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Descendants of Thomas BOYLSTON, Jr.

113. JAMES WILSON⁷ FAUBION (PRISCILLA⁶ BOYDSTON, WILLIAM⁵, DAVID⁴, WILLIAM³ BOYLSTON, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born 04 Jul 1816 in Cocke Co, TN, and died 08 Aug 1851 in Platte Co, MO. He married ALETHA JANE GRANT 04 Mar 1841 in Platte Co, MO. She was born 08 Nov 1825 in Tennessee, and died 28 May 1860 in Barton Co, MO.

Notes for JAMES WILSON FAUBION:
Steve Verden has this child listed "James Wilson Faubion" and gives a date of birth as 4 Jul 1816. Previously, from Ruth Walton's notes, I had him born the same date as Dinah Rector Faubion.

Children of JAMES FAUBION and ALETHA GRANT are:

	i.	WILLIAM NAPOLEON BONAPARTE⁸ FAUBION, b. 11 Jan 1842, Platte Co, MO; d. 31 Jan 1862, Newton, Barton Co, MO.
320.	ii.	SARAH ELIZABETH FAUBION, b. Oct 1843, Platte Co, MO; d. Aft. 1936, Salem, Marion Co, OR.
321.	iii.	JOHN WESLEY FAUBION, b. 13 May 1847, Platte Co, MO; d. 19 Mar 1900, Arkansas City, Cowley Co, KS.
322.	iv.	NATHANIEL GREEN FAUBION, b. 22 Dec 1849, Parkville, Platte Co, MO; d. 25 Sep 1918, Chelan, Chelan Co, WA.

114. DINAH RECTOR⁷ FAUBION (PRISCILLA⁶ BOYDSTON, WILLIAM⁵, DAVID⁴, WILLIAM³ BOYLSTON, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born 19 Apr 1819 in Cocke Co, TN, and died 16 Jan 1861 in Circleville, Jackson Co, KS. She married NATHANIEL CHRISTIAN BOYDSTON 22 Jul 1836 in Clay Co, MO (or 21st?), son of THOMAS BOYDSTON and ELIZABETH GREGG. He was born 07 Dec 1811 in Cocke Co, TN, and died 15 Jun 1901 in East Lynne, Cass Co, MO.

Notes for NATHANIEL CHRISTIAN BOYDSTON:
Nathaniel Christian Boydston was born in Tennessee in 1831, moved to Clay County, Missouri, with his family and the next year to Platte County, Missouri, in 1838. In 1840, he moved to Buchanan County. He went to California during the Gold Rush and spent 15 months there.

US Census 1850 - Buchanan Co, MO, Household 672
Boydston, Nathaniel 38M b. Tenn
Dinah 36F b. Tenn
Jacob 14M b. Tenn
Thomas 12M b. Tenn
James 5M b. Mo
Mary A. 4F b. Mo
Margaret 1F b. Mo

History of Clay & Platte Counties, Missouri, 1885

p. 542
Nathaniel Boydston and others were "squatters" who were ousted from Indian reserve on the Platte side, disturbing "quite a settlement" in 1836. Troops at Ft. Leavenworth followed through on the order, burning the houses of some of the settlers. This same country was opened for settlement by "whites" less than a year later, by the signing of the Platte Purchase in February 1837.

p. 845
Nathaniel C. Boydston
Section 2, Post Office, Parkville
"Venerable and respected citizen" of Pettis township. Parents Thomas and Betsy (Gragg) Boydston natives of Tennessee, came to Missouri in 1831 and located in Clay County near Platte County line. Remained until 1838, when they came to Platte county, but 2 years later took up residence in Buchanan County, where Thomas died in 1862.

Nathaniel accompanied his parents to Missouri, being age 19. He was born in Cocke County, Tennessee, 7 Dec 1811. Married 22 Jul 1836 to Dinah Forbian, daughter of Rev. Jacob Forbian, also formerly from Tennessee and an early settler and pioneer preacher.

