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BOSTON, REUBEN
DAR Ancestor #: A012366
Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): PRIVATE
Birth: 1765 ORANGE CO VIRGINIA
Death: 1842 ANDERSON CO KENTUCKY
Pension Number: *S16330
Service Source: *S16330
Service Description: 1) CAPTS GARLAND BURNLEY, JAMES HAWKINS; COLS FRANCIS TAYLOR, THOMAS BARBOUR

RESIDENCE: 1) County: ORANGE CO - State: VIRGINIA
SPOUSE Number Name: 1) SARAH HAWKINS
DAR proved children:

1. SARAH m. [1] WILLIAM TINSLEY DAVIS
2. FANNY m. [1] WILLIAM BELL
3. BEVERLY m. [1] ELIZABETH BOSTON
4. JUDITH m. [1] WHITFIELD WHITE

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Notes: Varies birth years found from; 1750,1761 to 1765. Profile documents based on best evidence of collective Genealogy. See notes with photos 1 through 6. Findagrave and photos shared from Ancestry but with wide birth year gap, caution on Profile photo and Findagrave as maybe another Veteran of same name and area,see notes below and research.

• Reuben Boston VA is the Reuben who remained in Orange County; Reuben Boston KY is the one who moved to KY 1789 and is proven to be the Revolutionary War Veteran by his statement and his 1840 Census Anderson County, KY which lists him as a Rev Vet
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• Who is the Revolutionary War Reuben Boston

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Who is Reuben Boston of Rev. War

Over the years of Boston research many relatives have tried to figure out if they were related to the Revolutionary War veteran Reuben Boston. In the early years a family was filed and approved by the Daughters of the American Revolution. The following is a list of the children filed by one of these early researchers. “Book,”Roster & Soldiers Tenn., Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 1894-1960” compiled Edythe Rucker Whitley, Registrar, Tenn. Soc., DAR 1961.

Boston, Reuben b. 1750 Orange Co., VA.; d. 1842 Anderson Co., Ky.

m. Sarah Hawkins, Sept. 13, 1782. She was b. 1758; d. 1812 Orange Co., Va.

Proof; Pension S.W. 16330 Rev. War; census of 1840 of Anderson Co., Ky. of pensioners.

Chds.

1. Fanny b. 1784 m. Wm. Bell Nov. 16, 1803.

2. Sarah b. 1787; d. 1880; m. William Davis Nov. 27, 1809.

3. Fountain C. B. 1787

4. Reuben H., b. 1785 (m. Mary Anderson daut. of Jacob Orange Co. VA 12-21-1809)

5. Simeon, b. 1781 (?)

6. William B., b. 1807 m. Sarah Powell 1831, Nov. 7.

7. Martha m. Richard Draper Nov. 12, 1816.

8. Archer b. 1779. (?)

9. Beverly, b. 1783.

Service: Private in Capt. Garland Burnley’s Company, Col. Francis Taylor’s Regt., Va. line. (etc.) In Battle of Camden.

Descendents: Katherine McKay Geiger (Mrs. H. J.) Nat. No. 314815

Carolyn E. Davis (Miss) Nat. No. 382874.

Ruby D. Berry (Mrs.W. M.) nat. No. 111095

Norwin Norris Gross (Mrs. Robert M. ) Nat. No. 356465”

There was another filing done in 31 Aug 1914 and accepted by national board 7 Oct 1914 which is probably one of the early ones. This was done by Mrs. Ruby Davis Berry wife of Walter M Berry national number 111095 her ancestor was child of Charles T Davis born 1859 and Caroline Alley. Charles was son of George W Davis born 1813 married Mary R Powell and George W.Davis was the son of William Tinsley Davis born about 1780 married Sarah Boston born abt 1788. Sarah was daughter of Reuben Boston. She states Reuben Boston was born 1750 but the tax and census say 1760 except 1830 census so I believe 1750 wrong and he died 1842 which is true for the Reuben in Kentucky. But as the following shows the father of Sarah Boston Davis lived all his life in Orange County Virginia and died by 1840 when his wife Elizabeth renounced her rights to his estate. Sarah’s husband is executor of estate inventory and Elizabeth Boston is listed on inventory. Also on the Daughters of American Revolution document the name of Elizabeth Bradley is listed as wife of Reuben and marriage 1778. These have been crossed out to put in Sarah Hawkins and marriage date of 13 Sep 1783 this is where the filing became in correct. I believe the person filing knew Elizabeth Bradley was correct ancestor of Sarah Boston Davis but the Daughters of American Revolution knew Reuben Boston the solider married Sarah Hawkins so they changed it. It is unclear who knew what then but it is clear if one reads all the following information that Sarah’s ancestor was not the Revolutionary War Veteran. Mostly to Sarah Boston marriage listed Reuben Boston as Bondsman and this was in 27 Nov 1809 (item 28 below). Revolutionary Reuben was in Kentucky by his own statement in 1809.

