Hello, dear Jerome, From # 402 The Names as far as can be ascertained of the Officers who served in the S. C. Regiments on the Continental Establishment BOYKIN, FRANCIS, Lieutenant 3d Regiment Same book Men of General Sumter's Brigade, S.C. Col. Charles Myddleton's Regt - 2nd Regt. State Dragoons BOYKIN, FRANCIS, Mjr. Same book Soldiers of Other States Including Lists of Many From North Carolina South Carolina to Georgia BOYKIN, FRANCIS From # 188 NOTE: In 1785 MAJOR FRANCIS BOYKIN, CAPT. JAMES CANTEY of Camden, S.C., and ENSIGN HUDSON WHITAKER of N.C.., all REV. SOLDIERS, came to Baldwin Co., Ga. CAPT. SAMUEL BOYKIN and CAPT. BURWELL BOYKIN, brothers of MAJOR BOYKIN, remained in S.C. MAJOR FRANCIS BOYKIN, b. in S.C., 1745; d. Baldwin Co., Ga., 1821. Served as Major in the "Mounted Rangers" of S. C. (Grave marked by the Nancy Hart Chapter, Milledgeville, Ga.) Married Catherine Whitaker. Children: 1. Samuel (1786-1848), mar. (1) Sarah Maxwell; (2) Narcissa Cooper. 2. James, mar. (1) Miss Owens; (2) Miss Rutherford. 3. Elizabeth, mar. William Rutherford. BIUS (or BIAS) BOYKIN, d. in Ga., 1812. Served in N.C. Line and received bounty grant of land for his services. Married Sarah Peeples, b. in Va.; d. in Ga. after 1812. Children: 1. Thomas (1785-1829), a Soldier of the War of 1812, mar. Elizabeth Fennell (dau. of NICHOLAS FENNELL, a REV. SOLDIER of N.C., and his wife Margaret Robinson). He received bounty grant of land in Ga. 2. John 3. Solomon 4. Nancy 5. Jeany BURWELL, BOYKIN, b. 1752 in Va.; d. 1817 in S.C. He mar. (1) Elizabeth Whitaker; (2) Mary Whitaker. He had 17 children. (Brother of Major Francis Boykin). JOHN RUTHERFORD, b. 1760, S.C.; d. 1833, Baldwin Co., Ga. Served under Gen. Nathaniel Greene and received bounty grant of land in Wilkes Co., Ga., for his services. Married (1) Mary (Polly) Hubert (dau. of BENJAMIN HUBERT, REV. SOLDIER of Warren Co., Ga.); mar. (2) Sally Gordon, widow; mar. (3) Elizabeth Barron. Children: 1. William, mar. Eliza Boykin (1806-1837) (dau. of MAJOR FRANCIS BOYKIN, REV. SOLDIER who moved from S.C. to Milledgeville, Ga. Grave marked by Nancy Hart Chapter, D.A.R., Milledgeville, Ga.). 2. Dorothy, mar. (1) Samuel Wiggins; (2) Joshua Bigham; (3) Francis Jeter. On his tombstone, 3 miles from Sandersville, Ga., on Milledgeville Rd., is the following inscription, "To the memory of JOHN RUTHERFORD a Soldier of the Revoluti0on who lived long to share the honors of his countrymen. Died Oct 31, 1833. Buried at his request by the side of his first wife, Polly Hubert." He was the son of ROBERT RUTHERFORD of N.C., REV. SOLDIER, (his brother Thomas, mar. Nancy Harvey). Children mentioned in will of JOHN RUTHERFORD, Baldwin Co., Ga.: Present wife Sally Gordon, widow and her son John W. Gordon. Children: 1. John G. 2. Nathaniel; the heirs of son. 3. Robert, dec. 4. Benjamin 5. William, and dau. 6. Dorothy Wiggins, and the children by her first husband, Samuel Wiggins. From # 663 (not on list of books yet: ROSTER OF REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS in GEORGIA AND OTHER STATES, Volume II, Compiled by Mrs. Howard H. McCall, Genealogical Publishing Company, 1968) TOBIAS (called Byus) BOYKIN, REV. SOLDIER, Lieut. in N. C. Troops, of Sampson Co., N.C., b. 1747; d. Nov. 22, 1812. (His grave as a Rev. Soldier was marked by the Stamp Defiance Chapter, D.A.R. of Wilmington, N.C. A marker was placed at the old Boykin home near Clinton, S.C. NOTE: Buried here also are GEN. THOMAS BOYKIN and his two brothers, SOLOMON BOYKIN and JOHN BOYKIN, all three Soldiers of the War of 1812. Also SOLOMON BOYKIN (son of the above John