Bostick Newsletter Online
By Brenda Jerome at - bjj@evansville.net
01 August 1997 BOSTICK ON-LINE NEWSLETTER #1
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Welcome to the first issue of the BOSTICK On-line Newsletter!
The purpose of this newsletter is to share and exchange material
on the BOSTICK/BOSTIC/BOSTWICK families of America. You are
encouraged to send special problems you are having and
to submit queries.
Let me introduce myself so you will know there is a real person
behind these words. My name is Brenda Joyce Jerome and I live
in Newburgh, IN. I have been researching the BOSTICK family
since about 1969, having concentrated mainly on my direct line,
which goes back to Absolom and Bethenia [Perkins] BOSTICK of VA
and Stokes Co., NC.
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There is a stray BOSTICK in KY that I have been unable to place
with any family. Council BOSTICK married Isabella JEFFORDS on
02 Nov 1827 in Livingston Co., KY. Council BOSTICK appears on
the Livingston Co. Tax List in 1833 with 100 acres on the
Tennessee River. That same year he was appointed surveyor of
that part of the public road leading from Smithland to Lane`s
Ferry. This information comes from Livingston Co. marriages,
tax lists, and county court order book.
Council BOSTICK appears on the 1830 Livingston Co. census with
1 white male age 20/30, 1 white female under age 5 and 1 white
female 20/30. There are no JEFFORDS family listed on the 1830
census. Apparently Council left the area about 1833 as he never
again appears in the Livingston Co. records. Livingston Co. is
located at the confluence of the Cumberland, Tennessee, and the
Ohio Rivers. Then-and now-the rivers have had a great influence
on the lives of the residents of Livingston Co. At one time,
Smithland was an important river port.
Does anyone recognize Council BOSTICK?
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For those of you who may be interested in BOSTICK of Ohio, the
following information may be of value. This information is
abstracted from OBITUARY ABSTRACTS 1850-1890, FROM THE EATON
REGISTER & EATON DEMOCRAT NEWSPAPERS IN EATON, PREBLE CO., OHIO;
Volume 1 by GILBERT (c)1981
BOSTICK, Mrs. Hannah E. died Eaton, 15 May 1871 of consumption,
age 29 years, 04 months, 11 days. She was the wife of John BOSTICK
Esq., the sheriff, and daughter of Henry KLINGER of West
Alexandria. She leaves a husband and babe.
TIFT, Mrs. Mary Jane, wife of Charles of Buffalo, NY, died of
consumption 21 Nov 1871 at the home of her father in Gasper
Township, Major BOSTICK; age 31 years, 09 months, Methodist.
BOSTICK, Mrs. Ella, wife of William and daughter of Robert
and Barbara HARRIS; died at the home of her father in Sugar
Valley of consumption 09 Oct 1855; age 25 years, 08 months
and 14 days. The service was at Friendship.
BOSTICK, Mrs. Major [Rebecca] died 3 miles from Camden
very suddenly 04 Jul 1887 from a bursting blood vessel.
Among the survivors is a daughter Lide, nieces Nellie and
Mollie JOHNSON and Mrs. THOMPSON of Cincinnati; John H. BOSTICK
of Brookville, MO.; A. C. BOSTICK of Idaho, Pike Co. OH.
She was born in Butler Co. 02 Jun 1819 and celebrated her 50th
wedding anniversary 22 Jun 1887.
BOSTICK, Major died at his home west of Camden 02 Aug 1887
from cancer. He left 8 children; John in PA and George in KS.
Age 78
BOSTWICK, Lida Cooper, born McLean Co., IL 09 Aug 1857.
She married John W. BOSTWICK 28 Jan 1885 and died 21 Dec 1887.
She leaves a husband, small child, 2 brothers and 3 sisters.
BOSTWICK, Mrs. Elizabeth, age 55 years and 06 months, died
at Eaton 18 Feb 1878 of chronic affection of the liver.
The 1860 Preble County, Ohio census shows the following:
Jasper Township, Camden, 01 Aug 1860
Major BOSTICK 48 farmer born DE
Rebecca 39 OH
John 22 OH
Mary 20 OH
David 18 OH
Jeremiah 16 OH
Ann 14 OH
Rebecca 12 OH
George 09 OH
Alford 07 OH
Rebecca [Bostick?]83 MD
According to CALENDAR OF KENT CO., DE PROBATE RECORDS
1680-1800; compiled by Leon DE VALINGER,JR.(c)1944:
Sarah BOSTICK and Major BOSTICK were appointed administrators
of the estate of James BOSTICK 08 Jan 1795. In the same
references, it is stated that Sarah BOSTICK, widow of James
BOSTICK, left a will dated 29 Feb 1796 and the heirs were sons
Major, James, and John BOSTICK; daughters Liday, Sarah, Jean,
and Prussillah BOSTICK. Also mentioned are the heirs of daughter
Elizabeth and the heirs of Noah BOSTICK.
How does the above Major BOSTICK relate to the one in Ohio?
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John Michael O`MELIA (e-mail: 13jo36@bellsouth.net) of GA has
graciously submitted the following material on our GA cousins.
I became interested in the BOSTICK because of my research into
the family line of Sallie Will BOSTWICK. Studying the records of
her family eventually moved me to BOSTICK. I found that the trail
of BOSTICK and BOSTWICK on public records were entwined. There is
no way of knowing the reason. One particular document mentioned
the family name three different spellings for a particular family.
I decided then and there to copy ALL spellings whether it was
BOSTIC, BOSTIK, BOSTICK, and BOSTWICK. Sometimes, having the
information at hand sure came in handy.
I will list all of these spellings in the marriages that I
have for GA. Only spelling to consider is BOST(W)ICK as such;
because this is that particular individual that is found to be
listed in the records under both spellings.
Also you will find that I have provided information on the
county of the marriage to possibly be of help concerning the
background the wedding took place. It will give you some idea
where the other relatives might be located.
My first installment will define marriages in GA counties
(A-C). The sources for this material can be found among
some of the following titles: WILKES CO GA MARRIAGE RETURNS,
1792-1832 by F.T. INGMIRE (c)1985;HENRY CO GA MARRIAGE RECORDS
(1851-1900) by F.R. TURNER (c)1991; EARLY GA MARRIAGES-Book
Four by J.T. MADDOX (c)1980; EARLY GA MARRIAGE ROUND- UP by
J.T. MADDOX (c) 1978; 40,000 EARLY GA MARRIAGES by J.T. MADDOX and
M. CARTER (c)1976; 37,000 EARLY GA MARRIAGES by J.T. MADDOX and M.
CARTER (c)1975; EARLY GA MARRIAGES by J.T. MADDOX (c)1974; and
INFORMATION ON SOME GEORGIA PIONEERS by J.T. MADDOX (c)1991
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BALDWIN COUNTY (Milledgeville) GEORGIA
Baldwin Co GA was formed from Creek Indian Cession Land in
1802 and 1805 and is an original county. Milledgeville
served as state capital at one time.
BOST(W)ICK, Mary Ann to Reverend Stephen Olen/Olin 23/10 APR 1827
BOSTICK, Robert B. to Elouisa F. Foard 08 OCT 1839
BOSTICK, Stephen C. to Polly Wills/Wells(or Willis) 25 APR 1811
BIBB COUNTY (Macon) GEORGIA
Bibb Co GA was formed in 1822 from Houston, Jones, Monroe,
and Twiggs counties.
BOSTICK, Albert G. to Aurelia L. German 25 APR 1851
BOSTICK, Julia A. E. to Joseph N. Seymour 31 MAR 1853
CLARKE COUNTY (Athens) GEORGIA
Clarke Co GA was formed in 1801 from Jackson county.
BOSTICK, Bailey to Tabitha Wood 08 DEC 1818
BOSTICK, John M. to Evie H. Cook Clarke Co Book LP
I will furnish the marriages in counties D-F in the next bulletin.
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Nancy Cluff SIDERS is interested in
corresponding with any New England BOSTWICKS.
Joyce LOVING is searching for the parents
of William Littleberry BOSTICK, who married Letisha HONEA and
lived in Copiah Co MS.
Patsy V. BOSTICK is researching John Green
BOSTICK and Elizabeth KEY.
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NEXT ISSUE 15 AUGUST 1997
15 August 1997 BOSTICK ON-LINE NEWSLETTER #2
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A number of years ago Helen Johnson of Lafayette, LA sent me a
transcription of a newspaper clipping. No source is given, but
it is dated 2-3 Aug 1947 and is surely from a Texas newspaper.
BOSTICK FAMILY HAS REUNION
A reunion for children, grandchildren, great-granchildren,
first, second, and third cousins of the late F.B. BOSTICK,
pioneer resident of Dublin, Erath County [Texas] was held at
Mackenzie State Park Saturday, Aug. 2.
Ten of the 14 brothers and sisters are living and all except 3
were in attendance at the reunion. They were Mrs. Dora Dudley
and son Fred, Wexachie; M. Alvin Dudley and daughter, Fay and
Juanita, Plainview; Mr. and Mrs. F.H. Cannon, Idalou; Mr. and
Mrs. Garland Cannon, Mr. and Mrs. Orland Cannon and daughter,
Pittersburg; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Thomas, Shallowater; Will Strong,
Del Rio; Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Thomas, Goodwell, OK; Mrs. Hattie Lou
Howe and Mrs. Martha Lou Davidson, Wichita, KS; Mr. and Mrs. F.D.
BOSTICK and daughter Elizabeth, Slaton; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
BOSTICK and daughters, Leola, Joyce and Janette, Lamesa; Mr. and
Mrs. Clem BOSTICK and children Leon, Evadene, Linda and Royce,
Lubbock; Mr. and Mrs. Van Williams, Dublin; Mr. and Mrs. C.L.
Shearer, Vernon; Mr. and Mrs. J.B. BOSTICK, Mr. and Mrs. J.D.
Reid and children, Doyle, Janie Sue and Kenneth, Lamesa; Mr. and
Mrs. Edd Gryder and daughter Clorence Dula, Dublin.
[This article goes on to name cousins.]
Another article dated 10 Aug 1948 states mentions that there was
a reunion at the Bunyan Community. Nine of the 14 children
are living and names some of the same children listed above.
A third article dated 4 Sep 1949 states that 9 children are now
living.
If any of these sound like your family, let me know and I'll
send you the full transcription.
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The Confederate Pension application of Martha M. BOSTICK
provides some interesting information. The pension number is
3680 and is available from the Texas State Archives.
Martha M. BOSTICK, age 61, appeared in Smith Co, TX 22 Jul 1899
and stated she has been a resident of Tyler, TX for 20 years. She
is the widow of James M. BOSTICK, who was a Confederate soldier
and served in Co I, 40th MS Regt Infantry for 12 months. She
and Bostick married 22 Dec 1857 in Kemper Co, MS. He died 24 Jul
1863. She owns no real estate nor personal property of any
character. She signed the application. N.B. Kellis and M.E.
Kellis signed an affidavit that they had known both James M.
and Martha M. Bostick. A letter from W.R. Castle, County Judge
of Tyler, Smith Co, TX on 5 Jun 1918 stated that Martha M.
Bostick died 20 Apr 1918 at her home in Tyler. He requested that
mortuary blanks be sent to her son, W.L. BOSTICK, at 226 Rusk
St, Tyler.
The 1850 Kemper Co, MS census shows the following:
household #757
William Bostick 41 farmer born SC
Rebecca 32 TN
James 13 TN
Mary 12 TN
Ja...[?] 6 MS
Sarah 3 MS
Biographical Souvenir of Texas by F.A. Batley & Co, Chicago, 1889
has a sketch of William L. BOSTICK, a native of Kemper Co, MS. He
was born Sep 10, 1858. His father, James, was born in Coffee Co,
TN Feb 20, 1836. James Bostic?, also a native of TN, was born
24 Jun 1808. James was a farmer prior to the Civil War, enlisted
in CSA, and was wounded and captured at Vicksburg and died in an
omnibus while being carried by the enemy to an old courthouse
24 Jul 1863. He left a widow and two children, Wm. L. and Mary
E. His widow, to whom he was married 22 Dec 1857, was Martha
Kellis, daughter of Louis Kellis.
William L. Bostick was five when his father died. For 4 years he
carried mail from DeKalb to Sugar Lake, MS. In 1879 he moved
to Smith Co, TX, where he now has 300 acres. For 3 years he
traveled for Smith Co Nursery Co. He is now devoting his time to
fruit growing and raising plants for markets. Mr. Bostick's
sister married Wm. T. Cawson[?], but lived only a short time,
dying 25 May 1876. On 15 Dec 1881, Wm. L. Bostick married Julia
L., daughter of Matthew Shamberger of MS. They have 4 children:
Bessie, Mary O, Minnie L. and a child who died as an infant.
Member of the Baptist church.
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From Dale Bostic comes the following:
I first find Charles BOSTICK and wife Pheby ___ in Onslow Co,
NC in 1750 when he deeded to his son Valentine (for love,
affection, etc) 9 slaves and all household goods, provided his
mother Pheby receives sufficient maintainance for the rest of
her life. To grandson Charles, he left 3 negroes to be in the
care of Valentine until Charles reaches the age of 21. (Onslow
Co, NC Deed Book C, pg 49) Valentine BOSTICK witnessed a deed
transfer for William Mills in the parrish of Saint Johns in
Onslow Co in 1752. Sometime after this, I believe Valentine
went to GA, where he died. On 24 Oct 1774, Charles Bostick
bought 100 acres of land from Henry Allen. (Sampson-Duplin
Deeds, Book 6, pg 232). Charles is listed on the 1800 census
with 4 males and 1 female plus Charles and Nancy James Bostick.
Son Samuel was listed with 1 male and 2 females under 10 yrs
of age. He and wife Nancy had the following children (I believe):
Richard, Daniel, Sarah, William, Jacob (my 2 gr-grfather),
Charles, John and Polly. I found Samuel and Nancy living with
Sarah Bostick Maxwell on the 1860 census, Samuel being age 82
and Nancy, age 80. In a will of William Bostick, dated 8-10-1872,
the names of the brothers and sisters tied them together as
family units. My research is now directed to tying Charles and
Valentine Bostick back to the tidewater counties of VA. The
first Charles was found in VA in the 1660's. He died 4 Jan 1701
and his wife, Mary, in 1709. I believe Charles of Onslow Co is his
son and Valentine, his grandson. Valentine is mentioned numerous
times in land sales and as a witness through 1743. In 1741
Valentine of Hanover Co, VA sold 400 acres to John Woodson. Mary,
his wife, relinquished her dower right.
Can anyone help with this line?
Dale Bostic Pjmkawa@aol.com
The Colonial Records of the State of Georgia, vol VI (12 Oct 1741
to 30 Oct 1754), published in Atlanta by the Franklin Printing and
Pub. Co, 1906 has some info on Valentine in GA. Page 386 shows:
"Read a Petition of Valentine Bostick of North Carolina, setting
forth, that he was desirous of removing into the Colony with his
Family, among which he had 11 working Hands, in order to improve
a Tract of land; therefore he prayed for 500 acres situated in the
Forks of Newport River ... on the South Side of sd. River. ...."
On pg 431 (3 Apr 1754) of the same book, it states that a petition
of Valentine Bostick, late of NC, was read ... that he had brought
his whole Family into the Colony ... he prayed for 400 acres of
land on Sterling's Swamp ... on the South Side of the great
Ogechee River. The Board ordered 400 acres of Land to be laid
out for him.
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John O'Melia 13jo36@BellSouth.net has provided part II
of Georgia marriages.
CLAYTON COUNTY (Jonesboro) GEORGIA (add to list of last issue)
Clayton Co, GA was formed in 1858 from Fayette and Henry counties.
BOSTWICK, Callie to Sherwood Stroud 25 Dec 1887
Now, as Paul Harvey likes to say, the rest of the story ...
DECATUR COUNTY (Bainbridge) GEORGIA
Decatur Co, GA was formed in 1827 from Early County.
BOSTICK, Mary to Alladin Durham 13 Dec 1833
EFFINGHAM COUNTY (Springfield) GEORGIA
Effingham Co, GA formed in 1777. An original county from the
creation of the Parishes of Saint Matthew and Saint Philip
(both in 1758), which were formed by the Creek Indian Cession
of 1733.
