Elizabeth 'Eliza' Boisseau^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

Abt 1808 - 1865  (~ 57 years)

• Name	Elizabeth 'Eliza' Boisseau
  Born	Abt 1808	Logan County, Kentucky
  Gender	Female
  Died	1865	Christian Co., Kentucky
  Person ID	I256	My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2017

  
  

  DNA Tests	1 person has linked a DNA test to Elizabeth 'Eliza' Boisseau
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  	Y-DNA-	Living	I1-12

  
  

  Father	John Boisseau,   b. 14 Mar 1764, Dinwiddie County, Virginia ,   d. 1848, Simpson Co., Kentucky  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Nancy Elizabeth Carter,   b. 1765, Prince Edward County, Virginia ,   d. 11 May 1849, Simpson County, Kentucky  (Age 84 years)
  Married	11 Jul 1786	Prince Edward Co., Virginia
  	Children Susan BOISSEAU Mildred BOISSEAU b: 1787 in Virginia Nancy BOISSEAU b: ABT. 1790 Lucy C. BOISSEAU b: 1790 in Virginia Daniel Thompson BOISSEAU b: 13 FEB 1793 in Virginia Benjamin Waddell BOISSEAU b: 1795 in Virginia Robert BOISSEAU b: 1799 in Virginia Eliza BOISSEAU b: 1810 in Kentucky
  Family ID	F22749	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James T. 'Thee' Carter, Jr.,   b. Abt 1810, Halifax County, Virginia ,   d. 1835, Tennessee  (Age ~ 25 years)
  Children	1. John Boisseau Carter,   b. 5 Nov 1829, Robinson County Tennessee ,   d. 10 Aug 1913, Ballard Co., Kentucky  (Age 83 years) + 2. James T. Carter,   b. 1832, Kentucky ,   d. 1878, Tennessee or Kentucky  (Age 46 years)
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2016
  Family ID	F5532	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Death Certificate for John Boisseau Carter john boisseau carter.jpg

  
  

