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Descendants of Thomas BOYLSTON, Jr.

12. WILLIAM⁵ BOYDSTON I (DAVID⁴, WILLIAM³ BOYLSTON, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born 24 Mar 1753 in Frederick Co, MD, and died Dec 1838 in Buchanan Co or Clay Co, MO. He married ELIZABETH CHRISTIAN 1778 in Montgomery Co, VA, daughter of NATHANIEL CHRISTIAN and JANE ADAIR. She was born Bet. 1755 - 1760 in "Betsy" b. Augusta Co, VA, and died Aug 1844 in Buchanan Co, MO.

Notes for WILLIAM BOYDSTON I:
"Over The Misty Blue Hills -- The Story of Cocke County, Tennessee"
by Ruth Webb O'Dell

James and Thomas Boydston
NOTE: article has nothing to do with Thomas, but with William and James\\

William Boydston (sometimes written Boilston or Boydstone), was one of the earliest settlers in the County. James Boydston, a Tennessee Revolutionary soldier (McAllister's "Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War, p. 264), was an older brother of William, and seemingly one of the two Boydstons who were in the battle of Point Pleasant, on the Ohio, October 18, 1774. James later moved from what became Cocke County to Rutherford County, North Carolina, where he had a grant of land in 1790. They served in defense of the frontier under Captain Daniel Smith, who was later Secretary of the Southwest Territory (William Blount, Governor), and twice elected to the United States Senate from Tennessee. He took part in defending Castlewood, too. Later, Boydston moved to the lower part of Greene County, then North Carolina, on that part which was later Cocke County. Ramsey in his "Annals," (page 190), and Williams in his "Tennessee During the Revolution," gives an account of an Indian raid, in 1779, on his house, which was evidently fortified, in which four warriors were killed and a number wounded. The forayers were chased out of the settlements by a force under Captain (later Brigadier-General) George Doherty. Boydston served during the early part of the Revolutionary War as a Virginia militiaman, and later as such in the North Carolina (Tennessee part) forces under Colonel John Sevier. His name appeared on the tax list of Greene County in 1783, Greene then covering part of Cocke. A daughter, Priscilla, married Rev. Jacob Faubion, of French Huguenot descent, and they were the progenators of a large family who lived in or near Old Newport.

Information on this family comes from the Boydston Family by Gladys Domonoske, p. 99 - 126;
DAR Patriot Index
Cemetery Records - Faubion Cemetery, Gladstone, Clay County, MO
Family records of Anna O'Heron, & Ruth Walton, of Salem, OR, descendants

From Domonoske:

About 1769, when William was a young man, he went with his parents from Hampshire County, Virginia, to Southwest Virginia and settled at the headwaters of the Bluestone and Clinch Rivers. In 1777, Wiliam Boydston was in the muster roll of Capt. Joseph Cloyd's Company in Montgomery County, Virginia. William and his half brother, James, fought in the Revolution in Southwest Virginia and both moved to Washington County, East Tennessee, in 1779, where they settled on the Nolichucky River. It is said that his home here was atttacked in an Indian raid, and that he subsequently moved to another part of the area. From here, they fought at King's Mountain. William appeared on the Greene County, North Carolina, tax roll in 1783. William married Elizabeth Christian and lived more than 50 years in Cocke County, E. Tennessee, when about 1833 he moved with his wife and grown children to Clay County, Missouri. He died in December 1838 in Buchanan County, Missouri, and was buried in Clay County Missouri at Gladstone, Missouri.

William Boydston's will is dated 15 March 1854, Clay County, Missouri. It names wife Betsy, sons Nathaniel and Thomas, and youngest daughter Sarah Sharp, so long as she remains a widow, and Prescilla, a daughter.

Pension was applied for 27 May 1833 in Cocke County, Tennessee. William was 80 years old, born in Frederick County, Maryland on 24 Mar 1753. His father emigrated to Hampshire County, Virginia, where William was raised, and again moved to Montgomery County, Virginia, until 1776. In April of 1776, he joined the Militia of Montgomery County, Virginia, to go against Indians under Capt. Cloyd and served three months. In 1777, he volunteered under Capt. Patton against the Shawnee Indians and fought five months. In 1780, he removed from Virginia to Washington County, N.C. In October, was a drafter for a 3-month tour under Capt. Dougherty and discharged. In the Spring of 1781, he volunteered under Col. Sevier against the Cherokee Indians. (Printed in Ansearchin' News, Jan-Mar 1970, Volume 17, Number 1, p. 59.)

On 5 Mar 1845, the widow of William Boydston inquired about a pension and was sent this information:

Wm. Boydstun of Cocke Co, TN. Private in Co. of Capt. Cloyed in Reg. of Col. Robinson in VA line for 14 months was placed on the Jonesborough TN pension roll at $46.66 per annum under act of 1832. Certificate 13751 was issued 13 Jun 1833. William Boydston (Boylstone) was among the men Capt. Smith took with him to assist the fort at Castle's Wood in 1774 when Daniel Boon sent a message to Maj. Campbell for help at Moore's Fort. Wm. Boilston's house on the frontier in Sullivan County, East Tennessee, was attacked by Indians in 1779.