BOSTWICK, Mary to John Garnett 30 Jul 1794
BOSTWICK, Samuel to Mary Ann (Anna Marie) Maner 09 Jul 1771
BOSTWICK, Sarah to David Porter 29 Jul 1797
GREENE COUNTY (Greensboro) GEORGIA
Greene Co is an original county formed from the Creek Cession
of 1817.
BOST(W)ICK, Lucy to Washington Letbetter/Ledbetter 21 Jun 1801
BOST(W)ICK, Nathan to Lucy Burk 17 Nov 1819
BOST(W)ICK, William to Jane Smith 06 Mar 1826
HENRY COUNTY (McDonough) GEORGIA
Henry Co, GA is an original county formed from the Creek
Indian Cession in 1821.
BOSTWICK, Ellen to W.L. Gibson 05 Aug 1891
BOSTWICK, Emma to J.B. Thurman 22 Jun 1898
BOSTWICK, Fannie to C.V. Weathers 28 Dec 1884
BOSTWICK, Henry to Janie Knott 23 Dec 1879
BOSTWICK, John to Dora Peak/Peek 11 Nov 1880
BOSTWICK, Lula to P.W. White 03 Sep 1894
BOSTWICK, M.J. to W.C. Wynn 09 Nov 1876
BOSTWICK, Mary Elizabeth to Samuel Pickens Hooten 22/23 Dec 1878
BOSTWICK, Minerva to Sandy Reed 07 Oct 1883
Part III in next issue will cover Counties J - L.
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If you have any queries, send them to bjjerome@comsource.net
Next issue 1 Sep 1997
1 September 1997 BOSTICK ONLINE NEWSLETTER #3
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There was a BOSTICK family that settled in Madison Co, TN
fairly early and caused me some grief until hearing from
two descendants in the early 1980's. One descendant sent the
following marriages from Madison Co Marriage Book 2, 1838-1847.
Joseph McIver and A. BOSTICK 1 Nov 1842
John BOSTICK and Susanna B. Hudson 24 Feb 1841
John BOSTICK and Mary Carrington 31 Dec 1845
Levi BOSTICK and Caroline Carrington 15 Oct 1846
Christine Dulaney of College Station, TX stated in a 1981
letter that Joseph McIver and Alice BOSTICK (see above
marriage) were in Madison Co, TX by 1846. She goes on to
state that Alice was born in TN 18 Oct 1826 and died
Leon Co, TX 20 Jul 1925 and is buried in Hopewell Cemetery.
Christine believed that Alice's father was John BOSTICK,
born 1789 NC and died 15 Aug 1871 and buried in Oxford
Cemetery, Madison Co, TX.
In 1984, Martha Craig of Prescott, AR provided more info
on this family. Two obituaries on her ancestor, John E.
BOSTICK, gave the important detail of his birth place.
This is an abstract of one of the obituaries:
Brother John E. BOSTICK was born in Montgomery Co, NC Jan. 6,
1820 and died in Nevada Co, AR July 8, 1878. He was married
to Miss Susannah Bilbow Hudson, daughter of W.R. Hudson in
Madison Co, TN about 1841 ... leaves a wife and 2 children.
A few days before he died, Mrs. Blevins, his daughter, died
leaving 4 children. Five days later his daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Bostick, died leaving 2 children. About one week before he
died, being in his right mind, he gave his last advice to
his son, Frank Pierce BOSTICK -- "Live as I have lived, and
take care of your mother." The obituary was written by Alex
Avery.
The Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas,
Goodspeed Pub. Co, 1890, pgs 393-394 has a sketch on Frank
P. BOSTICK, planter and ginner of Prescott, AR and son of John
E. and Susan B. Bostick.
Another son of John E. & Susannah BOSTICK is believed to have
been James Andrew BOSTICK, who died at the age of 19 in St.
Laurence Co, MO 27 Aug 1861.
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Stewart Bostic has provided the following information from
=Heads of Families at the frist census of the United States taken
in the Year 1790= (Genealogical Pub. Co, Inc., 1986). The 1790
census for VA was lost so the state enumerations made in 1782,
1783, 1784 and 1785 and the tax lists of Greenbrier Co from
1783 to 1786 have been used. Approximately 140,000 names are
lacking from this substitute census.
1783 BOSTICK, Moses Greenbrier Co (head of family only)
1785 BOSTICK, Absalom Halifax Co 1 white soul
1782 BOSTICK, Elizabeth Halifax Co 5 whites, 2 blacks
1785 BOSTICK, Billy Halifax Co 5 white, 5 dwellings,
12 other buildings
1782 BOSTICK, John Halifax Co 1 white
1785 BOSTICK, John Halifax Co 1 white, 1 dwelling,
4 other buildings
1785 BOSTICK, Moses Halifax Co 1 white, 1 dwelling,
2 other buildings
1782 BOSTICK, William Halifax Co 6 whites
1785 BOSTICK, William Halifax Co 4 white, 1 dwelling,
3 other buildings.
1782 BOSTICK, John Buckingham Co 1 white poll, 10 blacks
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John O'Melia 13jo36@BellSouth.net continues his list of
early Georgia Marriages.
JEFFERSON COUNTY (Louisville) GEORGIA
Jefferson Co, GA was formed from Burke and Warren counties in
1796. Louisville was the state capital at one time.
BOSTICK, Agatha to Michael Cronin 26 Dec 1847
BOSTICK, Charles A.W. to Clio F. Verdery 24 Jul 1855
BOSTICK, Don Ferdinand to MAtilda G. Beall(e) 16 Nov 1820
BOSTICK, Elizabeth to Campbell Raiford 22 Feb 1838
BOSTICK, Elizabeth A. to James H. Foreman 07 Jan 1834
BOSTICK, Henrietta to John Guyton 12 Dec 1810
BOSTICK, Hubert H. to Frances J. Rebecca Whitaker 13 Apr 1834
BOSTICK, James B. to Jane E. Donaldson 25 Jun 1837
BOST(W)ICK, John to Matilda BOST(W)ICK* date not reported
*Daughter of Littleberry BOST(W)ICK Senior
BOSTICK, John G. to Elizabeth Atkinson 21 Aug 1816
BOSTICK, John Rufus to Caroline R. Beall(e) 03 Sep 1834
BOSTICK, Julia A.E. to John Arrington 09 Sep 1817
BOSTICK, Littleberry Jr to Margaret R Hancock 09 Jan 1812
BOSTICK, Littleberry Jr to Martha A.M. Walker 14 Sep 1820
BOSTICK, Mary Ann to William Hayles/Hailes 09 Mar 1807
BOSTICK, Matilda G. to Henry B. Todd 22 Dec 1825
BOSTICK, Nathaniel to Sara J.B. Brown 30 Mar 1813
BOSTICK, Rhesa to Mary Whitaker 04 Apr 1854
BOSTICK, Tilman/Tilmon to Sarah Gaines Humphrey(s) 02 Apr 1807
JOHNSON COUNTY (Wrightsville) GEORGIA
Johnson Co, GA was formed from Emanuel, Laurens, and Washington
counties in 1858.
BOSTICK, Erastus O. to Margaret A. Christian 30 Jan 1879
JONES COUNTY (Gray) GEORGIA
Jones Co, GA was formed in 1807 from Baldwin Co.
BOSTWICK, Charles to Martha Willingham 11 Nov 1832
BOSTICK, James to Mary May 30 Dec 1868
BOST(W)ICK, Mary to Abraham Crosby date not reported
LAURENS COUNTY (Dublin) GEORGIA
Laurens Co, GA was formed in 1807 from Wilkinson Co.
BOSTICK, Nathaniel B. to Luvinia V. Linder 17 Jan 1860
LEE COUNTY (Leesburg) GEORGIA
Lee Co, GA was formed from the Creek Indian Cession of 1826
and is an original county.
BOSTWICK, Elizabeth Jane to Jesse Jennings Hall 1867
Continued next issue.
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Bob Battistella is looking for the missing link in his Bostic
line. The earliest he can document is James L. BOSTIC, born
1 Jan 1811 Delaware (possibly Kent Co) and died 15 Feb 1861.
James Bostic married Clarisa (maybe York), who was born 1811
NY. They appear on the 1850 Dearborn Co, IN census. Their
children were:
(1) Ebenezer, b Dearborn Co, IN and died of wounds at Bowling
Green, KY 7 Nov 1863; married Hanna Perkins.
(2) Lydia A.
(3) Richard
(4) Mary, born IN 1838; married Alexander J. Todd.
(5) James Lawrence, b 1842 IN and d 1882 Willow Hill, Jasper
Co, IL; married Margaret Carpenter 1865 Willow Hill.
(Bob's direct line)
(6) John T., born 1844
(7) Lindz A., born 1846
(8) Ruth, born 1851
(9) Mariah L, born 1855.
James Bostic had five sons in the service of the Union at one
time. It is suspected that this family moved from Delaware to
Indiana between 1810 and 1830 and then to Illinois in 1859.
James L. Bostic, son of James and Clarisa, had three children:
(1) Ida L, born 1866; married Charles Freeman
(2) Sarah O., born 1868
(3) Robert Allen, born 18 Oct 1871.
All were born in Jasper Co, IL
If anyone can help with this line, please contact Bob at
bobbat@popmindspring.com
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Absalom Bostick, son of John and Nancy Bostick, was born in
the 1730's, probably in VA, and died testate ca 1803 Stokes Co,
NC. He married Bethenia Hardin 22 Jun 1762 in Halifax Co, VA.
Absalom is found in records of Pittsylvania Co, VA, before
moving across the state line into NC, first in Surry Co and then
later in Stokes Co, when that county was created in 1789. A man
of considerable land wealth, he is found in many early Stokes Co
records. Absalom and Bethen (Hardin) Bostick were my 4th
great-grandparents. From time to time, I will post records on
this Bostick family.
The following Stokes Co, NC Tax Lists were read from microfilm
at the NC Archives in 1980.
1790: Capt. Bosticks' District
Absalom Bostick 907 acres, 1 white poll, 8 black polls
1791: Capt. Morgin's District
Absalom Bostick 897 acres, 9 poles
1792: Capt. Morgen's Districk
Absalom Bostick 900 acres, 1 white poll, 8 black polls
1793: Capt. Roberson's District
Absalom Bostick, Esq. 948 acres, 2 white polls,
10 black polls
1794: Capt. Morgin's District
Absalom Bostick Jr. 100 acres, 1 white poll, 2 black polls
John Bostick 300 acres, 1 white poll, 4 black polls
Absalom Bostick Esq. 909 acres, 2 white polls,
10 black polls
1795: Morgan's District
Absalom Bostick 1366 acres, 2 white polls, 10 black polls
John Bostick 587 acres, 1 white poll, 2 black polls
Absalom Bostick Jr 100 acres, 1 white poll, 2 black polls
1796 - 1800 in next issue.
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Next issue 15 September 1997
15 September 1997 BOSTICK ONLINE NEWSLETTER #4
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In almost every family there is a story about three brothers
who came to America. One went this way, another went that way,
and still another went a different way. These "three brothers"
stories are almost as popular as the myth of having an "Indian
Princess" in the family. I have come to the conclusion - right
or wrong - that the "three brothers" story is simply an easy
way to connect different families of the same surname.
The "three brothers" story in my Bostick family appears to
have originated or been perpetuated by Mrs. Malcom Everett
of Macon, GA, who wrote several artices for an Atlanta
newspaper in the 1930's.
Mrs. Everett states that "Three Bostick brothers came to
America, one settled in Connecticut, one in New York and
one in Virginia." There it is, folks - the infamous "three
brothers" story. Now, for the rest: "William went to Virginia
and married Miss Nancy Wilson. Their son, John Bostick married
Miss Chessley of VA and they had 5 sons and 4 daughters. Of
the sons, one went to TN, one to SC and the other three came
to GA, they were Chessley or Chesley (Capt. in the Rev. War),
Nathan (or Nathaniel) and Littleberry. The 4 daughters were
Aunts Corbett, Stone, Hatcher and Gervais."
Well, this all makes for a good story, but there are some
problems. Has anyone ever found a documented connection to the
Bostick families in Connecticut or New York? What about
Charles Bostick, who appears in VA in the Vestry Book of
Blisland Parish, New Kent Co, VA, in 1682, when he was ordered
to be committed to the custody of the Sheriff of York County
for "words greatly encourageing the present distractions, by
cutting up Tobacco plants." Where does he fit in? Many
researchers believe this Charles is our immigrant ancestor
and he was certainly in VA prior to the time the "three brothers"
were going in all directions.
Also, what about my ancestor, Absalom Bostick? He didn't go to
SC, TN or GA; he settled in what would later become Stokes Co, NC
and he was a son of John Bostick.
In one of her research papers in the Macon Library, Mrs.
Everett states that Nancy Wilson, wife of William Bostick,
was a daughter of Capt. Peter Wilson and his wife, Ailcey
Hairston. This Peter Wilson did have a daughter named Nancy
as shown by his will of 18 Oct 1762 (Halifax Co, VA Will Book
O, pg 174) BUT, if Nancy was still living in 1762, she was
much too young to have been married to William Bostick,
who died before 16 June 1740 Goochland Co, VA, leaving a
30 year old son. On that June day, Wm. Arnold gave a deposition
that Wm. Bostick did on the 30th of Dec. last make his last
will and testament. (Goochland Co Deed Book 3, pg 311). The
deposition mentions Wm. Bostick's sons Charles, John and William
and a daughter, Mary Frances. John Bostick, 30 year old son of
William Bostick, also gave a deposition on that same June date.
As no wife of William is mentioned in the depositions, I would
bet she was already deceased. This would eliminate Nancy Wilson
as his wife.
Mrs. Everett and others have assigned Elizabeth Chesley as the
wife of John Bostick, son of William Bostick. I have tried and
tried to find any Chesley family in VA at this time period that
could be connected to Elizabeth. There was a Philip Chesley, who
emigrated from Wellford in Glocestershire about 1650 and was
a captain of militia for York Co, VA in 1674. His will, proved
in York Co 10 May 1675 names nephews and cousins (none
with the name of Bostick), but no children. (Encyclopedia of
Virginia Biography, vol. I, 1915) At this point, I do not know
the surname of Elizabeth, wife of John Bostick. Do you?
We do know that John's wife was an Elizabeth, as evidenced by
several land transactions in Pittsylvania Co, VA after John's
death. On 24 Mar 1775 (Pittsylvania Co Deed Book 4, pg 124)
Elizabeth Bostick of Pittsylvania Co. releases, quit claims
all right on titles whatsoever to that land that Valentine
Hatcher sold Sylvester Adams in Pittsylvania Co that lies on
the Dan River which he had of John Bostick, her husband,
containing 200 acres. Then, on 3 Apr 1775, Elizabeth (she
signed with an x), relict of John Bostick, deceased,
acknowledged full satisfaction of John Cargile for her right
of dower in land granted her husband in 1763.
It is very easy to pick up a book or paper someone has written
and accept it as fact. I had a high school geometry teacher
who, while she didn't manage to instill a love of geometry,
did leave me with one bit of information that stuck. She said,
"Fools accept only what they are told. Take that
information and bend it; test it and see if it still holds up
and, most of all, ask if it makes sense. If it does, you've got
some valid information." Not a bad rule to use in genealogy
either. The point of all this is simple: Don't accept a bit
of information just because someone says it is so. Find the
documention or gather all the information you can and see
if the preponderance of evidence points in that direction
and ask yourself if it all makes sense.
More on this Virginia family later.
Copyright (c) Brenda Joyce Jerome, CGRS 14 September 1997.
This article may not be reproduced in any manner without
written permission of the author.
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Donna Vaughn rooter@pe.net has a problem lineage.
Perhaps someone can help.
Mary Jane BOSTICK was born ca 1833 in Tennessee, the oldest
daughter of William Rand Bostick and Jane Browder. I have been
unable to find exactly where in Tennessee Mary Jane was born.
All of William Rand Bostick's children married in Stokes Co,
North Carolina. The children of William Rand Bostick and Jane
Browder are as follows:
1. Angeline Bostick - born 1836 VA., married James McCoy Tuttle
1 Jan 1862.
2. John W. Bostick - born 1838 NC, died 1924, Rural Hall, NC;
married Millie Tuttle.
3. Jesse Bostick - married Nancy Green 9 Feb 1852.
4. James Abner Bostick - born ca 1842; died 1912, Forsyth Co, NC;
married Nannie Jane May on 24 Feb 1881. James left an estate
1912, in Walkertown, Forsyth Co, NC with no lineal heirs.
