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Note: !1. Death certificate of Jonathan Boyer, Miami Co., OH courthouse. !2. Obituary from TROY OHIO TIMES; handwritten copy.
Possibly a son of Capt. Michael Boyer of VA militia during the Rev. War? !3. Additional information submitted by Lynne Marie Barnes Perez
4637 Vail St. Corpus Christi, TX 78413 Submission #: AF91-106805 gives his date of death as 11 Jan 1828 and the place as at his home in Big Flats River, Elmira, NY. This does not appear to be the same person.
1. Death certificate of Jonathan Boyer, Miami Co., OH courthouse.
2. Obituary from TROY OHIO TIMES; handwritten copy.
The 1800 Federal Census for Fredreick County, Maryland shows a Jonathan Boyer in the 20 to 30 year age bracket with a female in the household of the same age range. We'll assume she was his wife...no children are listed, so they may have been newlyweds.
The only known birth date in this family is that of Isaac, the eldest son, who was born April 1804. The 1850 census gives ages for Jonathan, Mary, Joseph and Catherine. All other birth dates are estimated from these known dates.
26 May 1823, a Jonathan Boyer bought land for $1500 from John and Peggy Fergus and James and Rachel Fergus in Bethel Twp. At that time he is stated to be a resident of Miami Co.,Ohio, indicating he had moved there from Maryland with his family between 1820 and 1823. This land was described as being "all the Southeast quarter of section number 27 township numbered 2 and range number 9 between the Miami River.[Miami Co., Ohio Land Records Deed Book #5 pg. 63-64. FHL film # 0560794]
Another Boyer who was born in Hagerstown, Maryland in 1755, was living in the area of Springcreek Twp. as early as 1810. As Lewis Boyer was a Revolutionary War veteran, it is possible he had bounty land in that area. It is also possible that he was a relative of Jonathan and preceded him in the move. These possibilities require further research.
He is shown living next door to his son, Isaac, in Bethel Twp., Miami County, Ohio in the 1827 state census. His son-in-law, Philip G. Deal lived 5 houses away. However, Jonathan is not listed on the 1835 state census, while Isaac is. Since Jonathan showed up on the Federal Censuses for 1840 and 1850, this is puzzling.
On the 1830 Census for Miami County, Ohio, Jonathan is shown as head of household and between the ages of 50 and 60. there are also two younger males between the ages of 10 and 15. His wife is living at this time and is marked as being between 50 and 60, with two younger females, one between 10 and 15 years and one between 15 and 20. We can assume that the children still at home would be William, Susan, Catherine and Daniel.[1830 Census for Miami Co., Ohio FHL film # 337947]
On the 1840 census, Jonathan is referred to as John Boyer, aged between 60 and 70 years, as is his wife. There are two males, ages between 10 and 15 (Daniel) and between 20 and 30 (William)as well as two females between ages 5 and 10 and on between the ages of 10 and 15. One or more of the younger females may be a granddaughter, with Catherine possibly being the eldest of the three.[1840 Census for Miami Co., Ohio, FHL film # 020172]
The 1850 census shows Jonathan Boyer, age 77, farming with $1400 worth of real estate, having been born in Virginia. His wife is no longer alive. Living in his household is a widowed son, Joseph, age 40, also a farmer, born in Maryland, a widowed daughter, Mary Deal, age 44, born in Maryland, and her daughter Caroline Deal, age 19, born in Ohio.[Bethel Twp., Miami Co., Ohio, pg. 60 FHL film # 444704. Of interest: these people were not listed in the 1850 census index. They were located through a page-by-page search when land records indicated they were still in the area.]
24 Sep 1853, Jonathan Boyer of Miami Co., Ohio sold to Jacob Frontz for $6,000 the Southeast quarter of section number 27 in township #2 of range number 9 between the Miami River, containing one hundred and sixty acres, more or less. No wife is mentioned in this transaction, suggesting that Jonathan's wife is deceased at this time, and probably before 1850, as she is not shown on that census. Witnesses were one J. D. Fowler and Joseph Boyer - Jonathan's son. [Miami Co., Ohio Land Records, pg. 385-86, FHL film # 0560809]
On 20 April 1854, Jonathan Boyer of Miami Co., Ohio bought for the consideration of $500, a lot in Bethel Township, Miami Co. "46 feet off the South side of Lot Number Thirteen in the Town of West Charleston and in Newtown Addition to Said Town..." from Robert and Ann Weaver. Witnesses to this sale were James S. Stafford and Amos Tanner{Tarman?]. [Miami Co. Ohio Land Records pg. 681-682, FHL film # 0560809]
On 12 Feb 1858, William Senseman, James Fergus and John Puterbaugh posted bond with the court for $8000; the court appointed William Senseman as guardian to Jonathan Boyer, a lunatic. These men were sworn to keep a record of profits arising from the estate of Jonathan Boyer and deliver that record to the court every three months. [Miami County Guardianship Bonds, 1833-1880, pg. 1]
On 1 Dec 1858, there is recorded a sale of a parcel of the above Lot Number Thirteen from Daniel, "Ike" [Isaac], "Joe" [Joseph], and Wm. [William] to their sister, Catherine M. Tarman. This is the only land transaction in Miami County listed for Daniel Boyer or Joseph Boyer.
Jonathan appears to have died in June 1859, as on 8 Jul 1859, the Miami County Probate Court saw a settlement of his accounts with the court by William Senseman, guardian of Jonathan Boyer, deceased. At that time, Mr. Senseman was owed a balance due of $192 from the estate. On 3 Aug 1959, [Miami County Guardianships, Administrations and Executors 1833-1861, vol. 3, pg 377] William Senseman was given three weeks to return to the court an inventory of goods, chattels, rights, credits, and effects of Jonathan Boyer. He was further instructed to sell the real estate to pay debts.
21 April 1860, William Senseman, administrator of Jonathan Boyer's estate, sold the remainder of Jonathan's property to his son, William Senseman Jr. The petition for the sale was filed with the court on 1 Nov 1859 and the sale was made 6 Feb 1860. The sale was confirmed by the court of 14 Jun 1860. William Senseman Jr. then sold it to Jonathan's youngest daughter, Catherine Tarman, for $110 on 31 July 1860. [ Miami Co., Ohio Land Deeds pg. 280-81, FHL film # 0560815.]
Miami Co. Marriage Records [FHL film # 0317449 and FHL # 0550177] show that three of Jonathan's children [Isaac, William and Susan] married in that county between the years of 1829 and 1830. Second son, Joseph, married 1834 in nearby Warren Co., Ohio. One of Isaac's daughters was married there as well in 1850, suggesting that his family had not yet moved to Iowa.
Jonathan did not leave a will, but died intestate. His affairs were settled by William Senseman, court appointed administrator of his estate. A search has been made in Miami County for his burial site, but it was not found in any of the cemeteries currently on record.
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