Diane: My first Boatright ancestor that I know of is Thomas Boatright m Amy unknown. They went with Stephen F. Austin's first 300 settlers into TX. @ 1830. They were in Sebastian Co. Ark. before that. They intermarried with my Trammell ancestors and I know about them back to 1650. They started in Stafford Co. VA then went to SC, received land grants in TN for fighting in Rev war. They were in the Cumberland Gap area. I have noticed that a lot of the counties they were in in different states were the same. Cumberland Va, Cumberland TN Gallatin Co in several states. I believe that Gallatin was probably the name of someone they knew or were associated with. It has also been helpful to link the family with famous people, such as Austin. Thomas and Amy returned from TX because of difficulties with the Spanish government. They couldn't get deeds to their claim. Had to 'agree' to be married by a priest, have their children baptized, etc. But there weren't enough priests and so sometimes a couple would have 2-3 children when they 'married'. A lot of people in Tn and Ark and other states moved during the civil war to avoid fighting. I don't know if this is the case with the Boatrights or not. I don't mean to avoid being in the war, but so their families would be safe. I know that the Trammells helped found Nashville (Nashboro) TN. I am hoping to find an earlier link with Trammells and Boatrights. Thomas and Amy took several Trammell orphans with them to Tx and Burke Trammell was killed at the Alamo. They were my 5th ggrandparents. Their daughter Patsy m Thomas Trammell. They both died young in Ark. I will keep your address and let you know what else I find out. Do you know what counties they were in in SC and GA? Sometimes you can learn a lot by looking up the history of the county. Happy hunting. Linda