5. Louisa Bostick - born ca 1844; married James McCoy Tuttle
abt. 1867, husband of her deceased sister, Angeline Bostick
Tuttle.
6. Mary Jane Bostick - married ED Vaughn or BEVERLY Vaughn.
Herein lies the puzzle.
Mary Jane Bostick is named in the 1850 census for Meadows Twp.,
Stokes Co, NC with her parents and siblings. All records
pertaining to Mary, daughter of William Rand Bostick show her
middle name as "Jane". In 1913, Mary Jane Bostick's brother,
James Abner Bostick, dies without lineal heirs. He leaves his
estate to some of his siblings, nieces and nephews including his
sister, Mary Jane Vaughn. Attached to his estate papers at the NC
Archives is a note from his niece, Mary Jane Spears, nee Vaughn,
wife of Newton Spears. The note states that she is a daughter of
"Mary Jane Vaughn, deceased" sister of the deceased James Abner
Bostick. It also states that Mary Jane Spears has a sister who
should also inherit named as Flora Brown, nee Vaughn. This
document proves that Mary Jane Bostick, sister of James Abner
Bostick, married someone named "Vaughn" and had daughters,
Mary Jane Vaughn and Flora Vaughn. In the Bostick papers by
Harry Z.Tucker, found at North Carolina Room Winston-Salem
Library, he states that Mary Jane Bostick married ED Vaughn.
No one has been able to find the source of Harry Tucker's
information on the Bostick lines. No marriage has even been
found for Mary Bostick & Ed Vaughn. The only Stokes Co, NC
Vaughn/Bostick marriage I have found was for Mary ANN Bostick
to Beverly Vaughn on 8 Nov 1856 at Stokes Co, NC. I have been
unable to find a Mary Ann Bostick living in Stokes Co, NC in
1856. Does this indicate that Mary Ann and Mary Jane Bostick
are one in the same? Beverly Vaughn and wife, Mary disappeared
from NC after they are married in 1856. The next record of
Mary Jane Bostick is the 1880 census for Meadows Twp, Stokes
Co, NC. It shows Mary Vaughn, born NC (not TN), age 45, head
of household. With her are 3 childen: Mary age 21; Flora Ann
age 18 and a son Willia, age 21. Given the names of the children,
we can be fairly certain that this is the daugther of William
Rand Bostick as Mary and Flora later inherit from the uncle's
estate. It does not name a husband in the household. In the
1900 Forsyth Co, NC, Mary J. Vaughn is listed as born May 1831
in TN, age 69. She has been married for 40 years and shown as
divorced. She is shown as having had 3 children and only 2
living. Her daughter, Flora Vaughn, age 29, is living in the
home with her along with several of Mary Janes Vaughn's
grandchildren. Though some of the grandchildren are known to
be the children of Flora, she is shown as single and having
no children. Mary Jane Vaughn's other daughter, Mary Jane
Vaughn'2' is living nearby and working in the home of Thomas
Tuttle. This would indicate that the son, William, born ca 1859,
is the deceased child and would explain why he did not inherit
from his uncle's estate in 1912. This leaves me with several
unanswered questions:
Who is ED Vaughn and and did he marry Mary Jane Bostick, daughter
of William Rand Bostick?
Did Mary Jane or Mary Ann Bostick marry Beverly Vaughn in 1856?
If it was Mary Ann Bostick, who were her parents?
The father of Flora Vaughn and her sister, Mary Jane Spears,
nee Vaughn has never been found. My grandfather said his father
was "William Edward Vaughn" and his mother, "Flora Bostick."
This has been proven to be incorrect. His mother was Flora
Vaughn, daughter of Mary Jane Bostick-Vaughn. Why Flora told
her children her last name was Bostick has not yet been
explained. It is believed that Flora may have had several
illegitimate children between 1887 and 1897 while living in the
Walnut Cove community of Stokes Co, NC. It has also been noted
by family members that her full name was "Jettie Flora Vaughn."
The only marriage found for Flora was to Harrison Brown in
Forsyth Co, NC. She is buried with him at Antioch Baptist
Church cemetery, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co, NC and her
headstone reads, Flora Vaughn Brown, born 7 Aug 1867, died
19 Aug 1948.
Nothing more is known on the family of her daughter, Mary
Jane Spears, nee Vaughn.
The childen of Flora Vaughn or Jettie Flora were:
1. Ed "Edney" Vaughn- born ca 1880-85. Nothing more is known
on Ed.
2. Carrie Vaughn- born 1890, married Hilary Harrison Kiger
and had several children. Carrie lived for several years with
her aunt and uncle, James McCoy Tuttle and Louiza Bostick
Tuttle. Several of Carrie's children still live in Rural Hall,
NC. Carrie's death records names her parents as Joe and Jettie
Vaughn.
3. Pearl Vaughn - born 1897; married 1st, J.T Owens, married 2nd,
Washington Foster. Pearl had no children. Pearl's death
record names her parents as Will Vaughn & Flora Bostick.
4. James Watkins Vaughn - born 1891; married Rhetta Benson
of Alabama and raised his family in California. He died
1981, California. His social security documents name his
parents as Will Vaughn & Flora Bostick. He was our
grandfather.
Another child may have been Bert Vaughn, born June 1893. He is
mentioned in the 1900 Forsyth Co census as a grandson of
Mary Jane Vaughn. Nothing else is known.
Futher information on the lines of Bostick; Tuttle; Kiger and
collateral lines is available from Donna Vaughn, 5626 Magnolia
Ave, Riverside, CA 92506. rooter@pe.net
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Some days it just not pay to get out of bed. I had one of those
days when I typed the Bostick entries in the 1790-1795 Tax
Lists. I made two huge errors. Absalom Bostick was the son of
John and Elizabeth (surname unknown) Bostick. Absalom Bostick
married Bethenia Perkins (not Hardin) 1762 Halifax Co, VA.
I apologize for any confusion. Those of you who have subscribed
after this issue was sent on 1 Sep will not have those glaring
errors.
Stokes County was created from Surry Co, NC in 1789 and
lies along the NC-VA state line. The tax lists were read from
microfilm at the NC Archives in 1980.
Stokes Co, NC Tax Lists 1796 - 1800
1796: Morgan's District
Absalom Bostick Sr 2106 acres, 2 white polls, 11 black
polls
John Bostick 1350 acres, 1 white polls, 2 black polls
Absalom Bostick Jr 100 acres, 1 white poll, 3 black polls
1797: Morgan's District
Absalom Bostick Sr 1954 acres, 1 white poll, 11 black
polls
John Bostick 800 acres, 1 white poll, 2 black polls
Ferdinand Bostick 100 acres, 1 white poll
1798: Morgan's District
Absalom Bostick Sr 2209 acres, 1 white poll, 11 black
polls
John Bostick 1200 acres, 1 white poll, 5 black polls
Absalom Bostick Jr 100 acres, 1 white poll, 3 black polls
Ferdinand Bostick no land 1 white poll
1799: Bostick District
Absalom Bostick 1183 acres, 11 black polls
John Bostick 1200 acres, 1 white poll, 7 black polls
Absalom Bostick Jr 553 acres, 2 white polls, 3 black polls
Ferdinand Bostick 796 acres, 1 white poll
1800: Bostick's District
Absalom Bostick 1183 acres, 1 white poll, 11 black polls
John Bostick 1000 acres, 1 white poll, 6 black polls
Absalom Bostick Jr 622 acres, 1 white polls, 3 black polls
Anthony Dearing's List of those not paying their taxes for
several years: Farthing Bostick
[Note by BJJ: I believe this should Ferdinand Bostick]
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John M. O'Melia 13jo36@BellSouth.net sends part IV of Georgia
Marriages.
LINCOLN COUNTY (Lincolnton) GEORGIA
Lincoln Co, GA was formed in 1796 from Wilkes County.
BOSTICK, Davis to Jennie Jones (date note reported)
BOST(W)ICK, Haldah to Adam Harmesberger 31 Jul 1828
BOSTICK, Hillary/Hilory to Martha Frazer 04 Feb 1830
LUMPKIN COUNTY (Dahlonega) GEORGIA
Lumpkin Co, GA was formed in 1832 from Cherokee, Habersham and
Hall Counties.
BOSTICK, John Graham to Mary Malinda Kenady/Canady 23 Jan 1840
MONROE BOUNTY (Forsyth) GEORGIA
Monroe Co, GA was formed in 1857 from the lands that were part of
Creek Indian Cession of 1821. Monroe Co is also an original
county.
BOSTICK, Abraham J. to Amanda C. Hanson* 16 Oct 1842
*BOSTICK, Amanda C. (2nd marriage) to Wiley Pritchett 12 Jun 1849
(*Amanda C. Mitchell is mentioned in county history in a 3rd
marriage, but there is no date listed in the text.)
BOSTICK, Ann E. to James A. Williamson 31 Aug 1845
MORGAN COUNTY (Madison) GEORGIA
Morgan Co, GA was formed in 1807 from Baldwin County.
BOSTWICK, Azariah B. to Elizabeth Barkley 22 Oct 1828
BOSTWICK, Berry to Elizabeth McCoy/MACOY 22 Jan 1818
BOSTWICK, Elizabeth J. to Caleb Barton 26 Nov 1846
BOSTWICK, Green (B)erry to Frances A. Hester 12 Feb 1857
BOSTWICK, L.B.D. to Mary Ann Fergerson 11 Aug 1850
BOSTWICK, Martha to William B. Arnold 14 Apr 1842
BOSTWICK, Matilda to Thomas (T.L.) Nolan/Nolas 26 Oct 1851
MUSCOGEE COUNTY (Columbus) GEORGIA
Muscogee Co, GA was formed in 1826 from the Creek Indian
Cession and is an original county.
BOSTWICK, Thomas (died 08 Jul 1850) to Mary Ann Kelly 01 May 1849
(both above individuals were born in Columbus, GA)
BOSTICK, Mary L. to David Barber 04 Jul 1839
continued next issue.
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Below are several California marriages found in the June, Sep.
and Dec. 1966 issues of the National Genealogical Society
Quarterly.
Sacramento, CA
BOSTWICK, I.H. and Sarah P. Stampler 1853 Bk A, pg 45
Sutter Co, CA
BOSTWICK, H.J. and S.A. Buchanon 30 Jan 1857
BOSTWICK, Nancy (age 16) and James M. Smith (age 28)
16 Nov 1859
BOSTWICK, Catharine and John Murdock 10 Jan 1858
Siskiyou Co, CA
BOSTWICK, Jane Ann and Charles Abbott 25 Feb 1860
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If you have a "brick wall" in your research, send it in and
maybe someone can help.
Next Issue 1 October 1997
1 October 1997 BOSTICK ONLINE NEWSLETTER #5
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In the previous issue I wrote that Mrs. Everett of GA
had originated or perpetuated the story of "three brothers"
in the Bostick family. Mrs. Everett's newspaper column in
the 1930's was not the first instance of this story being
advanced. In =Old Plantation Days= by Mrs. Nanny Bostick
DeSaussure, written in 1909, there is a letter dated 8 Jan
1906 written to "My Dear Aunt Nannie" from A. McIver Bostick,
attorney of Beaufort, SC (page 118 of cited book). Mr. Bostick
states "Our family and the Northern family of Bostick were one
and the same. Our American progenitor landed in Plymouth, Mass.
sometime about the middle of the 17th century, coming from
Chester County England and being probably a political refugee.
His wife also came with him from England ... the original stock
in Mass. seems to have migrated; mine northward and some
gradually drifting southward. The intermediate links I
cannot supply, but these brothers settled, two in Carolina,
the youngest being our great grandfather Richard and one in
GA. In Jones' History of GA mention is made of Capt. Littlebury
Bostick, a wealthy rice planter near Savannah. He, I think,
was the brother or son of the brother who settled in GA.
Richard was the youngest of the three. The other brother,
John, bought a large landed estate near Columbia on which he
lived and died quite an old man..." This letter by Mr.
Bostick is also printed in =Our Family Circle= by Annie
Elizabeth Miller of Macon, GA (c) 1931 with corrections,
additions and deletions by Rev. Dr. Robert E.H. Peeples,
(c) 1975.
Well... if this letter is to be believed, those who descend
from the Black Swamp Bosticks (descendants of Richard),
those in other parts of the South and those in the Northeast
are all related - somehow. This is all so confusing that I
can not figure it out, but did want to point out another
instance of lumping all Bosticks into one family.
In =Our Family Circle= Mrs. Miller gives the same information
about the "3 brothers" Bostick running around in all directions.
She does list the descendants of Littleberry Bostick, as
given from an old Bostick Bible by Mrs. Everett of Macon, GA.
This is the same information used in some of Mrs. Everett's
newspaper articles. This information just seems to go
round and round.
With the exception of the Littleberry Bostick line, all the
Bosticks listed in =Our Family Circle= are descendants of
Richard Bostick. Mrs. Miller states that Richard Bostick
(born 24 Sep 1758, died 5 Feb 1831) married Mary Harriet
Robert, daughter of John Robert and Elizabeth Dixon. Richard
married (2) Elizabeth Ann Robert Singleton, sister to Mary
Harriet Robert. Children of Mary Harriet Robert and Richard
Bostick are listed as Ann Eliza, who married William Daniel
McKenzie; Benjamin, who married (1) Ann Robert and (2) Jane
Aseneth Maner.
There is more information on the Black Swamp Bosticks in
=The Last Foray, the SC Planter of 1860 A Sociological Study=
by Chalmers Gaston Davidson. On page 179 it is written that
Benjamin Robert Bostick of "Ingleside," Black Swamp plantation,
was born 11 Oct 1791 in SC; married 18 Jun 1815 to Mary Eliza
Robert (28 Aug 1798-died 1817) and married (2) 19 Mar 1819 to
Jane Asenath Maner (25 Mar 1801-6 May 1887). Benjamin R.
Bostick died 25 Oct 1866. He was educated at the College of SC
(left 1809-1810) and was a deacon in the Baptist Church. He
was also a trustee of the Black Swamp Academy and owned 370
slaves.
This Bostick family is also mentioned in =Before Freedom - 48
Oral Histories of Former North and South Carolina Slaves=
by Belinda Hurmence (c) 1990. On pgs 162-163, 88 year old
Silvia Chisolmin states: "Old man Joe Bostick was me marster.
... Mr. Bostick was a good old man. He been deaf. He was a
preacher. His father was old man Ben Bostick." She goes on
to say that her master's home and his Pineland place at
Garnett were burned by the Yankees during the Civil War.
A friend has just sent me additional information on this
family, which will be discussed in a later issue of this
newsletter.
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I have come across the given name Harmon in several
Bostwick families. Initially, I thought the name was
uncommon in the Bostick/Bostwick family, but this isn't
the case.
The following information comes from =Memorial and Biographical
History of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Co, TX=, (c) 1893.
Page 764 has a sketch on Harmon G. BOSTWICK, dec'd, son of John
and Catherine (Butler) BOSTWICK. The father was born 6 Apr 1785
in New Milford, CT and was a saddle and harness maker in early
life and later a farmer. After his marriage, he settled in PA,
and then moved to OH and later Clark Co, IL, where he died 13
Nov 1849.
Harmon G. BOSTWICK was born in Pike, Bradford Co, PA 25 Jul 1814.
He moved to OH as a boy and later to Knox Co, IL and Peoria, IL.
He married in Peoria 27 Apr 1837 to Mary E. Hord and they had one
child, Cyrene, who died at the age of 7 months. Mary died
6 Jul 1839 and on 13 Sep 1840, Mr. Bostwick married Mary Ramsey
and they had 2 children, Sarah Catherine (dec'd), wife of E.H.
Carter, and Harmon G. The family moved to Texas in 1854. Harmon
G. died 11 Dec 1890.
Harmon G., son of above Harmon, was born 22 Aug 1843 in
Farmington, Knox Co, IL. He enlisted 7 Jun 1862 as a private in
Co E, 15th TX Vol. Infantry. He married in Waco, TX 10 Dec 1885
to Mabel Emma, daughter of Anson and Mary Shelley. Mabel was born
in St. Paul, MN 24 Sep 1856 and came to Texas with the J.S. Taft
family in 1875. The Bostwicks are Democrats and Presbyterian.
Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, TX has the following listings:
BOSTWICK, Emma M. died 1 Dec 1939
BOSTWICK, Harmon Gilbert Jr. 22 Aug 1843 - 7 Jul 1914
BOSTWICK, Catherine, mo/o H.G., born 7 Jan 1789, died Waco, TX
9 May 1871
BOSTWICK, Mary (Mother) wf/o H.G. born VA 23 Sep 1816, died
Waco, TX 15 Jun 1882
BOSTWICK, Harmon Gilbert Sr (Father) born Pike, Bradford Co, PA
25 Jul 1814 and died 12 Dec 1890
BOSTWICK, Effie M. 24 Mar 1898 - 23 Mar 1962
BOSTWICK, Joe E. 10 Feb 1896 - 30 Nov 1969
BOSTWICK, Virgia (Speck) wf/o F.B., 1890 - 1916
BOSTWICK, Annie K. 1863 - 1938
BOSTWICK, Elizabeth Miller 1903 - 1970
BOSTICK, A.C. died 26 Dec 1954, age 74 yrs
BOSTICK, Edith Little 1889 - 1960
The cemetery listings are found in =McLennon Co, TX Cemetery
Records, vol III=.
There was an Ira Harmon Bostwick in Warrick Co, IN, the county
where I live. He first appears on the 1830 Warrick Co census,
along with a Lanson Bostwick. On 14 Mar 1830, Ira H. married
Calista Castle, and then died testate in 1831. On 25 Dec
1837, Calista Castle Bostwick married John Fuquay. The
Castle family came from NY, but there is no indication of Ira's
birthplace. He simply did not live long enough to generate
many records in Warrick Co.
Another Harmon Bostwick is found in =Records of Louisiana
Confederate Soldiers and Louisiana Commands= compiled by
Andrew B. Booth.
Ira H. Bostwick, Pvt. Co E, 7th LA Infantry. En. March 1,
1862 at New Orleans, LA. ... Born England. Occupation
Carpenter. Res. New Orleans, age 25, married.
Suzie Arnaud (suzie@mfi.net) descends from this Ira Harmon
Bostwick.
Does anyone know if, or how, any of these families connect?
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John M. O'Melia (13jo36BellSouth.net) continues his series of
Georgia Marriages.
NEWTON County (Covington) GEORGIA
Newton Co, GA was formed in 1821 from Henry, Jasper and Walton
Counties.
BOST(W)ICK, John M. to Amanda D. Roper 22 Jun 1854
BOSTWICK, Nancy E. to Francis M. Whitehead 25 Dec 1852
BOSTWICK, Sarah Frances to John Meadows/Meadors 26 Jan 1823
BOSTWICK, William Bailey to Martha Ann Hinton 28 Aug 1865
OGLETHORPE COUNTY (Lexington) GEORGIA
Oglethorpe Co, GA was formed in 1793 from Wilkes County.
BOSTWICK, Aggatha to James Cone/Cook 25 Aug 1796
BOSTWICK, Sally/Sallie to George W. Heard Jr 06 Feb 1796
PULASKI COUNTY (Hawkinsville) GEORGIA
Pulaski Co, GA was formed from Laurens County in 1808.
BOSTICK, Caroline to George Pitts 22 Jul 1829
BOSTICK, M.D. to Lucinda Fann 21 Jan 1847
BOSTWICK, Jane to I.M.P. Giddens 27 Sep 1857
BOST(W)ICK, Nathaniel L. to Cidney Ann Adams 15 Jan 1829
RICHMOND COUNTY (Augusta) GEORGIA
Richmond Co, GA was formed in 1777 from the Parish of Saint Paul,
which was formed in 1758. Saint Paul's Parish was created from
the Creek Indian Cession of 1733. Augusta served as the state
Capital.
BOSTICK, Chesley Jr to Susannah Cobb 13 May 1791
BOSTICK, Elizabeth to Thomas P. Carnes 19 Nov 1795
BOSTICK, Hillery (son of Nathan) to Elizabeth Jervis 28 Apr 1790
BOSTICK, Jacob to Rebecca Beall(e) 13/16 Feb 1803/04
BOSTICK, John (son of Nathan) to Elizabeth Hayles 05 Apr 1800
BOSTICK, John (son of Nathan) to Elouise/Elouisa Beall(e)
24/25 Jan 1824
BOSTWICK, John to Martha Walker (date not reported)
BOSTICK, John Rufus to Caroline Rebecca Bealle(e) 03 Sep 1834
BOSTWICK, Leonard to Elizabeth B. Meigs 18 Apr 1837
BOSTICK, Littleberry (Bible Record) to Mary (Polly) Phillips
30 Oct 1792
BOSTICK, Littleberry (Jr) to Lucy Evans 17/18 Jun 1801
BOST(W)ICK, Mildred Jane to Joshua Meals 10 Jul 1809
BOSTICK, Nathan (Sr) to Martha Gwinn/Guinn 1769
BOSTICK, Reese/Rheesa to Margaret Jones 23 Apr 1803
BOST(W)ICK, Samuel to Anna Marie Mane/Maner/Mainor 09 Jul 1771
BOSTICK, William to Elizabeth A. Howard 28 Jan 1830
continued next issue.
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The following information comes from =The Legislative Manual
and Political Register of the State of North Carolina for
the Year 1874=
Stokes Co, NC Members of General Assembly (House)
1790: George Houser, Absalom Bostick
1791: James Martin, Absalom Bostick
1793: George Houser, Absalom Bostick
1794: Absalom Bostick, George Houser
1795: Absalom Bostick, George Houser
1801: John Bostick, Charles Banner
1803: Henry B. Dobson, John Bostick
1804: John Bostick, Henry B. Dobson
1806: John Bostick, Isaac Dalton
In 1807 and 1808, Benjamin Forsyth was a member of the
House. Forsyth Co, NC was named for Benjamin Forsyth, who
was the nephew of William Rand, who was the father-in-law
of Ferdinand Bostick (son of Absalom named above).
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Selected Miscellaneous Terms Used in Genealogy
Administrator - person appointed by the court to collect
the assets, pay the debts and distribute the remaining
property among the heirs
Affidavit - written, sworn statement of facts, events
or circumstances
Consort - a living spouse
Curator - person who has charge of an estate until it
is determined if a will is judged valid or invalid; also
a guardian of a minor or insane person
Deposition - statement taken under oath which can be used
as evidence in court, on behalf of either the plaintiff
or defendant.
Executor - person named in a will and charged with carrying
out the provisions of the will
Guardian - a person charged with the management of the
rights and property of another, usually a minor, but not
always
Guardian ad litem - guardian appointed by a court to act in
a particular case or suit
Indenture - an agreement in which 2 or more people agree to
do certain things or acts and signed by all parties
Ordinary - an inn serving alcoholic beverages; a tavern
Relict - a surviving spouse
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If you have information to break through that "brick wall"
in the families listed in the newsletter, please send the
info to me and I'll put it in a future issue. Please do provide
complete documentation of sources (i.e. location of record,
type of record, vol. & page number, etc.)
Do you have a research problem you wish to share? If so, send it
in and maybe someone can help.
Next issue 15 October 1997.
15 October 1997 BOSTICK ONLINE NEWSLETTER #6
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Several Bostick/Bostic famililes went into what would become
Kentucky, but none as early as this land grant in the 1780's.
The area that would become Kentucky was still part of Virginia
at this time.
The first KY Treasury Warrants were sold by the Virginia Land
Office in Oct 1779, but they could not be used until 1 May
1780. In 1780, Kentucky County, VA was divided into three
counties, one being Fayette. In 1782 the Virginia Land Office
issued the first warrant for Revolutionary War service with
the acreage being determined by rank. Kentucky became a state
in 1792. It would appear that the following land grant was
for service in the American Revolution, but which John could
this be? The amount of land, 1487 acres, is not the amount
issued for any officer or soldier in the War. It is possible
that he bought up someone else's land warrant and added it to
his own, resulting in an odd amount.
The south fork of the Licking River flows south through several
counties and empties into the Ohio River at Covington and
Newport in North Central Kentucky.
The copy of the land grant was received from the KY Dept.
of Libraries and Archives in 1983.
"Patrick Henry Esquire, governor of the commonwealth of
Virgina to whom these presents shall come Greeting Know
ye that by Virtue and in Consideration of Land Office
Treasury warrant No. 128609 [last digit hard to read] issued
the Second day of July 1782 here is granted by the sd.
Commonwealth unto JOHN BOSTICK a certain tract or parcel of
land containing Fourteen Hundred and Eighty Seven acres by
survey bearing date the 12th day of April 1784 lying and
being in the County of Fayette on Raven Creek a branch of the
South fork of Licking and bounded as follows, to wit,
Beginning at the southeast corner of William Walkers survey of
One Thousand acres .... running with sd. Walkers line ...
crossing a creek ... corner in Walkers line ... to the beginning.
14 August 1786. [signed] P. Henry."
It is interesting that the next entry is a grant to Daniel Boone.
There is the possibility that the John Bostick who received
this grant was the John who appears in Buckingham Co, VA
and then after the American Revolution in SC, but I have found
no other record that suggests John of Buckingham Co and SC had
any ties to KY.
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Joyce Loving (jloving@anet-stl.com) sends the following "brick
wall" in her Bostick line:
My earliest proven Bostick is William Littleberry Bostick,
born in Georgia in 1820. He lived in Copiah County, MS and
was married to Letitia Honea. Their only daughter was Hicksey
Ann Letitia Bostick, who married William Elbert Bell. I am
in her line and have information on down. Her brothers are
a mystery. She had a brother Tarver, who married Kate
Crawford Smith, a widow. I know their children from the
census, but they are lost after 1900. Her brother Stephen
is a total mystery. I don't know who he married or what
happened to him. Her other brother, Thomas, married Laura
Bell and I don't even known who their children were or where
they went. Laura Bell and William Elbert Bell were brother
and sister.
William and Letitia Bostick divorced in 1879 and William was
found in Williamson County, MS to sign the divorce papers. I
can not find anything about him after that.
I know that several of the Copiah County, MS Bosticks moved
to Pleasant Hill, LA in Sabine Parish. I have ordered census
records and am going to hunt in LA next.
As for William Littleberry Bostick, who was born in GA, I
can find nothing on his parents. Can anyone help?
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The last portion of Georgia marriages follows. Thanks to
John O'Melia (12jo36@BellSouth.net) for compiling and sending
this information.
SPALDING COUNTY (Griffin) GEORGIA
Spalding Co, GA was formed in 1851 from Fayette, Henry and
Pike Counties.
BOSTWICK, Azariah to Elizabeth Smith 22 Dec 1859
BOSTWICK, John Butler to Martha Crowell 25 Sep 1856
BOSTWICK, Martha/Mattie to H.P. Freeman 10 Feb 1861
BOSTWICK, Sam to Alice Starr 07 Jan 1868
STEWART COUNTY (Lumpkin) GEORGIA
Stewart Co, GA was formed from Randolph County in 1830
BOSTWICK, Elijah William to Rebecca Scaife 08 Sep 1858
BOSTWICK, Elizabeth to Moses Gasney 03 May 1840
BOSTWICK, Elizabeth A. to George W. Rutledge 11 Feb 1844
BOSTWICK, John B. to Mrs. Sena Gregory 01 Jan 1854
BOSTWICK, Louna J. to William J. Jones 17 Sep 1854
BOSTWICK, Sarah to James Kenedy/Kennedey 10 Jan 1847
BOSTWICK, Theresa to Fielding Davis 12 Feb 1837
BOSTWICK, William to Mary Grampshire 11 Jan 1835
TROUP COUNTY (LaGrange) GEORGIA
Troup Co, GA was formed in 1826 from the Creek Indian
Cessions and is an original county.
BOSTICK/BOSTOCK, John to Nancy Banks 21 Apr 1836
WALTON COUNTY (Monroe) GEORGIA
Walton Co, GA was formed from the Creek Indian Cession
lands in 1818 and is an original county.
BOSTWICK, Emily to George Glore 06 Jul 1834
BOSTWICK, L.B. to Mrs. Sallie Hudgens 27 Mar 1864
BOSTWICK, L.B.J.D. to Elizabeth P. Ferguson 25 Jan 1861
BOSTWICK, Mary to Thomas W. Prime/Prince 11 Dec 1828
BOSTWICK, Nancy to John Mullens 24 Dec 1829
WILKINSON COUNTY (Irwinton) GEORGIA
Wilkinson Co, GA was formed in 1803 from Creek Indian
Cessions of 1802 and 1805.
BOSTICK, J.E. (Miss) to E.L. Martin 01 Dec 1874
BOSTICK, L.S.R. (Senna) to Josiah Jones 01/15 Nov 1857
BOSTICK, Rebecca J.** to Elbert J. Williams 03 Feb 1876
**Daughter of James and Jane (Donaldson) Bostick
BOSTICK, Robert C. to Serena Ann R. Pace 13 Nov 1851
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The following information is taken from =Mississippi
Confederate Grave Registrations A-L= by Betty Couch
Wiltshire (c) 1991.
State Co where
Name Service Unit birth/death born buried
Bostic, G.B. 38 GA Inf 1839-1921 GA Tishomingo
Bostick, R.S. 27 MS Inf AL Choctaw
Bostick, Richard S 35 MS Inf 1840-1924 AL Harrison
Bostick, T.J. 46 MS Inf 1845-1908 Kemp. Co Laud.
Bostwick, H.B. GA troops 1846-1909 GA Forrest
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John O'Melia sends the following on his William Bostwick
and Mary Bailey line:
Many family lines have been well documented on the trail
to William BOSTWICK. Originally, the wrong William BOSTWICK
was thought to be the one. Then the problem occured when as
many as five William BOSTWICKx were found in GA in the 1700`s.
Too many folks fell upon the work of a BOSTWICK researcher
who supposedly had the inside track for family in CT and all
points west and south. When I received encouragement to join
the conference of families who had ties to William BOSTWICK
and his bride Mary BAILEY the conventional feeling was that
William was from Dover, DE, had roots to MD and then into CT.
I had just finished working on an Irish line and a Scotch line
and it was a brutal undertaking. To my eye and mind this seemed
too simple. Just a gut feeling. So I decide to work from my
mother-in-law back with what facts she remembered hearing when
she was a girl.
Well, I reached William and Mary and could not reach the
same conclusion. The other researches did find two William
BOSTWICKs and managed partly to separate them. When I finished
looking I found a William out of TN, one out of NC, one out of
VA, and two out of SC. At least the background on them stated
that. I did not consider the DE or CT much less the NJ and NY
entries.
Communication with the family reseachers who had ties to
William and Mary were getting quite heated because I challanged
their information. Eventually, they saw the same thing I found.
They began to rework their lines and did come to the same
conclusion I had. A small group of the family researches knew
from handed down memories that William was always said to be
from VA but they never had hard data as to where.
Most of the BOSTWICKs in my wife`s family were farmers,
newspapermen, woodwright, or wheelwright, or just plain
carpenters. We knew that our William was mentioned in the
will of Francis GIDDENS and that the administrator was to pay
William BOSTWICK for building Mr. GIDDEN`s coffin. We also know
of William`s day book or work book in his own handwriting that
has disappeared from a researchers files. He is currently
looking for it after loaning out his files to someone he has
not yet identified.
I have also seen several BOSTWICK entries in the World
Family Tree CD`s that are pitiful because they depend on
secondary sources that are painfully in error. Too many people
are in a hurry to buy a brown bag regardless what is in it.
William BOSTWICK and Mary BAILEY had five children:
James Bailey BOSTWICK who lived to be 83 years old in Stewart
Co GA
Azariah BOSTWICK who lived to be 35 years old in Morgan Co GA
Elizabeth Leticia BOSTWICK who lived to 38 years old in Gwinnett
Co GA
Amy (Annie) BOSTWICK who lived out her life in Walton Co GA
Berry BOSTWICK who lived to be 74 years old in Morgan Co GA
Family searchers for JACKSON, DIAL, REAGAN, MITCHAM, HEARD,
HESTER, LEWIS, SCAIFE, MEADORS, BUTLER, MANLEY, ROSSER, DAVIS,
BARTLETT, BARKLEY, SMITH, LIVEOAK, PURSLEY, McCOY, COLQUITT
and COOPER have all come to the same conclusion with the facts
in front of them. William was from VA and was part of a large
family that moved south before, during, and after the
Revolutionary War. They did have the same problem I encountered
as to the spelling of the family name....BOSTICK/BOSTWICK.