Boykin), who as a Confederate Soldier was killed at the Battle of Neuse River, Dec. 19, 1862. From # 662 (not on list of books yet: ROSTER OF REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS in GEORGIA AND OTHER STATES, Volume III, Compiled by Mrs. Howard H. McCall, Genealogical Publishing Company, 1968) (This is ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON MAJOR FRANCIS BOYKIN found by the time she wrote volume III) MAJOR FRANCIS BOYKIN, b. in S.C., 1745; d. Baldwin Co., Ga., 1821. Served as Major in the "Mounted Rangers" of S. C. (Grave marked by the Nancy Hart Chapter, Milledgeville, Ga.) Married Catherine Whitaker. Children: 1. Samuel (1786-1848), mar. (1) Sarah Maxwell; one son; (2) Narcissa Cooper, 9 children. 2. James, mar. (1) Miss Owens; (2) Miss Rutherford. 3. Elizabeth, mar. William Rutherford. 4. William. 5. Mary Oh, this is all too incestuous for me! NATHANIEL PACE, b. July 16, 1743; d. Ga., Oct. 1, 1798. Came to Washington Co., Ga., with his wife, Amelia (Mildred) Boykin (sister of MAJOR FRANCIS BOYKIN, Rev. Sol. of S.C.) Their dau., Frances (called Nancy) Pace, mar. Richard Whitaker (son of HUDSON WHITAKER, Rev. Sol. of S.C., who d. in Ga.). From # 600 BOYKIN, Francis (S.C.). 1st Lieutenant 1st South Carolina, 17th June, 1775; Captain, ___, 1776, and served to close of war. Is mentioned as Major in 1781. (Died 1821) From # 667 (Not on book list yet: MUSTER ROLLS of the SOLDIERS of the WAR OF 1812, Detached from the Militia of NORTH CAROLINA in 1812 and 1814) FOURTH REGIMENT Fifth Company, detached from Sampson Regiment BOYKIN, SOLOMON From # 214 North Carolina Militia Militia Officers Appointed by the Governor of North Carolina, 1754-1764 Muster Roll of Captain James Fason's Company, [Northampton], North Carolina, undated Private Boyken, Solomon From # 526 Boykin, Francis b. c. 18 June 1745/1754, N.C. d. 1821 m. Catherine Whitaker He served as a lieutenant in the First Regiment in June 1775 and was a captain in the Rangers under Capt. Eli Kershaw during 1775/1776. He was a major in the Second Dragoons under Col. Myddleton and Gen. Sumter during 1782. Heitman, p. 115; Salley, Doc., p. 79; A.A.680; M338; S.C.H.&G., I, 119;II, 177. Boykin, Francis He served sixty-three days under Captain Chesnut. C.S.; A.A.680;X962. Boykin, Francis He served as a lieutenant in Marion's Brigade. DeS., p. 209. (NOTE: Jerome, he is not listed in the THE SWAMP FOX, FRANCIS MARION) From # 98 BALDWIN COUNTY Francis Boykin b. 6/18/1745 d. 1821 Served as a Lieutenant in the First Regiment of South Carolina Troops in June of 1775 and was later a Captain in the Mounted Rangers under Captain Eli Kershaw during 1775/1776. He was a Major in the Second Dragoons under Colonel Myddleton and General Sumter during 1782. buried: Boykin Graveyard, on Shinholzer farm, 10 miles from Milledgeville. See: (1) Abstracts of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots: Reported to D.A.R. in 1927. (2) Georgia's Roster of the Revolution, p. 26, 28, 251 (3) Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Georgia, p. 40. (4) Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution, p. 92 (NOTE: I have given you all of these) have no clue what their blood type is. Love, Dee For a detailed bibliography on the reference sources used for lookups, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Jerome Tew To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 9:35 AM Subject: BOYKIN DEE, what do you have for Major Francis Boykin in the RW or Solomon Boykin for SC or GA...............THANKS loads... JEROME Jerome Tew [email protected] EarthLink Revolves Around You.