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  [S100] Internet Source, http://www.siedelmann.org/Ancestry/Boisseau/Entries/1834/1/1_John_Boisseau_%28RS%29_3.html. John Boisseau Patriot 1 Jan 1849 James' Son, John, was a private for Virginia in the Revolution so he must have been quite young when he enlisted. The war did not officially end until 1783, He served 3 terms in the Army; one for himself, one for his Uncle Benjamin and one for his Brother, Daniel. John Boisseau, Patriot b. 14 Mar 1764 Dinwiddie Co., VA d. Abt 1849 Simpson Co. KY Father: James Boisseau (1736-1784) Mother Anne Fitzpatrick (-1797) Marriage: 11 Jul 1786 Spouse: Nancy Carter Born Dinwiddie Co., VA D/O Waddill Carter Patriot (-1782) and Mildred Wade Carter (later Lewis) ????????????????????????????????????? Children ?????????????????????????????????????? 1 M: Benjamin Waddle Boisseau Birth: 1802 Bowling Green, Simpson CO KY Death: 1863 Jonhson Co, MO Spouse: Sibyl Ann Duncan Marriage: 6 Jan 1842 Johnson Co MO near Columbus Spouse: Sarah Fuqua Marriage: 7 Mar 1831 Logan CO, KY ?????????????????????????????????????? 2 F: Elizabeth Boisseau Spouse: Theodrick Carter ?????????????????????????????????????? 3 F: Susan Boisseau Birth: 1810 Never married: ?????????????????????????????????????? 4 F: Lucy Boisseau Birth: 1790 Death: 1851 Spouse: Peter Dance Marriage: 1818 ?????????????????????????????????????? 5 F: Mildred Boisseau Birth: abt 1786 Spouse: James Williams ?????????????????????????????????????? 6 M: Daniel Thomas Boisseau Birth: 1793 Simpson, KY Death: 1873 Simpson, KY Spouse: Mildred Wade Hoskins ?????????????????????????????????????? 7 F: Sallie Boisseau Spouse: Forster ?????????????????????????????????????? 8 M: Robert Boisseau Never married: ?????????????????????????????????????? #3. John Boisseau (RS) Born 14 Mar, 1764. James? son, John, was a private for Virginia in the Revolution so he must have been quite young when he enlisted. The war did not officially end until 1783. He served 3 terms in the army - one for himself, one for his uncle Benjamin and one for his brother Daniel. On July 11, 1786, John married Nancy Carter. She was born in Prince Edward County, Va., but lived with him for a time in Dinwiddie County, where the Boisseaus had lived since their arrival in the country. Nancy was the descendant of several people who were Virginia Cavaliers, Wealthy British gentlemen who settled in Virginia and built. large estates with many slaves. After the revolution, the government didn't have much money to pay the soldiers, and so they were granted land in the West. This land was unsettled by English because of the barrier of the Appalachian mountains. Up until that time settlement. had been from the coast to the ?Piedmont?, which was where rivers no longer became navigable because of falls and rapids. There was abundant water power for mills. The British won the lands beyond the mountains from the French in the French and Indian War, and the United States, in turn won them from the British in the Revolution. After that war, Daniel Boone blazed the Wilderness trail through the Cumberland Gap, and people began to move West, drawn by the land they had earned as soldiers in the Revolution. Before 1792, John Boisseau, his wife Nancy, their family and probably others from Dinwiddie county pioneered Franklin, Simpson County, KY in 1806. Simpson was formerly part of Logan County, KY. They had six children: a. Mildred (1787 - ??) married James Williams b. Lucy (1790 - 1851) married Peter Dance in May 1818 and had eight children: James Edward, Robert C., Thomas Peter, James Waddel, Daniel B., Benjamin P, and William Oscar. c. Daniel Thomas (1793 - 1873) married his first cousin Mildred Wade Hoskins, the daughter of Lucy Carter Hoskins. Lucy was the sister Nancy Carter. - See below for his descendants. d. Elizabeth A. married twice, first to Theodrick Carter 2) Cory A. P. Foster e. Benjamin Waddle (1802 to 1863) (#4) married first to Sarah Fuqua and second to Sybil Ann Duncan f. Robert (1804 - 1810), died young. g. Susan (1810 - ??) never married. John Boisseau was proud of his revolutionary service. His granddaughter Susan remembered that he always dressed differently from other people. He wore knee pants with large buckles. He also served in the war of 1812. He died about 1834. ***Daniel Thomas Boisseau, son of John. Warning: He should not be confused with Daniel T. Boisseau, the son of Benjamin W, and father of Oscar G. Boisseau. *** c. Daniel Thomas, born in 1793, died in 1873. On 3 Feb 1820 he married Mildred Wade Hoskins. She was the daughter of Lucy Carter Hosklns, who was the sister of Nancy Carter, Daniel's mother. They also had 11 children: 1) Louisa, born 1820, married Jno. M. Drane 2) Elizabeth born 1822, married William Williamson Price 3) Harriet born in 1823, died at four. 4) Lucy Mildred, 1825-1902, married Robert Ewing Johnston in 1844 (This is Mrs. Slay's line) 5) Jane P, born 1847 6) Elizabeth A, born 1849, married ?? Jones 7) Sally born 1851 8) Daniel T. born 1854, married Ida ?? 9) Jno. Henry,(1856 - 1921), married Olivia Wishware in Kansas in 1883,Caroline, born in 1859, and probably died a few years later 10) Medora, born lB61, died 1937, married ?? Evans John Boisseau?s Revolutionary Pension application: Boisseau, John. S.3040. 