There are some of us who are planning on visiting states
to the north and looking into the resources available in archives
and libraries. Many of us are not young or in good health. It
is painful to realize that we may never finish the search, but
we do feel deeply grateful to seize the truth of first hand
documents that tell the story.
With more families making contact to the BOSTWICK line
with legitimate information our "family" is growing. This hobby
of genealogy is fun but serious business that we do not take
lightly.
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Suzie Arnaul sends additional information on her Ira Harmon
Bostwick, who was mentioned in the last newsletter. He was
born around 1837, died around 1901 and is buried in Giles
Street Cemetery, New Orleans. He married Petrian Lovern in
1864 (from marriage record). Petrian Lovern was born around
1846.
They had a daughter, Lenora Jane Bostwick, who was born
April 1865 in Montgomery County, Virginia (Roanoke).
She died May 24, 1926 in Bluefield W VA. Lenora was married
to John P. Cromer on Dec. 26, 1884.
Ira Harmon Bostwick was a private in Co. E 7th Louisiana
Regiment Infantry. (Taken from enlistment papers for the
Confederacy). He was detailed as a nurse to General Hospital #1
in Lynchburg, Virginia and also at Montgomery White sulphur
springs, VA hospital.
Suzie's grandfather was Leon Chalmers Cromer Sr, the son of
John and Nora (Lenora) Cromer. Her father was Leon Chalmers
Cromer Jr.
Census records indicate that Ira Harmon Bostwick was black,
but being from New Orleans or Texas area, that may not be true.
On his marriage record in 1864, Harmon's parents are listed as
Harmon and Mary C. Bostwick.
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Periodically the names, email addresses, and ancestors of
newsletter subscribers will be listed. If you wish to
share your information, please get in touch with them.
Bettiann Lloyd (Genechaser@aol.com)
Stephen Bostick (born ca 1818-1825 Ga) married Matilda
Langston (formerly married to Morris Woods), who was
born ca 1823 AL.
1850 Chickasaw Co, MS and 1860 Calhoun Co, MS
Joan Whitaker Landrum (jlandrum@e-tex.com)
Hubert Bostick, who married Rebecca Jane F. Whitaker 1834
Jefferson Co, GA
Wanda Little (WLittle495@aol.com)
Charles Bostock through his son William Bostick and through
his son Charles and through his son Richard.
VA, Caswell and Rutherford Co, NC
John M. O'Melia (13jo36@BellSouth.net)
William Bostwick and Mary Bailey
Georgia
Candy (Preston66@aol.com)
Henry Bostic (born 1898, died 1974), son of W.M. Bostic
and Louisa Jane Cochran and grandson of John Bostic and
___ Yates.
Pike Co, KY
James Bostick Morse, 8065 Ashley Dr, Olive Branch, MS 38654
is not online, but has an interest in all branches of the
Bostick family and has helped many people research their
southern Bostick lines. He has published a book, =Bostick
Trails & Ties,= which covers his line and is available from
him at $35. James descends from William Bostick, who died
1792 Person Co, NC.
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Next issue 1 November 1997
1 November 1997 BOSTICK ONLINE NEWSLETTER #7
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One state we have never covered is Arkansas. Perhaps some of
this information will be of help to someone. The list of
Arkansas Confederate soldiers was sent to me about 15 years
ago by a Bostick descendant in Texas. No source is listed,
but verification and additional information could be obtained
from the Arkansas History Commission, One Capitol Mall, Little
Rock, AR 72201.
=ARKANSAS CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS=
A.W. Bostick - Pvt. Co G, 35th AR Inf
Berry R. Bostick - Pvt. Co F, 10 Witts AR Cav
B.R. Bostic - Pvt. Co B, 4th Batt'n AR Inf
James A. Bostic - Pvt. Co B, 4th AR Inf
J.H. Bostic - Pvt. Co D, 21st AR Inf
J.W. Bostic - Sgt. Co D, 37th AR Inf (original under J.A.W.
BOSTWICK)
Richard Bostic - Pvt. Co H, 14th (McCarvers) AR Inf (also
8th AR Inf as Richard BASTICK)
S.R. Bostic - Pvt. Co D, 20th AR Inf
Thomas J. Bostic - Pvt. Co F, 4th AR Inf (also Howard's AR Cav)
William Bostic - Pvt. Co D, 21st AR Inf
Berry B. Bostic - Pvt. Co D, 4th AR Inf
George Bostick - Capt. Ernest's Co (local defense)
J.B. Bostick - Pvt. Co C, 4th AR Inf (orginial under John G.
Bostick) [see 1860 Montgomery Co, AR census ... BJJ]
John H. Bostick - Pvt. Co ?, 35th AR Inf
Joshua H. Bostick - Pvt. Co B, 17th Lemoyne's AR Inf and
Co D., 21 AR Inf
L.S. Bostick - Pvt. Co E, 20th AR Inf [see 1860-1870
Hempstead Co, AR census ... BJJ]
Richard Bostick - Pvt. New Co. G, 8th AR Inf
S.S. Bostick - Pvt. Co 11 S (Consolidated AR Inf)
William Bostick - Pvt. Co B, 17th Lemoyne's AR Inf (also
Co D, 21st AR Inf)
William Bostick - Co B, Cockes Regt. AR Inf
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=The Confederate Veteran= vol I, #8, August 1893, page 263
has the following entry:
"Camp John Wallace, Van Buren, AR, August 21, 1893. - S.A.
Cunningham - Dear Sir: At the meeting of the members of
the Camp John Wallace on the 19th inst., the Confederate
Veteran was indorsed and adopted as the organ of this Camp
without a vote to the contrary. [signed] W.C. BOSTICK, Adjt."
The Confederate Veteran was a magazine published in Nashville,
TN for many years. CSA vets and their families submitted
their versions of various battles, obituaries, who was searching
for whom, and anything else thought to be of interest. These
magazines have been reprinted and are found as bound volumes
in a number of larger libraries. They are a wonderful source
of information on CSA veterans.
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The following is taken from =Arkansas Military Bounty Grants
(War of 1812),= compiled by Katheran Christensen and published
by Arkansas Ancestors (c) 1971
White Co, AR: Nathaniel Bostick, warrant number 23,057
patent date 1820
Faulkner Co, AR: Daniel Bostwick, brother and other heirs at
law of Raymond Bostwick, warrant number 26,781
patent date 1836
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Crawford Co, AR was formed 18 Oct 1820. Van Buren is the county
seat.
Crawford Co, AR Marriage Book A 1877-1880:
Andrew J. Phillips, 33, married Julia Bostick 7 Oct 1878
Alfred W. Bostick, 30, married Jane McBride 23 Feb 1879
Crawford Co, AR Marriage Book H:
Charles Williams, age 33, married Bessie Bostick, 27
16 Jun 1907
>From early Van Buren, AR newspapers:
1860: Married in this city on 1st inst. Mr. D.W. Heard of
Fort Smith and Miss M.J. Bostick, daughter of John Bostick,
Esq. Friday, Nov. 2
1861: Married in this city 15th inst. by Rev. John Harrell,
Col. John B. Latham of Fort Smith and Miss Bettie A. Bostick
of this city. Friday, Jan. 18.
19 Jul 1867: Died in this city on Thursday evening, July
11th, after a protracted illness, Mr. John Bostick, aged
about 70 years. Mr. Bostick was one of our oldest and much
respected citizens. For many years he kept the public house
known as the Bostick Hotel. He leaves a wife and a large
circle of relatives and friends to mourn his loss.
1869: Married in this city on 26th inst. Mr. Wm. C.** Bostick
and Miss Sallie Alexander, both of this city. Oct. 26.
1870: Married in the Episcopal Church in Fort Smith on
Tuesday night last (15th) Mr. Edward McKenna and Miss Millie
Bostick. Feb. 22.
>From =History in Headstones, Crawford Co, AR= by Susan
Swinburn (c) 1970. Fairview Cemetery is located in the city
of Van Buren on Fayetteville Street.
Page 130:
Fay Murta Bostick 26 Oct 1878 - 2 Aug 1910
Abbie Bostick, wf of Ben M. Jones 1875 - 1906
W.G.** Bostick 1844-1919
Sarah E. Bostick, born near Charlotte, NC 1844-1912
Bobbie Lee Bostick, son of Wm. A and Pearl
7 Oct 1905 - 15 Jun 1906
Pearl Still Bostick 1871 - 1960
** This is as written, but I wonder if they could be the same
man.
The 1840 Crawford Co census shows a Taliferro Bostic and John
Bostic in Van Buren Township. In 1850, Taliferro is not
listed, but John BOSTWICK is listed as a 48 year old hotel
keeper, born in GA, with his wife Sarah, 38, born VA, and
their children. There are other Bostwicks listed in Crawford
Co that same census year as well as in 1860, 1870, and 1880.
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Diane Mason sends her Bostick line.
It begins with the earliest known ancestor:
Thomas Bostick and Mary (undocumented).
son:
Thomas Bostick mar. Tamer.
Sons:
1. John Bostick.
2. JAMES BOSTICK Sr. born ca 1745 Queen Anne Co., MD.
died 1823/24 Richmond Co, NC. Married (abt. 1767) to
Comfort Love (no documents located), who was born ca 1745.
Children:
1. Elizabeth: Married William J. Baird of Richmond Co, NC.
Migrated to Wilson Co, TN.
2. William: 15 Oct 1768 - 2 Aug 1829 Married Naomi Sprawls
(1773-1832, dau. of Solomon Sprawls and Mary Ann Thompson.
3. Nathaniel Bostick
4. James Jr.: Married Mary "Polly" McDonald (1777-1823, dau.
of Lt?Major) Donald McDonald and Keziah Robinson
5. Levi
6. Thomas J.: Died abt 1838; married Mary "Polly" Pemberton,
dau of Stith Pemberton and Martha Jennings. Thomas J and
Mary moved abt 1830 to Hardeman Co, TN.
7. Mary: Married Eli McDonald son of Daniel/Donald McDonald
and Robinson/Robertson
8. Sarah: Born abt. 1786 -09/08/1871; Married twice, (1)
Wilson Baird (abt:1785-1818/1819)
9. Tristram; died in Marion District, SC. mar.Nancy/Mary(?)
Thomas.
Notes:
James Bostick believed to have been born a Quaker and converted to
the Baptist faith perhaps after moving into NC. James Bostick
served during Am Rev; likely did not serve from Richmond County
area, perhaps not even NC; service record has not been located.
Will of James Bostick dated 09/20/1823, will proved 04/1824
Richmond Co, NC Court. James said to have lived in Richmond Co,
NC from abt 1745 until death; he was a farmer and lived along
Squirrel Creek near Ellerbe Springs. One source records James'
wife as "Ann", however will of James Bostick records his wife
as "Comfort". "W.I." Everett sketch" of 1927, records James
Bostick's wife as "Ann". Could Ann have been an earlier wife?
Or was this a mistake by Everett? Baird family said to have
operated a grist and saw mill somewhere in Richmond Co, NC.
One source records that death was between 09/20/1823 &
April 1824. Wilson Baird and John Baird were sons of Alexander
Baird and Elizabeth Jennings. See Burial in Old Baird Cemetery,
Crestview Road, Milan, TN. See Dates from gravestone located
in Old Saron Church Cemetery, Richmond Co, NC.
Most of this data from The Richmond Co. Descendants P.O. Box 848
Rockingham, NC 28380 Ph. 910/997-6641.
More later on James' son William.
Diane Mason skunk@coastalnet.com
[Watch for more on the line of Levi Bostick in the next issue...
BJJ]
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John O'Melia sends the index for Bostic/Bostick/Bostwick on
the 1790 South Carolina Census.
BOSTIC, William - Camden Dist., York Co, pg 29
BOSTICK, Floid - Camden Dist., York Co, pg 30
BOSTICK, John - 96 Dist., Edgefield Co, pg 64
BOSTICK, John - Camden Dist., Richland Co, pg 26
BOSTICK, John Jr - 96 Dist., Edgefield Co, pg 64
BOSTICK, Richard - Beaufort Dist, pg 11
BOSTICK, Stephen - 96 Dist., Edgefield Co, pg 64
BOSTICK, Thomas - 96 Dist., Newberry Co, pg 78
BOSTICK, Tolliver - 96 Dist., Edgefield Co, pg 64
BOSTICK, William - 96 Dist., Spartanburg Co, pg 88
BOSTWICK, Jonathan - Prince Fredericks Parish,
Georgetown Dist, pg 50
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Remember the Warrick Co, IN Ira Harmon Bostwick who was
mentioned in the newsletter of 1 October? At that time I said
he did not live long enough in Warrick Co to generate a record
to indicate where he lived before settling and marrying in
Warrick Co. Well, sometimes when you can't find what you need
by researching the person himself, you have to go in a different
direction. This time it paid off, but more work needs to be done
to prove it to my satisfaction. This is what I found:
Ira Harmon Bostwick died in 1831. Listed on the 1830 Warrick
Co census with Ira H. was a Lanson Bostwick. This Lanson died
intestate by 1842, leaving an estate which named his heirs:
widow Leah, Harmon, William M. and Jared Bostwick. In 1842
Harmon and William M. were not residents of Indiana.
Just by chance, a friend who researches in Webster Co, KY
told me about a Jordon/James/Jno. Bostwick family that
appears in that county by 1860. A Jordan Bostwick appears on
the 1850 Henderson Co, KY census. Henderson is within hollering
range of Warrick Co, IN and part of Henderson was taken to create
Webster Co in 1860. By 1860, James Bostwick (with the same
children as the Jordan of 1850 Henderson Co) is in Webster Co.
Then, in 1870, Jno. (with the same children as James and Jordan
Bostwick) is still in Webster Co. The older children, Albert M
and Wiley Co. were born in IN, while the youngest child, Mary E.,
was born in KY. The Webster Co court minutes show that
Jared Bostwick was a road surveyor in 1860. I am pretty sure
Jordon/James/Jno/Jared were all the same man.
Back in Warrick Co in 1837, Jared Bostwick married Martha S.
Jones. The wife of Jordon/James/Jno. on the KY census
records was named Martha S. Now, to the good part. In each of
these census records, the birthplace of John/James/Jordan is
listed as VA. The 1810 Brooke Co, VA (now W VA) census index
shows a Lanson Bostwick. Brooke Co was created from Ohio Co, VA
in 1796 and is located in that strip of W VA sandwiched between
PA and OH. There is an 1816 marriage in Ohio Co, VA/W VA for a
Lanson Bostwick and Lea Vandersen. I am pretty sure that
Lanson Bostwick was from Brooke Co, VA/W VA, moved to Warrick
Co, IN before 1830 and died there by 1842. It was most likely
his son, Jared, who moved to Henderson Co, KY - to the area
that later became Webster Co.
One other bit of info: The estate inventory of Ira Harmon
Bostwick in Warrick Co in 1831 lists a mortar and pestle,
surgical instruments, medicine and medical saddlebags. It
isn't difficult to determine his occupation.
Now, were Lanson and Ira Harmon Bostwick father and son or
brothers? How do they fit in with other Bostwick families? I
need to do more checking, perhaps in Brooke and Ohio Co,
VA/W VA, to be sure of their relationship and to see if
other Bostwick families were in the area.
If you have a stray William M. or Harmon Bostwick that you can't
place, keep in mind that Lanson Bostwick had sons by those names
and they had left Indiana by 1842.
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I have a funny to share with you. Several years ago a friend
sent me a newspaper clipping that appeared in the High Point,
NC newspaper 20 Oct 1935. Pictured is a tombstone with the
following cutline: "The tombstone shown above stands at the
head of the grave of Henry Ritter Emma Ritter Dema Ritter
Sweet Potato Creamatarter Caroline BOSTICK. The muchly-named
child died at the age of nine years and the stone ...
stands near Wetumka, Elmore County, AL"
The picture is not clear, but it appears that this child was
the daughter of Ben? & Sukey?? born at S??? 1843
Died in Wetumka ? Can you place this child?
