Brother of John Edwin Boatwright FAG # 10527731
Abyhugh was born on a five acre home called "Apple Grove" in New Canton, Buckingham Co.,VA, the youngest of twelve children, 4 of whom died in infancy. His father, William, died when Abyhugh was 12 years old." The 1850 Buckingham Co., VA census records show Abyhugh to be the 5th youngest child. Abyhugh's father, William, may have died about 1848 based on Abyhugh's birth date and age at time of William's death and the 1850 Census. The house, now known as the Boatwright-Sadler House, is still standing but the slate from the roof, moulding & inside doors have been stolen according to Peggy Boatwright.
There is a family cemetery in back of the house. Some of the gravestones were stolen. The Bryant family, decendants of Willie A. Letitia Boatwright (Abyhugh's sister), owners of the property, were forced to tear the house down this year (2001).On June 12, 1860, "Abihue" is listed in the 1860 Buckingham Co., VA Census as age 24, page 5, line 33, District 01, enumerated on June 13, 1860. He is living on the Thomas N. Johnson farm as he is listed with the Johnson
family. He was their overseer. He married Mary sometime between June and December 1860. Abyhugh was an 'overseer' of negro slaves on two farms, 9 miles from Richmond, VA. The farms were owned by a Dr. Bondurant." Abyhugh married Mary Elizabeth Bagby in 1860. Abyhugh worked on Dr. Bondurant's farms after his marriage to Mary and before the start of the Civil War. According to the 1860 census records, he was living on Thomas N. Johnson's farm, the same man who married Abyhugh & Mary. Mr. Johnson was a Baptist Clergyman and quite wealthy.
In 1872, when Bentley was 11 years old, Albyhugh moved his family to Northern Mississippi. Virginia Jane, the youngest child was born in 1873, one year after the family arrived in Holly Springs.
Family story: "Abyhugh entered into the service of the Confederacy at the beginning of the Civil War in 1861 and served all four years of the war. Part of this time, he was Special Courier for General Robert E. Lee. His job was obtaining information concerning the enemy and delivering it directly to General Lee. He rode a specially trained horse, adept at jumping rail fences and running through woods and gullies." (I have not yet found a record of Abyhugh's service in the Civil War.)
After the rest of the family had married and gone and Mary Elizabeth had died, Abyhugh and his son John moved to McGregor, Texas, and were in a small grocery business. Abyhugh and his family migrated to Texas between 11 June 1880 (per Census) to 28 September 1884.In 1893, Abyhugh was a deacon in the Carlton Baptist Church located in Hamilton Co., TX. The church's minutes show he attended the 1893 annual association meeting. He represented Energy Baptist Church at the 35th Annual Session of Hamilton County Baptist Association held August 16th, 17th, 18th, 1911. Energy Baptist Church was organized in 1902 in Comanche County, TX.
Abyhugh was born on a five acre home called "Apple Grove" in New Canton, Buckingham Co.,VA, the youngest of twelve children, 4 of whom died in infancy. His father, William, died when Abyhugh was 12 years old." The 1850 Buckingham Co., VA census records show Abyhugh to be the 5th youngest child. Abyhugh's father, William, may have died about 1848 based on Abyhugh's birth date and age at time of William's death and the 1850 Census. The house, now known as the Boatwright-Sadler House, is still standing but the slate from the roof, moulding & inside doors have been stolen according to Peggy Boatwright.
There is a family cemetery in back of the house. Some of the gravestones were stolen. The Bryant family, decendants of Willie A. Letitia Boatwright (Abyhugh's sister), owners of the property, were forced to tear the house down this year (2001).On June 12, 1860, "Abihue" is listed in the 1860 Buckingham Co., VA Census as age 24, page 5, line 33, District 01, enumerated on June 13, 1860. He is living on the Thomas N. Johnson farm as he is listed with the Johnson
family. He was their overseer. He married Mary sometime between June and December 1860. Abyhugh was an 'overseer' of negro slaves on two farms, 9 miles from Richmond, VA. The farms were owned by a Dr. Bondurant." Abyhugh married Mary Elizabeth Bagby in 1860. Abyhugh worked on Dr. Bondurant's farms after his marriage to Mary and before the start of the Civil War. According to the 1860 census records, he was living on Thomas N. Johnson's farm, the same man who married Abyhugh & Mary. Mr. Johnson was a Baptist Clergyman and quite wealthy.
In 1872, when Bentley was 11 years old, Albyhugh moved his family to Northern Mississippi. Virginia Jane, the youngest child was born in 1873, one year after the family arrived in Holly Springs.
Family story: "Abyhugh entered into the service of the Confederacy at the beginning of the Civil War in 1861 and served all four years of the war. Part of this time, he was Special Courier for General Robert E. Lee. His job was obtaining information concerning the enemy and delivering it directly to General Lee. He rode a specially trained horse, adept at jumping rail fences and running through woods and gullies." (I have not yet found a record of Abyhugh's service in the Civil War.)
After the rest of the family had married and gone and Mary Elizabeth had died, Abyhugh and his son John moved to McGregor, Texas, and were in a small grocery business. Abyhugh and his family migrated to Texas between 11 June 1880 (per Census) to 28 September 1884.In 1893, Abyhugh was a deacon in the Carlton Baptist Church located in Hamilton Co., TX. The church's minutes show he attended the 1893 annual association meeting. He represented Energy Baptist Church at the 35th Annual Session of Hamilton County Baptist Association held August 16th, 17th, 18th, 1911. Energy Baptist Church was organized in 1902 in Comanche County, TX.