Removed to near Linkville "the very day that the treaty was ratified" but in about a year settled not far from Platte City, where he lived until 1844. He then went to Buchanan County, where he bought land and improved a farm until 1856. He went overland to California in 1850 and worked the mines for 15 months. Returned in 1851 on the first trip made by the Nicaragua route, the vessel on which he traveled foundered off Cape Hattaras. He finally reached New York and was able to get home.

US Census 1850 - Buchanan County, MO
Household 672
Boydston, Nathaniel - 38M b. TN
Dinah 36F b. TN
Jacob 14M b. TN
Thomas 12M b. TN
James 5M b. MO
Mary A. 4F b. MO
Margaret 1F b. MO

From Spring of 1856 until Fall of 1863, he was a resident of Jackson County, Kansas, but returned to Missouri and settled in Platte County, where he lived at time of writing on 290 acres, eight miles from Kansas City.

His first wife died 16 Jan 1861, leaving 10 children. He married Mrs. Margaret Broadhurst, widow of Rev. Jacob Broadhurst and a sister to the first Mrs. Boydston. They had three children.

Nathaniel Boydston in Buchanan served as magistrate for 7 years. He was also a soldier in the Black Hawk War. Joined the Methodist church in 1832 and was a "zealous member" for over 50 years.

Children are listed above under (104) Nathaniel Christian Boydston.

115. ZILPHA GRAY⁷ FAUBION (PRISCILLA⁶ BOYDSTON, WILLIAM⁵, DAVID⁴, WILLIAM³ BOYLSTON, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born 18 Mar 1821 in Cocke Co, TN, and died 28 Apr 1899 in near Parkville, Platte Co, MO. She married JOHN F. BROADHURST 02 Apr 1839 in see notes for info on children, son of JOSEPH BROADHURST and DIANAH FAUBION. He was born 27 Dec 1819 in a Judge; b Tennessee, and died 25 Aug 1862 in near Parkville, Platte Co, MO.

Notes for ZILPHA GRAY FAUBION:
Steve Verden notes that Zilpha Grey Faubion Broadhurst, died at Parkville, Platte County, MO on 28 Apr 1899, age 78, and was buried at Faubion Cemetery. There is no stone (or record) of this burial. This information apparently comes from Genealogical Notes from the Liberty Tribune, Vol. VI, p. 89, and also perhaps from Bible records in possession of Etta Fellows.

Ziplha came to Clay County, MO in 1832 with her parents. She married in 1839, and she was administrix of her husband's estate .

Notes for JOHN F. BROADHURST:
Notes from Ruth Walton, Salem Oregon:

1850 US Census - Pettis Twp, Platte Co, MO, family #24
John F. Broadhurst, age 31 b. TN, real estate $1600
Zilpha G. age 30, b. TN
Margaret age 10 b. MO
Columbus age 7 b. MO
Jacob age 5 b. MO
William C. age 3 b. MO

1860 US Census - Pettis Twp., Platte Co, MO, family #793
J. F. Broadhurst, age 39, b. TN
Eliza age 38 b. TN (This is Zilpha)
Columbus age 16 b. MO
Jacob age 14, b. MO
William age 13, b. MO
Sarah age 16 b. MO (? a wife? See notes below))

1870 US Census - Pettis Twp, Platte Co, MO, family #128
Zelpha Broadhurst, keeping house, age 48 b. TN, real est $2400, pers prp $300
Columbus, farmer age 25 b. MO $250/$350
Thomas, farmer age 22, b. MO, $1000/$500
Two other families in household:
Michael Bunger & children Michael, Margaret, Barbara & George
(all born in France except George)
Charley & Magdelino Howard, b. Switzerland & France

Estate of Judge John F. Broadhurst. Widow, Z. G. Broadhurst, admx. Bond, $4000. "He was a man of sprightliness, and possessed good business qualifications. He served a term as county judge, and voted the subcription of $200,000 in bonds to the P & G Railroad, which, with as much more in interest, the county had to papy without receiving any consideration." Dated 14 Oct 1862. (Source: W. M. Paxton, "Annals of Platte County, Missouri, From Its Exploration Down to June 1, 1897, With Genealogies of its Noted Families, and Sketches of its Pioneers and Distinguished People." Published by Hudson-Kimberly Pub. Co., 1897, 5th reprint by Platte County Historical Society. page 331.)