The problem with this filing is these are the children of a Reuben Boston of Orange County, Virginia but not the children of the Reuben Boston of Orange that served in the Revolutionary War. Some early researchers were not aware there were two Reuben Boston’s of Orange County, Virginia. Some ignored the problem and others tried to merge the two families. Both the Reuben Boston’s were born in 1760’s which further complications the issue. The early filers also ignored part of the statement by Reuben Boston himself in his pension records. The following is the part of statement Reuben Boston made for his pension: “ 4 Sep 1832 Pension Papers of Reuben Boston File #31116 v “upon being interrogated __ could I further state that I was born in Orange County, Virginia. where I resided during the revolutionary war __ while in service continued to live there until about the year 1792 when I remand to Kentucky and been the last thirty years where I now live. I __ __ of one man by whom I can prove some of service if alive and the Rev. William Penny __ ___ Hawkins by whom I can prove my character for veracity. I hereby relinquish all claims while I have to any __ or annuity from the __ state except the present and I am not a pensioner of the this state or any state. Witness my hand this 13 day of August 1832. R. Boston

State of Kentucky

Commonwealth of Kentucky Anderson county__ END OF STATEMENT

According to this statement Reuben Boston left for Kentucky about 1792 and remained there. The actual tax records of Kentucky , Fayette County show Reuben Boston appearing 24 Mar 1789 and so now we have the Reuben Bostons in separate locations. One is in Fayette Kentucky and the other is in Orange County, Virginia. We now have to identify each set of children. The following is a chart of what is happening where each Reuben lived as they and their descendants create records. Reuben Boston VA is the Reuben who remained in Orange County and Reuben Boston KY is the one who moved to Kentucky 1789 and is proven to be the Revolutionary War Veteran by his statement and his 1840 Census Anderson County, Kentucky which lists him as a Revolutionary Veteran.

Reuben Boston VA

Source

Reuben Boston KY

Source

1.24 Mar 1789

Orange Co. VA Tax

1789

Fayette Co., KY Tax

2.26 Apr 1790

Orange Co. VA Tax

27 Mar 1790

Fayette Co., KY Tax

3.2 Apr 1791

Orange Co. VA Tax

1791

Fayette Co., KY Tax

4. 28 Mar 1792

Orange Co. VA Tax

22 Aug 1792

Fayette Co., KY Tax

5. 25 Mar 1793

Orange Co., VA Tax

21 Sep 1793

Fayette Co., KY Tax

6. ?

11 May 1794

Fayette Co., KY Tax

7.

8. 28 Apr 1794

Orange Co. VA Land Deed Book 20 p 285-287 wife listed as Elizabeth

9. 25 Oct 1794

Orange Co. VA Land Deed Book 20p 419-420 wife listed as Betty

10. 23 Mar 1795

Orange Co. VA Tax

1795

Fayette Co. KY Tax

11. 28 Mar 1796

Orange Co. VA Tax

30 Apr 1796

Fayette Co. KY Tax

12. 11 May 1796

George Boston married Elizabeth Vaughn

13. 21 Apr 1797

Orange Co. VA Tax

1797

Fayette Co., KY Tax

14. 28 Mar 1798

Orange Co. VA Tax

1798

No tax list this year

8 Oct 1798 Benjamin Hawkins and wife Ann sell land to Reube Boston on Clear Creek which becomes Jessamine County, KY.

Volume 5 pg 83 Burnt Court Records of Fayette Co., KY

15 24 Apr 1799

Orange Co. VA Tax

1799 and Benjamin Hawkins

Jessamine Co. KY Tax

16. 28 Apr 1800

Orange Co. VA Tax

1800 (Mercer County Tax records were destroyed)

Mercer Co. KY Census (was Jessamine one year)

17. 23 Apr 1801

Orange Co., VA Tax

This Reuben is in

Mercer/Franklin Co.

