5, 2 females: 5 - 10, 1 female: 30 - 40, 0 slaves 9 total, 1 agriculture

1850 Census: Name: Jonas Boatwright Date: October 30, 1850 Age: 48 Estimated birth year: abt 1802 Birth place: Virginia Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Union, Highland County, Ohio Occupation: Farmer Page: 193 Roll: M432_694

1860 Census: Name: Jonas Boatwright Date: July 16, 1860 Age in 1860: 58 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1860: Union, Highland, Ohio Occupation: Farmer Gender: Male Value of real estate: $2,600 Post Office: Russells Station Roll: M653_986 Page: 165 Year: 1860 Head of Household: Jonas Boatwright

1870 Census: Name: Jonas Y Boatright Date: June 28, 1870 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1810 Age in 1870: 60 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1870: Union, Highland, Ohio Occupation: Farmer Race: White Gender: Male Value of real estate: $4,000 Post Office: Hillsborough Roll: M593_1222 Page: 338 Image: 678 Year: 1870

Burial: Dunn's Chapel Cemetery, Highland County, Ohio Notes for POLLY MONTGOMERY:

CUMBERLAND CO., Marriage, 1824: 24 May 1824 [Cumberland Co. Marriage Bond Abstracts, VaStLib, microfilm 65]: Jonas Boatwright & Polly Montgomery. Bond: Wm. Montgomery. 1850 Census: Name: Mary Boatwright Date: October 30, 1850 Age: 50 Estimated birth year: abt 1800 Birth place: Virginia Gender: Female Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Union, Highland County, Ohio Page: 193 Roll: M432_694

1860 Census: Name: Polly Boatwright Date: July 16, 1860 Age in 1860: 60 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1860: Union, Highland, Ohio Gender: Female Value of real estate: $0 Post Office: Russells Station Roll: M653_986 Page: 165 Year: 1860 Head of Household: Jonas Boatwright

Burial: Dunn's Chapel Cemetery, Highland County, Ohio

Children of JONAS BOATRIGHT and POLLY MONTGOMERY are: 8-254. i. EGBERT GARNETT BOATRIGHT, b. 01 Oct 1826, Cumberland County,

                                       Virginia; d. 30 Jul 1914, Jasper 
                                       County, Iowa.     8-255.   ii. WILLIAM D. BOATRIGHT, b. 16 Mar 1829, Cumberland County,
                                   Virginia; d. 24 Aug 1910, New Vienna, 
                                   Clinton County, Ohio. 8-256.  iii. MARTHA S. BOATRIGHT, b. Abt. 1832, Cumberland County, Virginia.

8-257. iv. MARY EARL BOATRIGHT, b. Abt. 1833, Cumberland County, Virginia.

8-258. v. TANDY A. BOATRIGHT, b. Dec 1835, Cumberland County, Virginia;

                                 d. 1906, Clinton County, Ohio. 8-259.   vi. GEORGE CHESLEY BOATRIGHT, b. Mar 1838, Highland County, Ohio;
                                       d. 30 Dec 1911, Union, Highland 
                                       County, Ohio. 8-260.  vii. ROSELINE BOATRIGHT, b. 1840, Highland County, Ohio; d. 1929,
                                 Highland County, Ohio. 8-261. viii. JAMES MILTON BOATRIGHT, b. 06 Jul 1848, Highland County, Ohio;
                                     d. 29 Jun 1924, Burlingame, Osage County,
                                     Kansas.

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Jonas A. Boatright's Timeline

1801
July 30, 1801
Cumberland County, Virginia, United States
1848
July 1848
Highland, OH, United States
1871
January 25, 1871
Age 69
Highland County, Ohio, United States