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More families being researched:
Nelda J. Pugh Gigipugh@aol.com
Martha Bostick and Thomas Johnson
Pickens Co, GA
Ken Merkel merkelk@ns.awanet.com
Mary Bostick (born 1805 SC) and Jesse Breland
SC and southern MS
Nancy Siders siders@lookingglass.net
Elizabeth Bostwick and Sylvester McKay
Married 1782 Washington Township, CT
Bob Erwin iscre@titan.cc.emory.edu
William Bostwick and Mary Bailey of Georgia
Mary Bostick and William Leake of England and VA
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Happy Halloween. Next issue 15 November 1997
15 November 1997 BOSTICK ONLINE NEWSLETTER
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Well known in Texas history is Sion Record Bostick. According
to "Reminiscences of Sion R. Bostick," which appeared in The
Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Vol. V,
No. 2, October 1902, Sion Record Bostick, made the following
statement in San Saba Co, TX 31 May 1901:
"... I, Sion Record Bostick, a resident citizen of the
county and State aforesaid, being over 80 years old and feeling
the infirmities naturally incident to old age, and being desirous
of perpetuating testimony that may be of interest to future
historians of Texas, do make the following statement: I came to
Texas in 1828, while a mere boy; scarcely ten years of age. My
father belonged to Austin's colony and settled first in the red
lands of Eastern Texas, in what is known as Shelby county."
He goes on to give in detail his role in the capture of Santa
Ana at San Jacinto in 1836. An unidentified newspaper dated
1936, sent to me by Max Bostic about 15 years ago, also describes
the capture and mentions that Sion Bostick was from Alabama.
Another source, =Early Fisher County [Texas] Families
Biographical History 1876-1910,= by Baird and Baird (c) 1976
provides some family information on this family. On page 192
there is a sketch on Joshua Frederick Bostick, youngest son of
Sion R. Bostick, and his first wife Susan Townsend. Sion married
Susan Townsend 4 Apr 1839 in Colorado County, TX, where they had
grown up as neighbors. The second wife of Sion Bostick was
Indiana Rhodes Bostick. It also states that Sion Bostick was born
in Montgomery County, AL 7 Dec 1819 and was the youngest son of
Levi and Martha (Hill) Bostick. The parents of Levi Bostick were
James and Comfort Bostick.
The 1840 Census of the Republic of Texas shows Sion R. Bostick
with 1 poll and 2 slaves in Colorado County. He is also listed
in Colorado County in =Republic of Texas: Poll Lists for 1846=
by Marion Day Mullins (c) 1974.
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Diane Mason continues her Bostick line out of Richmond Co, NC.
William Bostick 10/15/1768-08/02/1828 (son of James Bostick and
Comfort Love) married (bond date 5/4/1791) to Naomie Sprolls
(1773 to 07/--/1852)
Children:
1. Solomon (born ca 1795; from 1850 census) married three times:
(a) Hannah Dockery dau, of Thomas Dockery, Jr. and Nancy
Covingtion (b) Rachel Northam born ca 1815, dau. of George
Washington Northam and Lucinda "Celia" Covington and (c) Sarah
Northam dau. of George Northam.
2. William II married Naomie Townsend (09-26/1804 - 11-23/1853).
>From Saron Church Cem.
3. Tristram (ca 1804 - 10/16/1876) married Sarah Ann "Sallie"
Roper, died 01/30/1884. Burial Saron Church Cem.
4. Elijah b. 04/14/1802 to 11/30/1842. (Elijah and Elisha
were twins) Married Elizabeth Turner. (sister to wife of General
Alfred Dockery)
5. Elisha b. 4/14/1802. Not mentioned in father's will.
Married Rebecca Ingram, sister to Major S.M. Ingram. Parents
were Montgomery Ingram and ?? Newberry.
6. James (3/10/1800 - 09/10/1854) owned land on Long Branch.
Married Ann Capel.
7. Naomie married Solomon Townsend (9/11/1797 - 6/20/1873)
Saron Church Cem.
8. Anna married John Rush.
9. Mary married ?? Williams.
10. Elizabeth (6) married Samuel Usher son of Thomas Usher
1755-1825.
Notes:
Will mentioned that William I owned a fishery located at Grassy
Island. A source shows that Samuel Bostick mar. Sarah "Sally"
Northam, dau. of George Northam.
In will of William Bostick I: Elizabeth Bostick left 2 tracts of
land on Big Mountain Creek: (a) one site known as the Perry
"Sprole" land. (b) One site known as "McLaen" (McLean-?) land.
William Bostick I grave said to be oldest marked grave in Old
Saron Church Cemetery. 1826 William Bostick I and wife, Naomie,
appear as members of newly organized Saron Baptist Church.
Will of James Bostick dated 9/20/1823 and proved 4/1824. If
Rachel was born in 1815, as 1850 census records show it,
she could not have been daughter of George W. Northam, Jr.
Perhaps she was daughter of George W. Northam (Sr.)
Most of this data from The Richmond Co. Descendants P.O. Box 848
Rockingham, NC 28380 Ph. 910/997-6641.
Diane Mason skunk@coastalnet.com
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Thanks to Dale Bostic (CSA51NC@aol.com) we now have a reference
for those Arkansas Confederate soldiers. Dale says the list,
plus a Charles O. BOSTWICK of Co G, 9 AR Inf, Pvt, Musician I
did not have, are from a 3 vol. set titled =Index to Arkansas
Confederate Soldiers.= Dale has sent additional state lists of
Confederate soldiers, which will be used in future issues.
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Stewart Bostic (PMFMASON@aol.com) descends from Moses Bostick of
Greenbrier Co, W VA. He sends the following:
The first knowledge I have of Moses Bostick is a record in the
Virginia State Library showing him enlisting in Dunmore's War
from Bedford Co, VA in 1774.
The records also show a John Bostick as a grantee for real
property in the same county. Somehow I believe this to be one
of the John Bosticks who lived in Buckingham Co, VA as shown
on the 1790 census. That part of Bedford where he lived had
been annexed to Buckingham Co. Sadly enough, although Buckingham
Co escaped the courthouse and record burning of the Civil
War, it was not so fortunate in the mid-1880's, when all of the
courthouse records were destroyed by a fire of undetermined
origin. The only record escaping that fire was a land record
book that happened to be out of the courthouse at the time.
I believe there is a connection between Moses and the other
Bosticks in Goochland and Halifax Counties, VA. However, who
the other John is remains an enigma. When we solve that, we
will have that family line complete through Moses and his
descendants in Monroe Co, W VA (VA).
In an earlier newsletter, Brenda related the story about the
Three Bostick Brothers who came to America. I also find this
hard to belive as I have found no evidence to support such a
theory. Although I can't prove it, I strongly believe, from
my own research, that Charles BOSTOCK, who lived in New Kent
Co, VA ca 1670's - 1709, is our common ancestor.
=Cavaliers and Pioneers 1666-1695= by Nugent lists the
following: BOSTOCK, Charles 7 Apr 1671; BOSTOCK, Ed 21 Oct 1
669; BOSTOCK, Edward 1674; BOSTOCK, Francis 1683; BOSTOCK,
George 1674; BOSTOCK, Richard 1667-1668. Page 91 shows Charles
BOSTOCK arriving in Virgina. He did very well for himself since
it seems he arrived in Virginia as an indentured servant.
Some of the best records of the time are found in the
parish vestry and register books. From St. Peters Parish in
New Kent County 1684-1786 we find the following: "At a
vestry held at St. Peters Parish Church on behalf of St.
Peters Parrish this 4th day of May 1687. It is ordered by the
present vestry in obedience to an order of New Kent County
Court bearing date 28 February 1689 each vestry doe putt
their Parrishes in Precincts and appoint a time for processing
and remarking bounds of each mans land." Among those listed
has having lands processed was Charles BOSTOCK.
St. Peters Parish was formed from Blisland Parish about 1678.
Present St. Peters Church was built about 1704-06. Over
100,000 bricks were used in its construction and the church and
parish are still active today. This is in spite of the
Revolutionary and Civil War activity in the area and St.
Peters being in the middle of the Penisula Campaign and used as
a hospital during the Civil War. Gen. George Washington and
Martha Park Custis were married in this church and her father,
Park Custis, was a member of the vestry.
>From the Parish Register: Mary BOSTOCK daughter of Charles
BOSTOCK baptized the 24th day of June [ ] 16? Charles
BOSTOCK "dyed" the 4th day of January 1700. Mary BOSTOCK
departed this life 7th day of December 1709. James Crump and
Veronica BOSTOCK were married 14th day of July 1709.
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More Bostick researchers:
Karen BRKRRO@aol.com
Sion Record Bostick and his daughter Hanna Bostick - Texas
Lynn Jenelen@aol.com
Chesley Bostic/Bostick Rutherford Co, NC
Kate frensic1@amigo.net
William Bostic of Kemper Co, MS; in Franklin Co, AR 1870
Daughter Texana born 1860; married William Gray
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Brenda Joyce Jerome, CGRS
1 December 1997 BOSTICK ONLINE NEWSLETTER #9
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I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and
friends and also hope you aren't still eating leftovers!
There are 36 of us taking this newsletter - about 3 times
the number when it began the first of August. Most of us
are researching the Southern Bostic/Bostick families, with
only a handful working on the families in the East and
Northeast.
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Some Bostick researchers claim Osmer as the progenitor of
the Bostic/Bostick/Bostwick family in America. John O'Melia
provides background on Osmer, which should clear up some of
the mystery. This series will be continued in several issues
of the newsletter.
~ OSMER ~
Genealogy, sometimes providing wicked turns, can manage to
stump on one hand and gush with facts on the other. This
discussion will follow the phrase " to be or not to be....that
is the question...."
Most of us started with our parents and siblings and
started working backward. Some of us found more than we
bargained for or found the key to those relatives in the
lower forty that no one knew about. Well, this discussion will
do just the opposite.
Whether today we are working BOSTIC, BOSTIK, BOSTICK, BOSTICKE,
BAUGHSTICK, or even BOSTWICK.....our trails will reach the British
Empire and BOSTOCK. There are still BOSTOCKs in America and
England. Those who have been studying BOSTOCK are quick to state
the reason for the name change by some of the family.
BOSTOCK was a big player in commerce. Whether the commerce
was rum, hemp, silk, lumber, iron, ships, and slaves you would
eventually face a BOSTOCK. Many of the BOSTOCKs built ships,
produced iron, and own their ships as well as being the master
of their ships. Many of the BOSTOCKs rushed to serve in the
Royal Navy and had distinguished careers serving the Crown in war.
But, we will start earlier with this family. Even President
Thomas Jefferson is supposed to have ties with the BOSTOCK in
England. We know the general area that this family of BOSTOCK
first appeared. BOSTOCK is listed in different accounts as
BOESTOCK or BOSTOKE in its earliest appearance in some texts.
William the Conqueror, after his initial conquest of the Angles,
Jutes, Danes, and Saxons, awarded property to one OSMER.
OSMER had distinguished himself in battle on behalf of William
against other Saxons. William felt that the fierce combatants
in the Saxons were perfect to control the Welsh on the southern
frontier.
But, here we get ahead of ourselves. The Saxons were mercenaries
that came with the Romans. When the Romans vacated the island the
Saxons stayed. The Celts gave them the name "Saxon". Around 400 AD
the Jutes invaded Kent, the Saxons invaded the South and the Angles
invaded the midland and northern area. The Danes and the
Norwegians arrived between 800 AD and 900 AD.
England between 650 AD and 800 AD was conformed to Northumbria,
Lindsey, Mercia, East Angles, East Saxons, Kent, South Saxons,
West Saxons, and Hwicca. Between 800 AD and 900 AD the area
settled into Northumbria, Mercia, and Wessex.
The first knowledge of OSMER the Saxon in any text appears during
the reign of Edmund Ironside, the son of Ethelred. Edmund was born
as early as 981 AD and died 30 Nov 1016. OSMER was present with
Edmund in his battle with the Danes at a place called Sherastan,
now Sharstan. Some Saxons sided with the Danes. They tried to
dishearten the English by beheading of OSMER because of his
resembling Edmund. This ploy did not work to rout the English.
We can assume the possibility of our subject of OSMER may have a
birth before 1016. When William ordered a survey of his domain the
country was divided into seven circuits. Norfolk, Suffolk, and
Essex formed the seventh circuit. By this time our OSMER was not
a young man nor could you depend on his allegiance.
~ continued next issue ~
John Michael O`Melia
13jo36@bellsouth.net (c) 30 Nov 1997.
May not be reproduced in any manner without the consent of
the author.
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Add this to the info on Sion Record Bostick, who was mentioned in
the last issue. This was sent to me by James B. Morse of MS and
comes from =Ancestors and Descendants of Joshua Frederick
Bostick= by Jet O. Lewis and available in the Houston Public
Library. I do not have this book, but from the pages I have
seen, the documentation is superb.
"On 3 October 1858 Sion married Mary Indiana Rhodes. He died
on 15 Oct 1902 and was buried at San Saba, Texas. On Saturday,
21 April 1973 an official Texas Historical Marker was placed at
the cemetery where Sion is buried to commemorate his role in
Texas history."
"Because of the controversy regarding Sion Record Bostick and
his first wife Susan Townsend, I am herewith adding a true copy
of a legal document that appears in Vol. C, pg 1296, Civil
Minutes, District Court, Colorado Co, Texas. This document
confirms the fact that Sion and Susan did get a divorce. It
was granted in 1856. The decree is referred to as Cause. No.
1172, stylved Susan Bostick vs Sion R. Bostick."
There is a great deal more information on this line in this
book. Descendants would be wise to locate a copy.
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Dale Bostic CSA51NC@aol.com sends the following lists of
Confederate soldiers by state as abstracted from =The Roster of
Confederate Soldiers 1861 - 1865,= edited by Janet B. Hewett and
published by Broadfoot Pub. Co of Wilmington, NC.
KENTUCKY
Bostic, C.A.----------12thCav.-----------Co.A
Bostic, L.W.----------12thCav.-----------Co.A
Bostick, Albert C.----3rdCav-------------Co.H
Bostick, C.A.---------2ndMtd Inf---------Co.D
Bostick, Forrest G.---3rdCav-------------Co.H
Bostick, James------Morgans Men----------Co.E
LOUISIANA
Bostick, A.G.----------3rdInf------------Co.E
Bostick, Arthur--------4thBn.------------Co.F
Bostick, E.H.----------Mil.Beauregards Bn---
Bostick, E.M.----------Mil.-Conf. Guards-Co.C
Bostick, John E.-------11th.Inf.---------Co.F
Bostick, John E.-------14th.Bn.----------Co.A
Bostick, S.R.----------3rd.Inf.----------Co.D
MISSOURI
Bostick, Mark A.G.-----1st.Cav.----------Co.F
SOUTH CAROLINA
Bostick, Andrew J.-----10th Inf---------Co.A
Bostick, Benjamin------4th Cav----------Co.K
Bostick, Benjamin R. Jr.-Mtd Inf------------
Bostick, Edward---------4th Cav---------Co.K
Bostick, Frank J.-------10th Inf--------Co.F
Bostick, Jacob A.-------1st Mtd Mil---Martins Co.
Bostick, Jacob A.-------3rd Cav---------Co.E
Bostick, James N.-------10th Inf--------Co.F
Bostick, J.H.-----------10th Inf--------Co.I
Bostick, John S.--------1st Mtd Mil---Martins Co
Bostick, John S---------3rd Cav---------Co.E
Bostick, Joseph H.------Arty.-----------Griggs Co.
Bostick, L.R.-----------4th Cav---------Co.K
Bostick, L.T.-----------Hamptons Legion-Inf--Co.G
Bostick, O.P.-----------1st Mtd Mil-----Martins Co.
Bostick, Paul J.--------Arty.-----------Griggs Co.
Bostick, Paul J.--------Arty-Manigaults Bn.-Co.C
Bostick, R.F.-----------4th Cav---------Co.K
Bostick, Richard F.-----3rd Cav---------Co.E
Bostick, Thomas H.------1st Mtd Mil-----Martins Co.
Bostick, Thomas H.------3rd Cav---------Co.E
Bostick, T.J.-----------10th Inf--------Co.I
ALABAMA
Bostick, A.L.-----------5th Inf---------Co.H
Bostick, Andrew J.------11th Inf--------Co.H
Bostick, Floyd----------26th Inf--------Co.C
Bostick, H.F.-----------23rd Inf--------Co.G
Bostick, Hillary D.-----5th Bn----------Co.A
Bostick, J.J.-----------32nd Inf--------Co.G
Bostick, Joshua D.------11th Inf--------Co.E.