Note: November 1997, I have asked Ruth Walton to re-check the children of John F. and Zilpha Faubion Broadhurst. As I understand it, her three sources of information are the U. S. Census, the above cited Paxton material, and the cemetery records of Faubion Cemetery (Margaret only). I do not have the Paxton material. From the Census, I get the following:

            1850            1860            1870
Margaret             10 (ca 1840)      (not listed)      (not listed)
Columbus       7 (ca 1843)      16 (ca 1844)      25 (ca 1845)
Jacob             5 (ca 1845)      14 (ca 1846)      (not listed)
William C.       3 (ca 1847)      13 (ca 1847)      (not listed)
Thomas            ----            ----            22 (ca 1848)
Sarah (see below)      ----            16 (ca 1844)      ---

The "new" child, Thomas, who appears only on the 1870 census is closest in age to William, and could be a middle name. However, elsewhere in her notes, Ruth gives William's middle name as "S. or C." I believe this could be a relative, and not a child, or John F. and Zilpha.

Ruth has these marriages for the children:
Margaret             James H. Prather 1859
Columbus       A. B. Prather 1875
James T.             Sarah J. Mitchell 1873      comes from "Thomas" ?
Jacob             NFI
William S/C       NFI

Sarah appears only on the 1860 Census. The 16 year old Sarah would not likely be Sarah Mitchell (no Thomas at home & not md until 1873) or A. B. Prather (not married until 1875); possibly an error was made in transcribing the age (age 6 is a possibility). At Sarah Elizabeth FAUBION, daughter of James W. and Aletha Jane (Grant) Faubion, Ruth notes that this could be the "Sarah" (newly orphaned) enumerated with the family of John Broadhurst in the 1860 census. However, at the notes of John Broadhurst, "Faubion" is not entered by Sarah's name. I am guessing that she just neglected to enter it. She would not otherwise be able to draw this conclusion.

Buried at the Faubion Cemetery are the following, probably a brother of John F. Broadhurst -- these are inscribed on one stone:

Jacob Broadhurst b. 4 Nov 1811 d. 24 Apr 1874
Sarah wife of J. Broadhurst b 22 Jan 1816 d. 17 Jun 1886

Also on a single stone:
M. Broadhurst b. 4 Dec 1832 d. 17 Jun 1881
J. G. wife of M. Broadhurst b. 25 Mar 1833 d. 3 Jul 1904
Greason, A. E. 29 Sep 1869 - 29 Jul 1883

Thomas H. Broadhurst 11 Dec 1856 - 5 May 1904
Barbara I. Frazer his wife 23 Jun 1861 - 11 Mar 1945

Steve Verden comments on my notes: "There are a lot of mistakes in the above conclusions and conjecture...most of it is guessing...first, James T. should be James A. if he is married to Sarah J. Mitchell (Jennie); second, Thomas is Jacob's middle name; third, Sarah Elizabeth Faubion was raised by her brother after her parents died -- FACT!; fourth, Margaret got married in 1859 and moved from home; fifth, Sarah J. Mitchell and James A. or T. Faubion got married in 1873. Guess what, we still don't know who this Sarah is, but we know who she isn't."

First things first -- the children:

Margaret Emmaline b. 24 Jul 1840, married in 1859 to James H. Prather. (Steve's notes, Ruth's marriage notes, US Census 1850)

Christopher Columbus b. 17 Nov 1843 (Columbus on census, cumulative birth dates 1843, 1844, 1845), married A. B. Prather (Ruth's marriage notes) who is Amanda Bell (Steve's notes).