20 Jan. 1834. Simpson Co., Ky. John Boisseau of said county, aged 69 on 14 March last, declares that in 1780 he was a resident of Dinwiddie Co., Va., where he was born. In June 1780 he enlisted as a substitute for Peter Epps under Capt. George Pigrum of a militia company of Dinwiddie County. Pigrum marched his troops from Dinwiddie Court House on 1 June 1780 to Hillsborough, N.C., and there joined the regiment of Col. Faulkner and brigade of Gen. Stevens. They marched to South Carolina where Gen. Stevens overtook Gen. Gates at Rudge1y's Mill in the fore part of the day, and in the evening he was detached to the infantry under Lt. Col. Porterfield. That night about ten o'clock they were ordered to march towards Camden where Lords Cornwallis and Rawdon were posted with their disciplined veteran troops. They met the British about five miles from Camden and about half way between Rudge1y's Mills and Camden, and a considerable contest ensued. Some of the American troops were thrown into complete confusion and consequently were driven back, which produced considerable disorder as it was dark and neither party could tell exactly where to take a stand. Porterfield's flanking corps and Armstrong, who commanded with him, Opposed the progress of the enemy's van and within a short time prisoners were taken by both sides and presently both armies came to a general halt. As soon as day dawned the battle commenced heavily on both sides and our cannon opened upon the British with a destructive fire from the center. Gen. Stevens' Virginia militia, as might have been expected from bad management and misguided judgment among the commanding officers, after one fire were greatly disordered and some of them, if not the greater part, laid down their arms and took to their heels through the dismal swamps in that country like wild fellows. The engagement between Gen. Gates and Lords Cornwallis and Rawdon lasted about one hour. Baron DeKalb at the head of the Marylanders fell with wounds. Lt. Col. Porterfield was also badly wounded in the leg during the brave stand he maintained during the battle. This battle was fought about the middle of August 1780 and finally terminated in an entire rout of the American General and his troops. They were pursued by the enemy fifteen or twenty miles. The Americans retreated until they had crossed the Adkin River, which is the main prong of the Pedee River in North Carolina. The militia marched to Hillsborough and then to New Gardens, a Quaker settlement in Guilford Co., N.C. There, on the last of Nov. 1780, he and the other militia were discharged by the captain. When Gen. Arnold with British troops invested Norfolk, Richmond and Williamsburg, he enlisted as a substitute in the place of his uncle Benjamin Boisseau under Capt. Baker Pigrum. Jack Willis commanded the regiment. The troops were kept between Norfolk and Petersburg. He served from 1 Jan. 1781 to 1 April 1781 and was discharged near Suffolk. On the last of April 1781 he served as a sergeant in the place of his brother Daniel Boisseau. He was in the battle fought at Petersburg and then marched by Chesterfield Court House, crossed James River at Manakin Town and marched on the north side to Richmond. The troops wore ordered to halt a day or so and then marched to Bottmn's Bridge and lay there some time. They returned to Richmond and crossed into Chesterfield County to Cary's Mills and he was there discharged on the last of July 1781. He was born 14 March 1764 in Dinwiddie Co., Va. He lived in Lunenburg County ten years and then went back to Dinwiddie. In 1806 he moved to Kentucky and since 1819 has lived in Simpson County. The book with his name and age recorded by his father James Boisseau was sold at his father's sale and was bought by James Sweet of Dinwiddie County. John Boisseau of Simpson Co., Ky., private in the company of Capt. Faulkner in the regiment of Col. Pegrum in the Virginia line one year, was placed on the West Tennessee pension roll at $40 per annum under the Act of 1832. Certificate 25575 was issued 4 Feb. 1834. January 1 1849 John [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=133334249&ref=acom. Eliza Ann Boisseau Carter Foster Parents: John H. Boisseau (1764 - 1849) Nancy Carter Boisseau (1765 - 1840) Spouse: Cary A Foster (1806 - 1887) Children: James T Carter (1827 - 1874) John Boisseau Carter (1829 - 1913) Susan Mildred Foster Lindsey (1841 - 1922) Ben Cary Foster (1844 - 1922) Daniel Eligha Foster (1851 - 1916) Her Census entries indicate Eliza Ann Boisseau Carter Foster was born about 1808 in Logan (later Simpson) County, Kentucky. She was the daughter of Sergeant John Boisseau, a landowner of note who removed from Dinwiddie County, Virginia, to Franklin, KY after serving three tours of duty in the Revolutionary War. Eliza's mother was Nancy Elizabeth Carter, daughter of Waddill Carter and Mildred Wade of Prince Edward County, Virginia. Waddill Carter's father Theodorick was an early landowner in Farmville, VA, and an associate of Virginia's first Governor Patrick Henry of "give me liberty or death" fame. A courthouse fire in Simpson County in the 1880s caused the loss of many early Simpson County records. We do know thanks to notes kept by