18. 8 May 1802

Orange Co., VA Tax Also George Boston

20 Oct 1802 Judith Boston marries Whitfield White brides father Reuben Boston

Mercer Co.,KY Marriage Records Bondsman William Boston and witness Andrew Hawkins

19. 7 May 1803

Orange Co., VA Tax

20. 16 Nov 1803 Fanny Boston marries William Bell, Reubin Boston father of bride

Orange Co. VA Marriage Records minister Wm. Calhoun

.

21. 28 Jun 1804

Orange Co., VA Tax

22. 27 May 1805

Orange Co., VA Tax Also George Boston

23 28 Apr 1806

Orange Co. VA Tax

24. 22 Jun 1807

Orange Co. VA Tax

25.

30 Nov 1808 Presley White and Lucy Hawkins Bride’s mother Ann Hawkins

Mercer Co. Marriage Records Bondsman Reuben Boston

26.

8 Dec 1808 John Hawkins and Milly Barns

Mercer Co. Marriage Records Bondsman Reuben Boston

27. 27 Mar 1809

Orange Co., VA Tax and Archibald Boston

28. 27 Nov 1809 Sally Boston marries William Davis

Orange Co., VA Marriage Records Bondsman Reuben Boston

29.

11 Jul 1809 Joel White and Rebecca Boston brides father Reubin Boston

Mercer Co. Marriage Records Bondsman Whitefield White Witness Wm. Barnes

30. 1810 Census Ruben Boston 2-8-8 Ruben Boston 1-0-1 Arch Boston 1-0-0 Appears Ruben Jr and Arch are Ruben sons

Orange Co. VA Tax and Arch Boston

1810 Census Reubin Boston

Mercer Co. KY

31. 26 Mar 1810

Orange Co. VA Tax and Arch Boston

32. 13 Apr 1811

Orange Co. VA Tax another Ruben Boston

28 Jun 1811 Benjamin Hawkins deceased giving claim to slaves to Reuben Boston slaves Rachel and Polly

Mercer County, Deed Book 8 pg 137 the Whites, Bostons, Hawkins, Barnes are on this document. that Reuben Boston was Bondsman at marriages.

33. 10 Apr 1811 Archibald Boston buying land he is from Orange VA

Jeffersonville, Indiana Land Deals

34. 28 Mar 1812

Orange Co. VA Tax

35. 6 Mar 1813

Orange Co. VA Tax

36. 1814

Orange Co. VA Tax

17 Oct 1814 Joel Boston marries Sally Hawkins

Mercer County Marriage Records

37.7 Apr 1815

Orange Co. VA Tax

25 Nov 1815 John McCoy and Jane Boston brides father Reuben Boston

Mercer County, KY Marriage Records Whitefield White Bondsman

38. 12 Nov 1816 Martha Boston and Richard Draper brides father Reuben Boston

Orange Co. VA Marriage Records

6 May 1816 William Evans and Elizabeth Hawkins

Mercer County, KY Marriage Records Bondsman Reuben Boston

39.29 Apr 1816

Orange Co. VA Tax

40.

16 Oct 1820 James Boston marries Fanny McMichael

Franklin Co. KY Marriage Records

41. 1820 Census pg 80

Orange Co. VA and Reuben Boston pg101 & William B Boston pg 77

1820 Census

Mercer Co. Ky pg 89

42.19 Mar 1821

Orange Co. VA Tax

15 Sep 1821 Joel Boston get land next to Reuben Boston on Gilbert Creek.

Mercer Co. deed book 12 pg 322

43.

23 Jul 1822 Joel and Rubbens Boston in court to pay judgement

Mercer County, KY Court Records Circuit Court Judgement Box D21 Dean’s Exor vs

44.

Mar 1822. Reuben agreed to pay $150 but Taylor said did not get it.

Mercer County, KY Court Records Circuit Court Judgement Box B60 Arygle Taylor vs

45.

2 Sep 1822 Nancy Boston married James McMichael

Mercer County, KY Marriage Records

46. 3 Feb 1823

Orange Co. VA Tax

Sep 1823 Joel Boston testified to surveying Reuben Boston land

Mercer Co. KY Court

47.24 Feb 1824

Orange Co. VA Tax

1824 Reuben Boston and Joel Boston

Mercer Co. Ky Tax

48.

