Genealogy of the thomas boaz, christopher wayne miller
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| THOMAS BOAZ (1780-1838) Thomas Boaz, the second child of Shadrach and Isabel Rutherford Boaz, was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, November 17, 1780. The marriage records of Pittsylvania County show that he married Lucinda Davis, the daughter of George and Sarah Davis, August 27, 1804. This Lucinda Davis was the sister of Daniel Davis who married Lydia Boaz, the daughter of Shadrach and Isabel Boaz. Thomas died in 1838. Thomas was licensed to preach by the Strawberry (Primitive) Baptist Church in Pittsylvania County (eleven miles out from Chatham) during August, 1806, and he was ordained to preach August 7, 1808. It appears that he became quite active in the Baptist Church and was one of its most distinguished ministers. One of his sons, Elihu, became a preacher and an authority on Baptist doctrines and practice. A grandson, RH. Boaz, was also a Baptist preacher. Some of his descendants were still members of the Strawberry Baptist Church and living in the same community in 1947. During the year 1816, soon after he and his wife were dismissed by certificate from the Strawberry Baptist Church (August 14, 1816), they and seven children emigrated to Middle Tennessee and settled on a farm sixteen miles southeast from Nashville, the famous "Hermitage" of Andrew Jackson being only nine miles north of the Boaz farm. There they lived and prospered for many years. There were fourteen children in the family, eight boys and six girls. Eleven of them reach maturity and had families of their own. The Davidson County records show that Thomas Boaz, the minister, became a man of considerable wealth and fora time owned quite a few slaves. These records also show that long before the Civil War, 1827, he sold to one, Benejah Gray, a number of slaves "for $1.00 and love considerations" He educated his children in the schools of the district and in Nashville. Lucinda Davis Boaz died December 31, 1821, when she was only forty-three years of age. Bishop Hiram A. Boaz visited the Thomas Boaz III farm during the summer of 1923 and found the old Boaz cemetery and the place where the old house stood in Thomas's day. It was marked by the remains of the chimney and good-sized trees were growing up through the old hearthstones. On a sandstone marking one of the graves in the cemetery he found the words, "Lucinda Boaz died Dec. 31, 1821, age 43. She bore 16 [14] children in 18 years. A loving wife, a pious Baptist" In due time after the death of Lucinda, Thomas married Mollie Tait of Tennessee and to this union two children were born Zephaniah Henry Tait (August 20, November 1889) and a daughter who died in infancy. The children of Rev. Thomas and Lucinda Davis Boaz were Shadrach (November 9, September 4, 1860), William (October 29, 1805-1870), David (November 9, February 2, 1876), Sally D. (January 2, 1808-n.d.), Samuel (March 9, June 28, 1894), Joshua (May 18, March 7, 1890), Elihu (September 1, September 16, 1880), Nancy R. (January 30, 1813-n.d.), Lydia R. September 30, 1814-n.d.), Thomas (December 20, August 20, 1892), Lucinda (May 7, November 1, 1820), Josiah (August 5, January 24, 1852), Annie Lewis March 22, 1820-1868), and Polly J. (November 12, December 25, 1821). Download 1.62 Mb. Share with your friends:
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