the family that circa 1827, Eliza married her "own cousin" Thee (likely Theodore or Theoderick) and had two children: John Boisseau Carter, born Nov. 5, 1829 and James T. Carter, birthdate around 1831. The identity of Eliza's husband Thee remains unknown. DNA profiles of living male descendants show that Thee's ancestor was Giles Carter, who settled in Turkey Island, Henrico County, Virginia in 1645. Likely candidates for Thee include Theoderick Carter 1802 - 1838, buried in Old City Cemetery in Franklin, TN, or one of the descendants of William Carter of Halifax County, NC (1740 - 1810), some of whom settled in Sumner and other counties of northern middle Tennessee. [Evidence Please] Eliza's great-uncle John Carter (through her mother's line) was the father of Francis Watkins Carter, who built the home which is currently open for tours as Carter House Museum in Franklin, TN. One of her cousins was Confederate Lt. Theodorick "Tod" Carter, who died in a battle with Union troops on the lawn of the home during the Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864. In a sad tale reminiscent of so many of the era, family fought family as Eliza's son John joined the Union in combat with Missouri's Militia Regiment 5, Company B. Eliza was also first cousin to William E. Boisseau, who built Tudor Hall in Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, VA. Tudor Hall, constructed in 1812, was the home of Boisseau cousins who supported the Confederate Army, until their home was taken by Union soldiers for a field camp. The house, currently a museum which contains a number of Civil War-era furnishings and descriptions of what happened on the property during the period, is owned and operated by Pamplin Historical Park and the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier, near Petersburg, VA. Eliza's nephew Volney S. Boisseau (son of her brother Patrick Henry Boisseau) and his wife Belle Hoy Boisseau were the proprietors of Boisseau House, a luxury hotel which began in the early 1800s as a stagecoach stop on the Franklin, KY town square. The hotel was torn down in 1910 and replaced with the United Methodist Church. Eliza's last appearance in Census records was 1860 in Christian County, Kentucky. Her second husband Cary AP Foster had remarried by early 1869. Regrettably history seems not to have recorded where Eliza died or was buried, probably in north Christian County near Antioch. Three of her children or grandchildren (Mary Elizabeth Foster; Charles Arthur Carter; Mary Elizabeth Carter) married into the family of Stephen T. King of Fruit Hill, north Christian County. Eliza's descendants through the King family relationships were and are direct descendants of Dr. John Woodson and his wife Sarah Winston, who settled in Virginia in 1619 (one of Eliza's King descendants has been accepted to the Jamestowne Society, which requires strict documentation, under this line.) Eliza's King descendants were and are also close cousins to the famous outlaw Jesse Woodson James, whose family members lived in nearby Logan County. Eliza's children with Thee Carter: James T (likely Theo or Theodorick) Carter, abt 1831 ? abt 1877 John Boisseau Carter, Nov. 5, 1829 - Aug. 10, 1913 Eliza's children with Cary AP Foster: Sarah Elizabeth Foster, 1836 ? 1904 Nancy Carter Foster, 1840 ? 1916 Susan Mildred Foster, 1841 ? 1922 William H Foster, 1842 ? Benjamin C Foster, 1844 ? 1922 Lucy J Foster, 1845 ? Mary Elizabeth Foster, 1849 ? 1922 Daniel Foster, 1851 ? 1917 [S48] Ancestry Link, http://interactive.ancestry.com/48444/VAWillRecords-001983-92/350001?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fgst%3d-6&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults&rc=655,255,820,286;1091,255,1257,285;261,303,417,333;437,303,538,342;548,303,712,333;926,303,1093,333;481,352,644,382;777,352,941,382;1195,352,1361,382;609,399,779,431;844,450,1010,482#?imageId=VAWillRecords-001983-92. Chancery Records names Children and Wife; Mary Watkins: Chancery Records names Children and Wife; Mary Watkins: Joseph Watkins and Mary, his wife, the said Mary being the devisee of James Boisseau, dec'd, Daniel Boisseau, John Boisseau, Lucy Boisseau, Benjamin Boisseau, Patrick Boisseau, David Boisseau, Ann Boisseau, Susannah Boisseau, children of James Boisseau, against William Watkins and Grey Briggs, executors of the estate of James Boisseau. 1789 [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=133334249&ref=acom. (Updated!) DNA profiling has solved the mystery of Eliza's Carter husband. Thanks to many large DNA matches from Eliza's descendants, we know her husband, probably named James Theodorick, was a son of James Carter and Amy Motley of Pittsylvania, VA; Bedford, TN; and Marshall, AL. James Theodorick predeceased his father, also named James, and is not named in his will. Jean Carter Wilson [S220] Jean Carter Wilson, http://person.ancestry.com/tree/66047723/person/36150763003/story. When Eliza BOISSEAU was born in 1808 in Logan, Kentucky, her father, Sergeant, was 44, and her mother, Nancy, was 43. She married James Theodorick "Thee" CARTER and they had two children together. She then married Cary Ashley P. Foster and they had eight children together. She died in 1862 in Christian, Kentucky, at the age of 54.