Brother of John Edwin Boatwright FAG # 10527731
Abyhugh was born on a five acre home called "Apple Grove" in New Canton, Buckingham Co.,VA, the youngest of twelve children, 4 of whom died in infancy. His father, William, died when Abyhugh was 12 years old." The 1850 Buckingham Co., VA census records show Abyhugh to be the 5th youngest child. Abyhugh's father, William, may have died about 1848 based on Abyhugh's birth date and age at time of William's death and the 1850 Census. The house, now known as the Boatwright-Sadler House, is still standing but the slate from the roof, moulding & inside doors have been stolen according to Peggy Boatwright.
There is a family cemetery in back of the house. Some of the gravestones were stolen. The Bryant family, decendants of Willie A. Letitia Boatwright (Abyhugh's sister), owners of the property, were forced to tear the house down this year (2001).On June 12, 1860, "Abihue" is listed in the 1860 Buckingham Co., VA Census as age 24, page 5, line 33, District 01, enumerated on June 13, 1860. He is living on the Thomas N. Johnson farm as he is listed with the Johnson
family. He was their overseer. He married Mary sometime between June and December 1860. Abyhugh was an 'overseer' of negro slaves on two farms, 9 miles from Richmond, VA. The farms were owned by a Dr. Bondurant." Abyhugh married Mary Elizabeth Bagby in 1860. Abyhugh worked on Dr. Bondurant's farms after his marriage to Mary and before the start of the Civil War. According to the 1860 census records, he was living on Thomas N. Johnson's farm, the same man who married Abyhugh & Mary. Mr. Johnson was a Baptist Clergyman and quite wealthy.
In 1872, when Bentley was 11 years old, Albyhugh moved his family to Northern Mississippi. Virginia Jane, the youngest child was born in 1873, one year after the family arrived in Holly Springs.
Family story: "Abyhugh entered into the service of the Confederacy at the beginning of the Civil War in 1861 and served all four years of the war. Part of this time, he was Special Courier for General Robert E. Lee. His job was obtaining information concerning the enemy and delivering it directly to General Lee. He rode a specially trained horse, adept at jumping rail fences and running through woods and gullies." (I have not yet found a record of Abyhugh's service in the Civil War.)
After the rest of the family had married and gone and Mary Elizabeth had died, Abyhugh and his son John moved to McGregor, Texas, and were in a small grocery business. Abyhugh and his family migrated to Texas between 11 June 1880 (per Census) to 28 September 1884.In 1893, Abyhugh was a deacon in the Carlton Baptist Church located in Hamilton Co., TX. The church's minutes show he attended the 1893 annual association meeting. He represented Energy Baptist Church at the 35th Annual Session of Hamilton County Baptist Association held August 16th, 17th, 18th, 1911. Energy Baptist Church was organized in 1902 in Comanche County, TX.
Abyhugh was born on a five acre home called "Apple Grove" in New Canton, Buckingham Co.,VA, the youngest of twelve children, 4 of whom died in infancy. His father, William, died when Abyhugh was 12 years old." The 1850 Buckingham Co., VA census records show Abyhugh to be the 5th youngest child. Abyhugh's father, William, may have died about 1848 based on Abyhugh's birth date and age at time of William's death and the 1850 Census. The house, now known as the Boatwright-Sadler House, is still standing but the slate from the roof, moulding & inside doors have been stolen according to Peggy Boatwright.
There is a family cemetery in back of the house. Some of the gravestones were stolen. The Bryant family, decendants of Willie A. Letitia Boatwright (Abyhugh's sister), owners of the property, were forced to tear the house down this year (2001).On June 12, 1860, "Abihue" is listed in the 1860 Buckingham Co., VA Census as age 24, page 5, line 33, District 01, enumerated on June 13, 1860. He is living on the Thomas N. Johnson farm as he is listed with the Johnson
family. He was their overseer. He married Mary sometime between June and December 1860. Abyhugh was an 'overseer' of negro slaves on two farms, 9 miles from Richmond, VA. The farms were owned by a Dr. Bondurant." Abyhugh married Mary Elizabeth Bagby in 1860. Abyhugh worked on Dr. Bondurant's farms after his marriage to Mary and before the start of the Civil War. According to the 1860 census records, he was living on Thomas N. Johnson's farm, the same man who married Abyhugh & Mary. Mr. Johnson was a Baptist Clergyman and quite wealthy.
In 1872, when Bentley was 11 years old, Albyhugh moved his family to Northern Mississippi. Virginia Jane, the youngest child was born in 1873, one year after the family arrived in Holly Springs.
Family story: "Abyhugh entered into the service of the Confederacy at the beginning of the Civil War in 1861 and served all four years of the war. Part of this time, he was Special Courier for General Robert E. Lee. His job was obtaining information concerning the enemy and delivering it directly to General Lee. He rode a specially trained horse, adept at jumping rail fences and running through woods and gullies." (I have not yet found a record of Abyhugh's service in the Civil War.)
After the rest of the family had married and gone and Mary Elizabeth had died, Abyhugh and his son John moved to McGregor, Texas, and were in a small grocery business. Abyhugh and his family migrated to Texas between 11 June 1880 (per Census) to 28 September 1884.In 1893, Abyhugh was a deacon in the Carlton Baptist Church located in Hamilton Co., TX. The church's minutes show he attended the 1893 annual association meeting. He represented Energy Baptist Church at the 35th Annual Session of Hamilton County Baptist Association held August 16th, 17th, 18th, 1911. Energy Baptist Church was organized in 1902 in Comanche County, TX.
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