10 Nov 1824 Archibald Moss marries Lucy Boston Father Reuben Boston

Mercer Co. Ky Marriage Records Bondsman Joel Boston

49.11 Mar 1825

Orange Co. VA Tax

5 Feb 1825 White vs. Boston Assault, by Joel and Reuben Boston -battery dismissed

Mercer Co. KY Judgement box W21

50. 9 Feb 1825 William Bell and Mary Scribner (William Bell’s first wife Fanny Boston died in 1822)

Orange County Marriage Records Bondsman Fountain C. Boston

10 Oct 1825 Reuben Boston and Sally Williams (maiden name Dale) Bondsman Reuben Boston and Lewis Dale (This Reuben Sr. second marriage)

Woodford Co. KY marriage records (just across border from Mercer County at this time).

51.11 Feb 1827

Orange Co. VA Tax and Harbin Boston

7 Jan 1827 Justices that took the oath of creating a new County included Reuben Boston

Anderson county KY is created from counties Franklin, Washington and Mercer , First order Book page 1

52.

1827 Reubin Boston 140 Acres on Gilbert George Boston no land James Boston 60 acres on Holmes Joel Boston 123 acres on Hoomes

Anderson County KY Tax

53. 17 Mar 1828

Orange Co. VA Tax and Harbin Boston

54.14 Mar 1829

Orange Co. VA Tax and Harbin Boston

1829 Reuben Boston 160 Acres -Gilbert, Reuben no land, Joel 100 acres and 102 acres mercer Co. KY

Anderson County KY Tax

55. 11 Feb 1830

Orange Co. VA Tax and Harbin Boston

1830 Reuben Boston Sr. no land, Reuben Boston Jr. 140 acres Hoomes, Joel 200 acres on Hoomes and 102 in Mercer Ky, James 100 -bailey run, George no land

Anderson County KY Tax

56. 1830 Census

Orange Co. VA p298

1830 Census and George Boston p.2 & James Boston p. 4 & Joel B. Boston p 98

Anderson Co. Ky p98

57.1832 this is Harbin Boston will

Orange Co. VA Will Book 7 pg 423

13 Aug 1832 War Pension application

Anderson Co. Ky file no. 31116

58.

1 Feb 1833 Reuben Boston receives payment for being a private in Revolutionary War for Virginia.

From. Ancestry.com

59.

1835 Reuben Boston Sr. no land (it appears Reuben is father to others since in 1827 he pays tax on 140 acres, in 1830 Reuben Jr. pays on 140 a. and 1835 James pays it is all the same land)

Anderson Co. Ky Tax

60.

1837 James Boston 140 A., Reuben Boston 75 A., Joel Boston 200 A. and Reuben Sr. no land

Anderson Co. KY Tax

61.

17 Aug 1838 Juliett Boston marries John S. Petty

Anderson Co. KY Tax

62. 1840 Census

Orange Co. VA pg 3

1840 Census pg 107 Revolutionary War Veteran & James Boston p107 & James Michaelson p 107 & Reuben Boston Jr. pg 108

Anderson Co. KY Census

63. 1840 Elizabeth Boston renounced her rights to husband estate

Orange Co. VA EAB Book no page

64. 1841 Reuben Boston Sr. Estate Inventory

Orange Co. VA Will Book 9. pg 204 & pg 289 Those listed on the Inventory are William Bell (husband of Fanny Boston), William T Davis (husband of Sarah Boston), Frances K Bell (daughter of Fanny Boston Bell), F.C. Boston (appears to be fontaine Chesterfield Boston), R. H. Boston (Reuben H. Boston (also listed as Reuben Jr.), Mrs. E. Boston (appears to be Elizabeth Boston wife of Reuben and her maiden name is assumed to be Bradley based on her chidren’s middle names Bradley and early family stories no proof.)

12 April 1842 Reuben Boston Sr. Estate Inventory

Anderson Co. KY Inventory Book B pg 82. Those listed on the Inventory are Sarah Boston (Reuben’s wife), Reuben Boston Jr. (Since Sr. was dead he is just listed as Reuben no jr.) Francis Hawkins, G. W. S. White as clerk

If one compares all the information in the above column we can see that the children filed as Reuben Boston of Orange County Virgina for Revolutionary War Veteran could not possibly be his and likewise there is a different set that are his. The next columns show what the records show are the families of these two Reubens.

Reuben Boston of Orange County, VA married Elizabeth (?Bradley) ? about 1778 in Orange County, Virginia.