1850 - Buchanan Co, MO
Boydston, Thomas age 68 b. TN
Elizabeth age 60 b. TN
Pike, William age 11 b. MO
Christian, Eliza age 2 b. MO

Notes from Steve Verden:
It is said that Nathaniel C. Boydston was sent back from Missouri to Cocke County, Tennessee, to bring his grandparents to Missouri. He was in Tennessee in November 1833. William Boydston, Nathaniel's grandfather, wrote his will in Clay County, Missouri, in March 1834. He had six slaves (2 men, 1 woman, 3 children), and two farms.

Notes for ELIZABETH CHRISTIAN:
Elizabeth Christian Boydston is found on the 1840 Census living with her son, Thomas.

Darlene Stevenson says Elizabeth was born in 1772 in Virginia.

Children of WILLIAM BOYDSTON and ELIZABETH CHRISTIAN are:

34.	i.	NATHANIEL⁶ BOYDSTON, b. 1780, (or 1782 or 1784) Virginia, later Cocke Co, TN; d. 13 Apr 1852, Platte Co, MO.
35.	ii.	THOMAS BOYDSTON, b. 16 Feb 1782, Cocke Co, TN; d. 31 Aug 1862, Buchanan Co, MO.
36.	iii.	PRISCILLA BOYDSTON, b. 1784, Cocke Co, TN; d. Jul 1853, Missouri.
	iv.	SARAH BOYDSTON, b. Bet. 1790 - 1800, Cocke Co, TN; d. Aft. 1838, Prob Clay Co, MO; m. JOHN SHARP, Unknown, 2 daus; 5 sons; b. Unknown; d. Bef. 1834, Prob Clay Co, MO.

Notes for SARAH BOYDSTON:
Her father's will calls her his "youngest daughter" who was a widow at the time of its writing in 1834. He leaves her 40 acres, part of the SE quarter of Section 17, Twp. 51, Range 32, "so long as she remains in a state of widowhood."

Notes for JOHN SHARP:
John Sharp is found on the 1830 Census for Cocke County, Tennessee with one boy 0-5; 3 boys 10-15; 1 boy 15-20, 1 man 30-40; 1 girl 0-5; 1 girl 10-15; 1 woman 30-40.

He moved his family to Clay County, Missouri about 1834, when many other members of the Boydston and Faubion families migrated from Cocke County to Missouri.

13. CATHERINE⁵ BOYDSTON (DAVID⁴, WILLIAM³ BOYLSTON, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born Unknown in Virginia (1775?), and died in See Notes. She married JAMES STEWART WARREN Unknown. He was born Unknown, and died in res Hickman Co, TN 1807.

Notes for CATHERINE BOYDSTON:
This child is attributed to the marriage of David Boydston and Sarah Pruitt by Mrs. Domonoske and others. Because of the wide gap in children, it seems unlikely, but because thre is significant information on this family group, it has been included. Birth date provided was 1775.

Children of CATHERINE BOYDSTON and JAMES WARREN are:

	i.		JOHN W.⁶ WARREN, b. 1798, North Carolina; d. Unknown.
	ii.		DAVID B. WARREN, b. 1800, North Carolina; d. 1845; m. NELLY PEERY, Unknown; b. Unknown.
	iii.		MALINDA WARREN, b. 1802, North Carolina; d. Unknown; m. ZACHARIAH TOTTY, Unknown; b. Abt. 1795; d. Unknown.
	iv.		LESINA WARREN, b. 1804, North Carolina; d. 1848; m. PLEASANT WALKER, Unknown; b. Unknown.
	v.		ELIZABETH WARREN, b. 1806, Robertson Co, TN; d. Unknown; m. JAMES D. EASLEY, Unknown; b. Abt. 1800; d. Unknown.
	vi.		MAHULDA WARREN, b. 1808, Hickman Co, TN; d. Unknown; m. JOHN W. HUDDLESTON, Unknown; b. Abt. 1800; d. Unknown.
	vii.		ANNISE WARREN, b. 1812, Hickman Co, TN; d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM SATTERFIELD, Unknown; b. Abt. 1810; d. Unknown.
	viii.		DAUGHTER WARREN, b. Abt. 1814, name unknown; d. Unknown; m. .. NIXON, Unknown; b. Abt. 1810; d. Unknown.
	ix.		DAUGHTER WARREN, b. Abt. 1816; d. Unknown; m. (1) .. MONROE, Unknown; b. Abt. 1812; d. Unknown; m. (2) .. BARNES, Unknown; b. Unknown.
	x.		GOODLOE WARREN, b. Abt. 1818; d. Unknown.
	xi.		UNKNOWN WARREN, b. Abt. 1820; d. Unknown.
	xii.		STEPHEN G. WARREN, b. 1822, Hickman Co, TN; d. Unknown.

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