Bostick, J.S.-----------5th Inf--------Co.A
Bostick, L.S.-----------5th Inf---------Co.D
Bostick, W.D.-----------1st Inf.------------
~ continued next issue ~
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ABSALOM BOSTICK I of STOKES CO, NC
When Absalom Bostick died in 1803 in Stokes Co, NC, the
stage was set for confusion regarding one son and one
grandson, both of whom were also named Absalom. For this
reason, I have numbered these Absaloms of three
generations as Absalom I, Absalom II, and Absolom III, with
Absalom I being the one who died in 1803.
In his will (Stokes Co Will Book II, pg 37), named are the
following children: John, Absalom, Ferdinand, Manoah,
Bethenia Hampton, Susanna Blackburn, Anne Guinn and Christina
Bostick. I believe Absalom I had another daughter, per entries
in the NC journal of Francis Asbury. On 18 Feb 1784 Asbury
stated, "Being sent for, I went to Mr. Bostwick's on Dan
River." On 22 Feb 1784 he stated, "Preached at the
funeral of Absalom Bostwick's daughter." The name of this
daughter is unknown.
In the 1930's, musician Harry Z. Tucker wrote a booklet,
"Notes on the History of the Dalton and Related Families,"
which also contains a section on the Bostick family of Stokes
Co, NC. Mr. Tucker listed the same Bostick children as named
in the will of Absalom Bostick I, and went on to state that
Absalom II married "Nancy Dalton and then later married
Susannah Dalton." Well, this just can't be. Absalom II did
marry Nancy Dalton as his first wife, but he never married
Susannah Dalton. Let me explain why.
Before Absalom I died, he was known as Absalom Bostick Sr and
his son was called Absalom Bostick Jr. Then, when Absalom Sr
died, his son, Absalom Jr (or Absalom II) became Absalom Sr
and his son, also named Absalom, became Absalom Jr. This is
proven by entries in a number of land conveyances showing
transactions for Absalom Bostick Sr and Jr in Stokes Co.
after 1803.
I think the confusion started when Absalom III married Nancy
Dalton in Stokes Co in 1817 and then settled in adjoining
Rockingham Co, where he died. On 25 Jan 1842, Susannah Bostick,
widow of Absalom Bostick Jr (dec'd) is listed in the estate
file of her late husband. So, now we know that the Absalom,
who married Susannah, died before 25 Jan 1842. But what about
the other Absalom - the older one who married Nancy Dalton?
What happened to him?
Adding to the confusion, Absalom Bostick II (formerly Jr but
now Sr) lived in Stokes Co, but married as his second wife,
Dolly White, in 1822 Rockingham Co. Thank heavens, this
Absalom left NC and lived long enough to provide some clarity
to this mess! This Absalom II moved to Christian Co, KY,
where he appears on the 1850 federal census. In Dist 1, pg 453,
we find the following:
Absalom Bostick 80 farmer born VA
Dolly M. " 48 VA
Sarah A. " 23 NC
Catherine " 20 NC
Edward M. " 18 NC
Beverly C." 17 NC
Jona. L. " 15 NC
Martha C.L." 12 NC
Emily " 22 NC
This 80 year old Absalom was born 1770, just the right time
to have been the son of Absalom I of Stokes Co, but too old to
have been the grandson of Absalom I.
The 1896 obituary for Sophia Emily Bostick Sivley provides
additional information. Sophia Emily, daughter of Absalom and
Dolly Bostick was born in Stokes Co, NC Aug 1, 1827. She was one
of a family of 8 children, 4 boys and 4 girls. The entire family
moved to Christian Co, KY May 1846. The father died in 1855
and the mother in 1865.
I hope this has been clear enough to follow. If not, please let
me know and I'll try again.
I might add that Absalom Bostick II was the not the first of
the family to go to Christian Co. In 1823, his brother, Manoah,
married as his second wife, Francis Talliaferro Harvie, in
Christian Co. He didn't hang around KY long, preferring to
settle in Illinois.
More on this family in future issues.
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Bostick web sites you might want to check out can be found
at the following:
http://www.erols.com/fmoran/bostick.html
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/6598/bostick.htm
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/hightower/ind0006.htm#1323
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More Bostick researchers:
Fred Cox fred.cox@erols.com
James & Comfort Bosick of Richmond Co, NC
Max Bostic AMBOSTIC@aol.com
Henry R. Bostick of GA and his son Joshua T. Bostick of
Barbour Co, AL
Brenda Joyce Jerome bjjerome@comsource.net
Absalom Bostick and Bethenia Perkins of VA and Stokes Co, NC
through their son, Ferdinand.
Ruth RUTHCZIGAN@prodigy.com
Ellis Hezekiah Bostick, born Louisville, KY 1831; died 1886
New Orleans, LA
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Next issue 15 December 1997.
15 December 1997 BOSTICK ONLINE NEWSLETTER #10
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Several of you claim Charles Bostick of Rutherford Co, NC as
your ancestor. Perhaps the following information will be of
value.
Charles Bostick is found on the 1777 Caswell Co, NC Tax List,
according to =Caswell Co, NC Land Grants, Tax Lists, State
Census, Apprentice Bonds, Estate Records= by Katharine
Kerr Kendall (c) 1977. His land was on Mayo and Castle Creek
in the part of Caswell Co that became Person Co in 1791. In
1796 Charles sold his Person Co land and moved to Rutherford
Co, NC, where he bought land on the waters of Wilkey's Creek.
Back in Person Co, Charles had been a member and messenger
of Ebenezer Primitive Baptist Church. [=Heritage of Person
Co, NC=] In Rutherford Co he was an early member of Sandy
Run Anabaptist Church. The following information comes from
=The Sandy Run Settlement & Mooresboro= by Virginia DePriest
(c) 1978.
"Sandy Run Settlement may have begun as early as the 1750's.
The Anabaptist Church or Society of Sandy Run was organized
in 1772.
Name Roll Information
Charles Bostick 1804 joined 1797
Elizabeth Bostick 1814, 1846
Mary Bostick 1814, 1846 dismissed
Peggy Bostick 1804
Ruth Bostick 1804, 1814 joined 1797"
Charles Bostick died testate in Rutherford Co between
17 Oct 1813, when he wrote his will, and Jan 1814, when
the will was proven in court. [Rutherford Co, NC Will Book
C, pg 5] Named in the will are the following:
Wife: Ruth
Sons: Richard, Chesley
Daughters: Susanna Parrott, Lucy Reynolds
Daughter-in-law: Margaret, widow of son Reubin
Others: Frances Harrel, Polly Harrel and Betsey Harrel and
children of John Harrel and Reecy Walker, wife of John
Walker Jr.
Some researchers claim William Bostick as the father of
Charles. If you have serious documentation (& not just a
'feeling') to prove this, think about sharing it with us.
Bill Hightower hightower@compuserve.com recently sent
newspaper articles published on Bostic, NC's centennial
year in 1993. The following information is gleaned from
these articles.
Shortly after the Post Office was established, the town
of Bostic was incorporated on March 4, 1893. The first mayor
of the town was George Bostic.
For the folks who lived in Bostic there were 3 post offices
at the end of the Civil War. Since there was no town here,
people would often refer to their area by using the name of
the nearest post office. Bostic was named for George Bostick
(1833-1919), one of two men who had given a large amount of
land for the railroad right-of-way.
George T. Bostick was born in 1833 near what is now Forest
City. His father, John Bostick, is credited with building
the first dwelling in the town of Forest City. He also gave
3 and 3/10 acres of land, for $10, to the Cool Springs
Church (Now the First Baptist Church of Forest City) when
it was organized in 1848. George Bostick, like his father,
was a devoted Baptist.
According to the 1860 Federal Census, George Bostick was
a fairly well-to-do farmer with a wife, Margaret, and 4
children; Eugenia, age 11; Martha, age 7; John, age 4; and
Charlie, an infant. Their home was located about a mile
west of the present town of Bostic; a beautiful two-story
house which has since been destroyed by fire.
George Bostic was also on the first board of trustees of
Burnt Chimney Academy, when it was organized in 1874.
Legend has it that when the decision was made to name the
post office after George Bostick, an employee of the
railroad put up a sign which read "Bostic" and after that,
George dropped the "k" from his name, as did members of
his immediate family, while some of his cousins retained
the old spelling of their name.
More on this family in a future issue.
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~ OSMER continued ~
The Battle of Hastings in the southern part of England decided
which three challengers would claim the crown. In 1066 King
Harold Hardrada of Norway, Duke William of Normandy, and Harold
Godwinsson of England made their claims.
William of Normandy and his followers made the day. England
would now be part of the continent rather than part of the
Scandinavian sphere of influence. William still had to bring
the local people around to his terms. It seems that our OSMER
sided with William when he arrived in the southern portion of
England.
William the Conqueror decided to take inventory down to the
last chicken and pig. OSMER evidently did not relish the
commissioners and the sheriffs counting everything under the
sky. When the commissioners finished their circuits they sent
the results to Winchester, then the capital of England.
We must remember that the Domesday Book is an abbreviation of
the first six circuit returns, made by a single scribe at
Winchester. The return from circuit seven, known as Little
Domesday, was never abbreviated. Also, it is important to
know that both books have different origins.
Hugh Lupus, Earl of Chester and Richard de Vernon, Baron of
Shipbrook were assigned the task of keeping OSMER under
control. There was the problem of the Welsh and the Scots to
reckon with. Naturally the thinking to keep the Angles and
Saxons for maintenance of the "buffer zones" against the
enemies of the crown.
The Norman Conquest is quoted in many texts as 1066. William
the Conqueror did not reach Chester until 1070. OSMER, at the
time of the Conquest by the Normans, was the Lord of
Botestoch (Bostock)(also known as Bostoke), Shipbrook,
Davenham, Andlem, Claverton, Crewe, a part of Edlaston, a part
of Wybunbury-cum-Frith, a part of Leftwich, a part of
Wistanston, two hedge enclosures for deer, an avery for hawks,
houses in Chester, and a salt pit in Norwich, all of this in Cheshire.
Most of these lands were granted after the Conquest to Richard
de Vernon of Shipbrook as recorded in the Domesday Book. OSMER
was sometimes referred to as OLIVER in some texts.
When there was a need for William to raise an army against his
enemies, the Earl of Chester would in turn call on de Vernon to
require the service of OSMER and his kind to fill the ranks and
meet the demand of the king.
No one seems to know OSMER`s spouse. There is agreement that
OSMER had a son called Hugh. Hugh de Bostock born about 1080
in the county of Cheshire. Hugh, according to the old pedigrees
might have been named after Hugh Lupus, Earl of Chester, when
OSMER became reconciled to the new order of things.
Hugh de Bostock (spouse unknown also) had a son, Richard de
Bostock, born about 1100 in the county of Cheshire. Richard
was possibly named after the son of Hugh Lupus, who was drowned
by the sinking of the vessel BLAUSH NEF, off Barfleur, on
25 Nov 1120.
Richard de Bostock (spouse is unknown) had a son, Roger de
Bostock, born about 1130 in Cheshire.
To be continued.
John Michael O`Melia
13jo36@bellsouth.net
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Dale Bostic CSA51NC@aol.com continues the list of Confederate
Soldiers by state.
FLORIDA
Bostick, James T.---------------6th Inf-------------Co.B
Bostick, James W.---------------Lt. Arty.-------Perrys Co.
Bostick, Joseph L.--------------3rd Inf-------------Co.D
Bostick, Joshua R.--------------3rd Inf-------------Co.D
Bostick, Wiley W.---------------3rd.Inf ------------Co.D
Bostick, William L.--------------6th Inf------------Co.B
TEXAS
Bostic, J.H.---------------------11th Bn.-----------Co.B
Bostic, John William-------------18th Cav-----------Co.E
Bostic, L.T.---------------------29th Cav-----------Co.G
Bostick,Charles W.---------------16th Inf-----------Co.C
Bostick, James H.----------------Cav--(Wallers Regt)--
Bostick, J.H.--------------------13th Vol.-------4th Co.I
Bostick, J.M.--------------------32nd Cav-----------Co.C
Bostick, J.M.--------------------Cav.(Morgans Regt)-Co.G
Bostick, J.W.--------------------Cav(Wallers Regt)--Co.C
Bostick, J.W.--------------------9th Inf------------Co.G
Bostick, Sion R.-----------------5th Inf------------Co.B
Bostick, T.M.--------------------17th Inf-----------Co.D
Bostick, W.C.--------------------32nd Cav-----------Co.C
Bostick, William K.--------------13th Cav-----------Co.G
MISSISSIPPI
Bostic, William L. Jr.-----------16th Inf-----------Co.C
Bostic, William L. Sr.-----------16th Inf-----------Co.C
Bostick, Ferdinand---------------18th Inf-----------Co.D
Bostick, G.W.--------------------27th Inf-----------Co.A
Bostick, G.W.--------------------35th Inf-----------Co.A
Bostick, James-------------------40th Inf-----------Co.I
Bostick, J.W.--------------------35th Inf-----------Co.K
Bostick, L.C.---------------------1st Inf--------Hobarts Co
Bostick, L.C.--------------------27th Inf-----------Co.A
Bostick, M.-----------------------3rd Bn Inf--------Co.E
Bostick, M.D.---------------------6th Cav-----------Co.F
Bostick, Newton J.---------------44th Inf-----------Co.E
Bostick, S.C.----------------------5th Inf----------Co.G
Bostick, S.G.----------------Jeff Davis Legion------Co.I
Bostick, Tandy C.H.----------------5th Inf----------Co.I
Bostick, A.-----------------------17th Inf----------Co.H
Bostick, W.H.H.-------------------27th Inf----------Co.A
To be continued
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The following comes from =Known Military Dead During the
Revolutionary War 1775-1783=
Josiah Bostick Pvt 15 Mass. Died 20 Jan 1777
George Bostwick Delaware Died 30 Mar 1779
Joel Bostwick Conn. Died 11 Apr 1777
>From =Massachussetts Soldiers in the War of the Revolution=
vol II
John Bostick On list of Berkshire Co. in 1779 to serve in
Continental Army. Capt. Wilcox's Company. Age 17, stature
5 feet 6 3/4 inches, light complection, residence Alford.
Zachariah Bostick Gunner. Served 1 Mar 1778 - 31 Apr 1778
and 1 Nov 1778 - 31 Dec 1778
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Henry Ransom ranhdrlhr@aol.com sends this obituary from
the Florida Times Union, Jacksonville, FL 8 Dec 1997:
Avey B. BOSTIC passed away on December 6, 1997. Born in
Bryceville, FL, she was a resident of Jacksonville all her
life. She was a member of the Biltmore Baptist Church and
is survived by a son, George Smith; three daughters,
Nancy Sue McKinney, Patricia Wilson and Jacqueline Behrens;
two brothers; three sisters; ten grandchildren; nine
great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 am
Tuesday, Dec. 9, in the chapel of Hardage-Giddens Funeral
Home with Dr. Stanford Kruse and Dr. Gene Crews officiating.
Interment in Restlawn Cemetery.
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Bostic/Bostick/Bostwick Researchers:
Kenneth Swaim Jr swaimke@hiwaay.net
Mary Ann Bostick married Moses Swaim 1866 Jackson Co, AL
Henry Ransom ranhdrlhr@aol.com
Ellenor Josephine Bostwick born 1850 Decatur Co, Ga;
daughter of George W. Bostwick and Nancy A. Clary/McClary
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May your Christmas be filled with joy, hope and goodwill
as you gather with family and friends. God bless.
Next issue 1 January 1998
1 January 1998 BOSTICK ONLINE NEWSLETTER #11
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I hope all of you have had a wonderful holiday season and
are ready to face the new year with love and hope and the
goal of finding that lost ancestor. May this be the best year
yet in your genealogical research.
We now have 47 subscribers to the newsletter.
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~ The Johnson - Bostick Family ~
Nelda Jordan Pugh Gigipugh@aol.com submits this sketch on her
line.
Thomas Johnson and his wife Martha Bostick were pioneer settlers
of Pickens Co, GA. Thomas (born 1798, died 1875) married
Martha 3 Jan 1827 in Rutherford Co, NC. Martha's sister,
Elizabeth, married Henry Hunt McConnell and another sister,
Nancy married Robert Harbin. Before 1840 Thomas and Martha
Bostick Johnson had migrated to Cherokee Co, GA with David
and Susannah Johnson, parents of Thomas. Thomas Johnson
and family are found on the 1840 Cherokee Co, GA census
(page 184) and 1850 Cherokee Co census (page 407).
