Individual Details
Justus Boitnott
(Abt 1760 - Abt 1822)
Justus Boitnott also went by the name "Justus Pikenet" and "Justus Pikenard." The name "Boitnott" is French and translates as one who makes and sells of dark boxes or night boxes.
Justus Boitnott settled on Maggody Creek in Germantown, Franklin County, Virginia, approximately 9 miles from Boones Mill, Virginia. He spoke English. His children gave different places for his birth: Ireland, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Justus Boitnott settled on Maggody Creek in Germantown, Franklin County, Virginia, approximately 9 miles from Boones Mill, Virginia. He spoke English. His children gave different places for his birth: Ireland, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1760 | , Franklin, VA |  | ||
| Marriage | 7 Nov 1809 | , Franklin, VA - Susannah Dishong | | ||
| Death | Abt 1822 |  |
Families
| Spouse | Susannah Dishong (1780 - 1865) |
| Child | George Boitnott (1809 - 1881) |
| Child | Ferdinand Boitnott (1812 - 1890) |
| Child | Peter Boitnott (1814 - 1900) |
| Child | David Boitnott (1816 - 1865) |
| Child | Mafatima "Fay" Boitnott (1819 - ) |
| Child | Henry Boitnott (1822 - 1904) |
Notes
Death
Justus Boitnott's death year comes from a handwritten ancestry flow sheet, with an unknown source.Endnotes
1. Boitnott, John Wesley, Boitnott and Related Families: A History and Genealogy of the Descendants of Justus and Susannah (Dishong) Boitnott (Harrisonburg, VA: Park View Press, 1971), page 1.
2. Boitnott, John Wesley, Boitnott and Related Families: A History and Genealogy of the Descendants of Justus and Susannah (Dishong) Boitnott (Harrisonburg, VA: Park View Press, 1971), page VI.