Reuben Boston Rev. of Anderson Co. KY married Sarah Hawkins 13 Sep 1783 Orange Co. Virginia

1. George Boston married Elizabeth Vaughn, he is listed in tax with Reuben at an age to be a son.

1. Judith Boston married Whitefield White and on her marriage states Reuben father

2. Beverly Bradley Boston married Elizabeth Boston, his descendants say he had Reuben as father and he moved to Pendleton county Ky among the Bradley family.

2. Joel Boston married Sally Hawkins, Joel is in many court records and tax with Reuben

3. Frances Boston married William Bell, marriage said Reuben father and William Bell listed several times on Inventory Sale of Reuben Boston

3. George Boston married Mahala Sutherland in 1830 census with others moves to Illinois

4.Archibald Boston married first ? and then Ann Inman, he is listed in tax with Reuben

4.Lucy Boston married Archibald Moss and on her marriage state Reuben father

5. Simeon Boston married Jane Hamilton, and Polly Kelly and Sarah Hobday, early story families say so and he moved to Pendleton County, Kentucky with Bradley families.

5. Francis Boston married Lewis Lunsford Dale

6. Martha Boston married Richard Draper marriage says Reuben father.

6. James Moses Boston married Francis McMichael , he was paying tax on land that Reuben Sr. paid tax on in 1827 and James in 1835.

7. Sarah Boston married William Tinsley Davis bondsman Reuben Boston and William T. Davis was Executor of Reuben Boston Estate and listed on Estate Inventory.

7. Jane Boston married John McCoy and on her marriage state Reuben father.

8. Reuben H Boston married Margaret Ragland. He is listed on Reuben Estate Inventory and listed as Jr and Executor.

8. Reuben Boston married Jane ? he pays tax on land in 1830 that father owned and he is on inventory sale.

9. Fontaine Chesterfield Boston married Cynthia Ragland, F. C. Boston is listed on Inventory of Reuben Sr. and Reuben H names a child this name also.

9. Nancy M Boston married James McMichael states bondsman Reuben Boston on marriage

10.William Bradley Boston married Sarah Powell , Willliam B. Boston listed on Estate Inventory

10. Rebecca Boston married Joel White and state father Reuben Boston on marriage

11. John Boston , just because he is from this area and went to Pendleton Kentucky

12. Harbin Boston just because he is in tax

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Here are the ACTUAL children of Reuben Boston and Sarah Hawkins. Judith, Rebecca, George, Joel, Jane,

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8 years ago
You are right the whole list is Rebecca, Judith, Joel, George, Frances, Reuben, Lucy, James Moses, Jane, Nancy M. Reuben of Orange County and his wife Elizabeth Bradley of Orange County VA who stayed their family is Martha, Beverly B, Frances (who married William Bell), Archibald, Reuben H, Sarah, Simeon, Fontaine Chesterfield, John, Harbin and William Bradley. The was just to show the differences of the two Reubens not to tell whole story this is one small part of a whole big story.
I guess you are a cousin of mine I am proven by DNA cousins off Reuben Boston of Kentucky who married Sarah Hawkins to be a related. I am of his father's Joseph other son Rober.

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Revolutionary War Service
Posted 10 Mar 2018 by annmossj
BOSTON, Reuben S -16330 - Issued 1 February 1833

Reuben Boston of Anderson County, state of Ky was a private in the company commanded by Captain Daniels of the Regmt commanded by Col [George] Stubblefield in the Va line [Spottsylvania regiment of Greene's Army] for 15 months from 1779 - Inscribed on the roll of Kentucky at the rate of 50 dollars per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1834 - Certificate of pension issued 1st day of Feby 1833 and sent to R M Johnson House of Rep - August 1832 , Anderson County, KY Ralph [sic] appeared in in court , says he was discharged near Williamsburgh - says he was born in Orange County , Va and enlisted there and remained there until about 1792 when he came to Kentucky - He enlisted summer of 1779 & served 3 months as a private in Capt Garland Burrley's Cp - Col Francis Taylors Va Regmt - - Soldier says he enlisted June 1780 and served 9 months in Capt Robert Daniels & _______ Comp , Col G Stubblefields Va Regmt and was in Battle of Camden - Enlisted in July 1781 and served 3 months in Capt James Hawkins Company Col Thomas Barbours Va Regmt - Soldier was allowed pension in his application executed Aug 13, 1832 a resident of Anderson County, KY. Source: http://kykinfolk.org/anderson/military/revowarsold.htm

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