The Johnsons and Bosticks were active and faithful members of
the Baptist Church, sucessful in establishing houses of
worship in communities where they lived. Thomas Johnson's
grave site at Hinton Baptist Church Cemetery is marked with a
stone slab inscribed with the initials "T.J." Martha Bostick
Johnson may be buried there in an unmarked grave.
Children of Thomas and Martha Bostick Johnson were
John S. Johnson, born 1828; married Arlamissa Kemp 11 Jan 1849
in Cherokee Co, GA.
M. Johnson (female), born 1830
Nancy Ann Johnson, born 1832; married Tull Bradley and moved
to Texas.
David Dyer Johnson, born 1833; married (1) Harriett Elizabeth
(Bettie) Bradley, sister of Tull Bradley and married (2)
Martha J. Griffin. Died 1911 and buried at Hinton Cemetery
Charles Richard Johnson, born 5 Apr 1835; married Sarah Ann
Bedford 20 Nov 1846 Pickens Co. Died 1 Oct 1912 in
Eastland, Texas.
Margaret Johnson, born 1837.
Thomas Lafayette Johnson, born 29 Aug 1839; married 1 Apr 1862
to Susannah Erwin. Died 7 Jul 1923 Fairmount, Gordon Co, GA.
Elizabeth (Bettie) Johnson, born 1841; married Jeff Murphy.
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~ OSMER ~
Part III
Roger, son of Richard, grandson of Hugh, and great-grandson of
OSMER; according to old pedigrees, who with his son, Sir
Gilbert, is named in the deed of gift by Hugh KYVILIOCK, Earl
of Chester, on the marriage of his daughter Amicia to Ralph
MAINWARING, afterwards Justice of Chester, as follows:-
"Hugo Comes Cestr. Constabular`, Dapifer, et omnibus, Baronibus
suis et Universis Ballivis et hominibus suis Francis et Anglicis
tam presentibus quam futuris salutem. Sciatis me dedisse et
concessisse et hac praesenti Karta mea confirmasse Radulpho de
MENILWARIN cum Amicia Fila mea in libero maritagio servitium
Gilib. filii Rogeri, scilicet, servitium trium Militum faciendo
mici servitium duorum Militum ille et haeredes sui michi, et
haeradibus meis, quare volo etfirmiter praecipio ut nullus super
hoc cum velhaeredes suos vexet, vel amplius quam servitium duorum
Militum de hoc praedicto tenemento requiurat. Teste. R. Abbate
Cestr. Bertreia Comitissa Cest. Simon Thuschet, etc., etc., etc."
The date of the deed is about the year of 1174. Sir Gilbert de
BOSTOCK, the son of Roger de BOSTOCK, was born about 1150. And,
again we cannot determine the spouse of Roger nor Gilbert.
Back to the above mentioned deed, by which the said Hugh, Earl of
Chester, gives unto Ralph MENILWARIN (or MAINWARING) with his
daughter Amicia in free marriage the services of Gilbert, son
of Roger; vis, the services of three Knights fees doing unto
the said Hugh and his heirs the service of two Knights fees.
There is nothing in the deed to show that Gilbert, son of Roger,
is Gilbert de BOSTOCK; but, Gilbert de BOSTOCK is styled a
Knight in the old pedigrees, and is the first of the Name of
BOSTOCK who is so designated.
The head of the house of MAINWARING was seated at Warmincham in
Cheshire, and the male line became extinct in the time of Edward
the First, when the daughter and heiress of Sir Warin MAINWARING
married Sir William TRUSSELL, and their direct heirs failed early
in the reign of Richard the Second. During the absence of a
patron to the living of the parish of Warmingham caused by an
uncertain succession to the Manor, in the year 1435, John
BOSTOCK of Warmingham, as "Scuteferi hac vice" (i.e., Esquire to
the Lord, this time) presented to the living, and he was a
descendant of Gilbert son of Roger (de BOSTOCK).
About the year 1150, many gentlemen did begin to bear arms by
borrowing from their Lords arms of whom them held in fee, or to
whom they were most devoted. (Camden`s "REMAINES CONCERNING
BRITAIN".)
The BOSTOCKs held arms under the VERNONs. The arms of the
VERNONs were Or a fesse azure. Their crest a bear`s head. The
arms of Gilbert de BOSTOCK as given in the Visitation of Cheshire
in the year 1580, were Sable a fesse humette` (cut off each end)
argent. Crest on the stump of a tree, a bear`s head mussled.
It must have been before the adoption of these arms by Gilbert de
BOSTOCK that he renounced the fishing in Davenham in favor of
Warin de VERNON, as found in the deeds and evidences of Sir John
SAVAGE, preserved in HAR. M.S. 1424 fo. 123, and 1505, fo. 126 as
"Carta Gilberti de BOSTOCK in qua quiet clamavid Warino de
VERNON "piscatura `de Danen: Testib`z Ric`o VERNON fraire Wareni
de VERNON Ric`o filio Martini BANESTER, Ric`o filio Wareni "de
VERNON Rad`o Will`o et Rob`to fratribus ejusdem Richardi".
Below this summary is the drawing of a circular seal of an eagle
displayed, the head turned to sinister. "S. Gilberti de BOSTOCK".
Above the arms (Sable a fesse humett`argent) is written "Willms
filio Gilberti de BOSTOCK remisit d`nop suo Warino de VERNON".
Continued next issue.
John Michael O`Melia
13jo36@bellsouth.net
Note by BJJ: Folks, before you order new stationery with the
coat of arms described above, remember that a coat of arms was
granted to a particular person, not to a family.
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I came across this query in the Spring 1997 issue of Carologue,
a publication of the SC Historical Society, and thought it
might be of interest to some of you.
"Where is Mary Harrietta BOSTIC buried? She is the first, not
second, wife of Dr. Charles Davant, b. Pendleton, SC. His
second wife is buried with him in Pendleton."
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Davant, Jr., PO Box 186,
Blowing Rock, NC 28605-0186
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Dale Bostic CSA51NC@aol.com continues the series on
Confederate Soldiers.
NORTH CAROLINA
Bostic, David R.-----------12th Inf----------Co.C
Bostic, Isaac--------------43rd Inf----------Co.A
Bostic, James H.-----------16th Inf----------Co.D
Bostic, John M.------------8th Bn------------Co.E
Bostic, John M.------------43rd Inf----------Co.A
Bostic, John M.------------66th Inf----------Co.H
Bostic, Thomas J.----------12th Inf----------Co.C
Bostic, Thomas J.----------43rd Inf----------Co.A
Bostic, T.S.--------------7th Bn-Jr. Res-----Co.C
Bostick, B.D.--------------33rd Inf----------Co.K
Bostick, Bryant W----------30th Inf----------Co.E
Bostick, Daniel------------51st Inf----------Co.C
Bostick, Daniel J.---------13th Bn-----------Co.D
Bostick, Daniel J.---------51st Inf----------Co.C
Bostick, David R.----------13th Bn.----------Co.D
Bostick, David R.----------51st Inf----------Co.C
Bostick, D.R.--------------30th Inf----------Co.E
Bostick, Elijah------------51st Inf----------Co.C
Bostick, George------------50th Inf----------Co.I
Bostick, James M.----------38th Inf----------Co.E
Bostick, James T.----------38th Inf----------Co.E
Bostick, James W.----------3rd Inf-----------Co.B
Bostick, James W.----------16th Inf----------Co.D
Bostick, John--------------3rd Cav-41sr Regt-Co.B
Bostick, John C.-----------3rd Inf-----------C0.B
Bostick, John S.-----------2nd Bn-------Local Def.
Bostick, Joseph W.---------3rd Inf-----------Co.B
Bostick, J.W.--------------6th Inf-----------Co.I
Bostick, McBryor-----------16th Inf----------Co.D
Bostick, Samuel E.---------50th Inf----------Co.I
Bostick, Samuel T----------3rd Inf-----------Co.B
Bostick, T.----------------3rd-Jr. Res.------Co.I
Bostick, Thomas T.---------52nd Inf----------Co.E
Bostick, W.H.--------------12th Inf----------Co.E
Continued next issue.
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In 1983 James V. Lynam Sr of Biloxi, MS shared a copy
of a Bostick family Bible. Mr. Lynam stated that the
Bible was given by Levi C. Bostick to his grandson, George
Washington Bostick, who in turn gave it to his oldest
living son, Charlie Nash Bostick. Nash Bostick gave the
Bible to a younger brother, Arthur Dewey Bostick, who gave
it to his daughter, Jacqueline Bostick Shipp, who was living
in Starkville, MS in 1983. Levi C. Bostick is found on the
1850 Montgomery Co, AL census and by 1860 was in Oktibbeha
Co, MS. Original spelling is retained.
The HOLY BIBLE containing the Old and New Testaments
New York for the American Bible Society 1839
Marriages
Levi C. Bostick and Jane McLean His wife was Married the
7 Day of Febuary 1830.
Levi C. Bostick and Mahala Scogin was married the 23 of June
1844.
Jno. Bostick Borned June the 16th 1891. Died April 30, 1895
E. [illegible] was bornd the Janry 2 189[?]
Levi C. Bostick and Nancy Vaughts was married the 4 fourth day
of January 1855. Levi C. Bostick Died November 25th 1890, aged
85 years.
Births
Levi C. Bostick was Born the 19th day of May 1808
Jane Bostick his wife was Born the 22nd Day of April 1814
Little Berry Allen Bostick Sun of Levi C & Jane Bostick was
born the 25 day of January AD 1831
Nancy Elvira Bostick Daughter of Levi C & Jane Bostick was
Born the 24 day of December AD 1832
A Little infant girl Daughter of Levi C & Jane Bostick was
Born the tenth day of May 185? and died the same day and date
Hillery Daniel Bostick Sun of Levi C Bostick and Jane Bostick
his wife was born the first day of December 1837
John Washington Bostick Sun of Levi C Bostick & Jane Bostick
was Born the 6 day of december December [sic] 1840
William Henry Harrison Bostick Sun of Levi C & Jane Bostick
was Born the 19th day of December 1841
Green Winkfield Bostick Sun of Levi C and Jane Bostick was
Born the 11 day of febuary 1842
Marquis D. Laftte[?] Sun of Levi C and Mahala Bostick Was Born
the 26th Day of June 1845
Richard Scogin Bostick Son of Levi C & Mahala Bostick was Born
the Tenth day of September In the year of hour [sic] Lord
1847
Little Saly[?] Bostick Was Borned April 28th 1894
W. [N?] E. Bostick was Borned Jan 29th 1893
Geo. Bostick was born Sept 1st 1869
Deaths
T.B. Taylor died June the 2nd 1883
Geo[?] Bostick was born June 18 1900
C.N. Bostick was born Oct 15 1902
Nina E Bostick was born Oct. 27 1904
Noel Bostick was born Sep 8, 1907
Jane Bostick Wife L.C. Bostick Departed this Life on the 26th
Day of September 1843
Third Wife Nancy Bostick Departed this Life the 11 day of
April 1883
Katy Jewel Bostick was born Dec 1 1909
Mahala Bostick Wife of L.C. Bostick Departed this Life on the
8th Day of August 1854
Nancy Bostick died the 11 day of April 1883 [sic]
"I am going to read the New Testament. I love God and I love
the angles to. Written by George Bostick. I am elevn year
old."
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The Indiana State Library Genealogy Division has a searchable
index of Indiana marriages through 1850. I did a quick search
for BOSTICK and came up with the following:
BOSTICK, Clementine - James Griffin Dearborn Co 8-17-1845
BOSTICK, John - Clementia Clark Dearborn Co 9-4-1834
BOSTICK, Jeremiah - Rebecca Thomas White Co 12-2-1840
BOSTICK, Mathias - Elizabeth Jones Dearborn Co 4-18-1845 (lic)
BOSTICK, Sarah Ann - Ira Cowles Dearborn Co 4-29-1847
BOSTICK, William - Mahala Martin Dearborn Co 1-12-1840
If you have BOSTIC or BOSTWICK in Indiana, you might want do a
little searching. You can find this database at
http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/indiana/genealogy/mirr.html
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Bostick researchers:
Tommy Bostick Anaxjunaus@aol.com
Descendant of Toliver and Elizabeth (Epperson) Bostick
VA to NC to GA (Charles Bostick line)
Tom LaMunyon lamunyon@lightspeed.net
Descendant of Bethenia Bostick, who married Samuel Hampton
(Absalom Bostick line)
Beverly Whitaker bobwhite@swbell.net
Jemima Bostick and Valentine Hatcher
VA to GA (John & Elizabeth Bostick line)
Jerry C. Bostick
Descendant of Toliver Bostick
VA to NC to GA (Charles Bostick line)
Jim Blain James-blain@hq.dla.mil
Descendant of Richard Bostick and Mary Harriet Robert
Beaufort Dist., SC
Lew Griffin Lew_Griffin@compuserve.com
Charles Bostick of Rutherford Co, NC through his son Chesley
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Next issue 15 January 1998
15 January 1998 BOSTICK ONLINE NEWSLETTER #12
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BOSTWICK FAMILY of CONNECTICUT
by
Nancy Cluff Siders
704 Sunrise Road
Roswell, NM 88201
Besides being from Saxon blood as John O'Melia recently wrote,
it looks probable we descendants of BOSTOCK et. al., might be
of Puritan stock as well.
What do I know about my BOSTWICK ancestor? The first known
connection to the BOSTWICK name was an introduction in the
1960's by my Aunt Hazel McKay Bach to a book entitled
=Genealogy of The McKay Family, Descendants of Elkenny McKay=
by Dr. James Adolphus McKay, West Superior, Wisconsin in 1896.
In this book it lists as my ggggrandparents, Elizabeth BOSTWICK
and Sylvester McKay, marriage date unknown. I will have to say
that this book triggered my interest in genealogy.
The above was all I knew about Elizabeth for years until I met
John O'Melia on the Internet. Based upon the McKay relatives
living in Massachusetts and New York, I hadn't thought about
looking in other New England states. John led me to =Early
Connecticutt Marriages As Found on Ancient Church Records Prior
to 1800= edited by Frederic W. Bailey, Baltimore, 1968, Volume 5
where my ggggrandparents were listed as being married September 13,
1782 in the Town of Washington in Litchfield County, CT.
I know that according to Dr. McKay's book the children of Elizabeth
and Sylvester were:
Silas, born July 7, 1783; died July 30, 1843, at Mansfield, NY.
Philo, born July 28, 1785, died December 30, 1862.
Augustine, born June 8, 1787; died August 21, 1849.
Joseph, born July 12, 1789; died April 7, 1868.
Betsy, born October 1, 1791; died August 12, 1870.
Lois, born October 25, 1793; died March 12, 1872.
Polly, born February 28, 1796; died March 6, 1866.
Daniel, born July 18, 1798; died February, 1863.
Sylvester, Jr., born March 4, 1801; died June, 1860.
I know that according to the Wadsworth Family Bible listed in
The Detroit Society for Genealogical Research Magazine,
September-October, 1947. Sylvester died in April of 1804 at
Union, Chenango County, NY. As far as what happened to Elizabeth,
I do not know at this time. The McKay's eventually settled in
Erie Co., NY. Whether she did or not, I haven't found a trace.
According to the Family Tree Maker - WFT CD Vol 1 #3235, there
was an Elizabeth BOSTWICK born 28 January 1761, who was the
daughter of Ebenezer BOSTWICK (b Jan 1716/17 in New Milford, CT)
and Elizabeth Taylor. Ebenezer descends through Ebenezer
(1693 CT - 1753 CT), John (1667 CT - 1747 CT), John
(1638 England-?), Arthur (1603 England-?).
In =A Catalogue of the Names of the Early Puritan Settlers of
the Colony of Connecticut with the Time of Their Arrival in
the Country and Colony= by Royal R. Hinman, 1852:
"BOSTWICK , Arthur (Bostock, Bostick,) was from Cheshire in
England, and settled at Stratford, Conn., with his wife and
sons John and Zachariah, as early as 1650, where the name is
spelled Bostock, Bostick, &c., on the record. In 1659,
his wife petitioned the Gen'l Court regarding her husband's
lands; said Arthur agreed that the Court should appoint Mr.
Blackman, Goodman Beardsley, Mr. Fairchild and Joseph Judson,
of Stratford, to be a committee to settle the question.
And in May,. 1660, the Gen'l Court confirmed "ye act of the
Committee at Stratford, about Arthur Bostock's