The "new" child Thomas referred to above. Steve says this is Jacob, and his middle name was Thomas, which makes sense, since "Jacob" appears on the 1850 and 1860 census and "Thomas" appears on the 1870 census. Cumulatively, we have Jacob Thomas born ca 1845, 1846, 1848. Steve's information is more specific -- born 22 Apr 1846.

William S. b. aft 1846 (William C. on census b ca 1847 -- age 3 and age 13 in 1850, 1860). Steve notes that he was not shown as an heir in 1870 to his grandfather, Joseph Broadhurst's estate, and speculates that he died between 1860 and 1870.

Thomas (see Jacob Thomas)

Sarah -- appears only on the 1870 census is apparently then Sarah Elizabeth Faubion, taken in by her brother, even though Steve says we don't know who she is, but we know who she isn't.

Through all this, I have not yet discovered who James (T. or A.) is who married Sarah J. Mitchell, but I have a lot of Steve's data to go through yet.

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Further notes from Steve Varden:

According to the obituary of Jacob Thomas (son), John F. served in the Confederate army. He served one term as county judge for Platte County, MO.

He had come to Clay County, MO in 1829 with his parents, and is shown as an early settler in May Township, Platte County, MO (History of Clay and Platte County, Missouri 1885, p. 872). He sold May Twp. land to the school district (Deed Book J, p. 510-511) on 29 Jan 1852, but no record was found of the purchase/claim.

John bought 78-94/100 acres of land for $100 from his father 28 Feb 1842, NE 1/4 of NW 1/4, Section 18, Twp. 51, Range 32, and SE 1/4 of NW 1/4, Section 18, Twp, 51, Range 32 in Clay County, MO (Deed Book O, p. 209). He sold the Clay County land on 6 Mar 1855, but amount and description is not known (Book P, p. 259).

There is a Quit Claim recorded in both Clay and Platte Counties in which Jacob Bauman of Clay County and J. F. Broadhurst transferred E 1/4 of SE 1/4, Section 5, Twop. 50, Range 33 containing 80 acres. It appears that John F. bought it in 1857-1858 (Platte County Deed Book T, p. 327) and transferred it back to J. Bauman 12 Sep 1849 (Clay County Deed Book T, p. 327). (MRB NOTE: Even though these references are listed in Platte and then Clay County, I notice the deed book on both is "T" and page number is also the same for both transactions???)

Platte County MO Index of Deeds (1839-1853)
John F. Broadhurst bought 142 acres for $575 18 Jun 1858 (Book N, p. 686). This may be his first purchase, but in addition to the land he sold to the school district, he also sold a small chunk of land for $50 20 Mar 1857 (Book N, p. 472), and then on 23 Aug 1858, he sold "all except 30 acres off the west end..." of fractional Section 9 of Twp. 50, Range 33 (Book O, p. 9).

John F. was a Justice of the Peace, performing marriaged in Platte County, MO from 1839-1855. He was elected Judge of the county 4 Aug 1856 and elected Justice of the County Court in Aug 1858 (Annals of Platte Co, MO, 1897).

He died intestate, and is said to be buried in Faubion Cemetery, but no record or stone exists. His widow, Z. G. Broadhurst, was administrix of his estate

Children of ZILPHA FAUBION and JOHN BROADHURST are:

323.	i.	MARGARET EMMALINE⁸ BROADHURST, b. 24 Jul 1840, "Emma" b. Parkville, Platte Co, MO; d. 18 Jul 1929, Avondale, Clay Co, MO.
324.	ii.	CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS BROADHURST, b. 17 Nov 1843, Platte Co, MO; d. 15 Dec 1905, Platte Co, MO.
325.	iii.	JACOB THOMAS H. BROADHURST, b. 22 Apr 1846, Platte Co, MO; d. 16 Oct 1928, Tampa, Hillsborough Co, FL.
	iv.	WILLIAM S. BROADHURST, b. Abt. 1847, Platte Co, MO; d. Bet. 1860 - 1870, Platte Co, MO.

Notes for WILLIAM S. BROADHURST:
Steve Verden believes that William died before 1870, when he is not shown as an heir to his grandfather Joseph Broadhurst's estate.

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